Mad, remember to take care of YOU, not just the mothers, babies and the rest of the world!
Despite the Victoza, Met. and glyburide, my FBGL is as usual these days. I really hoped to eliminate the glyburide but . Weight is up a wee bit - probably because I had quick frozen dinners for both lunch and supper yesterday. Why do they have to be so salty? Today will be better as I have already prepped a chopped veggie salad with some chick peas for lunch and have my homemade pea soup thawed for a quick supper before my 7 PM meeting. The pea soup may be a bit salty but at least is healthy!
RUth: the salt is to replace the flavour. I don't know what it is with the frozen dinners, few have much if any protein. I noticed with doing atkins, that almost all ofthe frozen dinners for dieters, are actually low fat pasta dishes. Not the best food for anyone. Not enough protein in them, and often really nasty mealy meat.
I have to say, I prefer the presidents choice curries and paper steam foods. the meat dish is separate from the rice, which I can ditch. The seafood trio steamer had nice seafood, I can ditch the potatoes. Not so salty, but a bit spicy.
But truly, a pasta dish with lots of salt and little protein, what the heck? this is good for anyone? so what if its low fat? even those who are calorie counting and doing low fat diets, its not good to have so little protein and so much sodium.
I freeze my own a lot these day.
The insomnia bug hit me in the night, so will try to grab a nap this afternoon, but still need to get out side and exercise/walk etc. Am very draggy when I get home from work, really need to get my act together but just can't do it in the evenings. How to kick my butt into gear?
Have a good Thursday friends.
A quick one here as I'm running late on things and DH is up.
Day 3 of Atkins Induction and FBS is back below where doc wants it. So I'm getting back into what he calls normal FBS. Dropped 1.5 of those lbs gained. I'm not sure what has happened, but I'm suddenly very happy with Atkins Induction. Allergies I thought I had to cheese are not a problem this time and the way things are going, I just might be able to stay with the 20 grams daily for the whole 2 weeks or longer. I am amazed at how much I am liking and enjoying this way of eating.
Mad I agree with Ruth... be sure to take care of yourself while taking care of others.
Ruth It is frustrating when things don't go the way we want them. I know since things haven't gone the way I wanted them to on this journey. I'm not Catholic, but I love what I heard the Pope say about something once. Don't remember what it was, but he said "It is what it is". I've adopted that thought on a lot of things since I've heard it. At our age, we have to fight things the best we can and trust God with the rest. My body functions the way it does and I can't change it. It is what it is and I have to learn to work with it. I hope you find what will work for you. Darn it is so hard being this age. Things just don't work the way they used to. Good luck.
Broke my record low this morning with a FBGL of 2.6! I really felt it too but didn't know it. I lay in bed until nearly eight contemplating my day and then got up and tested. No wonder I felt so lethargic. Anyhow, it's fixed now via liquid honey. At least it was local and natural. I guess I need to ditch the gyburide on nights when I've had no dinner carbs. I had roast pork tenderloin and lovely fresh green beans from the USA. (I refuse to buy produce from Mexico so that's exciting.)
Today I am being very careful because I sure hated that detached and very strange feeling.
TRISH ~ I so agree with those sentiments; I have decided to "JUST DO MY BEST, AND LET GOD DO THE REST!" No use fretting, or worrying, or being anxious; that won't change my body. I was just saying to DH yesterday that our bodies just don't work the way they used to at all; why? What happened? It's like I just woke up one day and yikes ... who's body is this and where did it come from? I'm sure I was abducted by aliens and someone took my body and gave me back this piece of !#$% ...
I tell every young person I meet -- you'd better take good care of yourself now, cause later it is going to be much, much harder. Heck, I'm only in my early fifties and this old bod moans & groans & cracks & croaks with every step these days. OK, that's enuff ranting for today; guess, it's my turn!
Ya, I still on crutches; think that is why I felt a bit glum yesterday, but thankfully, by today I am in a better frame of mind. I'm telling myself that this is a 'REST PERIOD' so I might as well enjoy it the best I can. Good thing this happened during the winter ...
MAD ~ I also had a bit of INSOMNIA last night; kept waking up all through the night. Was so hot that we had to put the furnace down in the middle of the night; maybe that was the cause ...
RUTH ~ I am shocked by how low your lows can go without sending you into a tail spin; I'd be either dizzy or almost passing out with those low numbers. I'm glad that you were able to get up and grab your honey to balance things out. There was a time that pork chops, green beans, and a salad would have been a normal meal for me -- I'm workin' my way there now.
It's a bit colder here tonight, so we just pushed the furnace up a bit and we feel right as rain. Gonna go do some puzzles before going to bed. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend -- keep warm ... Rosebud
Good morning. 4.2 this morning because I remembered carbs for dinner. Weight is also down a pound so I can see the 180s peeping over the horizon.
I'm up very early again. I get up for potty and the brain starts to race so I can't get back to sleep. Grrr! I was thinking a nap after lunch but there is a memorial service at 1:30 so that won't work out.
HI Friends: thanks for your uplifting thoughts. I have been eating to plan and am back below 170, and feeling better for it. Got to yoga on Thursday, and had a great sleep after ward. Trish, am thrilled for you to be working well with atkins this time. I think we learn to do it better with practice. I certainly feel better with eating to plan. Last night DH brought home a loaded pizza, and it smelled so good I couldn't resist, so I didn't.... but only at the toppings, not the crust at all.
Ruth, can you take the glyberide on an as needed basis? That would work.
It seems that a new was the diabetic educators are recommending insulin dosages is based on the carb count in a meal. You could do the same with glyberide, based on carb count, sounds very reasonable.
Will be napping today after working in the night, so will work to stay to plan.
have a good day ladies.
Not much going on here. Not really counting anything. Decided that I do better if I don't. I know what I can and cannot eat and just going with it. Eating more Intuitively, but staying low carb since that seems to be what this ole body wants and likes. Something you said Ruth about remembering to eat your carbs in the evening made me start thinking about how carbs make me feel. While carbs give some people energy, they don't for me. So I decided that I don't need to eat a lot of them and when I do, I need to eat them later in the day because they make me tired and sleepy. So I'll eat mine in the evening and take my Metformin then since it seems to work better for me.
Ticker is truthful. FBGL is good and I have a calm day ahead. "Girls" dinner is at Heather's tonight - lasagna, salad and fruit salad - so there won't be any worries about not having carbs tonight. I'm contributing the fruit salad so need to go to town today to get some berries!
This week I am hoping to get back into the gym routine. My back can come along or stay home!
Hi friends: just got in from work, had a lovely delivery of a baby girl just an ounce under 9 lbs!. Tried to stick to plan, but ate a few more carbs than on my plan. Did get a walk in tho, so thats a help.
What a busy week I have had, but will likely ease off for a bit. Have been sleeping better, except when woken up for work, haven't needed anything to get to sleep, or even stay asleep all week. How nice.
Hope everyone is doing ok.
Was almost down to ticker this am, so expect the other pound to go off this week.
Want to stay up and watch the oscars, but am right beat. we see if I can.
have a great week friends.
Good afternoon - the power went out first thing this morning so I'm just getting it together now. It was out throughout the township so I did not do the gym thing - again! Dinner last night was great but the weight is up a tad today, probably from salt. I'm hoping to be in the 180s before next Monday's Dr Jack appointment when I get my bloodwork results. (Note to Self: Remember to get bloodwork done on Thursday!)
Things starting to slow down a bit Younger DB is still in this hospital and I will have a phone meeting with everyon involed on Wed. to see what will happen with him. Older DB out of hospital after a week and 1/2. He still has to go back everyday for a while, but shd be OK.
I decided to start on the South beach diet with lower carbs. I have to pick something because I keep jumping back and forth so nothing is working. Will try SB with renewed effort.
. Weight is up a wee bit - probably because I had quick frozen dinners for both lunch and supper yesterday. Why do they have to be so salty? Today will be better as I have already prepped a chopped veggie salad with some chick peas for lunch and have my homemade pea soup thawed for a quick supper before my 7 PM meeting. The pea soup may be a bit salty but at least is healthy!
No wonder I felt so lethargic. Anyhow, it's fixed now via liquid honey. At least it was local and natural. 
I guess I need to ditch the gyburide on nights when I've had no dinner carbs. I had roast pork tenderloin and lovely fresh green beans from the USA. (I refuse to buy produce from Mexico so that's exciting.) 
OK, that's enuff ranting for today; guess, it's my turn!
