No, not THAT kind of change of life! I was laid off from my job 10 days ago. Boy, talk about a life change! I am doing a little contract work, so I don't know what to call my current position. "Stay at home Mom" has such negative connotations and I find "Full-time Mother" offensive because I've been a full-time mom since my son was born, regardless of my employment status.
My 4 year old has gone from 9-10 hour days at a daycare center, to 3 hours at a small local preschool. The rest of the time he's with me. My 14 month old is with me 24/7, or so it seems. My husband does step up so I can maintain some other adult relationships. What those will be and how often I'll get a night off remain to be negotiated.
I am much too close to the kitchen all the time. I have little voices telling me to buy cookies and candies or stop for ice cream - no, I'm not schizophrenic, it's my 4 year old.
On the other hand I have the time now to exercise, so I signed up at a fitness center. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles - no pools, hot tubs or showers, but it is very affordable and has a kid's room with attendant. And I even prepaid for 20 personal trainer sessions. So far, I've gone 6 times in 10 days. It doesn't seem to be affecting my sugar yet, I still go high after lunch if I don't balance my carbs well enough.
My trainer's mother has Type 2, and didn't manage to arrest it when it was still pre-diabetes. She's working out now in hopes of reversing the diagnosis. I didn't tell him that you don't reverse Type 2, you just control it with diet and exercise. I also heard the "It's not 'bad', she doesn't take insulin".
There it is. That mindset that taking insulin makes your diabetes worse somehow. I just didn't feel like educating him. He's the trainer and in our dynamic he should be the health expert. I don't know, I just really didn't feel like giving the Type 2 diabetes 101 class today.
