Day 52

Blood Sugar 91.
I met Mark at noon at NILE Ethiopian Restaurant on I Drive. It had been recommended to me before but I hadn't yet been. My previous experience with Ethiopian food was at a place in New York several years ago. At the time I was not as into food as I am now, and I remember it being so hot I could barely stand it. NILE however was a different story. I LOVED everything that we ate! We had several Beef dishes, and a lamb dish, and a chicken dish .... All was very flavorful and spicy, but not too hot! The Ethiopian coffee was also delicious! After that we went to the Indian grocery store and got a sweet coconut dessert called chumchum. I am impressed that I have not yet eaten the whole container. At work i had a diabetic oatmeal raisin bar, and then when I got home I made a salad with dried cranberries, walnuts, cashews and goat cheese. It was an excellent day of eating!

Day 51

Morning Blood Sugar 98.
I had a great workout with Lynn today, then I met Mark for lunch at Logan's Bistro. We started with the Goat Cheese Cheescake appetizer, and then I had the Montana Chicken Wrap with a Bistro Salad and a glass of Merlot. I only ate half of my lunch, so I wrapped it up and took it home to have for dinner before i went to work. After work i had a bag of cheetos from the vending machine and when I got home i had the last piece of leftover pizza. I also drank a lot of water today, which I sometimes am not the best at doing, but it sure feels good when I do!

Day 50

Morning Sugar of 89.
I met Mark for lunch at Guavate, a Puerto Rican Restaurant which was new to both of us. It was very good and we had several appetizers (one of which was seafood, and I even liked it a little bit), and for my entree I had Carne Guisada. We also had a coconut dessert and jug of Sangria. He had brought some Chickoo, which was also new to me, which is a indian fruit. I love to try new things! Later I went with Jeff, Gregg and Addison to New China Buffet. I did have 3 plates, but I tried to keep them reasonable and I didn't do too bad. I even ate a curry shrimp! Maybe I eat seafood now? After that were drinks at Wyldes, and when I got home I finished up my leftovers from Guavate and some cashews. It was the best night ever!

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!