Just checking in. As of today, my ticker is right own. My FBS is up to 135 today. Think I'm not going to do the ACV drink any more. I think it is causing my FBS to go up. May be one of those things that doesn't work for everybody.
I am going to continue on my own plan. I also need to get back to my exercising because I know that will help with the bs.
Didn't get to church this morning. I think DH has shingles. I'm going to try to get him in to see the doctor tomorrow afternoon when he goes to get a blood test for his blood thinner just to be sure.
Carol Sue I understand what you are saying about showing up at the cardiologists without a weight loss. I feel the same way about seeing my doctor next month. I do not want to show up without a weight loss and a lower A1c. He knows as well as I do that I can do this. He is nice about it and doesn't fuss at me, but I'm not doing it to keep him from fussing at me any way. I'm doing this for health.
I seem to remember someone here saying they can eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch everyday, but not dinner. When I was a young girl and thin, I ate no breakfast, but I ate the same lunch everyday for maybe 6 yrs while in school. Then when I got home, Mama was cooking supper and she cooked from 4 food groups like I was taught in homemakeing and I would eat whatever she cooked. That was it except for an occasional coke date.
So that is what I've decided to do except I eat breakfast now. I just don't seem to get away from that now. I think it has become a habit, but I am going to be eating it within an 8 hr IF window. I went to the Dollar Tree yesterday because money is tight right now and thought I picked up 3 cans of tuna and 3 cans of chicken in water. Got home and it was 6 cans of chicken. DH said, "I hope that wasn't a mistake". It wasn't. I made a lc chicken salad made with lots of low carb/GL veggies and it was really delicious. So I'll be eating a low carb breakfast and lc/gl salad for dinner. My main meal will become whatever DH and I eat together with low Glycemic Load veggies and fruits or grains. Although the book I read said 3 grains a day, I am going to try doing this with just the one for a while and see how it goes. To be honest after reading the Magic Foods book, I can see why the old Carbohydrate Addict's Diet worked which makes me see how this way of eating tweaked a bit according to the Magic Foods book will work for me.
I will keep y'all posted as to how it goes. There are just so many good foods out there that the Magic Foods book describes how each of them work in the body and for what that I really believe they are important for me to add into my plan.
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Trish, I recently bought a can of chicken, something I never bought before. It was so bad that I actually put it down the garbage disposal, and I am one who never wastes food. I don't remember where I got it, maybe Big Lots or Aldis. I believe it was an off-brand, so that might be why it tasted so nasty. I thought it would be something handy to have in the house to fix in a hurry. I will have to try another can of another brand. We have Dollar Tree, so I will look in there.
I also like the way the Magic Foods book describes the foods, but I am still sceptical about some of them not raising my blood sugar. It was the same way that Dr Fuhrman described in detail the different vegetables and what they did for your body. I love getting that type of information.
I sure hope your DH doesn't have shingles. DH still gets pain from it, since April 2014. If he puts his cell phone in his shirt pocket he gets a burning pain in his chest where his shingles were. If he takes it out, the pain goes away. DH would not take the anti-viral meds. If your DH has it, make sure he takes the anti-viral meds.
Trish, the first time I dieted I still lived at home. My mother would not cook special food for me, so I just ate 1 portion of each thing she made, meat, starch and veggies. I never ate seconds and never ate after dinner. I lost weight very well doing that. I exercised at the Y 2 nights a week. I sure wish I could get back to that. There's really no good reason I can't, except that I have to break my bad habits. Maybe today is the day.
When I was at the the cardiologist in November my blood pressure was high. He wanted to change my meds and I didn't want him to so I told him I was going to lose weight by the time I came back in May. He said he would let it go and see if I made lifestyle changes but if I came back and it was still high he was going to have to do something. My blood pressure was perfect before I gained back 20 lbs, so I know if I can get some of it back off my blood pressure will go back down. Will someone just smack me? LOL
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I had a really good food day today. I had scrambled eggs with mushrooms for breakfast. A salad with ranch dressing for lunch and for dinner we went to that restaurant that has the really good stuffed pork chops. Before we got there I told DH I was not going to eat the stuffing, so that made me have to stick to my decision. It was hard, but I didn't want him to see me go back on my word. I eyeballed about 3-4 oz of pork chop, which was baked. I ate a small portion of my potato, which was roasted with some kind of cheese sauce on it, green beans and a cup of vegetarian vegetable soup. On Fitday, my calories for the day were 946, 59gm fat, 50 gm carb, 11 gm fiber and 56 gm protein. The fiber is way too low, but it was just in the vegetables. IF I eat anything else today, it will just be some vegetables....low calorie and carb but with fiber. Oh, I forgot to add that I had a half of an orange today, so that will add to the fiber. Hmmm only added 1 more gm of fiber. But I don't feel hungry, and I don't feel stuffed. This is how I should be eating all the time, and I am going to try very hard to continue this way.
I was trying on clothes in a store today and after seeing myself in my underwear in that full view mirror, it was really an eye-opener! LOL
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I was hungry so I just ate some cooked veggies. 3 baby carrots, 3 spears of cauliflower, 3 spears of broccoli, 2 brussels sprouts and 5 lima beans. I put salt and fake spray butter on them. My blood sugar was 111 before eating them. I doubt if the veggies will bring it up much.
My step-son just called and he has shingles for the second time, this time on his head. He is only 49, and was around 43 the first time he had them. This is why I got the shot, because I was so afraid I would get it the second time and on my head. It is very dangerous if it gets close to your eye. I hope he's OK. I wish DH would get the shot because he had so much pain with them the first time, but he won't get it. He is so stubborn.
Trish I have been drinking the GGMS with the ACV in it alot and my BS throughout the day are fantastic but my fasting has been high lately. I wonder if that has anything to do with it? I'm not sure but I am just going to give it some more time. I am so pleased with how much better I am feeling and the scale is moving so I will keep things the same for a while and see what happens.
I don't feel like I got much done this weekend but I stayed on plan and the scale is still moving so I'm happy! We had really nice weather today so I did get out and work in the yard and garage for a while but otherwise the laundry has piled up and I didnt' get any food prepped or anything else done. Oh well! I have a BUSY day tomorrow! Mondays are always busy because Olivia has dance in the afternoon but now with me having my sewing class it is even more busy. Mark has to leave work early to be at the dance studio when class finishes so that I can leave and go to class. I have to order food from the place next door (burger joint) while she is in class and eat otherwise I don't get dinner. This will be for the next 9 weeks. One week we know Mark has to go to Atlanta so I will probably miss class that night. It would cost me almost $40 to get a sitter so I could attend class - CRAZY!
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hi gang: bad weekend, I turned into a total couch potato and didn't move at all. I did manage to stay on plan so I am on target. (1 pound over ticker from vacation weight)
will get out today, I have promised myself.
I didn't want to go back to very old posts, and I figured out ACV is apple cider vinegar, but what is GGMS?
have a good Monday everyone
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Shannon, I am going to go without the ACV for a couple days to see if that is what's causing my tummy problems. My BS reading were great yesterday, but I contribute that to sticking to LC all day. It is either the ACV or the bagged salad I bought. I have had problems with bagged salad in the past. I like to have all types of greens in my salad, not just iceberg lettuce, but buying all those different greens is not cost effective when I'm the only one eating them. They go bad way before I eat them all. The bagged mixes are so convenient, but if they are causing my stomach distress, it's not so good. Actually, I prefer romaine to iceberg for the base of my salad but DH will only eat iceberg so I have to buy that for him. I have used regular ACV in the past, but this time I bought the Braggs, raw unpasturized, so that's why I'm thinking it might be the problem. I read online that it can cause diarrhea, and that you should not go over more than 2 T in 1 cup of water per day. I have been having more than that.
Mad, Shannon will probably come back and explain, but GGMS is Good Girl Moonshine, a drink made with ACV and some other things, and it comes from Trim Healthy Mama, a plan that Shannon is following. She can give you more info.
I did not do any formal exercise over the weekend but that's my normal because I am usually out and about over the weekend, moving more in general. On Friday, I did my exercise at home, 40 min on the treadmill and elliptical, then we went shopping a bit, and then to the casino for the evening. I logged 7,080 steps on my Fitbit, the most I've had in one day since I got it. I have been having much better results since I started back with my exercise, but rarely go over 5,000 steps, as I am really sedentary otherwise.
I have a problem with my Fitbit as it does not always log my flights of stairs. I think that has something to do with the way I climb stairs due to my knee problems. However, sometimes if I am walking a lot at a fast clip, it will register flights of stairs where there are none, such as shopping at Walmart. No stairs in Walmart! LOL
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Shannon, I am going to go without the ACV for a couple days to see if that is what's causing my tummy problems. My BS reading were great yesterday, but I contribute that to sticking to LC all day. It is either the ACV or the bagged salad I bought. I have had problems with bagged salad in the past. I like to have all types of greens in my salad, not just iceberg lettuce, but buying all those different greens is not cost effective when I'm the only one eating them. They go bad way before I eat them all. The bagged mixes are so convenient, but if they are causing my stomach distress, it's not so good. Actually, I prefer romaine to iceberg for the base of my salad but DH will only eat iceberg so I have to buy that for him. I have used regular ACV in the past, but this time I bought the Braggs, raw unpasturized, so that's why I'm thinking it might be the problem. I read online that it can cause diarrhea, and that you should not go over more than 2 T in 1 cup of water per day. I have been having more than that.
Mad, Shannon will probably come back and explain, but GGMS is Good Girl Moonshine, a drink made with ACV and some other things, and it comes from Trim Healthy Mama, a plan that Shannon is following. She can give you more info.
Mad Carol Sue explained it perfectly! If you just google Good Girl Moonshine, you'll get a ton of blogs about it and also offering variations on the original recipe (which contains ginger and alot of folks don't care for it). I really love the version I make that has 4 tbsp ACV, 4 tbsp lime juice, 6 droppers of stevia extract liquid form all mixed into a 2 liter bottle of seltzer (I remove about a cup from the bottle before adding that in and then add as much back as I can and use what is left for my first glass from the bottle so as not to waste.)
Carol Sue On the ACV - I definitely recommend a raw variety that says "with the mother" on the label - that is the good stuff (whatever that means, I have not actually researched enough to know what the good stuff is exactly, LOL). The Braggs is a little pricey. I found a Heinz version that has more in the bottle and costs less than Braggs - just a tip in case the Braggs is too high for you. I just finished a bottle of Braggs and am now going into the Heinz bottle, so far I don't detect any taste difference so I think it's fine. I put 4 Tbsp into my 2 liter bottle I made up so that is definitely within the 1 Tbsp per cup. Plus, I pour mine over a big glass of water so it dilutes some. I think more than that amount would hurt your stomach.
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I just know that my regular ACV is a clear amber color and the raw organic is cloudy. I didn't have any today but I did have a salad with my bagged greens, so we will see how things "go" the rest of the day. Pun intended! LOL
I discovered diet ginger ale when I was in the hospital, and now I love it. I don't drink much alcohol, but when I do drink wine I mix it in some diet ginger ale. I always have it in the house. If I do go back to the ACV I might do something with the ginger ale, in which case I will google some of the GGMS recipes. I really don't feel that it has helped with my BS. I feel that my drop is due to being stricter with my carbs but I won't give up on it yet.
Trish, I hope your DH has a good doctor visit.
Today I did 30 min on the treadmill and 10 min on recumbent bike. That blogger I have been reading also has knee problems and she said the recumbent bike has strengthened the muscles around her knee and that has helped tremendously. She has also lost lots of weight, which I have not, but I'm hoping the bike will help me, too. It's well worth the $20 I paid for it. Well, actually $17 because I get a senior citizen discount. LOL Sosmetimes it pays to be old
Well, DH does have shingles. Dr. says it is too late to get any medicine to help it after 2 days and it has been 3 to 5 days since he broke out. I've been doctoring it with a Gold Bond cream with aloe vera and vitamin E added and he said it seemed to be drying up already. So he gave him some pain meds that they use for it. I didn't tell him but it never took the pain away when I had them. The last time we checked the shot was going to cost us about $400 dollars altogether and we couldn't pay it He said it shouldn't cost that much so I'm going to check around since our insurance doesn't pay for it and see if I can find it cheaper somewhere else so we can get the shot for both of us.
I found another website on Intermittent Fasting and reversing diabetes. There is a doctor in Toronto who has been using it to help people get their diabetes under control and come off of insulin. He says diabetes is being treated incorrectly. I found out about it through another low carb site under their Atkins low carbers. Since I'm already doing Intermittent Fasting, I am going to give it a shot using low carb. Can't hurt and just might help.
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Trish, I'm sorry that your DH has shingles. Usually you have the pain from it for a couple days before you get the rash. I hope he doesn't have too much pain. I hought you would be on Medicare and I thought Medicare paid for the shot, but I don't want to pry in your personal business. Maybe your pharmacist can give you some information about it. There should be some type of assistance for it. I'm angry that DH won't get the shot, but it's his choice. First time he had it he refused to take the anti-viral and he had terrible pain.
When I had it I caught it in time to take the anti-viral med. They gave me Perocet for the first few days then the pain let up a bit. After that I took another med that was not a narcotic and it helped too. I will have to look up the name of it.
EDIT: It was Neurontin. I took the generic version, Gabapentin.
Shannon, I did not have any ACV today and I didn't have any tummy troubles. I did have the bagged salad, so I guess it was the ACV. I will try it again but only 1 Tbs and it will have to be a day when I know I will be ome all day, just in case. Last night when I simmered my vegetables I put some in the water. I read about that somewhere, maybe the Magic Foods book. They tasted really good like that. Tonight I was afraid to use the Braggs so I put some regular ACV in them but it wasn't the same.
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Well, DH does have shingles. Dr. says it is too late to get any medicine to help it after 2 days and it has been 3 to 5 days since he broke out. I've been doctoring it with a Gold Bond cream with aloe vera and vitamin E added and he said it seemed to be drying up already. So he gave him some pain meds that they use for it. I didn't tell him but it never took the pain away when I had them. The last time we checked the shot was going to cost us about $400 dollars altogether and we couldn't pay it He said it shouldn't cost that much so I'm going to check around since our insurance doesn't pay for it and see if I can find it cheaper somewhere else so we can get the shot for both of us.
I'm so sorry Trish - I have heard how painful it can be - I hope it heals up quickly!!
I just know that my regular ACV is a clear amber color and the raw organic is cloudy. I didn't have any today but I did have a salad with my bagged greens, so we will see how things "go" the rest of the day. Pun intended! LOL
7 because I get a senior citizen discount. LOL Sosmetimes it pays to be old
Well that article led me to this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_vinegar and I learned the "mother" is fungi, LOL! I have read to make sure you mix it well before using it to get that 'good stuff' in! I really think you may have been having too much, I'd recommend to even start back with only a tsp. at a time (in perhaps more than 1 cup of liquid) and work your way up to more - I think a 2 liter is 64 oz so I am using 4 tbsp in that which comes out to 1/2 tbsp per 8 oz but I'm also pouring it over ice that slightly melts while I drink it so it probably a little less than that per cup. I can definitely taste it but it hasn't bothered my tummy at all, in fact I think it has helped my reflux. But every person's body is different and it very well could be causing your issues so just be cautious in your experimentation :-)
thanx for the answers ladies. Too bad, anything with citrus is off my list. I always loved lemon juice in my water and miss having that. I also can't eat most prepared salad dressings and mayo, as they contain lemon juice. its a bummer of an allergy.
So, I think I went low carb again about Feb 2, and today is the 10th, so that is 6 pounds in 9 days, pretty awesome. Officially back at ticker weight.
I know a lot was water weight and just the result of overdoing the carbs for a couple of days, but I am happy to be here again. Am doing ok on the plan, so just gonna keep where I am and doing what I am doing.
Got to hot yoga yesterday, and walked more than I have in a couple of days as well. SO getting back on track with all of that as well.
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Good for you Mad! 6 lbs is great. It's so much nicer to have it coming off than coming on. Keep up the good work! I am trying to follow your lead, and also keep my portions smaller.
Shannon, I always shook up my ACV. The thing that worried me was the fact that it is not pasturized, but I guess it's OK. I was fine yesterday without it. I was going to dump it out, but I have half a jar left and will try it again. I really liked it with my vegetables! My favorite veggie combo is baby carrots, brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower. I use frozen veggies except for the carrots, and I simmer them in water. I didn't measure, but just added a dollop of ACV and it infused into the veggies. Yummy flavor. My usual ratio was 2-3 tbs in bottled water which is 16.9 oz, with a squirt or two of lemon juice. When I try it again I will only use 1 Tbs and see how that goes. You're right, ice would dilute it. The book I read suggested adding it to soups, stews, veggies, etc, and that might work better for me, or maybe only drinking it before meals instead of throughout the day. I'll experiment.
