I went to the office for a few hours today, meeting with my call team, and doing some administrative stuff. It was good to be distracted. I feel unreasonable tired for what I did. Not sure if that is just grieving or if Im coming down with something. Throat is a bit scratchy, so quite possibly I'm starting a cold.
Not sure how much I want to do re work this week. I have a massage booked tomorrow and will just have a walk in the afternoon afterward.
DS wants to get together again on the weekend to go over some more financial stuff. She is my rock right now.

Trish, I think perhaps your Daddy is starting to see the wisdom of assisted living, if he can be convinced that this is what its like, not a nursing home. That he can still be as independent as he is able to be. Thats great news. I am glad my father moved when he still had all his faculties, made adjustment much easier. He was forgetful and occasionally confused the last couple of months, but he was very comfortable where he was.

Carol Sue, you should be really pleased about your blood pressure. I am sure your doc felt the same way.

I am thinking of asking my doc about the victoza, there is a formulation of it (double dose I think) that is being used for weight loss.
Today was fine and I didn't crave food at least so far. Not sure how many days this will last.
First I will get through the part for diagnosing my pelvic discomfort. I am booked for my CT scan on the 28th. They called and offered antibiotics again today, but I will still wait for a firmer diagnosis before I do that.

Donna, welcome back and keep on letting us know what is up with you.



Have a good night everyone

I am back OP today. I really like eating breakfast and having the CAD RM. I did have the Slim-fast for evening meal and I've done very well.

Daddy had an issue last night with a woman who yelled at him and told him she was going to put him in bed because she was tired of having to come into his room and pull him up in his chair. He asked her not to yell at him, but she wouldn't stop so he yelled back at her. The director came in to see him and it was decided that she is banned from his room. Things have been smooth since then.

He was asleep when DH and I went to see him. I was impressed that he could straighten himself up in his chair himself with a little help. The sock they put on him are supposed to keep his feet from slipping but they don't work. I told him he could turn the wheel chair so he can use the wall to keep his feet from slipping. Like he told the director if he could do it by himself, he wouldn't be there. My thought is that is her job. I did a lot of those things when I worked in the nursing home because that was a part of my job, if she doesn't want to do it then she should work somewhere else.

He had a pretty good workout today. He rode the bike 15 minutes and got up and down from chair and tried to walk with the rails, but that wasn't easy since his legs gave. The therapist told him she had a guy who was worse than him and he got well and went home. That is encouraging. We left when the OT came to take him to work his arms. He laughed when he told me he therapist caught him cheating by trying to do with his left hand what his right one couldn't. I have to tell you that was music to my ears to hear him laugh. I haven't heard him laugh in a long time.

I'm going out tomorrow after his morning therapy.

Madeleine I hope the CT scan will give you some answers so you can get a medication to heal it. I hope the massage will help you feel better.

Carol Sue Watching what my Daddy is going through has caused me to work at taking charge of my diet etc too. I've done my 20 minutes 3 days this week and will do the 5 days of exercise. I've decided to really work with the CAD program since it works so well for me. It is slow, but it does work. Since I do a lot of walking with walking to his room etc I figure that I am getting a good total of 30 minutes a day of exercise.

I talked to DS and she hasn't been calling because she wanted me to rest. I told her I am feeling pretty good because I am resting now that I know Daddy is in a place where he is being taken care of. I don't really worry about him. Besides I know I can go in and out and see him when I need to. I could go spend the night if I needed to, but I don't think I will. I think everything will be fine for him.

Just a quick flyby to say hello. Trish, mostly it sounds like rehab is the right place for your Dad, too bad about that staff member. I wonder if she is new and won't last long. Its not like you Dad has been a thorn in her side for a month or something. And yelling at residents is just not on. She is likely under review, but the director wouldn't want to say so.
I am not doing well with diet, but I will commit to a trail walk with the dog today.
Best wishes everyone

Mad, I think that it's good for you to get into work for a few hours. Little by little your grief will lessen, and good memories will take over.

Trish, that worker at the Rehab center is one of the reasons why it's important that family members are visiting regularly and paying attention to what's going on. I believe a lot of people take these jobs because they can't find anything else, and they are not really suited to it. It takes a very patient understanding person. I'm glad your Dad yelled back at her. He's right, that if he was able to take care of himself he would not be there. She is not doing this job as a favor...she is being paid to do it. I would tell him to make sure he tells you of any other similar incidents.

As long as I don't go overboard on carbs my blood sugar has been surprisingly good. Not as low as it should be, but much, much better than before. I still get spikes when I eat larger portions of carb. I really think that it's best to include small portions of carb throughout the day. I have heard that low carb, while it might keep blood sugar down, makes you more sensitive to carbs. I do better with low carb because I have a hard time keeping portions small. I had been eating 2 slices of Ezekiel toast with my eggs, but today I cut back to 1. I don't need 2, and some days I won't have any. Also, I made the stuffed peppers with brown rice, but still only used a small amount. DH likes them to have more meat and less rice. I made mashed potatoes for him and ate 1 spoonful before dumping them out. And later on, when he had a grilled cheese sandwich, I had a small piece, about 1 inch square. With this and 1/2 dose of Glimiperide, my blood sugar at bedtime was 125. I am pleased with that. I didn't eat a bedtime snack because I wasn't hungry, and honestly, I didn't even think about it. This morning FBG was 135. If I could stop having the higher spikes now and then I'd be in good shape. Baby steps.

I got a nice roast at a very good price, so I think that will be dinner. And more mashed potatoes with that. I always put carrots and onion in with it, but I will make another vegetable, too.

Getting to go to see Daddy. So this is a flyby. I used to work in nursing homes, I remember aids fussing about the patients whose family came in everyday. That is why I insist in going everyday. I'll be glad when DS can go, but her DH is still recovering from wrist repair surgery. I taught Daddy to go in and see my step-mother everyday and I can't do any less for him.

I am back on MFP counting calories today. I don't think the Slim-fast is a good idea and I also don't think CAD with all carby foods in RM is working for me any more. My FBS has been going up and was 195 this morning. Not going to let that keep going up. Will try to keep calories around 1200 - 1400 calories.

I had my eggs, bacon and Sara Lee toast this morning. We will have fish for lunch with salad and veggies. More of a balanced diet. I'll leave evening open for a snack such as stuffed celery. I almost wrote doctor to get a prescription of Victoza. However, I don't go back to doctor in 3 months but 6 so I have time to see if I can do this myself.

Y'all have a blessed day.

Trish, I think this is a clue that tells me maybe you are having too many carbs in your RM. Also, I agree with many who say that "reward meal" is not a good name. It gives the indication that you are eating foods to reward yourself, when that's not really what it is. I think if you are not able to limit your carbs at that meal then it is not a good plan for you. Things work differently for us as diabetics.

I am going to continue to encourage you to do this on your own rather than adding meds. I think you can do it. Are you still taking that supplement that replaces Metformin? I don't remember the name of it. Do you take it with each meal? Maybe if you're doing that it's better for you to spread your carbs out through the day. We are all different and different things work. Also, I would save the Slimfast shakes for a time when you don't have time to prepare a regular meal instead of using it on a daily basis. These are just suggestions, hoping to help. The decision is up to you, of course.

I don't know what brought my FBG down. I never thought I could go back t numbers in the 120s or 130s. The only thing I changed was eating smaller dinners and having mostly veggies. I also increased my Vit D3 five days a week. I don't know if that would matter. I think my psoriasis is improving, but the improvements are so slight it's hard to tell. I am mainly hoping for my legs to clear up so I can wear capris in the summer. Long pants get too hot all the time. I am way beyond shorts! LOL

I was late getting my roast in the slow cooker and I think I am going to have to transfer it to the pressure cooker to finish cooking. We like to eat around 4-5 PM, and DH didn't have much for lunch. I ate some cooked cabbage and kale because I notice my fingernails are weakening again. That's my first clue that I need it.

I hope you had a good visit with your Dad. I'm so happy for how this is turning out!!

My total calories yesterday were 1562, right in the range where I can start to lose, but higher than I have been trying to stay, between 1000-1200. I know that I will not be perfect every day and can just do my best. I feel that my head is in the right place for this and I will continue to lose. I have not been on the scale for a couple days, but tomorrow is my official weigh-in day.

My FBG this morning was 132. Ok. Blood sugar has been so much better lately, so I am going to cut back on testing to Fasting and before dinner. Those are the two time that I need to know if I should take Glimiperide or not. The only other time I will test is if I feel I ate something that would cause a spike, and I'm hoping those days are behind me.

I have been watching some of the newer shows of my 600 lb life. I know I am nowhere near the weight of these people, and that is by the grace of God that I never gained that much. But I am listening to the things the patients say about their reasons for overeating and the things the doctor say about the way to get it under control. So I try to stay on plan today and let tomorrow take care of itself.

Carol: I don't know how to solve the problem of eating because I want to , because I crave it, and not because I am hungry. I can do it for a day or two, but not long term.
Perhaps I must be like an alcoholic and only do "one day at a time" and treat it like an addiction.
Have a good solid cold now, and feeling pretty punk.
I am liking the konjac noodles more and more now too. I was worried they might be part of the bloating and fullness in my low belly, so stopped eating them for a few days, but adding them back has not made things worse.

I got out for a good walk today, and plan just a quiet day of movies and maybe a puzzle.

best wishes friends.

Last night the pain in my elbow and hands was terrible, and this morning my feet started to hurt. I know that I forgot my Tumeric yesterday, and I'm not sure about the day before. I thought about it after I went to bed but was too tired (lazy) to get up and get it, and now I'm paying. I was looking on Amazon and saw that they have some that is much higher strength, and from what I read, I should be able to take more. These that I buy at Walmart are 450mg per serving and 3 tablets is a serving. I have been taking 2 per day to make them last longer. I think I am going to order some of the higher strength from Amazon and see how they work. I guess this is something I am going to have to do for life if I want to continue to lessen my pain. I sure hope they don't have adverse effects.

Mad, I don't know why we get these cravings when we aren't hungry. Food is meant to be fuel for our bodies, to keep our bodies working the way they are supposed to, but we (society) seems to have turned it into entertainment. Dr Doug Lisle has some talks on the internet about it, called The Pleasure Trap. Getting that out of your head is definitely easier said than done.

Well, yesterday was a bust. I can't even tell you what happened with my eating and I didn't even finish logging on MFP because I didn't want to know how bad I did. Oh the games I play with myself some time are my down fall. I have had games I play that make me successful and perhaps I need to remember some of those. LOL

I didn't do any exercise yesterday. I just didn't feel up to it so I took a break. I will do today and tomorrow to round out 5 days this week. I think my whole problem is the stress of everything. I will be glad when DS can take turns with me going to see Daddy. Plus we are having a week and a half of rain and cold. I can't complain about the rain because we need it. I keep telling myself and DH that come late summer we will wish we had some of this rain as that is how it works here in TX. So we need a surplus for our farmers. High today is going to be 45 and it has been so windy the umbrella almost blows out of your hand.

My FBS was 139 this morning, but my weight was back up to 220. So I'm back to trying to get that to go down together. I will do better to just count calorie, but my choices needs to be wiser choices. Obviously Slim-fast isn't a good choice for me so it will be used only in an emergency. There is a big difference in a FBS 195 and 139. It speaks for itself.

Carol Sue I agree that CAD doesn't work for me any more either. I think it is better to spread out the carby foods out over the day. I recently read that eating smaller meals/snack like meals several times throughout the day is better for lowering blood sugar. So I am thinking of doing that and just checking FBS each morning just to see if that works better for me. However, I don't think I need to eat ever 3 or 4 hrs. I think I just need to learn to only eat when I am really hungry more like IE. I just want to get the weight and the FBS moving in the downward direction at the same time. The theory of CAD is that a CM will not raise bs, but I have actually checked my bs after eating a low carb meal and it does go up some or it does for me. I know I'm not going to be perfect all the time either Carol Sue. I've watched those shows too and I see them put them in the hospital and put them on 1000 calories a day. Of course, I'm sure that is because they are not moving. If you notice, their weight still doesn't come off really fast but it is consistent weight loss. I think the key is eating less. If you stop and think about it, you may eat something your DH is eating, but you don't pile it on your plate. You are eating a few bites.

I have often thought about the serving sizes on labels of food is based on 2000 calories a day. So if I eat 1/2 a serving, then I should be eating on the bases of 1000 calories a day. Makes sense any way. I've thought about doing that.

Yes, I still take the Berberine, however, I am finding that the ACV pills I got at Sam's Club is doing nothing for me that I can see and I'm not sure the cinnamon is working either. I will finish taking what I have and see if it is working. Maybe I haven't taken it long enough.

Daddy called me this morning. He had come back from exercising his upper part of his body and realized that I don't know when to call him so he called me. I'm glad they changed to exercise his arms first and hope they continue doing it that way. I would think that by doing the arms first would make it easier for him to walk holding on to the rails he walks between. DH and I are going by his apartment this morning to get his tennis shoes and some more shirts. He ought to be losing weight no more than they are feeding him.

Funny thing happened this morning. He asked this nurse to help him back to his room and it turned out to be the nurse he had the problem with. He said they got along fine and even laughed about it. God is so good. Daddy is a retired minister and I think that was good for him and her.

Busy day. I still have to do the bike although we are going to Sam's club after we go see Daddy.

Madeleine, Donna, Rennie and Lurkers

Y'all have a blessed day.

Trish, I agree that your Dad needs his upper body strength when he walks between the rails, as well as his leg strength. I'm glad he got along OK with the nurse. God is taking care of him.

I remember when I went on my first diet when I was 21. My mother would not cook special foods for me so I ate whatever she cooked. I took 1 piece of meat, 1 spoonful of potatoes (starch) and 1 spoonful of veggies. It was a typical serving spoon. At that time, I just knew to eat less. I didn't know to eat more veggies. I lost weight very well that way. I am trying to do that now with dinner, when I cook for DH. I have put mashed potatoes down the garbage disposal twice this week, and that's very hard for me because I love them. I just don't want to eat more than my body needs. For me, one day off plan turns into more. I can't go off plan one meal or one day and then get back on the next day. It takes up to a week or more, and by that time, I have gained back what I lost. I must remember these things about myself in order to succeed. It's just like the games you say you play with yourself. I do that too. I remember the days when DH was in the hospital. It's very hard to eat on the fly like that all the time. It will be so good when your Sister can pitch in. I hope her DH is recovering well from his surgery.

We will be going to the casino this weekend so that will be a temptation for me. We will probably be going to the one in PA, and they have good anti-pasta salad I like. DH has not been having any luck at the casino in WVA so he wants to stay away for a while, plus we heard they got flooded with all the rain.

Our temps are higher than yours in TX, Trish!! High in the 60s today but lots of rain.

Carol Sue It is interesting that you mention how you ate the first time you dieted. I was just talking to DS and I was telling her about a lady I worked with years ago. She was a really tiny lady and I was totally shocked when she told me she had once weighed over 200 lbs. I asked her how she lost the weight. She said she didn't diet. She cooked for her family and when they set down to eat that she dished out 1 or 2 Tbs of each food and slowly ate it. That was it. She did not cut any foods out of her plan. She ate whatever she wanted. It makes me think of your friend who has kept her bs under control doing the same thing. I figure if they can do it we can too.

May I make a suggestion about the left over potatoes? Perhaps you could make the left over into potato salad. It will last a few days and you don't have to throw it out. I don't buy a whole bag of potatoes any more. TX has their own huge potatoes that sell in packages of 4 here in our state grocery store HEB. Not that they are any better than any other potatoes, but I like buying them because they don't go bad on me like a 5 lb bag would. I took 2 and yesterday and made a potato salad that I can dish out of for 3 or 4 meals during the week. I also decided to buy them because DH and I both like fries and I usually buy frozen shoestrings, but they have a lot of sodium etc. I decided it would better to cut them myself, plus DH likes round slices sometimes for a change. I cook those in the air-fryer without grease.

My goal is to eat less and stay under 1400 calories each day. I would love to do JUDDD but not always able to do Alternate days or the same low days each week.

Trish, right now I don't have the control to use the leftover potatoes for anything else, plus DH will not eat leftovers, or anything made from leftovers. It would not last a couple days with me around. I will just eat too much of it, so it's better for me to throw it out. That may change at some point in the future. I work at making smaller amounts so there are no leftovers. When I was eating at home, I left the table when I was finished and my mother did the clean up so anything left over was not there to tempt me. We buy 10 lb bags of potatoes because DH eats so many. He often makes home fries for himself. He would never use frozen. He will eat a big plate of home fries and that will be his dinner, and he's satisfied. He also has another dish he concocted, which is fried ground meat, fried potatoes mixed with a can of cream of mushroom soup and sometimes he mixes in a can of green beans. I have had it a couple times and it's tasty, although not the healthiest meal. He does not have a weight problem and says he will eat what he likes and if it kills him a couple years earlier, so be it. Who knows? He might live a long time eating this way. It's his decision. I just don't think it's fair that I have to struggle with every bite of food and he gets a fee pass. LOL

I cannot make something and dish it out for 3 or 4 meals like you do. Because of my history with bingeing, if I make something, I keep eating it until it's gone. I can put it away, but it keeps calling me. For the most part, I can only make what I'm going to eat right now. I remember one time when I was a kid, my mother cooked a chicken and put part of it away for the next day. My brother and I raided the refrigerator and ate it before she got to use it. I guess I was always like that.

One thing I can put away is vegetables. If there are vegetables left from dinner I put them in a plastic bag in the freezer and get them out when I make vegetable soup. Come to think of it, I have some leftover roast in the refrigerator from yesterday. I think I might cube it up and freeze it and use it the next time I make soup, but I will have to keep that from DH because if he knew I was using leftover meat he would not eat the soup. When I make chili I only use a half can of beans and freeze the other half to use the next time, but I have to sneak so DH doesn't know that. A lot of men will eat whatever the woman cooks and puts in front of them but unfortunately, DH is not like that. Very picky.

My friend did change what she was eating. She cut way back on carbs and sugar from what she ate before, but just not down to bare bones. I think she eats around 50-60 gm of carb per day. It concerns me that she does not check her blood sugar. She is the one going through chemo and radiation right now and I heard that it can raise blood sugar. I guess she really has more to worry about.

Interesting article

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