Saturday, May 5, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Chili Dog!
I went to the airport with Carboface last night. He had an early flight so we went the night before to hang out so he wouldn't have to wake up crazy early and take a cab all the way there. Also because it sounded like a sorta fun thing to do. I got some of the thrill and anticipation of travelling just spending time with him there. Granted, it's the most tedious part of travelling, but dammit there's something magical about airports. All that possibility. I dunno.
Anyhow, I ATE A 7-11 CHILI DOG!!!! I totally just caved and justified it saying he's gonna be eating all kinds of carbs in NY, why can't I have a measly chili dog? I seriously crave those nasty trashy dogs smothered with the garbage cheese and chili. We went to get one a couple weeks ago when I was saying bye bye to carbs, but they were out of chili. Who wants a 7-11 hot dog without chili? I put a ton of cheese and chili on, onions too also hot peppers, sauerkraut and pickles on top and on the side to nosh too.
It was GREAT! I mean it was terrible. We got a big gulp too and eating the junk food I could feel how compulsive my eating it was. It was totally a carb and carbonated synergy creating a desire in me to eat even though I could physically recognize I was full. I'd brought food for us, and I moved on to some of that when I finished the dog. Cream cheese smeared on cucumber rounds. It tasted good with the coke.
I thought my blood glucose would high after, but I think the carbs I had were less than 50 so I didn't spike, I went up to 5, probably because we were walking around so much.
Based on this, once my weight bottoms out.I figure I can probably eat more than 20g of carbs a day in terms of maintaining my glucose levels.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
12:50 pm
2 egg omelet
50 g cheddar cheese
1 green onion
1/2 small tomato
2 slices bacon
bit of leftover green and yellow pepper
butter
water
2 cups coffee
whipping cream
beef and veggie curry
sugar free jello
whipping cream
6:30 pm
mixed nuts
8:30 pm
mixed nuts
green tea
10:00 pm
pastrami
1/2 Claussen kosher pickle
curry
CHILI DOG
BIG GULP!!!
cream cheese
cucumber
mozza chunk
BLOOD GLUCOSE
12:34 pm
before breakfast
5.8
3:50 pm
before lunch
5.3
1:35 am
before chili dog
5.6
3:49 am
after chili dog
5.3
Anyhow, I ATE A 7-11 CHILI DOG!!!! I totally just caved and justified it saying he's gonna be eating all kinds of carbs in NY, why can't I have a measly chili dog? I seriously crave those nasty trashy dogs smothered with the garbage cheese and chili. We went to get one a couple weeks ago when I was saying bye bye to carbs, but they were out of chili. Who wants a 7-11 hot dog without chili? I put a ton of cheese and chili on, onions too also hot peppers, sauerkraut and pickles on top and on the side to nosh too.
It was GREAT! I mean it was terrible. We got a big gulp too and eating the junk food I could feel how compulsive my eating it was. It was totally a carb and carbonated synergy creating a desire in me to eat even though I could physically recognize I was full. I'd brought food for us, and I moved on to some of that when I finished the dog. Cream cheese smeared on cucumber rounds. It tasted good with the coke.
I thought my blood glucose would high after, but I think the carbs I had were less than 50 so I didn't spike, I went up to 5, probably because we were walking around so much.
Based on this, once my weight bottoms out.I figure I can probably eat more than 20g of carbs a day in terms of maintaining my glucose levels.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
12:50 pm
2 egg omelet
50 g cheddar cheese
1 green onion
1/2 small tomato
2 slices bacon
bit of leftover green and yellow pepper
butter
water
2 cups coffee
whipping cream
beef and veggie curry
sugar free jello
whipping cream
6:30 pm
mixed nuts
8:30 pm
mixed nuts
green tea
10:00 pm
pastrami
1/2 Claussen kosher pickle
curry
CHILI DOG
BIG GULP!!!
cream cheese
cucumber
mozza chunk
BLOOD GLUCOSE
12:34 pm
before breakfast
5.8
3:50 pm
before lunch
5.3
1:35 am
before chili dog
5.6
3:49 am
after chili dog
5.3
Monday, April 23, 2012
Sugar Bugs.
Sugar is crap. It tastes really good, but it's way too easy to eat too much of it. It's in most everything processed because people love it. Also if you add enough sugar to something that doesn't taste very good, all you'll taste is sweetness. It makes yuck palatable and it makes it unhealthy to boot.
I miss it though. I've been using the phrase sugar bugs when I talk about carbs with Carboface. It's become our catch phrase for mocking or talking wistfully about the foods we used to love. My niece's dentist used the term to explain why they had to brush their teeth. :)
High Fructose Corn Syrup is a bad idea too, and that's because of the higher fructose content. Fructose is the crap part of sugar. It's the part that messes up you up metabolically if you have too much, not just once in a while - consistently. I don't want to eat anymore of it...even though it is delicious! But it's easy to get fooled when you read ingredient labels, because it's disguised, and often the amount of sugar or HFCS is not even accurately represented.
Sugar or carbs, may feed cancer cells too.
I'm trying to stay away from sweeteners too because they can cause insulin resistance as well. I think the body responds to the sweet taste, and releases insulin in anticipation of the food energy that would be dumped into the bloodstream, and that insulin dump makes you hungry.
I'm not going to give up sweeteners altogether, but I am treating diet drinks and sugar-free jello with some respect. They aren't FREE foods. They are foods I can eat in moderation so I don't miss eating carby treats as much. I do notice that they rev my appetite some, so it's probably good to have them in conjunction with other more filling foods.
And xylitol is a good sweetener. It creates a perfect PH balance in your mouth and promotes healing in your gums. Good news if you have gingivitis.
I have some Omega 3 liquid that is sweetened with xylitol. Carboface was worried that it had carbs so when checking it out, I found this info on xylitol incidentally. My dentist told me it was good to chew sugar free gum as long it had xylitol, and now I know why.
I did a lot of walking today, a few hours worth, and I still feel so surprised and grateful at how I'm much more able to do physical activities. It's remarkable how much MORE and stable energy I get from NOT eating carbs. I think back to how I used to have to carry around food all the time in case I'd have a crashing low blood sugar. It happened ALL THE TIME. My blood sugars were good, if low at times, but really I was taking too much insulin!
Carboface and I were talking and wondering about the exact chemical processes involved that differ when you process carbs, or protein, or fat, for your body's needs. Then he found this interview with Robert Lustig. It's new! And it has a great little animated segment that really explains what goes on when you eat. And this article explains the processes too, same here.
I almost forgot, my weigh in this week - I'm down to 165.5, and Carboface hit 210.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
12:30 pm
2 egg omelet
60g cheddar cheese
1 T spinach cream cheese
1 green onion
1/2 small tomato
1 1/2 slices bacon
arugula
2 cups coffee
4:00 pm
1 oz mozzarella
cucumber
green tea
water
4:50 pm
1 oz cheddar
1 oz mozzarella
cucumber
1/4 cup mixed nuts
lime diet coke
green tea
6:30 pm
1/2 stick pepperoni
1/2 oz cheddar
tea
water
8:30 pm
2 thighs chicken
1/2 yellow pepper
1/2 green pepper
soy sauce
butter
10:00 pm
green tea leaves
11:40 pm
1/2 pack soft tofu
sesame oil, sesame seeds
soy
Rooster hot sauce
1:06 am
1 T miso
4 rounds cucumber
slice ham
green tea
water
3:30 am
1/2 pack soft tofu
soy sauce
BLOOD GLUCOSE
11:08 am
before breakfast
7.8
4:51 pm
before cheese, nuts etc
5.5
8:27 pm
before chicken and peppers
5.1
3:23
before bed
4.9
I miss it though. I've been using the phrase sugar bugs when I talk about carbs with Carboface. It's become our catch phrase for mocking or talking wistfully about the foods we used to love. My niece's dentist used the term to explain why they had to brush their teeth. :)
High Fructose Corn Syrup is a bad idea too, and that's because of the higher fructose content. Fructose is the crap part of sugar. It's the part that messes up you up metabolically if you have too much, not just once in a while - consistently. I don't want to eat anymore of it...even though it is delicious! But it's easy to get fooled when you read ingredient labels, because it's disguised, and often the amount of sugar or HFCS is not even accurately represented.
Sugar or carbs, may feed cancer cells too.
I'm trying to stay away from sweeteners too because they can cause insulin resistance as well. I think the body responds to the sweet taste, and releases insulin in anticipation of the food energy that would be dumped into the bloodstream, and that insulin dump makes you hungry.
I'm not going to give up sweeteners altogether, but I am treating diet drinks and sugar-free jello with some respect. They aren't FREE foods. They are foods I can eat in moderation so I don't miss eating carby treats as much. I do notice that they rev my appetite some, so it's probably good to have them in conjunction with other more filling foods.
And xylitol is a good sweetener. It creates a perfect PH balance in your mouth and promotes healing in your gums. Good news if you have gingivitis.
I have some Omega 3 liquid that is sweetened with xylitol. Carboface was worried that it had carbs so when checking it out, I found this info on xylitol incidentally. My dentist told me it was good to chew sugar free gum as long it had xylitol, and now I know why.
I did a lot of walking today, a few hours worth, and I still feel so surprised and grateful at how I'm much more able to do physical activities. It's remarkable how much MORE and stable energy I get from NOT eating carbs. I think back to how I used to have to carry around food all the time in case I'd have a crashing low blood sugar. It happened ALL THE TIME. My blood sugars were good, if low at times, but really I was taking too much insulin!
Carboface and I were talking and wondering about the exact chemical processes involved that differ when you process carbs, or protein, or fat, for your body's needs. Then he found this interview with Robert Lustig. It's new! And it has a great little animated segment that really explains what goes on when you eat. And this article explains the processes too, same here.
I almost forgot, my weigh in this week - I'm down to 165.5, and Carboface hit 210.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
12:30 pm
2 egg omelet
60g cheddar cheese
1 T spinach cream cheese
1 green onion
1/2 small tomato
1 1/2 slices bacon
arugula
2 cups coffee
4:00 pm
1 oz mozzarella
cucumber
green tea
water
4:50 pm
1 oz cheddar
1 oz mozzarella
cucumber
1/4 cup mixed nuts
lime diet coke
green tea
6:30 pm
1/2 stick pepperoni
1/2 oz cheddar
tea
water
8:30 pm
2 thighs chicken
1/2 yellow pepper
1/2 green pepper
soy sauce
butter
10:00 pm
green tea leaves
11:40 pm
1/2 pack soft tofu
sesame oil, sesame seeds
soy
Rooster hot sauce
1:06 am
1 T miso
4 rounds cucumber
slice ham
green tea
water
3:30 am
1/2 pack soft tofu
soy sauce
BLOOD GLUCOSE
11:08 am
before breakfast
7.8
4:51 pm
before cheese, nuts etc
5.5
8:27 pm
before chicken and peppers
5.1
3:23
before bed
4.9
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Jello is Yum
I'm getting slacker and slacker about keeping track of my food. I guess I'm not seeing the point of it much. It will be much more important when I stop losing weight. I'll be able to figure out where I can cut carbs and keep the weight loss going.
Another consideration, is how will my diet changes affect my cholesterol and blood pressure? I am hoping that I won't need to keep taking the blood pressure and cholesterol meds.
I'm happy to continue on with my diabetes meds though, metformin, and maybe piaglitazone though. At least for metformin, I know that some people consider it an anti-cancer drug. Gary Taubes said that one dude takes it prophylactically.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
2 egg omelet
butter
cheddar cheese, grated, plus one chunk for munching
green onion
tomato
dill cream cheese
butter
pepper
2 cups coffee
1/2 pepperoni stick
water
Ryvita
dill cream cheese
green tea
6:40 pm
romaine lettuce
mozzarella cheese - shredded plus one chunk for munching
1 slice bacon
Caesar dressing
8:45 pm
beef and veggie curry
greek yogurt
lite spinach cream cheese - I looked for regular, but they didn't have any and I wanted to try this flavour. It's ok. I think I like the red pepper, salmon, or herb and garlic better though. And plain is always tasty.
sunflower seeds, dill and bbq flavour
strawberry jello
with whipping cream
I found the sugar free jello too sweet, so I added some plain gelatin and a cup more water The flavour isn't as strong, more mellow to my tongue, and I just made 50 % more jello!
1/2 an orange
bite of pepperoni
2 ham slices
1 processed cheese slice
BLOOD GLUCOSE
2:00 pm
before breakfast
6.5
12:07 am
after orange
7.0
2:18 am
after ham and cheese - before bed
5.7
Another consideration, is how will my diet changes affect my cholesterol and blood pressure? I am hoping that I won't need to keep taking the blood pressure and cholesterol meds.
I'm happy to continue on with my diabetes meds though, metformin, and maybe piaglitazone though. At least for metformin, I know that some people consider it an anti-cancer drug. Gary Taubes said that one dude takes it prophylactically.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
2 egg omelet
butter
cheddar cheese, grated, plus one chunk for munching
green onion
tomato
dill cream cheese
butter
pepper
2 cups coffee
1/2 pepperoni stick
water
Ryvita
dill cream cheese
green tea
6:40 pm
romaine lettuce
mozzarella cheese - shredded plus one chunk for munching
1 slice bacon
Caesar dressing
8:45 pm
beef and veggie curry
greek yogurt
lite spinach cream cheese - I looked for regular, but they didn't have any and I wanted to try this flavour. It's ok. I think I like the red pepper, salmon, or herb and garlic better though. And plain is always tasty.
sunflower seeds, dill and bbq flavour
strawberry jello
with whipping cream
I found the sugar free jello too sweet, so I added some plain gelatin and a cup more water The flavour isn't as strong, more mellow to my tongue, and I just made 50 % more jello!
1/2 an orange
bite of pepperoni
2 ham slices
1 processed cheese slice
BLOOD GLUCOSE
2:00 pm
before breakfast
6.5
12:07 am
after orange
7.0
2:18 am
after ham and cheese - before bed
5.7
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Food log - April 20, 2012
I went to Fatburger, cheated some with a 1/2 burger and bun, but I also tried a bunless burger and it was good. I was worried that it would really suffer in comparison, but it didn't. Topping it with chili really added to it. And I didn't miss the fries like I thought I would. I saw so many chubby people eating them and more than wishing for them, I thought if only you knew how much carbs are in that!
I forgot to post this before I went to bed. I think I ate something else before I went to sleep. Another Ryvita and cream cheese I think. I was really missing crackery tastes.
I'm so glad I found some crackers with a net carb of 2.
Doh! Their website list a different carb content than what's on the package I've got. According to them, the crackers are 5.7 net carbs. That's much more than I thought. I left a message asking why the difference, but until I hear an explanation, I'm going to assume it's 6 carbs. Not a snack I'll be having very often during induction.
I'm going to check out a low carb store sometime next week and see what kind of stuff they sell. I'd like some tortilla's or flat bread so I could make burritos easily. Salads are nice, but I miss sammichy things. A low carb bread would be good too. The more variety I can add, the better. I get tired of eating the same old stuff. Even though I'm getting full pretty quick on less, I'm still a foodie at heart.
And I found a recipe for home made gummies, so that will solve the candy craves some. :)
And tofu puffs satisfy chip cravings some. They are chewy though and taste oily, but something about them screams guilty snack - like piggie puffs, they are super filling and a little goes a long way.
2 eggs
2 slices bacon
water
salt, pepper
slice of pastrami
2 cups coffee
1/2 double cheeseburger - fatburger
1/2 double cheeseburger - no bun, with egg and chili
diet coke
pepperoni stick
ryvita cracker
dill cream cheese
2 squares 99% cocoa chocolate
ryvita with dill cream cheese
slice of pastrami
cheddar cheese
tofu puffs
water
BLOOD GLUCOSE
2:16 pm
before breakfast
6.2
10pm
before pepperoni stick
6.3
2 am
after cracker, cheese, meat and tofu puffs
6.4
I forgot to post this before I went to bed. I think I ate something else before I went to sleep. Another Ryvita and cream cheese I think. I was really missing crackery tastes.
I'm so glad I found some crackers with a net carb of 2.
Doh! Their website list a different carb content than what's on the package I've got. According to them, the crackers are 5.7 net carbs. That's much more than I thought. I left a message asking why the difference, but until I hear an explanation, I'm going to assume it's 6 carbs. Not a snack I'll be having very often during induction.
I'm going to check out a low carb store sometime next week and see what kind of stuff they sell. I'd like some tortilla's or flat bread so I could make burritos easily. Salads are nice, but I miss sammichy things. A low carb bread would be good too. The more variety I can add, the better. I get tired of eating the same old stuff. Even though I'm getting full pretty quick on less, I'm still a foodie at heart.
And I found a recipe for home made gummies, so that will solve the candy craves some. :)
And tofu puffs satisfy chip cravings some. They are chewy though and taste oily, but something about them screams guilty snack - like piggie puffs, they are super filling and a little goes a long way.
2 eggs
2 slices bacon
water
salt, pepper
slice of pastrami
2 cups coffee
1/2 double cheeseburger - fatburger
1/2 double cheeseburger - no bun, with egg and chili
diet coke
pepperoni stick
ryvita cracker
dill cream cheese
2 squares 99% cocoa chocolate
ryvita with dill cream cheese
slice of pastrami
cheddar cheese
tofu puffs
water
BLOOD GLUCOSE
2:16 pm
before breakfast
6.2
10pm
before pepperoni stick
6.3
2 am
after cracker, cheese, meat and tofu puffs
6.4
Friday, April 20, 2012
Food Log - April 19, 2012 - WB
I didn't track today, I remember what I ate, but not exactly when or the amounts. Doesn't really matter though, I kept it low carb. I ate a lot of different stuff, but my glucose levesls were good.
We didn't cook today, and that was nice. Just ate cold foods, except for the fish dinner before the opera. Aida is awesome BTW.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
cold chicken breast
1/4 pickle
water
salad greens
Caesar dressing
1 slice bacon
pastrami
more cold chicken breast
water
green tea
some mixed nuts, about 8
Really nice meal at the VCC cafeteria
poached sole with asparagus and cream sauce
green beans with tomato paste maybe? It had a tomatoey sauciness, but just a hint of flavouring, also tasted some ginger and garlic.
bit of another veggie dish, mostly eggplant, with some onion and tomato
We shared our different fish entrees, so I also got a bit of trout, and I ate his lemon slice garnish, peel and all. I think I might be low on vitamin C, since I'm not eating much fruit anymore.
more nuts, 1/4 cup about.
water
pastrami
cold steak
1/4 pickle
orange jello
whipping cream
chocolate green tea
3 strawberries chopped
whipping cream
chocolate green tea
water
bowl cauliflower curry
whipping cream
GLUCOSE LEVELS
11:35 am
before breakfast
6.8
5:42 pm
just after salad etc
5.7
11:47 pm
after cold meats and jello
5.6
2:45am
before bed
5.4
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Food Log - April 18, 2012 - WB
I got caught short while I was out and bought a piece of Prime Time fried chicken which is what I blame for my 10g overage today. I was waiting on a lecture where I'd get free opera tix, and the community centre caf only had carby meals. I suppose I could have bought a couple ala carte boiled eggs, and noshed on those, but hey you can't eat eggs alla time. I guess this guy would disagree though.
I didn't test much today either, probably because I was running around most of the day. I started using an old glucometer last night and I think psychologically I have a resistance to using it. It does more - like you can input your insulin dosing and you can graph results, so it's more useful, just the carrying case looks shabby. I don't like pulling it out. Seems silly, but I never wanted to test. I was out and about though, and I often don't feel like testing under those circumstances anyhow.
I'm noticing I'm usually around 5 or 6 eating low carb - except in the morning - dawn effect has me 7ish then. I really should just steam roller the reluctance and TEST already though. It's good discipline for later on when I'll be seeing what kinda carbs I can bring back. If that's possible for me even because I don't want to take insulin anymores!
I'm scheming on more carbs than 20 per day though. Today I saw a loaf of gluten free bread. It was made with tapioca flour and the loaf was realllllly light. One slice was only 6gs net carbs. I could go back to my regular breakfast of runny yolk eggs and dippy toast. I really miss that.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
11:30 am
2 eggs
35g cheese
2 cherry tomatoes
30g spinach
1 green onion
1 1/2 slices bacon
1 T bacon fat
1 cup water
6g
2 cups coffee
3:30 pm
1/4 cup peanuts
2g
3:45 pm
strawberries
chicken breast
4g
5:30 pm
fried chicken, thigh
1/2 can diet coke
8g
coffee
10:40 pm
2 cups romaine
2 cherry tomatoes
2T cucumber dressing
poached salmon
1t soy sauce
2 strawberries
poaching liquid
8g
1:40 am
orange jello
whipping cream
2g
2:50 am
2 slices cooked ham
green tea
0g
TOTAL = 30g
BLOOD GLUCOSE
10:59 am
before breakfast
7.2
2:50 am
before bed
5.9
I didn't test much today either, probably because I was running around most of the day. I started using an old glucometer last night and I think psychologically I have a resistance to using it. It does more - like you can input your insulin dosing and you can graph results, so it's more useful, just the carrying case looks shabby. I don't like pulling it out. Seems silly, but I never wanted to test. I was out and about though, and I often don't feel like testing under those circumstances anyhow.
I'm noticing I'm usually around 5 or 6 eating low carb - except in the morning - dawn effect has me 7ish then. I really should just steam roller the reluctance and TEST already though. It's good discipline for later on when I'll be seeing what kinda carbs I can bring back. If that's possible for me even because I don't want to take insulin anymores!
I'm scheming on more carbs than 20 per day though. Today I saw a loaf of gluten free bread. It was made with tapioca flour and the loaf was realllllly light. One slice was only 6gs net carbs. I could go back to my regular breakfast of runny yolk eggs and dippy toast. I really miss that.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
11:30 am
2 eggs
35g cheese
2 cherry tomatoes
30g spinach
1 green onion
1 1/2 slices bacon
1 T bacon fat
1 cup water
6g
2 cups coffee
3:30 pm
1/4 cup peanuts
2g
3:45 pm
strawberries
chicken breast
4g
5:30 pm
fried chicken, thigh
1/2 can diet coke
8g
coffee
10:40 pm
2 cups romaine
2 cherry tomatoes
2T cucumber dressing
poached salmon
1t soy sauce
2 strawberries
poaching liquid
8g
1:40 am
orange jello
whipping cream
2g
2:50 am
2 slices cooked ham
green tea
0g
TOTAL = 30g
BLOOD GLUCOSE
10:59 am
before breakfast
7.2
2:50 am
before bed
5.9
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