Woot, Woot

    To quote Gru... "That's what I'm saying." This is what all the exercise if for. To keep it down permanently and hopefully get off the medication. Even if I do get off, I will still have to keep up with the exercise and eating right to keep it down.

A good start to the day

     They say a good breakfast is the only way to start the day. And I love the pancake recipe that I got from a Diabetic Living magazine. Even the grands love them. It normally calls for bananas and blueberries to be mixed with sugar free maple syrup, lemon juice and cinnamon, but I ran out of bananas and used nectarines instead. Still very good. Then add a glass of low-fat milk and a cup of coffee (my only descent into real sugar and cream), along with a good book, and the day is starting to look pretty good.

    Since there is usually only me here to eat the pancakes, I cook them all up and the extras (after cooling) are wrapped in a paper towel, placed in a ziplock bag and refridgerated. Then each morning I heat the oven to 350 degrees, put two pancakes on a baking sheet and heat for 8-10 minutes. Perfection.

A daring dinner

     I love salads, just about any kind. Chicken, not so much. But you can't beat a perfectly grilled chicken breast when it is accompanied by colorful tomatoes, romaine lettuce, fresh mozzarella, sprinkled with fresh basil and homemade oil & vinegar drizzled over it. A beautiful and yummy dinner. One that helps me keep up with my commitment.

Still on it

Dreaming of Camelot ©Designs by Helly

     I'm doing better at running everyday than I am about scrapping it. While I am nearly into a month with it, I have only managed to get to Day Five scrapped. And I haven't downloaded any of the pictures I have taken since so it may be a while before another page gets done. Most important thing though is to keep running.

 

Fresh strawberries to go with my lunch of a peanut butter sandwich and glass of milk. I seem to eat a lot of peanut butter sandwiches and I don't really particularly care for peanut butter or peanuts. But they (it) help regulate your blood sugar, so eat it I do.

Sicky Workouts

Dinosaur Daze ©Kristin Aagard

     Running late today. Feel icky with a sore throat that started last night. The bug tells me that her boys have the same thing. But so far I don't seem to be running a fever. Have worked out yet today, but will get in a least 10 minutes sometime. Don't want to start slacking off now after 21 days.

     Have been checking into Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem since our insurance will help with the cost, but not sure which one to go with. NS seems to be the better buy, but I would like to know exactly what is included with the cost of JC. If you have an opinion, I would be delighted to know.

Goal working towards

 

The goal I'm working towards. To keep my blood sugar around this level for the rest of my life. And to do it naturally so I maybe I can eventually get off the medicine.

Run away

 

Still keeping up with it. And trying to make sure that I drink plenty of water throughout the day. Not usually tough. Since I start the day with a glass of the stuff and keep it going. This time, though, I actually counted the number of glasses of water (and the amount) that I drank during the day. While I'm running my mantra is not "I think I can," but "overweight grandmother who knows she can." At least it starts out that way, then I slip by into the "1, 2, 3, 4" routine over and over again.

 

January 16, found me on day two of my commitment to better health. And I am pleased that I had stayed on schedule with 30 minutes of running in place. Do love my Wii Fit. Funny, though, I had someone ask how I could possibly run in place without a workout machine. I can't imagine trying to get on a workout machine and run. Different strokes for different folks.