I went to the Diabetes Centre on Monday, armed with 7 days worth of food logs printed from My Fitness Pal and a few weeks' worth of pre and post workout blood pressure readings.
I had my list of questions.
I was ready!
We started with my food diary. I asked about some of the vitamins and minerals that people with type 1 diabetes are notoriously low in - primarily calcium. I said that, according to My Fitness Pal, I get 100% of the daily recommended dose of calcium most days without taking a supplement.
"My doctor recommended that I take a supplement" I said. "I will if I need to but, if I'm getting 100% of my daily calcium from my diet, is that enough? Or, as someone with type 1 who also has a family history of osteoporosis, do I need more than 100%?"
"Well, if your doctor said to take a supplement, you should listen to your doctor" was the reply.
"Yes, but my doctor never asked about my diet so she has no idea how much or how little calcium I am getting. In your opinion, should I take a calcium supplement on top of the calcium I get in my diet?"
"Well, if you doctor said to take a supplement..." was the reply.
Sigh.
Moving on to blood pressure.
I explained the trend I had noticed where my blood pressure drops during long runs, sometimes dramatically, and that, when that happens, my ears plug up. I also mentioned that, if I make a point of drinking a lot during my run, my blood pressure does not drop and my ears do not plug up. I even showed them some of the before and after readings.
"That's really fascinating" they said.
"Yes it is" I replied. "Do you have any thoughts about this? Am I on the right track? Should I be concerned? Are my low blood pressure readings dangerously low?"
"Well, that is very interesting" was the reply and then they checked my blood pressure (which was 120/80 or something. End of discussion.
Did I mention that I was speaking with a very experienced diabetes nurse and a registered dietician?
Did I mention that, while I knew the nurse from previous visits, I did not know the dietician. I had to introduce myself to the dietician a few minutes into the appointment because, the second I sat down, I was being asked a bunch of questions without even knowing who I was taking to?
"I'm Céline" I interrupted "what's your name?" She told me and I said "well, I figured we should be properly introduced before I start sharing all the private information in my insulin pump".
Every year I go through this routine. I come armed with information and questions and I leave knowing no more than I did when I went in. It feels like an exercise in getting their form filled out as quickly as possible so that they can meet their requirements and confirm that I quality for pump funding for another year.
"That's because you know more than they do" Doug said when I told him.
"Well, that may be the case but their care is not at all person-centred" I said. "They don't seem to be willing (or able) to provide any medical advice whatsoever and they only give vague answers, if any, to my questions. If I were them I think I would love a patient like me - keen, knowledgeable, willing to work together to find answers."
I just hope that, for people who actually go there for help, that they get it. Because if I really needed help on Monday, I am not confident I would have received it.
I do take comfort in the fact that I am going to see my endocrinologist in a few weeks and can ask her all of my questions. She'll answer them and be absolutely candid when she does.
With her I always leave her office knowing more than when I went in.
Showing posts with label My Fitness Pal. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
A Case of the Food Diary Guilts
Yesterday I wrote about going to the diabetes centre for my dietician/nurse check-in. I talked about printing out two weeks of food data from My Fitness Pal. It's a great way to share my food diary and makes my life much easier.
It also makes me second guess everything I've eaten in the last few days.
Since I'm diligent about putting everything I eat into My Fitness Pal (even on those really bad days), it means that they get to see it too.
So I've had all sorts of conversations in my head about what I should and should not eat this week.
Like the conversation about whether or not I should have that chocolate? If I do, they'll see it. What if they compare the time I ate the chocolate to my blood sugar graphs and see a spike? Maybe I should just save it until next week and then have the chocolate. That way no one will know but me.
No way. I'm totally allowed to have chocolate and, if there is nothing bad in my food diary for two weeks, they won't believe it anyway. Nobody is that good. Have the damn chocolate.
One hour later: bloody hell. My blood sugar is spiking. I'm so going to get in trouble.
Or my daily conversation about nuts.
I often have some nuts as a mid-morning snack. I have a container in my lunch bag with almonds, cashews and walnuts in it. Most days I have five of each which is a great. Add a clementine or two and it's a wonderful snack. Not too calorie-heavy but enough to keep me happily full until lunch.
This week I look at them and wonder if I should have a few more just to show the dietician how diligent I am about trying to get healthy fats into my diet and how much protein I try to pack into a day. Even though it means extra calories which, technically, means that I probably shouldn't have a post-dinner frozen yogurt bar.
Twice this week I brought a big container of chopped veggies for lunch. I mashed up an avocado, poured a healthy amount of Frank's Hot Sauce over it and happily dipped fresh carrots, cucumber, red pepper and cherry tomatoes into it. Follow it up with a cup of Kefir with fruit and it's one of my favourite lunches. Since we didn't have any leftovers in the fridge for me to grab I was more than happy to have two days of this yummy feast for lunch.
Until I thought about how that would look to a dietician. The same breakfast and the same lunch two days in a row. No beans? No quinoa? Not a ton of protein. No variety in the veggies.
Tsk tsk.
Then I remind myself that they are also going to read about my five runs, four cycling workouts and 30k of walking on the golf course. And I decide not to worry one whit about what is or isn't in my food diary.
If they don't like it, well then bring it on!
It also makes me second guess everything I've eaten in the last few days.
Since I'm diligent about putting everything I eat into My Fitness Pal (even on those really bad days), it means that they get to see it too.
So I've had all sorts of conversations in my head about what I should and should not eat this week.
Like the conversation about whether or not I should have that chocolate? If I do, they'll see it. What if they compare the time I ate the chocolate to my blood sugar graphs and see a spike? Maybe I should just save it until next week and then have the chocolate. That way no one will know but me.
No way. I'm totally allowed to have chocolate and, if there is nothing bad in my food diary for two weeks, they won't believe it anyway. Nobody is that good. Have the damn chocolate.
One hour later: bloody hell. My blood sugar is spiking. I'm so going to get in trouble.
Or my daily conversation about nuts.
I often have some nuts as a mid-morning snack. I have a container in my lunch bag with almonds, cashews and walnuts in it. Most days I have five of each which is a great. Add a clementine or two and it's a wonderful snack. Not too calorie-heavy but enough to keep me happily full until lunch.
This week I look at them and wonder if I should have a few more just to show the dietician how diligent I am about trying to get healthy fats into my diet and how much protein I try to pack into a day. Even though it means extra calories which, technically, means that I probably shouldn't have a post-dinner frozen yogurt bar.
Twice this week I brought a big container of chopped veggies for lunch. I mashed up an avocado, poured a healthy amount of Frank's Hot Sauce over it and happily dipped fresh carrots, cucumber, red pepper and cherry tomatoes into it. Follow it up with a cup of Kefir with fruit and it's one of my favourite lunches. Since we didn't have any leftovers in the fridge for me to grab I was more than happy to have two days of this yummy feast for lunch.
Until I thought about how that would look to a dietician. The same breakfast and the same lunch two days in a row. No beans? No quinoa? Not a ton of protein. No variety in the veggies.
Tsk tsk.
Then I remind myself that they are also going to read about my five runs, four cycling workouts and 30k of walking on the golf course. And I decide not to worry one whit about what is or isn't in my food diary.
If they don't like it, well then bring it on!
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Type A Diabetes
I have an appointment at the Diabetes Centre next week.
It's one of the appointments where I meet with a nurse and a dietician. Not the appointment when I meet with my endocrinologist.
So no blood work is required but I do need to arrive with a two-week food diary that tracks everything I ate.
When I need to keep a food diary I usually just print out a few pages worth of charts and then carry them in my purse for two weeks, dutifully writing down every little thing I put in my mouth.
This time I decided to see if I could print out reports from My Fitness Pal. My Fitness Pal is the food tracking app that I've been using faithfully now since last December. The one that has been keeping me honest and showing me without a doubt that I need more protein in my diet.
Turns out that you can indeed print from My Fitness Pal.
There's a nice little printable report you can generate that allows you to pick a date range, say the last two weeks, and then print all the food you ate (broken down by meals) as well as all the key nutritional info (carbs, protein, fats, sodium, fibre, sugars etc). It also shows any exercise that I did that day.
Sweet.
Add to that the reports I'm going to print from Diasend to show my blood sugar trends and I'm going to show up there with all sorts of fabulous data for us to comb through together.
Oh, and I can't forget my blood pressure data that I've been tracking for the past few weeks (before and after workouts as well as at random times during the day).
They are either going to love me...or put a note in my file that says "Watch out, this girl has Type A diabetes".
It's one of the appointments where I meet with a nurse and a dietician. Not the appointment when I meet with my endocrinologist.
So no blood work is required but I do need to arrive with a two-week food diary that tracks everything I ate.
When I need to keep a food diary I usually just print out a few pages worth of charts and then carry them in my purse for two weeks, dutifully writing down every little thing I put in my mouth.
This time I decided to see if I could print out reports from My Fitness Pal. My Fitness Pal is the food tracking app that I've been using faithfully now since last December. The one that has been keeping me honest and showing me without a doubt that I need more protein in my diet.
Turns out that you can indeed print from My Fitness Pal.
There's a nice little printable report you can generate that allows you to pick a date range, say the last two weeks, and then print all the food you ate (broken down by meals) as well as all the key nutritional info (carbs, protein, fats, sodium, fibre, sugars etc). It also shows any exercise that I did that day.
Sweet.
Add to that the reports I'm going to print from Diasend to show my blood sugar trends and I'm going to show up there with all sorts of fabulous data for us to comb through together.
Oh, and I can't forget my blood pressure data that I've been tracking for the past few weeks (before and after workouts as well as at random times during the day).
They are either going to love me...or put a note in my file that says "Watch out, this girl has Type A diabetes".
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Just Some Numbers
A few numbers, for the record.
- I've been using the FlexBar for 12 days. My elbow no longer hurts when I grasp things with my right hand and it no longer hurts when I lift things with my right arm. The only time it hurts now is right after I use the FlexBar.
- I have been using My Fitness Pal for 80 days. I have not missed a day of logging my food intake or my activity, not even during our two week holiday.
- I typically meet my daily fibre goal before lunch and I haven't come anywhere near my sodium limit in weeks yet I'm still struggling most days to get all of my calcium and all of my protein. Despite what feels to me like a lot of nuts and a lot of yogurt. Maybe if I top my yogurt with some grilled chicken?
- I've dropped 4 pounds. Not a ton but I wasn't going for a ton. I just wanted to get back to the weight I was a few years ago and I'm almost there.
- The weight loss is fine and all but the best part of it all are the other things I've changed. I hardly drink alcohol at all anymore and I hardly miss it. I still have my after curling glass of red wine but I have not opened a bottle of wine in my own home in six weeks. The 8 bottles sitting the cupboard aren't even calling my name.
- I no longer buy chocolate bars to stash in the cupboard for after dinner treats. I find it easy now to turn down treats when they are brought into the office and my serving sizes have been cut in half. I rarely feel hungry but I also rarely feel full. I just feel good.
- I use almost 20 fewer units of insulin per day than I did a year ago. I've gone from the high 40s and low 50s to the low 30s.
- I chopped my hair a few months ago which resulted in some unexpected savings. I save several minutes in the shower every morning since I have much less hair to wash and rinse. On the other hand I spend much more time drying it now that I can't get away with letting it dry on its own. I am saving a lot of shampoo since I have much less hair to lather. On the other hand I am spending more on haircuts since I now go every 6 weeks rather than every 8-9. I'm guessing if I crunch the numbers it was cheaper and easier to have longer hair but I like it short so short it will stay. For now at least.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
My Fitness Pal - Observations
I've been using My Fitness Pal faithfully for almost three weeks.
In exchange for my diligence:
- I now use about 10 fewer units of insulin per day which means that I am getting an extra day before I have to refill my pump. No complaints there.
- I lost another pound for a total of 3. Slow and steady folks.
- I feel better. I know, that's a little vague. The best way I can explain it is that my body just feels happier because it's getting all the food it needs but isn't getting more than it needs. I'm running on full rather than on overfull.
- Doug and I have tried several new recipes. Tilapia tacos being the latest one. Some are ok. Some are good. Some are delicious. No matter the result, it's fun to play in the kitchen.
Also:
- I seem to be spending more on groceries than ever and am going through veggies at an alarming rate.
- leftovers last longer in the fridge because, when I package them into a healthy serving size rather than what I used to think was a serving size, we end up with more servings.
- because I feel like I'm just eating a slightly healthier version of my typical diet, I don't feel deprived in any way. Which means that everything I am doing will be easier to stick with in the long run.
Who knew that little app would turn out to be so useful?
In exchange for my diligence:
- I now use about 10 fewer units of insulin per day which means that I am getting an extra day before I have to refill my pump. No complaints there.
- I lost another pound for a total of 3. Slow and steady folks.
- I feel better. I know, that's a little vague. The best way I can explain it is that my body just feels happier because it's getting all the food it needs but isn't getting more than it needs. I'm running on full rather than on overfull.
- Doug and I have tried several new recipes. Tilapia tacos being the latest one. Some are ok. Some are good. Some are delicious. No matter the result, it's fun to play in the kitchen.
Also:
- I seem to be spending more on groceries than ever and am going through veggies at an alarming rate.
- leftovers last longer in the fridge because, when I package them into a healthy serving size rather than what I used to think was a serving size, we end up with more servings.
- because I feel like I'm just eating a slightly healthier version of my typical diet, I don't feel deprived in any way. Which means that everything I am doing will be easier to stick with in the long run.
Who knew that little app would turn out to be so useful?
Friday, January 9, 2015
Calories Burned and Other Witchcraft and Wizardry
I've learned a lot in the 2 weeks that I've been using My Fitness Pal.
I've learned that I was eating way too much food and that what I thought was a serving is actually enough to feed both Doug and I.
I learned that, if I eat healthy balanced meals and snacks, I can eat a more reasonable amount without feeling any more hungry. In fact the only difference is that I don't feel that heavy full feeling that I felt after most meals.
I've learned that eating 3 squares of chocolate as a treat after dinner tastes more delicious than eating 6 of them. I think our taste buds turn down a notch or two after the first few bites of food so I'm learning to take a bit of something, eat it, enjoy it, and then decided if I need a bit more.
In the last two days, I've also learned that calculating the amount of calories burned during exercise is less of a science and more of a combination of witchcraft and ruby-slippered heel clicking.
Since day one, I had been entering my runs and my bike rides into My Fitness Pal and it would immediately spit out a number of calories burned which it then added to my daily calorie total. All I had to do was pick the activity from their list, enter the time I spent doing it and voilà!
But then I tried to enter my CoreFit class on Tuesday night and the wheels fell off the cart. CoreFit is not a cardio exercise and it's not a strength exercise. It's both. And it's not on the list of activities that My Fitness Pal has for us to pick from. So I started looking at how calories burned are actually calculated and one website brought me to another one and soon enough I realized that it's just plain overwhelming to try to do anything other than estimate.
I learned that having a sense of my average heart rate over the course of the activity is helpful so, for research purposes, I put on my heart rate monitor for my Thursday morning bike ride. My average heart rate over the 51-minute ride turned out to be 121 beats per minute (bpm).
I entered the workout into My Fitness Pal (without the heart rate because you can't actually put that in) and it said I burned 498 calories.
I uploaded the workout into Training Peaks (with heart rate) and it said that I burned 602 calories.
I then tried plugging my age, weight, heart rate and time spent cycling into a formula that I found referenced at a variety of online sources and it said that I burned 333 calories.
One workout, three very different numbers.
For fun, I decided to wear my heart rate monitor to Tabata class on Thursday night. It's another workout that isn't easily plugged into My Fitness Pal. After class I uploaded the data into Training Peaks and learned that my max heart rate was 152bpm and my average was 116bpm.
Training Peaks said that my calorie burn over the 42 minute class was 319.
My formula said that it was 252.
Those two were a little closer this time.
I'll be wearing my heart rate monitor on Saturday's run and am very interested to see what that tells me.
My guess is that I will have to take any number given with a grain of salt, eat more food on days when I exercise more but not worry too much about the details.
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P.S. the formula I was using for anyone who is interested is:
C = [(A x 0.074) - (W x 0.05741) + (H x 0.4472) - 20.4022)} x T / 4.184
C = calories burned
A = age
W = weight (in pounds)
H = average heart rate in beats per minute
T = time in minutes
Note: this formula was for females. There is a slightly different one for males that you can easily find by Googling if you want it.
P.P.S. I also learned that I apparently have a crazy low resting heart rate. I was walking around the house and my heart rate hovered around 65-75. I sat down and, within 15 seconds, was down to 48 beats per minute. I Googled that too and discovered that I'm supposed to tell my doctor if my heart rate is consistently below 60. So I sighed, stopped Googling and went to Tabata.
I've learned that I was eating way too much food and that what I thought was a serving is actually enough to feed both Doug and I.
I learned that, if I eat healthy balanced meals and snacks, I can eat a more reasonable amount without feeling any more hungry. In fact the only difference is that I don't feel that heavy full feeling that I felt after most meals.
I've learned that eating 3 squares of chocolate as a treat after dinner tastes more delicious than eating 6 of them. I think our taste buds turn down a notch or two after the first few bites of food so I'm learning to take a bit of something, eat it, enjoy it, and then decided if I need a bit more.
In the last two days, I've also learned that calculating the amount of calories burned during exercise is less of a science and more of a combination of witchcraft and ruby-slippered heel clicking.
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Calories burned
Since day one, I had been entering my runs and my bike rides into My Fitness Pal and it would immediately spit out a number of calories burned which it then added to my daily calorie total. All I had to do was pick the activity from their list, enter the time I spent doing it and voilà!
But then I tried to enter my CoreFit class on Tuesday night and the wheels fell off the cart. CoreFit is not a cardio exercise and it's not a strength exercise. It's both. And it's not on the list of activities that My Fitness Pal has for us to pick from. So I started looking at how calories burned are actually calculated and one website brought me to another one and soon enough I realized that it's just plain overwhelming to try to do anything other than estimate.
I learned that having a sense of my average heart rate over the course of the activity is helpful so, for research purposes, I put on my heart rate monitor for my Thursday morning bike ride. My average heart rate over the 51-minute ride turned out to be 121 beats per minute (bpm).
I entered the workout into My Fitness Pal (without the heart rate because you can't actually put that in) and it said I burned 498 calories.
I uploaded the workout into Training Peaks (with heart rate) and it said that I burned 602 calories.
I then tried plugging my age, weight, heart rate and time spent cycling into a formula that I found referenced at a variety of online sources and it said that I burned 333 calories.
One workout, three very different numbers.
For fun, I decided to wear my heart rate monitor to Tabata class on Thursday night. It's another workout that isn't easily plugged into My Fitness Pal. After class I uploaded the data into Training Peaks and learned that my max heart rate was 152bpm and my average was 116bpm.
Training Peaks said that my calorie burn over the 42 minute class was 319.
My formula said that it was 252.
Those two were a little closer this time.
I'll be wearing my heart rate monitor on Saturday's run and am very interested to see what that tells me.
My guess is that I will have to take any number given with a grain of salt, eat more food on days when I exercise more but not worry too much about the details.
______________________
P.S. the formula I was using for anyone who is interested is:
C = [(A x 0.074) - (W x 0.05741) + (H x 0.4472) - 20.4022)} x T / 4.184
C = calories burned
A = age
W = weight (in pounds)
H = average heart rate in beats per minute
T = time in minutes
Note: this formula was for females. There is a slightly different one for males that you can easily find by Googling if you want it.
P.P.S. I also learned that I apparently have a crazy low resting heart rate. I was walking around the house and my heart rate hovered around 65-75. I sat down and, within 15 seconds, was down to 48 beats per minute. I Googled that too and discovered that I'm supposed to tell my doctor if my heart rate is consistently below 60. So I sighed, stopped Googling and went to Tabata.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Did I mention?
Did I mention...
...that I chopped my hair off before Christmas? That it's too short for a ponytail now? That I love it?
Did I mention...
...that I make a mean antipasti platter?
...that I chopped my hair off before Christmas? That it's too short for a ponytail now? That I love it?
Did I mention...
...that I make a mean antipasti platter?
Did I mention...
...that I received a pair of slippers for Christmas and have been living in them ever since. Who knew slippers could be so nice to wear? How did I miss this?
Did I mention...
...that I nearly finished this crossword puzzle over Christmas.
(It's one of my favourite traditions and I have very strict rules about no looking things up. Using the collective knowledge stored in our heads, Doug and I ploughed through at least 4/5 of it before throwing in the towel.)
Did I mention...
...that I've been using My Fitness Pal religiously for almost two weeks now?
Did I mention...
...that I have lost two pounds?
...that I have discovered that I really really don't get enough protein or calcium in my diet?
...that I pay much more attention to food labels now and have no trouble saying no to things that really aren't worth it?
...that I enjoy all the extra veggies that seem to have made their way into my day since I started paying attention?
And did I mention...
...that the small changes I have made to my diet continue to result in more stable blood sugar numbers and much lower daily insulin requirements?
Friday, January 2, 2015
Gently Taking the Bull by the Horns
I'm standing on the edge of 2015 looking into the fog, trying to spot any clues of what the year might hold.
My ability to read the future has never been particularly strong so there is no point assuming that it will work this time.
And, to be honest, I prefer to think that life is what you make of it rather than what it makes of you. Don't waste time waiting around for life to do things for you. Just make it happen yo!
So let's grab this 2015 bull by its proverbial horns and steer it in the right direction shall we?
6. Wine should really come with a nutrition label so that I know how many calories in each glass. Once I looked it up I realized that I had better really want that second glass before I pour it. And I had better have gone for a run that morning too.
So 2015 looks like it's shaping up to be a year of paying closer attention to what I eat in addition to paying attention to what I do. Stay tuned as I am sure I'll be nattering on about all the stuff I am learning.
Other goals?
Find my swimming mojo again and get back in the pool.
Be able to call myself a triathlete again. Last summer I did not do one triathlon and I mean to change that this year by doing several.
Two half marathons - minimum.
Do more speaking engagements in the type 1 diabetes world. I did two last year and would love to do 5 or more this year. They are a wonderful way to help others and inspire myself at the same time.
Lose those five pounds I put on last year - slowly, safely and without sacrificing my health or my sanity to do it.
Get my damn golf handicap below 35 by the end of the 2015 season.
And, by adding up all the kilometres I run, walk, swim and bike, I want to make it all the way to Regina, Saskatchewan, via Thunder Bay of course. That's 2747km, 300k farther than last year.
My ability to read the future has never been particularly strong so there is no point assuming that it will work this time.
And, to be honest, I prefer to think that life is what you make of it rather than what it makes of you. Don't waste time waiting around for life to do things for you. Just make it happen yo!
So let's grab this 2015 bull by its proverbial horns and steer it in the right direction shall we?
In 2014, I decided to try a new online program to help me keep track of my activity. It's called Training Peaks and, after a full year of use, I can say with surety that I do like it. I have not signed up for the full version but even the watered down free edition has enough to keep me happy and on track. Getting to see weekly, monthly and annual totals for each activity is ridiculously satisfying and I will be continuing to use it in 2015.
A few days before the beginning of this new year, I decided to try another new program. This one is called My Fitness Pal. I know I know, I'm a little late getting on this bandwagon. After only a few days, I have already come to appreciate the value of this wee app.
I had several reason for trying this app but the main one was to get a better sense of the type and amout of food that I consume every day. As someone with Type 1, I'm pretty good at figuring out how many carbs I consume in a day but I am also pretty abysmal at knowing how much protein, iron, calories, vitamin A or B12 I consume. And, let's be honest here, the fact that I am 5 pounds heavier than I was this time last year is another good reason for me to pay a little more attention.
I've been logging my food and activity for one week already and I have learned that:
1. I easily consume enough fibre every day for two people
2. I don't eat enough protein. In fact I did not eat enough protein even once during that first week.
3. My diet is naturally low in sodium but also naturally high in sugar, most of which comes from all the fruit I eat, especially with breakfast. My Fitness Pal usually starts warning me by lunch time that I am over my sugar quota for the day. And that's before my evening baklava treat.
4. Exercise makes a big difference in terms of the number of calories I can eat in a day. When I run or cycle, the number of extra calories that translates into makes it easy for me to stay within range. When I don't, I have to be more vigilant to avoid going over.
5. Avoiding lows is a great way to avoid overeating and spotting incoming lows early enough to treat them with something nutritious like an apple or a banana is much better than taking in empty sugar calories. I now wince when I have to add two packages of fruit chews to my daily total.
So 2015 looks like it's shaping up to be a year of paying closer attention to what I eat in addition to paying attention to what I do. Stay tuned as I am sure I'll be nattering on about all the stuff I am learning.
Other goals?
Find my swimming mojo again and get back in the pool.
Be able to call myself a triathlete again. Last summer I did not do one triathlon and I mean to change that this year by doing several.
Two half marathons - minimum.
Do more speaking engagements in the type 1 diabetes world. I did two last year and would love to do 5 or more this year. They are a wonderful way to help others and inspire myself at the same time.
Lose those five pounds I put on last year - slowly, safely and without sacrificing my health or my sanity to do it.
Get my damn golf handicap below 35 by the end of the 2015 season.
And, by adding up all the kilometres I run, walk, swim and bike, I want to make it all the way to Regina, Saskatchewan, via Thunder Bay of course. That's 2747km, 300k farther than last year.
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