My progression.....

Well, I am feeling pretty good about the work I have been putting into my health.

My blood sugars are ranging 88-160 (the 160 was yesterday cause I ate an afternoon snack not very long before dinner so my sugars showed it)  I am thrilled with how many times my sugars have been in the normal range! and even more thrilled that I have been able to eat fruit and other things that would normally shoot my sugars way up!  I feel healthier!

I am working hard on getting my workouts in and training for my number goals - the half marathons. I have been going to the hospital gym 2-3 times a week and the hotel for the pool 2-3 times a week. Saturdays I have gone to the hotel and used the recumbent bike, treadmill, pool, and then hot tub. I am thinking that if I wake up at 4:30 am again (like this morning) that I will go to the pool! =)   I really love the pool!

I had to postpone my mammogram- I was sick. =( but I will reschedule it!

Carpel Tunnel Surgery is the day before thanksgiving. I have been thinking about what to do for exercise once I have the surgery. I am not very graceful or coordinated. I hang on when I walk on the treadmill!  and the elliptical! and I am pretty sure the pool will be a no no for the first little bit! (will confirm this for sure when I see the dr the day before the surgery)  It finally came to me--- I will do walk at home videos!!! these are good workouts! and I won't need to use my hands unless there is a toning band section but I can just do the walking without the bands!  So I feel better! I was actually a little panicked about it!

I see my regular dr on the 22nd and I think he will be pleased with my accomplishments! I think I will be adding a chiropractor and massage visits to my regime.  I am also going to research a buggy for Christopher that is like one of those pull behind a bike toddler buggies but adult sized. It can be used as a push cart over sand and snow, and pulled behind a bike. Thinking it might be lighter weight for the half marathons. My ortho dr said he will help me decide which type of handles will be best for my wrists while pushing Christopher.

I am happy with what I have been doing! I really want to do a 3 day cancer walk one day, and I would love to do a stair climb again.  Would love to do the same one I did a few years ago to see if I can improve my time!  thinking perhaps in 2015.... will worry about that a bit down the road.

until I blog again.......

love yourself

A friend of mine used that theory with me one day. I think I posted something about my work towards my goals and she said "progression not perfection right?"  This is so true!

We are not perfect, we are not going to be perfect, we are not MEANT to be perfect! We are meant to progress.  We strive to much for perfection and that leads to disappointment and other negative feelings.   We spend too much time comparing ourselves to others. 

If we spent more time progressing, and only comparing ourselves to who we were yesterday, we could be a lot happier!  It is important that we love ourselves as we are, but see ourselves as we can be.   We might not weigh what we want to weigh, or be as good at a sport or something that we want to be. Who cares! Love yourself!!!! accept yourself!!!!  THEN make a plan to improve the things you want to improve. be a better you today than you were yesterday.   If you have a bad day- so be it.  If you mess up, no problem!!! just start again in that next MOMENT, not next week, not Monday, not after the holidays.... Start the very next second.  it will be ok!

What happens if you get to the weight you want to be? will you be happy? will you find something else to hate about yourself?  It will all depend on if you have learned to love yourself for who you are TODAY!   That is the key to happiness. LOVE YOURSELF!

Progression- not perfection, love yourself for who you are TODAY!  

Until I blog again......