Thirty-one
I don't feel like working out today. I had a bad blood sugar experience last night - a super low followed later, in the middle of the night, by a super high - and I am tired. My body feels like it's been run over several times.
But 45 minutes of physical activities really helps manage my blood sugar. I can eat more food without a blood sugar spike on days that I work out. And if I can manage to walk at least 7,000 steps with at least 30 minutes of that being done in my target heart rate zone (as measured with my heart rate monitor
) for every day left in July, I'll earn $75 and make it to another level in the pedometer incentive program at work. (I know $75 doesn't sound like much, but it's the principal of the thing. The principal and also a gorgeous pair of tortoiseshell loafers I've been coveting that I could just about buy outright for $75.)
Then there's the thirty-one days that I have until my next blood work.
OK, so I'll take a shower, get dressed in workout clothes, grab some lunch, then head to the Irvine Local Fitbloggin get together for a brief meet and greet - the blood sugar problems nixed my prior plans to go to the Bay Area Local Fitbloggin, darnit! - then come back home via the gym at work where I can do 45 minutes on the treadmill. What could go wrong with a plan as simple as that, right?
But 45 minutes of physical activities really helps manage my blood sugar. I can eat more food without a blood sugar spike on days that I work out. And if I can manage to walk at least 7,000 steps with at least 30 minutes of that being done in my target heart rate zone (as measured with my heart rate monitor
) for every day left in July, I'll earn $75 and make it to another level in the pedometer incentive program at work. (I know $75 doesn't sound like much, but it's the principal of the thing. The principal and also a gorgeous pair of tortoiseshell loafers I've been coveting that I could just about buy outright for $75.)Then there's the thirty-one days that I have until my next blood work.
OK, so I'll take a shower, get dressed in workout clothes, grab some lunch, then head to the Irvine Local Fitbloggin get together for a brief meet and greet - the blood sugar problems nixed my prior plans to go to the Bay Area Local Fitbloggin, darnit! - then come back home via the gym at work where I can do 45 minutes on the treadmill. What could go wrong with a plan as simple as that, right?
Comments
That's scary about your blood sugar. Keep working at it!
Kudos for you for not letting down on your exercise!
Leslie
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