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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Every Journey Starts with a First Step
Every journey starts somewhere they say but of course the challenge is to pick a spot.
I mentioned in my welcome email that I wasn't happy with my current health situation so I thought I'd elaborate on that.
I suffer from clinical depression and have since my teen years likely. It comes and goes fortunately but unfortunately right now it's in the come stage and I'm really struggling. Over the years I've tried many pharmaceutical options and none have helped so I've just stepped aside from that and I'm trying to help myself through lifestyle which of course requires more effort than just popping a pill so it's a real struggle but I try and I think that's all anyone can ask.
I also got a surprise that my cholesterol is higher than it should be. This was a surprise as we eat quite healthy so I guess we're chalking it down to genetics. Having said this it doesn't really matter where it comes from it's still there and needs to be dealt with. Again drugs were an option but my physician says that the research isn't really promising on woman so we chose to go the lifestyle route on this one as well for now.
Finally if that wasn't enough my fasting blood sugar was higher than it should be. Now it wasn't diabetes thank gosh but it was what they call pre-diabetes which means you MIGHT get diabetes. Honestly this one scares me. I have enough trouble with the depression if I had to start dealing with insulin all the time I think it might just so me in. Fortunately there are some lifestyle things you can do to reduce your risk so again it comes down to lifestyle.
So as you can see. Three big problems all with the same solution and that was the inspiration for this blog. This is my life and this blog will be about my journey to wellness amongst other things that will inevitably side track me along the way.
I'm not very self motivated so that's why the blog was born. I figured in time I might find some kind souls who might walk with me during my journey. I have an amazing friend who I owe so much too but I figure a person can never be surrounded by too many caring people. I also hope too that this blog allows me to support you as well in your inevitable life challenges.
Again welcome to my blog and I hope you come back.
I mentioned in my welcome email that I wasn't happy with my current health situation so I thought I'd elaborate on that.
I suffer from clinical depression and have since my teen years likely. It comes and goes fortunately but unfortunately right now it's in the come stage and I'm really struggling. Over the years I've tried many pharmaceutical options and none have helped so I've just stepped aside from that and I'm trying to help myself through lifestyle which of course requires more effort than just popping a pill so it's a real struggle but I try and I think that's all anyone can ask.
I also got a surprise that my cholesterol is higher than it should be. This was a surprise as we eat quite healthy so I guess we're chalking it down to genetics. Having said this it doesn't really matter where it comes from it's still there and needs to be dealt with. Again drugs were an option but my physician says that the research isn't really promising on woman so we chose to go the lifestyle route on this one as well for now.
Finally if that wasn't enough my fasting blood sugar was higher than it should be. Now it wasn't diabetes thank gosh but it was what they call pre-diabetes which means you MIGHT get diabetes. Honestly this one scares me. I have enough trouble with the depression if I had to start dealing with insulin all the time I think it might just so me in. Fortunately there are some lifestyle things you can do to reduce your risk so again it comes down to lifestyle.
So as you can see. Three big problems all with the same solution and that was the inspiration for this blog. This is my life and this blog will be about my journey to wellness amongst other things that will inevitably side track me along the way.
I'm not very self motivated so that's why the blog was born. I figured in time I might find some kind souls who might walk with me during my journey. I have an amazing friend who I owe so much too but I figure a person can never be surrounded by too many caring people. I also hope too that this blog allows me to support you as well in your inevitable life challenges.
Again welcome to my blog and I hope you come back.
Monday, March 23, 2009
About Goals
So someone says lifestyle and let's face it that is incredibly more difficult than just popping a few pills everyday so I must say I was pretty overwhelmed. I met with a dietician and she layed out what I was supposed to be doing and honestly I just wanted to crawl in a hole and forget about it.
I am really an immediate gratification kind of person like a lot of other people and doing a lot of work today to prevent something from happening 5-10 years from now was going to take a lot of convincing. The depression is an immediate problem but for those of you that know anything about depression making any change is like moving a mountain so when I saw how far away I was from optimal everything seemed impossible.
I must say though that hiring the dietician was smart and she is great to work with. We took the "optimal lifestyle" goal and broke it down into small chunks so that I could move towards it over time. Of course there is always the temptation to set a deadline but I didn't this time just decided to trust the universe, do my best and see what happens.
So how far off am I and what am I in for. The goals fell into two categories diet and exercise. I knew right off that exercise was going to be the most challenging because honestly I'm a book worm so I honestly don't find getting off my butt very appealing. Basically I don't exercise at all now and my goal is to work up to 1 hour of moderate exercise/day.
As for the food I must be honest. Currently I eat junk and my eating habits are pretty sporadic. I skip breakfast, snack over the keyboard during the day and then gorge on dinner. Dinner is always the big meal mostly because my husband cooks it so really there is zero effort involved in eating it. SO basically I need to completely overhaul my eating habits and start over.
I really hate grains but really they are key to mood and cholesterol reduction so I've got to make a point of finding some that are appealing and learning to like them. And I'm sure it won't come as any surprise but I do like fat. Not just saturated fat but all fats. Peanuts, avocatos, etc. etc. etc.
Now healthy fats are wonderful but of course we all know that eating too many of them is hazardous on the waistline.
The one saving grace though is that I'm not overweight so I'm not facing dieting on top of everything else which is a relief. The only challenge though which the dietician warned me about was changing my eating habits and not gaining weight. I must say that I love my figure right now and the one thing that could for sure derail everything is me starting to gain some weight. In fact I'd be lying if I didn't say it was a big fear of mine.
So in a nutshell probably nothing too profound. You will be healthier if you improve your diet and start exercising. Now just to start doing it.
Stay tuned for day 1 of the rest of my life.
I am really an immediate gratification kind of person like a lot of other people and doing a lot of work today to prevent something from happening 5-10 years from now was going to take a lot of convincing. The depression is an immediate problem but for those of you that know anything about depression making any change is like moving a mountain so when I saw how far away I was from optimal everything seemed impossible.
I must say though that hiring the dietician was smart and she is great to work with. We took the "optimal lifestyle" goal and broke it down into small chunks so that I could move towards it over time. Of course there is always the temptation to set a deadline but I didn't this time just decided to trust the universe, do my best and see what happens.
So how far off am I and what am I in for. The goals fell into two categories diet and exercise. I knew right off that exercise was going to be the most challenging because honestly I'm a book worm so I honestly don't find getting off my butt very appealing. Basically I don't exercise at all now and my goal is to work up to 1 hour of moderate exercise/day.
As for the food I must be honest. Currently I eat junk and my eating habits are pretty sporadic. I skip breakfast, snack over the keyboard during the day and then gorge on dinner. Dinner is always the big meal mostly because my husband cooks it so really there is zero effort involved in eating it. SO basically I need to completely overhaul my eating habits and start over.
I really hate grains but really they are key to mood and cholesterol reduction so I've got to make a point of finding some that are appealing and learning to like them. And I'm sure it won't come as any surprise but I do like fat. Not just saturated fat but all fats. Peanuts, avocatos, etc. etc. etc.
Now healthy fats are wonderful but of course we all know that eating too many of them is hazardous on the waistline.
The one saving grace though is that I'm not overweight so I'm not facing dieting on top of everything else which is a relief. The only challenge though which the dietician warned me about was changing my eating habits and not gaining weight. I must say that I love my figure right now and the one thing that could for sure derail everything is me starting to gain some weight. In fact I'd be lying if I didn't say it was a big fear of mine.
So in a nutshell probably nothing too profound. You will be healthier if you improve your diet and start exercising. Now just to start doing it.
Stay tuned for day 1 of the rest of my life.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
OK Where to start
Every journey starts somewhere they say but of course the challenge is to pick a spot.
I mentioned in my welcome email that I wasn't happy with my current health situation so I thought I'd elaborate on that.
I suffer from clinical depression and have since my teen years likely. It comes and goes fortunately but unfortunately right now it's in the come stage and I'm really struggling. Over the years I've tried many pharmaceutical options and none have helped so I've just stepped aside from that and I'm trying to help myself through lifestyle which of course requires more effort than just popping a pill so it's a real struggle but I try and I think that's all anyone can ask.
I also got a surprise that my cholesterol is higher than it should be. This was a surprise as we eat quite healthy so I guess we're chalking it down to genetics. Having said this it doesn't really matter where it comes from it's still there and needs to be dealt with. Again drugs were an option but my physician says that the research isn't really promising on woman so we chose to go the lifestyle route on this one as well for now.
Finally if that wasn't enough my fasting blood sugar was higher than it should be. Now it wasn't diabetes thank gosh but it was what they call pre-diabetes which means you MIGHT get diabetes. Honestly this one scares me. I have enough trouble with the depression if I had to start dealing with insulin all the time I think it might just so me in. Fortunately there are some lifestyle things you can do to reduce your risk so again it comes down to lifestyle.
So as you can see. Three big problems all with the same solution and that was the inspiration for this blog. This is my life and this blog will be about my journey to wellness amongst other things that will inevitably side track me along the way.
I'm not very self motivated so that's why the blog was born. I figured in time I might find some kind souls who might walk with me during my journey. I have an amazing friend who I owe so much too but I figure a person can never be surrounded by too many caring people. I also hope too that this blog allows me to support you as well in your inevitable life challenges.
Again welcome to my blog and I hope you come back.
I mentioned in my welcome email that I wasn't happy with my current health situation so I thought I'd elaborate on that.
I suffer from clinical depression and have since my teen years likely. It comes and goes fortunately but unfortunately right now it's in the come stage and I'm really struggling. Over the years I've tried many pharmaceutical options and none have helped so I've just stepped aside from that and I'm trying to help myself through lifestyle which of course requires more effort than just popping a pill so it's a real struggle but I try and I think that's all anyone can ask.
I also got a surprise that my cholesterol is higher than it should be. This was a surprise as we eat quite healthy so I guess we're chalking it down to genetics. Having said this it doesn't really matter where it comes from it's still there and needs to be dealt with. Again drugs were an option but my physician says that the research isn't really promising on woman so we chose to go the lifestyle route on this one as well for now.
Finally if that wasn't enough my fasting blood sugar was higher than it should be. Now it wasn't diabetes thank gosh but it was what they call pre-diabetes which means you MIGHT get diabetes. Honestly this one scares me. I have enough trouble with the depression if I had to start dealing with insulin all the time I think it might just so me in. Fortunately there are some lifestyle things you can do to reduce your risk so again it comes down to lifestyle.
So as you can see. Three big problems all with the same solution and that was the inspiration for this blog. This is my life and this blog will be about my journey to wellness amongst other things that will inevitably side track me along the way.
I'm not very self motivated so that's why the blog was born. I figured in time I might find some kind souls who might walk with me during my journey. I have an amazing friend who I owe so much too but I figure a person can never be surrounded by too many caring people. I also hope too that this blog allows me to support you as well in your inevitable life challenges.
Again welcome to my blog and I hope you come back.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Saturday's Small Talk Six
Today's topic is inspired by Momdot. Every Saturday they post a question and you have to respond with 6 phrases, videos, pictures, etc.
Today's question is what 6 things do you love or hate about spring ?
1- I love the spring flowers. One of my favorite flowers is the hyacinth. I have them planted in my garden in all sorts of colours. What I love best about them is their amazing smell.
2- I hate that it is fiscal year end at work because it always means that everything is a panic in March and I often have to work long hours and complete extra work always in a rush.
3- I love spring break. Our spring break was last week and it is a nice break from chauffering my daughter around to all of her activities.
4- I love the weather. I live on the Coast and March tends to be the month when the heavy rains start to subside and we see sunshine for the first time in months.
5- I love taking out all of my spring clothes and putting away my wool sweaters. Most people don't need wool on the Coast but I do because I don't handle the cold very well.
6- I love the snow melting on the mountains. We aren't much into winter sports but love hiking and the alpine starts to open up a bit in the spring.
What are your favorite things about spring ?
Today's question is what 6 things do you love or hate about spring ?
1- I love the spring flowers. One of my favorite flowers is the hyacinth. I have them planted in my garden in all sorts of colours. What I love best about them is their amazing smell.
2- I hate that it is fiscal year end at work because it always means that everything is a panic in March and I often have to work long hours and complete extra work always in a rush.
3- I love spring break. Our spring break was last week and it is a nice break from chauffering my daughter around to all of her activities.
4- I love the weather. I live on the Coast and March tends to be the month when the heavy rains start to subside and we see sunshine for the first time in months.
5- I love taking out all of my spring clothes and putting away my wool sweaters. Most people don't need wool on the Coast but I do because I don't handle the cold very well.
6- I love the snow melting on the mountains. We aren't much into winter sports but love hiking and the alpine starts to open up a bit in the spring.
What are your favorite things about spring ?
Friday, March 20, 2009
Welcome to my Blog !
If somehow through some small miracle you have managed to find my blog than welcome. With the world wide web as big as it is it always amazes me when we are able to find anything let alone something as inconsequential as the very first blog post of a brand new blog.
I've been told that every blog must have a theme and I must confess I've been struggling with this a bit and I suspect that my theme will be one of those things which just evolves over time.
The original inspiration for this blog was to be about my journey towards a healthier lifestyle hence the name journey in the title.
I'm 40 years old and when I had my last physical it wasn't bad but it certainly was a wake up call that I needed to make some changes. I didn't want to make any radical changes because I knew that I would just fail. True change comes from taking one baby step at a time.I set some goals and now the journey begins.
I really haven't given myself any sort of deadline. To me this is more of a walk about than anything else. SO welcome to my blog, sit back and hear my story
I've been told that every blog must have a theme and I must confess I've been struggling with this a bit and I suspect that my theme will be one of those things which just evolves over time.
The original inspiration for this blog was to be about my journey towards a healthier lifestyle hence the name journey in the title.
I'm 40 years old and when I had my last physical it wasn't bad but it certainly was a wake up call that I needed to make some changes. I didn't want to make any radical changes because I knew that I would just fail. True change comes from taking one baby step at a time.I set some goals and now the journey begins.
I really haven't given myself any sort of deadline. To me this is more of a walk about than anything else. SO welcome to my blog, sit back and hear my story
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