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Mad, you could probably find something to do in your field after retirement, if only on a part-time basis. It would be hard to leave a job you love so much and seems to be so well suited to you.
Even though DH told me he thinks the eggs are causing my problem, he cooked them for me this morning. I didn't ask. He just does it and sets it in front of me. I really don't think they are the problem.
He has not mentioned the casino yet, the the day is still young. He has to bring it up by Noon, or I will not have time to get ready. He did not put our cell phones on the charger and that is usually a dead giveaway. Today is senior discount day at Goodwill so I would like to go. 25% off. And I want to go to Target, too. We need a new mattress pad/cover for our bed and I saw one there I liked. I get 5% discount with my Target RedCard. 5% is not a lot but better than nothing.
Well I finally yogurt. It was crazy though as I still think Dr. Davis left something out or I got a bad product to make it with. I tried making another batch of his recipe and stayed up until 3:37 am to see what would happen 8 hrs later. It didn't make. So I decided to leave it longer and went to bed. Then I got up and decided to pour it all into a bowl and add the a package of the yogurt starter that I got yesterday. I told DH that I wanted to see if it would make and if not I hadn't lost anything because I was going to have to throw it out any way.
fatmad I never thought of drinking it as kefir. Sounds like you got back to your fasting and you were able to do it while working.
Since the temp was right, I poured it back into the jars and put them into the yogurt maker and left it for 8 more hours and it worked. I have decided that from now own I will use this other starter. #1 It has a lot of probiotics includint the L'reuteri and prebiotics and it is way cheaper than the tablets especially since they tablets didn't work.
I didn't get to bed until a little after 4 am. I woke up and ready to get up at 9:30. Weight was up maybe because I didn't sleep enough. I've decided not to do Keto. I am doing more of a low carb and checking bs before and after foods to see how it affects my bs.This morning my FBG 139 before I drank my BPC and then about an hour after I drank it I checked my bs and it had come down to 132. So I would say it is a safe me to drink. I will do this with our lunch today too.
I didn't eat breakfast this morning because I wasn't hungry. I am going to go back to IE/IF woe. If I'm not hungry I'm not going to eat. At the same time, I am going to be checking my bs reactions to the foods that I eat.
Carol Sue I'm glad you got a good nights sleep. It will be interesting to see whether your DH decided whether y'all go anywhere today.
My sisters and I are going out for breakfast at Cracker Barrel tomorrow. I will go pick up baby sister and then meet DS at the restaurant. We thought about going to Denny's but they have a pancake to die for and decided not to put ourselves through the temptation so Cracker Barrel won out.
We talk about how and when to check bs and how to get control of our diabetes. I learned that the name of the man I've been watching on YouTube who teaches this is named Dennis Pollock. He isn't a doctor and he states that he isn't. He just encourages people that they can successfully get control of their blood glucose. He even shares about Dr. Bernstein on this particular video. So I thought I would share this.
I did this the way he said with my BPC this morning. I also checked bs before lunch and it was 106 however when I checked again about an hour after I finished me after dinner coffee, it had spiked up to 172. This shows me that I either had too many carbs or too much food. I will start working on bringing that down. He stresses that people who learn to check bs like this to control their glucose end up eating less carbs. He also has some videos on how some meals or foods affect his bs, but also says this doesn't mean that it will work that way for you as you would have to test it for yourself. I'm glad he says that because over the years I've learned that what one diabetic can get by with eating doesn't mean that I can and vice versa. I just think this is a good guideline to follow.
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Trish I think eating OMAD would effect post prandial blood sugar too. Because since it is your only meal it's natural that you would eat more than if you were eating 2 meals. Also you should check to see if blood sugar continues to go up and how long it takes time back down. Diabetic educators tell us to eat small frequent meals for that reason. This is why some feel that diabetics should not fast but I think in time fasting helps to lower the spikes. JMO.
I am on my tablet. I will watch the video when I am on my computer.
just to show how lack of sleep affect weight: yesterday after fasting for 36 hours I was an even 150. This morning, after fasting overnight (its called sleeping in some cultures!) I was 149.5, in spite of eating plenty yesterday, including eating at 11pm! I was sure I would be heavier. But sleep for the win. I am still a bit behind, but will go to be early tonight, or nap on the couch this morning.
So did the casino happen Carol? I thought Friday would be a better day if you want the better buffet.
DD is here with her doggie, so I will also do some dog walking which is fun, no matter what. It will get much warmer today, so happy for that. If I eat, it will be OMAD, and i will grill a steak for supper.
Happy Friday.
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No casino. I don't know what changed his mind. The buffet on Friday is good...seafood buffet but has other things too...but $26.95. Yikes! We don't get free anymore. BOGO .Saturday is good... $22 .But the machines don't pay as well. They know Sat will be busy plus they get a lot of groups come in on busses...lots staying overnight. They don't have to let the machines win to get business. Better payouts during the week.
Here is how DH thinks. He says my foot pain is from something I'm eating and blames eggs since I eat them daily. So he told me to go without eggs for 3 days to see what happens. This am he made egg salad and offered me some. I said I can't have eggs. He said boiled eggs are ok but I can't have fried or scrambled. Ha ha. AN EGG IS AN EGG. I ate eggs daily when he was hospitalized but no dinner for 4 weeks. No pain. It was the long overnight fast imo. But he would never go along with no dinner because it doesn't suit his schedule. He doesn't see how screwy his thinking is.
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Carol: its so funny he won't see what was working, and is willfully blind. I wonder if you could do lunch and supper and not breakfast to have the longer fast? but the no snacking in the evening is difficult. I didn't even try to avoid it last night in my sleep deprived state, even had carbs in the form of "mary's crackers" with the hummus and cheese. Also ate chocolate. Yet weight was done this am. I am fasting today I think. I suspect DD will eat before her exam at 4 pm, and just snack later tonight, and that tomorrow will be fine to have brunch and supper. I will decide on what to make for our guests tomorrow based on what looks good when I go to market in the morning.
Trish, congrats on the yoghurt. Yes, clearly, whatever was being recommended and wasn't working is useless. It wasn't you for sure.
I got out with the dog for a good walk, and now its raining, so early rising for the win on that one.
Its a fasting day for me.
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DH does not really care what works or doesn't work. He just wants me to do what he wants. I have allowed him to do that for so long. This was a big part of why his first wife left but it was not about food. He did not "allow" her to get her hair cut, ears pierced, get her drivers license, get a job. He came home from work one day and she was gone. Our relationship is good basically but we do have issues. My eyes are open and I see things as they are. During my gaining years he could lure me anywhere with the promise of food. Now he cannot accept the change. I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.
I had a nice breakfast out with my sisters. BS didn't realize that her DIL twin sister works at Cracker Barrel so that was a nice surprise for her. She saw to it that we got her for our waitress so had "special" treatment. She is a sweetheart just like her twin sister. Baby sister and I ordered the 3 egg and meat breakfast they have to stay low carb, however she and DS halved a biscuit. I only ate the lowcarb no bread and left one slice of bacon. It was easy for me to do that as I plan to make DH chipped beef today and knew I would probably eat one biscuit then.
I bought strawberries and blueberries so DH and I can have fresh berries in our yogurt later this evening. That with my MCT coffee holds me over until today and I could have gone without breakfast if I hadn't been going out with sisters. I bought enough milk and organic 1/2 and 1/2 etc to make another batch of yogurt Sunday and also I want to make diet ice cream since DH loves his ice cream and since the recipe only calls for milk and heavy cream no starchy stuff, it will be fairly low carb and I can have it too. I will use Stevia instead of regular sugar for sweetness.
Not much planned for this weekend. DS and her hubby go see Daddy this weekend and DH and I will go get baby sister and the 3 of us will go see him Monday. I was surprised to learn that she and her DH go to see Daddy once a week and Daddy has never told DS and me that she goes to see him. His phone is turned off again so I may call in a bit and ask the nurse to go turn it on for him. Still don't know if he does that or not. He has been busy all week with 3 days out so he probably hasn't missed talking to any of us.
DH and I have been working to get the house cleaned up so we can have company. He is eager to help me get it done since his 1st wife's sister and her hubby are coming to see us in May. She is like a sister to both of us so it will be nice to see her and we look forward to meeting her hubby. We decided that we have so much trash that we are going to have that over the next few weeks before they come since we only have the one trash can. We already have it over full and we still have regular trash to go in. I'm breaking down and getting rid of magazines that I have kept over the years. I want to go through some of my diet books and take them to Goodwill. DH has eye doctor's appointment in that part of town in May so I want to take that stuff when we go over there. I can drop clothes off at the Goodwill box down by the elementary school in our neighborhood.
Carol Sue I hope you get things worked out with DH because it is important to your health.
fatmad I know you are glad to have gotten your walk in before the rain hit.
Baby sister and I went to the grocery store after we ate breakfast so I got about an hour of walking at the grocery store. I really do have to get back to regular exercising again. I'm getting my eating down like I want it and it would be good if I could do the same with the exercise.
I guess I better cook DH his chipped beef. I'm not use to eating breakfast any more and since I drank my MCT/BPC before I ate breakfast, I'm not really hungry, but I still have to cook for him.
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I haven't had chipped beef for years and I forgot all about it. I don't think DH would eat it. He is so picky.
Today I made the comment to DH that I have to do what I have to do to improve my health and quality of life. He had no response to that. This morning my FBG was 150. I took 1mg of G and ate an avocado, because it was getting really ripe. For lunch I had 1 cup of egg salad....egg, celery and mayo. At lunch time my blood sugar was 120. When it was dinner time at 4PM, blood sugar was 85. I think it was the G that brought it down that low. DH went for fish. He got the dinner with a sandwich, french fries and cole slaw. I told him to get me fish on a dish. I made the decision to eat a very small piece of the fish, and his cole slaw that he didn't want. So I had 3 smalls meals, which is what diabetic educators recommend. I know that it won't give me as long of a fast, but at 1 hour after my blood sugar was 113 and at 2 hours it was 120. So I am very happy about that. That's the way it was running while DH was in the hospital. I will check it again at bedtime. I don't plan on eating anything else. It was hard to eat the small dinner. I normally eat more. I felt satisfied, but my mind wanted more. DH cuts the ends off his roll and I usually eat them, and I usually eat the whole piece of fish, but I don't need to eat it all if I am not hungry. This is my responsibility. I can't blame this on him if I am the one putting the food in my mouth. I hope I will be able to continue this....eating a very small dinner.....so he will have me eating with him and I will be able to eat a smaller amount. It should work out.
I'm glad you had a nice breakfast out with your sisters. It's so great that you are all together in one place now.
Edit: Just out of curiosity I checked at 3 hours and it has dropped down to 101. I don't think it's from G since all I took was that half pill this morning. I am a wee little bit hungry, but I think I will make it to bedtime since I go to bed early. Now, am I going to be able to do this again tomorrow?
Also, I watched the video of the guy talking about testing blood sugar. I agree it's important to check after meals, but I feel that after a time, you know what foods are going to spike your blood sugar and which ones are not and it would not be as necessary to do that. I check often because I need to know if I should take G or not. I do not want to take more than I need, and then have to eat something to counteract it. I feel that is self defeating. In a situation like today, I know it is not necessary for me to take more than the half I took this morning and I also feel that it was not enough to drop my blood sugar too low overnight. I just hope I can stick to this eating plan and that it will provide the same benefits I had while DH was in the hospital. I will pray for God's guidance with this.
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Carol Sue I won't be eating chipped beef any more especially with the biscuits. My bs about an 1 or 2 later was 210. I told DH that I won't be eating that with him ever again. It finally came down to 150 about 3 hrs after eating. I don't ever have 200 readings and won't be having them again.
I love the texture of the homemade yogurt although I don't like the taste of the BioGaia pills Dr. Davis said to use. The next batch will be made from scratch with the starter I ordered with the yogurt maker. I want to keep it on hand. I told Baby sister about it and she wants me to teach her how to make it. I told her to pay the $10 extra and get the one that has the timer and cuts itself off. I think I will eventually buy one so I can I can make bulk yogurt. I still have 3 jars in the fridge and I also have homemade diet ice cream in the freezer. I tasted it before putting it in the freezer and it is really good. I made it with Stevia.
DBIL went by the nursing home and turned Daddy's phone on so us girls were able to talk to him. He was griping about his neighbor who is supposed to be his friend and about the activity director because they didn't get to Braun's in Hillsboro. But then I was talking to him in the evening so he may be completely different tomorrow. Baby sister said she called him after I text her that his phone was on and he sounded really good. I don't know how he was with DS or when BIL saw him.
Tomorrow I will go back to not eating breakfast tomorrow. I kind of like eating at 3 and then eating the yogurt/fruit snack about 4 or 5 hrs later. This will give me a 19 or 20 hr fast. Because of the chipped beef with biscuits, I will count this as a cheat day although it was only the one meal that was off. I guess that is progress for me as there was a time that the one off meal would have turned into a whole day of eating off. I think I will cook salmon tomorrow for lunch to off set the cheat meal.
Carol Sue I think I too eat too much at my main meal. I need to start cutting my serving in half. On CAD I had to eat a minimum 2 c salad at the beginning of my meal and then have a serving of protein and another veggie. I told DH that I am thinking about changing it and either eat just a protein and salad or a protein and a non-starchy veggie. I will always drink milk with my meal and maybe a small diet dessert but I don't have to eat whole servings.
I went to bed early since I was getting up early to shower and doing my hair. Sure takes more time when I have to do my hair myself. The bad thing is that going to bed early didn't help me too much as I just didn't want to get up. I think I would have done better to just go to bed at my regular time and then get up early. I certain hope we all are able to get a good nights sleep tonight.
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I wasn't going to test at bedtime but I was too curious and it was 87. I was afraid I would go too low overnight so I ate more fish. This is why I really want off this G. Ever since I had that low of 44 I'm afraid. So I didn't get a good fast and blood sugar was 121 when I got up at 7. I would not have worried if I hadn't taken the G. It can be a scary med. If I take it today it will be 1/4 pill.
Trish I used to get those 200 blood sugars and I hated it. That is what made me decide to try this again. We will figure this out. At least we are trying different things and not just accepting things the way they are.
Now I am researching about how to restore the first insulin phase. So far it looks like weight loss and exercise is the key. Some of the sites are so technical that I don't understand what they are talking about.
I heard lawn mowers running yesterday. That was such a welcome sound. DH has been sitting out on the porch but its still a little cool for me. Soon! Its terrible watching the news and seeing all that snow in WI. I am so ever that.
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slept well and soundly, but was up about 530 am. DD was up soon after, studying for her 9 am exam. So pleased she is getting it done and managing this ok. I think getting these exams done, (another tonight and one on Monday) and actually getting to the point where she can graduate will make a big difference to her psychologically. She plans to stay in school longer, but she can graduate with a general degree after this. Another year for the honours, or to do the social work certificate. We will see what she decides.
Did OMAD last night, but got into the chocolate again. Time to put that away and out of my life.
Today will be eating. I will go to the market after we drop DD off at her exam. And then take the dog for a good walk. After today, it will be cold again for a few days, then finally spring will come and will stay with daily highs over 10 all the time. (that's about 50+ to you all in the US)
Sunday will be a good day to fast. After that my week is quite full, will see what I can do about organizing that as well. DH and I leave for Vancouver and area on the 26th so lots to do to get ready for that.
Trish: what all is in chipped beef? is this a creamy gravy with it? and you serve it over biscuits? Its not something I ever had so I am not familiar.
Carol: you do what you have to, but watch for subtle undermining behaviours. You are more on the lookout now and can be strong.
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Mad, I hope your daughter does well on her exams and has a bright future in her chosen field. I know this will make you happy, and her, too.
I was happy to get on the scale this morning and see a drop to 182. I now have a second chance to get into the 170s and stay there as long as I don't screw it up. I feel very strong right now and I feel that the more subtle I am about avoiding temptation from someone else the better off I will be. I know what I have to do. I can't let anyone else influence me.
I didn't have any eggs again today. I really miss them and I doubt if this is going to make a difference. One good thing.....he can't ask me to go out for breakfast!! I ate the last small piece of fish and cooked a few baby carrots, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli. Butter and salt. I don't know what dinner will be but I plan to only eat a small amount.
