{"id":5001,"date":"2011-06-07T21:53:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T04:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannarisse.com\/blog\/?p=5001"},"modified":"2020-11-23T16:46:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T23:46:19","slug":"investing-in-my-future-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/investing-in-my-future-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in my future health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Women who had gestational diabetes face ugly statistics regarding Type II diabetes. Something like 50% will develop Type II diabetes within 5-10 years. I didn&#8217;t even know about gestational diabetes before getting pregnant, but I did know I was at a higher risk for developing Type II diabetes. So during my pregnancy I figured out what I had to do, and I embraced it whole heartedly. I monitored my blood sugar carefully and saw which foods spiked my glucose levels and which didn&#8217;t. I learned a new way to eat and I learned that I actually kinda liked it. I felt better, I felt like I was eating how my body wanted to eat.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I&#8217;m 10 months postpartum and I&#8217;ve had the chance to enjoy a large quantity of pastries, I&#8217;m ready to embrace a new lifestyle, one that&#8217;ll keep me clear of Type II diabetes, help me loose some weight, and keep my gut healthier. I&#8217;m limited carbs to no more than 2-3 servings a day and I&#8217;m limiting my treats to five a month. My goal is to eat lots of veggies, nuts, and beans. Plenty of fruit and animal protein too. Much less bread, and less grains in general. It&#8217;s easy to rely on getting most of my calories from grains but it&#8217;s no the best way for me to eat. So I have to set rules for myself or I&#8217;ll never change my habits.<\/p>\n<p>So here we go, it&#8217;s the end of the first week of my new me. I&#8217;m still in a bit of carb withdrawls but I&#8217;m doing good. Wish me luck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5786913584\/\" title=\"first day of returning to diabetic friendly diet by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2041\/5786913584_efba25da63.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"first day of returning to diabetic friendly diet\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5802849026\/\" title=\"pea green and pear soup by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3338\/5802849026_a98aaa3a74.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"pea green and pear soup\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5802292359\/\" title=\"arugula salad and slow cooked beef by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5113\/5802292359_fa507ee3ab.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"arugula salad and slow cooked beef\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5809223518\/\" title=\"taco for breakfast by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5270\/5809223518_0b56af8cb8.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"taco for breakfast\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/angrypirate\/5788953492\/\" title=\"tofu, cauliflower, bok choy by Alanna Risse, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2462\/5788953492_0a692d03a7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"tofu, cauliflower, bok choy\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women who had gestational diabetes face ugly statistics regarding Type II diabetes. Something like 50% will develop Type II diabetes within 5-10 years. I didn&#8217;t even know about gestational diabetes before getting pregnant, but I did know I was at a higher risk for developing Type II diabetes. So during my pregnancy I figured out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5001"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5522,"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5001\/revisions\/5522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}