THIS WEEK WILL BE BUSY FOR ME AS WELL, but first...I've gotta REST. We traveled to OKLAHOMA, so there was the 5 hour drive there and back, driving to different communities for sporting events and driving in heavy traffic while in the TULSA area. After our visit with the kids, we drove our old neighborhood to reminisced. Little ole Jenks is a very crowded downtown area. The houses there in the area where we lived were very close together. I'd rather not be so crowded. Makes me somewhat tense.
When we finally did get HOME last night, I was relieved to be HOME. The traveling wasn't too bad so this helped with having a pleasant journey. Some nighttime driving was necessary which is challenging.
All that we did adds up and the energy level is used up. Will have to get refreshed. May take a day or so. Today, I need to go to a grocery store to fill up the fridge with organic veggies and fruits. I have the legumes, seeds and nuts already in the PANTRY that I will be EATING as I eat the DANIET DIET for 21 days. After this go round, I will stick with this way of eating as I HAVE TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT period. Back to recording what I am eating and counting the calories to help me stay credible. It works for me and it's me that I am working with on this. Back to weighing myself. Keeping my goal in mind.
As I look back over things I have done to change my food program, I know full hearted enough that I HAVE TO STICK WITH THE PROGRAM in order to lose weight and get healthier. I don't know the details, but another one of my high school classmates has died. This was a stunner. 68. To me 68 isn't horribly old.
You know, sometimes people like ME want to believe that being heavy is an alright thing to be. It's beautiful, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't matter, blah, blah, blah. I tried to talk myself into believing this for years because the extra weight I was carrying was hanging around. I couldn't lose weight. I know full well that the extra weight causes HEALTH PROBLEMS and early death. I had to get real with myself and get real that health problems are awful. AWFUL. Doing something about losing weight is doable. It has been challenging for me and I have had to SELF TALK a great deal. Back to promoting healthier things to eat and drink. I've got to do this.
With no thyroid, I have to avoid so many carbs. With being insulin resistant and diabetic, I have to avoid many carbs as well. Batting 1000% on avoiding so many carbs. If I ignore this then I will remain FAT. The extra weight does slow me down and causes discomfort. I have noticed that after I EAT large amounts of CARBS that I get the jitters. If I'm around my medicine cabinet then I take 2 capsules of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR to help process these carbs. It lightens the symptoms and I feel better. It works for me.
Today, I return to eating the DANIEL DIET. AND what's neat is that I am looking forward to it. This morning I had a very crisp red apple for Breakfast. I'll be drinking a V8 soon. Mixing Dr. Colbert's Blood Pressure Support in it. Lunch will be a veggie salad with some fruit. Supper, steamed veggies. I won't eat late into the night either. Drink water with electrolytes. Amen.
I had blood work done last Monday and Tuesday. Got the results back for Vitamin D and A1c. LOW on Vitamin D and my A1c was within the having GOOD CONTROL for diabetes. I deliberately had two A1c tests done at different locations so I could compare between the in-house lab at the doctor's office (6.7) and QUEST LABS (6.4) in Topeka. Within an 18 hours period, there was a .3 difference. One I fasted and the other not. Pretty close numbers. These numbers are what is called pre-diabetic numbers. SO am I now pre-diabetic verses being a full blown diabetic? Not sure, but I keep hearing that diabetes can be reversed.
I was happier with my numbers being 5.7. I will return with full dedication to get number back in this range by watching what I eat and drink plus take supplements like APPLE CIDER VINEGAR and CEYLON CINNAMON, drinking green tea, hibiscus tea, and matcha green tea. AND I will walk. I bought a pretty notebook especially for keeping a walking journal.
I went back through my test results in the health portal and printed the results out for personal records so I can compare what my A1c has been since I started getting A1c tests done. I keep track of my test results and encourage others to do the same. DO have print outs at home and in the cloud. DO not depend on the medical establishment to keep all your records as they seem to clean house after 10 years and you cannot get your hands on copies of your test results. Lost in the abyss. So they say. They may have hard copies in the file cabinets that staff hunt to find charging fees to do so.
Raising my VITAMIN D numbers will mean being steady in taking Vitamin D supplements every day. D will be checked again next summer at my yearly physical. I can do Walk-In-Lab anytime I want so in a few months I will check on it myself. The D supplement I will continue taking is Dr. Mercola's Vitamin D3 with K2. I understand that you should take K with D together so it works well for you. So that's what I iz doin'.
OKLAHOMA SPORTS EVENTS:
Hubby and I watched 5 sports events of our Oklahoma grandsons recently. On Thursday, it was a soccer game that our 14 year old grandson played in. Friday night, we watched another soccer game that our 16 year old grandson played in. Saturday morning, we watched our 9 year old grandson play basketball. Later, we watched our 16 year old grandson play two games. I had bench rump after the games. A stuff neck from the 5 hour drive to their neighborhood and a sore backside from sports. All and all, I was worked over in a different way.
It was wonderful to get to watch them in person and we were very fortunate to see so many events in a three day period since we do not get to see them play very often in person. It worked out well that we went to visit when we did.
The 16 year old turns 17 today. Time has flown. We were able to give him his birthday card/gift in person. Happy Birthday Kiddo.
My afternoon is planned out. Shall see if I can make it happen. Hubby just went to go get the mail. I'll wait for his return before I head out by myself for the day. One thing I do like about when we get HOME after being away for a few days is going through the mail. It's a treat for me.
Then I will head over to get some quarters from ze bank and go to the Laundry-mat to wash the oversize blue comforter and relax while waiting for it to wash/dry in their oversized machines.
Pick up Hubby's meds.
Drive to Manhattan to make a donation drop and get some veggies and fruits.
Make a quick trip to WALMART. Maybe I'll mosey on this one. Yah...mosey. I can walk and get my steps in. That would help contribute to getting some exercise for the day.
HOME.
And while I'm out running errands, I will soak up some sunshine breathing in some fresh air. The temps will be like SPRING today. Hallelujah!
Returning HOME in time to fix supper and do some more laundry. The Dining room will be looked at so I can proceed cleaning it out.
Another High School classmate passed while I was out of town. It is sobering to me. Once again I am reminded that we are just passing through. Walking one another HOME? How does one live? How do I want to live? How do I treat others? How do I honor God with my body being a living sacrifice? With Christ, I can live a abundant life while on earth and as I pass through, I will rejoice that HEAVEN is my destiny. I desire to be healthier and my choices have got to be healthy ones because this matters. It really does.
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