Hey guys! I re-made my little widget on the side so I can easily update what my status in weight loss is. It’s now up on the right-hand side so you can see it. I’m hoping that it will help me be accountable and keep up with the workouts and better eating habits.

I have been to the gym every day except this past Sunday (I was running a fever from my cold). I will have to admit, it’s a lot of work, but once I get there, I love it. I get into this zone where I try to forget about everything going on outside of those doors and concentrate on myself. I HAVE to get myself to a healthy weight again. There’s no if’s, and, or but’s about it. I am miserable right now.

My meeting with the nutritionist there went okay. I question a lot of things she said, but am willing to try some new things. I understand I need to eat healthier, but some things she said, I didn’t agree with. One being that diabetics should steer clear of tropical fruits, like mangos, kiwi, and a few other ones she mentioned. I know they are high on the glycemic index and affect our blood sugar just as if we ate pure sugar, but most of us also know that there won’t be as bad of a spike if we pre-bolus far enough ahead to combat this. She also was going over meal examples and at one point she was going to suggest dark chocolate, I guess as a dessert for supper, but she stopped herself and said “Oh no, wait, you can’t do that, you’re diabetic…” and proceeded to backspace it out of the meal example sheet. This, in a way, made me mad. I know with me being on a diet, I have to limit sugar intake, but being diabetic doesn’t rule sugar out of my diet completely. I do have a knowledge of what chocolate can do to my blood sugar and I know how to combat it. And it’s not like I eat a Snickers bar every single day or something. I will enjoy a little dessert of maybe a few (few meaning 3 or 4) Hershey’s Kisses or maybe a fun-size Snickers or Butterfinger bar after supper occasionally, but that’s it. Never more than 10g of carb. It just surprises me how some people still believe that diabetics cannot have sugar. It definitely surprises me coming from her.

Not so say that everything she said was totally wrong. I have stopped eating so much red meat (used to be almost every night) and have opted for chicken or turkey. All breads and pastas in my house are how whole wheat, and I have taken a liking to granola with yogurt for breakfast. Biggest hurdle is the veggies. I have never been a veggie eater, but I am willing to try to do better and eat them. I am going to try to cook healthier meals, and actually take the time to make them. I have a bad habit of not wanting to cook healthy stuff because it takes too long. It’s easy to throw a pizza in the oven or make hamburger helper. That’s got to change. I’ve got to do better. Not only for me, but for the hubby too. I am drinking a LOT more water now as well. I’m down to one 20oz caffeinated beverage (usually Diet Mountain Dew) and the rest is water. I have a 1 liter bottle that I try to drink and refill and drink by the end of the day.

I do notice that I feel better since doing all of this. I have more energy to get through the day, which in part is because I’m sleeping better. And, to top it all off, since starting the gym, I have lost 2 pounds! YEY for me! I’m hoping its in a good way and I’m burning fat and it’s not just water-weight though. I’m meeting with the trainer again on Tuesday for my second assessment and I am hoping to have my workout changed a little bit. I’ll write and give you guys an update Wednesday (hopefully).