Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
The Uncertainty of Diabetes
Failure: When Diabetes Gets the Best of You
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https://medium.com/the-mission/a-tolerance-for-uncertainty-is-the-price-of-admission-for-an-extraordinary-life-a745db742047?email=jayallen%40villainoustype2.com&g-recaptcha-response |
I subscribe to quite a few website, some diabetes related but others are not.
Still, this article totally unrelated to diabetes made me think for a moment.
He wrote about uncertainty and creating certainty anchors:
for me diabetes has a mind of its own and is my uncertainty
But
I can exercise each day
I can write each day
I can pay attention to my eating
I can test consistently
I can ask for help when needed
I can create my anchors that will help me stay on tract.
Now when things don't work and I'm disappointed I have choices
Do I obsess about it?
Spend energy trying to change something I can't?
Try to make myself feel better by spending money I don't have or eating what I shouldn't?
OR
Surrender
Allow the feelings without obsessing
Don't fight the past
Get back up, keep going and if there is something to learn,
accept the learning experience for what it is,
using the knowledge to help manage my diabetes.
Our mindset can work for us, helping us stay positive even when the outcome
isn't what we hoped for or when negative.
Create your anchors.
What you do and who you hang out with can make a difference.
I fail - I will never be perfect and diabetes will make my life
different from what I had imagined.
different from what I had imagined.
It's going to be okay.
I can't obsess over it or ignore it (consequences).
Instead,
I choose to do my best
trying and learning,
repeating the positives
and
trying to reduce and eliminate the negatives.
Each day is a new day - today though -
not tomorrow -
but today I will do my best.
Do you have positive
affirmations or anchors
affirmations or anchors
that help you each day?
Have a great numbers day!
Jay
Friday, November 16, 2018
One Hour A Day = 365 Hours
One Hour A Day = Big Changes
Watch
What's an Hour?
Expressions tell us how we feel about time:
Killing time.
Wasting time.
Time filler.
Time flies.
Greatest gift is time.
Where did the time go?
The clock is ticking.
If I could turn back time.
Things money can't buy:Time
Time is the most valuable thing a person can spend.
Lost time is never found again.
Now think about these
Those who waste their time are the first to complain they have no time.
Make time by planning your day.
Use time as a tool
Take care of the current moments.
Know the true value of time.
But these two hit home:
To say "I don't have time," is saying "I don't want to".
You know what truly matters by where you spend your time (and money)
Guilty.......
I say there are things I want to do but don't have time.
Truth is, I don't make time.
What Does an Hour Look Like?
1 hour a day = 365 hours
or
9.125 40-hour work weeks
or
15.2 days
or
2.17 weeks.
What can you do in that time?
Instead of letting the day happen to you,
what would happen if you planned your day?
I'm not talking rigid planning
and
it doesn't have to be an hour.
Look at your calendar.
Look at your day.
Look at your phone use.
Look at the tv/screen/game/surfing time.
Where is there spare time if you make an honest assessment?
If you don't schedule your day-
If you don't pay attention to how you
spend
waste
kill
use
YOUR time
No one else will
In fact:
everyone will be happy to tell you how THEY want you to use your time.
everyone will be happy to tell you how THEY want you to use your time.
My Plan
My calendar has become full of stuff to do
Important stuff that has to be dealt with.
Stuff with deadlines.
Stuff that requires travel and meetings.
Even with all this stuff,
there are moments,
there are times,
of waiting, sitting,
downtime that I know I could use better.
We all need downtime
but I keep saying there are things I wish I had time to do.
Well,
I'm going to schedule some time
IN MY CALENDAR
Not just think it
PLAN IT
Not just wish I had the time
MAKE THE TIME
And those little blimps of time?
My notebook has a paperclip on some back pages for ideas.
things that need more thought-
things that need research-
food and recipes-
exercise ideas-
diabetes research-
dreams.
What do you wish you had more time for?
Logging food?
Working out?
Cooking better?
Do you see any time in your day that could be better "spent"?
Do you see any time in your day that could be better "spent"?
Have a great day!
Jay
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Quitting Diet Soda
Quitting Diet Soda
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Love My Diet Dr. Pepper |
Quitting Diet Soda is HARD
I can't believe how hard it is to stop drinking diet soda.
I love it.
I love Dr Pepper
I used to drink cans, as in cases, as in more than I should..
Even before I was diagnosed with Type 2,
I eventually switched to Diet when available slowing eliminating sugar soda forever.
Then came the "just one a day" over 10 years ago.
Still, I went to Cambodia and took a bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper syrup,
bought carbonated water when we arrived,
and
made my own since it wasn't available there.
That's love.
I know others share my love.
I took my own can into a convention in my purse.
When I opened the can, I had a woman ask me where I found my soda.
She had looked in every vending machine only to be disappointed.
When I said I brought my own I thought she was going to cry.
The love runs deep and the love runs true.
Diet Pepsi? Nope
Diet Coke? Yuck
Diet Root Beer? Negative
Diet Sprite? Never
Diet Mountain Dew? Yew
Occasionally I will drink ICE in certain flavors
But
they just aren't Diet Dr. Pepper
It is only day 2
Day 2
I am on my second day.
There is none in the motorhome and I want to cry.
Diet Pepsi sits on the ledge (my BF favorite)
But
I am not that desperate yet.
But
they just aren't Diet Dr. Pepper
It is only day 2
Day 2
I am on my second day.
There is none in the motorhome and I want to cry.
Diet Pepsi sits on the ledge (my BF favorite)
But
I am not that desperate yet.
Close....
but not yet.
UGH....
Withdrawal Symptoms
I researched diet soda withdrawals
Yes - there are withdrawal symptoms ranging from:
headaches
aches
pains
migraines
appetite changes
brain fog
food cravings and hunger
depression or mood dip/swings
dizziness
fatigue
heart palpitations
insomnia
restlessness
Caffeine or Aspartame?
Is it caffeine or aspartame withdrawal?
Is it both?
Some recommend adding coffee or tea to drink.
The caffeine is less plus coffee and tea are natural.
Adding a little caffeine is supposed to help with that side of the withdrawals.
I was trying to reduce my use of artificial sweeteners.
I use quite a bit.
Being diabetic, I tend to rely on sugar free creamer, diet soda, and sugar free stuff.
Even my fiber cereal has sucralose.
*Sigh*
I might need a program
or maybe reward myself to one or five on the weekend?
Have you quit using artificial sweeteners?
Have you quit soda - any kind?
Did you have withdrawals and if so, what did you do?
HELP!!
Here's to a great numbers day!
Jay
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Diabetes Related Blogs, Websites, and Forums and Too Much Social Media
Diabetes Related Blogs, Websites, and Forums
One Website of Many
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http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-2/?loc=util-header_type2This is one of many websites that I look at for information.Do you know how many blogs, websites and forums there are where diabetes is talked about?Too many for me to visit them all. I found I would search for something in particular THEN hours later I was looking at all types of random stuff. Interesting stuff BUT not what I had originally set out to look for. Dinner recipe? Beautiful pictures of meals that I won't cook making me feel inadequate as we eat sandwiches BECAUSE I lost track of time looking (but not using) recipes! Many more examples of looking up food programs, diabetic-friendly food, CGMs, and stuff only to end up getting lost in the world of Social Media. As much as I want to improve my knowledge and keep up on new ideas I tend to get lost in "research" Mindfulness And MinimalismThe new buzzwordsPut Mindfulness with Minimalism and you have what Facebook Live sessions are preaching by advertisers and your friends! ANYWAY I am going to start being more mindful of technology. Social Media fuelsEnvy - Comparison - Anxiety - DepressionEnvy and ComparisonWe see the perfection on the Internet, look at our lives, comparing pictured perfectionwith REALITY causing Anxiety and Depression I'm not perfect at managing my diabetes. I'm not perfect with my workouts. I'm not perfect with my numbers, any of them. I'm not perfect with responding on the forums I belong to. I don't have time to do it all or be "perfect". The GoalThere are so many blogs, websites, and forums that I could sit in front of the computer all day and night.I get too much information I get conflicting information I don't use the information. Time to take responsibility for my TIME. HOW??Set times for internet useLook for what I need and stop when I find it Check social media once - or less! - a day, or week or whatever needed Pick the sites that are useful to me Unsubscribe from useless emails Delete emails that don't have information needed now! (you can always Google it later!) Although there are many diabetic friendly websites and forums which contain useful information, don't rely too much on social media. "Connections" on social media can leave us isolated in real life, in real time. Pay attention when with friends and family Find local groups where you can create real contacts Create true relationships by acting genuinely, face to face, in person. Live life in real time doing what truly matters. Put the knowledge you get from the Internet to use by getting off the Internet and participating in your own care. Off to cook dinner with a recipe I found using chicken, asparagus and mushrooms. Low carb and quick. Computer off Have a great numbers day! Jay |
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