Saturday

Sorry, I haven't got it together lately, will try and get back on the ball. Went to the heath store yesterday and got this pill that has all the things in it that are suppose to help bring blood sugar down. You take one pill with lunch and the other with dinner, we shell see what happen. It is called cinnamon force, it has all the things that are to promote blood sugar balance. Today my grandson had a baseball tournament, we had the first game at 10 and lost. That is fine with me the other teams coaches thought they were on TV or something, all they did was yell at their kids, good thing they did good, I wonder what would happen if they did bad. You hate to see kids that have to win all the time, then when they loose they don't know how to handle it and think they did something wrong, it is only a game. well take care all and I am glad my daughter is back from her vacation.

Wednesday

Well over the weekend I made a bet with my 11 year old grand daughter, no sugar for a week. I started over the weekend and it hasn't been to bad. Usually after dinner I get the urge for something sweet. Sometime I would even get in my car and go to the store, I had to have it. It has been four days and I had one of those very small bags of M and M's the second day. So I would say that is not too bad. I know that there is lots of sugar in everything we eat, but I am starting out with just sweets. Then when I go shopping I will start to really look at things as I buy them and look to see how much sugar is in each one. My grand daughter would eat the whole sugar bowl if you would let her. She is going to get braces soon , so I thought it would be a good test. Hope you all are doing well and don't give up.

Wednesday

Friday

Well here we are at the end of the week. I did my blood and it was 128 a little high but better then it has been. I am looking forward to a nice weekend, maybe I will take in a movie. It is hard for me to do to much with this knee, some days are worst then others. When I bend it back and forth it feels like bone crunching against each other, not a nice feeling. But we deal with these types of things and go on, what else can you do. I am making my Disability placard holders and can't wait for the craft fair in December, that will be fun. Some other ladies that I know are also doing the fair. They make jewelry and knit, so it should be a fun day. I wish I knew of some more craft fairs to go to, I could get my grand kids to help me, that would be fun. My oldest daughter lives in Red Bluff, I should have her check if there are some fairs up there. Sometimes to rent a table is way to much money. Well I hope you all have a great week and I will try and write everyday. Keep on trying to loose those pounds, I know that it can be really hard. Starting today I am going to stop eating by 6 pm, then have my snack right before bed and see how the blood sugars turn out.

Thursday

Today is Thursday and the week just flew by, I will try and get back writing every day. It has been a real nice week, the weather is beautiful out. My older daughter is going to Mexico for a vacation next week, wish I was going. I bet it will be a lot of fun, I don't remember if she was going by boat or flying down there. I did my blood this morning and it was not bad. I finished eating before 6 and had a couple of spoonfuls of yogurt before bed last night, that did the trick. So don't give up, keep trying, we have to help each other.

Monday

Today I had a yogurt for breakfast and a taco for lunch. I need to get some fresh fruit for the house, I did have a nice salad for dinner with slices of steak it was really good. I went out on service today but it was raining like cats and dogs outside. Tonight on the news they showed a water back up into the streets in San Francisco and there was like 2 feet of water in some local coffee shops. It was so bad, I guess the water came so fast that is didn't have a place to go.
I am trying to be careful with my knee, I go see the Doctor November 9, he is the one that will do the surgery and replace my knee. I should try and go swimming, at lease I could get a little exercise that wouldn't be hard on my knee.

Wednesday

Today is Wednesday, I did my blood sugar this morning and it was in the 130. So starting today I am going back on the diet where you eat ever 2 hour. I was doing really well on that but you know how it is. One piece of cake, a little candy and you off. I can not do that anymore. I went to the knee Doctor yesterday and I was thinking I would just have to have a small surgery and my knee would be better, come to find out I need my knee replaced. I really was not happy about that, I like to be independent, but when you have something like that done I am going to need a little help from my friends. They are always willing to help but I hate to ask. It was nice with my husband was alive I would help him if he need something done and he would help me. But that is not the way it is anymore so I have to deal with it. I know if I got some of the weight off it would be better for my knees. So I am going to wait until the beginning of the year to have it done. my receipt for the day is :
Tuna stuffed mini Pita lunch or dinner
4oz tuna fish water packed, low sodium
1/4 large celery stalk
1 mini (4 inch) pita pocket
2 tbsp. mayonnaise, low fat
directions: take tuna, diced celery, Mayonnaise and mix and stuff into mini pita

Monday

Today is Monday and we are suppose to have a 3 inch rain storm with 50 mile an hour winds tomorrow. I am going to write down everything tomorrow and get back in the grove. I have kind of gotten off track while I was sick, I now am feeling better. I am going to eat a half of a yogurt tonight and see what my blood sugar is in the am.

Friday

Good Morning everyone! Hope your day is starting off in a good way. Did my blood this morning and it was only 115, that is really good. It is hard right now because I can not walk because of my knee. I go back to the Doctor next week. According to the other therapist I have two tares in my knee, by the end of the day it is twice the size of the other one. So I have to do a little then sit down. So doing any exercise like walking or riding a bike is not possible at this time. I will just have to sit down and try and do something that way. Went to my grand sons baseball game last night, it was a good game but it was cold in Sebastapol. I think winter is comming, I wish I had a nice fireplace, so when it is cold and wet I would be sitting infront of the fire. Today is Friday and we have the weekend to look forward to, stay safe and I will write soon.

Tuesday

Last night I did a bad thing, I had a piece of cake. When I did my blood sugar this morning it was 179, not good. I should not of had that cake yesterday it made my blood sugar go way up, not what we want. So today it is back to eating right, I will have a yogurt for breakfast, I eat the lite one that is 80 to 100 calories. So there is no more sugar today, it is hard to stay away from sweets and if you have bread it does the same thing. I have gotten some apples and carrots and I will snack on them and see how I do today. They have these new whole wheat buns, they are real thin and a 100 calories for the whole bun, give them a try. So here is your recipe for the day. This is a snack: Ham and apple salad eat at 10 or 3

1 green onion
2oz. low sodium, lean slice ham
1/2 table. low fat may.
1 tsp. mustard
1/2 small apple
rinse and dice , then add may. and mustard, toss until well combined.

Monday

Well it is Monday, I did my blood sugar this morning and it was 130, a little high. I had a yogurt for breakfast, then a 1/2 tuna sandwich for lunch and the other 1/2 at three. Then for dinner I had a shrimp salad it was very tasty. I don't know how people do it that have a couple of kids to feed. It is getting harder and harder for everyone to make ends meet. So I guess it is good for us to eat less then it won't cost so much. So keep trying to loose, it is hard, I seem to loose a couple of pounds then I get the urge to eat something sweet. Well I will keep trying.

Sunday

Tomorrow is a new week, I will start writing down what I eat. I am finally over the flu, thank goodness. So I will start tomorrow by checking my blood and see what we have. I ate my yogurt tonight so that will make my blood sugar lower in the am. Take care and have a good night sleep.