Well, THAT Didn't Work!

I gave the "eat all the low carb stuff you want" routine a try yesterday,
and gained 2 pounds in the process. I also slept until almost 2pm, which
is when my blood sugar is generally at its highest, so my fasting blood
sugar is pretty high, too. It seems the earlier I get up, the lower my
blood sugar reading is.

We'll just have to see what happens tomorrow. It's milkman day, so I'll be
setting the alarm and getting up several hours earlier than I did today.
That should help with the blood sugar. Also, I don't feel ravenous today
like I did yesterday, so I don't think I'll be eating nearly as much.

I also think that part of the two pound leap may have been from the salt in
the pepperoni and dill pickles.

At any rate, I'm going to try going through Induction again. Halfway
measures don't seem to be working. So, it's eggs and sausage or bacon for
breakfast for the next two weeks. Boy, I get sick of eggs after two weeks,
but I prefer a traditional breakfast. Might break with tradition and have
deviled eggs, though.

I'm not posting much, because I just don't have the concentration right
now. I'll try to do better. Just wanted to keep you guys up to date on
how things are going.

Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 150
226/200/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001

You just need a Banana shake from Steak n' Shake.

PJ

PS, it's sarcasm

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"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in message
...
I gave the "eat all the low carb stuff you want" routine a try yesterday,
and gained 2 pounds in the process. I also slept until almost 2pm, which
is when my blood sugar is generally at its highest, so my fasting blood
sugar is pretty high, too. It seems the earlier I get up, the lower my
blood sugar reading is.

We'll just have to see what happens tomorrow. It's milkman day, so I'll
be
setting the alarm and getting up several hours earlier than I did today.
That should help with the blood sugar. Also, I don't feel ravenous today
like I did yesterday, so I don't think I'll be eating nearly as much.

I also think that part of the two pound leap may have been from the salt
in
the pepperoni and dill pickles.

At any rate, I'm going to try going through Induction again. Halfway
measures don't seem to be working. So, it's eggs and sausage or bacon for
breakfast for the next two weeks. Boy, I get sick of eggs after two
weeks,
but I prefer a traditional breakfast. Might break with tradition and have
deviled eggs, though.

I'm not posting much, because I just don't have the concentration right
now. I'll try to do better. Just wanted to keep you guys up to date on
how things are going.

Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 150
226/200/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001

thanks for the update carol............................
the times that are toughest for me, are when i am TOO CONCENTRATED on
the food i eat and NOT the exercise i am getting.
i DO remember to eat 2-3 times a day...............i DO NOT name my
meals. (breakfast, lunch etc)
perhaps that would help?


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read and post daily, it works!
rosie

Love cures. It cures those who give it and it cures those who receive
it.
.......................Dr. Karl Menninger





"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in
message ...
I gave the "eat all the low carb stuff you want" routine a try
yesterday,
and gained 2 pounds in the process. I also slept until almost 2pm,
which
is when my blood sugar is generally at its highest, so my fasting
blood
sugar is pretty high, too. It seems the earlier I get up, the lower
my
blood sugar reading is.

We'll just have to see what happens tomorrow. It's milkman day, so
I'll be
setting the alarm and getting up several hours earlier than I did
today.
That should help with the blood sugar. Also, I don't feel ravenous
today
like I did yesterday, so I don't think I'll be eating nearly as much.

I also think that part of the two pound leap may have been from the
salt in
the pepperoni and dill pickles.

At any rate, I'm going to try going through Induction again. Halfway
measures don't seem to be working. So, it's eggs and sausage or bacon
for
breakfast for the next two weeks. Boy, I get sick of eggs after two
weeks,
but I prefer a traditional breakfast. Might break with tradition and
have
deviled eggs, though.

I'm not posting much, because I just don't have the concentration
right
now. I'll try to do better. Just wanted to keep you guys up to date
on
how things are going.

Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 150
226/200/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001

Carol,

A sudden weight gain of 2 lbs can only be water--or the weight of the food
you ate. Give it a couple days before you throw out that strategy. I'm back
down 2 lbs under where I started after 4 days on that regimen. I gained a
pound the first day too.

More important, you have to remember that the longer you go without food,
the higher your blood sugar will be. This has nothing to do with what you
ate, but reflects a liver dump. Once you clear the glycogen out of your
liver by doing the "very low carb, eat all you want" diet for 3 days, you
won't be able to liver dump so easily any more and your blood sugar should
start slowly coming down over the next week.

It takes about a week to see if a change in diet is having an effect. One or
two days will not give you that info. The one thing that is certain is that
doing the very low carb (no more than 12 grams per meal) will bring down the
blood sugar of just about anyone. But you have to clear the glycogen out of
your system!


-- Jenny

168.5/137

Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work?


"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in message
...
I gave the "eat all the low carb stuff you want" routine a try yesterday,
and gained 2 pounds in the process. I also slept until almost 2pm, which
is when my blood sugar is generally at its highest, so my fasting blood
sugar is pretty high, too. It seems the earlier I get up, the lower my
blood sugar reading is.

We'll just have to see what happens tomorrow. It's milkman day, so I'll
be
setting the alarm and getting up several hours earlier than I did today.
That should help with the blood sugar. Also, I don't feel ravenous today
like I did yesterday, so I don't think I'll be eating nearly as much.

I also think that part of the two pound leap may have been from the salt
in
the pepperoni and dill pickles.

At any rate, I'm going to try going through Induction again. Halfway
measures don't seem to be working. So, it's eggs and sausage or bacon for
breakfast for the next two weeks. Boy, I get sick of eggs after two
weeks,
but I prefer a traditional breakfast. Might break with tradition and have
deviled eggs, though.

I'm not posting much, because I just don't have the concentration right
now. I'll try to do better. Just wanted to keep you guys up to date on
how things are going.

Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 150
226/200/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:29:48 -0500, "Pat" wrote:

We must NOT make food the center of our universe.
Instead, it should be something we do when we are hungry. My step-father
used to say, "It's noon: time to eat!" and I would say, "We just had
breakfast 2 hours ago. Are you hungry?" and he'd say, "No, but I get to eat
at noon and so I'm gonna eat!" This same man went on a week's cruise and
wound up in the hospital when he got back because of overeating. He bragged
"I never missed a feeding the whole time!" and some of those "feedings" were
at midnight, 6 a.m., 9 a.m....

My problem seems to be that I'm either not hungry at all, all day! Or, I
feel starved. I've felt starved the past two days (my first low-carb days
in awhile), and I gained 2 pounds the first day, and 1 more the second.

Induction starts today (I'd already had a non-induction breakfast
yesterday, when I decided to start fresh. Last night for dinner, I ordered
Mandarin Beef at a Chinese restaurant we'd never tried. I could taste
sugar in it, but I was very hungry from shopping, and hubby didn't care for
it, and I didn't want to waste food, and ... you know how it goes.

I'll work out today's menus on FitDay, and post them in another thread.
And I'm gonna try the exercise bike - see how that goes.

This was much easier the first time.

Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 147
226/201/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001

Pat wrote:

You are exactly right! We must NOT make food the center of our universe.
Instead, it should be something we do when we are hungry. My step-father
used to say, "It's noon: time to eat!" and I would say, "We just had
breakfast 2 hours ago. Are you hungry?" and he'd say, "No, but I get to eat
at noon and so I'm gonna eat!" This same man went on a week's cruise and
wound up in the hospital when he got back because of overeating. He bragged
"I never missed a feeding the whole time!" and some of those "feedings" were
at midnight, 6 a.m., 9 a.m....

Eeek! And my daughter was like that. She'd get up really late
and still think she needed to pack in three meals a day. Thank
goodness she has stopped thinking that--and that she needs
dessert.

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:00:49 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

I gave the "eat all the low carb stuff you want" routine a try yesterday,
and gained 2 pounds in the process.

Means absolutely nothing.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031011.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 07:29:55 -0500, "rosie read and post"
wrote:

thanks for the update carol............................
the times that are toughest for me, are when i am TOO CONCENTRATED on
the food i eat and NOT the exercise i am getting.

I'm going to try to start working on the exercise bike that LizC. so
graciously donated to me. I haven't been using it because the seat's hard,
and I've wanted to get a foofy seat cover. I just this minute thought of
putting a folded towel on it. That should work!

I didn't even get my normal amount of exercise yesterday. Started my new
meds (found out that my shrink's lost 30 pounds on Atkins, too!), and slept
all last evening. Got up at 11 for an hour and a half and went back to
bed. The only reason I'm up now is that I set the alarm so I'd be awake
when the milkman arrived. I hope this is a temporary thing.

i DO remember to eat 2-3 times a day...............i DO NOT name my
meals. (breakfast, lunch etc)
perhaps that would help?

That does sound like a good idea. I'll have to give it a go.

Thanks, Rosie!
Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 147
226/201/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:32:27 -0400, "Jenny"
wrote:

Carol,

A sudden weight gain of 2 lbs can only be water--or the weight of the food
you ate. Give it a couple days before you throw out that strategy. I'm back
down 2 lbs under where I started after 4 days on that regimen. I gained a
pound the first day too.

That's encouraging. Thank you!

More important, you have to remember that the longer you go without food,
the higher your blood sugar will be. This has nothing to do with what you
ate, but reflects a liver dump. Once you clear the glycogen out of your
liver by doing the "very low carb, eat all you want" diet for 3 days, you
won't be able to liver dump so easily any more and your blood sugar should
start slowly coming down over the next week.

Would a bedtime snack be helpful here?

It takes about a week to see if a change in diet is having an effect. One or
two days will not give you that info. The one thing that is certain is that
doing the very low carb (no more than 12 grams per meal) will bring down the
blood sugar of just about anyone. But you have to clear the glycogen out of
your system!

Okey-dokey! Thanks!

Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 147
226/201/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001

Carol,

Quite a few people with diabetes have posted in the past about taking a high
protein snack before bed to stave off the "dawn effect." Basically at some
point while you are sleeping you go low and that causes the reactive liver
dump. Some people will see their blood sugar shoot up over 200 mg/dl while
fasting that way. If you Google on "Dawn Effect" over on
alt.support.diabetes you'll find zillions of postings and lots of
suggestions.

-- Jenny

168.5/137

Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work?


"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:32:27 -0400, "Jenny"
wrote:

Carol,

A sudden weight gain of 2 lbs can only be water--or the weight of the
food
you ate. Give it a couple days before you throw out that strategy. I'm
back
down 2 lbs under where I started after 4 days on that regimen. I gained a
pound the first day too.

That's encouraging. Thank you!

More important, you have to remember that the longer you go without food,
the higher your blood sugar will be. This has nothing to do with what you
ate, but reflects a liver dump. Once you clear the glycogen out of your
liver by doing the "very low carb, eat all you want" diet for 3 days,
you
won't be able to liver dump so easily any more and your blood sugar
should
start slowly coming down over the next week.

Would a bedtime snack be helpful here?

It takes about a week to see if a change in diet is having an effect. One
or
two days will not give you that info. The one thing that is certain is
that
doing the very low carb (no more than 12 grams per meal) will bring down
the
blood sugar of just about anyone. But you have to clear the glycogen out
of
your system!

Okey-dokey! Thanks!

Carol
--
Fasting blood sugar 147
226/201/150
October Challenge Goal - 191
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie/
Atkins since January 26, 2003
Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001