Preparation

Now that vacations are over and I'm back in the bay, it's time to get into a good routine for cooking and working out. To prepare, I've ordered 3 cookbooks:

• The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook [ILLUSTRATED]
  
• Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways To Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking
  
• The Diabetes and Heart Healthy Cookbook
  

I've also went on a shopping spree at Target (Blender, Food Processor) and at World Markets for nice plates, bowls and utensils to make my pictures of meals look even better! (Everything was 50% off at World Markets, so check it out!!) I've never had a blender but it's a $15 well spent!! Goodbye Jamba Juice, thuSmooth(ies) are waaay better! I recommend getting the frozen strawberries and mangos at Trader Joes. They're perfect for making tasty icy smoothies.

I use this to map out jogging routes in my neighborhood and mapped out at 1.5 mile and a 3.5 mile run to try out.

Also, I really like the pool in Sunnyvale I tried out this morning.

Luckily I have a gym at work where I'm spending at least 1 hour everyday (4-5pm) to do weights and elliptical.

I haven't set in stone which activities in which day - but we'll see how it goes.

I've shared my tracking spreadsheets here just for accountability :)

• Weight and Fitness
  
• Food Diary