Unsweetened Iced Tea

A big glass of unsweetened Iced Tea is delicious! That is all for now

Back from Vacation

10 days away from home. New Mexico and Arizona. I ate really delicious food! I didn't hold back, but I did try to keep it somewhat balanced. I didn't exercise as much as I should have, but I did try to do some form of activity every day. I had a couple of fasting sugars in the 170's, but most of them were down around 120. I kept my weight off. I'm glad to be back home, and back in to my routine. I wanted to share just a couple of pictures of the wonderful things I ate. I discovered that I love Green Chiles. It was the perfect vacation!

SAFFRAN a new place to eat delicious food!

I recently saw that a new restaurant called SAFFRAN was offering a Groupon special and decided to check out their website to see what kind of a place it was. From what I could tell it seemed like a fusion of Indian and Middle Eastern Cuisines where everything was made fresh and had a health-conscience approach (low sugar, no frying, no MSG, no white flour). I also looked up a couple of videos on Youtube, which explained a little more about the place and the food, and I decided to go ahead and purchase the Groupon. My only concern was that it might be a little bland because it was so “healthy” and many restaurants cannot achieve that without sacrificing flavor.

Today I was out with a friend of mine who is a picky eater and does not like to try new things, especially any sort of non-American food. However we were in the area near SAFFRAN (located on the South West corner of the intersection at Sand Lake and Orange Blossom Trail) and I decided to take him there even though I knew he probably would not find anything that he liked. We went in and grabbed a couple of menus and tried to decide what we wanted. Still unsure, we asked the very friendly lady at the counter to help us out. With her guidance we selected the Saffran Chicken and Red Onion ($9.95) for me and the Kebab Burger ($5.95) for him, and with our $24 Groupon we also had enough for a couple of drinks and 2 desserts (Chocolate Mousse and Wildberry Skyr Mousse).

When our food arrived we were both pleased with it visually, but I was still skeptical until I tasted the tender and flavorful chicken served with rice, red onions, salad and a delicious spiced yogurt sauce. It was a lot of food. I had a bite of my friend’s Kebab Burger (served on a Naan Bread made in-house) and really enjoyed it, and was also delighted when he completely clean his plate, and then told the manager John that it was the best Burger that he has ever had! John also told us that everything on the menu is less then 700 calories, which amazed me since it was so filling. It just goes to show you that if you use good ingredients and leave off the “frying” that you can pack a lot of food and a lot of flavor without the extra calories. As for the Desserts they are decadent, delicious, and generously portioned, especially for a mere $1.55 each.

I am looking forward to returning and taking many friends, and spreading the word about this wonderful-tasting, super-healthy new place in Orlando!

Those of you who read my blog know that I have slowed down on writing restaurant reviews and are focusing more on health, however I am thrilled that this restaurant has come along because I can write about going out for a delicious meal and still eat healthy! Please give SAFFRAN a try, they have great prices, they are kind on the waistline, and most of all they have delicious food!

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.