Low Carb My Way

I went back and read my previous posts that I’ve made since getting back on my program and realized I hadn’t mentioned my weight.

Two weeks ago I was 307. Last Friday I was 305 and today when I weighed myself I’m 303. That’s two pounds a week. Not bad at all. I’d really like to keep up that pace, just have to keep working on it. My first goal is to get under 300. If I look at all the weight I want to drop it will become too depressing. lol

I did very well this week except for yesterday. My son picked up some fantastic Italian food from Carrabba’s. I had three different chicken dishes and have plenty for lunch. Where I went a bit astray was I ate the garlic mashed potatoes and one piece of what has to be the most delicious pizza I’ve ever had in my life. I’ll have some of it for lunch, but won’t eat the crust – just the fantastic three cheeses, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Well, it’s time to put together a menu and shopping list for next week. Will try one or two new recipes to see if I can find something to add to my routine. I think I’ll look for a slow cooker recipe that makes lots of good leftovers.

Tags: chicken dishes, shopping list

It’s time to do my menu for next week. I’m going to make a few things from George Stella’s new cookbook “Real Food, Real Easy.” I’m going to have to make a trip to Trader Joes and maybe even order a few things off the net if I can’t find the items I’m looking for.

I’ve been doing pretty good this week. I only messed up at one meal. I rationalized to myself that since I’d had a low glucose count yesterday afternoon I had a small fries with my cheeseburger – though I didn’t eat the bun on the burger.

But, I’m back on track today. Had two fried eggs and some bacon for breakfast and then for lunch had a plain burger with some Brussel Sprouts and butter. Very satisfying. I think I’ll make some egg salad or Deviled eggs this afternoon to use up the eggs I’ve got before I get some new ones in my PeaPod order.

Well, I’ll be back tomorrow with my weigh-in and maybe a new video I find on You Tube.

Sandra

Tags: breakfast, cookbook, george stella, low glucose

Yes, I’m back again. I decided to give my return to a Low Carb way of eating a week or so before I got back to blogging about it. Needless to say I fell way off the wagon. The “wake up” call to me happened about two weeks ago. I was having terrible muscle spasms and could hardly walk though my condo without feeling my heart feeling like it was going to thump out of my chest.

I had a physical in January and for the most part I’m in pretty good health (according to the test numbers) for someone so overweight and who has diabetes. The one thing that my doctor was concerned about (haven’t talked to him yet, just got the message through his nurse) is that my HDL is 100 and the ADA thinks that anyone with Diabetes should be under that. She said he wanted to start me on a generic statin. I told her that the Doctor and I have had the “statin discussion” before and I won’t take them.

Anyway, it’s time to get back on the wagon and do something. I told a friend that the very high glucose reading I had a few weeks ago was like the Lord giving me a thunk on the head telling me to wake up and do something. In the span of two weeks I’ve got my glucose levels down to where I feel the best and, I’ve lost two pounds! That’s between Friday and Friday – I try not to weigh myself everyday but only once a week which is Friday morning. I’m even feeling like I have a bit more energy. I even went out last weekend shopping for several hours and went out twice yesterday.

My “downfall” has always been things like potato chips and fries. Well, when I was out and went to my favorite “fast food” place I only got a plain cheeseburger with everything on the side. I didn’t eat the bun and the “side” stuff was like having a small side salad. That and a large unsweetened iced tea was my lunch and very satisfying. This is not a normal fast food burger but a very good one that’s just beef and American cheese. I’ve been eating lots more salads and even got the nerve to make some chicken salad. I’ve never considered myself a good cook – but found that I can make really good simple recipes.

One recipe that I’ll put on the Video Recipe part of the blog was done by Jes from Kitchen Table Productions and it’s Pork Chops in Mustard Tarragon Sauce. It was fantastic – though didn’t heat up the next day very well – I think the term is my “sauce broke.” Next time I make it my son will be here for dinner and I’ll only make two chops and put the other in the freezer. Check out the Video section of the blog and pay Jes’ site a visit for more recipes.

I’m going to be back with more – just wanted to get the first post of my “return” and thank all of those who have posted comments before. If you have a favorite “easy” recipe please feel free to post it in the comments or send it to me and I’ll be happy to post it here.

Sandra

Tags: chicken salad, glucose levels, low carb, Ramblings

I’m sorry I haven’t been around. Have been having some health issues. Will be back on board soon. Just wanted to let those of you who do stop by (a big thank you) to know that this is not a dead blog.

This morning I decided it was time to face the scale. I hadn’t been on it for awhile. I’ve found just about every excuse not to get back on the bandwagon.

Just imaging how surprised I was to see that I’ve lost a few more pounds and am at 295. That’s 15 lbs since I started this.

So, I’m ready to get back on the wagon. Going to spend the weekend looking up some recipes and get the right supplies for a good Lo Carb week of eating.

Here’s wishing that all of us have a great New Year and that 2009 brings a big helping of good things.

I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted in such a long time. Between a cold, the flu, and now something that I have to see my doctor about on Monday, this has been a rough couple of months.

One of my resolutions has been to get back on the bandwagon – as soon as I get a handle on my current medical condition. One good thing – even though I haven’t been eating much and not sticking to a low carb plan I haven’t gained anything. Just gotta find out what’s going on with my gut.

I’m not going to ask anyone who they voted for or say who I voted for – that’s one of the great rights we Americans have. But, I wanted to comment on how special it is to go out and vote. I could have done the absentee ballot (due to an injury to my leg) or even done early voting, but I like the feeling of going out with a few hundred of my neighbors to the local polling place. I was up at 6 am and by the time I got breakfast and drove around a bit, debating on the filled parking lot, but I finally decided that it would be too tempting to not come back out again later in the day. So, despite the stairs and my knee giving me fits lately, I dug out my cane and took a step at a time. My precinct had things set up very well with five people to look up your name based on the last letter of your name. No waiting in line! But, once I got my ballot there was a line of abut a dozen or so people. The very sweet gentleman who is always there to help put the ballot through the optical scanner came up to me and suggested I sit down and said this very nice lady (in line in front of me) will hold your place for you and give you a call when she’s at the front of the line. The line moved very fast and I only had to sit down (which my knee appreciated) for about ten minutes. When she was up at the front of the line I went up to try to stand behind her and she insisted I go before her.

Then I filled in the ovals on the ballot, went over to the kindly gentleman who instructed me into how to insert my ballot in the optical scanner. I have to say I don’t know why everyone doesn’t do things this way. There’s a mechanical tabulation but there’s also the actual paper ballot. He handed me “I Voted Today” sticker and I made way down the stairs and to my car.

It is such a fantastic feeling to know that I went out and voted. There’s a great sense of the larger community that you know millions of fellow citizens are out voting. It is a right to be excercised and to be very much cherished.

I hope you will get out and vote – no matter who it’s for.

It’s not coming off as quickly as I had hoped, but I’m at 298.

I gotta find something else to write about here. lol Had a really good Taco Salad the other night. I had two small shells and then ate what was left without shells. It’s soooo good to know exactly what is going into the Taco.

Anyway, hope to have some more good news next week.

Hi, all,

Just a quick update. I know how frustrating it can be to follow a blog and then it seems as though the blogger disappers.

Well, tonight will be an interesting experiment in cooking. Have you ever heard of Beer Can Chicken? That’s what we are going to have for dinner. I’m a sucker for any new contraption I see on QVC so when they had a ceramic bakeware dish that allows you to cook a chicken standing up – like when you put it on a beer can, I just had to have it. The dish is really well made. Rather than trying to explain what it looks like CLICK HERE to see it over on QVC. Isn’t that neat? In the center is a section that takes the place of the beer can. You don’t have to use beer – you could use wine or broth.

I’ll let you know how it works for us in my next update.

Update: The chicken was great. We’re going to get a grill with a dome high enough that we can use the roaster on it. Yummmy.

I did it. I broke that 300 barrier. I’m somewhere between 298 and 299 – but it’s under 300. What a relief. It seems like it’s taking forever to lose the weight – but at least things are moving downward.

Glucose this morning was 91. Didn’t feel great, but didn’t seem to have the terrible reactions I’ve had when it gets down into the 80s.

Let’s see, there are 14 weeks left in the year. I would really like to be 280 by the end of this year. It’s a weight I was at for a long time and think it might be one of those “set weights” that I used to read about. It’s a big hunk of weight considering how long it’s taken me to lose ten pounds, but I’m going to shoot for it.

Thanks to anyone who is following this.

Tags: updates on weight loss