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

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!

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 ...


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

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.

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.

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

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

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!