improve health

Had to give up going to the gym for a few months after being hit by a car. I’m planning to go back, twice a week to start, in June.

In the meantime, I’m trying to improve my dinner menu at home and lunch options at work. When I went back to work 2 weeks ago, I brought my lunch one day out of the five that I worked. Last week, I brought a homemade lunch twice. Next week, I plan to bring a lunch three days, and so on, until I’ve eliminated buying lunch completely or at least until I cut it down to only buying one meal per week.

When I do buy lunch, I’ve made a habit of making healthier choices: soup or salad, non-greasy sandwich, sushi. Items on my naughty list: pizza/pasta, hot dogs, fries, rice, potstickers, most chinese food. I hope I can add more to both the “good” and “bad” lists as time goes on.

I have been walking 4+ miles everyday for the past 6 days. I feel great!! I’ve even got my youngest daughter walking with me now, plus the weight is coming down…Waaaahooo!!

My health is improving though I started back smoking. I’ve lost weight, I’m more active and I don’t take any prescription meds anymore. Since losing weight, I was able to stop taking my diabetic meds…my blood sugar level is almost normal everyday as long as I stay on my diet.

I mess up, but I’m back at it. Though I am smoking again (I know, shame on me) I have gotten back on a sensible healthy diet and I’m exercising daily (For about a month now). I have re-set a date (April 1, 2009) to quit smoking. I wanted to get into a daily routine of eating healthy and exercising and then add the “Quit Smoking”.

Since midnight 12/31/08..I have quit smoking and have lost 7lbs.
I am eating healthy everyday and exercising, and I am feeling GREAT!!

As of Midnight December 31, 2008…I am eating healthier (making better food choices) and exercising (both in house exercising and walking)

Around the middle of October increasing work demands prevented me from keeping my regular workout schedule. This went on for several weeks and last week I finally started going again. My training sessions have not yet resumed, but I’m hoping to schedule them asap. Other bad news, the gym I go to might be closing for business. Luckily, I live very close to the other one in the bay area.

Today (11/18/08) I called the local YMCA and talked to them about their health and fitness programs and their aquatics programs (since I don’t know how to swim). I’m going to go there for a tour next week or maybe even this week. Truthfully, I got excited after talking to one of the counselors about going. I think this would be a good step forward.

Shame on me for procrastinating…

Even though I didn’t go walking yesterday after I bought my pedometer, I did do some exercising in my room last night.