fatmad Thanks so much for the response. Maybe need to eat a bit more carbs that just the nuts. I don't know it's a work in progress that's for sure.
I agree also that we should be thankful for our food.
Patty girl Thanks for the response and wishing you better fasting numbers. As far a you bs rising because lack of sleep I don't know the answer to that one. But I know that stress can raise it.

Have a good day
Leann

:welcome: LEANN ~ how about having a few wg crackers with the cheese to see what happens; the nuts & cheese do have protein & fat in them but adding in a complex carb may make all the difference (try it one night to see what happens).

TRISH ~ experts say that if we do not get enuff sleep -- our health can be affected in negative ways; and I wouldn't be surprised if it affects our BSL's too. I agree with LEANN that stress sure can.

We've been busy; and I had some trouble with my PC for some reason the last two days, but managed to get in here tonight with some perseverance. Have been on plan really good lately; hope to keep that up, but since I had a surprise visit from TOM two months in a row, I am retaining some water the last while. Will have to take some meds to see if that will go away for me; will have to watch the salt intake too. It is so easy to start shakin' too much on my food again ... :dizzy:

Time to go make dinner; we have been eating lighter and a bit later as it has been very :hot: here lately, and our kitchen gets esp hot around dinner time (and that's before I even start cooking). I have been trying to find things that won't heat up the kitchen too much.

Have a great week ladies ... Rosebud :flow1:

Rosebud, do you have a crockpot? I use mine a lot in summer and have even set it up outside on the deck to keep the kitchen as cool as possible.

I survived my visitors yesterday with relatively few transgressions. The BGL is great this morning but the weight is up a tad. I just cannot handle extra carbs these days but there was some lovely whole wheat baguette....Sigh! Today is going to be a salad and leftover chicken sort of day which may help. I'm still sniffing around the idea of Atkins induction but know I'd have to monitor my blood carefully. I may just do South Beach Phase I.

Happy Thursday as we trudge into the weekend.

this am fasting bs is 6.6. I had my snack (berries with cream) at 930 pm, checked my sugar at 8 am. So, should I stop the evening snack? When I do induction for the two weeks, I think I won't snack in the evening (carbs so restricted anyhow) and see what happens. Maybe I am getting too many carbs overall and this is allowing my liver to store too much glucose for release. If I restrict carbs more during the day maybe it will be better.
Arg.
Ruth, what happens to your sugars with induction that you are concerned? do you get hypoglycemic? or do you have to adjust a med so this doesn't happen? Are you on glyburide as well as metformin?
Rosebud, you are doing so well, look how much you have already lost. YOu will be less than half your former self in the long run.
you are just amazing, a real inspiration

Sugars go very low on Induction, Mad. I get low readings anyhow (FBGL below 3 is not uncommon) and have been considering cutting the glyberide in the evening.

I do need to budge this weight!

Good Morning.

Just a quick fly through this morning.

Welcome Leann.
I too am new to this.

What do all of you consider a good BG when you wake up? I'm not sure if mine is good or bad @ 6.8.

Originally Posted by Lindyloo:
Good Morning.

Just a quick fly through this morning.

Welcome Leann.
I too am new to this.

What do all of you consider a good BG when you wake up? I'm not sure if mine is good or bad @ 6.8.

It depends on where you have been and where you are going. A "NORMAL" fasting blood sugar in in the 4's or low 5's at worst. (non-diabetic). If it is often higher for you, and you are getting lower, its good if you are getting better (lower) numbers. It is relatively high, but at least not over 7.
Check out blood sugar 101 and diabetes for dummies for more professional opinions

Rosebud Thanks for the welcome and the suggestion of the whole grain crackers and cheese. I will have to get some crackers. I have some in the cupboard but they are probably stale they have been in there so long but I will check as they are in a sealed glass jar. I did try a piece of low carb whole wheat bread with a smear of miracle whip and a piece of cheese last night and this morning fasting was 112. Not the greatest but better than the 122 the day before. Will try this and let you know how it works. I have also changed my workout time from mornings to about 4pm after work now. So I don't know if that would help any or not. Sorry for the rambling.

Lindyloo Thanks for the welcome too.......

Everyone has been so friendly and helpful. I have been watching your chat for about the past 2-3 weeks and I'm so glad I joined in.

Thanks for making me feel welcome
Leann

THANKS, RUTH ~ ya, I do have one on top of my fridge (well, I move it down when I use it); and now you got me thinking of what I could make in it. That's a good idea and we do have a porch too ... :)

THANKS, MAD ~ I appreciate the encouragement; have been doing very well as of late ... think I'm winning the battle right now. Have been finding lots of good foods to eat that are low in calories, so have been able to eat lots and yet still stay on plan! :cheer2:

LEANN ~ changing the time of your exercise may help your sugars stay in balance; have you added in hand-weights yet? They are supposed to be able to increase your metabolism over the day ... you could do those in the AM (every other day) and the other exercises later on as you planned.

LINDYLOO ~ you are on the cusp, but still under that 7.0 or 112 mark; that is considered OK, but your goal may be to get down into the 5's. If I go down into the 4's, I feel woozy; so that is too low for me. I feel best in the 5.0 to 5.3 range; but I don't get too upset if it goes to the higher fives. When it slips into the sixes like it did for you; I take a closer look at what I am eating to see if I can get it back down ie have a lighter snack at night and so on. I find if I have protein, fat, and a bit of complex carb that my numbers are good. And a small cheddar cheese snack at night can bring it right down to 5.0 by the next morning ... I found that I must have an evening snack or I get dizzy in the middle of the night (at 3 am).

Went up town today to run errands and pick up a few groceries; so got some walking in today -- did the perimeter thing today. I packed up a couple dozen baggies of Rhubarb for the freezer, and we hope to go out blueberry picking this week coming up as it is supposed to be a bit cooler. They are setting things up for our SUMMERFEST & BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL today; saw the tents as we went through town by the lakes.

Just noticed that it was :rain: ing outside just now as I was closing up our front door. Good for the garden. Have a fantastic Friday tomorrow folks ... Rosebud :flow1:

I made yesterday a more carb day according to diet doctors give diabetic and call it low carb. Checked BS before and after each time I ate. Very definitely CANNOT eat all those carbs as my after BS was in the low 200s. So I decided to do Atkins Induction again starting this morning. I have only read Dr. Atkins' wife's website and have his book. I decided to check out the New Atkins website and they tell how to do induction so I shouldn't experience the Atkins flu and tiredness I usually feel on Induction. So I'm back on Atkins plan as of this morning. Guess I've proved that carbs are my problem and I like the way Atkins teaches you how to add the carbs slowly till you reach your carb limit and still lose weight. I really think Atkins and SBD isn't that different. Also I'll use food and save my protein powder for snacks or emergencies only.

Got my blood drawn yesterday and will get results next Friday. I am headed out this morning to Walmart to pick up prescription and a few Atkins friendly foods. Got my plan and committed.

Y'all have a great day.

I bought the new Atkins book today when I was at Walmart. I think it is a great addition to Dr. Atkins' book. It really helps me understand exactly what is going on with my body and how the blood glucose works. It is very clear to me as to how my body reacts to starchy carbs and that I have no other choice but to do low carb... may as well be Atkins. Had nothing but low carb foods today and the BS is coming back down. I don't think I need to do all the testing any more that I've been doing. Just my FBS and maybe 1 time 2 hours after main meal. The book confirms what my daughter told me the last time we talked. Her significant other is diabetic on insulin. As we were getting ready to hang up she said, "Hey Mama, you know that greens brings your blood sugar down". So now my salads are made mostly with raw greens instead of lettuce and then the regular veggies I put in my salads making it a really great fiber salad. I told Hubby that I don't want to eat out any where during this 2 weeks of Induction. I just don't want anything to mess up what I'm doing.

Have a great weekend Everybody!!!

TRISH ~ I have the New Atkins Revolution book here too; and have read most of it for a second time recently just to get some more tips. Yes, there is a lot of explanation in the book. I don't have to follow the plan as strictly as you do, but it was interesting nevertheless. Hope the 2 week induction works out well for you. Let us know how it goes ... :)


It was very :hot: and humid here today; so I just stayed home and did stuff indoors with the A/C and de-humidifier on (spoiled, eh?). We had homemade wg submarines for our Friday Fun Meal; had sliced tomato and lots of lettuce on mine with the lean meats only. These are partial buns -- 8 inches, I think (not a long as the commercial ones). Great idea for a :hot: day too ... :D

Have a wonderful weekend, folks ... Rosebud :flow1:

Trish, thats great. Yes, once your sugars are doing better, most people will test just periodically. My doc suggested once a day, but do at diff times, so fasting once or twice a week, pc after each meal once a week, bedtime once a week. see if there is pattern or test more often if you are making changes, (like adding carbs back).
I have the new book too, but a lot of the atkins thread people don't like it. I don't like them using the bars and drinks as part of it. WOuld recommend you exchange those meals with other acceptable meals.
Its great to find your right stuff tho.

Fatmad - Thanks for the suggestion. When I saw the bars and shakes used on the website, I decided that I would not use the Atkins bars or shakes. I have the protein powder that I bought a few weeks ago and will only use it in an emergency. From what I read from the low carb/Atkins thread here at 3fc, the shakes and I assume the bars as well only slows down or halts weight loss. So I will be using actual food for meals and snacks.

I had seen the book at Walmart a few times and wouldn't buy it because I had Dr. Atkins book that had been recommended on 3fc thread. However, today I picked it up and it said that things that had been changed because of things learned scientifically. I guess I got it more out of curiosity. I'm actually glad I got it. For me, I'm not really changing what Dr. Atkins book said, I just seem to better understand his reasons for everything. As Rosebud said, there are some good tips in it. I really like the fact that one of the success stories is about a 64 y/o woman since I will be 67 in a couple of weeks. At my age, I always wonder how things work for people around my age or older. Younger people lose better. I think that is why Ruth has been such an inspiration to me.

I thank all of you guys for helping me with everything and encouraging me. I finally feel I have a chance to control of the situation. Feels really good to finally have hope. All the things I did to correct this years ago wasn't working this time.

Patty, I agree that the diet doctors prescribe is way too high carb. My own doc is a convert to lower carb but is not having much luck with his dietitian who is still pushing OJ and corn flakes when she does workshops with diabetics! Yes, this thing is manageable even when you get older - in fact it should be easier as we are more mature! :rofl:

I am debating taking a week off from FBGL testing on my vacation. My only concern is going too low but could stop that by dropping the evening glyburide. Opinions? I guess I should do the mature thing and stick to the usual. It's not like I need to take 5 pounds of testing paraphernalia along!

Today is another challenging day with lunch at the Diner of vegetarian pizza. My cousin is bringing three friends, Rajiv, Gauri and Dhruv, to introduce them to Canadian culture so I though Bob's Diner would do the trick. :) Tomorrow is the exact opposite with a lah-dee-dah brunch down at the Lake with the local dignitaries - another challenge as they will be serving Mimosas and Bloody Caesars. I'll stick with Bloodless Caesars.

On we go into a healthy weekend.

Originally Posted by Ruthxxx:

I am debating taking a week off from FBGL testing on my vacation. My only concern is going too low but could stop that by dropping the evening glyburide. Opinions? I guess I should do the mature thing and stick to the usual. It's not like I need to take 5 pounds of testing paraphernalia along!


On we go into a healthy weekend.

Do you a fasting sugar every am? I do mine twice a week unless I am getting odd numbers or making changes to my diet.
And is the doc ok with you making med changes on your own?

Trish, most dietitians just don't get the lower carb thing, neither does mine, tho she accepts me doing my own thing, but I worry about the damage that happens to others, and they take more and more insulin or other meds to control their sugars instead of using diet.
I have a friend (my administrators husband) who simply cannot control his sugars at all without atkins. Has never had any control for years until he did atkins, and yet his doc and dietitian keep telling him about the "dangers" of that fad diet! Not about the dangers of uncontrolled blood sugars, resulting in a severe neuropathy and foot ulcers, and two small amputations? He is up the carb ladder and can handle about 80-100g carbs/day with good healthy carbs like nuts and beans, even a bit of rye cracker most days. What is unhealthy and faddish about that?

Today my fasting was fine at 5.1 and my weight is true to ticker after being at the cottage for 10 days, so I am doing alright. I am a little worried about next week, I will be in Quebec and need a lot of wine to make my french better. LOL, and trying to explain my diet will be fun, but hey, its family.

have a nice weekend everyone.

Although I don't agree with everything in The Diabetic Bible book I order, I have learned a lot about diabetes and how it works. I am sure I am a Syndrome X as well. I learned that my liver doesn't see insulin so it thinks I need more so it throws it out into my blood system thus the higher morning FBS and the Metformin is supposed to help the liver to stop sending out so much insulin that my body doesn't need. I also learned that many times when a person has clots as DH did that he is a diabetic but it just hasn't shown up yet. It usually shows up after the clots happen like his did. I also learned that by taking control myself and being the manager of my diet and exercise that it all can be reversed or controlled and that all the complications that diabetics used to experience doesn't have to ever happen. However, they say the key is that we have to face the fact that we have diabetes; do not deny that we have it and work to get rid of it or work to prevent if you know it is in your family. Great news. All the knowledge is out there to help us that they didn't have when Tony's first wife died from the complications of it. I am so thankful that we know so much more now. And I am grateful for this thread where we can help and encourage each other.

Ruth The part I didn't agree with in the book is they do push the thought that a carb is a carb... no such thing as good/bad carbs. Thanks for the encouragment and the chuckle I got from us being more mature as we get older. lol You are so cute. Hope things go well with your eating out with friends etc.

Fatmad I know what you mean. Not only diabetics, but I have a niece who has PCOS and I read that they need to take care of their blood sugar because they will eventually have diabetes if they don't. Too many doctors go by the old ways and think if the blood sugar is in the range mine is right now that they are not diabetic. I'm convinced that it runs in my family, I just don't think they recognized it before. In fact, I remember how I felt when I was a teenager and the all through the years. I was probably what they thought was okay, but I was pre-diabetic and they didn't know about that then. I can't believe that so many doctors and dieticians cannot see what starchy carbs do to a diabetic.

Oh, another thing I think I have discovered after reading the book and testing with the 2 hr after meals... I think I'm lactose intelorant. I know my Daddy is probably allergic to dairy products, but he says he isn't willing to give it. My bs shoots up when I drink milk, eat yogurt and I noticed last night when I had a cheese stick with my protein shake that my bs was too high although not extreme like milk and yogurt. I think it has to be the lactose.

Well, DH feels like going to church today:carrot:. So glad he is feeling better. So I better get headed in that direction.

Y'all have a great Sunday. WE CAN DO THIS GIRLS!!!

RUTH ~ don't blame you for not wanting to haul all that stuff with you on your holidays; maybe just a small make-up case for meds. How often do you test now; daily? My case is only about 5" x 7" give or take an inch or so. Ya, I am stunned by your lows; I've never been that low and wouldn't want to be -- as the 4's make me feel woozy as it is. Watch that wine, eh?

It sounds like you have a very interesting life; lots of social activities and dues and trips to go on, but I imagine that can make it harder to track your BSL's when you eat in so many varied places. Hope Bob's Diner has some healthy food there; but have a good time though ... :D

TRISH ~ I agree with your thoughts and those of the others that people are encouraged to eat too many high-sugar foods like orange juice, ice cream and pasta when on insulin. Some claim that people won't stick to the plans anyways, but I believe many will if they know what to eat and what not to. For many men, it is a matter of convenience, esp if they are single and don't cook; some go to restaurants a lot.

I think people's health are put at risk; when they could find better ways to to lower their sugars through diet and exercise. I think they just assume that we won't or can't or whatever. To me, diet and exercise should be the #1 plan for everyone, first and foremost. Even if they keep to it only 90% of the time, that is a major improvement ...

Hope you all have a great week coming up; it is supposed to cool down a bit -- we hope so. We went fishing today, but didn't catch anything; but we had a nice drive and time at the lakes. Take care ... Rosebud :flow1:

made it thru the weekend
 

Did fairly well at the wedding on Saturday evening, I had some dry white wine with supper, and a small petit four for dessert, otherwise ate on plan. But my sugar was 6.9 this am and I felt crummy, so I stayed on plan today at the family picnic, even tho I had planned on having some treats. BUt staying low carb let me feel better, I got more energy as the day went on, and had normal pc sugar when I tested this afternoon. I was surprised it was ok to stick to plan at the picnic, I thought it would be difficult.
Had a long conversation with my uncle there. He lost over 100 lbs a few years ago and has kept it off, using south beach. We talked about the similarities and differences in out plans, (he wasn't aware how similar they are). He doesn't have diabetes or anything, but he copes at these occasions by not eating at all. He eats before and after at home. He didn't eat any of the low carb choices available. There were a couple of green salads, my non-potato salad and a low carb cheesecake, some roasted veggie kabobs etc. I ate really well, but totally on plan. I think he was really a food-aholic and this is his way of coping. of course not eating isn't an option for us, we have to eat and properly to keep our sugars in line.
Overall it was a lovely weekend, both family events had good weather, fun stuff, no family arguments etc.
HOpe the rest of you are doing well.

Survived the weekend which ended with am impromptu dinner at a friend's house last evening. We started with corn on the cob as an appetizer. I had one cob - only the second one this season. FBL is 4.3 this morning - I do run low. It certainly was a foodie weekend but I survived.

On with another week of striving for perfection. :lol: No foodie events but it is really busy. Luckily I have a good freezer stash of quickie dinners - meatloaf, eggplant casserole, taco bake and cooked chicken breasts.

A quick one here. Got a dental appt to get teeth cleaned and working in some errands as I go and head back home.

My low carb Atkins/SBD mixture seems to be working. My weight is back down to where it was when I started testing after meals and my FBS was lowest its been so far 109 mg/dl this morning.

Ruth Looks like the corn didn't affect your BS. I hope corn will be one of the foods I can have occassionally when I get to the point of putting more carbs back as it is my favorite food. Will give it up if I have to though. There are a lot of foods I used to think I couldn't live without and I don't miss them or ever have a desire any more.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Originally Posted by pattygirl63:

Ruth Looks like the corn didn't affect your BS. I hope corn will be one of the foods I can have occassionally when I get to the point of putting more carbs back as it is my favorite food. Will give it up if I have to though. There are a lot of foods I used to think I couldn't live without and I don't miss them or ever have a desire any more.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Me too trish, Fresh corn on the cob is a tradition at the picnic I was at yesterday, my uncle is a farmer, and picks the cobs on the way to the picnic. If I don't eat much corn all summer, I always have some at that yearly picnic. I didn't have it yesterday, my sugars were up after the wedding and I just felt too crummy to mess with it. Its the first time I felt crummy from higher sugars. (I don't think I was hung over, I only had 2 glasses of wine and drank lots of water) So I just didn't think I could take challenging myself with corn or anything else off plan, so also skipped the butter tarts and cherry pie that are traditional offerings. I missed them in the way I would miss out on anything yummy, but it didn't feel like the worst thing ever. I was able to enjoy the company of others.
I realized partway through the day that the company of my family was my real reason for being there, it wasn't the food! Revelation huh?

Am going to for a walk now. have a great day friends

Good Morning.
Sounds like everyone had a good weekend.

Trish you have inspired me to do a 2 week induction as well. I had the new Atkins book but just never got around to reading it. I have done very well on Atkins before and lost over 25 lbs. There is a lot of new info in this book and I think it's worth a try to get my BS down.

I'm going to spend part of the morning digging out my low carb recipes and recipe books.

Off to check out the Atkins thread here as well.
Have a great day all.

Another good day ahead after a tiring and tiresome one yesterday. I wonder is being pissed off affects your BGL? Yesterday would have been a good day to test that. :lol:

Anyhow, brand new day today and my ww English muffin with Laughing Cow and a sliced peach was a great start. I missed the gym yesterday but will pop in for a partial session this morning on my way to the bank.

I'm still sniffing around Atkins but have to wait for the corn and peach season to end! :lol: I do have the book for diabetics so no excuse there.

Hello, everyone! :coffee: I've been away because it's back-to-school time here. My boys started last week. It was a hard adjustment for me, but they seem fine. I signed them up for soccer against my better judgment, but oh, well. I've been looking for a job for a year now, and still nothing. I've been very disappointed about this. :( Got another rejection letter yesterday by snail mail. Usually they just email me, so I guess I should feel honored.

I haven't been testing as much, but when I do, it's still been okay, except the FBG. It's been up and down and hard to predict. I seem to be able to handle the after-meal readings pretty well. They've been in the 90's, so that is good.

I figured up my calories for yesterday, and it was 1340. I think that is okay considering my weight. I think it will vary a bit, too. I ate a little more yesterday than I normally do.

Ruth, :lol: I hope mood doesn't do anything too much. I don't need any more factors to consider.

Trish and Lindyloo, good luck with Atkins. I've never tried it, but if it works, then that is great.

Fatmad, I've been having trouble with the family gatherings, too. Seems like everything is carby. My MIL doesn't even attempt to make anything I can eat. I have to bring my own food. I don't even think she knows how to make fresh vegetables.

Rosebud, it's been very hot and humid here, too. Ugh! I can't wait for fall.


Everyone have a great day!! :wave:

Hello:wave: Everyone,

Ruth I hope mood doesn't affect BS. I do believe being too tired affects it though and certain moods that are stressful surely could affect it as well.

Cande Good to hear from you. It's been hot here as well. They keep saying we have chance of rain everyday, but haven't seen it yet. A few sprinkles one day and hope we get some rain soon.

I finally decided to take a sleeping pill (cross the counter one) last night and got a really good nights sleep. So I got up later than usual. I knew I just could not get by on just a 4 or 5 hr sleep again like I had for the past 2 days.

I went on line and found charts on what the normal BS readings are and how they relate to the A1c. I was excited to find that I am in the normal range and 5.5 range for 2 days now. My FBS reading was 109 mg/dl yesterday and today. I'm working for lower, but just thrilled that I am in what the ADA and ACE call the norm. My blood pressure is considered in the normal for ACE although a little higher than it has been since I started keeping records of it daily, but I really want it a little lower because my norm has always been lower. I think the upping of it is because I've had to up salt a little on the Atkins diet and I'm having to adjust it for where I want the BP to be. Over all things are finally looking good health wise. My weight was down a total of 5 lbs this morning and this is just day 5 of Atkins Induction. So it is working for me.

I know a lot of people on Atkins here at 3fc don't like the new Atkins book and diet. Although I really follow the "old" Atkins woe, it is the plain simple talk in the new book that helped me to see how why Atkins never worked for me before. It wasn't that Atkins didn't work for me obviously but I wasn't working Atkins correctly. I gained weight when I did Atkins before or didn't lose at all so I thought it just didn't work for me. Turn out the problem was me and my misunderstanding of some things. Now I have it all cleared up and it is working like it should. Personally, I am thankful for having both the original book written by Dr. Atkins himself and the new book which helped me to "get it".

Y'all have a great day.

good day
 

I made myself go to yoga today. I had a really good workout, and my back is still doing ok. I went to the chiropractor and had a massage yesterday. Tomorrow I leave for a long drive to family in Quebec, so I am worried about the long drive affecting the back and going back to square one. Same when we come home on Sunday.
Just getting to yoga and have a workout feels like a victory in itself. I have been having trouble motivating myself to exercise in general since my back started hurting.
Have been sticking to plan pretty well, but don't know how well that will go when we are away. (I have trouble speaking french without some wine or beer in me!:p )
trish, I am glad the new book is helpful to you. you just never know what will clear things up for you. I think the criticism has to do with the pushing of atkins products and deviations from a lot of the original diet plan, not about the presentation of the information.
I hope I will lose some when I go on induction next week. Its been frustrating not to be losing weight, I really have to take the stable sugars as an NSV that is worth sticking to plan. And my overall health is worth it. But I will stick to the old plan

Ruth, start induction with me, (or before me) and we can sympathize with each other.

You are all so brave taking on the Atkin's INDUCTION PHASE -- I know that I wouldn't stick to it for 2 days let alone 2 weeks (maybe only 2 meals even) ... :lol: and I know that is just too strict for me and my BSL's would drop so low. I have to have some complex grain carbs each day, even if only 2-3 a day.

All the times I lost weight before, I always had a few complex carbs each day; I lost weight but didn't feel like I was starving either (just a quirk of my body, I guess). I can stand only about one very low carb meal a day; that's my limit these days. Have been switching up my breakfasts too; had a slice of toast with peanut butter & about 2 tbl of my homemade rhubarb blueberry fruit compote with it as well.

I really work hard at making sure my meals taste great and are very filling. I am a total convert to spagetti squash now. I have been eating the leftovers for the last few days. I baked only have at a time and the other half stayed nice in the fridge in a bag for a few days until I nuked it for only 10 minutes and it was ready. Will be cooking it that way from now on. :D

We had roast chicken and piles of veggies the last two days; and I still have some leftover veggies for the rest of the week. It has finally cooled down here; and we had :rain: & :sunny: on and off the last two days (actually more rain than not) but my beans and gladiolas are lovin' that.

WE still hope to get up to our lot yet this week; and go blueberry hunting too. It is supposed to warm up as the week goes along. Also, must get our suitcases down and start getting ready for our upcoming holiday too.

Hope you all have a great week; without too much stress -- yes, it can affect your numbers for sure ... so it's time for some relaxing techniques; and yoga is a good one too! I've been looking into that myself lately ... :D

rosebud: your lifestyle is clearly working for you. Your sugars are stable, you have been losing weight well. I wouldn't dream of having you change what you are doing. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. By definition you are probably up several rungs on the atkins ladder, and don't need to further reduce carbs at this point.
don't know when I can check in again, i expect my relatives will have internet access for me from time to time.
have a good week all

fatmad Have a safe trip. We will miss you if you don't have the net.

Rosebud You are blessed to be able to have the complex carbs. I really miss having them especially peanut butter sandwish or toast. That is another thing I hope I will be able to have again when I add carbs back in. I think everyone has to do what works for them. DH can do fruits and his BS was down to 119 mg/dl this morning... steadily coming down. So we all are definitely different. What works for one doesn't work for another. It is an individual thing that has to be worked out. I think that is why The Diabetic Bible book stresses that each one of us has to be the manager of how we work our plan.

I haven't been getting all 20 carbs each day and tonight I really felt wiped out checked my BS and it was 114 mg/dl which was good, but I needed carbs so I made me some stirfy with chicken and made me a protein shake. I finally started feeling better. I've go to watch myself and be sure to get those 20 carbs I'm supposed to get while in Induction.

Good Morning!

Day 3 of induction. I haven't lost anything yet but my FBG this morning was 5.9. It's never been below 6.8 before, so I'm really happy.

Congrats on the 5 lbs. Hopefully I will have a woosh today.

Have a great day everyone.

Linda

Linda I didn't see the weight loss (water loss) until Day 5 so I'm sure you will see it. Isn't it neat to see the BS come down? Mine was 104 mg/dl this morning which I think is 5.3... lowest I've ever had as well. Atkins' Induction really does bring it down. Be sure to get your 20 grams of veggie carbs. I haven't been paying much attention to that and yesterday I was wiped out. I checked my BS and it was in a good range, but I just had no energy. I've been checking calories, carbs and protein just for the fun of it to see what I'm getting. When I looked at my food journal, I had not even had 7 carbs so I had to get busy and fix me some veggies and get the carbs back up. Still didn't get 20, but what I ate did help get my energy back up. So today I am making it a point to be sure to get to 20 carbs. I don't think I can start feeling good until I do. I had 3 carbs for breakfast which probably should have been a little more since I'm eating 3 meals and a snack each day.

Hope y'all are having a good day.

Hi everyone

Have not chimed in for a few days. Guess I did not feel like I had anything to say. I see where alot of you are talking about doing Atkins induction. I did not really know what that entailed so I went to the web site and printed off some info. Will have to look at it a bit more closely but I may try it myself.
Question though. What is the difference between the first 2 weeks of South beach and Atkins induction?

I have done South Beach before when I was first diagnosed with pre diabetes and did loose about 25 lbs but of course put a big part of that back on so that is why I am here. Tried it again and didn't loose enough to speak of.

I tried the ww crackers and cheese as recommended before bedtime but did not see a big difference in morning bs. So I guess it's time to try something else and maybe Atkins is it.

Tell me why you chose it.
Leann

Just to clarify, South Beach Diet is NOT a low carb plan. The first Phase of SBD does include carbs in the form of dairy, tomatoes and legumes. Grain is added after Phase I as is fruit.

Actually, just had a "Duh" moment. I should be doing SBD Phase rather than worrying about low FBGL if I were to do Atkins. Sometimes I worry about my brain! :lol:

BGL fine today although lots of stress is happening in my Life right now. I shall overcome as it's all stuff over which I have some control!

I guess you could say I'm doing a modified SBD. I can't always get whole grain, so I take what I can get, you know? I try to keep the carbs to one serving per meal, or about 15-20g of carb. Oh, I'm making myself hungry. I better find something to eat.

RUTH ~ that's a good idea to do SBD phases instead; that could help keep your BSL's up where they should be. Now & then I go over there and peruse the recipe section for something different too. Made a pot of sausage & bean veggies soup from leftovers this week; we had the last of it for lunch. As soon as the cooler weather comes, I make lots of homemade soups. I had almost forgotten my crockpot until you mentioned it. Tomorrow, a sirloin roast is going in there to stew all day, as it was too hot to roast it today ...

DH has gone vacuum crazy today; cleaning out the back porch really good. We have a deal that since I clean the house, the porch and sheds are his domain; but I do supervise my shed which I share with him to store his electric bike now. He's doin' a great job ... :lol:

Almost time to make dinner now; my plans got screwed up by the weather, so gotta go to plan B or backup plan ... hmmm, what 2 have; what 2 have??? :chin: Oh ya, a chicken burger with salad; fast & ez ... ;)

MAD ~ yes, you are right -- I am pleased with the plan I am on; and like TRISH says, each of us is different, and we can and should modify our plans to what is best for our bodies.

LEANN ~ I'm on a mixed plan: calorie-portion; volumetrics; lower carb (not no carb); balanced plan really. My sugars are back in the low 5's/80's now; and I'm off the Metformin too; and I'm still losing weight and inches and sizes. Yahoo, baby, yahoo ... :D

BTW, NSV BULLETIN ~ yesterday I tried on a pair pants that were too tight for me before and now they fit great; will be taking them with me on my holiday. So I am losing inches all over my lower half and I have noticed that my arms are a bit smaller too. DH says that he can even notice that I am getting smaller; and he's around me all the time.

Take care ladies and have a fab Friday tomorrow.

Rosebud I can't even imagine getting my bs in the 80's. I would say that they stay in the 90's except for my morning fasting bs.

I'm sure the more weight I loose the better they will get. It is a very slow process for me to loose weight. I have hypothyroid issue also. But I keep plugging on. Just finished my 2 mile walk.

Thanks for the info
Leann

:wave: Plugging along and looking for the promised light at the end of the tunnel. I really need a week's holiday and will be on my way this time next week. Munched my way through way too many dry roasted almonds last night but FBGL is still 5.2 so no panic.

Ohh, everyone, I am so impressed with how we are doing. I hope our lurking friends are doing ok too. During the confusion of who sleeps where with the different relatives, I got separated from my glucose monitor. The upside of this is that I didn`t dare deviate from my food plan. Explained my needs to my cousin and have stayed on plan (about 40 g carbs per day) on the trip here and since arrival. According to her scale I am down half a pound.
Rosebud, isn`t it nice to be shrinking? I am gonna do some shopping this morning, there are a few stores here not available in Ontario so maybe some different fashions and colors. I hate shopping, but should be fun with the teens and my cousine. ttfn, will check in tmw if possible again, but we move houses today. Have a great weekend.

Good Morning:D

Trish, I had also found that I was not feeling well, although my BG was 5.3 and I can usually go into the 4's before I feel like that. Anyway yesterday I added in a slice of toast in the morning and I felt fine the rest of the day. With that, I think I can't go so low in the carbs. Going to up them to around 30 - 40 per day and see what happens.

Rosebud - WTG on the slacks, that's a good feeling.

Have a great day and weekend, if I don't make it back.