So after yesterday's post exalting the virtues of my wife and how she helps me through my sugar lows, I now get to look at something I can improve, as part of Diabetes Blog Week. If you read yesterday's post you will see a plethora of things that I can improve on. That was actually the condensed list! :)
The one thing that I know I have to improve on is something that I have just recently started to do. That is losing weight. Growing up, weight had never been a problem for me, but as I age, I guess my ability to metabolize all I was used to eating went away. I have known it to be an issue for a long time, and even tried to fix it up through a weight loss program, and that was going well, or so I thought. I was shedding the pounds, but my sugars were out of control. Given some recent doctor visits and blood pressure readings, I know I have to lose at least 60 pounds. Given the health problems that diabetics are prone to with elevated weight issues, I have to look after that part of my health, if not for my sake, then for my family's sake.
I have started by doing a few things to really bring my weight down. The first is exercise. I am forcing myself to go out for a run or walk everyday. It sure did hurt the first week or so! Secondly, I am recording everything I eat and checking my caloric intake. Just simply the act of recording my food makes me realize how much I had been eating and that I had to bring that down. So far things are working. Now the task is to keep it up!
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