Timoba, you registered on January 24th so you have a ways to go. You find the information by clicking on your own name beside a post and then on "View Profile".

Chellbell, tell us more about yourself. And we can gripe all we want in here! I would definitely check with the doctor before adjusting my medication.

Fatmad, that sounds like an excellent way to spend your four weeks - a sort of do-it-yourself Hilton Head and not as pricey!

Bopping along with the usual visitors, dogs and quilting projects here. Tonight I will have to be very strong as I have a Fair Board meeting and just know someone will bring along butter tarts! I will resist because I know this person can't cook with a rat's a$$ and they will not be homemade.

chelbell- i hope you get in under control soon. the highest i've been so far was 196.

fatmad- i am on meds, metformin only. they have me on 500 mg's right now. i have another appt tuesday and i'm thinking they may up the dose then. i've been doing finger sticks for 3 1/2 weeks now and have only had 3-5 fbs's lower than 130. i remember the dr saying she wanted it lower than 130 so we'll see what she say.


i'm waiting on my husband to get in from work so we can go walking. they have a duck pond near by that they boys just love to feed while we get in some exercise. i hope my poor legs hold out.

TIMOBA ~ I started out at 500 mg's also; then he upped it to 750, then 1000 ... after some time and things looked good again, I was able to bring it back down again. So your doctor may up it next time you see her.

CHELBELL ~ welcome to this thread ... my uncle had levels like that but they (the doctor) said it was becuz he was sick. Some people eat a lot of sweets and starchy carbs every day; and I just happen to know that he loves the sweets and nachos and something else very carby ...

Some people really struggle with getting their BSL's down; it is a challenge for all of us. Your doctor may be able to help you figure out why you are having such high readings. Have you seen a dietician for a menu plan?

FATMAD ~ there you go, it was just a matter of getting the water out and time ... the weight had to come down eventually. Congrats to you ... we had -20 C here today; the cold is really getting to me too, I just hate going out when it's this cold, so I am doing stuff indoors instead right now. I walked around the house as fast as I could doing my chores today to rev up things up a bit ...

RUTH ~ my landlord makes homemade butter tarts each Christmas; I put them in the freezer and have one as my afternoon snack but stretch them far apart. Thank goodness, she only sends over four, and I only have them once a year ... or I'd be in big trouble!

HI PEA ... have a great Friday everyone ... Rosebud

Rosebud- thanks for the info. that really give me something to look forward to. i see others with fbs's under 100 and was wondering why mine was usually between 130-140 ish. i'm sure she'll up it.

I'm waiting to see what the weather is like. It's been in the 60's but dipped abit yesterday. If its not too cold, I'm planning to walk the kids to school and get in a bit of exercise.

Not going to adjusting my own medications... but I do have a doctors appt scheduled in the next couple weeks.

A little more about me... I am a 36 yrs old. I just got married in October to a wonderful, supportive fella. Problem is he does everything to make me happy and at times he knows something chocolate and ooey...gooey does that for me. Due to my health issues now he has to stop doing that as often and we have discussed it. He also has some weight to lose so we are hoping this year we can do it together.

HI THERE ~ boy, we had the coldest night yet -27C (or worse) when we woke up this AM; but thank goodness, the came out strong for us today and warmed things up to about -10C (maybe) but now that it is in the western skies, it has dropped back down to -17C ... so we are probably in for another cold one.

DH couldn't get the car going at first; told him to bring the battery in the house and let it warm up. He will then put it on a charge for the next time we go out, but we are saving up for a new one and hope that helps, but we don't have a garage to put our car in so that makes a difference too.


CHELBELL ~ at first, we have to make some changes slowly, and over time, things will get better. We all have to make those adjustments; looking for healthier snacks and treats. When we have those special ones, we try to have only one at a time; and I try to save up some calories for them by skimming off 50 here and there ... it does get easier ...


Tonight we are having hamburgers for dinner; I'm having a homemade beef one with a salad ... one of our favorite things for Friday nights (beside pizza which we had last week) ... we had fish last night. I only had one day that I was really hungry at night so I had bread with peanut butter. Over the week things have worked out well and I am pleased with how this week went food-wise.

Have a wonderful weekend; and stay warm ... Rosebud

Ruth- thanks for the info on posting. Until my ticker can be added I'll just update as I lose.


Rosebud- jesus, -27 ?! i thought we had it bad when our temp dipped to the 20's!

Howdy, all. I've been absent of late, but was lurking nonetheless. As some of you already know, for the past week I was on antibiotics and recovering from a nasty cold. Well, I just finished my prescription today and I feel right as rain again. I've managed to maintain my weight and look forward to easing back into my exercise routine starting tomorrow. Since being sick (total of 3 weeks), my morning readings have been between 100-105 (fasting). This is somewhat elevated from my normal morning readings in the 80's. My doc said it is most likely due to my body fighting an infection and not to worry about it. I go in for a blood test on Monday and will meet with my dietitian the following Friday to review the results. For the last month, I have also been working on improving my cholesterol. To that end, I have limited my meat options to fish and poultry. It snowed yesterday, but it's nice and sunny in the upper 40s F. Had to break out the shorts today. This weekend promises to be even warmer.

Timoba - Walking is such great exercise. When I first started exercising, all I did was take daily walks in the parks. It got to the point where I could out walk my dogs. When the weather permits, I still take my dogs for walks, but only for a mile or two since that's all they can handle.

Rosebud - Whoa! -27 C, now that's cold. Hamburgers sound great. If my cholesterol has improved, I plan on celebrating with a nice lean cut of red meat.

Chelbell95 - One of my aunts had really high readings like yours until we worked with her endo on adjusting her meds. Now she normally tests in the upper 100's and occasionally in the lower 200's. She's still a work in progress, but is improving. It's good to hear that your hubby is willing to be your buddy along your journey for a healthier you. That kind of support is invaluable.

Ruth - Nothing like poor cooking to help us make good eating choices.

Fatmad - Enjoy your time off. I hope to get back to skiing and snowboarding next winter. I'm still working on getting my legs into better shape. I've got really weak ankles and a bad right knee.

Peatpod - Glad to hear that you are happy with Curves. It's so important to find a place that makes a person feel comfortable when exercising.

Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend. Happy Friday!!!

Oh my, yes -- bless the Lord -- it is very cold up here right now! It kinda surprised us becuz it was above 0+ just a day or 2 before that; when the temps plummet here, they plummet ... but I do hope they come back up a bit very soon ... as we had to stoke up the furnace again tonight ...

MR. Z -- glad to hear that you are feeling so much better this week and dropped by tonight. I often eat chicken burgers instead of the beef, but can't get any of my favorites here right now for some unknown reason? Someone said something about a company buy-out; oh dear, hope that doesn't mean we won't be able to get them anymore. They had almost half the calories and fat. I love chicken myself and am eating a lot more of that too; but every now and then, I do like a nice steak too ...


Have a great weekend folks ...

I'm way over-booked today but will be back later. Need to get "it" together right now and go to a breakfast meeting. Darn dogs slept in and didn't wake me this morning of all mornings.

have been working long and late hours the last couple of days, and really having trouble eating right. I need to get good at packing appropriate food for these times. sometimes it seems like the choice is eating something not good, (high simple carbs/fat) or not eating. was taking atkins bars, but ran out after a while.

the combination of keeping blood sugars stable and losing weight sure isn't easy.

Its very cold here too, about - 20 c this morning. will get the skis out this afternoon and go on the trail with the dog and my husband. Have to keep up the exercise, I think it will help to keep my sugars stable better than my eating habits anyhow.

have a good weekend everyone and watch out for butter tarts

Slept in this morning and woke up to a reading of 90. Not much planned for today. I'm going to put new seat covers in the SUV and truck, workout, and possibly see a movie with my sister. I'm back on diet starting today.

Stay warm everyone. Oh, I've never heard of butter tarts before and googled it. Truly a decadent treat.

HI FOLKS ~ well, the temps were much better today; the thermometor says it was -10C but my fingies froze within seconds of taking my mittens off; so it's a very dry, frosty cold we have here right now. That beautiful came out for us today and helped to warm it up, but maybe that's deceptive, and it really isn't as warm as we think.

So we did get to the store today, and I found some BLUE MENU burgers that only have 7 grams of fat and 140 calories and are 3.5 oz each. That was lower than the new chicken and turkey ones I found today. The turkey ones had 220 calories in them and the chicken ones had 200 cals each; but they were twice the price too ... ho hum ... So I am going to try these low-cal beef ones and see how they are for now.

Tonight I had cabbage rolls for dinner + a romaine salad beforehand to fill me up as I missed my afternoon snack. I found some of my favorite lemon sf/lf yogurt today and it was on sale; managed to get the last multi-pack too ... phew! We have limited access with only one grocery and one bargain department store here in our small town. So I got some walking in today; and felt pretty good since I hadn't been in over a week as I was also recoverying from a flu, etc.

MR.Z ~ I just read your post: you never heard of or had a butter tart before??? Holy cow ... you must lead one sheltered life, or are you pulling our legs? The homemade ones are of superior quality and the store ones can't compare. My mother taught me to make these when I was in my teens; they are too good! My DLLady makes them with nuts and chocolate chips too; she makes a mix of them ... eeks! You can only eat one -- that's a butter tart rule! Cuz they send your BSL's thru the roof!

FATMAD ~ we're gonna have to get a hold of the butter tart police very soon! Boy, you are having really cold temps way down there ... wow -- worse than us today, and we are in the frozen north!

Have a great night all ... Rosebud

Hey everyone .. glad to hear that everyone is doing fairly well ... I have been having difficulty making the right choices this week .. it never helps when hubby and foster son make cake =) Its funny cuz just the smell of sugar makes me crave my coffee =) I really do need to do have a diet plan laid out for me. I can resist the cake / cookies / butter tarts etc .. but coffee without sugar is killing me. I am pretty proud of the fact that Im down to 2 or 3 cups a week compaired to my 12 or more a day. I think thats where my weight loss is coming from. I missed Curves again today .. I seem to loose track of time when Im puttering around in the greenhouse .. that in and of itself is truely a workout. I find after 5 hours there my body is more sore than after the workouts at Curves =) But its a good sore.
It feels like DH has been really trying to sabotage my weight loss and I wont let him do that to me!! NFW!! I can do that all by myself lol How does one deal with a unsupportive spouse??
Its nice to see that everyone here is so supportive =) I have noticed may of you count calories .. thus far I have been really watching the carbs and I know I am not eating enough of the good stuff is there a previous thread that gives some examples of your daily meal plans?? Especially the grab and go type meals that I can take to the greenhouse with me.

Good morning.

Mr. Z, butter tarts are the very devil and should be banned like absinthe! However, they are a rural Ontario specialty and that you should experience once in your life.

Mad, we are darned cold here too but at least the sun was shining yesterday. It was Wolf Moon last night but my two doggies didn't want to stay out long to join their ancestors. They were cozy and warm all night as the woodstove held overnight.

Thanks for the heads up on Blue Menu, Rosebud. I will be in Brockville today for my course and may get a chance to pop into the Superstore to pick some up.

Pea, I can't give you hints on how to deal with a DH who is being a jerk as mine was very supportive. However, you will find lots of support from us here. Grab and go meals are a bit tricky. I am on course all day today with a 15 minute lunch break and plan to take along: 6 stoned wheat crackers, 3 Lite Laughing Cow wedges, celery and carrot sticks, grapes and a carton of skim milk....boring but it will keep the BGL stable.

Better start getting organized now. Have a good day.

This thread is getting long. I think I'll start a February Keep In Touch tomorrow and include a link back to this thread which will be closed.