Thursday, December 2nd

I changed back to my original ellipitical machine today. The other one has been giving me really high readings on my heart rate. I thought it was just reading high, but it's hard to avoid the flashing red light. Yes, my perceived exertion was higher on this one but my heart rate lower. So I was able to go for an hour.

Wednesday, December 1

156

How did that happen? Yesterday it was 152 and I've been watching what I eat and exercising. How could this be right? It's the same scale.

Well, I anticipated a 5 pound weight gain from the Thanksgiving away and was pleasantly surprised at 152. Today's is what I really anticipated.

I realized that it had been almost a month since I did my dance videos. The machine wouldn't turn on and I couldn't figure out why. Cragin looked at it. The plug wasn't plugged in. So Monday I started again, but it has been a while.

This is what I ate and did yesterday.

The first value is the time and the second is my blood glucose level. ( XX:XX/XXX)
I eliminated all carbohydrates except from vegetables on Monday. Tuesday I added back yoghurt ( which was fine) and the apple. I don't know about the apple. I ate it late at night. My glucose level was 140 right before bed, but that wasn't two hours after eating the apple.

I copied and pasted the table from Excel, which explains the weird look.

7:23/110	10:15/99	12:02/94	2:40/93	7:00/91	9:33/113
Food:2 scrambled eggs with salsa	Exercise: 1 dance video	shrimp on greens and leftover vegs with dressing and cocktail sauce, yogurt	walk dog 1 mile, ellipitical 35 mins	peanut & almond snack before	roast beef, green beans, veg medley (sugar snap, carrots, whole baby cob corn), yogurt, apple, cocoa almonds, scotch with water

Tuesday, November 29th

Weight 152

So I have been exercising and eating mostly right, even if I haven't been writing it down.

Writing it down is the best thing for the eating right bit.

Exercise

Still must be done first thing in the morning.
I'm doing the following:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
Hip Hop Dance Party
Walk Daisy 1 mile
Jody Watley
Lee District and the elliptical
Lee District and weight machines

Tuesday, Thursday
Paula Abdul dance video ( I don't like it as well, but I need variety)
Walk Daisy 1 mile
Lee District and the elliptical

Using the hula hoop while I read is an option I like, but I don't seem to do it much.

Eating right is a challenge, especially at night. I need to eat more vegetables at night.

Traveling is a real issue. The place we stayed over Thanksgiving didn't have an exercise room, although we did the Cliff Walk three days. Eating at restaurants still a challenge.

Wow, it's been a while

I've added going to Lee District's exercise room with Beloved Daughter. I do the elliptical, cool down on the treadmill, and then read while on the bike. I no longer walk Daisy. She started limping. It was just too much for her. So basically it's the two exercise videos and the exercise room.

Wednesday, May 12

Exercise:
Hip Hop Dance Party
Jody Watley
Exercise Chair
1 3/4 mile walk with Daisy and Cragin
Stretches

Food:
Oatmeal with milk

Lunch out
chicken cheese, avocado sandwich
salad
deviled egg
one french fry

peanuts
carrots

Tuesday, May 11

Exercise:
Hip Hop Dance Party
Jody Watley
Walk 1 1/2 miles with Daisy and Cragin


Food:
Fruit for breakfast
chicken postole soup and southwestern salad at Grounded Coffee Shop
Carrots
Pineapple
Asparagus, ham, gruyere cheese frittata
strawberries

May 10, 2010

Exercise:
Hip Hop Dance Party
Jody Watley
Exercise Chair
Walk 1 1/2 mile with Daisy and Cragin

Food:
Coffee
Apple with Peanut Butter
And other stuff

One of These Days

One of these days, soonish, I will start exercising again. I miss it. But I have a lot going on in my life right now.

So, actually it helps to realize that I'm not going to exercise unless I do it first thing in the morning. And since first thing in the morning is my best time for doing things, that time sometimes goes to other things. I'm going to have to prioritize and start putting exercise first. But not today.

Sunday, April 18

Exercise:
Jog 1 mile
Walk Daisy 1 mile

Food:
2 slices low carb ww bread with peanut butter
Coffee
Strawberries
Butternut squash/ ham/ white bean soup

Thoughts:
I've been exercising and cooking healthfully and not doing much else. Life has entered into the picture. So I've decided that, until things slow down again, I'm going to stick with jogging and walking Daisy. If there's time for more - great! If not, I'll stick to the minimum. I'll miss the dance tapes, so I know I'll start that up again when things slow down.

Saturday, April 17

Exercise:
Jenny on Wii - 15 mins

Food:
2 Egg Omelet with Ham and Cheese made with butter (Cholesterol? What cholesterol?)
Toast, Dry
Coffee (New coffee - Community Kona and that is one delicious coffee)
Left over chicken in Tortillas (2)
Strawberries
1/4 cup peanuts
1/4 cup pistachios
Chips and salsa
Shrimp taco
Jicama
Kalua with milk

Thoughts:
I was sucked into doing other things. If I don't exercise first thing, I don't exercise. And there were no vegetables at lunch. Sigh.

Friday, April 16

Weight: 161

Exercise:
Hip Hop Dance Party
Jog 1 mile
Walk Daisy 1 mile
Jody Watley
Exercise Chair
Bollywood Dance (just learning - about 15 minutes)
Stretches

Food:
Coffee
Apple with PB
Yogurt
Mixed salad greens with Ham & Black-eyed pea salad
Strawberries
Salmon
Barley veggie mixture
green beans
Kaulua with milk

I think the battery has run out on the Wii. I need to ask Cragin. But it won't play.

Thursday, April 15

Exercise:
Jenny on the Wii 15 min
Hip Hop Dance Party 45 min
Jog 1 mile
Walk Daisy 1 mile
Jody Watley
Walk Daisy with Cragin 1 mile

Food:
Coffee
Poached Egg on Toast
Apple with PB
Bowl of Butternut Squash Ham Soup
Yogurt (16 grams carbs)
Tortilla Casserole (about 25 grams carbs for the chips) I use baked chips.
Green grapes

Wednesday, April 14

Exercise:
15 mins on Wii
Hip Hop Dance Party
Jog 1 mile
Walk Daisy 1 mile
Jody Watley
Stretches
Walk Daisy 1 mile with Cragin

Food:
Coffee
Poached egg on whole wheat toast
Yoghurt (16 G carbs)
Butternut Squash Ham Soup
Apple with peanut butter
1/4 cup peanuts
Chicken Piccata with noodles
Salad with lite blue cheese dressing
Broccoli

Tuesday, April 13

Exercise:
Progress Exercise Bit with Jenny on the Wii (I'm back to a C+)
Hip Hop Dance Party (30 mins and stretches)
Jog one mile
Walk Daisy something less than one mile because one big dog owner let his dog run free in his front yard which is on my route which I then had to change.
Jody Watley (30 min and abs and stretches)
Exercise Chair
10 minutes (just learning) on the new 10 minute exercise DVD

Food:
Coffee
Poached egg on toast
(At Mike's with Barbara)
Halibut and sauce
Mashed cauliflower
Asparagus
Apple with peanut butter
1/4 cup peanuts
Butternut squash soup with ham and cannellini beans (Yum!)

Monday, April 12

Okay, this is harder than I thought it was going to be. Not the exercise (well, that too) but the keeping up.

No exercise because I'm a slacker.

Poached Egg on Toast
Apple with PB
Thai Chicken Soup with Brown Rice
Roast Chicken
Cooked Cabbage
Green Beans
White Bean Puree
Dried Apricots

Sunday, April 11, 2010

No exercise. Sunday is a rest day. The body needs a day to recover.

Food:
Coffee
Two poached eggs on ww toast
Apple with PB
Thai Chicken Soup with Brown Rice
2 Carrots
Hummus with carrots, Sugar Snap peas, red pepper slices
Lasagna
Salad
Wine

Saturday April 10, 2010

Exercise:
Hip Hop Dance Party - 45 mins
jog - 1 mile
Walk Daisy -1 mile
Jody Watley - 45 mins in all

Food:
Apple with PB
Left over chinese veggies, shrimp, brown rice
Carrots, two
2 slices ww bread with butter and honey
hot cocoa
ww bread with butter
Bonnie Bell cheese with ww bread
Repeat above
1/4 cup peanuts
1/4 cup pistachios

Argh! When I'm hungry for more breakfast, I need to eat more breakfast and not try to put it off and then just eat and eat. Note that none of the above was particularly bad, but my eating was out of control. Also my head was fuzzy all day and I didn't accomplish anything I planned to accomplish (aside from exercising). I probably should have taken a nap after exercising.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Weight: 163 pounds

Exercise:
Jenny on the Wii - 15 minutes
Jogging - 1 mile
Hip Hop Dance Party - 45 minutes
Walk Daisy - 1 mile
Jody Watley - 45 mins in all
Exercise Chair
Bellydancing tape - 10 minutes or so

Food:
Apple with Peanut Butter
Coffee
Carrots (two)
Thai Chicken Soup with Brown Rice
Yogurt
Ciopini
Sunflower seed bread
Grapes

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Exercise:
Jenny McCarthy on the Wii - 15 minutes
Jogging - 1 mile in 20 minutes
Hip Hop Dance Party - 45 minutes
Walk Daisy for 1 mile
Jody Watley - 30 min dance and 15 min abs and stretches
Luscious Belly Dancing - learning the moves
Stretching
Walk with Cragin and Daisy - 3/4 mile

Food:
Apple with Peanut butter
Pineapple
Mixed Green Salad with Ham Black Eyed Pea Salad on it
1/4 cup peanuts
More fresh pineapple
White Wine
Hot & Sour Soup
Brown Rice
Fish Two Ways
Special Dessert and small glass of Melon drink

Thoughts:
Well, I didn't like the 15 minutes of Jenny anymore than I liked 30 minutes. I think I'm going to replace this. I have some 10-minute DVDs ordered. I'll keep the 15 minutes until they arrive and replace them. Or maybe I'll let myself not do it if I jog extra long. It's hard to keep at it when I don't like it.

The belly dancing is taking a LOT of learning. This is the second time I've gone through the moves. I haven't made it through all of them yet. This is definitely going to take a long time. You have to go through the beginning ones to reach the end ones. I think.... I'll investigate a little more here.

I'm going to have to enlist more help at the Chinese Restaurant. The fish were breaded and pan-fried. Cragin's Shrimp wasn't and had broccoli (my favorite!) as a side. I'll have to be more selective. The dessert? Hey life happens. My theory is I can eat anything. I just have to work it into the plan. Knowing ahead of time would help, but this is a lifetime commitment and not a diet.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Exercise:
Jenny McCarthy on the Wii - 1/2 hour
Hip Hop Dance Party - 45 mins
Walk Daisy - 1 mile (I don't know how many minutes)
Very old Jody Watley video (about 1/2 hour or 3/4 hour)
Exercise Chair (We bought this a really long time ago.)
Stretches
Walk Daisy with Cragin - 1 mile

Food:
COFFEE
Apple with Peanut Butter
Fresh Strawberries
Mixed Greens with chicken and broccoli and red pepper
Fresh Pineapple
1/4 cup peanuts
Ham and Black-eyed pea salad (with red cabbage)
Tuna Fish Salad

Carbs:
I'm still working my way through this. Let's see.
Probably 30 +7 +20 + +14 +7 + 45

Thoughts:
I'm getting tired of Jenny on the Wii. I can't seem to do anything right. It's all "Do as I do, follow me," etc., even when I think I am. So I decided today that if I jog in the mornings, I only have to do 15 minutes with Jenny on the Wii.

Also I tried my Paula Abdul DVD this morning and I still don't like it. She goes too fast for me. I can't keep up and it's frustrating. The Jody Watley one is much more fun. (Hey, I liked the 80s.) Plus she does abs work at the end, which I definitely need. Also I like the stretches she does at the end of the end. So I'm going to stick with her for a while even thought the video quality is horrible.

I like Hip Hop Dance Party with Jennifer G(whatever), so I'll stick with that also. I've just added the last 15 minute segment and am still working on learning the steps. Oddly enough, the box step is the one that is throwing me.

First Post

I wanted an adjunct page to "Kay's Happenings" because I plan to update this every day, but I don't want my five faithful followers to have to read all of this if they don't want to do so. So here it is on the side of my main blog. I plan to keep my diet and exercise diary here.

In January the doctor has some unpleasant news for me. My cholesterol was high and my blood sugar was high. She gave me a drug for the cholesterol. But late onset diabetes is best handled through diet and exercise for as long as possible. I've had one meeting with the dietician. I'm supposed to (and will) call to set up another. The doctor wants to talk to me again also.

I've started exercising and watching what I eat. I've lost 15 pounds. But since I need to note what I eat (and count the carbs), well, I might as well do it here.

So I have the time for exercise and cooking for eating healthfully, I've quit my job. Well, there were obviously other problems or I would not have quit. But I consider getting healthy my job for now.