So although I got on the bike tonight for a good 20 minute ride I seem to be a little short on time lately. I have been eating better but I haven't been able to get it recorded properly. Also I have been struggling with low blood sugars so I may have to roll back my insulin.
Just need to keep at it and see what tomorrow brings.
At long last and after a year of not posting. I'm back. I trying to get back on the wagon with my eating, diabetes, fitness and over all organization. The end goal of course is to improve my overall quality of life. So tomorrow begins the new regime of trying to eat better and trying to be better. We'll see how it goes.
The results of the CT are back and there is no sign of cancer. It looks like they got all of it when they removed the polyps. So I am much relieved. He still has some health issues to work through but at least this hurdle is over. A reason to celebrate the weekend.
Today my Mom called and told me that the polyps that my Dad had removed during a recent procedure contained cancer cells. They have scheduled a CT for him for tomorrow to see if they got it all or whether there is more cancer to be dealt with.
Sometimes I hate being so far away.
AND I SUCK AT IT.
I love food. I am over weight, I don't get enough exercise and I eat too much. Being diabetic means that I have to try to watch what I eat, take medication twice a day, test my blood regularly and give myself insulin once a day. I hate it. I hate it all. I hate trying to remember to take my medication. I hate the inevitable disappointment when I fall off the wagon and my blood sugar gets high. I hate the lectures from doctors and specialists who to be fair are doing their job and trying to keep me healthy. I hate the guilt I feel before the appointments and I hate that I have to give up some of the things that I love, or should.
Problem is, I love my wife and my daughter and my family and want to be around to love, laugh, cry and live with them for a long long time.
I don't know what the answer is. I really don't. I wish I was one of those people that could just choose to do something and have the will power to just do it but I'm not.
I guess there is no easy answer. Anything worth attaining requires work and more than a little sacrifice.
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Maybe I just need to get enthusiastic about getting fit, losing weight and getting my blood sugar under control. I am not sure exactly how one goes about that.
It was another cleaning weekend and we have made more progress in getting the house organized.
It started badly though on Saturday morning when 2 minutes after starting to vacuum there was a nasty smell coming from the vacuum cleaner. I looked down to see it emitting the mysterious blue smoke. The problem is that after you release the mysterious blue smoke things stop working. So we had to bite the bullet and buy a new vacuum. We decided that we would spend the extra money and buy a Dyson even though we really can't afford it. It is a great vacuum though and we are glad to have it. It does an amazing job. So small vacuum crisis over we were able to work on doing our regular cleaning and continued our work on the attic space.
We are quite pleased with the current arrangement but still have much tweaking to do. We need to add another bookshelf and a couple of chairs. We need the chairs because we added a new electric faux fireplace this week. They were on sale at Canadian Tire for 50% off and we have wanted one for some time so we took the opportunity to get one on sale. It isn't the same as the real thing but it has the advantages of not requiring any wood, we can have the 'fire' on but no heat and it has a remote!
We continue to forge ahead at home and I am thinking over the coming months that we will probably have some painting in our future. We are generally pleased with the colors in our house but some areas could use a little spackle and a coat of paint or two and we may just have to change the colors in some rooms as they aren't what we are looking for.
I am pleased with the work we have done but there is so much more to do. We will just have to take it one month at a time and try not to break the bank as we do it.
Well I spent the day working on cleaning and organizing the attic. We have a finished attic and it is a great space. Rather it would be a great space if we could figure it out. We have set it up as a bedroom, a living space and an office space, always with a side of storage. I really believe that if we can figure out the right combination of furniture and functionality, that it could be an amazing retreat for us. A place to read and relax, laugh, play and be entertained. It really is a great space. It just needs to be tamed.
To that end, Cinn and I have been working to get it organized. This weekend we made further strides and continue to move forward with making the space our own. I got a lot of paperwork organized, emptied some boxes and got rid of some of that stuff that I have been keeping for...ok I don't know exactly why I was keeping it. It's likely because I am a packrat. "I might need this old mouse. You know the PS2 version that I am not at all sure that I even have a computer that it would work with." I have a hard time throwing things out but I did throw out a little bit today. Baby steps right?
I have worked through the mess that inevitably develops when cleaning up some of the crap I have in storage and managed to file, throw out and put away everything I was working on so that we are at present, no worse for wear.
It's the end of the day and I think that we are a little bit closer to taming the attic (and for that matter our house) than we were at the beginning and I think ultimately that is a good thing.
I haven't used my blog for some time so I thought I would give it a new look. I am continuing to use a Square Space template but at least it is a new look for my site.
I don't know whether I will post any more often but maybe I can find a way to make it more useful.
Here's hoping.
I have been working a lot of hours lately and the last two nights I have worked past eleven. Tonight I got home after midnight and REALLy didn't want to ride tonight but here I am on the bike doing my 35 minutes. All I really want to do is sleep. Alas, I am getting it done. Not an auspicious start. Day 2 and all I want to do is stop and go to bed.
Only 98 days to go.
Well it is that time again. We have started our next 100 days. We are gearing up for the 3rd hundred day challenge. I will try to be better with my posts this time. I did finish the last one without missing a day but just got so busy that I didn't make time to post.
Tonight I was back on the bike and managed 12.1kms in 35 minutes. A decent ride and now I have my baseline.
Only 99 days to go.
So I was on the Wii Fit tonight and it was not bad. Spent way too much time doing rythm parade to try and get perfect only to get one miss or one ok each time...SOOOO frustrating. I worked up a sweat though and got my heart rate up so that's all good.
Only 24 days to go.
Played soccer tonight with my 5 a side coed team. It was the final game of the playoffs and we had a disappoointing 1 - 0 loss. I continue to be disappointed with my play but it was ok tonight.
I got my exercise and had no injuries so I guess it was a good night. Maybe I just need some time off. There is a bit of a break and I probably need it. Good news, my knee seems to be getting stronger and I am started to be able to kick the ball again (YAY!).
Only 25 days to go.
OK another catch up post:
Day 70 - 1 Hour of Soccer
Day 71 - 35 Minutes of WiiFit
Day 72 - 35 Minutes of WiiFit
Day 73 - 35 Minutes of WiiFit
Day 74 - 1 Hour of Soccer
Only 26 days to go.
I was recruited to play for a full field co-ed team tonight. I played for them last week and their regular keeper is still out sick. I had a better game tonight than I have lately and over was pleased with my efforts in a 2-0 loss. Could have done better on those two goals but over all really pleased.
In related news, I FINALLY found a copy of the WII Fit Plus and Balance board. I picked it up tonight and I am looking forward to using to supplement our existing workout options.
I am back on the pitch tomorrow nigtht and hope to have another decent game.
Only 31 days to go.
So I continue to be bad about updating my exercise but I am getting it done. Here is the catch up post.
Day 63 - 1 hour of soccer
Day 64 - 12kms in 40 minutes
Day 65 - 10.5kms in 35 minutes
Day 66 - 12.1kms in 40 minutes
Day 67 - 10kms in 35 minutes
Day 68 - 2 hours of soccer
So I am not doing very well with my posting but I am getting my exercise in. Need to work on gettng my posts in each day as well. Not my best efforts lately :-S.
Only 32 days to go.
So I got recruited tonight to play soccer for a full field coed team. I have played with them a couple of times before and know most of the team. This team is fun to play with but is very much in last place. Tonight they were scheduled to play the number one team which I hear is mainly ex-varsity players, so needless to say they are very good. This was probably the coed rec soccer league equivilent of the women's olympic hockey game between Canada and Slovakia with us playing the role of Slovakia.
While we didn't let them run up the score to double digits it was a route, although we did score on them (yay!). I think the final score was something like 7-1. They were fast, young and extremely talented. I didn't cough up any easy goals but there were just too many lopsided attacks and break aways. We also helped kick start their scoring with their first goal being kicked in by one of our own (*sigh*).
All in all a great workout (I was very busy) and generally speaking a fun time despite being toyed with a bit I think.
Only 38 days to go.
I played soccer tonight and had two five a side games back to back. I played better tonight and was much happier with my play. One one and lost one but had a good time with both. Probably back on the bike tomorrow.
Only 39 days to go.
Ok. My apologies to anyone who is following along out there. I am a slacker, not with exercising, but with my posts. I was so good at it last time and I have been off the wagon a bit lately. So here is my catch up post again:
Day 56 - 2 Hours of Soccer. Played two matches of soccer sucked hard in both games.
Day 57 - 36 Minutes of Cycling. 10.5kms, knees sore.
Day 58 - 35 Minutes of Cycling. 10.6kms, knees sore.
Day 59 - 35 Minutes of Cycling. 10.5kms, knees sore.
Day 60 - 1 Hour of Soccer. Still not playing up to my potential, don't know what the problem is. See to be in a funk. I am having problems 'seeing' the ball. Not literally seeing the ball but its like my reaction time is too slow because I am not seeing the ball off the players foot fast enough. I hope this passes soon. Tired of stinking the joint out.
Only 40 days to go.
Had a a full field coed soccer game tonight. Another non stellar performance. Can't seem to get my head in the game. Might be a combination of being tired and thinking about work. I have mens full field tomorrow night and hope that I can get my shit together for that one. I hope I get out of this funk soon.
Only 45 days to go.
Had two soccer matches tonight. I played for my old co-ed team and my current company team. We ended up losing both matches and I wasn't really happy with my play but I have two more nights of soccer this week to try and improve.
Only 46 days to go.