Change is not Easy

Today marks the first week of change.  So far things have gone amazingly and the change has been quite easy, which means I was waiting for the day that things would get a little more difficult.  Today marks that day.  Things weren't horribly hard, but I will say that cooked food smelled especially delicious.  I think part of the reason for the difficulty was that I took today off from running/hiking.

 Every program for fitness tells you to take a day off to recover.  While I think this is good advice I also don't think I am going to stick to it, at least not quite as literally as I did.  Rest meant I didn't go for a walk or run or hike.  I think I am going to at least walk on my days off.  Starting my day without any form of exercise put me back into old habits of sleeping in later then necessary and watching TV.  I look forward to getting up early and running.

Although things got a little difficult with food cravings I stuck with raw foods and still had a lovely day.  I have noticed that even if I eat raw food energy bars that don't have added sugars or a lot of sweets in them they make my blood sugar go up, so I will stick to non dehydrated food for the time being.  The exception to this will of course be when I treat myself to Cafe Gratitude and get one of their delicious deserts.

On a more specific health note, my insulin intake is again dropping daily.  I take almost no Apidra (short acting insulin) and my Lantus (long acting) is dropping daily.  The more I read my Anatomy and Physiology book as well as my nutrition books I realize how having large doses of insulin is not a great thing in the long run, so the more my insulin levels lower the more relief I feel.

Change is not easy, but it's worth it.