Quick one here. I have my mammogram and also an ultra sound of lymph glands under my left arm. Doc said it was swelled.

I decided to join South Beach Diet site and use their plan and tools. I think doing this low carb by myself is too difficult. Please I can have a few more things. I like the structure of it. My doc was pleased when I told him I was going to follow the SBD plan.

I'll catch y'all later. I hope everyone has a great day.

Patty, remember we have a large South Beach Forum here on 3FC. There's lots of good stuff there. Scroll down and dive in. We have lots of beach chairs but you'll have to wait in line for a cabana boy!

Thanks Ruth. I'm joining the 3fc SBD group as well. Awe no cabana boy? haha

I glad to say that whatever my doctor was looking for wasn't there. The tests showed everything is fine.

Have a great evening Everybody

CANDES ~ ya, I understand what you are saying ... that is why I mentioned the "starch gradation list". For me (and obviously many others), I find that pasta puts my sugars up higher than new potatoes, corn, or peas. To me, pasta should be AFTER them, not before them on the scale. Many people say what you did -- that pasta (even whole grain and in small amounts) sends their sugars way up. It is also too easy to eat too much of it; I have to measure it out just like for cereal and other stuff.

Your choice of the roll was good; it is higher on the list (meaning less starch). That's why it is good to try them and see what happens; then eat the things that don't send them up. I have no problem with the small new potatoes, or 1/4 cup corn or peas or carrots. It is a matter of trial and error ...

Sounds like everyone is doing well and we like to hear that; have a great week ... Rosebud

@ Rosebud -- Yeah, I think I will have to stay away from the pasta for now. I did try your new potato trick tonight and it went okay. 115 post-meal reading. I had a sugar-free pudding for dessert (12g carbs). I thought I could handle that, but afterward I became extremely hungry. Maybe I need to eat some protein with my dessert.

@ Trish -- South Beach is a good plan. They have some good recipes, too. I'm glad your test came back okay.

@ Ruth -- I need a cabana boy. If only I lived near the beach! Well, you know, our nearest beaches are covered in tar balls right now, so I guess it's not always a good thing.



As for me, I'm trying to hang in there. I had a crying spell this afternoon. I guess it's just been a bit overwhelming for me lately. I know I will get through this, but it's getting to me right now.

Hi everyone. My BS was back down to 113 this morning even though my first of phase 1 SB was a weird day of eating but stayed OP. So I'm thankful for that.

Rosebud That is great that you can eat the starchy veggies. I hope I will be able to do that eventually especially the corn which is my favorite. I used to think I could not give up potatoes, but that was when hubby Bill was living and he was a meat and potatoes man. Tony is harder to please food wise, but he could care less about eating potatoes except he does like the red potatoes and will eat them with the skin on. I can't eat pasta either. Cute experience with our GD. When Tony's daughter and her family come to visit they always want Grandad's spaghetti. Last year when they came, I bought the spaghetti spuash for me. Our little 7 yr old GD kept working so hard with her spaghetti and when we asked her what she was doing she said, "I'm trying to get my spaghetti to look like Nannie's". We had to explain that I wasn't eating the same spaghetti as hers.

Cande South Beach gives me a little more carbs that I think I need so I can get some energy. Sorry you a feeling low. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Thanks, Trish! I'm going to be okay. I just had a moment. Where do you get the spaghetti squash? I've looked everywhere and can't find it.

hope all is well Pattygirl. just an fyi, it isn't always breast and lymph nodes that swell. I have had sweat glands in my 'pits swell and cause pain and problems too, and recently a friend of mine was misdiagnosed with a swollen lymph glands but the biopsy was negative, turned out to be infected sweat gland too. So a thorough medical check up is definitely indicated. GOod on your doc for checking it out.

CANDES ~ that's not bad for a post-meal reading really. Sorry you had a bad moment, isn't it great that they pass so quickly? Try not to worry about this, you will get the hang of it; give yourself a little time. The reason the readings vary is that our bodies are different; you will soon find out what you can have and what you can't. You are doing great already!!!

Sometimes, the spagetti squash is available and sometimes not; based on the season and where it is coming from. Here, it is usually in the produce section where the winter turnips are, but not always available; I have never tried it, but plan on it too. We are trying new veggies all the time, so that we can have more low-cal choices ...


TRISH ~ ya, I would rather give up the pasta (even though I love it); every now and then, I get a yen for spagetti, so I make wg spagettini and save up 2 portions (1 cup cooked) for it by having less for breakfast and lunch. As it is, we only have it once a week at most or every other week lately.


Have a fantabulous Friday folks ... Rosebud

Thanks, Rosebud! I will have to keep checking for the spaghetti squash.

I had something weird happen today, but I think now I know what to look for when my sugar goes way up. I ate a snack, and then had dinner too close to my snack. I thought since everything was relatively "low carb," so to speak, that it would be okay, but I found out I was wrong. After dinner, I felt extremely tired. It felt like a weight was sitting on my head. It was only an hour after dinner, but I checked my BS and it was 217!! Whoa! I drank some water and took a 25 minute walk outside to see if that would help, and I guess it did, because it was 121 at the 2 hour mark. Still, it really scared me for a minute there. I need to be more careful from now on.

As a side note, I checked my husband at the same time as me, and his at one hour was 110. He ate way more carbs than I did for dinner, too. Well, I'm glad at least one of us is healthy.

Good night, all!

Hi Everybody

Just checking in really quick.

Cande Thanks for sharing your experience. I either ate things too close together or something as well. I experienced what I read on SBD website that some people have what they call South Beach flu like symptoms which I thought that is what I was experiencing. But maybe not. Any way, my FBS was 113 yesterday and 125 this morning. So not sure what happened. On the website, I read the recommended way of eating on Phase 1 and so I added some things to make it more legal and appropriate, but I think the way I was doing it with the protein shakes works best for me. So I'm back to that this morning and feel a lot better.

I tried taking Metformin later in the day and obviously that didn't help so decided to try today what someone else said they do and cut my pill in half and had one half this morning with morning protein shake for breakfast and will take the other one when we have our main meal and see how that works. My doc had me taking the whole thing at my biggest meal, but I don't have a "bigger" meal since I space things out pretty evenly.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Changing the way I take the Metformin 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 later in the day helped bring the blood sugar down. Back to drinking my shakes one replaces one meal and one as a bedtime snack. I still consider myself SBD sense smoothies are allowed. Since I have no cravings I'm moved on to Phase 2 so I can have 1/2 c berries in the morning shake. It works and that is all I cae about. Down 3 lbs this morning. So all is well.

Y'all have a great weekend.

Checking in. BGL has been running a bit high (for me) at 5.3 and even a 6.1. That's 95.4 and 109.8 for the USA. I think I need to get back to monitoring the carbs more. I sure hope to see the 180's next month.

CONGRATS, TRISH ~ 3 lbs is a great drop really!

RUTH ~ Hang in there, things will get better if you keep at it. We hope you hit the 180's too; that would be so sweet!

CANDES ~ Obviously, your DH is what I call a "carb-burner" ... he burns off the carbs really fast (lucky ducks those kind of men, eh? My DH is the same.)

Got lots of walking in today while shopping -- going around in circles trying to find everything on my list (cuz they keep moving things); but that's OK, becuz the time just flew by. Warm day today, but it is cooling off now. We're just having a quiet night at home after two busy and active days.

Have a great weekend everyone ... Rosebud