Mad - I'm so glad the little one is doing so well. So glad you coped well and I'm sure you were a big influence on how well the parents are doing. I can tell you are that kind of nurse. Scales being nice helps you too. Good luck with the wedding food. I met a lady on another thread who would say do your best... life happens. So I've adopted that theory with things I either can't control or are difficult. You will do good.
this is true Trish, but truly, learning to eat right or at least enjoy a little treat and get back to normal right away is an important part of staying on track. For instance, this weekend is a wedding, then my SIL will be staying a week, (so some "special" meals likely) then Thanksgiving, then Hallowe'en, then my birthday, and next thing you know, Christmas is coming, with all the festivities leading up to it and all that. SO I really must learn to manage my eating around that. Even if I have some treats, I must get right back to normal eating, counting points etc like usual.
Froggy, my daughter was married in June, and I dropped a dress size and looked quite good for the wedding if I do say so myself. I regained a bit over the summer, but am getting back down again, and will go lower. Goal of 160 for Christmas? doable, but I have to manage myself. Thats the bigger goal, stay on plan over time.
BLood sugar 101 suggests a fasting below 100 is the goal. This is 5.5 mmol in the units I use in Canada. I am usually below this, but for some reason, in MY mind, I need to be under 5. I want to be 4.5-4.9 and I just think this is my goal. Rie seems to be under 90 most of the time, and I wonder if I am having trouble or I should just read this as normal. Since most other sources don't look at the tighter control I prefer, they are not particularly helpful.
weight staying below 172, but won't change the ticker yet, it is up 1/2 pound from yesterday. I had a little snack that had some wheat in it yesterday.
Todays fbs 5.4
Just house cleaning today before the wedding, as my SIL comes on Monday for a week. Will also be planning meals for the week, and maybe doing the groceries this am instead of tomorrow.
Have a nice weekend everyone
Good morning. My it felt good to sleep until 7 although I was awake for several hours during the night doing non-productive fretting.
Mad, Dr Bob and Dr Jack both told me that 4.0 to 4.9 is FBGL for a normal person so we are aiming for the right range, I think. Mine was actually a bit lower than that this morning so I guess I'm abnormal! No comments, please!
Sisters, bless me for I have sinned. I went to the chip wagon in the next town and had lunch there. It was a glorious blue and gold day and I sat at a picnic table in the sun and thoroughly enjoyed sausage on a bun and fries. I'm not feeling too guilty this morning because I've not had fries for two years - since the Delta chip wagon went out of business. The scale and BGL held steady despite the indulgence. I'll be extra careful today.
Going to Heather's for a "cat's" birthday party tonight - any excuse for a party with my crazy friends! She is serving pulled pork and I will take a huge broccoli and cauliflower salad. I'll be really careful of the pork and focus on the salad. There is life after a diabetes diagnosis!
By the way, when folks insist I eat something that I do not want, I just ask "Do you know how to deal with someone in a diabetic coma?" Works every time for the Food Pushers!
Fbs at 96 this morning. I expected this as I purposefully at 35 carbs at dinner and a carb +fiber and protein snack last night. I have a 5k walk (Yellowstone Valley Run Like a Girl Race) this morning. I will be walking with my aunt and friends from work. Tonight we have a women's only comedy event with wine and chocolate. Yes, wine happens.
Mad my dr has been considering taking me off the januvia because my bs stays in the 75 - 90 range. I asked him to leave it there so I can continue to lose some more weight. I think I will have to come off more meds if I lose more.
Ruth, as I said, life happens. I sometimes eat fries - I think it is just a portion control issue. Have a great day.
Well, sorry, out of time. It's of to walk I go.... (why do I need makeup this morning? I think we do it for ourselves when we are with other women. When I go fishing with my guy friends, I never bother. )
Last day of September and the darn scale blipped up a bit! FBGL still 3.7 though. Looked back at yesterday's food and see that I had three slices of bread - that plus my chop wagon lunch the other day may be the culprit. And then there was the pulled pork at Heather's place last night which was a tad salty for my taste. All I can do is "keep on keepin' on."
Today I am the menu planner again. I will dog out the spaghetti squash casserole from the freezer to have ready for dinner as I'm spending the afternoon testing dogs for work as therapy pets and won't be home until after 5.
Anybody have any ideas about what to do with cooked chicken breasts? I have several in the freezer and find them really dry and tasteless. Hot chicken sandwiches come to mind immediately but I sure can't hack too much gravy and bread. Maybe grind them up and make some sort of patty? Or feed them to the dogs. Shepherd's Pie?
Anyhow, have a good and healthy Sunday. New month tomorrow so we'll have a new chat.
Ruth, shepherds pie sounds good with the chicken. As you may remember, I dislike chicken breasts, so don't buy them. And of course, you can make the shepherd's pie with cauliflower on top.
DId not too bad at the wedding. Its was Ukrainian/croatian, so I did indulge in some perogies, and really enjoyed them too. It wasn't hard to stick to salad and veggies with the supper, the meat was a bit dry and tough, and the potatoes had lemons on the plate. I had a "taste" of fettucini alfredo, but left it there. Managed with little alcohol, just some wine, but the desserts were good and tempting, but didn't do too badly. And I danced plenty and had fun. We were seated with some good people. blood sugar before bed was 9.8! yikes, but often have spikes after exercise, and DID have some treats. Was 5.8 this am. I didn't bother to check the scale, as I am sure to be up this am with retained stuff. Will do my best today, planning spaghetti squash supper tonight too Ruth.
Rie: enjoy the walk, hope the weather is fine.
Trish: glad you have had some times of enjoying DD and her family before they go. Will make the parting better.
Happy Sunday friends
Going to try some spaghetti squash and see how I handle it.
We had excitement around here as DH managed to set the
wood pile on fire with his flame thrower (propane weed killer).
We didn't notice it as smoke is so think around here due to
wildfires. Wasn't until we went to feed the dogs that we noticed
the backyard was filled with smoke (and still thought this must
be the latest fire drifting in...) About a third of the wood got
charred. We tried not to give him a bad time about it or about
predicting disaster with the dratted thing in the first place!
The walk was on a clear fall morning. Temp was about 60 degrees. About half way through - nearing the turnaround, my bad knee started hurting really bad. It felt like walking on a toothache. . But I hung in there and finished the race. I need to find some trails that have varying terrain because the uphill stuff was hard.
I was taken off ibuprofen last month because of my stomach lining problems. After yesterday, I decided that I need to take it before hard exercise.
Mad, sounds like the wedding was fun. I am glad that you enjoyed it.
Trish, it is nice that you and DD can enjoy each others company. How did your nails turn out?
Ruth, I use chopped chicken breast as an added protein in other dishes. It stir-fries pretty well. My family also grinds the cooked chicken, mixes it with a little mayo and dill relish for a nice chicken spread. Consider slicing and saute' with peppers and onions.... I don't like chicken breast so I have used it for lots of things.
Froggy, how was the squash? It is a staple for me but it is so low in carbs/fiber ratio that I have to have some other carbs at a meal or I get too low. Nice that you can reduce insulin.... Keep on truckin!
DH and I went out for breakfast after church. Nice place. I had eggs and bacon and I thought I was getting some type of breakfast fries but they were different and I didn't like them and DH eggs benedict was more than he thought it was going to be so he didn't want the potatoes. He wouldn't eat them any way as they were soft fried with peppers which he doesn't like. I had a few bites plus about 1/4 of the toast and the carbs wipped me out. I've been so sleepy since I got home. I'll eat left over chicken salad later... no real carbs there. Another proof of allergy to the wheat.
Ruth - I thought of chicken salad since that is what I did with the leftover roasted chicken we ad for lunch yesterday.
Rie and Mad - Yes it was nice to have good visit with DD. Nails turned out nice. DD spent time with DH last night and she told him that her DH wants to move back to FL when they can. Tony told her that we are not moving back there. So not sure what they will do. Supposedly she doesn't want to go back, but he does. So we will see how it goes. He wants to move into an apartment when she gets a job and I wouldn't be surprised if they do it ASAP. I told DH I'm going to keep my nail person at the salon for my pedicures because I can't do those and if they move back to FL, I will need to keep the girl who was doing my nails. Just hope I can learn how to do the gel manicures. Oh well, you do what you have to do.
Catch y'all tomorrow on the October thread. Can you believe how fast this year has gone?
Yes, wine happens.
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. But I hung in there and finished the race. I need to find some trails that have varying terrain because the uphill stuff was hard. 
