Digger-i-doo
Well-Known Member
Hi there,
This is my first post but I've been lurking for a while. Last year my doctor advised me that I'm pre diabetic, and to cut down on the carbs and sugar, and get more exercise. So ok, fine. I did my research and ditched most takeout and processed foods, have been doing LCHF successfully, forced myself to start kickboxing circuit training in addition to a power yoga class here and there, walking, and (once the snow melts) cycling. I'm enjoying my food, I feel good, and my blood sugar levels are pretty much back in the normal range (fasting blood levels have all been below 5.0 for the past 5 days!)
So what's the problem? Doing all this takes up pretty much all of my free time! I work at a great job that requires about 2.5 to 3 hours commuting a day (about 1 hour and fifteen minutes each way, door to door). Since I'm trying to exercise after work most days, I don't get home until 7:00 or 8:00. To avoid having to then cook when I get home, I spend my weekends prepping food for the week. It all works and I'm eating better than ever and enjoying my food. And I even have the hint of abdominal muscles starting to show through, which is pretty cool given that I'm a middle aged lady (43 is middle aged, right?). But I feel like this is my whole life now. I don't have lazy weekends anymore. I'd like to plan a weekend away, but then ... I won't have time to make my food for the week and then what? I'd have to buy pre-made stuff? Or skip exercise? I guess I should get myself a dedicated freezer so I can start cooking in larger batches. Sigh. Everything requires SO MUCH PLANNING now.
I tend to get frustrated on Sundays. This when I get fed up and feel like I haven't had enough fun because I've spent so much damned time ricing cauliflower and shredding kale and making mason jar salads and preparing low-carb baked goods and doing household chores and blah blah blah. Also, I'm feeling guilty because I skipped my yoga class because I felt like my to-do list was too long and I get tired of feeling rushed. I rush enough as it is during the week. Rush to catch the commuter train, rush to the office, rush through my daily tasks, rush to get the train home, rush to the gym, rush home and get my food together because it's already getting late and eating late is bad, then try not to stay up too late otherwise getting up the next day will be a chore ... ARGH!
I'm hoping that I'll get the hang of all this and that I'll get more efficient and better at managing all this. Right?! Please tell me it gets easier! Or maybe this is just life and I should stop complaining and focus on the fact that I'm healthy.
Bleurgh.
This is my first post but I've been lurking for a while. Last year my doctor advised me that I'm pre diabetic, and to cut down on the carbs and sugar, and get more exercise. So ok, fine. I did my research and ditched most takeout and processed foods, have been doing LCHF successfully, forced myself to start kickboxing circuit training in addition to a power yoga class here and there, walking, and (once the snow melts) cycling. I'm enjoying my food, I feel good, and my blood sugar levels are pretty much back in the normal range (fasting blood levels have all been below 5.0 for the past 5 days!)
So what's the problem? Doing all this takes up pretty much all of my free time! I work at a great job that requires about 2.5 to 3 hours commuting a day (about 1 hour and fifteen minutes each way, door to door). Since I'm trying to exercise after work most days, I don't get home until 7:00 or 8:00. To avoid having to then cook when I get home, I spend my weekends prepping food for the week. It all works and I'm eating better than ever and enjoying my food. And I even have the hint of abdominal muscles starting to show through, which is pretty cool given that I'm a middle aged lady (43 is middle aged, right?). But I feel like this is my whole life now. I don't have lazy weekends anymore. I'd like to plan a weekend away, but then ... I won't have time to make my food for the week and then what? I'd have to buy pre-made stuff? Or skip exercise? I guess I should get myself a dedicated freezer so I can start cooking in larger batches. Sigh. Everything requires SO MUCH PLANNING now.
I tend to get frustrated on Sundays. This when I get fed up and feel like I haven't had enough fun because I've spent so much damned time ricing cauliflower and shredding kale and making mason jar salads and preparing low-carb baked goods and doing household chores and blah blah blah. Also, I'm feeling guilty because I skipped my yoga class because I felt like my to-do list was too long and I get tired of feeling rushed. I rush enough as it is during the week. Rush to catch the commuter train, rush to the office, rush through my daily tasks, rush to get the train home, rush to the gym, rush home and get my food together because it's already getting late and eating late is bad, then try not to stay up too late otherwise getting up the next day will be a chore ... ARGH!
I'm hoping that I'll get the hang of all this and that I'll get more efficient and better at managing all this. Right?! Please tell me it gets easier! Or maybe this is just life and I should stop complaining and focus on the fact that I'm healthy.
Bleurgh.