What needs improvement?

What I didn’t do well with was my medications. I didn’t plan ahead. The good news is I’m much more active than I was before. I had planned on returning home between visits. But when the chance came up to stop by friends, I did.  But I also didn’t have any medication with me. This happened to me not once but 3 times! DUH! Because of all the activity, I didn’t realize this until today.

Take time to review your holidays so you can do better in December. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.

The results are in…

I thought it only fair to share the results of my 14-Day Super Highway Plan. Here are the goals and what I learned:

1. Lose lbs 6 – I lost 3.75lbs which is in the healthy 1 to 2 lbs a week range. Remember this is the net loss –weight loss-muscle gain. I lost an inch off my waist. My rings are loose and some items of  my clothes fit better. Drinking my 88oz. of water helped. I did this by drinking 3 glasses first thing in the morning. I will continue with this.

2. Lower blood sugar – This is still not where I want it to be. I have started taking my readings daily so that is a big improvement.  I have to continue with this.

3. Redesign/improve meals –This was the biggest success. I got back into the habit of having 4-5 smaller meals. I resigned many meals so the proportions are more balanced with protein, carbs and fat. I have added more fiber.  I stopped using loose Splenda and went back to the packets. It readjusted my sweet taste in other foods. I will definitely keep doing this.

4. Walk more than a mile – I am at ¾ of a mile and enjoying it. I was pushing to make the 1-mile mark with Monk and making both of us crazy. He was more interested in stopping or playing and I had time constraints. Now we are both getting what we want everyday and increasing our distance. I sleep great.

5) Two other things that I noticed:
a) My skin looks great thanks to the water and beauty treatments. I feel great!
b) I had trouble visualizing. I just wasn’t thinking big enough. I thought about it a lot and on day 12 I finally got it – the big WHY! This was the reason I decide to do the 90+1 Day Challenge.

I want you to have the same Ahhh that I had. You are invited to join me in the  90+1-Day Challenge. The days between now and October 1 will be used to set 3 big goals to fuel your dream life.

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Scored a 6.

On Day 8, after I got on the scale and didn’t see the results I wanted, I posed the question of what should I do? I gave 3 choices. Which one did you pick? I decided to do B) Reevaluate and tighten up some things.

Because I am human, my first reaction was– do C) Panic and put the Emergency Plan in place. This is not a real solution. It is treating the symptom -weight and not the problem – unhealthy lifestyle.  This is the way an emotional dieter reacts.  If the numbers go down, we’re good. If they go down quickly, we’re better. If they go up, we’re bad. If they go up a lot, we’re horrible and we don’t want to discuss it!

I thought about doing A) Keep doing what I’m doing. But that didn’t get me the biggest bang for my effort. I’m doing ok. I’ve learned some things I can improve.  But my efforts are not as focused as I wanted them to be.  So choice B) lets me reevaluate and tighten up some things that lets me continue to improve.

This is what I’ve discovered:

1. Walking Monk, my puppy is not always a consistent exercise. It has a lot to do with how many distractions there are. So I decided not to make myself crazy trying to exercise 2 x a day.

I did go swimming today. I really missed this. Stephanie Wood says that we all have an exercise type. Mine type is what she calls Inspirational. I get to exercise, zone out, be creative and feel weightless all at the same time. I want to make sure I have at least 1 good exercise and 1 small effort. I swam laps and did a short dog walk.

2. I’ve decided to count grams of fiber to replace an exercise action. A healthy lifestyle includes 35 grams of fiber. It’s a lot more than you might think. This will have an impact on the foods I buy now and in the future.  I just bought whole grain noodles and bread this week. I will also be checking what’s already on my shelve. If you do this, add fiber slowly.

3. I need some new time strategies. What does this have to do with losing weight? It initially takes time to change to a healthy life. Only because you have to take time to make conscious decisions. In my case, having a puppy has taken more time than I thought. It has also given me more pleasure than I thought. I still need to figure out how to fit everything in.

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What can you do today to improve your health? Let me know.