Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Hangin' in

I had a very good day yesterday - stayed in my calorie limit with 100 to spare, got in a good walk and did some food prep for the week, finishing some of what I'd started Sunday.  I don't want to get all profound on you guys, but I've discovered that doing good feels good.  I woke funk free today, knowing I'd logged a binge free and on-plan day.  I think it helped me to write about it all here as well.  I'm planning on a rerun of yesterday today.  Of course I'm always planning for a good day and it's the late afternoon hours that I start to waffle (sorry for food reference =) ).  I started the day out asking, via prayer, for the strength to feel my feelings rather than eating them away.  And for the strength to just say no when the food monkey on my shoulder tries to coax me to stuff something in and down.

Someone in the comments yesterday noted that a few things I'd said lately made her wonder if I'm diabetic.  The answer is no - I was prediabetic 1 1/2  years ago (fasting blood sugar over 100 but still "normal"), but losing weight from my all time high of 234 down to the 192 I got to last October corrected that and my last test was normal, both fasting glucose and HgbA1C.  Now that was last done in March of 2010, and I've gained 12-14 pounds since then (depending on the day) that I'm valiantly trying to lose.  However, in November of 2009, all my numbers were normal, and I was about 205 then, close to my current weight.  It's a delicate line to walk once you've been in that prediabetic range and I know I need to be vigilant.  I also know that keeping my act cleaned up is the best defense again the Type 2 plague.

One question - do any of you have any special suggestions for jazzing up plain Greek non fat yogurt?  I do fruit alot, (frozen now that berries and peaches are out of season, and the canned crushed with juice pineapple), but I'm always up for new ideas to make it fresh and new.  The yogurt is such a great punch of 22 gms of protein per cup, so I like to have it everyday.  Of course, the jazzing up shouldn't include any processed sugar items or high fat.  I could come up with plenty of that stuff myself.

Have a good day all.

12 comments:

  1. Um, nope. All I can think of are the standards: granola, dried fruit, walnuts, cinnamon, etc.

    Glad you had a good day!

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  2. I sweeten it with a little Splenda, and put fruit and a couple of tablespoons of lite Cool Whip on it. It tastes like a dessert.

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  3. I love dried cranberries and either Kashi Go Lean Crunch or Fiber One in the plain Greek yogurt, sprinkled liberally with cinnamon.

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  4. I've never had Greek yogurt, does it taste a lot different than regular or is it just healthier for you?

    ~Sheilah

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  5. Hi Leslie, our family only eats the 6 or 7 grams of carb per 6oz greek yogurt. I add a bit of stevia or splenda and chopped fresh strawberries, topped w/homemade whip cream (made w/heavy cream) and we are in HEAVEN! Our taste buds are really coming around in this low sugar living - that really helps! I'm liking Shelly's idea and think I may steal it!LOL! However, I have dried cranberries have too much sugar for this diabetic gal, but I do have frozen (from Trader Joe's: alot less sugar than dried).

    Anyhoo-hurray for taking control!

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  6. My favorite dessert is Greek yogurt w/ some sliced strawberries, a small drizzle of honey, and a little sprinkle of Kashi Go Lean (not Go Lean Crunch, just the regular Go Lean). SO good!!

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  7. Yay! Me too - yesterday was a good eating day and today will be as well:) We are on a roll!

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  8. Flax seed adds a bit of nutty-like crunch to the yogurt. You could do what all the cool kids are doing and mix it with some pumpkin and pumpkin spice.

    Glad you are feeling funk-free! It really is awesome to wake up in the morning and realize you have nothing to regret from the day before. It really does start the day off right!

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  9. Good job on having a good day! Here's to MANY more! :) Humm I like home made granola on my greek yogurt, w/ banana. I also like canned pumpkin and a lil dash of cinnamon. :)

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  10. I eat yogurt with walnuts. Love the combination. And I (personally) think it is important NOT to have everything be 'sweetened' so that taste buds do not expect that. The only time I put fruit in is when I have an intense workout day and am eating between sessions and can use a little extra carbs. Other wise I am very careful about the carbs. good to know about the diabetes checks. and do you do your blood work once a year? I usually do. but have wondered what others do.

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  11. walnuts with just a drizzle of honey. Stay AWAY from the dried cranberries...those are on your crack list aren't they? lol Just lookin' out for ya' girl.

    Glad to hear you had an awesome day yesterday...that makes me smile. :)

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  12. It's true. Doing good makes you feel good. It's true on so many levels.

    congrats on a great, funk free day! Hoping you are in the misdt of another one!

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