How I take care of myself

Happy Valentine's Day! Some people I know dread this day, but I love it and one of the main reasons has nothing to do with love. January is such a dull month, especially since it is right after the sparkle of the holidays so it is nice to have something to decorate for and celebrate. :) So, wishing you all a happy day whether its spent with your sweetie, children, or a Galentines Day out, believe me, I've had many of those days and they are some favorite memories.

Moving on to How We Wednesdays and today's topic of How do I take care of myself.  This is a great topic and I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's tips. For me, how I take care of myself is focusing on eating well and exercising at least five days a week because my health has dictated changes in my life.

Rewind to last year when I went in for my annual check up and the nurse practitioner said my sugar levels were on the "jumping point of being high." :( Not even pre-diabetic but enough that she said I needed to watch it. After researching all about diabetes I knew this was something that I needed to get a hold of.

All of the refined sugary food was tossed, given to my boyfriend or dolled out at work and the white flour, sugar container and other baking goods went on the very top shelf of my pantry. I signed up for an online streaming exercise program and focused on purchasing whole grains, beans and incorporating more fresh veggies and fruits into my diet.

While I was a little bummed, because I love eating ice cream, let me tell you, once I started noticing a difference with my weight and how I felt, it has been a lot easier to keep on this path.

In addition to taking care of my physical health, my emotional health is just as important and in many ways that means making sure I have a good hour at night to decompress, like sitting on the couch with a good show, reading right before I go to bed  and an occasional dinner out with a girlfriend for some good catching up and laughter.