Way to go Dorrie.

I did ok today. Was bleh the last two days.

Although I did go to my fave sushi place today and ate very healthy...no rice.

How's everyone else?

Wow.Congrats to YOU, my dear.

4 lbs is no small accomplishment.

Tonight I had something for dinner I have never had before.

I rarely eat Turkey burgers. I just don't like the taste of meat. I eat chicken, I eat turkey, and fish, etc. But no burgers.

I they had a big sale on Ground Turkey, so I made patties, froze what I wanted to freeze, and made myself a turkey burger.

I added a bit of liquid smoke (if you've never tried this, YOU GOTTA TRY THIS)). and a dash of Low sodium Teriyaki sauce.

As I cooked the turkey burger (it actually smelled like a beef burger), well, I tried one of those low-carb low fat wrap thingees. The whole thing is 100 calofires, it's multi-grain, and I wanted to try it.

So I placed the smokey, teriyaki turkey burger on the wrap, added a dash of ketchup, and wrapped it. Never wrapped anything before (for me).

Well, let me tell you, I LOVE WRAPS. That was my whole dinner. I didn't feel like anything else. I had a small salad at about 2, and my turkey burger at 5:30 p.m. It was a nice size (because of the wrap).

I felt full, and now it's 10:20, and I feel perfectly fine (because I'm used to not eating after dinner).

I've had the wrap with scrambled egg beaters (for breakfast), but this was my first turkey burger wrap.

And for Alan, I made him a chicken wrap. This was sooooo easy.

First I took some shredded carrots and shredded zuchinni and I sauteed them.

Then I threw in some Purdue Short cuts chicken, added some tomato sauce, and threw in the cooked carrots and zucchini.

I took the wrap, put everything in the wrap and wrapped it.

Alan devoured it.

You better believe that I'm going to be wrapping stuff from now on.

You gotta love these things.

And my sister in law told me she bought a 60 calorie, zero carb, zero fat wrap.

I haven't seen that near me, but when I do, you better believe I'll buy it.

A zero carb, zero fat wrap???

Good Lord. lol

Mel,

I was once on a meal plan delivery service that had a lot of turkey on the menu.

Try using that ground turkey for some tukey chili - it was my fave.

Sure wish I could eat dinner at your house every night.

You do a great job on eating right!

Thanks my dear.

I honestly have no idea why my brain changed the way it did. I see LOTS of diabetics (at flea markets), sitting behind their tables. Feet all swollen, they can't get their shoes on. (Alan and I used to do flea markets ourselves for many years, but had to stop because he can't drive because he has neuropathy).

So there went the Flea Market Income. It really did come in handy, believe me.

But these poor women (they were always women and they were always over 70). well they were morbidly obese. Those images stayed with me. Maybe they were stored in my subconcious. The image of a particular woman who was in pain from her swollen feet (she had diabetic neuropathy). And I was speaking to her and I said 'are you on insulin"? This was over 15 years ago (way before I was on Lantus.)

She replied: 'Oh, I take 3 shots a day". Then I saw her chug a lug a big bottle of regular Coke. I said 'excuse me, aren't you NOT supposed to be drinking that, it's full of sugar". She said: "Oh, I know, but I can't help myself".

I remember walking away saying to myself "why can't she drink Diet Coke". (which is not the best thing either". But I don't drink soda. Nothing carbonated. If I have to drink something it's something with Splenda. Or I drink filtered water.

And we just ordered a whole bunch of Stevia, so when that happens, I'll be making Stevia drinks. Don't know how to do this yet. I'll probably find a recipe on the internet.

The point I'm trying to make is that, for some reason, I don't need food at night anymore. And believe me, that was my downfall.

I only wish I thought like this when I was 40. I had a small son then who gave me lots of problems, and I used food to cope. I could have easily become an alcohlic or drug user (if that had been my "food" of choice).

but it was plain old chips and dips, and mostly anything salty. And hero sandwiches, and Bacon eggs and cheese on bagels. (Oh you gotta love those, right).

So somewhere, along the years, I was able to re-look at food. And something in my brain just switched. I have many overweight friends. They look at me like I'm nuts. I don't speak about what I eat. I know the looks you get when you start preaching. My mother did that to me and I couldn't stand her for that.

I actually had one friend tell me the other day "God Bless You, for how you control your weight." I just said "Thank You". That was the first compliment I got from ANYONE (who was overweight), in over 7 years.

Sadly, you find some jealousy going on. Can't be helped.

But I just try to smile and carry on, and not let my arthritis get the better of me. Somedays, I can't move, somedays I move better. When I can move, I go for a walk. When it's hot. Oh, do I love when it's hot outside.

I really should move to the Sahara Desert.

Oh, I took my sugar before I went to bed last night. I took it at 10:30 p.m.

It was 120. I said "whoa". Something I'm doing is working.

Now the big test was what would it be this morning when I got up.

I just got up (early for me, by the way). I took it at 6:45 a.m.

It was 119.

I have not had a reading of 119 in, well, I can't remember when I had a reading of 119.

The thing I can't understand is when I read posts about people being pre-diabetic if they are 95 - 115.

So if they are considered pre-diabetic at 95 - 115, what the heck are they supposed to be? My husband (who has been tested up the kazoo), never goes over 83. Never. In 18 years of his neuropathy. They know he is not a diabetic. No one in his family has diabetes. He has CIDP. Chronic Inflammatory Demylinating Polyneuropathy. He gets IVIG.

Me?? I just take my Lantus. and watch every single thing that goes into my mouth.

What is the goal (a good reading in the morning) for someone with diabetes?. Is it different for people with Type 1? The reason I ask is that I know MANY people with Type One (some are thin and some are not thin), and we sit on the porch, and one time I was having a conversation with one of my neighbors (she happened to be severely overweight), and she said "what's your sugar"? (this was a LONG time ago), and I said 'oh it's high this morning, it was 185". And she sadly shook her head and said "I wish MY READING WAS 185".

I said "what do you mean, you wish your reading was 185, you're on Humalog (or novalog or whatever short acting insulin she was on). She took pills too. She said "My sugar is usually 400, it's hard to get down".

I could never understand how someone who took 3 shots a day and pills too, couldn't get their sugar below 400. I thought once you took the insulin, your sugar went DOWN. I guess I'm still learning about diabetes. She also admitted she eats everything she wants to eat. She said "I just can't do a diet".

Oh, don't get me wrong. I have a bagel with cream cheese once in a while for Breakfast at my local Dunkin, along with their delicious coffee.

I'm like Oprah. She said 'Have anything you want for breakfast, you have ALL DAY TO WORK IT OFF"

So my guilty pleasure is that bagel. Sometimes it's a multi-grain bagel, sometimes it's a low-carb bagel. sometimes, it's a toasted english muffin with egg and a slice of cheese.

But after that, it's all protein, and salads. And now that I've discovered wraps., well, I wonder what else I can wrap??


Oh my, from a house that used to make Pot Roasts, Beef Stew, Southern fried chicken, sweet potatoes with marshmellows, and Romanian Tenderloin steaks, LOOK WHAT I'VE BECOME???

Someone who wraps a turkey burger!!!!!

lol lol lol

Melody

Checking in Hi guys.

I did really well with food yesterday. High protein and low sugar. Gonna try to keep it going.

How ya all doing today?

Yooooo Hoooooo (echo echo echo)

Where is everyone?

I was not as good as I should have been today. My treat was popcorn at the movies.

Back on the program tomorrow.

If it was plain popcorn, what the heck. You need a treat now and then, right?? What movie did you see??

I just saw the new Indiana Jones movie.(on the net). It was a good movie.

well there might have been a little butter

Today I saw Made of Honor. It was cute. Wanted to see it before it was out of the theaters

On Friday I saw sex and the city. Was Fab!!!! Gona go se again tomorrow night.

I want to see INdy, maybe next weekend. How did you see on the net?

I am here!!!!! I had no computer at home for days and days....honey was sick and left work without it last week Wed I think. I MISSED EVERYONE!! I have did well! I kept my committment Melody...I ate salad every day....only took 1 rather than 2 sweetners AND ate no red meat!! I tell you it was not easy to pass up a yummy hamburger!! I roughed it out with the sweetner too but now I would rather just have 1. I have not weighed myself since the 4 pound loss..I don't think I have gained any and do not know if I lost any but I feel good!! Glad to be back!!!!!

I'm proud of you. Let me tell you something interesting about my husband.

He's a night-time eater. I only have fruit in the house, but he goes looking anyway. He used to munch on cereal bars, 100 calorie stuff, etc. But that's stuff is FULL of ingredients that his body does not need.

So what is one to do??

Well, today, we stumbled upon a solution. Very nifty if you ask me.

He was in the popcorn aisle. I saw all the Orville Redenbacher and Jiffy Pop and Smart Pop and low-fat this and smart pop that. 3 bags were $3.49. Three bags?? Were they serious??

I looked at Alan and said: "How much sodium is in all this stuff. (Alan has a stent, so he has to watch his salt intake). There was sodium in EVERYTHING.

So I looked at the bottom of the counters, and there were bags of popcorn kernels. I immediately remembered WAY BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, when I would take a bit of the popcorn kernels and put them in the bottom of a big pot, put a bit of oil and then cover and shake the pot. ALL THIS POPCORN WAS MADE from these little bitty kernels.

So I said 'we are going to pop our own Popcorn tonight, and if you like it, I'll invest in an Air Popper.

So I bought a 3 lb bag for $1.99. Do you know HOW BIG A 3 LB BAG OF UNPOPPED KERNELS, well how big the bag is?? BIG!!!

I took my measuring things, and I grabbed the 1/3 cup thing. I measured 1/3 cup of kernels. I took a pot, did my thing, AND IN ONE MINUTE I HAD THIS BIG POT OF POPCORN.

I took my recently purchased bowls (with lids). And I made 3 nice size bowls of unsalted popcorn.

Then I took some Olivio Spray and sprayed just a dash. It gives a buttery flavor without any calories, and just a dash of salt.

Well, he loved it. Cost me about one penny for the whole POT.

YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT FOR VALUE. You also can't beat the fact that it's no cholesterol, no fat, no trans fat, no sodium no nothing.

I can't eat any of this because I'm diabetic, but I have no problem doing this.

So he had the first bowl, Tomorrow he'll have the second bowl, and I'm going to go and price a hot air popper on Ebay.

Alan can now snack at night, and it really shouldn't impact anything.

He has no diabetic issues so this is perfect for him. And he's eating much less calories because he was consuming ALL THIS FRUIT AT NIGHT, and it was costing me a fortune.

I mean, for the price, you can't beat this as a snack, right??