March Chat
 

Well, well, someone forgot to start the new thread. Have been MIA for a couple of days, spent 2 nights in London (ONT) for work. fbs 5.2 today. Lots of carby foods today. Wednesday took food with me, but when I had to stay overnight, just had to eat as best as possible and stay within points. Missed my weigh in for ww, so I have to find a meeting tomorrow am to do. (Again, makes me feel like I'm in AA)

Lots of news here, glad to read about everyone.
HOpe March is a good month for us all.

Thanks, MAD. It slipped my mind, duh! I just closed the February thread. Good work at staying within points. I know what you mean about WW and AA. :lol:

Reading back, Bonnie, you sure have your hands full! Stay strong and remember to look after YOU as well as the rest of the family.

Chipper, sure hope the bursitis treatment works out well. I have never had it but know how painful it can be. Glad the other tests were all good.

FBGL has been pretty standard the past month but weight has been all over the place. I was up to 182, back to 180 yesterday and then saw 177 this morning again. :shrug: That seems to be my stuck point and is also the lowest I've been since I started my Victoza a year ago. It's also the weight I was when I got married again back in 1983. I guess the scale built a wall that's lasted 29 years but I intend to smash it this year!

I'm off for groceries today and will NOT even think of the Chinese Buffet! TGIF to everyone.

fbs 5.8 this am. DOn't know what is up with the high numbers. Will chat with my doc about it next time I am in.
Ruth, I too am stuck. (I guess thats a set point? ) just sticking at the same place. Hope to get under 170 this month, and will just work at that. Not sure where I will be for the wedding, but although that is a goal, (just to be looking better for it) I do look at weight loss and better eating as a lifelong goal, and will not be "quitting" after the wedding. THat is for sure!
Today, going into Waterloo for weigh-in and then to hot yoga for some good exercise. Hope everyone has a good Friday!

Well, I will do this again. Typed it before and everything froze up.

I'm excited to have found Intermittent Fasting. I did the research to see how it works and low and behold it is the way I ate until I was about 19 yrs old and also ate that way between marriages. Never ate "normal" except when I was married or dieting. The amazing thing is that I never had a weight problem eating this way. In fact, the weight just automatically went down whenever I would go back to eating this way without me ever trying to lose it. But I was told by people, doctors, dieticians etc that I "had" to eat breakfast and had to eat at least 3 meals a day.

I started eating this way again yesterday. I checked FBS before I ate at 1 pm and it was 109 mg. and checked it again today a little before 1 pm as we were leaving to go out to eat and it was 105 mg. The first time in a long time for it to be so long. I don't think it has been this low since I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago. So I am very pleased with the results and I am even more excited that I can live with this way of eating behcause it is not a diet for me. It is just the way I enjoy eating. It is comfortable for me.
However, I am still doing the WWpts+ with it in order to keep things under control.

Ruthie, Mad, Chipper, Rie, Bonnie and everyone else.:wave:

ope everyone survived the horrorshow entry of the March Lion. We had snow, ice, rain, wind and fog - the whole shebang!

Did well yesterday in avoiding the Chinese Buffet and even walked the length of the shopping centre - twice. (I usually just drive the other other end.) I discovered a new shop and went in. Ended op gorging myself on some new clothes and am delighted to announce that Size 12 pants now fit! I'm hardly over the joy of fitting into a Size 14! Today I will re-home everything Size 16 and up with just a couple of garden pants kept back.

Patty, IF is the way I used to eat "back in the day" and am wondering if that would work for me now. I never actually want breakfast and just eat it because of my FBGL. Hmmm.

Gee, Mad, I've always wondered exactly where you were down there but no I know you must be near Waterloo. Nice country down there. I may do Stratford this season. Perhaps we could meet for coffee. Hope the doc can shed some light on your FBGL. Of course we are not giving up on weightloss when we reach our mini-goals. Watching what we eat is a lifestyle.

Good morning to Rie, Bonnie, Chipper and the others. Pop in and say hi!

Hello Friends!

Just a quick hello. I am in Grand Forks, ND, visiting my son and his family. It is bitterly cold here but I am really enjoying myself. My fbs is hovering in the low 80's to mid 90's but that is probably reflective of my eating.

Trish, I am so glad that the IF is comfortable for you. Good Luck!

Ruth, a size 12 is such a victory. I would love to join you there. Good for you.

Mad, When I return home on Monday, I am going to make an all out effort to drop ten more pounds. I am frustrated!

Sorry for missing anyone. I will try to be back later tonight.

Rie

Ruth: COngrats on the size 12!:carrot: what a great nsv.
Of course I would be happy to meet you if you are in Stratford or anywhere nearby.

re IF: when is it intermittent fasting and when is it skipping meals? I think a full day of fasting is fine, but skipping meals may affect our blood glucose in other ways. hope you are testing plenty while you are trying this. We want to be safe about it.

Rie: I hope we can get our weight down.
THis is a hard day, bad weather, insomnia from the storm, and am just hunkered down, not doing much but laundry, which makes for a hungry day.
Charting everything, and planning for a supper that is not too high in points.

Have a good day everyone.

Hi all. Hope you don't mind me pulling up a chair to visit with y'all.

I am just now re-entering the world of Type 2 diabetes. Well, that is probably a lie. I am just now finding out (last month) that somewhere in the past year my bg ZOOMED from pre-diabetic to type 2.

My first brush with diabetes was in 1997 when weight just stared falling off of my despite being constantly hungry and thirsty and having the energy level of warm saliva. I had weight loss surgery and very quickly my levels came down and stayed down until the past couple years when they were pre-diabetic and of course, now.

In the past few months I have had vision changes, memory problems, cellulitis in both legs, candida issues from Hades, headaches and a LOT of vomiting and nausea.

Went to a new GP a month ago about the cellulitis and found out my fbg was a whopping 209!! He went ahead and checked kidney and liver function and they were fine. He had me monitor my fbg for the next week while trying out 500mg metformin morning and evening. The fbg's dropped to 170's for a few days and then settled right back at 200.

I went back on Thursday as the cellulitis, while mild, has now shown up in both legs. That and the nausea and vomiting is OH SO MUCH WORSE! He tested my bs in the office after he found out that I had gone over 12 - 18 hours without eating due to the nausea and vomiting. I figured it wouldn't look too bad but lo and behold my fbg was 219! Metformin has now been upped to 1000mg am and pm.

He also put me back on Reglan for gastroparesis (something I had dealt with years ago and that was controlled with weight loss surgery). I'm happy to say that the nausea is much better (so far) but I'm just really struggling with the whole high blood sugar thing.

I woke up at 5:00 am this morning shaking like a leaf and thought that it MUST be low blood sugar and that I needed to eat. I was so sure that I didn't test it, just made a half sandwich. I went back to sleep for another hour or so and woke up with the shakes again so this time I tested and fully expected to see my bg on the low side but NO! It was 343!!! OMG! I took the metforming morning dose and waited to test after another 1.5 hours and the reading had dropped to 274.

I'm doing a lot of research to determine how I am going to do battle with this thing. I need to lose about 75lbs and I am no stranger to low carb. I am looking hard at Dr. Bernstein's books and programs but am open to any other resources I may find.

Thank you for having this thread and for anyone who reads it and responds.

Take care,
Kellye

Mad I don't consider myself skipping any meals. I just don't eat until I get hungry and if I want breakfast when I eat fine, if not I eat what I want within the WW pts system. Although I do plan to give my body at least a 16 hour rest of fasting and use 6 to 8 hrs daily to eat. I read a book years ago that I loved that had a 3 cycle day of 4 am to 12 noon called elimination cycle when you ate nothing but fruit, 12 noon to 8 pm was eating cycle and 8 pm to 4 am was a cycle for body to rest from eating. I really liked that way of eating, but think I like the IF way of doing it better because I think it is better for the body. I feel good eating this way... energetic, alert etc. I'm not eliminating any foods, but am working at eating healthy thus the reason for staying with WW with it. Also checking BS as I do this as I'm learning the importance of going easy on the salt, curb the carbs and drink plenty of water and green tea. After all, I'm going for the benefits of IF and need to tweak it to myself personally.

Ruthie CONGRATULATIONS for being down to size 12 pants. Evidently you are losing inches and I'm sure the scales will follow. I also agree that we are headed for our mini goals, but will not stop there. I think I need to change mine as my first mini goal is to get under 200. I don't care if it is199.5, I just want to get under it first. Then make another mini goal to shoot for.

Rie Glad you are enjoying time with your son and family. Have a safe trip back hom

Red :welcome3: You are in a good place here for support and you are doing the right thing to learn how to get FBS under control. I experienced the same thing one day when I first started taking Metformin. I thought my BS had dipped and was shocked to learn it was up. If you can afford to do it, it is also good to check BS after eating certain foods to see how it effects your bs. I still do that. Just because a nutritionist or another diabetic can eat something does not mean you can. Example, Oatmeal usually keeps most diabetic's bs in a good range. Not me. I can eat 1/4 c oatmeal measured dry and my bs does okay, but if I have a regular serving my bs skyrockets. Even surprised my doc, but he saw the numbers and as he said "the numbers don't lie". Good luck on your journey.

Mad I don't consider myself skipping any meals. I just don't eat until I get hungry and if I want breakfast when I eat fine, if not I eat what I want within the WW pts system. Although I do plan to give my body at least a 16 hour rest of fasting and use 6 to 8 hrs daily to eat. I read a book years ago that I loved that had a 3 cycle day of 4 am to 12 noon called elimination cycle when you ate nothing but fruit, 12 noon to 8 pm was eating cycle and 8 pm to 4 am was a cycle for body to rest from eating. I really liked that way of eating, but think I like the IF way of doing it better because I think it is better for the body. I feel good eating this way... energetic, alert etc. I'm not eliminating any foods, but am working at eating healthy thus the reason for staying with WW with it. Also checking BS as I do this as I'm learning the importance of going easy on the salt, curb the carbs and drink plenty of water and green tea. After all, I'm going for the benefits of IF and need to tweak it to myself personally.

Ruthie CONGRATULATIONS for being down to size 12 pants. Evidently you are losing inches and I'm sure the scales will follow. I also agree that we are headed for our mini goals, but will not stop there. I think I need to change mine as my first mini goal is to get under 200. I don't care if it is199.5, I just want to get under it first. Then make another mini goal to shoot for.

Rie Glad you are enjoying time with your son and family. Have a safe trip back home,

Bonnie, Chipper and everyone else Hope all is well with y'all.

Have a great week end.

Good morning. Survived the wedding reception and felt good in some of the new duds. I even danced - although my knee remembers it this morning. :( Worth it though! Managed to avoid all food and got through the night on many glasses of "Scotch" - the bartender knew to pour me diet gingerale when Scotch was ordered. It pays to be friendly with the bartender and tip him properly.

BGL is 4.2 this morning and I'm down another pound - all time low since 1983. Can you tell I'm delighted?

Big WELCOME to Red. Yes, lowering carbs and losing weight seems to be the way to go on controlling this thing. It plus Metformin and Victoza have worked for me and I now test in the "normal" range for HA1C. Sorry you have other health problems to handle as well which makes it difficult but not insurmountable. Keep on truckin' and try to pop in here as much as possible. (We now will join in singing "Getting to know you"!)

Here's a great make ahead recipe for us. It's been tested by a Beacher and is yummy. I'll make it today for lunches during the next busy week.

Ruthie - YEY:cheer::cheer:FOR YOU GIRL!!!! Good job!!!

My ticker is correct again. Back down to the 218. Now to hit my WW 5% of 213 headed to first goal of 199.

On the run.

BBL

Trish - When I was in my 20's and 30's I did IF without knowing that it had a name. That was just the way I ate. I lived alone. I would eat breakfast and a substantial lunch, but no dinner. I wasn't usually hungry after the big lunch and wasn't really burning many calories in the evening, and I slept better on an empty stomach. I was at my best weight during that time. It's when I added dinner into the mix that I put on all my weight and became diabetic.

Fbs down to 4.3 today, don't know what I did right, except overeat yesterday!
Today I am not so hungry, which is good. Had a large weekend brunchie type breakfast, so will eat light for lunch, and a good supper. Got a nice trail walk in, as the day is sunny and cold, with much less wind than yesterday. I am planning to bake a little treat to take to friends today and have some social time.
Trish: if what you are doing is working and feels right, then that is great. I worry about you! You have had some big stressors and its been hard for you to stick to any w.o.e. so I am glad if you are doing well.
Red: Welcome: hope you feel free to drop in anytime. I looked carefully into Dr. Bernstein, and its VERY expensive, and I decided if I was gonna switch from atkins I would try ww first, and am happy with that. I still pay over $50/month (compared to Bernsteins $500!) just for a fancy way to count calories and get weighed, but its working and that is enough for me. Maybe try south beach or atkins or ww first, and save the bernsteins if it doesn't work for you.
In terms of getting started, pick an eating plan and stick to that, your med and some light to moderate exercise to start with. Test test test, fasting, before and after meals and before bed. Keep a food diary so you can learn what makes you spike. I am doing ww much differently than I did in the first few weeks after my diagnosis, much lower grains and more veggies now.
Rie: lets get that 10 pounds off together. I am looking forward to the weight dropping, let me say!
:carrot:
Hello to everyone else, hope you are enjoying your weekend.

You know what was crazy when I was a teenager and ate this way? I hated dinner dates. I remember doubling dating with my sister and we were dating guys who were best friends. We were going to an expensive restaurant and my sister said to me "get a steak or whatever you want... they can afford to pay for it". I didn't want anything and I felt sick at my stomach because I felt like I was being "forced to eat". I realize now that it was after 7 pm and I never ate past 5:30 pm so it was outside my "eating window". Until now, I often wondered if it was because I was nervous eating out on a date, but I had many dates where I either ate with friends or boy friends. Now that I've researched IF, I think I just wasn't used to eating that late and I was literally sick. I also remember cooking a good ole Southern fried chicken dinner one night for my sisters and me because my parents were going out. We wouldn't be able to eat until around 7ish. I didn't eat one bite of it and fried chicken was my favorite food, but by the time we ate my hunger and desire for food had left me so I didn't eat.

Oh where did I lose the ability to know those eating signals? If I had kept them, I would never have had a weight problem. What a shame that now I can eat just because the food is there whether I'm hungry or not. Oh how I hope I can get those old healthy eating habits back.

Mad - Thanks so much for your concern. I do appreciate it. I have decided that I'm not going to let the stress get control of me. I'm going to get control of the stress. Peace is my goal. The IF way of eating is so natural for me since I grew up eating this way "naturally" that it has actually released the stress of dieting and weight problems because I know this is "the way" for me.

Hi everyone I finally got a chance to get on here. I went shopping tonight and got a bunch of veggies and stuff for me to get on my better way of eating tomorrow. I have a plan to get up in the am and work out and then begin my day I have to do this for me and I must take the time for myself. So I will be here tomorrow ... I hope all is well with everyone .

Bonnie - Good for you. Glad to have you back here. I've learned that I don't mind doing the things I do for everybody around here, I just need to be able to also to have some me time and do some things for me. Glad you are learning to do the same for yourself.

Trish - I too hated dinner dates. I felt uncomfortable eating in front of a guy. I used to go to a club with my friends and there was an all night restaurant next door. Everyone used to go to the restaurant after the club closed. I just went on home. There was no way I could eat a meal and then go home to bed.

I had my A1c checked last week and it was 6.6. 6 months ago it was 5.7 but my diet has not been "diabetic friendly" due to a special diet I was on due to surgery. I'm surprised the A1c wasn't much higher! They had me on a low residue diet and I was not permitted any fiber. No gas producing veggies like cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, only iceberg lettuce for salads, only white bread and pasta. Everything the opposite of what I know for diabetes. I guess I kept my portions small enough not to do too much damage. I was struggling to maintain the weight loss I had from the surgery. Now I need to get back to good eating and lose some more weight.

Been on track today I had a on plan breakfast and lunch now I am heading for a afternoon snack . I even worked out this morning I did a hour and a half of walk it out. wanted to go walking but they are pulling up the roads and laying new ones down so I can't get out on the street. Plus they have broken 4 water lines so far this morning and their is water everywhere We cant even run water in the house right now gonna head to the uncles house jest for everyone to get a shower but I am doing good today I even checked my FBS this morning it was 103.

I hope everyone is having a good day. I will be back..

evening...
had a great start to my monday....
lost 3#s
lost a total of 17# since i recommitted 1-2-2012
lost just over 5" from bust, waist, hips
had a good 3 hour talk with sister in canada. she has been struggling lately.
hope ya'll had a good monday. off to make breakfast for dinner.

fbs up to 5.6 today, no idea why. Scale looks good for weigh in on Weds. Hoping to keep this loss going, maybe another pound down. Long work day today, am ready for a nap.
No yoga tonight, too tired.

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]Hello All.

I am back home and back on track. Even though I controlled carbs while I was gone, I ate too much. However, I am so appalled at what the scale says. 10 pounds? That isn't even possible. I am hoping that I am back down to normal by the beginning of next week. If not :?: I will change my ticker.

Mad, so glad that your weight is dropping. I hope you got some rest last night.

Bonnie!:hug: So glad that you are back and on track.

Chipper, you are doing so well! What great progress. Keep it up.

Trish, it sounds like you have some more peace in your life. I'm glad.

Carol, your A1c sounds good considering the low residue diet you were forced to eat. It's all about healing!

Ruthie, I hope you are having a good week.

Well I am off to the western part of the state today for a business trip. It is snowing over there so I am hoping for good travel. Hopefully the hotel will have wifi and I will check in later.

Rie

Rie - Missed you. Have a safe trip and hope you can check in again later. Yes, I do have more peace in my life. Taking back my life. I'm getting more involved with church again and I think it is helping me a whole lot. Daddy always said that everything happens for a reason. I believe that we can learn something from what we go through in life and have always prayed for God to use things I go through to make me "better" and not "bitter". My 1st MIL could be so sweet and loads of fun when she let herself, but we didn't see that part of her very much. So many things in her life had happened and she was a very bitter. I learned from that part of my life that no matter what I go through, I don't want to become bitter like she was. I loved her but she was so miserabe that I always felt like she wanted all of us to be miserable too. As a result, I just decide to let God use all that is going on to change me and teach me what I need to learn and hopefully I will come out of it a better person. Door has opened up at church for me to speak quite often to a ladies group and I can only share with them what God is doing in my life in this situation. DD and DGD knows what I speak on and DGD went last time. When she found out that I'm speaking again at the next meeting, she asked if she could go. Hopefully all of us are growning and becoming better.
DD lost her food stamps and I felt I had to go get food for them. Got home from church and found a sweet note that DD had written me and they were cleaning house. A lot of things haven't changed, but I've decided that "showing them love and helping them" at this time is best thing I can do right now. I think it is the "right thing" to do. Gives me the opportunity to live by example what I tell the DGs all the time... "You do what is right sometimes just because it is the right thing to do". I hope they will learn something good by it.

Bonnie - Glad you're back OP. You know I have a tendency to want to do everything "Perfectly", but I've had to learn that I'm never going to be perfect. I have to allow myself to make mistakes and just learn to pick myself up and do my "best". If I mess up for a meal or a day whatever whether caused by circumstances beyond my control or not, I have to forget it and move on when I realize what has happened. Sometimes I end up beating myself up for not being stronger, but what I need to do is to forgive myself for either getting myself off or allowing myself to and at the next meal/snack make it an OP meal/snack. I think this is the way we get to goal.

DSIL is off today. Didn't ask any questions, just take advantage of when he is off. DH and I are going out for chinese food that I've been hungry for for weeks. We will eat and then go walking at store and pick up youngest DGD. Today is Jaxxon's therapy day and it makes it easier time wise if the one getting him ready for the arrival of the therapist doesn't have to go pick her up so will help DSIL out that way.

Mad, Chipper, Carol Sue, Ruthie and everyone else.:wave:

Y'all have a great day.

Hi all: fbs was 5.2 this am. All my pc sugars are under 6, so am doing fine, but the fasting is the one that just doesn't want to come down.
Got to yoga this evening. Have been busy with work as we have been a bit short staffed for a couple of days, of course it got busy then!
Made it through safely for all, and now back to regular strength.
Hello to Rie and Trish, and looking forward to posts from our newbies too.
Have a good evening.

Good morning. FBGL 4.1 after my own low-cal pizza last night - an unexpected surprise! However, weight is up a bit from sodium. Olives and capers will do it!

Patty, I so admire you. You seem to have your life in order and are a very wise woman.

Mad, sounds like you had a busy week. Too bad babies don't stick to schedule.

Rie, stop the snow talk! I really am ready for spring - and it's been an easy winter around here.

Chipper, I am most impressed by that weightloss in such a short time.

Rie, yes, ten pounds is impossible, I think. It must be water weight.

Bonnie, hope the water situation is resolved soon. I can do without heat and light but not water.

Time to plan some meals. i have been meaning to do a bean and cabbage salad and the can of beans is still sitting unopened on the counter. I'll throw it together before I go to the gym. Yes, I'm back at it again!

Hope your Hump Day is humpless.

Rie - Since you were away and eating foods you weren't accustomed to you probably had more sodium that usual and are probably retaining water. It is disheatening to see that, though.

Good Morning Everyone!!! pattygirl63 Funny you should say that because I flopped yesterday . I woke up and I had the worst allergy attack . My hubby took me to the dr they gave me a steroid shot and some meds. Hubby felt so bad for me he went and got pizza for the kids and I had a few slices and to bed I went. Feeling a bit better today Now I have to go get my meds from wally world. Hopeing to feel good enough to do some wii walk it out.

I hope everyone is doing good and I will check back in later .

Just lost everything I typed and don't have time to write all the individuals again. Try to get back later. Y'all have a great day.

Hey everyone: weigh is was good tonight, down a pound. So in 7 weeks, 6 pounds. At home I am a pound less, and that is true to ticker, but have been hovering here for a while.
I have been having a "hungry day" hard to fill up, even with "filling foods".
These seem to happen a couple of times a week. It ok if it happens on Wednesdays, if I can hold off until weigh in. (I had a snack before we went though, or I might have weighed less.)
Otherwise a good day, busy at the office, and tomorrow is a travel day.
Rie: our weather here has been up and down. Monday, arctically cold, today warm and springlike and sunny. The temps will be going down a bit for a couple of days, then back to warm for the weekend. I think you were wise to avoid a long trip on treacherous roads. Our cars get winterized, and I always have snow tires from November to the end of March, or longer, but I doubt you would have them in Carolina!
Ruth, your homemade pizza sounds yummy. Hope the water weight sheds soon.
See the rest of you tomorrow, Trish hope your post doesn't get lost again!

Working hard on the water weight but it's still there this morning. I refuse to change my ticker though. The feta cheese in last night's cabbage and red bean salad probably didn't help. That stuff is salty! I may make another pita pizza tonight to use it up. I wonder if it is less salty if you freeze it. Must give that a try since I bought 400 grams and used only half.

Just had a few (10) green grapes to bring up my BGL a bit and will be walking down to the Diner soon for a poached egg on brown toast with the group. Unfortunately most of the group are very overweight and in poor health but eat huge breakfasts - bacon 2 eggs, home fries and 2 Texas toast with peanut butter and honey. I am not tempted one bit which is great. Once in a while I will have an order of home fries only or a slice of peameal on an English muffin. Then they talk about diets and I keep my mouth shut and avoid a superior smile.

I worked out really hard at the gym yesterday with my trainer who increased the weights for some of the routines. I can feel it a bit this morning which is a good thing. As soon as the rest of the ice gets off the road, I plan to work in a walk on days I don't do the gym. Even a half hour down for the mail would be helpful.

I'm babbling! Time for a soak in the tub and then crank up the day.

RUth: I too would like to walk more. Last walk on the trail was a bit treacherous, but after this thaw, think it will be fine this weekend.
Planning to do some walking today, will be in Toronto for the day, exercising my rights on International Women's Day.
Have a great day all friends here

Hi Everyone one been doing goo here although I am feeling better I have been doing real good here I peaked at the scale this morning and it said I am down 3 pounds so far since Monday!!! Yay me I jest wish they would finish the roads out here so I can go walking.... My Son and his wife are coming down on the 18 threw the 21. We finally get to meet our granddaughter she is 2 now. Plus are are waiting on the Grandson who will be here around the first week of July .

Hope all is doing well I cant wait to get back where I was before...

Quickie as I'm running a tad late. All is well with BGL but darned weight is still up at 179. Water drinking today may change that and I will avoid salt as much as possible. Off to the gym with Donna shortly, TGIF!

mmm, steel cut oats this am, put it in the slow cooker last night so its all ready this morning. Off to work early today, hope it won't be too long a day!

a quick flyby as this is a very busy day. FBS taken just before 1st meal of the day is very good. 118 mg yesterday. I can live with that one.

Will try to BBL for indies, if not y'all have a great day and week end.

Rie - The chinese food was good but I goofed and got what DH got the sweet & sour chicken and too sweet. Bad thing is he wants to try the new Chinese place by Wal-mart, but I will make sure it isn't sweet & sour. Then will have to come home and drink loads of water and green tea before bed time.

Ruthie & Mad- Now that DH is feeling better we are able to get out and go more and do more walking in the mall etc. I find that I do enjoy walking now that I'm doing it a little more. DH has a disability license plate; but when he isn't with me, I park further away when I go to the store so I can get in more walking. And I can walk around and window shop at the store or a mall for a good hour or two now without getting short winded or tired. LOL That's such a great improvement for me.

Bonnie - I always said that I loved being a Mommy, but I really love being a grandmother. I have to say that I am really enjoying the ones living with us better now that I don't have to Mother them and can be Nannie. For some reason, they haven't been able to get their food stamps renewed. some glitch of some sort so I've had to go get a few groceries the last few weeks for them and the kids get so excited over the stuff I buy. Funny what will satisfy a Grandchild and make them think you are the greatest thing since peanut butter. LOL I know you are going to enjoy meeting your 2 year old granddaughter and the new grandson who will arrive in July. Are these your
first grands? Have fun and enjoy them.

Chipper, Carol Sue and anyone else I missed. Hope all is going well with y'all.

Weight down a pound and BGL good at 4.1. Let's hope the rest of the water weight drains away today! I think pitching the rest of that salad may help - it's good but way too salty. I think I'll cut way back on the feta next time.

I'm a bit sore this morning as I tried two new machines at the gym yesterday - the butt buster and the ab lounger. The first one is no go as all the weight goes on my replaced knee. The ab lounger really gives me a workout, especially the tummy so I'll keep doing it. Linda my PT is so caring and won't let me do anything that might harm my wonky parts!

More snow last night but I do know Spring IS coming and am really looking forward to walking around in the Village.