Day 49

With a morning blood sugar of 91, I started out the day with a bowl of cereal and a banana. Then my parents came by to visit and brought a Chick-Fil-A sandwich! I can't help it, i just love a good Chick-Fil-A! Then I went to the gym and had an excellent workout with Lynn. Afterwards I stopped by Whole Foods and got a plate from their Hot Bar. Then after a pretty good night at work I came home and had a Buffalo Chicken Wrap from Target and a South Beach Diet Cereal Bar. I feel pretty good about my food intake today, and I am very excited about trying a new restaurant for lunch tomorrow! Details and photos to follow!

Day 48

For the second day, blood sugar 89.
Today was a day of dining out. I started out by going back to 4R Smokehouse BBQ, only this time I had the pulled pork sandwich with smoked bacon wrapped jalapenos and baked cheese grits. Then later I had a couple of drinks with a friend at Agave Azul and had Aztec Cobb Salad $8
Spicy blackened chicken over baby greens. Topped with bacon, avocados, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded cheese, and black bean salsa.
Delicious!
and then I went to the final Tuesday Happy hour with Addison Taylor and had 2 more drinks, followed by a trip to hamburger Mary's where I had the Blue Boy Burger!
My first 2 meals I only ate part of, and at Hamburger Mary's I only ate 2 of my fries, however there were a couple of appetizers that the group of us had, and I especially enjoyed the blue cheese covered potato chips.
We will see how tomorrow's blood sugar is!

Day 47

Blood sugar 89.
Today was a long day at a long event.
I didn't eat as often as I like, but considering my options I felt that I made pretty decent choices.
My first meal of the day was at the rainbow cafe, Parliament house and was a grilled chicken sandwich with tomatoes and cucumbers.
I have a photo of the same meal from a few days ago.
and my second meal was at IHOP.
I had the spinach and mushroom omelette with wheat toast.
We will see how tomorrow's sugar is.......

Day 46

Blood Sugar 105.
Those of you who know me know that I hate seafood, in fact I use to tell people that I was allergic to it so that they wouldn't pressure me into trying it. There are currently the following things that I just hate and won't eat: Seafood of all types, mustard, mayo, and olives (small amounts of olives in things are ok) So I want to be the type of person that can enjoy all sorts of food. I have taken bites of all sorts of seafood dishes, and I have yet to find one that I actually "like" or would purposely order.
Today Nicole and I went to SEA Thai, and she got coconut shrimp, and I had one, and as I cringe when I say it, "I enjoyed it"
It was coconutty and delicious! Could this be a new beginning for me? Now for my entree I had yellow chicken curry which I have had before and knew that I would like.
I worked a shorter shift then I usually do, and when I got off I was starving and hit the vending machine and had some chocolate and some sort of chip. Then finally before bed we had ordered a pizza, which I only had one piece of, along with some garlic cheese bread.
Tomorrow I will be at the bar all day with the pageant, so I will do my best to eat something that isn't too unhealthy!

Day 45

Morning Blood Sugar 101.
Today Addison and I were driving around doing some shopping and we ended up stopping at Rossi's to eat lunch.
I haven't been there in about 15 years and it hasn't changed much. Pretty decent for a cross between an italian restaurant and a sportsbar. We split an order of garlic cheese bread and an order of chicken tenders, then we each had a calzone. Mine was filled with Broccoli and Feta. The taste was good, but afterwards not only was I too full, but I am realizing that I don't enjoy all of that heavy, cheese and bread food as much as I use to. Pizza, French Fries, anything battered and deep fried, all of those things which I have always adored are becoming less enjoyable to me now. I still want them, but definitely a smaller portion then before, and I feel that this is a very good thing! I am also finding that when I eat then less often, then I appreciate them much more when I do have them.
So I was so stuffed from lunch that I didn't eat anything (I know... smaller portions, several times a day is better) until almost the end of my shift when i had a bag of cashews. Then when i got home from work I had a Caprese salad with grilled Chicken that i had gotten earlier at the Deli at Target. I am now going to bed satisfied.

Day 44

This morning's blood sugar was 90.
I met Roy for lunch at Houlihan's where we each ordered a grilled vegetable pizza. I also enjoyed a 2-4-1 red wine.
Before work I had some leftover Chili which was mixed with some whole wheat pasta and tomato sauce to make chili mac. I was not that hungry so I had a very small portion. During work I had a cereal bar, and after work I had the rest of the chili mac, some pita and a salad with dried cranberries and almonds.
Sorry todays journal was so boring. Maybe tomorrow i will eat something exciting!

Day 43

Today I had a morning blood sugar of 105. Now since my doctor wants it to be between 90 and 120, I guess that is perfect!
I started when I woke up today with a bag of cashews, i probably should have eaten more, but I was out the door to run several errands. As I was driving around I found myself becoming starving and all that i could think about was food. (Not an unusual thing for me to do). It was around 2:30 and I knew that i was dining out with friends around 8, so I went to Chick-fil-A and had a grilled chicken sandwich and a 3 piece box of Chicken strips. Pretty delicious and it got me through until my evening meal.
Addison, Jeff, Gregg and myself all went to dinner at Tabla. Not only is it my favorite Indian Restaurant, but every time I go there I just have the waiter Mark bring me out whatever he wants. I have yet to be disappointed. I'm not sure what he brought me tonight but it was excellent! It was paneer in a delicious sauce with cashews, not too spicy, but it had a kick and was full of flavor. Also with it was rice and naan. and when he asked if I would like a cocktail, I could not say no. I might have had two.
To whoever is reading this, I highly recommend Tabla if you either love indian food or want to try something new. and to Mark, I know you are reading this, and i thank you!
After that we went to Wylde's for a couple more cocktails, and then called it a night.