Day 9

Morning Sugar ... 124.
Could be lower, but it wasn't too bad!
Started with a bowl of cereal.
Fiber One Honey Clusters with a sliced banana.
Then for lunch I made my GO TO salad and added a sliced apple and the rest of the chicken breast that I had in the fridge.
Somewhere in there I also dod 30 minutes on the treadmill!
I hadn't done any form of exercise the previous day, so I figured that it would be a good idea.
After work I made a stir fry with Snow peas, Red Bell Pepper, Edamame, and whole wheat pasta, along with a sauce I made consisting of soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, garlic and red pepper flake.
and then to finish up the night I had a few crackers with cheese.

Day 8

Blood Sugar 102.

Very pleased with that.

Got up this morning and went to pick up Gidget for a photo shoot.

We went to Sweet Tomatoes. (pictured)

I know that I shouldn't be going out to eat, but I did have free meal vouchers so it didn't cost anything.

I tried to eat sensibly even though it was a buffet. I guess that the most decadent thing I had was some crusty bread with honey whip spread.

Extremely Delicious!

After the shoot as I dropped her off I did have one chocolate chip macadamia nut cookie, but just one!

Then for dinner Addison and I went to TABLA, my favorite Indian restaurant. We usually let our waiter Mark pick our food for us, and we did just that. We had a garlic chicken appetizer which was great, and then for our entrees we had another chicken dish, a vegetable dish, rice and naan. (pictured) It was excellent! Mark picked out some tastey dishes.

We did have dessert, but I only had about 3 bites, and Addison had the rest!

Then off to TGI Fridays, where we had 2 drinks and a shot from my favorite bartender Marc!

and we rounded off the night with 1 more drink and 1 shot from Randy at Parliament House.

Upon getting home I have another small portion of my leftover Moussaka.

I probably didn't make the smartest Food Decisions today, and I probably shouldn't have had that many drinks!

Will my blood sugar be affected? We will see in the morning.

I don't think that I will leave the house tomorrow until I go to work, and I will most likely eat pretty good.

I'll keep you updated!

Day 7

Fasting sugar 112.

I started today having a Egg Beater scramble with spinach and Red Pepper, along with a piece of toast with jelly.

Then I went to the gym and had a great workout.

My arms are gonna be sore tomorrow!

I had Jeff over for dinner before work, and I tried a new recipe from one of my favorite magazines that I get. It was a recipe for Moussaka from the latest "Cuisine at Home".

I have another recipe for Moussaka which I usually make, but this was sounded just as good and was easier, so I gave it a try and it was really just as good.

With that I made a salad.

Then at work I very well might have had a few bites of BBQ Chicken Pizza.....

Then after work when I got home I took the rest of my beef, peppers and onions that I had left and added some tomato sauce and some whole wheat pasta.

It was delicious. I also finished off the rest of the salad I had from earlier and now I'm gonna call it a night.

Even though I will most likely eat out tomorrow, it has been nice cooking for myself the past couple of days.

Plus it is cheaper!!!!!

Day 6

Fasting blood sugar 102.

Today was a great day!

I started off with a bowl of cereal.

Then I went shopping and filled my pantry.

I plan on cooking for the next few days, and am trying not to dine out.

I also got back in to the gym today.

I have been going to a personal trainer for almost 2 years now. Her name is Lynn and she is wonderful! I typically go twice a week.

So for future reference, when I say "I went to the gym" it goes something like this:

My appointment is usually from 4:30 to 5pm. I try to get there up to 30 minutes early and walk on the cross training machine before hand. A "workout" with Lynn can be any number of different exercises combining weight training and cardio. She is also a great motivator both as a trainer and as a friend.

After a week off from any form of exercise, it felt wonderful to get back to it today!

After working out I had a salad with chicken breast. (pictured)

I have noticed that now that I am trying to take pictures of all of my food, I want to make it pretty and visually pleasing. I am finding that this helps with portion control. (Today I found that I used far less cheese on my salad since it was for a picture then I would have if I had not been thinking of how it will look)

I also got a couple of new plates and placemats to make it more colorful.

So then i went to Happy Hour and had 2 vanilla vodka with diet cokes.

Then afterwards I came home and made a Cheese Steak with 92% fat free beef, onions and peppers, and I also added some chickpeas to my remaining rice, peas and corn and had that with it. (pictured)

Dessert - Just one truffle!

It is currently 1am, and I think that I am done for the night!

Day 5

Morning blood sugar 122

I'm OK with that.

For brunch we went to Agave Azul, where I had the tortilla soup and the vegetarian fajitas.

I could only eat about half of it so I took the rest home for later.

Then Dinner I went out with a different set of friends to Bento's downtown.

I had the Bento box with coconut curry chicken.

It was extremely delicious and I ate every bite.

I also had a little saki.

Then for my final 1am meal I had some of the leftovers from earlier, along with some leftover rice, peas and corn from Day 2.

Followed by a chocolate truffle (only 1)

This is the first posting where I have posted pictures of every meal.

I also am going back to the gym tomorrow and I cannot wait!

Day 4

Today I was very pleased with a blood sugar of 98.

Sometimes I think I am eating pretty good, yet I have high blood sugar, and then other days where I don't eat quite so well, and even drink 5 or so cocktails, and then the next morning my sugar is perfect.

It just doesn't always make sense and can be very frustrating!

Today I started with brunch at Toojays. (pictured) the brunch platter!

So delicious, however I only ate half of the waffle and didn't eat all of the fries.

Then we went to see Lady GaGa in concert which was fabulous!

Followed by Jimmy Johns for a vegetarian sub and a bag of reduced fat chips.

Then we had late night Betos mexican food ... Carne Asada Fries. Not healthy at all but I probably only ate a third of my plate.

So tomorrow I go out again for lunch and dinner with visiting friends that are in town, but I also will go and do some grocery shopping, because after that I am planning on cooking for myself for a bit. and the day after the tomorrow I also get back in to the gym, which I am very much looking forward to.

Day 3

So this mornings blood sugar was a little disappointing. 134.

Not the worst, but could definitely be better.

Breakfast... a piece of toast with jelly and a piece of cheese

Lunch... Jason's Deli. Tomato Basil soup and salad Bar (pictured)

Then a night out at the bar consisting of 2 random vodka based shots and 3 vanilla vodka and Diet Cokes.

Followed by Breakfast at Pom Pom's Teahouse... the Lowrider with asian pulled pork instead of turkey and pasta of the day. (pictured)

Did I make the best decisions? No

but they could have been worse.

We will see how tomorrow goes.........