One of my NSV's this week is just eating good snacks. I have been really good about setting aside food at the beginning of the week that I can just pack and go quick. I have been taking my lunches and snacks, and eating them.
Its sounds funny that eating is an NSV, but actually its eating right. By not getting too hungry, I have avoided going off plan quite nicely.

Also today, I stepped on the scale, and was another 1/2 pound down, and decided to try on a pair of slack I bought last year as I was losing weight, just before I put the weight back on while under stress. The fit, and fit well. Not just holding it in and sucking it in to make the zipper do up.

The looked great. Thats from a pair exactly the same in size 14 that I have been wearing for the last year. This pair of size 12's is the same, so no one will know that they are smaller but me, unless I tell them.

It really feels like I will get below 170 in the next month, and I will get into some cute summer shorts to enjoy this year.

Fatmad, that's a great food NSV! Healthy lunches and snacks can be half the battle. Planning really makes a difference.

And I love it when "small" clothes become "fitting" clothes!

I came home last night to find my husband in bed with a migraine and Pizza Hut Pasta Alfredo on the counter for dinner. Way too carby for me normally, but he just couldn't cook, bless his heart. I considered cooking something for myself, but it was so late (the train was delayed almost 45 minutes) and I was SO hungry. So I measured out 3/4 of a cup, beefed it up with veggies and a bit of protein, and enjoyed a bourbon with it. This morning's FBG was 95, so it didn't linger overlong like pasta dinners sometimes do for me. I should have measured my 2-hour pp after eating it, to see what the spike was, but I completely missed it (Glee was on).

Today I'm back to my normal eating plan.

Synger, I totally understand the late evening, too tired and hungry to eat right feeling. I get that a lot with work and it throws me off plan all too regularly.
It why I need to plan food so much better.
YOu were really good about measuring it out and adding healthy stuff, no wonder you did ok.
My sugars are staying fine too.

BUtterbutt, you were talking about sore legs with the metformin. Last time we were chatting here, I had had a sore leg, (just one, not both) and have been taking extra b vitamins ever since. Placebo effect maybe, but a few hours after taking the b (for the folate) my leg felt better and has stayed fine.
I will take a healthy placebo response anytime. Wish it worked for sugars and I could just "believe" my sugars will be normal and it would be so.....
LOL
Have a good evening everyone.

Been holding the line on BGL and also on weight. I have been planning (and eating) my meals better though. Right now I have delicious asparagus soup in the fridge - delicious cold with a swirl of yogurt and chopped red pepper.

Having a very good week with my eating and keeping busy with gardening, housechores, walking, and toning exercises, etc. We had a few really hot days there, but it's much nicer today; enjoyable to sit out on the porch for awhile this aft with our dear Fido ...

Glad to hear you are all doing so well too; for all our Canadian friends, have a great long weekend ... Rosebud

Ruth, your soup sounds delicious. Rosebud, you are inspiring me to go to the nursery tomorrow and get some annuals to put in the garden. I am on call and working the long weekend, but hope to get some gardening in.
I expect to be busy, but hope not too busy for some fresh air and sun.

Gardening is so good for the body and soul! I spent an hour at a greenhouse yesterday - shopping for ME, not my various "contracts".

Food is planned for today and should keep me balanced. I really must drink more water though. I think I need a permanent IV!

Today is my first day of going onto slimfast. I'm doing this for two weeks to see what effects it has on my blood sugar and weight. Then, after that, I am going to do two weeks on the same "diet", but the supermarket variety! Buying ovaltine and tinned soups/nutrigrain bars etc. Then after that, I am going to do two weeks on another diet called "celebrity slim". "Great tasting soups and shakes.." blah blah lol

What I eventually want to do is a write up on the effectiveness of each "diet", whilst factoring in cost and a few other factors. Considering that two tubs of slimfast cost me around $12, plus another $15 for two weeks of soups and the "1 week starter kit" for the Celebrity Slim diet costs nearly $65.

I've picked up this as an assignment for a "creative journalism" course I'm following.

I have been getting really active now that the sun is out! ^___^ The boys are suffering through the heat happily lol My two are fast asleep now, but unbeknownst to them, we are heading out for a 2 mile walk in about three hours lol!

Cassandra, this will be interesting, but is slimfast ok for diabetics?
I guess I am thinking of the old days, where slimfast was low fat high carbs (read sugar) plans.
For me, I am still sticking to plan (atkins), although the scale hasn't moved this week after being oh so very good.

Part of the research I want to do is how it affects blood sugar. There are 35g of Carbs per serving of Slimfast (2 scoops of powder & 250ml semi-skimmed milk). Most of that is indeed sugar.

I'll tell you one thing, I took my normal dose of insulin, and ingested (no way could I ever say I "enjoyed" it) the slimfast shake (got out my martini shaker for the first time in ages!) between 10am and 10:30am. X___x Less than a hour after I finished it up, I felt immensely high and wouldn't you know it, I was. I will be taking two metformin alongside any "shake" type breakfast from now on X____x

Cassandra - Your planned experiments sound very interesting and I hope you will post your results when complete. In your previous post, you mentioned using 2 scoops of powdered Slimfast in 250 ml of semi-skimmed milk. Is this correct? When I checked the nutritional information for Slimfast, the serving size is 1 scoop for 250 ml of milk. If you are indeed using 2 scoops, that would equate to 60 g of total carbs (not discounting the 8 g of fiber) and 48 g of sugar. Yikes! I was also surprised to see that sugar was listed as the number one ingredient (number two for the high protein mix). Please, keep us posted. I love reading about diabetics and their food experiments.

The weather here is nice and sunny. I've been really busy with yard work and getting a rental unit fixed up to put back into the market. My lawnmower died and I'm debating on whether to get it fixed or buying a new one. It's almost 10 years old. Does anyone use or have used a manual push mower (old school type with just the blades and no engine)? I am seriously considering one since I would love to be able to cut the grass in either the wee hours of the morning or late at night when the temperature is nice and cool outside. Plus, I wouldn't have to worry about the noise bothering my neighbors. Have a great weekend everyone.

MR. Z ~ oddly enuff, when I was younger and single; I bought one of those type of lawn mowers from Sears (being that I was a woman and was unsure of the gas kind; as how to maintain & repair them). It worked fine at first when the blades were sharp but they got dull and harder to push. You are a big strong guy so you shouldn't have any problem with that. It was fine for my front yard but harder on bumpy uneven grass in the back yard, and not good for long grass at all (it twines around the blades) so you must do it regularly. If you can sharpen the blades yourself and you have smooth lawns, you may like it and I suppose the technology is much better now than in the past. Another advantage is that you also don't have to buy gas either.

Later on, I bought a second-hand regular mower; and the kind soul that I am, I lent it to a relative who broke it. After that, I hired someone ... hehe. Then my DH got a self-propelled one as he has bad shoulders; and now our landlord does it for us. A friend of mine got an electric one as they were less complicated and smaller (thus easier to push), but I think they still make some noise though and they are cheaper than the gas ones so he really liked them. Sorry, if this is TMI -- sometimes, I ramble a bit ...


CASANDRA ~ you are a brave girl trying out those plans; and good advice from MR. Z about watching the sugar in those meal replacement drinks. It is an interesting experiment though ...

Gotta go make dinner and help DH find his keys; he lost them somewhere ... again ... oh dear ... R

EDIT 2 ADD: found the keys right where he left 'em ...

Ah, lol you scared me for a second! X_____x My measurement was correct for the UK version of the product. It does not taste like the USA version that I grew up with as a child (sipping my dad's "chocolate milk" every morning before he left for work), it is pretty nasty if I do say so myself X____x I think my favourite growing up was the Chocolate Malt flavour. The instructions on my tub say "250ml skimmed milk + 2 level scoops of powder, shake well for 20 seconds and enjoy!"

So, I decided to actually start this on Monday, so it is easier for me to record

Good morning. It's a glorious May long weekend - Victoria Day - and I'm relaxing and enjoying it.

BGL is good and weight seems to have gone back to 191. Now to get it lower! I'm turning green from eating so much spinach from my garden.

It's already the start of another week. Where does the time go? This mornings FBG = 89. It's going to be another warm sunny day, low 70's F.

Cassandra - I didn't even think to consider that there might be a difference between the UK version and US version of Slimfast. It makes sense though, considering the different measuring standards (metric v non-metric). I hope your first day is going well.

Rosebud - Currently, I mow the lawn about every three to four days. It's just under an acre of yard (front and back). It's all flat except for a small area with a slight hill. I have a riding mower and was using the smaller self propelled gas mower for areas that the riding mower can't get to. With the manual push mower I would be willing to mow every other day. I don't bag the clippings. I use a mulching blade in hopes of allowing the extra organic material to help break up the clay soil. I'm still reasonably healthy without any major physical limitations so far (knock on wood). Plus, I wouldn't mind getting a little exercise while mowing. Your story about your husband's lost keys reminds me of my dad's daily coffee ritual. My father is permanently disabled and has short term memory problems. Each and every day, without fail, I will open the microwave and find a cold mug of coffee. In the beginning, I would always ask "who left their coffee in the microwave?" After awhile, it became obvious that it was always my dad. Sometimes he would reheat the same mug over and over again because he kept forgetting about it. Now, when I see the forgotten mug, I just reheat it and then tell him his coffee is almost ready.