Hey, Trish! This kind I have is Natures Own, the Delightful 100% whole wheat kind. I like it a lot. It tastes really good. I have been eating it with my eggs at breakfast. I think I just couldn't handle it with the peanut butter, too.

It's as hot as the blazes here, too. Not sure what the official report is, but OMG it's hot. :devil: It's funny to me that some of you have been saying how the mornings are getting cooler. That is not happening here in the Deep South. Even in the middle of the night, it is warm. Our poor chickens, I feel so sorry for them out there.

Rosebud -- I'm very curious about the spaghetti squash. I was thinking since I can't find it here, I would use zucchini instead. WTG on throwing out the cake! You are stronger than me! ;)


FBS today was 92! I'm very happy about that. I was getting worried when it wasn't coming down. Is anyone else afraid to eat? I'm getting anxious about eating, especially in the evening when I really want something, but there is nothing that is easy and "not-carby" to eat. I'm not really keen on snacking on vegetables in the middle of the night. That is why I had the peanut butter on bread last night.

Hope everyone has a great day! Be back later!

Ruth, I wish I had known. I am from the area (live 30 minutes north, and practice at the hospital there) and went to see the same play last week.
We ate at the Down the Street Bistro, but I must say, for the price, the food was NOT great. It was quite expensive, (about $100 for 2, with only me having one drink) and just wasn't up to expectations.
I often go to Bentley's pub, they have the best wings in town, and do an ok salad, and pub grub that is decent. Piazzo and Fellini's are very good for Italian, but not so good if you are watching carbs.
I personally love Raja, the Indian food place, and just skip the rice.
The play itself was fantastic, and the asian woman playing Ariel was simply amazing. Plummer was great, and the chemistry between the two was fab.
My husband is not a great fan of Shakespear, but did agree that the live performance really brought it to life.
I hope you have a great time.
I am away on Manitoulin Island now, just relaxing for a week, but my back is quite bad. I am using a tens machine, cold pain relief patches, tylenol and even some codeine when it gets really bad. Its keep activity and exercise to a minimum. So I am eating very carefully.
have a good day everyone.

I will be happy to post the recipes, but don't have them here on the island with me. They are low carb, not low fat tho.
FOr the mock potato salad, the key is to make your own potato salad however you like. (unless you haven't made it before?) I use a couple of boiled eggs, some cucumber and red pepper cut very fine, and even a pickle chopped fine, a bit of green onion and just mayo, don't like it with mustard so much, tho some people do. the just salt and pepper to taste. YOu must BOIL the cauliflower until tender, then break it up.
I got the ice cream recipe and cheesecake from Suzanne Somers dessert cookbook.
I learned from an icecream website that the big key to good ice cream is to make the custard base but let it age overnight, made a great difference. And by making the new york style cheesecake myself, (I used a full fat sour cream, and cream cheese) I was able to leave out the lemon as I have become allergic to citrus.

ttfn everyone

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In spite of switching my daily metformin back to supper time, I am still getting some higher numbers on my fasting glucose. SO I will be adding in a small evening snack.
Any low carbers have useful suggestions as to what to have? I was thinking a glass of milk might do it, or a protein shake.
Its a little frustrating tho, one of my "diet" habits to break was evening snacking, and I often eat supper a bit later in the evening (like 7 or 8 pm) so I thought I wouldn't need this. So I want to be really careful about what I choose and how much of it I have so I don't gain weight or go off plan.
What types of bedtime snacks do it best?

Thanks for the warm welcome and all the info.

Pattygirl: I have now starting to check my blood too after eating something new. For instance I can only have 1/2 glass 1% milk without a big spike and if I have anymore than 1/2 cup of cold cereal it does the same. I tried a fairly low carb day yesterday and was surprised to see my numbers in the 5's. Usually they are in the 6 - 7 range. My doctor told me anything between 6 - 10 was okay but I feel much better when they are in the 5 range. I think maybe low carb might be the best way to go.

Fatmad: Yes please recipe for ice cream and cheese cake. I have been using Chapmans sugar free and it's quite good but I do have any ice cream maker and would rather make my own. I take my metformin 3 times a day and find that if I take my last dose before bed it helps my numbers in the morning and I also have a glass of wine sometime before bed that seems to help too.

Rosebud: I love spagetti squash with butter and pepper. There is a cream mushroom sauce that was in the Dr. Bernstein diet book but I forgot to write it down before I took the book back to the library.

Cande: I'm nervous to eat as well. I'm afraid of what it will do to my readings. I guess it will get better as I keep tracking and finding out what I can or cannot eat.

Have a great day everyone.

A quick one here. My fbs was up a bit this morning, but hubby wanted chicken wings from Walmart yesterday since we were running late on our main meal. Only had 3 pcs, but was enough to raise it this morning. I bought the ReliOn Confirm meter and got home and had the wrong strips. Tried to take the strips back (had never been opened) and they couldn't take it back for health reasons. So I bought the Ultima to go with the stips I had. I figured that would be cheaper than going through the trouble of calling and trying to send it back by mail if the company would have even taken back. I figure that Tony can use it later. I'm going to talk to the doctor about changing our prescription to ReliOn strips. That way I can test more often and it will be cheaper for me and Medicare.

I haven't been having my snack before bedtime, but think I need to do that again. The cheese stick didn't seem to work for me for lowering FBS, but I think the protein shake does. I've just been too lazy to get up go to the kitchen and make it. I need to start doing that again tonight.

I am experimenting with my breakfast foods trying to figure out what makes the 2 hr after bs so high. I thought maybe I was eating too much, so I made 1 egg, 1 thin slice ham, a pinch of lf mozz cheese and I put about a teaspoon of chopped jalepineo peppers on it and had a slice of sugar free toast. I realized the peppers are a new thing as well as the toast so will eat the same breakfast without them tomorro. Also may need to boil or poach the eggs instead of frying. I use non-stick pan and Pam but maybe I still can't do that. I've also wondered if I might be lactose intolerant, but the 1 8oz glass of milk I drink at our main meal doesn't seem to affect my bs.

Catch y'all later. Have a good day.

:wave: We are having a lovely :sunny: day here today -- it is a bit cooler, but I don't mind that one bit. Just have to put on a sweater that's all. Made that spagetti squash and it turned out just fine. It really does look like spagetti too; my DH asked me how I got it to look like that; and I told him that it comes out that way ... :lol:

I baked it for over an hour, but it was still a bit crunchy but it is supposed to be that way. It sure makes a lot and I only baked half of it. I will cook the rest to put a sauce over. This time, I made an Asian type sauce and baked it with that, then tossed it in the sauce before serving. I think it might taste very good with a nice tomato or mushroom sauce. My DH said he would like it cooked a bit more (until it was a bit softer); but I told him that it might just turn to mush if I did that (dunno). :shrug:

Anyhow, the experiment went well, I think. They are expensive but I can see why people like them. It kinda reminded me of semi=cooked shredded cabbage. Really it has little flavor on it's own, it takes flavor from whatever you put in it or serve with it, I think.

Have a wonderful weekend ladies (and gents, if any) ... Rosebud :flow1:

I worked so hard not to have any sugar because I'm having a fasting bloodwork done next Thursday. I didn't pay attention when I fixed our fruit for dinner. When I use canned, I usually will wash off any sugar on it. This was in a jar and it just didn't register:?: with me. I did a 2 hr after bs stick and it was 217. I sure hope it isn't going to ruin my test next week. I am so put out with myself. Staying OP the rest of the day.

Survived the trip to Stratford with even BGL and no weight gain. I think walking to dinner and to the theatre did the trick. Mad, I knew you lived nearby and should have consulted. I ended up with a delicious but $$$ dinner at The Church, a bit of a nostalgia trip as I spent a lot of time in Stratford during the 60s.

Now back to reality and a ton of veggies. My next vacation is in three weeks and I need to be in shape for the Cape Breton trail.

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My fasting sugar was 5.6 this am. I am sooo pleased. I had my dessert at bedtime last night, so I wasn't actually increasing my net calories or food intake over the course of the day. I had a small dish of blueberries and cream.
Have you ever noticed that many brands of cream from the store have added dextrose and carragenan added? Up here on the island there is a local dairy and their brand has nothing added, just cream and milk. And wild local berries, yummy dessert with a wee bit of splenda.
I was also thinking a thick slice of old cheddar on a triscuit may be a good snack at that time.
Ruth, I wish I had gone to Rundles or the Church for my dinner, would have cost a bit more, but I think the quality is more even. Glad you enjoyed yourself. Didn't you find the tiny woman who played the sprite Ariel was awesome? She really stole the show. And the clowns were terrific too. My hubby says he is willing to return when I can get cheap tickets from the hospital again.
It is lovely and sunny again here, but won't get too hot. My back is still sore, so I don't think I can take the kayak out, and the water has been choppy. Have been relying on walking for exercise, and a bit of yoga to stretch.
Have a lovely weekend everyone

re the spaghetti squash, I love it with spaghetti sauce. Any one will do, with low carb you can even use alfredo sauce, if you add chicken or something for protein. I usually cook it in the microwave, its a bit faster that way, and the strands form as you scoop it out. I have never had it not slightly crunchy, but suspect you are right rosebud, it may get mushy instead. I don't find it any more work than making spaghetti with sauce ( always turned my jarred sauce into a homemade meat sauce, usually with mushrooms anyhow) which is nice, as hubby will make it.
I am going to work on meals he and my daughter can make that are going to be ok for me, or that they can adjust to me, so the cooking doesn't all fall on me.
Enjoy!

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Reading the SBD Super Charge book again. I didn't realize that it was designed not only to stop cravings, but also to cause the blood sugar reading to level off. So I've decided to back to do Phase 1 again. Learning a lot of things I had forgotten. It really is helping to read the book again. It's has been so long since I got the book that it is almost like I'm reading it for the first time.

got inspired to have spaghetti squash last night, but I had lots of cravings before bed and woke up with the desires for a granola I haven't had in a while, and well, I gave in. Hope the sugars don't shoot through the roof.
So maybe the squash was a bit too carby and gave me cravings, don't know, but pc sugar was ok at 6.8 2 hrs later.
ok, heres hoping that I can manage the rest of my day now.
Glad you are getting good stuff from your sbd book Trish, I have to say, lower carb or carb controlled sure did the trick for me.

Although yesterday turned out to be a great OP day, I am officially back on SBD Phase 1 today. My FBS was back down to 122 mg/dl this morning. I read about a woman on SBD website whose bs was 600 when she started SBD and it was down to 200 in just 1 week of Phase 1. So just maybe it is possible for my FBS back down to normal by the end of the 2 week Phase 1.

I've learned that an egg omlet is what works for me for breakfast. It doesn't raise my bs. I really believe things are beginning to come together for me.

I've been thinking about getting a spaghetti squash and having alfredo sauce on it. I always loved alfredo sauce but knew I couldn't have the noodles.

Fatmad I know how you feel about the granola and glucose readings. I was so upset about the sugary peaches the other day because I had been so careful not to eat any sugar for over a month. I am so careful not to eat stuff that raises bs, but to do it accidently really ticks me. I knew the other day when DH wanted the chicken wings that my bs would be high for at 2 days. Makes me not want to take the chance and scarry about eating things I'm not sure about. Eating out isn't any fun for me right now either because you don't know the food is prepared and it may cause a rise in FBS the next morning. DH hasn't learned that one yet.