Well, I've failed at the weekly update thing. The last update I made was in April.
The last time I weighed myself was in the beginning of May. Since then, I don't know exactly what happened, but I haven't been exercising much at all. That's not exactly true, as I have gone hiking a few times, but I haven't been writing things down or making sure I am active a few days every week. I think a big part of the problem is my knee; the tendonitis went away, but keeps coming back if I do too much. The other problem is my glucose. I just got back from Toronto where I did a lot of walking, but unfortunately I also kept going really low. So any benefit I got from walking so much was negated by the amount of food I had to keep eating. On top of that, we ate out a lot and I felt myself eating more than I needed. When we went shopping, I found some great pants but they are a size larger than I normally wear. So I really need to change some things!
To start off, I bought The Mayo Clinic Diet while I was away. While glancing through it, it looked like it had some great tips so I am going to read it over the next week. It recommends that you choose a date to start, so I'm hoping to start next week (it's my birthday this week, so I want to start after that). Starting next week will also give me a chance to read everything over and get anything I need to ready.
I'll also have to get back into exercising. I'm not 100% sure what to do about my glucose yet, but I think I have a plan of attack for my knee: I'll have to ice it right after any exercise. Hopefully this will get me back into yoga and whatnot.
Well, there's my plan of attack for the next while. I am hoping to get back into the weekly updates so I'll be more accountable. Wish me luck!
The last time I weighed myself was in the beginning of May. Since then, I don't know exactly what happened, but I haven't been exercising much at all. That's not exactly true, as I have gone hiking a few times, but I haven't been writing things down or making sure I am active a few days every week. I think a big part of the problem is my knee; the tendonitis went away, but keeps coming back if I do too much. The other problem is my glucose. I just got back from Toronto where I did a lot of walking, but unfortunately I also kept going really low. So any benefit I got from walking so much was negated by the amount of food I had to keep eating. On top of that, we ate out a lot and I felt myself eating more than I needed. When we went shopping, I found some great pants but they are a size larger than I normally wear. So I really need to change some things!
To start off, I bought The Mayo Clinic Diet while I was away. While glancing through it, it looked like it had some great tips so I am going to read it over the next week. It recommends that you choose a date to start, so I'm hoping to start next week (it's my birthday this week, so I want to start after that). Starting next week will also give me a chance to read everything over and get anything I need to ready.I'll also have to get back into exercising. I'm not 100% sure what to do about my glucose yet, but I think I have a plan of attack for my knee: I'll have to ice it right after any exercise. Hopefully this will get me back into yoga and whatnot.
Well, there's my plan of attack for the next while. I am hoping to get back into the weekly updates so I'll be more accountable. Wish me luck!
