A Reminder.....

In the last 3 days the word diabetes keeps on coming up in my space.  Today when I heard it again my friend was telling me she just was diagnosed. All of a sudden I got a strong sense of warning. I felt like it was a reminder.  I thought about how just last July when I got my Blood Test Results and I was so relieved that all my numbers were good and I wasn't pre diabetic, I avoided this test for 3 years and was so worried about the results cause once you're diagnosed with diabetes there is no getting rid of it. You can manage your symptoms but you are still diabetic.  After I got those results I just kind of forgot about it.  My chances of developing Type 2 isn't just high, it is extremely high. Everyone on my Dad's side has it and is on medication for it. According to the CDC the two most common causes of Type 2 Diabetes are obesity and lack of physical activity, it is responsible for 95% of diabetes cases in the United States. The other night hubby and I were talking about our families health histories. Hubby said that his number one worry about me is that I'm going to get diabetes if I don't get control of my weight.  I could hear the concern in his voice and in his eyes I saw the same look I see when he says I wish I could fix it for you.  My husband like most men, is a fixer. He is very mechanical and engineer minded and he likes to fix things. When something in our house needs fixed he calls them his husband things to do. Fixing things makes him feel like a good husband and it drives him crazy when he can't fix things. My diet/weight has always been one of the things he isn't about to fix for me. He knows if that happens he won't be able to fix it. He really does love me so much.

I need to make a proactive choice and make changes NOW!

The end of last week into this week has brought new sickness to my family and I. I got BFF's nasty cold and gave it to my youngest who then had a fever and croup. I've missed 3 training runs. But with most of us starting to feel better and it is the 1st of the month I've made some goals for April.

GOALS FOR APRIL
-Do my devotions every morning
-Take my vitamins every day
-Complete ever day of scheduled training for April
-Track EVERYTHING I eat
-Treat my emotional triggers with prayer, not food
-Lose 8 pounds
-Finish reading 2 books
-Have my pace down to 15 min or faster
-Drink 80 Ounces of water every day