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- Dishonesty, selfishness and lack of empathy.
Today is my birthday.
In the past year there have been so many life changing events that have happened it's a year I won't forget. Without wishing to bore you all silly, I have grabbed the anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia I have had for the past 30 years, shaken it by the neck and sent it packing, more or less. I never bowed down to it but it blighted my life..now it has no hold over me.
My daughter with special needs moved out, thing did not go as planned but for the moment she is happy. More importantly she doesn't feel the need to return home so we must have done something right.
I have a new opportunity at life, to be able to go out and get a job, to go where I want, when I want, get up when I want, go to bed when I want.
In the past year, I was also diagnosed with diabetes type 2. I haven't taken it well and have struggled. I still am struggling, not sure what to do for the best for myself. In so many ways I am very strong, have had to be but when it comes to food and my "comfort", I am lost.
Actually, I was lost. There has been such a wealth of info on here about diet and treatment that I have been spoilt for choice. To let go of a food "habit" is a very hard thing to do but I think I can do it now. I want to be well, I have had enough ill health in my life and don't want the complications of diabetes.
My scales have gone up the creek and my test strips are finished, no matter. Common sense at the end of the day, all I can do is my best and what I think will work for me. I need to lose a lot of weight but I need to be able to do it without "dieting"..I think I have found my own personal "happy medium".
I thought I had accomplished all I wanted to in 2011 but I have a feeling 2012 is going to the year when I acknowledge that yes, my diabetes really isn't going to go away and yes, I can kick it's backside anyway. I can lose weight by eating food I enjoy in reasonable portions and realise that this is my choice, not a lifestyle I follow reluctantly.
Thanks to anyone who managed to get to the end of this long blurb!
Take care all
In the past year there have been so many life changing events that have happened it's a year I won't forget. Without wishing to bore you all silly, I have grabbed the anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia I have had for the past 30 years, shaken it by the neck and sent it packing, more or less. I never bowed down to it but it blighted my life..now it has no hold over me.
My daughter with special needs moved out, thing did not go as planned but for the moment she is happy. More importantly she doesn't feel the need to return home so we must have done something right.
I have a new opportunity at life, to be able to go out and get a job, to go where I want, when I want, get up when I want, go to bed when I want.
In the past year, I was also diagnosed with diabetes type 2. I haven't taken it well and have struggled. I still am struggling, not sure what to do for the best for myself. In so many ways I am very strong, have had to be but when it comes to food and my "comfort", I am lost.
Actually, I was lost. There has been such a wealth of info on here about diet and treatment that I have been spoilt for choice. To let go of a food "habit" is a very hard thing to do but I think I can do it now. I want to be well, I have had enough ill health in my life and don't want the complications of diabetes.
My scales have gone up the creek and my test strips are finished, no matter. Common sense at the end of the day, all I can do is my best and what I think will work for me. I need to lose a lot of weight but I need to be able to do it without "dieting"..I think I have found my own personal "happy medium".
I thought I had accomplished all I wanted to in 2011 but I have a feeling 2012 is going to the year when I acknowledge that yes, my diabetes really isn't going to go away and yes, I can kick it's backside anyway. I can lose weight by eating food I enjoy in reasonable portions and realise that this is my choice, not a lifestyle I follow reluctantly.
Thanks to anyone who managed to get to the end of this long blurb!
Take care all
