Even though advances in diabetes treatment mean that I can live a flexible lifestyle and dose to what I eat (rather than eating to what I dose, as it was when I was first diagnosed). I find that I am most happy when I have a schedule, at least when it comes to my big 3: Exercise, Food and Work.
My average day at the moment looks like this:
5:00am Rise
and Shine!
5:45am Treadmill
Time (20-30mins jogging)
6:30am Shower
6:45am Breakfast.
Usually 1-2CP such as almond milk with protein powder
or peanut
butter on toast.
7:00am Get
dressed
7:30am Out
the door, in the car and on the way to work
8:00am Arrive
at work
10:30am Morning
Snack. Usually 0CP such as almonds and tuna
1:00pm Lunch.
Usually 0-1CP such as salad with four bean mix and feta
3:00pm Afternoon
Snack. Similar to morning snack or what’s left from lunch
4:00pm Finish
Work
4:30pm Gym
(1hour: circuit training 45mins + 15 min stretch)
5:45pm Arrive
home and have a small protein snack. Shower
6:30pm Dinner
8:30pm Bed.
I usually read for an hour or talk to my partner
on the phone
(as we are currently doing the long distance thing!)
(as we are currently doing the long distance thing!)
I know this schedule seems rigid and uptight to some but it’s
working for me right now. So far my average weekly blood sugar has dropped by
two points each week and my energy levels are the best they’ve been in years – all
while keeping my caffeine intake to a minimum! I would say that I am generally
an upbeat and positive person, but high blood sugars do affect my moods, more
than I realised until I began following this schedule and become a lot more
stable.
I definitely have days where this doesn’t go to plan and of
course weekends are different too. I tend to give myself a rest from exercise
most Sundays though. And just like everyone else, I have projects and interest
which need to be slotted in somewhere too!
It takes discipline (Ugh!) but the effort is definitely worth it!
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