Because I am Homebased

With a cup of latte and 2 pieces of bread lightly slathered with crunchy peanut butter and red raspberry preserves for breakfast, 3 hours later my blood sugar level was 87 mg/dl.

Yey!

This wasn't the case before my lifestyle changed. It was alarmingly high.

Then, I got a private message from a friend in the early afternoon---maybe after I had lunch. She said, her blood sugar level when she woke up earlier was 247 mg/dl. Then, she retested it again while we were still chatting. It was 287 mg/dl. According to her, it used to be 300 mg/dl. Sometimes even higher.

I told her my results were high before too (but honestly, not as super high as hers), but after I watched the documentary Forks Over Knives, I changed my eating habits and lifestyle. Then she added, "Maayo man ka kay home based ra man imong work." (Good for you because you work from home.)

Yup, what she said was true. But just because I work from home doesn't mean I do not work as much as people who go to work.

The moment the mister leaves the house to work, I change clothes and go to work too. Pajamas and slippers is not allowed at work.

This is sometimes a daily routine.
- answer inquiries
- clean fabrics with lint remover or with fabric shaver
- pack and ship items
- wash and clean stains (sometimes soak them if it is needed)
- alter clothes that have missing buttons, a tear, or missing beads
- iron clothes
- take photos
- edit photos
- research about the items to be listed and other informations
- list items; goal is 20 items in both stores (This takes long also because you have to measure and describe each item)
- drop packages at the post office
- go sourcing (this is not a daily routine, but maybe once to twice a week)

There is no time for lounging while at work because I set listing goals daily, and sale goals monthly. It's a one-woman show so I make use of my time as much as possible.

Yes, I do not have a boss because I am the one. But that doesn't mean I relax and do not work as hard and as much as people who have a boss and those who goes to work.

While driving to pick up the boy in school yesterday afternoon, I suddenly remembered Bobby Anderson aka The Plant-Fueled Trucker . I read about his story at the Forks Over Knives web site when I started my plant based diet. He cooks from his truck, and sometimes while on transit.

So, my point is, going to work, and having an erratic work school schedule is not a reason for being unhealthy, not physically fit or having an uncontrolled diabetes. Not having a typical kitchen is not another excuse too.  If you really want to change your lifestyle, you will find all the reasons to be able to start, do, and achieve it.

Today, I fixed a late dinner. Because I had so much work today, (and not from an office outside the house, DUH!) does not mean I can't fix a healthy dinner.

For dinner, I had a super food! Miso Soup is a no-oil and a plant based soup. It's Wakame, tofu, miso in kelp broth. I ate it with half a cup of steamed Jasmine rice topped with onion adobo. The onion is sauteed in a little water, added with Tamari, vinegar, a little coconut sugar, and pepper.



P.S. A plant based food does not take a lot of time to prepare and cook. There are even plants that are best served fresh. You don't tenderize, marinate, boil, roast, smoke, bake, broil and grill vegetables for 45 minutes to 2 hours or even more.  Gets?