August 2011

I must be doing something right. I am looking back at my Blood Sugar Log for the month of August, and not one single fasting Blood Sugar is higher then 120. That is just what the Doctor ordered!

She would like for them to be between 80 and 120. Some of them are actually a little too low (I count 3 occasions where they were in the ‘70s). The bulk of them are in the ‘80s and ‘90s so I cannot complain.

What have I been doing different?

Well, I AM still eating out a little, but I am trying to keep that earlier on in the daytime as a general rule. Otherwise I have been making smarter choices and preparing more meals at home. (Photos) I have drastically cut my carbs later in the day as well, which seems to be helping a lot.

I’m exercising every day, and sometimes twice a day, trying to switch up my styles of exercising so that I don’t get bored or over work certain muscles.

I have continued to log in everything that I eat on myfooddiary.com!

With the combination of all of those things I have been able to keep my weight in the 170s (Towards the top, but still not creeping back in to the 180s either) and have had consistently low Blood Sugars.

I’m going to keep working at it, as well as give it an extra push to improve my results even further!

Snickers

Dear Snickers,

I haven't eaten you since 2008.
Although I do miss you terribly and I still think about you sometimes, I want you to know that I am doing just fine without you.
I'm sorry that it had to end this way.

Goodbye, I will never forget you!

losing weight?

I have been trying to get down into the 170's. I have been stuck between 180 and 185 for quite some time. I have been working hard this week, and when I got on the scale today I was delighted to see 178.4.
Now i have to stay tough on myself and actually keep this going for a few weeks, it is very easy to creep back up, and I do not want that to happen!

My Food Diary

A few years ago, due to Lynn's suggestion I joined myfooddiary.com. It cost $9 a month, you log in all of the food that you eat and your exercise each day. It calculates your intake and tells you information like how long it will take you to lose a certain number of pounds, if you have gotten enough vitamin A that day, and if you have consumed too much sodium. I cancelled my membership about 2 years ago, however I just rejoined. Right now I can use a little more control, and hopefully this will be the tool that can get me back on track. Not sure how long I will keep the membership this time, but for right now I am very pleased to be with it.

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Update - Doctor's visit

This week I had a follow up Doctor's visit. Since I have be taken off of insulin my Hemoglobin A1C has been slowly rising. Ideally it should be under 7, however at my last appointment (3 months ago) it had risen to 7.7.
I wondered if insulin was crucial to my condition and would she need to put me back on it?
So over the last few months I have been exercising harder and more frequently then ever. Overall I have eaten out less and made healthier choices at home. (I still struggle with food every day)
Much to my excitement and relief, upon reading my results, she was pleased to tell me that my number had dropped to 7.2.
This is the first time I have reduced my HA1C without adding more medication.
I am thrilled, however it makes me want to try that much harder to bring it down under 7.
I know that the additional exercise was a large factor with my diabetes, as well as I had a really good Cholesterol report.
so...
More Exercise (I'm keeping a good workout log)
Better Eating
I am going to succeed!