I hope you all had a good start to the work week. Random but there are two movies coming out this month I am very excited about. Man of Steel and World War Z!! I have a bit of a crush on Superman this time around. The last one was a bit....I don't know....but not for me! This one is a hunk of manly man! Rawr!!
It's back to the grind for me today. Working today through Saturday. It's so nice out. Sunny, low humidity and breezy. Supposed to be a lovely high of 76 here. All together now, ahhhhhhh! :) I have had two super workouts the last two days and my body is waving the white flag today, needing a break.
It's interesting. I've been thinking of two ailments I had suffered from most of my life that *knock on wood* have not caused me significant problems in recent years. One is migraines. I have gotten them from the time I was little. I remember missing school, having them make me throw up, being in such pain and I had no idea what it was. Heat would often bring them on too. The other is Hypoglycemia. I would get shaky and sweaty and dizzy when my blood sugar dropped. I did have it during my pregnancy with Sammy too. They actually instructed me to eat more. Every two hours.
I had a big of shaky, Hypoglycemia feeling yesterday after my workout. I can't remember the last time I felt that and it suddenly hit me...I had some small waffles with peanut butter in the AM. They were ogranic ones for the boys. I had forgotten to buy some yogurt and ran out of bananas, etc. So I needed something before the gym. But I think the white flour...then a great workout..left me out of whack. I was feeling very light-headed while running errands. I bought some nuts and an Odwalla Green Monster smoothie and downed it and felt better. I normally have a Greek yogurt with a banana or peanut butter or something like that which sustains me longer and keeps my blood sugar level.
But I started thinking about the lack of bad migraines and low blood sugar attacks. I still feel the feeling of a migraine start to come up but I'm able to control it before it gets too bad. I cannot remember the last time I threw up from one or had to lay in bed for hours. I think it was when I was still married years ago. I had wondered if my body chemistry changed from pregnancy. Or if it's related to my complete lifestyle overhaul. They happened around the same time. I got away from the stressful marriage, I changed the way I eat and cut out soda and other sugary drinks and drink mostly water and keep hydrated and exercise a lot. I have cut out white flour products and other items that are modified and have no nutritional value as often as possible. There are experts that say the problems with blood sugar are caused more by the bad carbs than by sugar. Our systems were not made for this horrible stuff we are ingesting and consuming that stuff and not having anything nourish our bodies from it has caused it to protest. Makes sense to me!
I think I am living proof that living a different way can help you feel better and improve your health in ways other than a lower number on the scale. I nourish my body with a lot of complex carbs, fiber, lean protein, fruits and veggies. Tons of water, green tea too! I splurge occasionally but make my "norm" the good stuff. And the sudden occurrence of a low blood sugar reaction yesterday following waffles.....and a workout...seems like proof as well. I do my 1500 calorie burns a lot and I feel sweaty and hungry afterwards but never that shaky, lightheaded, ick feeling I felt yesterday.
I am having a sort of epiphany today so bear with me! I hope you're all having one with me because I think it is important and I am happy to be the "guinea pig" of sorts to prove to you that your diet and activities really do matter so much more and even if the number on the scale isn't going down as you'd like, you are improving your health immensely and will reap the benefits in other ways. I certainly have!
Time for me to get ready for the day. Have a good one!!
Check this out. I do love my avocados!! Eat one a day???? If I must, I must!! :p
Remember, no matter how slow you go you're still lapping everybody on the couch!
Watch and listen. The amazing Neil Diamond!! Ahhhhh! We all know I love him so! I don't know about you but talent like this and nature like this is very humbling to me!
xoxoxoxo
Tam
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