{"id":211,"date":"2008-06-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=211"},"modified":"2008-06-23T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-23T14:00:00","slug":"one-month-and-counting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"One Month and counting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have successfully gone one month without sugar. No desserts, ice cream, candy bars… no sweets. Don’t they say it takes 28 days to break a habit? Well I can tell you that isn’t really true. I still feel the need to think about my sugary friends… remember the taste of them… I miss them. <\/p>\n

We went to the movies the other day and the boys had some Skittles. Josh was on my lap… his breath was Skittlicious. I kissed him… it was yummy. Sad, eh?<\/p>\n

I am determined not let diabetes control my life. So I am trying to get control of it. I have learned to check my blood sugars myself. This is a accomplishment I am proud of. I am learning what foods effect me and how to keep my levels stable. I am learning to force myself to eat mini meals as so not to get shaky.<\/p>\n

I am trying to take baby steps. I have a tendency to grab hold of a project and set unrealistic goals for myself. Then I wonder why I failed. Baby steps and allowing myself time to conquer it. I am trying to give myself permission to feel proud of each success and then move on to the next baby step.<\/p>\n

1. Give up my sugary friends
2. Learn to take my blood sugars (Ok I was forced to do this at the diabetic clinic…)
3. Add a small amount of exercise in my day. I know that if I think that I am going to the gym for an hour… I will fail.
So baby steps… a walk 3-4 times a week. Then I hope to increase that to 5-6 times a week.
4. The gym will come.
5. Keep drinking water… eventually give up my Diet Coke. This is where I get my sweet fix from right now.<\/p>\n

Baby Steps. Making myself feel the pleasure of the small accomplishments. A friend of mine told me that she needed to just know that at the end of the day she had done the best she could.<\/p>\n

I like that. Did I do the best I could at the end of the day? Most day… yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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