At the beginning of the year, my husband George found out that he had Type 2 diabetes. This turned his world upside down, as it would anyone. He was very mad at himself for letting himself get out of shape and not take better care of his health by eating all kinds of stuff on the road, etc. He travels a lot for business. I respected and felt his pain, but I kept saying that he did not give himself diabetes, he was predisposed to it genetically. Does someone give themselves diabetes? I don't think so, but if you are diagnosed with Type 2, you need to take that diagnosis seriously, cause your life and health are really at stake.My mom was a Type 1 diabetic since her late 20's early 30's. Even though she took her insulin as needed, she fought that disease tooth and nail. She did not eat healthily, didn't exercise, smoked till her final days and lived her life by her rules. Because of this, her diabetes took her at 68 years old. She had to have her legs amputated, quadruple bypass, congestive heart disease, and that is what finally took her down, her heart and all of the other organs that just couldn't take it anymore. My mom was an incredible fighter and one of the bravest people I know. She went down kicking. There is not a day that doesn't go by that I don't miss her. Life without her is different, a little less colorful in many ways. But the good news is that there is still a huge rainbow of colors that follow me around on a daily basis.
What does this have to do with Cherry Vanilla Bluebell ice cream? Well, since George was diagnosed with Type 2, I quit my Curves membership, cause it was really not a workout, and we both joined Anytime Fitness (http://www.anytimefitness.com). This is a place where I get a really good workout. I have been going religiously (like I can't believe). I am feeling so strong and feeling in pain from the workouts, but it is good pain, not my back aching like hell. So, the thing that is bumming me out is that I have to cut down on the amount of food I eat each day. That is the hardest part of all of this. I have to get myself to really be better about what I am eating, so that I can start to lose weight, not just tone-up. Let's see how this goes. I have got to get serious, and maybe by writing it here in this blog, it will be a good kick in the ass for me to be serious. It's not that I eat ice cream all the time, but whenever I do, I feel really crappy about it, not ever good. The ends doesn't justify the means. Well I have gotten this message loud & clear. See Blue Bell Ice Cream, do not buy it, do not be tempted by it and that goes for Cheetos too! I can sign off now.
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