8:45 AM: 3/4 C cereal with soy milk (30g)
9:45 AM: 1/2 C mac and cheese (18 g)
11:45 AM: 1 can of tuna with mayo, 1 1/2 C ice cream (36 g)
6:00 PM: 1/3 sweet potato (9 g), 2 cheese slices, 1 C mac and cheese (36 g)
Sunday, May 7, 2017
May 6, 2017
I didn't poke this morning due to sleeping in until 10:30. At that point I just needed food. Here is what I ate today:
10:45: 1/2 C cereal with soy milk (20 g), 1 fish taco on corn tortillas (23 g), 1 C Halo Top Ice Cream (26 g)
3:30 PM: 1 can of tuna with mayo, 2 Cheddar cheese bites
6:00 PM: Vegan stir fry, 1/2 sweet potato (13 g), 1/2 C salad, 1/2 strawberry
9:00 PM: 1 1/2 C mac and cheese
I didn't get much exercise today. I felt really tired and ended up sleeping most of the afternoon.
10:45: 1/2 C cereal with soy milk (20 g), 1 fish taco on corn tortillas (23 g), 1 C Halo Top Ice Cream (26 g)
3:30 PM: 1 can of tuna with mayo, 2 Cheddar cheese bites
6:00 PM: Vegan stir fry, 1/2 sweet potato (13 g), 1/2 C salad, 1/2 strawberry
9:00 PM: 1 1/2 C mac and cheese
I didn't get much exercise today. I felt really tired and ended up sleeping most of the afternoon.
Saturday, May 6, 2017
May 5, 2017
My blood sugar was 126 this morning. Not too bad, but still some work to get it lower. I am wondering if it does spike higher if I take my medicine longer than 12 hours apart. I took my medicine around 5:45 PM last night. I didn't poke until 6:45 AM this morning. It was still a decent reading, but I think I am going to work on getting up earlier so my medicine can be closer to 12 hours apart for both doses. Here is what I ate today:
7 AM: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 T ketchup (5g)
10:15 AM: 1 C salad, 1 T honey mustard dressing (4g), 1/2 C bean pasta with Alfredo sauce
1:15 PM: 1 can of tuna, 1 T mayo, cheese
4:00 PM: 1 1/2 C Halo Top ice cream (36 g)
6:00 PM: 1 fish taco on corn tortillas (23 g)
Total Carbs: 68 g
I walked for 32 minutes in the morning for a little bit of exercise. I also was able to get rid of a bag of clutter at the Goodwill Donation Center on my walk. That felt good!
7 AM: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 T ketchup (5g)
10:15 AM: 1 C salad, 1 T honey mustard dressing (4g), 1/2 C bean pasta with Alfredo sauce
1:15 PM: 1 can of tuna, 1 T mayo, cheese
4:00 PM: 1 1/2 C Halo Top ice cream (36 g)
6:00 PM: 1 fish taco on corn tortillas (23 g)
Total Carbs: 68 g
I walked for 32 minutes in the morning for a little bit of exercise. I also was able to get rid of a bag of clutter at the Goodwill Donation Center on my walk. That felt good!
Thursday, May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017
I didn't poke this morning. Hopefully I will be brave tomorrow and get some blood for a reading. I will try to eat healthy today though. Here is what I ate:
9:30 AM: 1 C cereal with soy milk (30 g)
12:25 PM: 1 C Indian veggie soup (25 g)
3:00 PM: 1 can of tuna with mayo and relish
5:30 PM: 1/2 plate salad, 1/4 plate cauliflower rice, 1/4 plate Mexican pork
It looks like my estimated amount of carbs is 55 g, so I met my goal for today! I also worked on my May goals of getting my spiritual health under control. I read the Bible, a few sections from a daily Bible history book, prayed the prayers of the hours, prayed the Rosary, watched a Mass online, and meditated. I couldn't find my prayer journal to write in that. I will have to look for it tomorrow. I also did 30 minutes of dancing for exercising. I was sweaty, but happy!
9:30 AM: 1 C cereal with soy milk (30 g)
12:25 PM: 1 C Indian veggie soup (25 g)
3:00 PM: 1 can of tuna with mayo and relish
5:30 PM: 1/2 plate salad, 1/4 plate cauliflower rice, 1/4 plate Mexican pork
It looks like my estimated amount of carbs is 55 g, so I met my goal for today! I also worked on my May goals of getting my spiritual health under control. I read the Bible, a few sections from a daily Bible history book, prayed the prayers of the hours, prayed the Rosary, watched a Mass online, and meditated. I couldn't find my prayer journal to write in that. I will have to look for it tomorrow. I also did 30 minutes of dancing for exercising. I was sweaty, but happy!
April 2017 Reflection
My resolution for April was to get my diabetes under control. After looking at my record sheet, I didn't do the best. I am going to modify my goals to better reflect where I am at and a more attainable focus so I feel that I am making progress. Here were my goals and my reflection on how I did with each of them along with the new goals for May:
1. Say no to carbs/sugar. This is a good goal for a diabetic, but unrealistic with how many carbs are out there. This month I want to give it a number amount to stay under for carbs/sugar.
2. Eat vegetables. I need to be more specific and write the servings. I know we should have at least 5 servings of vegetables a day, but I am not a veggie lover. I only had four days last month where I ate over 3 vegetable servings. Therefore, I think this month the goal will be to eat 3 servings of vegetables a day. If I can do that most days, then I can up the amount next month and so on until I am a regular veggie consumer.
3. Try a new recipe once a week. This gets a zero unless you count that I tried some of my husband's recipes. I did not actually cook anything new. I think I need to change it to cook a new recipe twice a month.
4. Swim four times a week. April had many showers which made it very hard to swim at all. I only got in 2 days. Maybe a better goal for May would be to swim ten times a month.
5. Hike once a month. Again the rain was a factor. We also had a lot of other things going on for some weekends (Easter, family gatherings). I'm not sure whether to keep this goal or to add it into the next one for May. Maybe I need a daily walk instead.
6. Jump rope, tennis, basketball twice a month. That did not happen. I did have a half hour dance session last evening though. I think a more realistic goal would be to exercise for a half hour at least twice a week. Then I can dance, or go play a sport, or swim, etc.
7. Poke every other morning. I did well with this goal surprisingly. I poked 19 out of the 30 days and actually I didn't start until April 3rd, so I poked 19 out of 28 days. I did have 2 errors with not enough blood, and only seven of those days had readings below 130. I still have a lot of work to do to get my blood sugar under control, but I am making progress.
8. Keep a food diary. I wrote down what I ate 12 out of the 28 days. Maybe a modified version could be: keep a daily food diary.
1. Say no to carbs/sugar. This is a good goal for a diabetic, but unrealistic with how many carbs are out there. This month I want to give it a number amount to stay under for carbs/sugar.
2. Eat vegetables. I need to be more specific and write the servings. I know we should have at least 5 servings of vegetables a day, but I am not a veggie lover. I only had four days last month where I ate over 3 vegetable servings. Therefore, I think this month the goal will be to eat 3 servings of vegetables a day. If I can do that most days, then I can up the amount next month and so on until I am a regular veggie consumer.
3. Try a new recipe once a week. This gets a zero unless you count that I tried some of my husband's recipes. I did not actually cook anything new. I think I need to change it to cook a new recipe twice a month.
4. Swim four times a week. April had many showers which made it very hard to swim at all. I only got in 2 days. Maybe a better goal for May would be to swim ten times a month.
5. Hike once a month. Again the rain was a factor. We also had a lot of other things going on for some weekends (Easter, family gatherings). I'm not sure whether to keep this goal or to add it into the next one for May. Maybe I need a daily walk instead.
6. Jump rope, tennis, basketball twice a month. That did not happen. I did have a half hour dance session last evening though. I think a more realistic goal would be to exercise for a half hour at least twice a week. Then I can dance, or go play a sport, or swim, etc.
7. Poke every other morning. I did well with this goal surprisingly. I poked 19 out of the 30 days and actually I didn't start until April 3rd, so I poked 19 out of 28 days. I did have 2 errors with not enough blood, and only seven of those days had readings below 130. I still have a lot of work to do to get my blood sugar under control, but I am making progress.
8. Keep a food diary. I wrote down what I ate 12 out of the 28 days. Maybe a modified version could be: keep a daily food diary.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Day 13- April 20, 2017
This morning my blood sugar was 126. It is a lot better thanks to not eating any Kashi bars. Now to begin another day of trying to making good food choices. Here is what I ate today:
8 AM: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 T ketchup
11 AM: 1 can tuna, 1 T mayo, 1/4 C vitamin water mixed in 2 C water
1:00 PM: 1/4 C vitamin water mixed in 2 C water
2 PM: 1 box mac and cheese
5:30 PM: 2 C salad, 1 hard-boiled egg, 3/4 C Halo Top ice cream
8 AM: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 T ketchup
11 AM: 1 can tuna, 1 T mayo, 1/4 C vitamin water mixed in 2 C water
1:00 PM: 1/4 C vitamin water mixed in 2 C water
2 PM: 1 box mac and cheese
5:30 PM: 2 C salad, 1 hard-boiled egg, 3/4 C Halo Top ice cream
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Day 12- April 19, 2017
Today my blood sugar was 163, so obviously Kashi bars are bad. We'll see how well I can stay away from them. Here is what I ate today:
8:30 AM: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 T ketchup, 1/4 C vitamin water with regular water
11:15 AM: 1 can tuna, 1 T mayo
12:30 PM: 1 1/2 C mac and cheese
1:30 PM: 1/4 C Halo Top ice cream
4:00 PM: 1 box mac and cheese
6:30 PM: 3/4 C Halo Top ice cream
8:30 AM: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 T ketchup, 1/4 C vitamin water with regular water
11:15 AM: 1 can tuna, 1 T mayo
12:30 PM: 1 1/2 C mac and cheese
1:30 PM: 1/4 C Halo Top ice cream
4:00 PM: 1 box mac and cheese
6:30 PM: 3/4 C Halo Top ice cream
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