Well, Here We Go!

I saw my doctor today. Gave her a chart of my BGs while I was doing
Bernstein (to demonstrate to her that even with ultra-low-carbing, my
numbers sucked). She was delighted with my numbers! They ranged from 111
to 196, and the daily averages were all in the 130s. For someone whose
goal is to have all numbers between 80 and 120, her delight was quite a
blow to me.

No additional Metformin for da Damsel. I'm to take 50 mg of Precose before
breakfast to try to control dawn phenomenon.

She says my numbers may be elevated due to stress. Me? Stress? LOL!

She also says I can have small amounts of fruit for lunch or dinner, as
long as I eat the fruit instead of another carb, rather than in addition to
it.

I see a lot of broccoli-cheese omelets in my future. Lots of chef's salads
(or tuna on lettuce). Lots of cole slaw. What I mean by lots is frequent,
not large quantities.

Rosie posted earlier (and I deleted all her posts, because I had just
awakened, and was running on auto-pilot) that Bernstein recommends ten
times your *goal* weight as a target for calorie consumption. That takes a
lot of pressure off of me to try to avoid starvation levels of calories.
There were times when I was doing Bernstein that I had under 900 calories
logged to FitDay. Gotta read Bernstein again to pick up some of the stuff
I missed the first time around.

I'm frustrated, but mostly just feel sad. I want to reach my BG goals, but
can only do that by losing weight, and I don't seem able to lose weight.
I'll keep plugging away at it, though.

My back is feeling better enough now that I'm thinking we could be going to
the gym within 2-3 days. I'll love that!

That's my report. Basically, she said, "Eat less. Exercise more." G

Carol

--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or
oh-so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart.... I
recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Mon, 24 May 2004 17:18:45 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

I saw my doctor today. Gave her a chart of my BGs while I was doing
Bernstein (to demonstrate to her that even with ultra-low-carbing, my
numbers sucked). She was delighted with my numbers! They ranged from 111

Carol,

This is actually good news. If she feels that you don't need more
metformin, that is good for your body. It sounds like she is a good
listener to what you are saying, by prescribing something for the dawn
effect.

You are on the road!

PoohBear

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
[snip]
I saw my doctor today. Gave her a chart of my BGs while I
was doing
Bernstein (to demonstrate to her that even with
ultra-low-carbing, my
numbers sucked). She was delighted with my numbers!

Sounds like you are moving in the right direction.

--
JJ.

I'm sorry you were disappointed in what the doctor said. But, it's
great that she was delighted with your progress - it must mean you
are doing well. And to just keep on with it. It's nice to have
hope that something will make our weight-losing easier (like me and
my gum surgery!) - but I think in the end, it takes consistent will
power and wanting to be healthy. These stalls are tough, though!
I can understand your disappointment.

Since your back is feeling better, hopefully some exercise will
help. I am amazed how my walking 1.5 hours a day has become an
enjoyable habit. Even though I haven't lost weight in a while, I've
kept up with it - just because I enjoy it and it helps my attitude!
Weird....

That's my report. Basically, she said, "Eat less. Exercise
more." G

Your doctor wasn't named Dr. Der Koenig, was she?!!

Michelle

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

Basically, she said, "Eat less. Exercise more."

hee!

I saw my doctor today. Gave her a chart of my BGs while I was doing
Bernstein (to demonstrate to her that even with ultra-low-carbing, my
numbers sucked). She was delighted with my numbers! They ranged from 111
to 196, and the daily averages were all in the 130s. For someone whose
goal is to have all numbers between 80 and 120, her delight was quite a
blow to me.

No additional Metformin for da Damsel. I'm to take 50 mg of Precose
before
breakfast to try to control dawn phenomenon.

She says my numbers may be elevated due to stress. Me? Stress? LOL!

She also says I can have small amounts of fruit for lunch or dinner, as
long as I eat the fruit instead of another carb, rather than in addition
to
it.

I see a lot of broccoli-cheese omelets in my future. Lots of chef's
salads
(or tuna on lettuce). Lots of cole slaw. What I mean by lots is
frequent,
not large quantities.

Rosie posted earlier (and I deleted all her posts, because I had just
awakened, and was running on auto-pilot) that Bernstein recommends ten
times your *goal* weight as a target for calorie consumption. That takes
a
lot of pressure off of me to try to avoid starvation levels of calories.
There were times when I was doing Bernstein that I had under 900 calories
logged to FitDay. Gotta read Bernstein again to pick up some of the stuff
I missed the first time around.

I'm frustrated, but mostly just feel sad. I want to reach my BG goals,
but
can only do that by losing weight, and I don't seem able to lose weight.
I'll keep plugging away at it, though.

My back is feeling better enough now that I'm thinking we could be going
to
the gym within 2-3 days. I'll love that!

That's my report. Basically, she said, "Eat less. Exercise more." G

Carol


You have been doing better than you think.
Weight loss is important, but as we know it's a long road, so don't forget
to enjoy your life !

*

On Mon, 24 May 2004 17:32:09 -0700, "Shawn & Michelle"
wrote:

Damsel:
That's my report. Basically, she said, "Eat less. Exercise
more." G

Your doctor wasn't named Dr. Der Koenig, was she?!!

Why yes, as a matter of fact, she was! LOL!

Carol

--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or
oh-so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart.... I
recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Mon, 24 May 2004 17:45:17 -0700, "freeborn"
wrote:

You have been doing better than you think.
Weight loss is important, but as we know it's a long road, so don't forget
to enjoy your life !

Thanks, Freeborn! Now I just have to figure out how the hell to start
losing weight without rebounding all the time. I'll get back to being
religious about using FitDay, do more reading, and see what happens. I'm
more comfortable with Atkins, but it seems that Bernstein works better for
my BG control. I've just gotta figure out how do it so I don't feel like a
prisoner of the diet, but like a practitioner of the diet.

Any experienced Bernsteiners out there who can make some food suggestions?

Carol

--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or
oh-so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart.... I
recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Mon, 24 May 2004 23:55:06 GMT, "JJ" wrote:

Sounds like you are moving in the right direction.

I hope so. At the very least, I know that I have to do some serious
focusing on what I eat, because I won't be getting additional help from
medication. It's all on me. I own it now. Better take care of it, huh?

Carol

--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or
oh-so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart.... I
recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Mon, 24 May 2004 22:43:01 GMT, poohbear wrote:

This is actually good news. If she feels that you don't need more
metformin, that is good for your body. It sounds like she is a good
listener to what you are saying, by prescribing something for the dawn
effect.

You are on the road!

Thanks, PoohBear. I was very disappointed when I left my appointment, but
now I'm feeling more empowered, instead of just going along for the ride.
My whole attitude has changed in a few short hours.

Carol

--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or
oh-so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart.... I
recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_