I had a appointment with my doctor in April about the options I could chose for treating my diabetes and the steps to take to put me on the right track. It was a short video appointment and I after providing my blood pressure and weight she wasted no time giving me the talk.
These were my options
- Medication to treat the diabetes which I would be on for the rest of my life.
- Medication and lifestyle change.
- Lifestyle change.
As you all you know I chose lifestyle, but my doctor is no fool. She knows all about my struggles from my depression to commitment issues when it comes to my health, but she wanted to give me the chance to show I can make difference. She told me I had 90 days to not lower my A1C but also lose weight. If I was unable to make even a 5% change she would have to put me on medication and you know I do believe she means business.
My appointment to return is July 18th.
I have already burned one month becoming familiar with this whole diabetes diagnosis. I have gone through so many ups and downs with researching the right foods, times to test and what the numbers even mean. I feel like I am in a time loop everyday I wake up test my glucose, take my blood pressure and log my results into MyChart, go to work, sneak away to test my glucose after lunch, go home, test after dinner, test before bed, and take my blood pressure…everyday the same.
I have made small changes when it comes to working out. I walk during my breaks at work and I try to find time to work out at home which is struggle. Between being an employee, wife, cook, maid, laundress and now nurse I don’t have the time to take care of me physically.
I was complaining to my husband (deaf ears) about how unfair it was that I did all these things and that I don’t have the time to even work on my own health and he replied with the generic answer “You have to make the time.” I asked what should I give up to make the time? Work, cooking, cleaning the house, doing the laundry? What was the answer? He had nothing. So for weeks I sacrificed exercise doing the minimum for my health to not gain additional weight, but not really lose any either.
YOU HAVE 90 DAYS
I lost April and it is now May.
My job has been throwing out overtime for a while now and I have been first in line to scoop it up. They started with 10 hours and upped it to 20 and as I was trying to figure out where I was going to squeeze in an additional 10 hours to work it hit me like a ton of bricks what was I doing? I was looking for more time to work why wasn’t I looking for time to workout? I can dedicate the energy to working countless hours of overtime, but not a second towards finding 30 minutes to an hour 3 times a week for my health… this is why my body is angry.
Change in place
With under two months to go I had to make some changes…quick.
I started eating my dinner a little earlier. I can’t wait for my husband to be ready to eat so I just fix him meal later.
I canceled my planet fitness membership- 2 years @ $10 a month and I never went money lost. This cancelation had to happen because I wasn’t motivated to go and when I did go I wasn’t motivated to stay. I was on my own and did not do what I needed.
I joined my local YMCA and I love it!!!! I have been a member for two weeks and I am taking swim lessons (more on that later) and participating in the Smart Start wellness plan.
One month down two to go!
Dr. C if you’re reading this know that I will do what it takes to make the necessary changes and thanks for trusting me.
I can’t wait to see what May brings. The goal is weigh 250-something by month end.
Thank you all and remember
AnissaMarie
XOXOXOXO
AnissaMarie 