Thursday, December 12, 2013

A Little Bit About Me

My name is Amanda and I am a mother of two. When I was in my early days of college I was active and in pretty good shape.  Then when I got married I kind of let myself go and gained 40 lbs. In the last couple of years I've lost 40 of those lbs. During that time of losing weight I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I feel I am still too young to be diagnosed with this disease, but with my family history I am not surprised. I just expected the diagnosis to be 20 years down the rode. Plus, I had lost about 30 lbs when I was diagnosed. (I had even started this blog before I was diagnosed--lame!)

Anyway, this blog started out being about my fitness journey, but it is also about eating right for a type 2 diabetic. That means that I eat low carb (not no carb--I still eat some fruit).  My goal is to maintain normal blood sugars without medication. I also want to lose about 10-15 more lbs and lower my body fat percentage and cholesterol.

Upon reaching my goals I hope to maintain my goal
  • Weight
  • Body fat percentage
  • Cholesterol
  • A1C.
 

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