Bad news for a Monday.

It would have been bad news any day but I got the call today, on a Monday, while I am cramping and crabby and hungry for everything bad and unhealthy that exists in the world.  The call was from the Dr's office. The medical assistant calling to tell me that I am now officially Pre-Diabetic.  I have been on the cusp for a few years.  I just never fathomed that I could fall into the cavern. Well, I have.

This news is really pissing me off!  I have always been against diets of any kind. I  do not LOVE my body but I do not hate it either. I think that my body acceptance has allowed me to just be lackadaisical and indifferent about losing weight or exercising and eating better.  I have been heavier. I was 220 pounds when we moved to Texas from Iowa.  I have hovered in the 180s for the better part of 2 years. I wished I could have been less but I didn't really care that much.  Obviously.

Well now the medical professional has spoken and it can not be denied. If I don't fix this I will be on more medications than I already take today.  If I would get off my fat ass and MOVE I could avoid lots of bad crap down the road. In the quick reading I did today it said that if I lose just 5-10% of my body weight I can avoid diabetes.  That is 10-20 pounds.  That seems like a small number at the same time it feels like a HUGE number.  I have got to do this. I have no choice. I can be indifferent no longer.

I am not one to withhold things from myself that I enjoy. I think that could lead to greater desires and cheating. I think the way to go about this is to eat mostly the same and MOVE MORE!  I also need to seriously look at my soda habit.  I think I have it under control, I'm down to one Coke per day, but when that Coke is a large and about 3 times a week turns into two or three Cokes I am just kidding myself. I don't have anything under control. I have tried quitting and cutting back before but it makes me very grouchy. I have to get over that hurdle and not look back. I don't think I am working at all next week.  Maybe that would be a good time to detox?

I need to research better snack choices and get those in the house. I need to know which fruits are carb friendly and I need to commit to eating more of those on a regular basis. I think I will also up my Juice Plus and see if that may help a bit too.  It surely can not hurt.

It's time.