October 13, 2003 is one of the worst days I have ever encountered. I had not been feeling well and was pushed by a friend to go to the doctor and found out that I had Diabetes type 2. This completely changed my life in more ways than I could have ever imagined.
Fast forward ten years, I still don't have all the answers figured out. I still struggle at times with eating right and exercising like I should. I have done well but feel I have been in a slump the last few months. I know I can get out I just need to work my mind through it.
I think I have gotten lost in worrying about lots of other things and I forgot the main reason why I started this quest to become more healthy. It is easy to get side tracked in lots of different thoughts about what others think is right for you but what really counts is what you thing is right for you.
I started eating less and more healthy and lost weight. Then I started running to help with my weight loss and found I loved running. A year ago I ran several races and loved each and every one. I set my sights on a longer running goal. In my quest to run further and do more I injured myself. In working to get better there was lots of helpful ideas that people gave me. The problem for me came when I though about those more and what my real goal was less. I found I was kind of depressed and I didn't love running because I felt I wasn't progressing like I wanted to.
I am at a point in my life where I need to work on getting back to the basics. Eating more healthy and running for me. Does this mean I give up my half marathon goal? No way, It just means that I want to get back to running for the love of it. Once I am back at that place I can move forward getting more miles in and feeling more confident about finishing a half marathon.
I need to be more consistent about taking my blood sugars, this will help me know where my diabetes control is at. I need to track my eating with a calorie counting app, which will help keep me accountable for what I eat. I also need to commit to exercise and specially running on a more consistent basis four to five days a week would be a very good goal for me. These are all things I know and it is up to the inside to push the outside in me so they can both rebuild stronger.
"If there really are two paths, I want to be on the the one that leads to awesome." kid President
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