Making a Health Shift...

I was supposed to go out to dinner tonight, but the person who wanted to go out to dinner failed to remember her prior commitments.  Luckily, I was prepared!  I had left overs!

So, as I was eating my heated up left overs, I started analyzing my eating habits.  Perhaps, I am doing this all wrong.  When I attended the diabetes education course, the nutritionist asked when I would have my heaviest meal.  I said dinner.  I was used to having a light breakfast, moderate lunch, and perhaps, a little heavier meal.

I got to thinking about that dynamic.  Perhaps, it is time to switch it up a bit.  Have my heaviest meal for breakfast, something moderate at lunch, and lighten it up at dinner.  Might be a good idea to start having soup and salad at night.  Granted, one can make that meal pretty heavy, but by the same token, that meal can be light, if done right.

Just having so much trouble trying to drop weight.  Let's compound that problem by having difficulties just trying to get the steps done due to lower back and leg issues.  The pain the past few days has been so intense that I finally made the effort to find a new primary care physician and get an appointment for a physical.  I won't get into the issues with my current PCP, but let's just say, when she took over the practice from my previous PCP, we did not see eye to eye and she caused a great health scare for me.  Furthermore, I did not care for her lack of attention when it came to my blood work.  It was a real mess.

I will admit, she got me to a hand specialist for my trigger finger issue.  However, that issue has moved over to my right hand and I am not too keen to get another shot in the hand just yet.  Believe me, it was not pleasant, but it did help my left hand.  I just need to get some more courage gathered up before I go that route.

So, while I have it in my heart and mind to try to be healthy, I need to shake things up a bit.  I also need to get the chronic pain to stop as well.  That way, I can be on my way to being more active.  Easy part - shaking up the eating pattern.  The rest will take time.