Yesterday, I was doing well until 5:00. I left work and went to Walmart to get some chicken for the grill. My bladder was full when I left work and I just pushed on through Walmart. Being female, using the public restrooms are only for emergencies.

I got home, unloaded my car, locked it up and went into the house. Greeted my husband and then went staight to the bathroom. RELIEF!!!!

And then it hit. I started feeling shakey. I took my blood sugars and they were 102. Not bad, but kind of low for me. . . and that's when it happened. I made some bad choices. There were some donuts on the kitchen counter and I plunged into them. Not only did I eat 3 donuts, but I wasn't even enjoying them. I was multi-tasking. Getting the pasta salad made, preparing the meat for my husband to grill. Calling my son and son-in-law to let them know about dinner, putting the extra groceries away, and feeding the dogs. I would have been fine if I had just sat down and eaten 1 donut. Had I considered this my dessert for the night. But instead, I ate without thinking or enjoying what I was eating.

And so, last night I fell down, but today, I'm back up again. I went to the gym and workout on the elliptical for 30 minutes. I've made good choices so far. But more importantly, I've learned that I will need to give myself the time to do what is right. When I need to go to the bathroom, I will make the time to do so. When I get shakey, I will take the time to address the problem. No one is going to die if I delay things. The world isn't going to fall apart. But I will fall apart and not reach my goals if I do not take the time to address my needs.

Exercise is key to losing weight.
Exercise is key to managing my diabetes.
Exercise is key to managing stress in my life.
Exercise is key to my well being.