!3.3km on the bike this morning - I'm itching to get back on the treadmill, so I'll definitely have to drag my father in law over here on the weekend and get him to fix the slipping belt for me! I'd offer to make him lunch in return, but he turns a little pale at the idea of the (gasp!) salad and vege meals I'm having. In regards to the 13.3km, I was really hoping to double that this morning... I think I need to make an appointment with a chiro though, because my left hip is causing a fair bit of discomfort when I excercise. I've always had problems with that hip, it gets all jammed up and makes one leg shorter than the other, but a trip to the bone cruncher normally helps!
Anyway, back to my title... Chia seeds. My good friend Keira got me on to them, and I'm just not sure. If you've never had them, they look very much like poppy seeds... but when you mix them with liquid, they go all soft and gel=like, with a little crunchy centre. They're supposed to be an excellent sounce of calcium, protein and omega=3, and apparently help with weight loss, by keeping you fuller and (gag) expanding and cleaning your intestine as it goes through. Yup, they're the sexy seed... But I'll give them a go... I kind of have to, seeing I bought $9 worth... and see if they make a difference! Apart from drugs like duromine, I'm happy to give anything a shot!
I find that I tend to look at weightloss and excercise guides, and wonder why, when I'm doing what they say, am I not losing the weight as fast as they indicate... then I remember. Insulin. Its been a long running battle for me, manipulating my insulin to lose weight... and I remember the first time somebody called me out on it. Nikki, a lady in the US that I met through www.type1parents.org , knew excactly what I was doing. When everyone else was congratulating me on weight loss and looking great, Nikki sent me an email, telling me how awful I looked - gaunt in the face, big dark bags under my eyes, dry skin... telltale signs of extended high blood sugar levels. It took me some time to truly accept that she was looking out for me, not being "mean"... and I've never done the diabulimia thing since. I've been tempted - Hell, I'm tempted right now! - but I haven't done it. As Nikki told me, I can't be a role model for kids with t1, or help people out, if I'm not looking after myself. Long story cut short, I'm doing things the hard way this time, low carb, low cal, low fat diet and excerise... even if it does mean I have to work a bit harder than someone without diabetes!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Lazy Miss Me!
Yesterday, I was lazy. I woke up at 9am with little man in my arms... He'd snuck into our bed around 1.15, and stayed there. I got up with him, did some housework, had a friend come over (one of my amazing bridesmaids, and an incredible friend, Jenny), went to the shop with mum for more invitation stuff, and did... well, no minutes on the bike, treadmill or cardio twister. I still ate well (cauliflower rice with chicken and veges, cooked in organic coconut oil for both main meals, and a spinach egg-white omelette for breakfast), but didn't burn many of those calories I put in.
I can finally see, however, that my work is starting to pay off. After a week of no movement on the scales, I've suddenly dropped 1.4kg in 3 days. Its not a MASSIVE amount, but its a change, and it renews my motivation to get moving and keep moving.
I've started this morning with a far too early text to a friend (sorry Maia! Had to reply as soon as I woke!) then 10km on the bike. Again, i worked at a higher intensity, and by the end of my 10ks, my legs were killing me. I figure thats a good sign lol. I'm trying to keep my heartrate up while I work out, making sure that I'm in that "fat burning" zone all the time. I do need to start extending the workouts a little more, and pushing through the pain, not saying "oh my legs hurt, time to get off". I'll never get to my goal wedding weight otherwise!
It'll still be another week or so until my fast cleanse stuff comes, so until then I just keep working hard. I honestly don't think there would be too many "toxins" in my body atm, from food and drink sources. I'm sticking to teas (green tea or rose and vanilla tea) in chilled water, or plain water. Breakfast is either a fresh egg and spinach omelette, porridge (oat and linseed, rather than just oat) or a smoothy. Lunches and dinners are essentially vegetables, with some chicken, tuna or salmon. If I snack, its mainly been fruits, or vege chips... and I've just discovered raw food bars. The Macro ones are the only ones I've tried, and they taste amazing - kinda wondering why I didn't get onto them before, really! I get a healthy snack and my chocolate fix all in one. Win-win.
So, in 4 weeks, I'm officially 5kg down. Keep at it, and even if I don't hit my goal, I'll know I've worked damn hard for it.
I can finally see, however, that my work is starting to pay off. After a week of no movement on the scales, I've suddenly dropped 1.4kg in 3 days. Its not a MASSIVE amount, but its a change, and it renews my motivation to get moving and keep moving.
I've started this morning with a far too early text to a friend (sorry Maia! Had to reply as soon as I woke!) then 10km on the bike. Again, i worked at a higher intensity, and by the end of my 10ks, my legs were killing me. I figure thats a good sign lol. I'm trying to keep my heartrate up while I work out, making sure that I'm in that "fat burning" zone all the time. I do need to start extending the workouts a little more, and pushing through the pain, not saying "oh my legs hurt, time to get off". I'll never get to my goal wedding weight otherwise!
It'll still be another week or so until my fast cleanse stuff comes, so until then I just keep working hard. I honestly don't think there would be too many "toxins" in my body atm, from food and drink sources. I'm sticking to teas (green tea or rose and vanilla tea) in chilled water, or plain water. Breakfast is either a fresh egg and spinach omelette, porridge (oat and linseed, rather than just oat) or a smoothy. Lunches and dinners are essentially vegetables, with some chicken, tuna or salmon. If I snack, its mainly been fruits, or vege chips... and I've just discovered raw food bars. The Macro ones are the only ones I've tried, and they taste amazing - kinda wondering why I didn't get onto them before, really! I get a healthy snack and my chocolate fix all in one. Win-win.
So, in 4 weeks, I'm officially 5kg down. Keep at it, and even if I don't hit my goal, I'll know I've worked damn hard for it.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
19 weeks today!!
Yup... just 19 weeks until the big day - and I'm NOWHERE near ready for a bikini yet... or even a bridal gown. We're going to Phuket for our honeymoon, and I'd love to be able to look in the mirror at myself in swimmers without crying.
As I said in my previous post, I took 2 days off for my eye surgery. I still ate healthily, sticking to veges and fish those 2 days (well, and berries with greek yoghurt!). When I stood on the scales this morning, I had lost another 800g, so thats good, because there had been nothing for a week.
After breakfast, and 3 nappy changes (yes, 3 by 9am!) for Riley, I jumped on the bike. Only 10km this morning, but I upped the resistance, and maintained the same speeds I had been, so it was a more strenuous workout. I've also ordered a fast cleanse drink, to dry and detox, and help kick start this loss. I don't want to take weightloss pills - I have this awesome fear that the pills will work like the ones in Dr Who... that the fat will literally jump out and run away - but that I may die. Its kind of a massive side effect LOL
So anyway - I'll give this detox rink a go when it arrives. If it works, awesome. If not... well, I won't tell Matt that I wasted $50 on it!
As I said in my previous post, I took 2 days off for my eye surgery. I still ate healthily, sticking to veges and fish those 2 days (well, and berries with greek yoghurt!). When I stood on the scales this morning, I had lost another 800g, so thats good, because there had been nothing for a week.
After breakfast, and 3 nappy changes (yes, 3 by 9am!) for Riley, I jumped on the bike. Only 10km this morning, but I upped the resistance, and maintained the same speeds I had been, so it was a more strenuous workout. I've also ordered a fast cleanse drink, to dry and detox, and help kick start this loss. I don't want to take weightloss pills - I have this awesome fear that the pills will work like the ones in Dr Who... that the fat will literally jump out and run away - but that I may die. Its kind of a massive side effect LOL
So anyway - I'll give this detox rink a go when it arrives. If it works, awesome. If not... well, I won't tell Matt that I wasted $50 on it!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
I see..... everything? Hopefully?
Tomorrow, unless I can't sleep tonight, I shall have an excercise break... I'm going in to have my cataract done in my left eye, and the last of the laser in both eyes. I'm kinda nervous, excited and relieved all in one... I HATE having a general anaesthetic, and I'm terrified of having someone pluck a lens out of my eye and put an artificial one in... I mean, come on.... I'll be unconcious while some douche pokes around in my friggin eyeball. Not really my idea of a relaxing day off, but... Once they remove the patch, I'll have 6/6 vision in that eye!!! Thats a massive change to the 6/18 I have at the moment, and I can't WAIT to see Riley's face clearly. The doctors think that I've probably had undiagnosed cataracts for quite a long time... so goodness knows how long it has been since I've really seen his gorgeous little face in all its 2 year old goodness.
So, for tomorrow, I can be the fat chick... I think eye surgery is an ok excuse for one day off.
So, for tomorrow, I can be the fat chick... I think eye surgery is an ok excuse for one day off.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Starting to freak out
I'm starting to freak out. Not because I'm getting married - I can't wait to be "Mrs Harrison". We might as well be married already, we have the house, the child, we've lived together for 3 years... I'm starting to freak because I SO want to be a slimmer bride. I don't want to look back at my wedding photos and think "wow... I was so fat. I make that dress look like a tent"... because its a beautiful dress. I have a beautiful venue, beautiful dress, shoes, jewellery. My hair and makeup will be beautiful. Bridesmaids, beautiful. And my husband... he ALWAYS looks gorgeous. So, I'm scared of looking like the Goodyear Blimp.
I've been working out for 3 weeks now, and in the first 2 weeks, lost 3kg... but in the last week, nothing. Not even 100g. I don't understand it... I'm working out longer, more frequently, and at a higher intensity. I'm eating REALLY well - mostly veges, some fruit, and lean chicken or fish mainly. I'm drinking water all day, have had 2 coffees in the last 2 weeks, and 2 glasses of diet coke in the same time. I know the soft drink needs to go altogether, but I've definitely improved. My portion sizes are smaller, too. My insulin requirements are much lower - I've gone, in 3 weeks, from 32u of levermir, twice a day, to 24 at night and 26 in the morning. My I;C ration has gone from 1:10 to 1:15, and my correction ration has changed massively... 1:1.5 to 1:4!!!! I'm definitely going to have to go back on the pump soon, because the corrective doses are getting too small to do via pen or syringe.
So, why no loss this week? I don't want to take weight loss supplements or anything like that, I'm trying my hardest to do this the RIGHT way this time, so that I can maintain it afterwards... not stop taking insulin so that I burn fat that way, then pile it all back on twice as fast when I start looking after myself again.
I've been working out for 3 weeks now, and in the first 2 weeks, lost 3kg... but in the last week, nothing. Not even 100g. I don't understand it... I'm working out longer, more frequently, and at a higher intensity. I'm eating REALLY well - mostly veges, some fruit, and lean chicken or fish mainly. I'm drinking water all day, have had 2 coffees in the last 2 weeks, and 2 glasses of diet coke in the same time. I know the soft drink needs to go altogether, but I've definitely improved. My portion sizes are smaller, too. My insulin requirements are much lower - I've gone, in 3 weeks, from 32u of levermir, twice a day, to 24 at night and 26 in the morning. My I;C ration has gone from 1:10 to 1:15, and my correction ration has changed massively... 1:1.5 to 1:4!!!! I'm definitely going to have to go back on the pump soon, because the corrective doses are getting too small to do via pen or syringe.
So, why no loss this week? I don't want to take weight loss supplements or anything like that, I'm trying my hardest to do this the RIGHT way this time, so that I can maintain it afterwards... not stop taking insulin so that I burn fat that way, then pile it all back on twice as fast when I start looking after myself again.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Diabetes, kindly stay out of my routine
I know that title is a little ridiculous, considering that diabetes is a BIG part of my routine, of my life... but I hate it when it tries to interfere. I set my alarm for 5.30 this morning so that I could get in a good 45 min workout before work. Like every good diabetic (ahuh) I test before I work out. The last thing I want is to be going for a nice brisk ride or walk (or occasionally, jog) and fall flat on my face because of a low. Anyway, this morning I WAS low. Now, thats frustrating. I don't like eating or drinking pre workout, it makes me feel sluggish and heavy, and like I'm burning off whatever I just ate or drank, rather than whats in storage. But anyway, I'll live. Looks like its time to drop the levermir a little bit again, which is a good sign that the excercise is working and my insulin requirements are dropping.
So, after my bg came up (it only took a few minutes), I jumped on the bike. This morning was 25km on the bike, and just a very short 5 minute, 700m walk on the treadmill to cool down. I'm stoked with 25km, and am aiming to do a total of 150km on the bike this week - 25km, 6 days, with one day rest where I'll do a shorter session on the cardio twister.
Now its off to breakfast (slimright shake), shower and work!
So, after my bg came up (it only took a few minutes), I jumped on the bike. This morning was 25km on the bike, and just a very short 5 minute, 700m walk on the treadmill to cool down. I'm stoked with 25km, and am aiming to do a total of 150km on the bike this week - 25km, 6 days, with one day rest where I'll do a shorter session on the cardio twister.
Now its off to breakfast (slimright shake), shower and work!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
140 to go! - Katie
140 days. Thats 20 weeks to the day, and a goal of 20kg to lose... and I'm well on my way. I think!
I did miss 2 days of real excercise this week, when I was staying at my brothers. The cost of using the local gym for a casual visit was ridiculous ($26.50 to use a bike, treadmill and elliptical for an hour?!), so I skipped it. I continued eating well, trying out a faux cous cous, made with cauliflower and flavoured with roast veges, herbs, garlic and lemon. It was amazing, and did me for 2 lunches and a dinner. Breakfasts continued pretty much as usual - raspberries with plain greek yoghurt and LSA mix, and tried a protein shake... I don't think they're for me, though. I'll stick with the healthy, natural stuff, and get my protein from meats and fish, nuts and veges.
So, apart from the 2 days I just mentioned, I've worked out pretty hard. Well, hard for me. For the seasoned, regular excercise crew, its probably not much at all - but I'm building up a little each day, and I'll get there! My first goal, is to have lost 15kg by my birthday... thats 9.5 weeks, so only just over 1.5 kg a week - very doable, if I keep building my workout each day and eating healthy like I have been.
Specifics - Monday - 2.4 km on the treadmill, 2.6km walk outside pushing a pram, 3km on the stationery bike and 150 strides on the cardio twister.
Tuesday - 1km on the treadmill, 9km on the bike.
Wednesday - 15km on the bike. First day of work at the new job!
Thursday and Friday were my off days, with just a short 1km walk to work on Friday.
Saturday I only got in 5km on the bike, due to a tantruming 2 year old most of the day, and issues with cars. I hate cars at the moment!
Sunday (today) - 100 strides on the cardio twister, 12km on the bike, just under 1km no the treadmill, half of which was jogging.
I definitely need to work more on the jogging. At the moment i can do about 40 seconds at a time, before I think I'm going to die - so my goal there is to jog 5 mins straight by March 1st. Each day I'll add just a little bit more time to the jog, and cut down the walking intervals. I'm finding that excercising pretty much as soon as I get up sets me up for the day, wakes me up nicely and stops me falling asleep by 3pm, which is definitely a plus in a new job! Hopefully now that I'm back at work full time, I'll shed more weight, faster, because I won't have the option of veging out on the couch watching tv and snacking - or baking cookies and eating too many!
Operation Bye Bye Fat Chick? Achievable!
I did miss 2 days of real excercise this week, when I was staying at my brothers. The cost of using the local gym for a casual visit was ridiculous ($26.50 to use a bike, treadmill and elliptical for an hour?!), so I skipped it. I continued eating well, trying out a faux cous cous, made with cauliflower and flavoured with roast veges, herbs, garlic and lemon. It was amazing, and did me for 2 lunches and a dinner. Breakfasts continued pretty much as usual - raspberries with plain greek yoghurt and LSA mix, and tried a protein shake... I don't think they're for me, though. I'll stick with the healthy, natural stuff, and get my protein from meats and fish, nuts and veges.
So, apart from the 2 days I just mentioned, I've worked out pretty hard. Well, hard for me. For the seasoned, regular excercise crew, its probably not much at all - but I'm building up a little each day, and I'll get there! My first goal, is to have lost 15kg by my birthday... thats 9.5 weeks, so only just over 1.5 kg a week - very doable, if I keep building my workout each day and eating healthy like I have been.
Specifics - Monday - 2.4 km on the treadmill, 2.6km walk outside pushing a pram, 3km on the stationery bike and 150 strides on the cardio twister.
Tuesday - 1km on the treadmill, 9km on the bike.
Wednesday - 15km on the bike. First day of work at the new job!
Thursday and Friday were my off days, with just a short 1km walk to work on Friday.
Saturday I only got in 5km on the bike, due to a tantruming 2 year old most of the day, and issues with cars. I hate cars at the moment!
Sunday (today) - 100 strides on the cardio twister, 12km on the bike, just under 1km no the treadmill, half of which was jogging.
I definitely need to work more on the jogging. At the moment i can do about 40 seconds at a time, before I think I'm going to die - so my goal there is to jog 5 mins straight by March 1st. Each day I'll add just a little bit more time to the jog, and cut down the walking intervals. I'm finding that excercising pretty much as soon as I get up sets me up for the day, wakes me up nicely and stops me falling asleep by 3pm, which is definitely a plus in a new job! Hopefully now that I'm back at work full time, I'll shed more weight, faster, because I won't have the option of veging out on the couch watching tv and snacking - or baking cookies and eating too many!
Operation Bye Bye Fat Chick? Achievable!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Back on Track - With 146 days to go
I had a long break over Christmas and New Year. Actually, I was just lazy. I ate crappy, I did nothing... I was myself.
For the last 2 weeks, I've been going for gentle walks with Riley, and eating really well. Most of my meals have been Paleo type dishes, with just a few exceptions. Snacks have been fruit, vege sticks, seeds and raw nuts. I've been drinking lots of water, and my new favourite drink is Dilmah Rose and French Vanilla tea. Just drop the teabag into your bottle of water, and off you go for the day. It tastes just like turkish delight, and kills those sweet cravings!
Yesterday, I picked up the treadmill I scored on ebay for just $31. Matt's sister, Tara, has loaned me her excercise bike and Cardio Twister, and I have the spare room set up as a home gym. This morning I burned 71 cals, doing a brisk 2.4km walk on the treadmill, and intend to do 10 mins each on the twister and bike this evening.
So far, in the last 2 weeks since I started again, I've lost 3.4 kg. Its a good start.
With the low - no carb eating, I'm finding my bgs are far better, too... very few spikes, and hardly any lows. Its a nice feeling! I feel in control, empowered, and like I'm getting back to health - the only problem is my skin breaking out as my body gets rid of the crap I've been eating for far too long - like 28 years!
For the last 2 weeks, I've been going for gentle walks with Riley, and eating really well. Most of my meals have been Paleo type dishes, with just a few exceptions. Snacks have been fruit, vege sticks, seeds and raw nuts. I've been drinking lots of water, and my new favourite drink is Dilmah Rose and French Vanilla tea. Just drop the teabag into your bottle of water, and off you go for the day. It tastes just like turkish delight, and kills those sweet cravings!
Yesterday, I picked up the treadmill I scored on ebay for just $31. Matt's sister, Tara, has loaned me her excercise bike and Cardio Twister, and I have the spare room set up as a home gym. This morning I burned 71 cals, doing a brisk 2.4km walk on the treadmill, and intend to do 10 mins each on the twister and bike this evening.
So far, in the last 2 weeks since I started again, I've lost 3.4 kg. Its a good start.
With the low - no carb eating, I'm finding my bgs are far better, too... very few spikes, and hardly any lows. Its a nice feeling! I feel in control, empowered, and like I'm getting back to health - the only problem is my skin breaking out as my body gets rid of the crap I've been eating for far too long - like 28 years!
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