Crazy Week = Crazy Glucose Numbers? Not This Time!

Crazy Week = Crazy Glucose Numbers? Not This Time!

 

My Planner

Oh Crap!

Had a crazy week of traveling with no schedule.
It was crazy, yes, a totally crazy week.
Have you had those weeks?
No place or time to exercise.
Fast food, dining out, eating on the run.
In a motel.
SO much to do with not enough time.

I had a house I needed to get ready to sell.
Inside needed a make over.
Outside needed TLC.
I planned a week.
I needed a month.
So every morning I woke up at a motel.
One that served a breakfast of make your own waffles with toppings.
Bagels, English muffins, toast, pastries.
Fruit juice, apples, bananas.
I passed all of that up and headed to the egg omelets.
Sprinkled grated cheddar cheese on top.
Grabbed a small serving of a raisin bran type cereal tossing the raisins in the trash.
As I ran out the door I grabbed a small green apple and 2 tubs of peanut butter.

We hit the ground running.
Moving furniture, washer, dryer and refrigerator.
Scrubbing, cleaning, scraping, washing, mopping, wiping.
Clipping, sweeping, scooping, chopping.
Hauling and dumping.

Average 7300 Steps

I workout every morning on a Precor and aim for at least 6000 steps a day.
I try to do weight lifting or resistance 3x a week.
Not this week!!
BUT
In spite of no Precor or attempted exercise routines
I managed to average 7300 steps for the week.
An my muscles screamed every night for a bit of R&R.
My head hit the pillow and I was asleep.
AND
I slept! Hard.

Adjustments Based on Knowledge

The first day I went low.
I ate a fairly low carb breakfast
BUT
I worked, hard
And felt a low coming.
Thankfully I had grabbed the apple and peanut butter.
Lifesaver!
I planned a higher than usual carb lunch to prepare for a hard afternoon and it paid off.
I also got a small lunch to go and used that as a snack when I needed it.
Dinner was lighter carb and just plain lighter because we ended up eating late.
The next morning I made an egg sandwich with a small muffin.
I grabbed 2 apples and peanut butter.
I was trying to be prepared for a day that was a free for all!

Better Numbers Than I Hoped For

I have been eating, testing, working out, testing, eating, testing, drinking, testing
Ever since I was diagnosed and long before any meds were prescribed.
I have a pretty good idea of foods not to eat (spikes with following lows)
And
What to eat when I am going to be active.
It was a challenge and I wasn't perfect (who is??!!)
But
I did much better than I thought.
I didn't log food into my program.
I didn't complete my regularly scheduled workouts.
I didn't go to bed on time and got up earlier.

STILL
I managed to keep my BG numbers in a fairly tight range by doing what I know works.
And
It usually worked!
Yes, there was a time or two where I thought what I was doing was more of a workout
And Oops!
Went a bit high, but not so high where I panicked. 

How do you. plan for a day where anything could happen?
Do you have a go to food list in your mind that you know you are safe with?
Do you have those "carby" snacks that get your number back up?
What are your tricks when life throws you a curveball?

Have a great numbers day!

Jay