Yes, will be glad to share the recipe; I will try it out to see how they are. The recipe is very simple: no eggs, no sugar, no fat. Just 2 kinds of flour (whole wheat and all-purpose) + oat bran + a can of pure apple juice concentrate (thawed) + 1 cup water + 2 large granny smith apples (diced). It calls for a lot of flour and says it makes 12 large muffins; but I keep thinking it would make 12 giant muffins though. :lol: I may make mine a tad bit smaller ... ;)

Well, the kiddies have cooled it a bit the last few nights; the GF went and stayed over at a friends place. They are out tonight so far ... yeah! We went out to our lot today and didn't get back until 8 pm and then had a late dinner. I was able to sleep in the bedroom after all. I have been trying to get 7-8 hours sleep which is optimum, but sometimes it is hard.

We finally had some lovely :sunny: today; and it got up to 71 degrees too. Hope you all have a wonderful fall weekend ... Rosebud :flow2:

Looking gorgeous out there this morning with a clear sunrise, a good day for a wedding.

My BGL is a decent 5.1 this morning - I'm still puzzling over yesterday's extreme low. I'd say my meter was wrong except for the strange feelings I had.

Right now I have potatoes cooking and eggs hard boiling as I prepare to do the Big Cook for today's wedding. I'm making small tomatoes stuffed with skorthalia, that garlic and potato mixture, and deviled eggs which people have decided are my specialty. The rest of the meal is BBQ plus salads so I should be OK.

Happy weekend! Let's enjoy the remains of summer and a glorious fall.

Hi everyone: just a brief check in. I did get out to exercise by taking a 35 minute trail walk with the dog and DH. better than nothing, but not a real workout.
BUt that was to help tire me out, so I would sleep well, but instead got onto a work jag, one after another. Just cat-naps between births. I am pretty tired but couldn't rest tonight. I have stuck to plan tho. As I have posted before, these are the times when I long to go off plan, both from the point of view of craving carbs, and because the low after a high carb meals helps me get to sleep and stay asleep. I also used to eat (and overeat) to stay awake.
Weight still at 169 today, and sugars no higher than 6 after meals. Haven't been able to get an accurate fasting glucose for the last couple of days due to odd sleep patterns.

Rosebud, I would talk to the neighbours. If they work odd hours and are disturbed by "daytime" activities, sometimes working out a schedule to accommodate them is helpful. (we don't cut our lawn until after noon on the weekends, so we don't wake them up)
Another moved the stereo off our shared wall when we were in a townhouse complex when we discussed the issue. I had them over for supper when their son had friends over. Have also had some that didn't work out so well too.
Trish, yes low carb is helpful, but its really hard to stick to. It DOES get easier over time tho, and more automatic, especially when you feel crummy when you go off plan. I am still addicted to sweets tho, don't know if that will ever end. Sugar free sweets are still sweets. And I have to keep the splenda to a dull roar or it stalls the weight loss.

have a good sunday everyone.

Good morning. It's "drooly" out there, a good day to cozy in and quilt or cook. I love rainy Sundays.

Survived the wedding really well by focusing on salads and one sausage without a bun and no roasted corn. After a word with the bartender, I drank diet gingerale all evening. He was cool. When anyone wanted to buy me a drink, he'd say "The usual for the lady". I even managed to avoid having one of the wedding cake cupcakes!

So imagine my surprise when when the scale shows a pound UP this morning. It must be water retention so I'll watch the salt today. I had a Greek salad for lunch yesterday and olives and feta...... I'm also wondering about the aspartame in the diet gingerale. BGL was 4.1.

Good morning everyone.............

I haven't posted in a few days. Kinda been down I guess. Probably had alot to do with my last day at work being this past Friday. I'm really going to miss the kids. Had to try to do alot of explaining to them why I was leaving. I do have about 3 weeks of paid leave that I am taking now. So I guess I am not really unemployed yet. I have not been sticking to my diet as well as I should and have not exercised in 4 days.

Well it's time to get back on track. I got up this morning and fasting blood sugar was 99. It's been a couple of weeks since I've see those kind of numbers. I'm guessing it was the stress. Ate a good breakfast and just finished my Leslie Sansone dvd of walk away the pounds. Did a 30 min 2 mile walk. I sure can tell I have not done any exercising in the past few days.
Got some chicken breast out of the freezer to thaw for supper tonight and I think I am going to cook up 2-3 different veggies to have in the fridge to heat up this week. Also need to tear up a head of lettuce. I do better if stuff is already ready to eat.

For those who advised me to go to the doctor I have an appt tomorrow. Will keep you posted as to what happens.

Thanks for listening
Leann

Oh and I still weight 150. So at least I did not gain anything.

A quick one here. I've been reading on Dr. Bernstein's site and it has helped. I look forward to getting his book this week. I read on a diabetic thread on a lowcarb website something about doing 6-12-12 which I finally figured out is 6 grams at breakfast and 12 at lunch and 12 at dinner. So I decided to try to keep my carb grams between 30 and 40 grams. I guess it is working. Check BS before I went to bed and it was 97 mg/dl and this morning it was 102 mg/dl. I was thrilled to see 103 mg/dl 2 hrs after breakfast. My BP is up some though and I'm not sure why. I must be getting some salt from some where but I'm not sure where except that I did use a lot of season salt the other day when I cooked the beef roast. So I guess it could still be causing me problems now. I don't know how long it takes to get it back down to normal. I did lose 1 lb this which is how Dr. Bernstein says we should on his plan. So I am happy with that.

Ruth Congratulations on doing so well at the wedding. I think aspertame causes me to hold water too. I only use Stevia at home and when eating out, I use Splenda. But of course, we can't always control everything when out so I think you did really well. I loved the guys "give the lady the usually" to cover you. That was really nice of him.

Leann I'm know you are going to miss the children. It's good you still have some money coming in. That is great that you haven't gained any weight. I think you have really done well considering the stress you have been going though. So glad you have an appoint with the doctor tomorrow and hope you get the help you need.

CandEs, Fatmad, Rosebud and Everyone else:wave:

Y'all have a great Sunday.

Leann, you are probably aware that job changes are often the number one stressors in our lives. They are such a big part of our day, of our identity, of our lives.
You are doing well to be sticking to plan, and making you a priority. Even your decision to go is putting yourself first, and in this case, that is certainly the right thing for you.

good luck and blessings on your job search.

pattygirl63 and fatmad

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I just kind of feel lost right now and sort of overwhelmed. I know that as a nurse I probably have a better chance at a job than some people do. But just getting out there and putting in applications makes me a nervous wreck. I guess I just don't do well with change. The local hospital has an ad online for an lpn in 3 different clinics. So tomorrow I will stop by before I go to the doctor and pick up an application to get filled out and will return it one day this week. The hospital is 30 miles from the house. Our little town doesn't have much so you have to travel a bit. But I've done that before. I looked at my VA Hospital application and found out I have to have a copy of my transcript from nursing school to submit so I will stop by the school tomorrow to see what I need to do to get a copy of that. I still have to find a copy of my discharge papers from the army to submit also.
All this gave me a migraine headache this evening. Luckily I have medication that helps that. Really need to keep up with the exercise to help deal with the stress. It does help that I have a very understanding husband who will listen.

To anyone who believes in prayer I could use a few..............

Again thanks for listening to me vent. Will keep you posted...

Leann

Leann Yes I will definitely pray for you.

A quick Good Morning to you Ladies this morning. I'm trying to get used to getting up early again since I start Bible Study Fellowship Wednesday moring and will need to get up early to study everyday. I am happy to say that my FBS was 102 mg/dl again this morning and my BP was 114/64 back where I like it to be. So hopefully things are working.

Hope everyone has a great Monday.

Trish Way to go on the blood sugar and blood pressure.

I woke up this morning feeling more focused about everything. Had my breakfast this morning of 1/2 cup of egg beaters with cheese on top and a sausage patty. Did not have any V8 this morning. It's on the grocery list for today. Just finished my 2 mile walk with Leslie Sansone again. Today was a classic walk and then a focus on arms. Sweating like a pig now. Fasting blood sugar was 104 this morning and I can deal with that. My goal for today is no bread. I ate 3 slices yesterday even though they are low carb. I want to get back on the very low carb eating and maybe that will jump start my weight loss again along with the exercise.

Now have to cool off so I can shower and go to town to start on my list of things to do there.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for the prayers........

Leann

have survived 1.5 days with no splenda, no diet soda either, of any kind.
Woot, this is hard. I am craving sweets soo much, and want soda terribly.
Lots of veggies. Lots of water. Lets hope tomorrows weigh in looks better, I haven't budged in over a week.
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LEANN ~ sent up prayers for you too; hope you got all your errands done (maybe get a few copies made of you credentials for your files while you are at it). Sounds like you are doing well with the eating despite all the stress you are under; good for you! :carrot:

MAD ~ well, she works during the day, but he isn't right now as he lost another job; I think the 'til 4 am party and music was becuz of that. We are praying for him as he just can't seem to hold anything very long, but he always worked during the day when he did work. When he is not working (which is most of the time), he parties late and sleeps in; and DH goes to bed early and rises early (opposites really). I know others who have that kind of clash too; it's hard becuz our bedrooms go back to back and they party in them too. In our last place, the bedrooms were on opposite ends, so you could retreat to them and close the doors for some quiet. We so can't wait til our cabin at our lot is finished so that we can retreat there when the parties are on here.

RUTH & TRISH ~ you are all doing very, very well ... :cheer2:


We were away to our lot on Friday & Saturday; brought our double lawn chair up there where it is supposed to be. Boy, the fella did a terrific job -- it is so comfortable to sit in. I spent my time giving it a few quick coats of stain to protect it before the rains came back again; hope it's OK now. I was sure sore the next day, so I took Sunday off to rest completely.

Today, I am still a bit sore, but did get lots of laundry done anyways; soon I will go and rest up for the night, as we have to go to the city tomorrow for DH to get a cat scan for his memory problems. We hope to have a good day and do a wee bit of shopping whilst we are there.

Have a wonderful week, everyone ... Rosebud :flow2:

Hi everyone.

I did get quite a bit accomplished yesterday. Everything on my list but checking into a medicare supplement for the DH. I figure it would be cheaper than regular insurance since he has medicare anyway.

Went to the doctor. He did not seem to concerned with my frequent periods and just wanted to put me on provera (hormone to regulate the bleeding). I explained to him that I was concerned at to why I was having the bleeding and would feel better having an endometrial biopy. He agreed that it would be the only way to rule out endometrial cancer which increases in obese women with diabetes and over the age of 40. So I have one scheduled in 10 days. Just hope I don't start another period before then or will have to postpone it due to lack of endometrial tissue. Anyway hope thats not to much info for you.:o

Blood sugar was 96 fasting this morning and I am just thrilled. I have weighted 149 the past couple of mornings so that makes 10 pounds I have lost. :carrot::carrot:

I did not want to exercise this morning but did it anyway. Did 2 1 mile walks with my dvd. I was alittle sore from working out the past 2 days and then all of the walking I did yesterday. Anyway its done for another day.

I did good yesterday and did not have any bread. Will try again with that today. Maybe that's why my bs was lower today.

Thank you for all of the prayers. I can feel them helping.

Leann:hug:

Leann: I am so proud of you, you stood up for yourself in a gently assertive way. I would love to be the weight that you are, and and so impressed you are getting your weight in line now, before you keep going up to where I am. You are doing good things for yourself. HOpe the job hunt goes well.
Keep up the exercise, its a gift to yourself.

fatmad Thank you so much for the wonderful thoughts. It Almost brought tears to my eyes. About 3 years ago I weighed 172lbs. I did south beach and lost 30lbs but of course put some of it back on. It amazes me how people on here (whom we have never met in person) can be so supportive and caring to one another. I have truly been blessed by finding this forum.

I am trying and taking it one day at a time. I think that's all any of us can do.

You are a very special and caring person. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Also 18lbs is nothing to sneeze about. Be proud of what you have accomplished.

Leann

Leann:hug:

thanks Leann, I AM grateful for every pound that I have removed. When I am losing so slowly I remind myself that I am getting my life in line permanently, I am not "on a diet". But menopause and my metabolism make things slow. It is quite frustrating. Going on induction again worked for a bit, but I am stalled again already, and have cut more things out. (like diet sodas, and everything with splenda or any other sweetener in it).

Planning my food for tomorrow. I have an all day meeting where they supply food. Its usually whole foods, lots of salads, but heavy on grains. SO I will take some chicken salad for me, a shake for breakfast, my own dips and dressings etc.
FOr supper, I am taking my daughter out! Looking forward to seeing her.

Didn't realize I hadn't checked in here in a few days. I got Dr. Bernsteins book yesterday and spent time reading it. He recommends eating 6 g carbs at breakfast time as he says after breakfast the BS is going to go up regardless. I guess that is true. I've taken my FBS and had it turn out fairly low and then taken it just before I eat and it is higher. Has to do with the dawn phenomena. He recommends 12 g for each meal and snack after that. I don't always hit 12 but I do stay within the 12 g. My FBS has been below 110 mg/dl for all but 1 day the past 5. So maybe I'm getting it right.

He also says we should lose 1 lb a week, but if we lose more just consider ourself luck. So I guess the weight will be coming off slow. Fatmad from what he says in the book... if we are eating the way we will eat the rest of our lives that when we reach our goal that the weight will not come back. It's like my Daddy told me... we will be used to eating this way and be used to our portion control and the weight stay off this time. I've only lost about 21 lbs since January 1, but I'm thankful for what I've lost. You and Leann and anyone else here who has lost weight whether slow or fast, should be proud of the fact that you have lost weight. We are all doing this in a little different ways, but we are doing something good and healthy for ourselves. That is something I am very proud of all of us for. We will succeed, because we keep on... we are not giving up.

I did learn from another site, that the reason we get so tired as we get our BS normal is that our bodies have to adjust to the normal BS. So I guess we just have to be patient while our bodies catch up with what we are doing.

Y'all have a great evening.

** Sigh ** I thought we were supposed to get smarter as we get older. :(

Woke to a 2.7 FBGL again this morning and I know why. I had a meeting last night out of town and ate supper at 5. I was home shortly after 11 and had a glass of wine without any food. Woke up this morning feeling weird. So silly! I had a cheese sandwich on rye bread and some milk and am back on track now.

Today I will strive for balance and am going to try to remember to eat some red meat. I suspect my iron is low again and will make sure to get it checked next time I go for bloodwork. My mother used to insist we have liver once a week but I don't think I can cope with cooking that so it'll be beef stir-fried with peppers tonight. I did get some low carb noodles and will serve it with that.

Weightloss is starting to look impossible. I didn't weigh this morning but suspect I'm still 192. The 180 seem as far away as the moon but then I remember how hard it was to get below 200 and renew the struggle.

On we go ... even if it seems all uphill!

Ruth We all do crazy things. I ate peanuts late last night. Just got hungry for them, but as we know they are not a think we can eat just a serving. Well, I usually can if I count them out, but I didn't so ate way more than should have. Plus I can never eat them or anything else after 9ish. So my number was 113 mg/dl. I was so upset with me because my numbers have been being <110 when I stop with my stirfry/protein before 9. I guess we live and learn.

Got up this morning and had a 1 egg omlet with Canadian Bacon, slice of cheese in a light wrap. Tore some of the wrap off to get the carbs down to around 7g. I figure I will use the formula or close to the formula of 6-12-12, but modify it. I've already give up oatmeal because it caused such a drastic raise in BS. Going to do a 2 hr BS reading to see if I did okay with the wrap. If it didn't raise it much, I'll make that my morning breakfast.

Have a great day.

Hi everyone
Hope everyone is having a good week.

I dropped another 2 lbs down to 147 and it was 147 2 days in a row so maybe I can count it. The only thing I can say is that not knowingly I have eaten South Beach for the past 4 days now. So maybe that has given me a bit of a jump start again.

Tues & Wed of the week my FBS were 96 and was 101 this morning. Bedtime sugars were 88 and 94. Pretty good I think. Guess it has to do with the no carb thing.

Anyway today has been rough on the wanting to eat thing. I also have been really crabby with the DH. He's getting on my nerves right now. Don't know if that means TOM is coming again or what. If it does then out goes the test at the dr's office. Guess just have to wait and see........

Trish I really thing if we could go more with Dr. Berstein's approach we would see lower BS numbers but I so miss oatmeal especially with the cooler weather coming on..........

Madeline How is the no splenda thing going. Hope well.

Rosebud Have you heard the results on DH cat scan yet? Also wish you could share pics of your cabin. It sound's heavenly.

Ruth I don't know if we ever learn. Speaking of liver. I remember having to eat it as a child and we would cut it up as tiny as possible, drown it in ketchup and then I would swallow it like a pill with milk. Still today you could not get me to touch it.

Leann

Leann CONGRATULATIONS!!! on the 2 lb loss. I also have to see a lower weight for a few days before I'm sure it is real. Must be a diabetic thing for the lbs to bounce around between a lb or 2. It sure is for me any way. I've been seeing a lower #, but not consistantly which means it is coming but not real yet. I can't or don't want to go totally no carbs either. I am working to keep within Dr. Bernsteins' 6-12-12 formula, but I believe that as long as I stay within the carb grams the way he says that it will work just as well for me. Of course, the FBS/BS readings will tell if I'm right.

Ruth & Leann Years ago when my the children were little, WW insisted we had to eat liver once a week. We ate it once a week until one day as we were getting ready to go to the store, my youngest son gave a sad look and said, "Mommy do we have to have liver this week?" I don't think I ever fixed it for the kids again. When my grandchildren came along, I tried giving it to them (not as often)... fixed it every way possible, but they just couldn't go it. Now days, I wonder how healthy it is since it filters toxins from the body. :dizzy: Still like it, but don't eat it very often. I find it hard to find good liver.

Have a great evening.

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Had some splenda today. Ate really well yesterday at my meetings and at supper with the kids. BUt when I finally got home, I rested a bit, but got called out to work. GOt home @ 330am, just a few hours of sleep before office this morning. So I started the day with a protein smoothie, and my protein powder has splenda in it.
No weight loss. Going off call for a few days, so will rest lots and get some exercise in.
I am seriously thinking of "stopping" with attempts toward weight loss until the end of the month, go up the carb ladder just enough not to gain, and then go back to induction in October when I am off call and can exercise a lot.
Gonna train for either a mini cross country race or biathalon for January, give myself a fitness goal.
I'm ok with where I am now, I got below 170, which was a big deal for me. I will fold my hand while I am ahead. I am NOT behind, and NOT losing ground. THis is all good.

RUTH ~ my mother's favorite way to prepare liver is to fry a bit bacon in a pan; set bacon aside. Dredge in a little flour with S & P and cook it in the fat of bacon with some onion slices; put the bacon back in and heat. My siblings still hated it even though that is nice, so I tried something -- I put season-all (or you can use Seasoned-Salt) in the flour (a good tbl for sure) and then fry it in oil. I prefer to use the thin slices and cook them until they are crisp on the outside, yet soft in the middle. I had so many compliments from my family and customers when I worked as a cook for that method. The secret is the seasoning!!!

LEANN ~ no, we haven't heard anything yet; I supposed we will hear from them eventually ... I have posted a picture of our camper, but our cabin is just started -- we only have the porch done. I wish we had done more this year, but it just wasn't possible in the spring. My DAD was so distraught over his youngest brother's illness (he passed away while my Dad was here); and the Dad got sick with a flu too (he is much better now). Also, we have limited funds but hope to have enuff by next spring to finish the shell. The area is very nice and peaceful; but our little cottage has a long way to go yet. I will take picks at that time and show them for sure.

We had lovely :sunny: today and temps in the 60's which is a lot nicer; supposed to be the same tomorrow. We may go out to our lot and I'll take a picture of that double lawnchair while I'm there. I did get some pics of our bright red crabapples on our little tree. :lol:

I did much better with my eating the last couple of days. Had roast chicken with piles of veggies for dinner. Hope you all have a fab Friday tomorrow ... Rosebud :flow2:

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BTW, the day we went to the city for the test; I was very clever and packed us up a small cooler with healthy snacks and water for me (pop for DH). I wondered if I should make some sandwiches, but thought, "no, we can just pick something up somewhere" ... NOT!

Big mistake! Those who fail to plan, plan to fail! So we couldn't find anything and were getting so hungry; so I send DH to get us something to eat ... and we ended up having cheese nachos for our lunch.

Thank goodness, I had a light breakfast and then got right back on track for dinner and I'm sure I didn't go over my maintenance calories for the day, but lesson learned. I have informed DH that from now on -- HE DOES NOT BUY CHEESE NACHOS FOR ME ANYMORE even if I ask him to!!! Now, I hope this will end the self-sabotage ... :yes:

Fatmad I didn't realize you were doing Induction while being so busy. I think being busy and unable to rest as you should probably should not be a time to do Induction. So I think your decision to wait is wise. And I think you've done very well under the circumstances.

Rosebud The liver dish sounds really good. I will have to try it. I look forward to seeing your pics. Congratulations on the way you handled the nacho cheese situation and for getting right back on plan. You should be pleased with yourself for the accomplishment.

Madeline I agree. Sometimes we just need to back off a bit and take a breather. Especially if you are so busy you can't think straight. I think maybe this will help with not just blowing it altogether but being more in control of things.

Rosebud I didn't realize that you were just starting on the cabin. Guess I need to pay closer attention. I totally understand the money thing and I think it is better to do what you can than to go further in debt due to the economy like it is. Looking forward to any pics..........

FBS today was 95. Weight was down another lb to 146. Today will make day 5 of south beach phase one. I am liking what I am seeing. That makes 4 lbs since Sunday. But I know that if I throw a carb in there that it will stall the weight loss. So I guess I have to make a choice. Funny it's not so much the weight loss that I am excited about but the blood sugar.

Going to turn in some applications today. Had to fill out 1 application for every position that I am applying for at the hospital. Pick up some medicines for me and DH. Then come back and pick up granddaughter from school. They get out early today. Hair cut this afternoon. Looks like it will be a busy day. So where do I fit exercise in there. After supper?

Anyways have a good day
Taking one day at a time
Leann

Controlling The Dawn Phenomenon
 

Good afternoon Ladies

This is a quick flyby, but I wanted to share something I thought y'all would be interested in reading on David Mendosa's website I found. The book I'm reading by Gretchen Becker. In this blog, he discusses Controlling the Dawn Phenomenon and I'm sure y'all will find it interesting. I'm going to try the vinegar one and see how it helps me. I think he explains it better than I can.

You will find it at http://www.mendosa.com/blog/?p=232

Catch y'all later.

Hello, everyone! So sorry I haven't been keeping up. Soccer has started around here an between practice and games and cooking and homework, it is just too much. I've still been getting some wacky readings. Trish, I heard about using vinegar. I just can't stand the taste of it. Ugh! I've been putting cinnamon in my yogurt. It's supposed to work, too. Grapefruit is also supposed to be beneficial. I don't like that, either. I've been having 2 oz. with breakfast. A shot size is all I can handle. LOL

Trish I have noticed that when I do a homemade oil and vinegar dressing I have better readings the rest of the day. It sure can't hurt you.

thecandEs I take cinnamon capsules twice a day. Don't know if they help or not. I wish I could do the grapefruit. I love it but it goes against some of my medications.

Got my 3 applications turned in today. Stopped by the Rescue Mission which is kinda like the Good Will only cheaper and found 2 Leslie Sansone Video's for 50 cents a piece. She is who I exercise to. I have not looked at them yet to make sure they play or not.

Stayed on track biggest part of this week. Doing no carb. Except tonight I had about 1/3 cup of chili and 1/4 of a grilled cheese sandwich on low carb bread. Exercised every day since this past Sunday. Not to bad I think.

Have a good weekend
Leann

Hi, Chickies. I'm plugging along, trying to be mindful. That super-low of 2.7 on Thursday morning scared me.

Today will have some challenges: I'm meeting my sister for lunch which should be OK and then have a "shore dinner" at my friend Barb's place. It's her birthday and there will be cake, however, they DO have a friendly moocher of a dog so ... ;) I'll do the diet gingerale thing to avoid wine - it worked last weekend although I don't want the artificial sweeteners.

Have a good weekend, EveryChick!

:wave: We had a busy day at our camper/lot yesterday; got lots of exercise in using my new battery-operated weed whacker, but I was so sore last night and this AM. Now I need the weekend to recupe ... do I every learn. I really have to learn to pace myself better, but I had never done this before and I was just so amazed at how good it worked. I did takes lots of breaks though, but I will take it a bit easier next time for sure.

Have been eating much better for the week; having a few cravings tonight and trying to battle them. Seems to be chocolate tonight -- so I had a NSA low-cal chocolate pudding and a few very small mini-squares of 85% dark chocolate for my dessert tonight; hope that works for me. Time for some tea now ... that usually help too.

I went to that site and they also recommend 5 oz red wine with dinner; I think RUTH already knew that trick. I wonder though -- is it the cheese or the vinegar that brings down the numbers. If I just have cheese in the evening, my fasting blood sugars are lower in the morning too. I have to watch the vinegar, as it can irritate my stomach.

Hope you all have a great weekend ... Rosebud :flow2:

Hi, everyone! I'm doing another flyby because I'm ready for bed. I just wanted to share what just happened to me. I saw a picture of myself on my church website, and get this, it's from behind! OMG! I know I'm fat, but that picture is horrendous! I easily have the biggest butt in the room! Granted, I've lost about 15 pounds since it was taken, but still. I think I'm gonna go cry. :cry:

thanks Leann and everyone for your support. I don't know why I was concerned and worried there would be criticism about it.
And you are right Leanne, I am eating well, and getting about 40 g carbs/day, just not induction levels. In fact, Atkins is becoming quite engrained. Went out for supper last night, stuck to plan. Hosted a dinner party tonight and stuck to plan. Even while preparing the food, I didn't even taste the carb stuff that was part of the menu for everyone else.
Not really tempted. I am not having big cravings, except for sweets, and that is mostly manageable. Also, re the dinner party, after supper, we cleared the table and played a game, (settlers of cataan) and had a great time, just visiting, playing etc. It was great to have a good time not really centred around food. Although the dinner was the excuse to get together, and I did put a good meal on, I didn't feel like the food was the focus.
THis is SO important to our long term ability to manage our eating and weight.

Good morning. I've decided I need to set smaller goals - like not gaining after an event like the shore dinner and keeping the BGL stable. Being less than 191 for my Italy trip is probably not going to happen but I'll be OK with that.

I imagine not gaining over the holiday will be practically impossible! What ever possessed me to sign up for a "foodie" holiday!

The shore dinner last night was just awful - potatoes, macaroni salad, breaded fish, rolls and apple pie! I just picked away before ditching my plate and used being diabetic as an excuse to turn down the pie.

"One piece won't hurt you."
"Yes, it will."
"My brother is diabetic and eats it all the time."
"Have you ever dealt with someone in a diabetic coma?"

That ended that conversation.

Today is clean and pure eats including a bowl of my yummy clam chowder for lunch - 2 oz of potato only!

Madeline You should really be proud of you self staying on plan during your parties. Glad you had a good time.

Ruth Don't you just hate it when someone tells you what you should be able to eat. Everyone's body is different in how many and what kinds of carbs they can handle. I was talking to my neighbor last night who is a diabetic and we were talking about eating beans. I can only eat about 1/4 cup with out raising my blood sugar. She says they don't bother her at all. Go figure............

thecandEs Don't you know that pictures always make us look bigger than what we are. Just look how far you have come and where you were. We did not get this way over night and we sure can't change it overnight. Take a deep breath and move on...........

Rosebud Enjoy your time out there but don't over do it. I did not know that they made a battery powered weed eater. What will they think of next.

Now for me. I did so well this past week and was very proud of myself. I exercised 6 days in a row and ate at induction the whole time since Monday. Last night hubby wanted Kentucky Fried Chicken. I told him that I could do that. I did not eat that much but the scale showed I added 2 pounds today. I figure some of that might be water???????? Anyway can't cry over spilled milk. Chalk it up as one of those places I just can't eat. Was trying to be good to DH as he had even offered to eat somewhere that was not as tempting for me. I love that man.

Today is a new day with new choices to be made.
I put a beef roast in the crock pot with potatoes for DH and baby carrots and onions for supper tonight.

Have a good day and be good to yourself.
You deserve it...........

Leann

Hi Everyone,

This is a quick flyby. Busy day reading the other diabetic book trying to get through with it.

Ruth In this book by Gretchen Becker who is a T2 diabetic says that just because one diabetic can eat something doesn't mean another diabetic can. It kind of goes along with the YMMV from mine. It is like I told my doc, I love oatmeal and maybe a lot of diabetics can eat it, but I can't. I had the BS reading of 222mg/dl in front of him to read it. You handled the situation very well. Good for you.

Rosebud I don't like red wine, but I can't drink the vinegar. I need to get the organic from health food store. I know I can do that. However, I made a lettuce, spinach and cheese stick salad and put the vinegar on it. I didn't get the whole 2 T but I believe the little bit I had is helping bring the FBS down. Time will tell.

Leann I always show a little gain when I eat fried chicken in restaurants, but it always comes back down in a day or two. It is probably the seasoning. Just drink a little bit more water to flush it out. I won't eat fried chicken right now, but when I get my BS stable, that will be one of splurges once in a while.

Hope everyone else will have a great Sunday.

Leann: I am sure the extra weight is just water, its the salty seasoning.
Ruth: who understands why people become food pushers? Its just wrong. Turned out none of my guests last night ate shrimp, and I made a shrimp appetizer, with peanut sauce for dipping. So I gave them crackers, they all enjoyed. I mean, really, would I try to "make" them eat shrimp?
Its also odd how many people try to "make" me drink alcohol. They figure its only ok not to drink if I'm an (admitted) alcoholic. Don't get just choosing not to drink......ack. Good response tho. LOL
Have a nice sunday everyone.

Haha, RUTH ~ that's a good one! :rofl: I will remember it! When I read the menu; I thought ... Oh, Nooo! How do you get around that one? That was a toughie ... but I would have opted for the fish. Next year: Shore Dinner -- either pass or take your own food! :lol:


MADELEINE ~ you are doin' great with your dinners! Last Christmas, I put out stuff that I knew that I could have a few and not ruin my day (deluxe mixed nuts, peppered cashews, cheese & olives, dark chocolate-covered almonds, bits & bites for the munchers, and wg crackers, etc). Everyone was tickled with all the nuts ...

CANDES ~ :hug: I agree with LEANN; pictures always make us appear at least 15-20 lbs heavier than we actually are. I have a picture of myself a neighbor took of me and I put it in a special place as a reminder to me why I am on this healthy journey. Yes, I was shocked and sad to see it, and yes, I cried too; but I also knew that I was under so much stress at that time. I am actually grateful for that picture: it was one of the things that motivated me to make some good changes -- for ME!!! :hug:

TRISH ~ ya, I don't mind a little wine now and then; don't have any red in the house right now though. Sometimes I like a sprinkle of apple cider vinegar on my coleslaw; gives it a very nice twang ... ;)

LEANN ~ I would bet (like Madeleine says) that those 2 lbs are indeed water-weight from the salt & seasonings; and would expect some blips that will go down in a few days anyways. I love that weed-whacker; it is small and light -- even I can use it. DH says the battery weighs more than it does; I think he's right! :lol:

I think that some diabetics on insulin and other meds do eat pasta, oatmeal, and sugar even. I was told the same thing; but I think that each of us is different and can tailor our menu to what works best for us. I can have a small new potato with skin and I'm fine; same with a bit of corn or peas. It mostly seems to be what I have for my snacks that make a big difference now, especially in the evenings.

Of course, I have changed the way we eat so much that it is almost hard for me to recall what we ate 5+ years ago; but that's OK too. We have cut out the worst offenders and that is what matters; and we have cut our servings down considerably as well, and that is another thing that has made a huge difference. We eat much healthier overall now ...

We just stayed home today and took it easy; had a good sleep last night and so I felt much better this morning. I tossed in one load of laundry today; just some throws that needed doing. We had leftover roast chicken and veggies for dinner tonight; and I also baked up some rhubarb with apples, that needed using up too.

Have a great week everyone ... Rosebud :flow2:

CandEs:hug: I know how you feel about pictures, but you said you've lost the 15lbs since the picture so give yourself an A+ for losing that 15 lbs remembering that you've done something good for yourself... and you lost instead of gaining. I hope you are feeling better today.