Tuesday, September 25th
I think I may have figured out why my fasting numbers haven't completely fallen back to normal. I've been told over and over again (ESPECIALLY while I was pregnant with Butter Bean) to make SURE I had a bedtime snack. It was drilled into my head. But I go to bed so late and get up so freaking early that if I eat a snack before bed I don't think there's enough time to get a true fasting reading. Last night we finished dinner at 7:30PM and I went to bed, sans snack, at 11PM. My bG at 9:30PM was 122. Up at 4:45AM and my bG was 87!!! I'm hoping that that little discovery holds true for more than one day. We'll see. :)
So here's today's stuff:
4:45AM: (fasting) - 87
7:30AM: (breakfast) - shredded spinach, 3 fried eggs, guacamole, small cup of coffee with a cinnamon stick
9:30AM: 87
12:00PM: (lunch) turkey burgers, salad and homemade ranch dressing
2:00PM: 91
5:00PM: (dinner) Butternut Squash Lasagna This stuff is AMAZING. So much so that a more-than-double batch lasted for exactly one dinner with leftovers for lunch for me and hubby. The girls will eat it; they don't love it yet. But I will continue to make it until they do because dayum it is good. NOTE: I couldn't find store-bought pizza sauce sans sugar, so I made my own Paleo Pizza Sauce with these changes: I doubled the recipe, used onion powder instead of dried minced onion, and added enough water so that the doubled batch equaled 1 quart. The original recipe is VERY thick; I wanted it much thinner, and I needed a LOT.
7:00PM: forgot to test ... 2 back-to-back games!
8:45PM: 105
I've been snacking throughout the day on in-the-shell pistachios -- too much of them. :(
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Whole30 - Day 24
Monday, September 24th
I missed a few days of blogging. :/ Oh, well, I'll catch you up! Turns out I wasn't over the cold; it hung on for over a week, and guess what?! ANY kind of illness can jack up your blood sugar. Didn't know that. So all my pretty fasting 80's and 90's jumped up to 130's again. So depressing, when my diet has been stellar. I HATE DIABETES. And the numbers didn't go all the way back down once I was over the cold.
Oh well. I'll keep looking for things to tweak. I still hope to be able to get off the damn Met by the end of the year. We'll see!
4:25AM: (fasting) - 113
6:30AM: (car snack ... shhhh) pistashios in-the-shell
8:30AM: (breakfast) chopped spinach, fried eggs, guacamole, small cup of coffee w/ cinnamon stick
10:30AM: 104
1:30PM: (lunch) turkey burgers (2) on a salad of romaine, shredded carrots and cherry tomatoes with homemade ranch
3:30PM: 107
4:30PM: (snack) pistachios in-the-shell
7:30PM: (dinner) small serving of chili, green salad with homemade ranch
9:30PM: 122
The girls both have games tomorrow, so I spent a few minutes this weekend figuring out meals. Hubby cooked dinner tonight and I spent the hours after dinner on clean-up and meal prep for tomorrow: Butternut Squash Lasagna!! Time consuming, but ohhhh so delicious!
I missed a few days of blogging. :/ Oh, well, I'll catch you up! Turns out I wasn't over the cold; it hung on for over a week, and guess what?! ANY kind of illness can jack up your blood sugar. Didn't know that. So all my pretty fasting 80's and 90's jumped up to 130's again. So depressing, when my diet has been stellar. I HATE DIABETES. And the numbers didn't go all the way back down once I was over the cold.
Oh well. I'll keep looking for things to tweak. I still hope to be able to get off the damn Met by the end of the year. We'll see!
4:25AM: (fasting) - 113
6:30AM: (car snack ... shhhh) pistashios in-the-shell
8:30AM: (breakfast) chopped spinach, fried eggs, guacamole, small cup of coffee w/ cinnamon stick
10:30AM: 104
1:30PM: (lunch) turkey burgers (2) on a salad of romaine, shredded carrots and cherry tomatoes with homemade ranch
3:30PM: 107
4:30PM: (snack) pistachios in-the-shell
7:30PM: (dinner) small serving of chili, green salad with homemade ranch
9:30PM: 122
The girls both have games tomorrow, so I spent a few minutes this weekend figuring out meals. Hubby cooked dinner tonight and I spent the hours after dinner on clean-up and meal prep for tomorrow: Butternut Squash Lasagna!! Time consuming, but ohhhh so delicious!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Whole30 - Day 12
Wednesday, September 12th
I think I've seen the worst of the cold, and it wasn't that bad! Woohoo! It was a spectacularly beautiful day today ... that perfect late-summer sunshine with a breeze and brilliant blue sky, when it's not cool, but you can almost smell autumn coming. I love fall so much. As soon as the light and shadows start to change, around the first week of August, it's like I can already feel it in my blood. This time of year always brings back memories of time spent in the Catskills with my friend, C., driving through the mountains with Type O Negative or Concrete Blonde or Ministry blasting and the leaves blowing across the road as we smoked and soaked it all in. Whew. Back to reality!
The girls both get their uniforms today and the game madness starts Saturday: it's been years since I've been to a football game at all, let alone 4 in one day. Well, technically I'll only be at 2 of them; hubby or SOMEBODY (pleasedon'thavetoworkpleasedon'thavetoworkpleasedon'thavetowork) will be at the other 2 with the other daughter. The next 6 weeks are just flat-out insanity. It's going to require several steps up in Sunday food prep, but I'm committed. I may NEED to be committed when it's over. LOL
4:40AM: fasting - 118
7:20AM: Breakfast - eggs, 1/2 cup coffee
9:20AM: 102
12:00PM: Lunch - BAS with lettuce, tomato, broccoli, pickles, onions, and turkey burger dressed with mustard and h/m mayo
2:00PM: 83
4:00PM: Afternoon snack - 1/2 cup coffee, coconut flakes
8:00PM: Dinner - steak, sweet potato, slaw
10:00PM: 110
Recap
I went for a walk today after lunch with 2 co-workers! I haven't done that in months and months. It felt really good, and I have a walking date for tomorrow too.
I ate entirely too much sweet potato at dinner, and not enough protein at breakfast and lunch. I'm also missing my greens at breakfast, so I'll bring some spinach to work tomorrow.
bG just seemed to be running slightly higher today; I'm going to go back and review all my meals for the last week or so and see what I need to tweak. Even though they weren't AS low as they have been, they're still a VAST improvement. My a1c from the end of August was 7.1, which roughly equates to an average bG of 157. Per my handy little meter, my average over the last 7 days is 104, which converts to an a1c of 5.2. That's normal, folks. As in, NORMAL normal. And that is why I'm doing this. :)
I think I've seen the worst of the cold, and it wasn't that bad! Woohoo! It was a spectacularly beautiful day today ... that perfect late-summer sunshine with a breeze and brilliant blue sky, when it's not cool, but you can almost smell autumn coming. I love fall so much. As soon as the light and shadows start to change, around the first week of August, it's like I can already feel it in my blood. This time of year always brings back memories of time spent in the Catskills with my friend, C., driving through the mountains with Type O Negative or Concrete Blonde or Ministry blasting and the leaves blowing across the road as we smoked and soaked it all in. Whew. Back to reality!
The girls both get their uniforms today and the game madness starts Saturday: it's been years since I've been to a football game at all, let alone 4 in one day. Well, technically I'll only be at 2 of them; hubby or SOMEBODY (pleasedon'thavetoworkpleasedon'thavetoworkpleasedon'thavetowork) will be at the other 2 with the other daughter. The next 6 weeks are just flat-out insanity. It's going to require several steps up in Sunday food prep, but I'm committed. I may NEED to be committed when it's over. LOL
4:40AM: fasting - 118
7:20AM: Breakfast - eggs, 1/2 cup coffee
9:20AM: 102
12:00PM: Lunch - BAS with lettuce, tomato, broccoli, pickles, onions, and turkey burger dressed with mustard and h/m mayo
2:00PM: 83
4:00PM: Afternoon snack - 1/2 cup coffee, coconut flakes
8:00PM: Dinner - steak, sweet potato, slaw
10:00PM: 110
Recap
I went for a walk today after lunch with 2 co-workers! I haven't done that in months and months. It felt really good, and I have a walking date for tomorrow too.
I ate entirely too much sweet potato at dinner, and not enough protein at breakfast and lunch. I'm also missing my greens at breakfast, so I'll bring some spinach to work tomorrow.
bG just seemed to be running slightly higher today; I'm going to go back and review all my meals for the last week or so and see what I need to tweak. Even though they weren't AS low as they have been, they're still a VAST improvement. My a1c from the end of August was 7.1, which roughly equates to an average bG of 157. Per my handy little meter, my average over the last 7 days is 104, which converts to an a1c of 5.2. That's normal, folks. As in, NORMAL normal. And that is why I'm doing this. :)
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Whole30 - Day 11
Tuesday, September 11
I hab a code. :( Or something. I wish it were allergies, but I'm pretty sure I caught it from my darling husband. Oh well ... it's not as bad as the stomach virus we all had, so I'll not complain. Too much.
Today I saw the functional medicine doctor for my follow-up to review blood work. No surprises there. The only things out of lab range were my A1C, fasting bG and vitamin D3 levels.
My A1C was terrible: 7.1! It hasn't been that bad since I was diagnosed. I did quit taking my meds over the summer to see if I could manage things with just diet -- and I did, for a while. Then there was a birthday that just wrecked me for a week (and it wasn't even MINE!). I knew it would be bad, and it was. My fasting was pretty horrible too: 145. I discussed with the doctor what I was doing to correct the situation and she seemed supportive, although she did say she was going to recommend the hcg diet? Hgc? Some thing where you take some kind of drops, I guess? I'll stick to what's working for me now, thanks. Did I mention I've lost about 14 lb. in the last 2 weeks? :)
Even though nothing else was technically out of range, there were things that were juuuust on the edge of normal: testosterone, DHEA, cortisol. She recommended a boatload of supplements; I'm kind of on the fence about some of them. The DHEA, specifically, says that it is NOT recommended for diabetics. This shit was expensive, and I opened it BEFORE I saw that. Kinda pissed about that, but I'm not taking it until I talk to her again.
OK, enough about that.
Kid stuff! I got Peanut's schedule and holy shite. I have no idea how we're going to pull off getting both girls to their games while still holding down full-time jobs, making sure they get to school and actually complete their work, all while still getting at least some sleep. It is ridiculous and I have no idea how other parents pull this crap off.
Bleh.
4:40AM: 89
7:35AM: Breakfast - homemade sausage patties, fried eggs, strawberries, black coffee
9:35AM: 69
10:00AM: Morning snack - fried eggs
12:20PM: Lunch - salad with steamed broccoli, tomatoes, pickles, onions, baked chicken, mustard and homemade mayo
2:20PM: 98
8:00PM: Dinner - spaghetti squash with meat sauce, kale sauteed with baon
10:00PM: 96
Bedtime snack (I wasn't hungry, but had to eat something to get my meds down) - 1 large strawberry
Life in general may be out of control, but I am kicking some ass with the Whole30.
I hab a code. :( Or something. I wish it were allergies, but I'm pretty sure I caught it from my darling husband. Oh well ... it's not as bad as the stomach virus we all had, so I'll not complain. Too much.
Today I saw the functional medicine doctor for my follow-up to review blood work. No surprises there. The only things out of lab range were my A1C, fasting bG and vitamin D3 levels.
My A1C was terrible: 7.1! It hasn't been that bad since I was diagnosed. I did quit taking my meds over the summer to see if I could manage things with just diet -- and I did, for a while. Then there was a birthday that just wrecked me for a week (and it wasn't even MINE!). I knew it would be bad, and it was. My fasting was pretty horrible too: 145. I discussed with the doctor what I was doing to correct the situation and she seemed supportive, although she did say she was going to recommend the hcg diet? Hgc? Some thing where you take some kind of drops, I guess? I'll stick to what's working for me now, thanks. Did I mention I've lost about 14 lb. in the last 2 weeks? :)
Even though nothing else was technically out of range, there were things that were juuuust on the edge of normal: testosterone, DHEA, cortisol. She recommended a boatload of supplements; I'm kind of on the fence about some of them. The DHEA, specifically, says that it is NOT recommended for diabetics. This shit was expensive, and I opened it BEFORE I saw that. Kinda pissed about that, but I'm not taking it until I talk to her again.
OK, enough about that.
Kid stuff! I got Peanut's schedule and holy shite. I have no idea how we're going to pull off getting both girls to their games while still holding down full-time jobs, making sure they get to school and actually complete their work, all while still getting at least some sleep. It is ridiculous and I have no idea how other parents pull this crap off.
Bleh.
4:40AM: 89
7:35AM: Breakfast - homemade sausage patties, fried eggs, strawberries, black coffee
9:35AM: 69
10:00AM: Morning snack - fried eggs
12:20PM: Lunch - salad with steamed broccoli, tomatoes, pickles, onions, baked chicken, mustard and homemade mayo
2:20PM: 98
8:00PM: Dinner - spaghetti squash with meat sauce, kale sauteed with baon
10:00PM: 96
Bedtime snack (I wasn't hungry, but had to eat something to get my meds down) - 1 large strawberry
Life in general may be out of control, but I am kicking some ass with the Whole30.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Whole30 - Day 10
Monday, September 10th
This was my first Whole30 day where I had a business meeting, away from my regular job site, that included food. I killed it. :D
4:50AM: 84
5:15AM: Breakfast - homemade pork sausage patties, eggs
7:15AM: 101
Morning snacks - strawberries, watermelon, coconut, coffee
11:30AM: Lunch - leftover pot roast, eggplant & bok choy
1:30PM: I'm so awesome, I forgot to test after lunch again. :/
Afternoon snacks - coconut, shredded beef
8:15PM: Dinner - turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, guacamole and mayo
10:20PM: 117
The hits just keep on coming. I fully expected both girls to balk at the turkey burgers, but they both ate some. I think after nearly a year of paleo-talk around the house and myself and hubby eating that way, and a good couple of months of refusing to make non-paleo/primal alternatives for them, it's finally sinking in that, yes .... "THIS" is what's for dinner.
This was my first Whole30 day where I had a business meeting, away from my regular job site, that included food. I killed it. :D
4:50AM: 84
5:15AM: Breakfast - homemade pork sausage patties, eggs
7:15AM: 101
Morning snacks - strawberries, watermelon, coconut, coffee
11:30AM: Lunch - leftover pot roast, eggplant & bok choy
1:30PM: I'm so awesome, I forgot to test after lunch again. :/
Afternoon snacks - coconut, shredded beef
8:15PM: Dinner - turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, guacamole and mayo
10:20PM: 117
The hits just keep on coming. I fully expected both girls to balk at the turkey burgers, but they both ate some. I think after nearly a year of paleo-talk around the house and myself and hubby eating that way, and a good couple of months of refusing to make non-paleo/primal alternatives for them, it's finally sinking in that, yes .... "THIS" is what's for dinner.
Whole30 - Day 9
Sunday, September 9th
I love Whole30. I love Whole30. I LOVE WHOLE30!!! I feel amazing. I think because I was already low-carb I've jumped right past the carb flu thing and straight into clean-eating heaven.
After reviewing my last week of posts, I'm going to just QUIT SAYING we had another busy day. All our freaking days are busy. The redundancy is boring even me. LOL Anyway, today was shopping day. Football season starts on the 15th and the girls still need shoes for their cheer uniforms .... so, off to the dreaded mall. Dear gods and ancestors how I loath the mall. It took 5 stores to find shoes that were all white, that fit, and that were comfortable (and were less than $40 a pair ... EEK!!). We did it, though, and hubby entertained the kids in the van whilst I did a quick grocery run. Then, home to make dinner and limited weekly food prep.
7:20AM: (fasting) 136
8:15AM: Breakfast - eggs with greens, avocado, tomatoes; hot tea
10:12AM: 99
12:00PM: Lunch - I can't remember what I ate! LOL I know there was butternut squash. And some kind of protein. :/
2:00PM: I also forgot to test, since we were at the mall. :P
8:00PM: Dinner - baked chicken, eggplant, zoodles (I just love that!) and zucchini, carrots and whatever leftover veggies were in the fridge
10:00PM: 93
We had yet another paleo breakthrough with Peanut. I gave her, as usual, a very small (miniscule, even) portion of the baked chicken. Every. Single. Time. we've done this before, she's cried, gagged, whined and generally been kind of an ass about it. She'll eat her own weight in chicken nuggets, but don't give her regular old chicken. This time, she ate it with NO prompting. And wait for it ..... she asked for more. THREE MORE SLICES. She ASKED for 3 slices of chicken breast. Folks, you have no freaking idea what a big deal this was. Yay!!
I love Whole30. I love Whole30. I LOVE WHOLE30!!! I feel amazing. I think because I was already low-carb I've jumped right past the carb flu thing and straight into clean-eating heaven.
After reviewing my last week of posts, I'm going to just QUIT SAYING we had another busy day. All our freaking days are busy. The redundancy is boring even me. LOL Anyway, today was shopping day. Football season starts on the 15th and the girls still need shoes for their cheer uniforms .... so, off to the dreaded mall. Dear gods and ancestors how I loath the mall. It took 5 stores to find shoes that were all white, that fit, and that were comfortable (and were less than $40 a pair ... EEK!!). We did it, though, and hubby entertained the kids in the van whilst I did a quick grocery run. Then, home to make dinner and limited weekly food prep.
7:20AM: (fasting) 136
8:15AM: Breakfast - eggs with greens, avocado, tomatoes; hot tea
10:12AM: 99
12:00PM: Lunch - I can't remember what I ate! LOL I know there was butternut squash. And some kind of protein. :/
2:00PM: I also forgot to test, since we were at the mall. :P
8:00PM: Dinner - baked chicken, eggplant, zoodles (I just love that!) and zucchini, carrots and whatever leftover veggies were in the fridge
10:00PM: 93
We had yet another paleo breakthrough with Peanut. I gave her, as usual, a very small (miniscule, even) portion of the baked chicken. Every. Single. Time. we've done this before, she's cried, gagged, whined and generally been kind of an ass about it. She'll eat her own weight in chicken nuggets, but don't give her regular old chicken. This time, she ate it with NO prompting. And wait for it ..... she asked for more. THREE MORE SLICES. She ASKED for 3 slices of chicken breast. Folks, you have no freaking idea what a big deal this was. Yay!!
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Whole30 - Day 8
Saturday, September 8th
Nobody had practice today, and hubby's overtime got canceled, but Pumpkin signed up for a cheer clinic today so no sleeping in. :( Oh well, she had fun and the girls spent the afternoon practicing cheers. Fun for a while, but I eventually sent them outside. In the rain. I'm a terrible mom. LOL
Pumpkin told me on the way home that the coaches said that her mom packed a healthy lunch. I love our PlanetBoxes. :) And I love that SHE picked out everything that went into it: salami, "circle cheese", cherry tomatoes, green beans, a clementine and some grapes ... and a few dark chocolate chips as a treat. Of course, they gave all the participants a bag of candy to take home. Sigh.
7:00AM: (fasting) 105
7:30AM: Breakfast - soooo good! I shredded some raw spinach in a bowl, added 2 over-easy eggs (cooked in coconut oil) and topped them with avocado, chilies and tomatoes; coffee with coconut milk
9:30AM: 91
12:00PM: sliced baked chicken dipped in homemade mayo, banana
2:00PM: 110
Afternoon snacks - coconut flakes, banana
7:45PM: Dinner - bora bora fireballs, sauteed bok choy, steamed carrots, turnip greens
9:45PM: 92
I know I'm not supposed to weigh on the Whole30, but I haven't been able to kick the habit. And holy monkeys...I'm down about 10 lbs. in as many days. And I feel freaking FANTASTIC. I should have done this a year ago, when I first heard about it. I can't believe I was so afraid to do it! Not the example I want to set for our kids: "it's too haaaarrd ... waaaahh"
Nobody had practice today, and hubby's overtime got canceled, but Pumpkin signed up for a cheer clinic today so no sleeping in. :( Oh well, she had fun and the girls spent the afternoon practicing cheers. Fun for a while, but I eventually sent them outside. In the rain. I'm a terrible mom. LOL
Pumpkin told me on the way home that the coaches said that her mom packed a healthy lunch. I love our PlanetBoxes. :) And I love that SHE picked out everything that went into it: salami, "circle cheese", cherry tomatoes, green beans, a clementine and some grapes ... and a few dark chocolate chips as a treat. Of course, they gave all the participants a bag of candy to take home. Sigh.
7:00AM: (fasting) 105
7:30AM: Breakfast - soooo good! I shredded some raw spinach in a bowl, added 2 over-easy eggs (cooked in coconut oil) and topped them with avocado, chilies and tomatoes; coffee with coconut milk
9:30AM: 91
12:00PM: sliced baked chicken dipped in homemade mayo, banana
2:00PM: 110
Afternoon snacks - coconut flakes, banana
7:45PM: Dinner - bora bora fireballs, sauteed bok choy, steamed carrots, turnip greens
9:45PM: 92
I know I'm not supposed to weigh on the Whole30, but I haven't been able to kick the habit. And holy monkeys...I'm down about 10 lbs. in as many days. And I feel freaking FANTASTIC. I should have done this a year ago, when I first heard about it. I can't believe I was so afraid to do it! Not the example I want to set for our kids: "it's too haaaarrd ... waaaahh"
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