Back In The Saddle

Helllllllllllllllo 5 faithful followers!  It has been a loooong time since I've written anything.  Why?  Because it's been a loooong time since I've gotten off my fat ass & done anything.  Why?  I don't know!  Pure laziness I suppose.  Because I.  AM.  LAZY.  100% true.  I even skipped doing the Woodstock Triathlon, which is really a waste because now I am out $150 & no cool tye die t-shirt.  Dummy.

So on Sunday I downloaded the Nike app to my iPhone, because my Garmin died on me & off I went.  & so far I am 12 miles in this week.  Not that bad.  I mean, I'm not a marathoner or anything & yes, there has been a lot of walking too, but moving 12 miles this week is 12 miles more than I have moved in the past 12 weeks.  No lie.  Oh yeah & that pesky Spring Lake 5 is less than 2 weeks away.  Ugh.

But enough is enough, I noticed that (due to my high blood sugar) I started to develop brownish/red spots all over my legs.  Thanks insulin resistant body! & after some research (some LAME research on my part) I realized that the only way to try to keep my blood sugar in check (besides my medication) was to go back to full time exercising.  Now honestly, 5-6 day a week exercising is not my favorite thing, but I did get a bit scared when I saw these spots all over my legs.  & they are slowly creeping down my legs & that made me nervous.  What causes them?  Insulin, not being properly dispersed/disposed of by your body.  I'm sure it's way more medically technical than that, but that is how I see it.  I know that I am not explaining myself too well & I apologize.  I have PCOS (please feel free to google) & it is a metabolic disorder that causes a ton of interesting side effects.  One of them being, brownish spots on your skin.  So attractive!

Now I've know how to control this for about 6 years now, but sometimes, when you're lazy, it's a lot easier to sit around eating & watching TV than it is to actually go out & exercise.  But I realized that as soon as I stopped running & swimming & biking & hot yoga-ing, the pounds came back faster than ever.  Because, if you are still reading, one of the other lovely side effects, is increased weight gain.  Seriously, I gained 50 pounds in 4 years.  It was crazy & thankfully, when I was at the doctor for an ear infection, he took one look at me & knew that there was a problem.  So I am grateful for that & realize that I have to be the one to work hard to keep things in check.

I know I have rambled on for a very long time about practically nothing but my sheer laziness, so I will end with this Happy Birthday to my first favorite follower Cathy!!!!  Hope you have a great day!!!

I'll try to be more interesting in my next blog.  :)