jamesh

So today, I went out and purchased a scale, a notebook, a dry-erase board, and some glucose tablets.  The scale is to keep track of my weight, the notebook is to record my food intake (the one on here isnt that great IMO, the best calorie website I have found is http://www.acaloriecounter.com ), the dry-erase board is to help get my life in order, and the glucose tablets are for blood sugar lows.

 Unfortunately I had a blood sugar low today. Blood sugar lows are very tiring. What you feel like is someone whos on adrinalline.  Your legs start to shake first, then your hands and arms. Your hands and arms start to feel tingly and then you break out in a sweat.  You feel like this until your blood sugar comes back up. Once this is done you are very tired and dont want to do anything for a while.

I hate the feeling because it is scary. I often freak out and take two to three glucose tabs even though Im not supposed to.  High blood sugar is also very bad as it raises keytones (sugar in the bloodstream which your liver must remove). This is the basis for your A1C you might have heard about. The difference is that I dont feel like the above, I feel normal.

 So, I must wait the weekend until I can get into the gym, but I will get in there on Monday or Tuesday.  Meanwhile I plan on cardio this weekend. I have netflix which has some fitness shows in its “on demand” section and my XBox 360 has Netflix on it, so I can watch it on TV and work out!

Lets see what I can do this weekend.

As you can read on the “about self”, I have had an inactive life.  I realize now that I am missing out on a lot and I am upset by that.  My motive is not for others, not for those that think I should be skinny, not for those that think that Im different because Im bigger. No… I am doing this for myself, I am doing this because I want to feel better, I want to conquer my diabetis, I want to explore the nature that surrounds us, and I want to have fun with life.

 Its time to get started, I have started making changes in my personal life, such as cleaning, organizing, and scheduling. Personal life changes are needed because my life has always been in constant disarray.  I am rarely organized in my personal life, but very organized in my professional life.  I have always looked at “home” as a place to relax, but it turns out what this meant is that it adds stress.  If I dont plan, I have to worry about it later.

 So now Im changing that.  Im going to schedule my life, Im going to plan my meals, Im going to take time for myself, Im giong to explore my surroundings.

 This site will be my log, because I have always wondered what it is like to be a person in my situation dealing with my complications.  Since I have not found that, I will be the test subject for others. I will be your helpful guide.