Home From the Doctor

The day we came home from the doctor, we were pretty shaken up! I have read all sorts of books and articles on "eating healthy" and "diets", but it has been so hard to follow through with them for one reason or another. The biggest challenge we have faced, was being able to "afford" to eat healthy! Good food costs so much more than "the bad stuff", and that has been such a challenge.

But...I am facing that challenge HEAD-On!

Our other big challenge...exercise.

Exercise has been so difficult for us, because we always feel so tired and unmotivated. The doctor told us that if we could just walk 30 minutes a day, every day, that it would make a big difference in our weight and health. We walked to the post office, which is about a 15-20 minute walk, at a steady pace. We walked 2 days in a row and I felt awful afterwards! Part of it is because I don't have good walking shoes and the other part is because for me, the exercise really stirred up a lot of toxins in my body and I wasn't drinking enough water to get rid of them.

Because of the slight set-backs, we ended up going to the park, for the next 2 days, and fed the ducks. I was so sore in my upper body! We had a ton of bread and I threw a ton of it out to the water, for the ducks that wouldn't come to shore. On top of that, we got a lot of sun and actually did quite a bit of walking. Funny thing is, I am really wanting to go walking now! It's like my body is craving it or something! With the weather getting hotter, I will probably be walking early in the morning or late evening...I'm just dreading the mosquitoes!!!

May all that you do, be to glorify God!  :)

A New Beginning

Three weeks ago, we visited the doctor to get a full work-up done. When the results came back, my hubby's sugar was high and mine was borderline. Neither of us have ever had problems with our sugar levels, but diabetes does run in his family. Our cholesterol was good, except for the "Good Cholesterol", which was a little low.

The doctor informed us that we had to make some changes! She wanted to put hubby on diabetes meds and I argued with her because I know how bad those can mess up someone's system (I was temporarily put on a diabetes med for another purpose, a few years ago, and I was SOOO sick). Her question to me was, "Why would you change your diet now, but not before now?". My answer to her was, "Because now we HAVE to!"

I knew this day was coming...there were too many variables! But, I also knew that I didn't have the motivation to do anything about it, until now! This blog is my journal of our journey to health. In a way, I hope it will continue to encourage me...as well as others, and I pray that all who read it will be blessed by it! Thank you for joining us on this adventure!

The Lord's mercies are new, every morning!  :)