It Worked!
I am so excited...it has only been one day and I have already seen great results from using the diet plan from Karenhurd.com! This is the FIRST thing out of all of the things I've experimented with that has actually shown some true promise! (and I have tried many, many different things).
Here are my morning fasting blood sugars from the time that I started testing..
Feb 9 - 205
Feb 10 - 159
Feb 11 - 158
Feb 12 - 164
Feb 13 - 150
Feb 14 - 163
Feb 15 - 150
Feb 16 - 148
Feb 17 - 155
Feb 18 - 137
Feb 19 - 146
Feb 20 - 135
Feb 21 - 134
Feb 22 - 120
As you can see, it was already going down slightly, but I barely ever could never seem to get it below 150..the best I had gotten to was 135, which is high enough to have the doctor worried- and I had to workout 1 hour before going to bed if I wanted it to be even that low- and it didn't happen every time. Last night, I didn't even get on the treadmill at all. I had 15 bean soup with tomatoes for supper, some sunflower seeds, and some cheese, and somehow I woke up with 120. 120 is so much better and so much closer to the goal than ever before.
The goal on my chart is to get my fasting levels down to 65-99, which seemed impossible before, but I think there might actually be a chance now. Last night, for the first time, my before supper levels dropped below 100. I hadn't seen the number 96 on my blood sugar test since I began testing a few weeks ago, so that was quite a pleasant number to see.
When I go to paint the mural this week, I've been trying to think of low carb lunch ideas to bring along with me and eat- so I don't have to try to find something at a fast food restaurant when I get hungry. So far, my ideas for both lunch and snacks include:
Lettuce wrapped chicken salad
Lettuce wrapped refried beans with cheese
Lettuce wrapped egg salad
Boiled eggs
Deviled eggs
Bacon strips
Peanut butter celery
Carrots
Baked chicken thighs or wings
Plain yogurt or cottage cheese
Water to drink or cold herbal tea with no caffeine or sugar.
If anyone has any other ideas, I'm always open to suggestions.
Thank you SO much for all of the advice that you've given so far.
Here are my morning fasting blood sugars from the time that I started testing..
Feb 9 - 205
Feb 10 - 159
Feb 11 - 158
Feb 12 - 164
Feb 13 - 150
Feb 14 - 163
Feb 15 - 150
Feb 16 - 148
Feb 17 - 155
Feb 18 - 137
Feb 19 - 146
Feb 20 - 135
Feb 21 - 134
Feb 22 - 120
As you can see, it was already going down slightly, but I barely ever could never seem to get it below 150..the best I had gotten to was 135, which is high enough to have the doctor worried- and I had to workout 1 hour before going to bed if I wanted it to be even that low- and it didn't happen every time. Last night, I didn't even get on the treadmill at all. I had 15 bean soup with tomatoes for supper, some sunflower seeds, and some cheese, and somehow I woke up with 120. 120 is so much better and so much closer to the goal than ever before.
The goal on my chart is to get my fasting levels down to 65-99, which seemed impossible before, but I think there might actually be a chance now. Last night, for the first time, my before supper levels dropped below 100. I hadn't seen the number 96 on my blood sugar test since I began testing a few weeks ago, so that was quite a pleasant number to see.
When I go to paint the mural this week, I've been trying to think of low carb lunch ideas to bring along with me and eat- so I don't have to try to find something at a fast food restaurant when I get hungry. So far, my ideas for both lunch and snacks include:
Lettuce wrapped chicken salad
Lettuce wrapped refried beans with cheese
Lettuce wrapped egg salad
Boiled eggs
Deviled eggs
Bacon strips
Peanut butter celery
Carrots
Baked chicken thighs or wings
Plain yogurt or cottage cheese
Water to drink or cold herbal tea with no caffeine or sugar.
If anyone has any other ideas, I'm always open to suggestions.
Thank you SO much for all of the advice that you've given so far.
i am very excited to know this is giving you better results. after your last post, i didn't know WHAT to tell you
good luck!
Melinda
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Yay Bethany! I'm so glad that you've found something that works. The "Don't" list on the diet plan looks SO hard...I'm so impressed at your resolve and I'm proud of you!
Another idea for a good lunch/snack: chili with beans/meat and cheese.
Cheese sticks and salsa
Seafood Salad (crab lump meat, mayo, spices, and celery) wrapped in lettuce.
You're so smart with using good spices, that that will help you keep things interresting too. Praying for you!
Gwen
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Tuna salad wrapped in lettuce. (romaine is best)
Any lunch meat and cheese wrapped in lettuce.
Since you will be working... I would stick w/plain cold water. It'll be better at hydrating you.
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I'm on similar diet for a different reason altogether. I'm surprised you can eat condiments. I can't because there's sugar. I noticed you can't do noodles, but can you do brown rice noodles? I have always loved carbs and that has helped me enjoy some favorites. I have also been eating brown rice cakes with raw almond butter for snacks. Other snacks I enjoy are fresh fruit lower in natural sugar (mainly apples, pear and berries), fresh veggies with organic hummus (no pres.), fruit leather, mixture of nuts/raisins/dates, small amounts of seeds or nuts, and hard boiled eggs. Hope this helps!!!!
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I would eat some roasted peanuts has a snack. It never sent my numbers too high. Good luck!
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