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 lose 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.

A quick one today as I'm running late and DH and I have drs appt. in a bit. I ended the 1st week of Induction with a 4 lb loss and the measuring tape really is the low carbers best friend. I'm down 9.5" . So over all it is good. I am going to do the 2nd week to get my kick start but definitely have to eat the 20 g carbs. It puts my FBS around 115 to 117 but I just get too tired when I goof and didn't eat that many. I will probably start raising my carbs 5 grams a week after that until I get to 40. The new Atkins book says try to get over 50, but I don't think I will do that. I want to get this weight off first.

Hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend.

I had a really good doctors visit. The blood work last week showed that my glucose was down 15 pts, Triglycerides down 162 pts and good HDL cholesterol up 17. My doctor was very pleased and didn't change any of my medicine. I didn't use the name Atkins, but did tell him that I was starting with 20 carb grams a day for a couple of weeks and then add 5 grams a day for a week etc because I want to learn my carb limit. He made the statement "that is only about 1 and 1/2 cups of starches" but then he said 'your numbers are good". So he didn't tell me I had to eat more because I did so good and the numbers were so good. He said "You have lowered your risk of heart attack by about 61%". So I am very thrilled. I asked him what number we wanted me to get the glucose number to and he said he liked his patients to get to 6.5/120 mg/dl. The blood test showed I am 134 mg/dl. He didn't change any of my meds although he did give me a new prescription for the ReliOn Ultima test strips. Oh, I thought I had only lost 4 lbs, but doc said that I'd lost 6 lbs since I came to him. He thinks I'm eating 1800 calories a day and I haven't told him different. I kept up with the calories, carbs and protein this past week and I actually had 1300 calories or less each day.

DH started taking Metformin today and the doc started him on a stronger cholesterol/triglyceride medicine that I am on. So it was a good productive visit. Now to get my hubby to read and find his own way with managing his BS. He doesn't like to read... said he had to read so much in college that there isn't anything he wants to read now. But I hope he will take this serious. But he has made a big change of giving up his chocolate, however, I'm not sure about some of the things he is eating, but then I'm doing low carb and he is not.

Those of you traveling have a safe trip and all of you have a great weekend.

LEANN ~ I know it seems that way now; but that will change later on. Remember now that I have been at this for 5 years. I was put on the Metformin in the middle of 2005 and I was able to go off it this past winter. It does take awhile to figure out what food & amounts are best for each of us. Just keep on, keepin' on and you will see progress too ... :hug:

TRISH ~ congrats on your accomplishments; those were good results too! :)

Got our car fixed today ... again; turns out all this time it was a broken exhaust connection; the clamp fell off. This has made us so sick over the last year or so; but so glad it is all fixed for our upcoming holidays. This was the 3rd garage we took it to for the same thing; but DH helped them find the cause so it only cost us $10.61 for the clamp & 10 minutes of labor. Yahoo ... :D


Have a great weekend everyone ... Rosebud :flow1:

Will be heading home this am, waiting for my Dad to arrive from where he is staying. My cousine's wedding was lovely, I am truly happy for her. THey are expecting a baby in October, so I will be back to help afterward with her breastfeeding and recovery. I nursed her mom when she was dying 2 years ago, feels so nice to be here for happy occasions too. As our parents age and pass away, we need to bond over the good times, and not just see each other at funerals.
I did go off plan at the wedding supper, there were handmade chocolates for dessert, and I pigged out a bit. But apparently did ok, sugar 6.5 after supper and 5.7 this am. Will be very good today. Starting induction tomorrow, emailed hubby my shopping list so I hope he gets to the store so the house will be stocked for the first 3 days. wahoo

Sheesh, Rosebud! That's serious stuff!

Patty, your doctor sounds very good and reasonable. So many of them will just NOT listen.

Mad, I over-carbed yesterday too. A farmer friend dropped by and we had his corn and sliced tomatoes and my fresh crusty bread for dinner. He ate nine cobs and I had three. He had peach pie for dessert but I abstained. :rolleyes: BGL is good this morning at 5.1. :shrug: Maybe because I was having fun!

This is the week I must gear down for my Cape Breton vacation. I'm feeling very tired and stressed so am going to try for a more controlled week of work so I'm not exhausted by the time Friday morning comes and I head for the airport. A house in Cape Breton with no TV, Internet or telephone should get me back in shape fast. When I get back, I have one more week before a family wedding and then less than three weeks before I leave for Italy. I'm trying not to panic! :lol:

On we go!

RUTH ~ yes, I wasn't very tickled to find out that such a dangerous situation was missed by 2 other garages, but these young mechanics were at least looking in the right place. The first garage couldn't find it and kept doing other stuff which cost us over $1000.00 in 3 tries. They said there was nothing wrong with our gas lines/tank etc. The second garage wanted to replace the gas tank, lines, and fuel pump for over $1000.00; but we refused that work becuz the last garage checked them 3 times already.

BUT, just before we went, I was reading a book about saving money on your car repairs and they mentioned that "YOUR NOSE KNOWS!!!" The #1 culprit of bad smells inside a vehicle is the exhaust system; so when they couldn't find anything wrong with the gas tank/lines, they started going over the exhaust system & pipes. DH just happened to put his hand on the spot where the break was; and it went "curplunk". A joint had come undone and was getting worse with time. Thankfully, they just had to put a good clamp on it, so the price was low.

We were very concerned that we might have to spend our holiday savings to fix it. I had told DH that I wanted the source of that smell found or there would be no holiday!!! So he had lots of incentive to find it ... :lol: Sometimes, a lady has to do what a lady has to do -- that is, put her foot down! :D

And, I am so THANKING GOD that He kept us safe through all that time!

We're just having a quiet day at home as we had light showers earlier; now the :sunny: has come out. We were gonna go fishing but it was too wet & damp for DH; it hurts our musculs and joints ... :lol: We are having leftover roast beef with lots of veggies. I am baking another fruit compote: this time with rhubarb, strawberries, and apples. Plus, I made DH a banana loaf with lots of fiber ... ;)

Hope you all have a great week coming up ... Rosebud :flow1:

Rosebud Thanks so much for the encouragement. I promise I will just keep on keepin on. I do exercise almost daily also. I do walk away the pound with usually a 2 mile 30 min walk.

Ruth Boy do the sliced tomates, corn and crusty bread sound yummy.

Trish Way to go on those results. Like Rosebud said we just got to keep going.

Madeline Sometimes you just gotta splurge once in a while.

Lindyloo Hope you are feeling better.

Hope everyone had a good weekend..........
Leann

Oy! I have a food hangover today! I went out to dinner with a friend who is a restaurant reviewer and ate what I was told to order. I could not believe the enormous plate - platter - of food. I brought home enough prime rib for two more meals and dog treats. I had to follow orders and he chose my menu. We will be going back there to test lunch later in September. It's a tough job but somebody has to do it. :rofl:

No gym this morning because I slept in but I will be there Tuesday and Thursday. I never thought I'd miss gym! This week (4 days) will be fruit, veggies and main courses from the stash as I clean out the fridge before my vacation in Cape Breton. My friend is a vegetarian but does eat fish so it'll be a healthy week of seafood and fresh veggies. She is also a great cook! We plan to walk, read, eat, and sleep - doesn't that sound great? We may do a bit of touring and talking but it'll be relaxing, something I really need at the moment.

On with the week - a short one for me.

Ruth, this sounds like heaven. I love holidays. I removed a pound while on my holidays. You may get a more ordered life without the everyday worries and cares, and find you can regulate your eating and sugars better than ever.
Have a great time in Cape Breton.
Rosebud, so glad you found the source of the problem. That can be scary. SO glad no one passed out from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Very happy to be home myself.

Yesterday was first day back to work after 4 weeks holidays, AND I started induction.
SUCCESS: I have broken the 170 pound mark FINALLY. I haven't been below 170 in SOSOO long. I am thrilled. 13 more days of atkins induction, who knows what will happen. My goal was to kick start losing again, and I have already had a small success. Even changed the ticker in honour. Have a great week everyone