climbing back

How many times have I said the words that I'm starting over? That this time it will be different? That I'll make it?

I don't know that to be true this time...but hey, it wasn't true before either. I know my health is at risk. My doctor left me a very urgent voice mail on Friday about my recent tests. But to be honest, they weren't a surprise. My cholesterol was a little high (about 223), but my blood sugar numbers were the worst. A1C of 10.7. To put it in perspective for you non-diabetics, it should be below 6. He's upped my meds and wants me to do a 2 week test on them before he ups them again.

So this morning, in all that pouring rain (cats and dogs !!) I got out of bed when the kids did (they are back to school today! whooo hooo) and this time I DIDN'T go back to bed. I immediately got dressed in my workout clothes and headed over to the Y after I dropped them off at school. There was almost noone at the gym and that made me feel good that I'd made it when few others did. But then again, few others probably needed it as much as I did.

The treadmills that the Y uses have a television built into them and I was watching The Today Show and they featured a lady who'd lost 212 pounds! I really needed to see that today! She'd had an aha moment (to borrow the phrase from Oprah) while watching Phantom of the Opera. Never seen it....But if it worked for her, great. She looked wonderful...And you can only imagine the benefits to her health. Like I said, I NEEDED to see that clip today.

So, bottom line, I got on the treadmill this morning, walked 45 minutes, burned 304 calories and walked 2.23 miles. I'm not looking to increase on that yet. If I can keep that steady for a week, we'll see about increasing it. I came home, fixed a good low carb breakfast that will be good for my blood sugars, drank 2 cups of water...so I'm off to a good start. Wish me luck.