Great News, but it's still not over. :)

Last week was a great one due to my 6 month follow up with my doctor to check my glucose levels and see if once again I am diabetic or not. I have been watching what I eat but I do admit sometimes I have my days where I just want something sweet. As always though, I just let that day roll off my shoulders and continued to eat healthy, try to bring up my immune system with probiotics, spirulina, and chylorphyll and prayed for the best. As I waited for my doctor to come in; I was nervous. At the same time, I believed in myself that I wasn't going to be diabetic because I have been taking care of my weight and my health. My doctor came in and told me "Judy, I looked over your blood test results and you are not diabetic." The sense of relief just filled my eyes up with tears. Then he says, "You’re not out of the woodworks but I can safely say your are no longer borderline." I thanked him and he set up my annual exam in June. My new goal is to bring my sugar down another 10 points and lose some more weight to really put myself in a great healthy position.

I couldn't believe it, what one hard year of change in diet, exercise, focus, and pure will power has done for me . I'm not diabetic. I'm happy but it's only the beginning, I can't just start eating what ever I want again. I must continue to work on my eating habits and one of my goals is to really give up on all sugar. Unless it's from fruits or something like that and make that to a bare minimum. Unfortunately, due to my dad's side of the family having diabetes I am stuck with that risk for the rest of my life. Seeing some of my closest friends and co-workers suffer from the effects of poor diet, not taking care of themselves etc. has made me realize that I never want to make my family suffer like that because I didn't take the time to take care of "me".

To the people, that are doing what you can to be healthy, good for you! To those that aren't I urge you to get checked by your doctor and get a physical, do bloodwork and make sure everything is okay. There are too many individuals that haven't even gone to a physical check-up in years. Why? Because you feel okay? Try to think of how your family member, spouse, children, who believe when you say "I'm Okay." how they would feel seeing you on a hospital bed and not knowing why you are laying there. Until, the doctor comes and tells you, your loved one was not taking care of themselves and they have Hypertension, Diabetes, or their Kidneys are not functioning, their anemic, or they have to have dialysis. The list can go on and on. What I'm saying is, it's up to you to decide your fate and your health. Nobody else. So if you feel that you need to eat that Whopper Meal and make it KING SIZE fries, and drink. You are not thinking about your family or yourself. Nevertheless, it's your life and your body, do as you please. Remember this, your body will tell you when it's tired of what your doing to yourself. You could end up in a hospital bed. That's an expensive lesson to learn. Are you ready for that? Not me...

That's all I have today. I got great news last week but today I'm drinking peppermint tea, with my Lara Bar snack and having a great week. If you haven't tried a Lara bar. Minimal ingredients and just plain good. They are the only bar I can truly say is completely healthy for you. TRY ONE They are AWESOME!



Thanks for reading. See you next time.

Glycemic Index my bible to eating healthier.

As promised here is the Glycemic Index that I use to determine what i'm eating and how much sugar I could be consuming. For those who are diabetics we are to eat fruits and vegetables that are in the Low Index. You can do the Medium Index sparingly, just be aware of what your eating and exercise a little bit more to burn off those sugar carbs in your body.

This guide I got from the "The Diet Solution Manuel" This book really taught me a lot and made me realize why I had to change my habits. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to make that commitment and change. It will be hard but in the end you'll feel awesome!

One thing that I haven't mentioned yet here is. Exercise plays a big role in this. Which alot of us can say is one of the hardest thing to get motivated to do. I will blog soon about my experiences are and what I try to do to keep up.

Thanks for reading have a wonderful weekend.