Well I've been doing crossfit for over 2 years, and mostly following "paleo" dietary advice for well over a year. Given those 2 facts, I'm surprised the other Koolaid drinkers hadn't rescinded my membership since I hadn't started a blog until now.
But, I finally broke down and decided to do it. Unlike most things I do, I don't really have much of a plan for this thing. But at the very least, I'll try to give some glimpses into what's going on in my life (especially since I'm really horrible about keeping in touch with people).
In that respect, here's my main focus at the moment: getting back into healthy habits. Earlier in the year, our gym did a "Paleo Challenge," and I was eating and feeling great. I was also training for a marathon, so I had a lot of motivation to get everything dialed in. But, I think I pushed myself a little too hard in my training, wound up with achilles tendonitis, and allowed that to pretty much derail all the progress I had made in 2011. I've half-heartedly tried to get back into it a few times, but just haven't found the same drive, especially since there's not any particular event I'm gearing up for.
But, just because of how I'm feeling now, I have to get myself back into gear. So, this first blog post is a bit of an attempt to get some accountability as I get back into good eating, workout, and sleep habits, with the following goals in mind:
1) Finally running a marathon this fall. Probably either Tulsa or White Rock here in Dallas, though I may look for some others. Maybe Memphis?
2) Cutting out sugar. Carbs are fine, but sugar (white, brown, HFCS, honey, whatever) is too easy to have too much of, and having just a little bit really sets me off on a binge. So, eliminating it altogether seems like my best solution, and should really help with
3) Getting an hba1c under 6. I really like my life, but I know that being a type 1 diabetic will most likely really reduce my general quality of living as I get older. A high hba1c seems to really signal impending doom, whether you're diabetic or not, and though my current level is decent, it's high enough to cause alarm for a non-diabetic. So, the short term goal is getting it below 6 and closer to 5 in the long term.
So, that's probably it for now. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this, and please check back often to keep me accountable, and hopefully get a somewhat entertaining and educational look into my thoughts.
