First day down, now on to day two

Well I would love to say that yesterday was perfect and great and everything went as planned, that's what I would like to say, but if I am going to do this, I am going to have to be honest both with myself and with you, so no yesterday was not perfect. There were some really good parts and small victories that I will embrace and then other parts that I need to learn from and move past in order to reach my goals.
First, the morning was great, got up did my run, well actually it is a run/walk at this point. I am running 3 minutes, walking for 2. So that went well, loved every minute of it, then came back had my protein shake and made my juice to take with me.
So far, so good. Then we took the car in to have it looked at because it is leaking and smelling. So what to do while the car is in the shop, my husband and I walked to McDonalds, not to eat but because they have Wifi. The walk was nice about a mile walk, so more exercise was great. Got to McDonalds and was working on my IPad, drinking my water and juice, not too bad. Oh just as a side note, when you start increasing your water intake, make sure there is always a bathroom near by. Got a little hungry and ordered one of their parfaits, fairly healthy. Then the car still was not done and I'm hungry, so I broke down and ordered a small French fry. I know, I know not good.
But we did walk back to the repair place so maybe I walked it off.
Now we have a couple of errands to run, oh by the way the car never got looked at they got backed up at the repair place so we have to take it back another day.
Anyway, we decided to go to get something to eat and ended up at a Cajun place where I had a catfish sandwich with more fries. What can I say, I was hungry.
So if I am going to be gone all day I need to plan better with snacks. But hey, it was the first day. Today is a new day, I love that each day we can leave the past behind and start anew. I will let you know how today goes tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Balanced Blood Sugar

If you find at this point that you are having problems losing weight, if you find yourself feeling tired or moody, then the problem may be your Blood Sugar.  If you are having any of these problems, then eating a that is on the moderate to low glycemic index.  What the glycemic index does is measure how a given food blood-sugar level with each food being assigned a numbered rating.  The lower the rating, the more gradual the infusion of sugars into the bloodstream and the more balanced the blood sugar. 

High glycemic meals cause you to feel hungry soon after you eat.  Eating low glycemic meals reduces hunger cravings.  Foods that elevate your blood sugar can be foods high in sugar, pastas, bread, potatoes, white rice and high glycemic fruits. 

Staying away from foods that are high on the glycemic index will help you feel better as you are losing weight, you will have more energy, and you will lose weight quicker.   There are many books and websites that will tell you the glycemic numbers of many common foods. 

Of course you also want to keep in mind the other things we have discussed regarding what foods to eat and what foods to stay away from.  First make sure that the foods you are eating are clean, allergen free and that they have a low glycemic number.