Carol Sue I buy Skinny Pop popcorn at Sam's club because they are individual serving sizes. I cannot buy the big bags of it and draw out just a serving size. It is like potato chips. I can eat from a serving size which is what DH buys, but never am I successful with a big bag. I think it is because when I was in Jr High and High School my lunch was 1 sandwich with a small bag of chips and a little carton of milk. I ate that everyday because it only cost 24 cents. It is like the Povlov dogs. I unknowingly conditioned myself to eat a whole bag of chips and it spills over into other things.
Your 1/2 lb is not a gain, I'm sure it is just water and it will come back down. I love knowing that from what they have told Daddy with the CHF. If he gains 3 lbs in 2 days he is to call the doctor's office, but he bounces back and forth sometimes with 2 lbs. I know his situation is different, but I also remember my doctor in SC saying he didn't worry about it if I was up only 2 lbs. I think those of us who have yo-you dieted have conditioned ourselves to think we have gained weight if we just gain .2 lbs. I used to get freaked out for a .2 gain, now I don't worry about it.
I've also decided that binges may happen but I'm trying to stop when I suddenly realize what I'm doing and just get back OP when it is time for me to eat again.
I've been having dizziness at night wondered why. I suddenly realized that it is my body adjusting to the lower readings. I road Daddy's bike last night for 20 minutes 2 miles. Later I got so dizzy. I'm not eating as often as I should when I'm here at Daddy's. I finally realized that I didn't drink the Slim Fast I had in his fridge because I didn't get hungry. So I decided around 11ish last night to drink one. I'm not sure I can do the Slim Fast because it isn't really food. Also if I do drink it, I need to have the fruit or something of substance with it. However, the good thing this morning, my FBS was 115. Hopefully it will get there and stay.
I bought some of the SF snacks, but I've decided that my snacks need to be things like popcorn or perhaps half a PB sandwich. That is what I was eating for a snack the 1st few days I drank the shakes. I would just take my multi-grain 45 calorie bread, spread a little peanut butter on it and eat it. I was satisfying and I didn't have the dizziness. What has helped me understand what is going on is the fact that my sister eats mini meal/snacks and even when she was off the Trulicity a few days she experienced very low BS episodes. Remember she is still relatively pre-diabetic and when her BS goes low, it goes extremely low and she can even get sick at her stomach with it. Exactly what I was feeling last night.
I checked my BS last night and it was 130 but you figure that I am coming way down from those 190 and 200s readings a 2 months ago. So my body is still adjusting. I've tried to not do anything about it, but with me having to be here for Daddy I can't do that. Also at home, I can get around my house safely without falling if I'm dizzy, but I can't do that here at Daddy's and he can't pick me up or help me if I fell. So I think I will bring me some PB sandwich halves to eat for a snack when here.
Carol Sue I think the Miracle Diet will work for you if you are eating enough food when you eat your small meals and if it is not making you feel like you are starving and eat more than you need at your main meal. However, that may be a learning experience that you can correct to make the plan work for you. I am sure you will figure it out. I call it tweak time. That is what I'm having to do even with SF... tweaking it so it works for me and not against me. A lot of what I'm feeling right now reminds me too much of how I got when I lost weight and got BS under control 17 yrs ago. I didn't do it healthy going without eating for hours and when I did eat the food had little to no nutritional value. I definitely don't want to do that again. Healthy is the goal more than the weight.
We have found a Medical Alert System at Amazon that we like. We just have to find out from the company who made Daddy's pacemaker monitor if they are compatible. This system will take 4 phone numbers to call plus 911 if he got in trouble and needed us. DH thinks it would be better for him to call us or 911 directly and let us help him decide if he needs an ambulance instead of depending on someone we don't know to make that decision for him. Nice thing about Amazon, we can pay to have next day delivery and DS and I will go in half and pay a one time bill for it instead of paying so much a month for someone else to monitor it. We have until next Thursday to decide as doctor said to give Daddy about a week with us here for him. Hopefully Thursday I can peacefully stay at my house and sleep in my own bed knowing Daddy is safe and can get immediate help if he needs it. I will just have to start keeping my cell phone by my bed at night. Easy to do. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Well DS will be here in about an hour with breakfast so I need to get my stuff together so I will be ready to go home for a few hours. Hang in the Carol Sue. You got this.
p.a. I know you are enjoying that new baby.
My baby sister and her DH apologized to Daddy for some of the things they had pulled explaining they had been overwhelmed by all that was going on with her kids etc. I still believe they won't be helping here much, but I just want things peaceful for my Daddy's sake. They have to be back home next week end and I am sure will be at her son's house all this weekend even through Monday. I look for her to come back to Daddy's Monday night or Tuesday to wash all their clothes and will probably leave Wednesday or Thursday. So my plan is to just stay here. She did tell Daddy they want to move back here and wanted to get along with everyone. DS and I will do what is best for Daddy. Forgiving is easy because that is what we do as Christians, but working through the trust issues is the difficult thing. However, we have always done what we needed to do for her because I feel like it is our fault she is so spoiled. We are all living the results of our previous actions. I am 11 yrs older than her and she is 8 yrs younger than my other sister. We just love her and go on. The sad thing is I have a daughter who is just like her. Her Dad and I spoiled her too.
Have a blessed day.