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johnpalmer) wrote2012-01-15 04:33 pm
johnpalmer) wrote2012-01-15 04:33 pm
On to more positive news...
My doctor says my blood sugar is high, and so is my h1bc... not surprising given my stress, and my mission of learning bread baking.
So, today, I braved the snow (trivial in most places where they have snowplows, but semi-dangerous in western Washington) and bought a treadmill. It should be delivered sometime this week.
I'd hesitated to get a treadmill for the obvious reasons... it's the most expensive clothes rack ever, to get one that's *good*, you need to spend in a neighborhood of $2,000 (and you can spend even more with good reason), and, for me, they don't allow easy interval training - they don't speed up or slow down fast enough to allow a good "run for 1 minute/walk for 1 minute".
But I did realize that they offer one thing that neither my little step-bench nor the great outdoors offered - a chance to set up a slow walk while, e.g., watching TV, or playing video games. This could be important, because right now, I'm working 2-11. When I get home, I want to sleep, ASAP, and that means I won't do aerobic exercise. But, I could do a slow(ish) walk. That means if I don't exercise before I go to work, I can do something when I get home. And, I can do interval training outside - worst case, I have to wash my hair more often if it's raining or snowing.
That's the theory, anyway. Here's hoping I didn't just convince myself I had a right to buy an expensive toy. But I need to make sure I don't let my blood sugar get out of control.
So, I bought a treadmill, and that's good news. And, I'm going back to a low carb diet - I'm getting my sourdough starter prepped for freezing. I know that part of the reason I have blood sugar issues is that starches and sugars are too easy for me to snack on, and bread is especially risky, when I always have some around. Plus, I tend to eat healthier; I force myself to eat vegetables more often, and there's nothing more fun than realizing that a salad with chicken or turkey, and bacon, and blue cheese dressing is *not* cheating, if you remember to skip the croutons :-).
And, per a recent post on this, I think my hip is getting better. The pain no longer disturbs my sleep as much, but I think I am still working it just as much. (Um. Did that just sound as much like "lowered expectations" as I think it did?) Seriously, it does feel like it's getting looser, and not hurting as much, but I do still have pain at night. I'm still holding to my promise to myself to re-evaluate next Monday.
So, today, I braved the snow (trivial in most places where they have snowplows, but semi-dangerous in western Washington) and bought a treadmill. It should be delivered sometime this week.
I'd hesitated to get a treadmill for the obvious reasons... it's the most expensive clothes rack ever, to get one that's *good*, you need to spend in a neighborhood of $2,000 (and you can spend even more with good reason), and, for me, they don't allow easy interval training - they don't speed up or slow down fast enough to allow a good "run for 1 minute/walk for 1 minute".
But I did realize that they offer one thing that neither my little step-bench nor the great outdoors offered - a chance to set up a slow walk while, e.g., watching TV, or playing video games. This could be important, because right now, I'm working 2-11. When I get home, I want to sleep, ASAP, and that means I won't do aerobic exercise. But, I could do a slow(ish) walk. That means if I don't exercise before I go to work, I can do something when I get home. And, I can do interval training outside - worst case, I have to wash my hair more often if it's raining or snowing.
That's the theory, anyway. Here's hoping I didn't just convince myself I had a right to buy an expensive toy. But I need to make sure I don't let my blood sugar get out of control.
So, I bought a treadmill, and that's good news. And, I'm going back to a low carb diet - I'm getting my sourdough starter prepped for freezing. I know that part of the reason I have blood sugar issues is that starches and sugars are too easy for me to snack on, and bread is especially risky, when I always have some around. Plus, I tend to eat healthier; I force myself to eat vegetables more often, and there's nothing more fun than realizing that a salad with chicken or turkey, and bacon, and blue cheese dressing is *not* cheating, if you remember to skip the croutons :-).
And, per a recent post on this, I think my hip is getting better. The pain no longer disturbs my sleep as much, but I think I am still working it just as much. (Um. Did that just sound as much like "lowered expectations" as I think it did?) Seriously, it does feel like it's getting looser, and not hurting as much, but I do still have pain at night. I'm still holding to my promise to myself to re-evaluate next Monday.
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The new fangled monitors are awesome. Easy to use, only the tiniest amount of blood needed and very accurate.
Glad to hear your hip is better!
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