February 25, 2011 by Bethy.

So I’ve been wondering about this forever… I finally called the doctor and she said it’s ok to drink in moderation!!!!   Yipppee!!  I can do that.  I should eat something with it, I can do that too!

I should have called a long time ago, LOL

Cheers!  NOW BRING ME THAT MARTINI  LOL

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February 25, 2011 by Bethy.

Felt good this morning.  Went for my walk/run, but ended up only doing 2 miles, ugh.

Did my stomach, arm, chest work, and did a little leg work (squats, quad lifts on the bowflex), but didn’t feel like it was going great.  But at least I got a work out in today.

Checked my blood sugar and is was only 65!  Could be good and bad……..good that my body didn’t feel it needed to dump sugar into my system to raise it, but bad because that’s probably why I didn’t feel so great too.  I’ll have to check before I exercise and if it’s low’ish, I’ll eat some carbs then exercise.  I also need to check with the doctor in April and she may need to lower my dose of Metformin.

I had a leftover chicken breast with mayo/honey mustard on the side to dip in for lunch, and I found Diet Ocean Spray cranberry juice!  For a full cup (8oz) it is only 2 carbs.  ……..Juice!!  real juice!  LOL  I mixed it with some sprite zero and it was awesome!

I’m researching the ‘no drinking’ while on metformin thing,  he he he.  The more I read the more I see that people are drinking while taking it and it doesn’t effect them and that it is RARE to get Lactic Acidosis when combining the two.  But I haven’t had a drink since last April………………so I don’t need it, but it would be nice for my 50th to have a drink.INFO

I did find an imported NA beer that I like and have with Pizza or when I feel like a beer.  St. Paulie Girl’s NA beer is really good.  More like an ale taste to me.

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February 23, 2011 by Bethy.

I wanted to run today but kept putting it off………talked to everyone on the phone today, worked on the computer, etc.   Finally at 4:20pm I made it to the treadmill.  I was doing really decent.  Pace was great.  Music was awesome……….going going going pace was 2 min faster than Saturday’s 5 mile run……..Bob comes home………I’m still walking/ running………cool  I’m gonna go 6 miles…..breathing is great feel like I could go forever……….feet a little hot in the shoes, but doing good.  CRAP……..the treadmill shuts down at 99min……..I mean completely stops mid stride.  It stopped at 5.86 miles……..so I quit and did my stomach, arm and chest work………DAMN  I really wanted to see that 6 mile mark, but once it stops for me I’m done!    

Then while trying to do my stomach, arm and chest work my mp3 player goes freaky……..I had it in the front of my bra to hold it………well it is a very convenient spot to keep it, lol… sweating on it might have did it in.

Anyway………..had a GREAT work out today even if I got it in late.  18.3 min miles on Saturday and today was 16.45.  Trying to get it down to a respectable time 

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February 21, 2011 by Bethy.

I didn’t feel like working out today but did anyway. Feel good now that I did.

Walk/run 2 miles. Then did chest and arm work and lots o’ crunches!!!!

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February 20, 2011 by Bethy.

I’m going to try taking my metformin at 12 hour intervals again. I’ve been taking it whenever I eat my breakfast or dinner. Testing to see if it makes any difference.

Got a 5 mile walk/run in yesterday! I was going to go for 20 min. but as I was going it felt really good and I just kept going. On the treadmill, mind you. I could have kept going because “wind” wise I was great! The only reason I had to stop was the ball of my right foot was getting a major hot spot. Managed not to get a blister, thank God.

I plan to up my milage and eat lower carbs. Yadda yadda yadda. Hopefully I can get back on the weighloss track.

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February 9, 2011 by Bethy.

I NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK!

Since the holidays I’ve been stagnant.  Not gaining, not losing, not exercising, not being careful in my diet.

I need a BIG kick in the butt.  I’m going to return to the beginning of my blog and re-read.  Hopefully to give me that motivation to keep on………………

I’m only on one HBP med and hopefully will get off that in April when I see the doctor next.  I am still taking the Metformin, which was horrible in the beginning, but my body has accepted it and it is great for BS.  If I have to take that for the rest of my life, I might be ok with that, if it lets me maintain a ‘normal’ diet without my blood sugar getting out of whack.  But if I can maintain it with just exercise and diet and no med…….

I alway feel so much better when I’m exercising…………….JUST DO IT.  Geeze….to anyone else that has been through a lull in their exercise, get moving!  I took enough of a break.  Maybe I needed it.  Maybe I needed to be still and enjoy.  Maybe this break will give me the motivation to start anew.

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