Today at Walmart I saw the hostess from Rodneys and she said she missed us. I blamed it on DH. I love their menu and would go more often, especially if we went around 2pm so I could order from the lunch menu. They have smaller meals at lunch which i like. We used to be able to order from the lunch menu until 4pm but now they changed it to 3pm. If I specify that I want to go there he would go. I am more adventurous but DH orders one thing from a menu and never tries anything different.

Rusty is hanging in there, but still not eating. Tomorrow I will try to get a vet appointment. If I cant we could go to the emergency vet but they moved and I dont know where. When we took Pupper there step daughter went with us but she will be working. We tried to get him to eat some deli turkey which he loves and some canned dog food but he didnt want the dog food and threw up the deli turkey. Poor little doggy.

I only drink coffee in the morning, before 11 am. Then I switch to water or other cold drinks.

The Steelers lost yesterday so they are out of the playoffs.

I had a very good on plan eating today and ate it within 6 hrs instead of 8. The Keto for Cancer group on FB is becoming active and I've been reading a lot on there today. One guy said he uses allulose sweetener because it was not only good for glucose control, but he also said he didn't know if it was true or not but that he had read online that it was also an anti-cancer fighter. I wasn't able to find to much that I want to know online yet. But I am happy with the way things went today.

I hope you get help for Rusty and he will be okay.

i read about allulose but did not see it was a cancer fighter.

At the rate I'm going I will be back to 200 by Easter. I made myself get on the scale and Im up 1 lb to 181. It was after I ate breakfast but after the bathroom. I have to take action. I think I sound like a broken record. I have to do this now,for my weight AND my blood glucose!

I thought I lost the new test strips I bought. I was prepared to go to Walmart for more. Then i realized I had my 2 meters mixed up. I still use an old one but trade off with a newer one. I now have strips for both and the reading are just off a few points. So Im all set.

Weight down .8 lb today FBG slowing coming back down and was 110 this morning. BP 104/59. Today calories will be 1214, total carbs 42 g net 26 g and protein 102 g. So I will have another good day.

I don't know what DH is eating because we need to get some of the foods eaten that I can't or won't eat doing low carb. We couldn't agree on anything so I am taking a beef patty that is in the freezer that needs to be eaten so I will make myself a lettuce wrap cheeseburger for dinner and eat the rest of the tuna salad for supper that I made yesterday. Tomorrow will be tricky because I go for a perm and he wants to go to Sam's on the way home and he is ready for Chinese. I may try to eat only 2 meals tomorrow and have 2 protein shakes instead of one. I might be able to take the chicken out of the breading and eat a finger salad and leave off the rice.

Carol Sue I did read on MedMD that allulose is a healthy sweetener for most people, but I didn't find it as a anti-cancer food. I think the people who have problems with it either eat too much of it or have problems with dairy. How I found a whole online page on immunotherapy which I want to go back and listen to more of the videos on it. I am happy to find a sweetener that helps lower glucose that fits into my woe. Hopefully I will be able to go back to only 20 mg of Lasix eating this way too.

You will figure out your way of eating. I know you are like me in the fact that we have to work around DH woe. My DH doesn't seem to understand that noodles are carbs we can only eat very little of, but then he eats to lower FBG not lose weight. I've decided to do like I did when I was thin and ate this way, I will pick and choose when I will eat those foods with him and I will adjust my IF time to fit it in. I seem to see that this is how low carbers are making it work and fit into their lifestyle. I think that is how we all have to do it.

Have a good day.

Carol Sue here is the article they must be referring to about allulose. Very interesting as it sounds like it has promising benefits on so many things.

Yes, I’m Excited about Allulose - David Perlmutter M.D.

Yes, all Ive read sounds like its good for so many things. My problem is, I hardly ever use artificial sweetener, or any sweetener at all. And where do you buy it, other than online? I drink my coffee black. Never used sweetener. I use it in tea but rarely drink tea, or in oatmeal, which I rarely eat. I would like that it acts like Glp1. That woyld be my main interest.

well, step daughter stopped over to see Rusty. She called the vet and they told us to bring him right up. Unfortunately, the vet said he is almost comatoese and recommended euthenasia, So Rusry is on his way over the Rainbow bridge and will be waiting for us with our other 5 dogs! I will be crying for awhile.😢

Carol Sue I am so sorry about Rusty. I know that will take some getting used to not having him around. You will be in my prayers.

I've seen the allulose in the store, but I ordered mine from Amazon because I can get organic with only allulose until I learn I don't need only allulose.

We made it thru the night. I had 2 dreams about Rusty. I was able to get up for the bathroom without a light. I didnt have to worry that Rusty was lying on the bedroom floor.

The scale is down 1.6 to 179.4. Thats because we didnt have dinner last night. We did eat small when we came home.

We have no plans for the rest of the week but I imagine DH will want to go to the casino.

Last night I checked out the Animal Shelter websites online but only saw one dog I would consider. They have mostly big dogs and the little dogs get adopted right away. DH said"No more dogs" but he said that twice before and eventually he changed his mind. I will wash Rustys bed, pillow, and blanket and put them away. I guess I could tell DH if I dont get another dog I wont go to the casino.

Carol Sue I thought of you a lot last night and prayed for you because I know how hard it is to give up our pets. I guess that is why I don't really push for us to have one. DS and DBIL will be so hurt if they have to give up one of their dogs. DN loves to rescue them and had 5 at one time. She gave 2 of them to her parents so DS and DBIL have one a each. It is crazy when we go over there, but I noticed they keep one in a cage when we were there, but they were more used to us this last time and one of DN dogs loves DH when we visit. I would want a smaller one that might sit in my lap. Their little Teddy that we used to keep would sit in my lap. I hope your DH will come around for you. They say they are good for us.

Weight this morning back down to 161.8 this morning. Purely water cause I had to not take the 2nd Lasix yesterday. With the diet and one Lasix was more than I needed. FBG was back down to 102 this morning "Thank God" because that was getting out of control. BP was 122/59. It would be nice if I could keep that too.

I've decided I don't really like tuna anymore. As my sweet Daddy would say, "I've had some of that" which meant he had enough of it and don't want anymore. We are going to Sam's after I get my hair done and I've decided to go in this time. I haven't gone to Sam's myself since I got sick 2 years ago. I saw a video of an oncologist that specializes in ovarian cancer treatment using immunotherapy and he says they haven't really figured how to eat to help. He says the key seems to be staying active is more important. I want to see if I can get some canned chicken to make chicken salads that I can eat for supper instead of the tuna.

Busy day.

BBL

Dogs are harder than kids. Kids can take care of themselves at some point,but dogs rely on you to feed them,walk them, let them in or out, bathe them,etc forever. Therir medical care is expensive. As retirees,we dont need extra expenses. But they do give you love and affection,,and keep you company. If they are crate trained from a puppy thats good,but they also have to be house broken.

I miss Rusty today. He always followed me all over the house. Its strange for him not to be here today. Poor little guy. I think he was 12. He should have lived longer. This came on almost overnight. I thought Id have him a few more years.

It is snowlng lightly but since its cold the roads are getting slippery. DH has the scanner on and there are a lot of accidents.

DH wanted to go to the casino but I wont go with it snowing. I took meat out of the freezer to make meatloaf.

Well, my hair is really curly and I feel human again. We did have Chinese food and DH fixed my plate and I didn't have the heart to tell him it looked like too much food. I didn't realize how hungry I was and I ate the whole plate full. I have no idea how many calories or carbs I've had as I always find it difficult to trust MFP counts for Chinese food. The carbs are 100 g if correct, but I drank a second protein shake hoping I got my micros so that the protein is higher than the carbs and fat is up.

Talking to my beautician today, she reminded me that when lowfat diets were so popular that their hair was thinning as they were losing their hair. She said the cut their fat back too far. So while I need to eat more fat and balance it with the protein and carbs. I really believe there is something to the idea of balancing the macros. It is worth working at it and see how it works out. I'm on the right track to see how it goes.

Sorry you are missing your little Rusty. Hope you have a good nights sleep. Goodnight.

Sleep was good. No Rusty dreams. Scale is Up 1.2 to 180.4. I think the 2 dreams I had about Rusty were him letting me know hes OK but misses us. Its hard,but I'm doing better today, so far.

As far as I know we are going to the casino today and just might eat dinner there. No snow forecast.

​​​​​​Twicein the past,stepdaughter heardof a dog whose owner died and needed a home and we adopted them. If that happens,again I will consider it. if its a small dog. Otherwise I am not going to actively look for another dog until I get my weight,fitness and blood sugar in better condition. That will give me a goal to aim for. Step daughter and her husband spend a lot of time at the firemans social club and talk to a lot of people. Thats how she heart about the other dogs. Winter is not a good time of year to get a dog because if they need to be housebroken its better if the weather is warm. Its easier if you go outside with them and get them used to your yard. Maybe in the meantime I will decide I dont want another dog. Its hard to go anywhere for more than a few hours if you have a dog. We dont realky have anyone to watch him. And no overnight trips.

Carol Sue I thought about the good adjustments you could make since Rusty has moved on. Example, now you could spend the night at a hotel/motel if you wanted to when you go to the casino. You won't have to rush back to see after anyone. It still hurts but can try to look at how you can make good changes for you and DH without Rusty. That is what you have to do when you lose a mate, etc. Not easy and must come in your own time as you grieve. I believe grief is a process we have to go through in our own way and time. I have pattern my life after my Dad as I saw him live when Mama died. He got busy doing things he had not done before. Example, he became chaplain at the VFW which was good he was doing for others and he healed. I think working on your weight and health is a good thing for you to help you heal.

I slept really late for me today. I got up at 9:30 am. I guess I needed it. Weight went up but it only went up .4 lb eating the Chinese food. FBG was 108 and bp 117/64. Today we are having pork chops and I will eat veggies, but not a salad. My new woe MAD (Moderate Atkins Diet) my way is working. So no big changes for now. The new Premier Protein Cafe Latta is delicious especially in my coffee.

Hope you have a good day at the casino.

I hope everyone has a good day.

I just read online that the new bag of treats we bought for Rusty could have been comtaminated with salmonella, which could have caused his illness. I read it online. DH suspected the treats because he got sick around the time that we bought them. I dont want to tell DH because he might want to file a lawsuit. All we could get are costs of veternary treatment. I dont want to go through that! Its not going to bring my dog back. Thats all I would want. I have to think about this.