2010 Weekly Update 2: Lack of Sleep = Lack of Exercise

Alright, so this week wasn't as good as last week was. Unfortunately, I had a big seminar which I was preparing for midweek, which really derailed my exercise and sleep patterns. I was only able to work out twice this week, once on Monday, and then again today. Both times I went on the exercise bike for 30 minutes, using the intervals program. And Monday night I only slept for two hours because I was stressing; it took me until Friday when I slept in to feel relatively back to normal. Feeling tired made me only want to sleep, which meant I definitely didn't feel like exercising; I also ate rather badly midweek due to the lack of sleep (this happens to me all the time. Tiredness is a major diet derailer!)

But I'm proud of myself for getting back on that bike today (I read some stuff for school while biking, which was a major bonus!), and I've got plans for pilates tomorrow. So hopefully this coming week will be a bit better, both diet and exercise-wise!

Oh yeah, I don't think I've mentioned it before, but my knee has been sore for the last few weeks. It's starting to feel a bit better, but it still gets sore, especially when going up and down stairs. That's why I've been trying to stick to things like biking where possible - I don't want to aggrevate it! But as I said, it seems to be getting a bit better, so hopefully I'll be able to add some dancing to the workout "regiment" sometime soon!

2010 Weekly Update 1: The Good, The Bad, and The New Exercise Goal

Alright, so I remembered to come back and update! Exercise-wise, this week went well. I was active during 4 days, for at least 30 minutes each day! And the activities I chose were well-rounded; I was on the exercise bike one afternoon, did pilates another afternoon, and went on two walks (one was about 30 minutes, one about 60!) So I am quite proud of myself for that and hope it carries on!

Food wise, this week started out okay, but ended rather badly. I went to the pub and had fish and chips Friday night, then I ate a bag of chips (let's say about half last night, and the other half today). The chips were for a party, but I ended up bringing them home with me. Today was a bad day, as I was supposed to be working on school stuff. Instead I procrastinated all day, which included eating the chips! :( Oh yeah, and then I opened a box of chocolates from Christmas; I didn't need the chocolates, but I wanted one (and it was another way to procrastinate for a few minutes). This was really not good, but luckily was just a few days. So hopefully I will stop procrastinating tomorrow, and get back on track with eating healthier (and at least there are no chips in the house that I know of!)

I don't know if you remember my exercise goal from February 2007, but I still have the picture I made of the girl in the black tankini on my bulletin board. Underneath the pictures it says "160lbs by June 1st." My brother saw it the other day, and said I can totally make that this year if I try. Well, I've been thinking about it, and if I can keep up with the exercise now, when I'm really busy with school, then he's right, I can make it. So I'm going to make another attempt this year. Instead of 160lbs, I'm going to go for 170lbs. If I'm doing alright, say by mid-April/early May, then maybe I'll keep going for 160lbs. So wish me luck! I need a new bathing suit this summer, and I'd love to look and feel good in it!

By the way, I'm still successfully keeping my log book! Yay me!

Happy New Year!

It has been quite awhile since I was last here. I've actually started keeping a logbook again! When I was first diagnosed years ago, I kept one, but I gradually fell out of the habit over the years. But after a recent doctor's appointment (back in December) when my Hemoglobin A1C wasn't all that great, I decided I needed to see the patterns. Correcting everything on an individual-test basis is probably not the best way to stay in control, so I went back to the log book. I found that the ones given to me with my pump from Minimed have hourly times, so I'm using that one, modified a bit. I'm using every row as a day, rather than using each page as a day. That's way too much information to be writing down when I didn't even want to write down blood sugars! But I have successfully kept the log book for 20 days now and still counting!

Over the holidays, I wasn't really exercising and I wasn't eating super well. So now that everything is over, I've been trying to get back into some sort of habit. Last week I exercised twice for about 20-30 minutes, which was a great start, but I'm hoping to fit in 30 minutes three times a week. This might not always be possible, due to school, but hopefully I'll be able to fit it all in.