I go in tomorrow for my 3rd appt with my nutritionist since Jan 5th -- the official START date of my health-make-over. I'm doing okay with The NDFH, but pretty far from perfect. Last night i had a perfectly Somersized dinner (something i USED to follow) of salad, lean protein, steamed veggies, some fat, via dressing, followed by a piece of Vanilla Bean Cheese-cake. Definitely NOT on The NDFH. Actually --my meal wasn't followed by it. I ordered it delivered WITH my salad, as i always do--because; who wants to eat dessert when they're all full and can't enjoy it?? So, i ate about 1/3 of it then, and the rest...somewhere along the way. It was yummy and i thoroughly enjoyed it; but i've indulged in sweets too often lately. Almost every day i have something sweet. Not a ton of it; but something that could very well be throwing all of my other efforts off kilter.
I've been on a roll exercise-wise. Nothing crazy, and not every single day -- but 4-5 days a week. I'm trying to get in a 30 min walk at some point, then end my day with a 30 minute rigorous stationary-bike ride, followed by a 30 minute roast in the sauna. It's actually become a nice way to end the day. It's not like i look forward to it; don't get me wrong. But i don't hate it--and that's already HUGE for me. And plus; i have that nice n' relaxing bake in the hot-box to look forward to. Showering after, with the heavenly scent of lavender wafting about, and then crawling into bed -- totally spent, and all scrubbed and clean--makes falling asleep positively dreamy.
I'm a little concerned about tomorrow's weigh in, tho. I know i've lost weight since my last visit, but always have this irrational fear that i'll somehow retain tons of water right before (the NIGHT before!) such things ~ something not outside the realm of what my body often does ~ leading to extra lbs on the scale, and a very disappointed & embarrassed me. I'd be totally deflated if i wasn't down the 9 lbs MY scale says i am since my last weigh-in. BUT...no sense in jumping that gun. Right? I get my labs done again on Thur -- just to see if the Fortamet is working (my anti-diabetes medicine). i think i called it by the wrong name in another post. Oops! Sorry. In any case; the last time my blood was tested...it wasn't working. I'm hoping that by now, my cells are accepting the medication and opening their doors to all the circulating insulin floating around in my body - making me bloated, tired, and thick in the middle. I'm keeping fingers and toes crossed! Gotta try really hard to stay on track for the next several days; to get a good reading on the scale tomorrow, AND to get a good result from the lab on Thur.
I've been on a roll exercise-wise. Nothing crazy, and not every single day -- but 4-5 days a week. I'm trying to get in a 30 min walk at some point, then end my day with a 30 minute rigorous stationary-bike ride, followed by a 30 minute roast in the sauna. It's actually become a nice way to end the day. It's not like i look forward to it; don't get me wrong. But i don't hate it--and that's already HUGE for me. And plus; i have that nice n' relaxing bake in the hot-box to look forward to. Showering after, with the heavenly scent of lavender wafting about, and then crawling into bed -- totally spent, and all scrubbed and clean--makes falling asleep positively dreamy.
I'm a little concerned about tomorrow's weigh in, tho. I know i've lost weight since my last visit, but always have this irrational fear that i'll somehow retain tons of water right before (the NIGHT before!) such things ~ something not outside the realm of what my body often does ~ leading to extra lbs on the scale, and a very disappointed & embarrassed me. I'd be totally deflated if i wasn't down the 9 lbs MY scale says i am since my last weigh-in. BUT...no sense in jumping that gun. Right? I get my labs done again on Thur -- just to see if the Fortamet is working (my anti-diabetes medicine). i think i called it by the wrong name in another post. Oops! Sorry. In any case; the last time my blood was tested...it wasn't working. I'm hoping that by now, my cells are accepting the medication and opening their doors to all the circulating insulin floating around in my body - making me bloated, tired, and thick in the middle. I'm keeping fingers and toes crossed! Gotta try really hard to stay on track for the next several days; to get a good reading on the scale tomorrow, AND to get a good result from the lab on Thur.
I'm considering something that i feel might be too big for me; a purchase of the P90X series -- a very tough, hard-core DVD workout series to be done 6 days a week. I'm intimidated by that fact alone; 6 days every week of balls-to-the-wall workouts. But... I keep seeing the informercial for it -- over and over nad over again...taunting me.
i have friends using the program that are seeing amazing results. Granted; they're men--and don't have Syndrome W. But, there's something about that mental image; picturing myself seeing the changes in the mirror, in my clothes, that stays with me...haunting me. Just don't know if i'm up for it...and yet; i can't shake the desire to try. ...something in me wants to try.
Of course; there's that other side of me, the side that often wins in these battles-of-will, that argues i'll likely give it a good go for a week or so, then (like most other programs), become overwhelmed or bored and set it aside. This sucks...i feel that voice inside me wanting to grab this bull by the horns and say "I CAN!" -- and just go for it! I just haven't decided if i'm strong enough to listen to it or not...
Weight: didn't weigh
Exercise: 245 min walk/ 35 min bike
Steps; 12,440 step (10,113 aerobic)
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