Tonight was hard but I managed. My dh picked up a little blueberry pie at New Seasons today...the first ingredient is 100% whole sugar cane ..that sorta gives you an idea, oh it was so sweet and the crust was perfect and the blue berries lucious...I almost cried that I only ate 1/4 and wanted to eat 1/2 of it. I was afraid to because I don't know the carb count. I almost felt I shouldn't eat any rather than just a little but I wanted it so badly that I did eat 1/4.

But I am determined to get my bs under control or as much under control as I can. So I had to estimate the amount of calories in that little bit of pie, but I think my calories for today were about 1223 and 12 carb servings. That's when it's hard when I could have eat more calories but I'm out of carb servings!!

I worked out as usual.

Marie - Glad you're back. Doesn't sound too bad..you should be able to get back on track.
German Chocolate Cake is my favorite cake. And know what you mean about the fruit...we have some cherries on the counter all rinsed and easy to pickup and eat..such a temptation. I find myself rationalizing...but, but, but they are GOOD for me!! LOL No, not so much if you are diabetic...a little bit is ok but can't eat very much.

A little high on the calories today at 1621 but my carb servings were ok at 12. My bs was high again this morning (higher than yestertday even ) and the rest of the day it was a teeny bit high. I think it's because I have eaten too many cherries. I count them but tend to eat them off and on at the wrong times. I think with diabetes it is important to space out your meals right. At least if I can't control my bs and need more meds I will know I gave it a good try. So doubt my weight will be down tomorrow but hopefully I won't gain.

ETA: No formal exercise today but I worked very hard here at home.

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I have not been posting lately. I am flying to Seattle tomorrow for a week long vacation with my husband and daughter so I have been trying to get everything caught up around the house and at work and it is just an impossible task. I have not been to the Y in over a week and have been guilty of some emotional eating as well (work has been a bit stressful). Not too big a deal though. Life is like this sometime. So anyway, I am trying to be good today to get ready for a full day of plane rides tomorrow, ugh. We are very excited though to get there. I doubt I will post while I am there but I will definitely be back after we return.

Marie-Check you out! You are really rocking the diabetes management lately. Keep on keepin on. It sounds like a difficult job but well worth the effort. Possibly after a while it won't seem so hard. Feeling healthier and losing weight are very, very rewarding also.

Marie-Welcome back and happy birthday. Enjoy your cake. I am impressed with all the great, fun exercise you reported. Good for you.

A2-Congrats on the steady weight loss. Hope your pup is doing better.

1519 calories and 12 carb servings. No exercise except walking slowly around the fair.

Huzzah, Marie, glad you are back and enjoyed reading about everything, especially the red velvet cake. SOOO love that. Happy Birthday. My acquaintances tell me I am crazy to think it is humid here compared to, say, Indiana, where I lived decades ago but it really gets humid in Arizona, I think.

Anyhow, Terapet. My doggie is doing great, all her tests came back and showed excellent health. It is unknown why she was limping. I am giving her pills for joint health. Hope you enjoy your vacation in Seattle.

Maryea, good work with the blueberry pie! Also was wondering if when you are out of carb servings but could have more calories if you are allowed to just eat a cube or two of excellent cheese. There are no carbs in cheese, although there is saturated fat, which I don't worry about too much but it is not good for us, they tell me.

Haven't posted in a few days, just not feeling too well for some reason but the calories and exercise have been good. It is just my mood that needs improvement lol.

Have a good night, all!

Marie, sorry to hear of the health problems of your pets. Hope all the furry friends get well soon.

My cat and dog had been having some issues and I'm so happy that recently all of their tests came back with an improvement in one of them (the kitty) and total bill of health on my golden mix girl.

Still moody but not negative. It is just the heat and work and time of life and all that jazz lol. Cranky. Will be much improved if I lose some weight in my weekly weigh-in towards my goal. PLEASE don't tell me that the scale isn't important lol (I know you won't). My scale goal is important to me for a number of reason, mostly personal, but also because I want that weigh off of my knees and joints so I can run and be more active.

Anyhow, my exercise today was a 90 minute walk and 15 minutes of pilates towards my pilates challenge. I'm actually not sure how many minutes of pilates I pledged myself to do for August lol. Will have to look that up.

Ending eating day at 1580. Woot!

A pretty good day. 1439 calories and almost 12 carb servings but no exercise. My BS started out quite high and I forgot to take my medicine with breakfast so it got even higher but later it was fine. I have been using my phone but for some reason it did not alert me today or at least I didn't hear them (I have 3 alerts set..2 for meds and 1 for bs) I checked the settings and they were right and my ringer was high but I set a second alert for each one so maybe that will help. This phone is strange sometimes. I remembered my bs but was late on my meds both times but at least I took them and they are actually just twice a day..not necessarily with meals although I prefer to take them with meals.

ETA: Amarantha, forgot to answer your question about cheese. Yes if I have calories left but no carbs I can eat other things and sometimes I do eat cheese. I do have to watch my fat though as fat can prevent the insulin from taking the glucose into the cell. I'm to have no more than 45 g and I usually go over. Usually most of my fat comes the one mocha a day when I use real pb (instead of powdered) and from meat. I don't eat a lot of meat but usually have some every day...then I get little bits of fat from other sources like Smart Balance and pb2. So if I eat cheese it is more fat, but I still eat it now and then. I love it and it is filling.

1136 calories and 12 carb serv. No exercise. I used my carbs up fast today so if I get hungry tonight it will have to be a non-carb food but I am not planning on eating anything more. This is going to be a very busy week, I will have to be very careful to keep my priorities straight and stay on track. Lots of things going on this month.

Woot, all! It is 109 and humid (for us) and I'm cranky lol! Anyway, ending eating day at 1580, which included 2 chocolate snack cakes early this morning when I came home from the gym. I really don't like the gym, prefer to exercise at home or in nature or anywhere outside but am only minimally working until the end of August and decided to go every day it is open and train on the indoor track and other facilities just because I have the membership and should use it. It was too hot to run outside even at 88 this morning. I am not handling not working too well lol.

Also I forgot to add some food into My Net Diary yesterday so was up in the 1800s but glad it was the first day of the week and am calling it the high day and feeling okay about cals.

Maryea, thanks for explaining about the fat in cheese affecting the insulin response. I never thought of that, not that it is my biz but I was curious. you are doing so well with this. Huzzah for you!

Mary, lol, someone DID tell me the scale wasn't important yesterday, plus people tell me that all the time. I so agree with you. I weigh only once a week (lol, know I've said that) unless I hop on for an unofficial private check now and then, but IF I did not have a regular scale routine and the data, I would still weigh 247 pounds. I absolutely have to know what the scale says despite some of its vagaries. The way my clothes feel is subjective. The data gathered from the tape measure is quite solid and does help give me the whole picture of how muscular I am, but I can't do without the scale.

Woot, I am going to do pilates now and hope I feel better, exercise so far was walk/run this morning on the gym track and then went to park despite the heat and just gently walked.

I had no problem going without carbs (or anything) last night. I sat in bed and read until I got sleepy. Nothing to watch on TV anyway.

Today I'm a little on the high side for calories at 1621 but my carb servings are still not quite 12 so I'm satisfied. My calories are higher because I had a very small meal out and 1 1/2 snack/protein bars plus sloppy Joes tonight (on 1/2 bun).

Glad your weight is starting down again Marie. See you are even a good example at work!