Hi Everyone!
Sorry I have been MIA. My New Years resolution is to keep up in the blogosphere and not fall behind as much as I did in 2013---I fell about 6 months behind. oops. In my defense, I went to South America for a few weeks so cut my some slack!
I have made A LOT of New Years resolutions actually….so I feel like I need to narrow them down. Each year, I try to dedicate at least ONE resolution to my health. Because T1 is treatable and not curable (yet)…I think that there is always room for improvement with my diet and exercise regimen. I have learned that when I try to make a whole bunch of changes to my regimen, I just fail miserably. However, when I focus on one thing it is easier to make a habit out of it.
In 2013, I focused on cutting red meat out of my diet. In february, I will have successfully not had one meat in one year! I am a little reluctant to cut out all meat just because it is pure protein…and we all know that pure protein= no insulin.
Lately, I have been researching a lot about dairy products. I am curious as to what you guys think about this. Since cheese is also a protein that does not require insulin, I do not want to cut that out completely either. There has been a huge uprising against dairy products in the past year and I want to look more into it. If you are interested, check out this article. I think it shows great perspective to both sides of the argument.
xoxo
The DiaBlogger
Showing posts with label New Years. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Years. Show all posts
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Monday, January 14, 2013
New Year, New Pancreas
JUST KIDDING.
So, just like every other year of my life...I have about 5,000 different new years resolutions that I am going to try to keep afloat this year. However, this year I have made my health a major priority.
I have always said that I would be a better terminally ill patient than a diabetic. I am a person who is a consistent check list maker and completer. (At the bottom of my checklists, my last task is always: make new to-do list). I am good at completing tasks, but I am not good at accomplishing things that are long term. I have to segment my life into smaller sections in order to feel like I have better control of them.
For example: I can run sprints, but not long distance.
When I was diagnosed with T1 Diabetes, my mind was turned upside down. If I had a cold, I simply followed the steps until I was better a few days later. Done. But how can I possibly take care of my health when there is no goal? There is no finish line. My mind could not wrap around this concept. the concept that I will die with this disease. I kept asking: How do I get better? What are the next steps" How long until I am no longer Diabetic" When will it go away"
I slowly learned, it doesn't.
My biggest resolution for this year is to train my mind to have goals that are farther in the future. I decided the easiest way to do this was to set a goal, right? By then end of 2013, I want to have ran a half-marathon. I am not a long distance runner by any means so this will be difficult. I am hoping that doing daily training will not only train my mind, but will train my body to make more healthy choices and to be more in touch with my blood-sugars and insulin levels.
Before I get up and run a half-marathon, I am starting small by training for a 10K. I found this simple 8-week training chart on Google and I have found it to be working very well.
I will keep you updated as I am running. My first run is scheduled for March 24th! I hope your 2013 has been happy and healthy!!
xoxo
The DiaBlogger
So, just like every other year of my life...I have about 5,000 different new years resolutions that I am going to try to keep afloat this year. However, this year I have made my health a major priority.
I have always said that I would be a better terminally ill patient than a diabetic. I am a person who is a consistent check list maker and completer. (At the bottom of my checklists, my last task is always: make new to-do list). I am good at completing tasks, but I am not good at accomplishing things that are long term. I have to segment my life into smaller sections in order to feel like I have better control of them.
For example: I can run sprints, but not long distance.
When I was diagnosed with T1 Diabetes, my mind was turned upside down. If I had a cold, I simply followed the steps until I was better a few days later. Done. But how can I possibly take care of my health when there is no goal? There is no finish line. My mind could not wrap around this concept. the concept that I will die with this disease. I kept asking: How do I get better? What are the next steps" How long until I am no longer Diabetic" When will it go away"
I slowly learned, it doesn't.
My biggest resolution for this year is to train my mind to have goals that are farther in the future. I decided the easiest way to do this was to set a goal, right? By then end of 2013, I want to have ran a half-marathon. I am not a long distance runner by any means so this will be difficult. I am hoping that doing daily training will not only train my mind, but will train my body to make more healthy choices and to be more in touch with my blood-sugars and insulin levels.
Before I get up and run a half-marathon, I am starting small by training for a 10K. I found this simple 8-week training chart on Google and I have found it to be working very well.
I will keep you updated as I am running. My first run is scheduled for March 24th! I hope your 2013 has been happy and healthy!!
xoxo
The DiaBlogger
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