I'm Rockin' This

Remember when I went to the doctor a few weeks ago? Well, a week after I went, they called and said I had to schedule an appointment to talk about the results of my blood work. I was freaking out.

Of course I immediately assumed the worst. My family history includes diabetes...high cholesterol...you name it.

Turns out my cholesterol is a little on the high side. Not high enough to take medication for thank goodness but high enough that I need to be aware. 

I was scared to death it was going to be the "D" word. I am not ready for that. My mom had diabetes and since she had it, I'm 50% more likely to end up with it. 

I had already been taking steps to overhaul my diet. For example?

I haven't had a soda since New Year's Eve. 

That's big for me people. I just quit them. Cold turkey. I only really want one when we are out to eat somewhere, but I just order water and try not to think about it. I used to be really good at disciplining myself and drinking one of the small 8 oz cans per day (on my lunch break). Toward the end of last year I was drinking WAY more than that. And? I felt like crap.

My doctor told me that it can take up to two months for the soda cravings to go away completely. Apparently caffeine is one of the hardest things to kick. I don't (never have) drink coffee. Yuck. So I do have that going for me.

I'm proud of myself. 

I'm rockin' this.

And guess what I had for breakfast the other morning?

 Yogurt. 

In a smoothie. I loathe yogurt. Gag. And this wasn't any ordinary yogurt, it was Greek and so freaking thick I thought I was going to hurl. I doctored it up a bit and it was fine though. So what if I acted like it was a milkshake from Sonic? 

Moving on.

Initially at the beginning of the year I had planned on signing up for WW but when I was talking to my Dr. he asked how much weight I was wanting to lose and I told him 50 pounds. He told me to bulk up on my proteins (especially for breakfast) and cut my carbs (especially after lunch). And no fruit in the evening.

That's going to be so hard for me because there's not much protein I like. And there's not many carbs I don't love. But about the protein...

Eggs? Yuck. 

Yogurt? We already went through that. 

Beans/hummus? Lots of protein, but also lots of carbs. And I'm not totally sold on hummus yet anyway. I don't think I've found a brand I like.

Fish? No way. Chris is the fish lover in this family.

Basically I guess I'll be living off of chicken breasts for the next few months. And cheese. I love me some cheese. What I really love is pasta and potatoes though.

Man this could get hard.

But I haven't had a soda in nearly TWO WEEKS!

So for now I'm holding off on the WW thing. I'm going to read up on the South Beach Diet. What I really mean by that is that I'm going to look up recipes. 

Yeah, that. 

And I will continue to bake. Because? I like to do it. I will give everything that I make away, but I will still bake.

Now if I could just get in gear and start working out. That's a whole different post though.