:hug: Hi everyone. I haven't posted in a long time. I pretty much fell apart and started doing really bad. I went from 207lbs to being up to 222.4lbs now :(

Part of it was depression and I went through a bad phase where I was just sleeping all the time. But I just saw my doctor and she put me on some new meds that should help me out better.

I am just so tired of being overweight & unhealthy. I am really ready for a change.

I started tracking my food again and am going to do this!

My doctor also wants me to start walking atleast 4 days a week but the weather is so nasty right now it kindof makes it difficult :( I wanna start doing my Wii or dvds but I feel too awkward when people are around so I have to wait until everyone is at work lol

My BS numbers haven't been great ofcourse with how I have been eating. Fasting has been around a 150 give or take. But I am back to testing daily and hope to bring it back down.

I hope everyone else is doing well :)

:welcome2:Moonkissed Glad you have found us. I think depression is just a part of diabetes. I usually do not experience depression, but I have felt it a few times this past year. Personally, for me, I think it is because I felt like you. I am tired of being overweight and unhealthy.

I told my doctor yesterday that I have always been able to control just about everything else in my life, but that it really irritates me that I don't seem to be able to control my weight. I think this is why I have spent so much time researching and trying to find my way. I heard a doctor years ago say that we all have to find our on path to healing. Because it has been so difficult for so long has really irked me. It really sucks.

Sounds like you have a good doctor who is willing to work with you. I recommend first putting all the mistakes or whatever for whatever the reason behind you and just move on. You have your doctor who is willing to work with you and that is a great big plus in your favor. You have to see yourself as starting a "new journey". Don't let yourself become the "victim" of what doesn't work for you. See your journey as a learning experience. If something doesn't work don't be afraid to try something new. I've learned that because something works for one person may not work for me. That's why it is a learning journey.

Good luck on your journey. Feel free to ask questions. We are not as busy here as usual because of holiday busyness, but someone will try to answer you.

Good to see you Moonkissed! When you're not doing well, the best thing to do is come here and post, so we can give you a pep talk. We all need a pep talk now and then.

I had been down to 181 but recently am hovering around 197 and can't get moving again, so I know how you feel. You have to just keep on trying til you find something that works.

You can do it!

Trish, I have flown 4 times plus 4 return trips, so a total of 8 flights. I don't like it, because I always think of what could go wrong. The last time I flew I packed some RX cream for my psoriasis in my carry on and they told me it was not packed within the guidelines and made me throw it away. That made me mad, but I did it rather than cause a scene. There were some other things they made me throw away too, but that was the most important. They said I could get out of line and go buy the proper size bag for it but I didn't have time to do that and then go back through security. What was I going to do, kill someone with that cream? LOL DH had accidentally packed his razor and the blade was in it! They let that go. What? LOL

I hope your daughter has a good time and a safe trip.

I took all my books back to the library and didn't check out any more. I will not have time to read for the next couple weeks. I'm looking forward to January. The rush of the holidays will be over. I want to get back to my exercising in earnest. I also have to get back to eating my green vegetables. I'm getting too many aches and pains, and strangely, they go away when I eat my veggies.

I have 2 batches of cookies in the freezer for Christmas and I hope to get some more baked over the weekend. I ate 2 of the ones I baked today. They turned out very well. I can do that and know that they will not start a binge. Bread products or pasta are a different story.

Hi ladies,
Still busy and overwhelmed, lol! I did get Christmas cards ordered and have them in hand....now to get them addressed and mailed! I think we are mostly done with Santa shopping. That was nuts...the two dolls my daughter asked for were hard to come by. Mark was in SC for work and drove out of his way on his return trip to pick up one and I had to jump through hoops over the phone to get the other. Next year we are "writing our letter to Santa" a lot earlier!

My best friend from where I used to live is coming by tomorrow afternoon to see our new house. I am really glad to get to see her but this place is such a dump lately! In preparation I washed and folded 4 or 5 loads today, worked with Olivia to get alot of toys put away, decluttered, etc but it's still a mess, lol!

I started going to a new bible study in the next town over where my mom lives on Thurs mornings and Olivia is in a ballet/tap class now on Monday at 4:45-5:30 so our schedule is a little busier. This week I also took her to a little science class they do for her age once a month at the local kid museum.

My husband and I have decided that some of the issues we are having with her are related to her preschool environment. Unfortunately there are not many options here and the only other place nearby is full. I am probably going to meet with the director at the current school sometime between now and the first week of Jan to talk to her about my concerns. I think there are a few very badly behaved boys in the class and I'm not sure how their behavior is being addressed but I think it is causing anxiety in Olivia and I think the teachers are using words with the kids that I just think are inappropriate for a church preschool. Then outside that I have found a book that is very close in describing her "outbursts" so I am trying to learn from that as well. Challenging times over here!!

On top of all the usual, my finger that was hurt has something weird going on. The area that was stitched is healing fine but I still have range of motion issues and on the opposite side of the finger, where there was a cut but it was not stitched or looked at really, it has become red and tender and it looks very different from my other fingers. It is very swollen looking. I think I am going to call the urgent care tomorrow and ask what they recommend.

Oh boy! It doesn't rain, but it pours, Shannon. I hope your finger is going to be ok. Sound like something isn't right.

I also hope you get to the bottom of Olivia's issues with daycare. If they are using words that aren't appropriate for a church preschool, they are probably not appropriate for any preschool. They are dealing with other people's children and need to keep that in mind. My grandson John had issues with his first daycare, too, but luckily they switched after they moved to another town. I hope you get things resolved.

My day is going ok. I made some more cookie dough to be refrigerated overnight. I couldn't get any baking done because my grandson had a fever so he came to our house instead of going to kindergarten. I hope neither DH or I catch whatever he has, because we don't need to be sick over Christmas. When he got home he fell asleep on the couch instantly. Hmmm, he couldn't do that while he was HERE. We had to entertain him. LOL

Thanks ladies :hug: Getting a pep talk when needed sounds good :)
Ihad a rough day yesterday, DH ended up wanting pizza and I ate way too much of it. I need to learn how to say no. Because it is such a trigger food for me.

But today I am doing much better :) Not going to let a setback turn into a bigger issue.


I hope you don't get sick Carol Sue. Being sick over the holidays seem so much worse.

I hope your finger is ok Shannon and not infected or anything :(

Trish I do have a great doctor. My biggest problem is getting myself up and going to see her lol. I like that she explains everything to me and just doesn't tell me to take this or that but explains why. I am lucky that I got a great doctor and therapist.

Shannon I am so sorry about the finger and I would definitely not let it go too long. Better to be safe than sorry. As for the Christian school, I worked as a kindergarten teacher in a Christian school. The lady who ran it became my teacher. I saw a lot of things said and done by the other teachers behind her back. At the same time, I felt she didn't handle a lot of things well either. I finally just quit, because as much as I loved the people in that church and school, I didn't feel it was the best environment. I hope you will be able to find out what the problem is.

Carol Sue As much as I always loved keeping DH grandchildren when they were young, it was exhausting for me. We seemed to have to entertain them constantly. I saw all the Disney movies with the girls, watched all the boy type movies with the DGS who lives with us now and then of course, I had to cook to feed everybody. But we have happy memories now so I guess it was good. Last night DH and I watched Disney's The Nutcracker and talked about how many times we watched it with the oldest GD and how much she loved it. Hope your DGS gets over his illness quickly and you two don't get sick.

Moonkissed That is what I love about my doctor too. He explains to me why he wants me to use a certain medication and what it is supposed to do. When we discussed a different diabetic medicine, he explained how they affect the body. I also consider myself blessed to have him for my doctor.

I am totally enjoying IF/IE. It is definitely a "natural" way of eating for me. And I check my fbs 2x... once when I get up and again just before I eat my 1st meal. My 1 fbs was 127 this morning and I checked it again just before we left to go eat and it was 105. I checked it again about 3 1/2 hrs after I ate and it was 105. I am so excited because this is working. Weight hasn't changed much except that it isn't going up. In fact, it was down .2 lb this morning. I remember years ago I heard at WW that it takes a week or two before you start seeing results on the scales. I’ve played around with different ways so much I suspect it might take a while for my body to realize that we are going to make this a lifestyle and it can trust me not to change.:D

Have a good evening.

Yesterday I went to Target to pick up a gift for my DGS that I had ordered online. It's convenient to do that and it saves shipping charges, but when I picked it up there's a dent in the box. DH is afraid it might be damaged, but it can't really be opened. It is a Hot Wheels Race Track...plastic parts that can easily be broken. I don't know what to do. It only takes a couple days to get it so I have time to order another one and return this one. I will see what DH thinks when he gets up. I don't want DGS to be disappointed on Christmas morning, and then have to go through a return process after Christmas. Also, they might think the child broke it and we're trying to return it, which I would never do.

It was funny, when I had to pick it up I had to show my drivers license. There was a young kid working at the desk. I had longer bushy hair when I got my drivers license picture taken, and it's very short now, ears showing, etc. He looked at the license and quickly looked up at me....I said "I got my hair cut." and he said "I'll take your word for it." I wonder what would happen if I was stopped by a police officer. I hope that never happens. LOL

Quick note about Target, talk to someone in customer service. They should send you a new package because the box was damaged. Even if everything inside is perfect, it's a gift. I have found they are really reasonable about things like that. Hope that helps!

Hello, again. I have dropped in and out here a few times over the past year or so. At one point I was just a smidge before "technically" pre-Diabetic, but now I'm Diabetic. I tried pretty much every thing in the world to keep from actually following the guide lines and none of it worked (what? Science is right! SHOCKING!). I jumped from pre-D to Diabetic with fatty liver. My doctor wants me on insulin. It's sitting in my fridge right now.

I am not supposed to start using it until after I see the diabetic nurse who will talk with me about nutrition and how/when to use the shots...so as I do not ever, ever want to do that, I have been keeping a journal of what I'm eating, when, how much, and all my numbers. As it turns out, if I follow low carb, eat every three hours, get in some walking...I'm fine. Numbers exactly where they need to be. If I try to fudge it - slice of pizza here, cookie there - not so much.

So that's it. I'm so happy that I'm responding well to diet and exercise (although weight loss is excruciatingly slow, this isn't a particularly difficult or onerous way to live so I can deal and apparently quick weight loss can be bad for fatty liver, who knew?) and I can maybe avoid insulin, I can't even complain. I'm relieved.

Hope everyone is enjoying your holiday season. I am now that person with a little cooler of snacks in her car (olives, nuts, some kind of meat, a little cheese, raw vegetables, so much water...) and I arrive at parties with trays of things I can eat. I hope I can hold it together through the holidays. My numbers the day after Thanksgiving were crazy, and I didn't go nuts with food, I just tried a few (like, a tablespoon) of some of my favorites. Calorie-wise, it was probably quite reasonable but carb-wise, it was a train wreck. Yikes. Won't do that again.

Does anyone have suggestions for low carb or diabetic friendly holiday food that isn't too weird? Sometimes I find recipes that have some really crazy chem lab ingredients and I can't track all that madness down.

Sorry to ramble. In real life, the only adults with Type 2 I know are not willing to deal with it, which is fine, we all are where we are with this. It has taken me over a year to really admit that good intentions wouldn't be as useful as actual action and change, but it would be nice to have someone to talk to. In the past, I had good intentions, I said all the right words, but part of me was still holding out. It's like how you don't quit smoking, even though you know you should, until you get your head on straight and really WANT to.

ugh I am having a super stressful day. Trying not to eat my feelings. We are not doing well money wise, kindof struggling right now and just found out my new medicine is super expensive, even with insurance.

It just makes me feel guilty being so sick :(

Moonkissed :hug: I know how you feel. We are struggling too because we just paid our property taxes. We hadn't planned to do anything for Christmas because we thought it would be just DH and me because DGS usually goes home to FL for Christmas. Then I read on FB where his DM told her ex-MIL, his other DGM that he was going to FL either 28th or 29th of December. So I am trying to put Christmas together since he will be here. Also he will be on break from college and be home for most meals which I usually don't plan for him. He's 21 so he can put it away pretty good. When we went to the doctor the other day DH and doc decided to start weening him from a certain meds. We are waiting for our insurance to ok one of the meds. So not sure how much it will cost. We are on Social Security so no extra coming in. Sure is bad timing. I hope everything works out for you and us with these meds and we can get through the holiday fairly easy.

TheSecondHalf WECOME!!! We all use different ways to get our diabetes under control. Some follow different versions of low carb plans, some count calories, some do WW, etc. We have all learned here that "One diet does not fit ALL" so we accept and support each other no matter what plan each one is doing. It has taken me a long time to find my path, so I know how exciting it is when we finally find the way. Although I am able to eat a little bit of the higher carbs, I do still have to be careful not to go overboard with them. If you have been reading this thread, you probably already know that I do a combo of Intuitive Eating and Intermittent Fasting where I eat within an 8 hr window which works very well for me. Right now I'm not being 100% right on, although I do more

Carol Sue I think you are right about not giving the gift to DGS and him have to return it. Hopefully they can replace it quickly in a good box.

Well, as I said above, I'm not being extremely good although it I do plan to be more careful to eat more vegetables than I did yesterday. I didn't realize until late last night that I didn't remember to eat enough veggies. I have to do better than that most days any way.

Have a nice weekend.

We went to our local Target to see if they had the race track in the store. They did, but online it was $24.99 and in the store it was $39.99! That is a big difference! We had the dented box with us. I asked if I could even-exchange it and the let me, at the online price, so I'm all set with a nice new box.

I have one more gift to buy, for my high school friend. We exchange something small every year.

TheSecondHalf, I remember you posting here before. I'm glad you came back.

I have been keeping a journal of what I'm eating, when, how much, and all my numbers. As it turns out, if I follow low carb, eat every three hours, get in some walking...I'm fine. Numbers exactly where they need to be. If I try to fudge it - slice of pizza here, cookie there - not so much.

This is it in a nutshell. For a type 2, as long as your pancreas is working properly, you can control the diabetes without insulin or even pills. It's the best way to do it, but not everyone wants to make the necessary changes. I have been having difficulty lately because I want to have that slice of pizza, or that bun with my hamburger. I go through these phases once in a while. Denial. Thinking I don't have to follow the rules. Seeing you post that paragraph made me realize that it's what I have to do, too, and I feel so much better when I do it!

Moonkissed, I have gone through that issue with expensive meds. Luckily, one of my high priced ones has been switched so I can take generic. The other one I only had to take for a year, so I'm done with that one too. I suggest you check with your doctor and ask him if he has samples, or ask if there is a less expensive drug that will do the same thing. So many people stop taking meds that they really need because of the cost.

Trish, I didn't have any vegetables all day, so I just cooked some for an evening snack. Much better choice than the popcorn I had last night! This evening I went to the store and bought a big bag of Kale, prewashed and chopped up, ready to go. I haven't had any for a couple weeks and I want to get back to it. Actually, although they say Kale is such a power food, I recently heard that over all, Collard greens are better, but I don't see them in our stores as much as the Kale. Greens are more of a southern thing and I think they have only become more available here in the past few years. Most of my friends think I'm nuts when I say I eat Kale. They think of it as a garnish on their plates when they eat in a high class restaurant.

I hope you can put together a nice Christmas without too much expense. I remember how much my step-son ate when he lived here. I know my son-in-law is a really big eater, too, and he likes his steaks and chops etc. Their food budget is outrageous. DH is very unusual. He eats very small meals, and usually eats two meals a day. But he makes up for it by eating a lot of sweets. He has done it all his life and never had a weight problem. Good genes I guess.

Carol Sue I recently read that Romaine lettuce is even better than Kale. I can't always get fresh Kale and don't eat it fast enough so I usually by frozen Kale. I use both Great Value and Picsweet depending on which one is available. I have started getting the Romaine lettuce and add it to the iceburg lettuce salads. Also the other day I made a stir fry and chopped up some Romaine that I needed to use before it ruined and through it in the stir-fry and it was really good. It also makes a nice change. I also buy the frozen collards so I can switch up the greens among the 3 and not get in a rut.

I don't intend to do a whole lot for Christmas and the meal will be modest as DGS will be leaving a few days after Christmas. I didn't want a lot of left overs after Thanksgiving and I feel exactly the same way about Christmas. I will probably have one dessert which will be pecan. I usually have one cheesecake for Thanksgiving and a pecan pie for Christmas when it is just DH and me. I have been known to buy those little pkg that has 2 slices when it was just us. I just don't want the left over junk hanging around here to tempt me. So I'll do a nice meal, but nothing elaborate like I did when my 2nd Hubby was living. Thank God my DH could care less. We will have a ham and a few veggies around it. I usually make a fruit salad and personally that just might be our dessert this year. So far, I'm not in the mood for the pecan pie. I don't feel up to making one and I don't usually like the store made ones.

My Christmas menu is much more basic than Thanksgiving. I will bake a ham and make potato salad or macaroni salad, and have the fixings for sandwiches. Otherwise, there will just be finger foods, such as cheese and pepperoni with crackers, vegetables and dip, chips, pretzels. And my family members will bring things, too. Not everyone comes at the same time because they have other places to go, so they can eat what and when they want, and they love to take packages of leftovers home with them. I want to cook a turkey that I've had in the freezer since Thanksgiving 2013. LOL DH doesn't think it will be any good, but I really won't know until it's defrosted. If it looks and smells OK I will cook it Christmas Eve and put some of it out for anyone who doesn't want ham. I would rather have turkey than ham myself because of the sodium. I think it should be OK since it was frozen. Might lose a little bit of flavor.

I got curious, so I googled spinach, kale, collards and romaine. I found a website that listed them all, and it seems that the each have different benefits, so it's probably best to get a variety of all 4. I like romaine in a salad..the same with baby spinach and baby kale. But I don't eat salads often. Since I prefer my food warm or hot, I like sauteed spinach, kale and collards, and grilled romaine. Since I am the only one eating it, I can't buy all 4 at the same time, so I think I will rotate them week to week in order to get the benefits of all 4. I bought some frozen kale and collards one time, but the only way I liked them was in my scrambled eggs. It would be nice if they sold a mixture of spinach, kale and collards in a small bag like they do with the salad mixes. They might do that in some areas, but I've never seen it here.

Here are the 4 links.

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=43

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...spice&dbid=138

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=38

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=61

This website didn't seem to have any reference to iceberg lettuce, which I know doesn't have much nutritional value, but is a good base for a salad with other things mixed in.

I have a question. I used to eat a lot of different crackers, with hummus and other spreads. Now I rarely have them, but I have some half empty boxes of crackers. I hate to waste anything, but they are rather stale. I wonder if I could put them in the food processor and use them for things like breading in meat loaf, etc or a crunchy topping for casseroles. I don't think it would matter that they are stale. Or am I just being exceedingly frugal? In other words, cheap! LOL

I love these quizzes and I usually do well, but this one about coffee really threw me!

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/rm...0yNm4PCC9sE%3d