14 Days to Eat Like a Diabetic

I love sweets.  It's my thing.  I love icecream, doughnuts and chocolate especially ... I have zero resistance for these.  When I was a teen and young twenty-something, I was very health consious and I would rarely eat these treats.  But after leaving University (which=stopping dancing) my caring about portion sizes and sweets waned and by the time I was 29 I had gained about 25-30 pounds.  And this is before I even had children.  Once the kids came and I was nursing.  It was no holds barred where sweets were concerned -- and because I was so active and nursing I actually lost about 10 pounds eventhough I was eating at least one treat a day.   Maybe it was because I was so tired or maybe it was because I needed the extra calories to keep up with the kids and to nurse them, but for whatever reason I just ate and ate and ate.   The big problem is that for the past four years I have been back at work - lots of sitting, not so much chasing of the 2 year olds, or weilding the vacumm cleaner through the house at record speed because I only have a few minutes to get it done.  Over my years back at work I haven't consisently added exercise to compensate for my inactivity and I haven't cut back on the sweets... infact I'd say this has gotten worse over the past four years.

I have a Bachelor's of Science in Health Sciences.  I know better. But this past year when I was hugging my niece in the ER as she was awaiting admission to the hopsital for dangerously high blood glucose levels, I thought my eating has to change.  I am taxing my body systems and I am not taking care of the only body I have.  I have tried over the past year or so to "cut back".  My attempts have been feeble.  Just last Saturday I had 5-6 cookies at a friends,  then when I got home Jer had bought doughnuts so I had one of those and then just before bed I had my signature sundae - icecream with a banana, peanut butter all smoothered in chocolate sauce.  (I really do like the banana, it's not just thrown in their to make me fee some part of it is healthy.)  Having something sweet is a daily experience - especially when I'm feeling tired... I crave the sugar boost.

My niece Carly is trying to raise money for Diabetes Canada and when I mentioned that I was thinking of trying to eat like she does she suggested I get pledges to raise money for Diabetes Canada.  Also, this will give me added incentive to actually do it. : )

I have decided to start a blog about it and write everyday that I'm doing it.   I am starting on March 6th and doing it for 14 days, though Carly says that you have to do it for 21 days to feel the real affects of the change to you body systems. 

If you would like to sponsor me you can plegde a few cents a day or you can pledge a fixed amount for just attempting, or a fixed amount for actually finishing. : )   Just write on the "Eat like a Diabetic Challenge" wall if you are wanting to make a pledge.  And Thanks!!