Day 42

Blood Sugar 86
I started out today with a breakfast sandwich with one egg and two egg whites, Morningstar farms veggie sausages, and cheddar on toast, along with some apple slices. Then I had a great workout with Lynn. After the gym I went by Whole Foods and got a plate from their Hot Bar. Then after work I had a small salad with sliced baked chicken, and then I took the rest of the Chili from yesterday and completed Nigella Lawson's recipe by heating it up, topping it with a corn bread mixture and then baking it. It was delicious, and I have tons left so I will be eating off of it for a few days.

Day 41

Started out the day with a blood sugar of 90.
I was up early (for me) due to clean up and a meeting at the bar, so my first meal of the day came from the Rainbow Cafe at the world famous Parliament House. I got what I usually get there .... a grilled chicken sandwich with tomatoes and cucumbers. It always satisfies me and I just love it!
Then after that I went to Whiskey river with some co-workers. I had one cocktail and one shot.
Later Nicole and myself went to check out this BBQ place that i have been hearing about. 4R Smokehouse. I went a little overboard and got the Beef Brisket dinner with Mac and Cheese, Smokehouse Corn and Sweet Potato Casserole. I loved it! The portions are huge and I highly recommend it! Now as for me, I only ate about half of my portion, and then i packed up the rest and gave it to Addison.
Then at Happy hour I had one more drink.
and when I got home I made some Chili. It was a new recipe for me that I got from Nigella Lawson on the Food Network. (My favorite channel)
Along with it while watching American Idol and Lost were some tortilla chips with Hummus.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

Day 40

Morning blood sugar.... 130
Now that I look back at day 39 I am not surprised.
I really shouldn't be having BBQ AND Steak and Shake in the same day.
All things considered I guess it is not the worst.
Today was better.
I started by meeting my friends Will and Josh who were both working at Jimmy's Cafe in Maitland.
Will expertly crafted the most delicious salad for me! Just look at the picture and see how big and filling it was, and along with a croissant I ate every bite!
Thanks guys!
Then off to a sweaty workout with Lynn!
After that I went to Nicole's 80's themed social party, where I couldn't resist a plate of all the delicious food, however for once I only had one plate, and I completely avoided the dessert tray.
I had 3 cocktails throughout the evening.
And most importantly I had a great conversation with Aunt MARY, she follows this blog (Hi MARY!) and is also diabetic and expressed her concerns with some of my dieting choices.
I need that! and am so grateful for her opinions.
After talking with her I didn't want anymore cocktails, and wanted to eat much better when I got home ....
which i did by having the rest of the salad from a couple of nights ago, and a spicy black bean burger
(Sometimes Veggie burgers can taste just awful, but morningstar farms seams to do it right)
I also received my new Food Lover business cards to pass out to friends and servers from places that I enjoy dining at, so hopefully I might get a few more readers!
Thanks to all of you for taking the time!

Day 39

Morning Blood Sugar ... 107.
Brunch with addison and Nicole .....
O'Boys BBQ, Beef lunch, substitute the cole slaw for Mac and Cheese.
Before work .... small bag of trail mix and an apple
After work .... Steak and shake, Guacamole Burger with salad and Chili Mac
Simple and to the point.
Did not drink enough water today!

Day 38

So I have been on insulin for 5 months now, and yesterday was the first day that I forgot to take it.
I normally take it around 4 in the morning (I usually don't go to bed until around 6am) however last night I layed down and had just fallen asleep when I woke up and remembered that I hadn't taken it! I thought about getting up and injecting, but then I thought "Maybe I will skip a day just to see what happens"
I don't think that is necessarily a good thing, and I am back on track now, but i just wanted to see if one day would effect my numbers.
So this morning when I had a blood sugar of 110, which is almost perfect, I was quite thrilled.
So this morning i had a bowl of cereal, followed by a couple pieces of toast and some almonds.
I knew that i had dinner plans before work so I saved most of my hunger for Sea Thai on colonial near the fashion square mall. I have been there a few times and I love it.
I started with the spring rolls and my entree was pineapple fried rice with Chicken.
I might as well have licked my plate clean, it was so good!
Then during work I had an apple, and when i got home Addison, Nicole and I had Grilled Cheese sandwiches and a salad with dried cranberries, apples, cashews and almonds.
We are all going out for brunch tomorrow, so I am anxious to see where we end up.

Day 37

Considering what I had eaten and drank the previous night, I was pleased to have a blood sugar of 121.
So Jeff and i got up and headed back to Orlando today.
On the way back we stopped at Chick-Fil-A.
Then a nap.
and then before work I had an apple and a bag of peanuts.
After work a trip to Steak and Shake where I had a BLT, a cup of Chili and 2 sausage, egg and cheese sliders.

Day 36

Blood sugar 82
Today Jeffrey and I went to Tampa to get tattooed, meet up with Daphne to go see Wicked, and have some drinks.
On the way there we stopped at Chili's where I had the honey chipotle Chicken Crispers. a delicious start to the day!
Once we arrived and checked in we bellied up to a bar and had a traditional Irish Car Bomb (The last time we went to Tampa I had 18, along with some shots of Citron ....So I feel that my alcohol consumption this trip was a lot smarter) Then after we got our Carrot Tattoos we met up with Daphne at Acropolis for some Delicious Greek Food! I had the Gyro platter, extremely Delicious and very filling. I couldn't even finish it!
Then off to see Wicked, which was excellent! and then out bar hopping!
I kept count and I only had 7 drinks for the rest of the night.
After some dancing we got a couple of slices of pizza and called it a night!