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Simmstone, so many gold nuggets in your post! Thank you so much for taking the time to share these pieces of hard-earned wisdom. I still am fond of the theory that what makes NoS so special is that it teaches each person (gradually but eventually) how to learn their own triggers, boundaries, rebelli...

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How they are managing to make progress on the house in this rain (and snow in my area!!!) is beyond me, but I'm happy for you!

And I always love to hear the excitement and joy you have for time with your daughter and husband's family, too. And the pups, of course!

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I was wondering exactly what Linda said. Do pray tell more!

Tehehehe never mind I found your post on the general board. Virtual hugs for making me laugh.

And I AM 43 now....... my how time flies....

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Absolutely strut your stuff, baby!!!! Beauty is far bigger (pun intended) than this shell we walk around in. Let your light shine. You are so much more likely to find a lovely pattern of eating that you are happy with and feel nourished if you are feeling good about yourself.

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My family has just about finished off the last of a particularly delicious pile of avocados.

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Flyingpig! You had a green week! So happy for you! I hope you have a restful weekend and a nice break from those 10 year olds.

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I have been observing that my sleep scores are better - more deep sleep & fewer awakenings, specifically - if I eat a very early, very low-carb dinner. That's just me, though, because I have blood sugar issues. But it does slightly make me wonder if you are experiencing some blood sugar swings that ...

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I noticed that on the weekends early on I really enjoyed grazing, because not snacking was the hardest rule for me initially. Over the years, however, my weekends began to look more and more like the other days and I only would have 3 meals. Even now, however, my favorite part about an S Day is havi...

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Great stuff re: resisting wine when hubby is drinking + birthday cake!

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Friday, January 10 117.2 lbs FBG: 101 14 day Standard Deviation: 10mg/dL 5.8% A1C (estimated by CGM) Time in Range: 94% (this means how often I'm between 70mg/dL and 120mg/dL, which are my goal parameters. Sleep Score: 87 Yesterday at work I found out that a long-time coworker also has prediabetes....

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Thursday, January 9 117.0 FBG: 105 Eating B: coffee w/cream, 2 hard-boiled eggs L: yogurt w/2 strawberries, walnuts D: I was RAVENOUS when I got home at 4pm. Not enough food today + missing one of my morning creamy coffees. So I had: 2 leftover pork loin chops, a salad w/blue cheese, and an entire ...

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I really meant it like it sounds - that imagining it ends up making me think, "you know, that's not really anything special." And I use it when the food is being eaten AROUND me, like at a party. It's not about showing willpower at all; I try to avoid using my willpower and when I do have to use it,...

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He pulled the fire alarm!!?? That's like something out of a movie!

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Hurray on your various accomplishments and also it's fun that you are feeling so motivated right now!

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Thanks to everybody for your understanding about my doctor frustration! You know, after my "trampoline" day, I got so sore and it's like I'm only just this morning feeling good again! That's crazy - I'm getting old. :roll: Back to teaching this week. I'm feeling surprisingly great about the quarter ...

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I bet your students are really rooting you on!

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It does get easier to not snack after dinner. I promise!

Rely on beverages in the evenings as needed.

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The monitors are crazy expensive, Team$. I pay out of pocket, so that's why I wanted to switch to the Libre (from the Dexcom). The Libre is half the cost of the Dexcom. Tuesday, Jan 7 117.4lbs FBG: 100 (although I bobbed along at 108 all night, then a quick dip when I get out of bed) Sleep Score: 89...

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Well, Alene, my pork tenderloin was amazingly good. :-) The weather forecast has SNOW from Saturday through next week! And we are supposed to pick up FlowerPup Saturday!!! Ack! Normally our family would be ultra-stoked about the snow possibility, but this could really be a bummer! The drive is very ...

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And the Persian lentil stew sounds yummy, too!

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Great day you had!

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How lovely that you will go see your sister and your mom (and play pinochle!). I am really impressed with your OT workouts, and now your determination to make it a social occasion. Very good! I'm making Italian chicken breasts in my (new) Instant Pot tonight. Proud of myself, can't help it. :-) Ifly...

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No need to be embarrassed to tell us about your animals! You are among animal lovers on this forum for sure!

I have been downright obsessed from time to time.

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Sorry to hear that work continues to be quite stressful for you. I think the cuppa makes perfect sense!

www.coach.me is the website. No Alcohol is the habit.
https://www.coach.me/habit-tracker

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Props for no alcohol, Soprano! You know, you might check out Coach.me website for green check marks. :-) I use it for a whole bunch of habit-building - no alcohol being the primary one I log. The No Alcohol forum is highly active and has been a good support for me. My username over there is Auto E a...

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sounds like a great weekend! I especially liked how you said the lunch was emotionally filling, too. Love that!

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Oh, good job ladybird. Sometimes getting off our schedules makes it teeth-gritting back into the saddle. Hope tomorrow goes better.

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Sunday, January 5 118lbs FBG: 104 Resting HR: 65 Sleep Score: 80 Eating B: coffee w/cream, 4 hard-boiled eggs L: yogurt w/2 strawberries, walnuts dessert: 2 90% dark chocolate squares dipped in peanut butter - 2 hours after this my blood sugar remained at or near 120mg/dL for 2 hours. So it took 4 ...

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What are all of your animals?

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Ifly, that's funny that you ask about the peanut butter - because it was a new thing, born of desperation! When I was visiting my in-laws, I needed something quick for a lunch. I just scooped a 1/2 cup of plain yogurt into a bowl, then added a spoonful of creamy peanut butter and stirred until the w...

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That sounds like a win-win! Go home from work + eat a nice dinner with family! Great coping strategy!

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Happy to hear you had a "marvelous" time on your run.

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Oh wow - those stressors with the toddlers and the ER visit and everything. Sheesh, that is tough! Sleep deprivation combined with wanting "me" time when the kids were that age had me doing a lot of comfort eating. It's hard to develop new habits when we are basically just getting through the days. ...

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if I didn’t lose a single lb but just the horrendous cycle of binging and self-hatred then I would absolutely count this as a successful diet.

Teammoney - with that as your goal, I think you have an excellent chance at success. Hugs, dear!

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Here are my most successful techniques - frequently used, although some were more common in the past and not needed now. *my number 1 technique for normalizing my eating was to have basically the same foods every day. There is some variation, but not much. *my number 2 technique for eating the way I...

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eating leftovers from both fridges

What a fun night!

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waiting to weigh with new scale Ha! This made me laugh! Hope you love your new scale! I've been using the Renpho scale for about a year and we are happy with it. About the teaching frustrations: I totally get it. I think we are kindred spirits that way. It's almost like we care too much, ya know? B...

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Yay to see you Linda! Toyota Corolla! Nice! I almost got that same car! We ended up with a Kia Forte, but I always have a soft spot in my heart for the Corollas. :-) I traded in my 20 year old Corolla and it was a little emotional! College visits - oh my. Speaking of kids growing up..... yesterday C...

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Trampolining is fun, Soprano! Why not, indeed! :-) Ladybird, I looked up the flying fox - that is so cool! We don't have that at our outdoor playgrounds around here in the US - I did notice it was popular in Australia! They did have a fun zipline (similar to the fox you mentioned) at the trampoline ...

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I'm back! Happy New Year to all! Let's see how much I remember, haha! Tuesday B: hard-boiled eggs, and then bacon & eggs & clementine L: yogurt w/peanut butter D: steak & salad dessert: sugar cookie and 2 Russian tea cakes decaf coffee w/half&half Wednesday Brunch: coffee w/cream, hard-boiled eggs &...

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Apricots yum!

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Love this! Happy New Year Simmstone!

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I'm with you on the working out! And my kids are now big enough I have some time to myself to exercise. My 2020 goals all involve more resistance training, mobility workouts, and just plain movement. I am so wonderfully pleased and happy for you about your wife's improvements. But Gus!!! And broken ...

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shovelglove - wow! Go you!

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oh my gosh you two - those scales sound frustrating!

And I'm with you both on loving my early mornings. And ifly - I LOVE walking my dog in the pitch black. It's like I have the whole world to myself for a few minutes.

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Welcome Ifly! Nice to meet you, although I know you said you and hubby have been on the boards before.

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Hi Soprano!

Well, we are all back to work after the holidays, aren't we? And we got this. We know what we need to do, and we are going to feel better while doing it, too!

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Hi Berry! Always always always lovely to see you on the boards!

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Happy New Year! Yes, I absolutely remember the jarring discomfort of Mondays. I no longer experience that, but that's because my S Days are very tame now, so the difference isn't as noticeable. However, in my experience, I don't think further restricting of your S Days more in the hopes of making Mo...

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Monday, Dec. 30 117.2lbs FBG: 94mg/dL Sleep Score: 79 Resting HR: 69 Eating B: coffee w/cream, bone broth, hard-boiled eggs & a clementine L: chicken, cheese, and guacamole D: teriyaki chicken and beef and cabbage dessert: dessert sampler of one bite of various holiday cookies and then ate one of m...

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I like how you are wanting to also focus on the positive. There is a lot of positive here! You are really doing the best you can to take care of yourself in many facets, from work stuff to exercise to nourishment with food. You're finding your stride, even if it feels a bit bumpy right now. :-) Oh, ...

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Soprano, yes, I did find that article interesting and actually was starting to read through his "five pillars", as well. Thanks for the link. Type I diabetics truly are the masters of metabolism. I was reading that managing type I is the most exhausting chronic disease to manage. So many people get ...

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2020 here we come!

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Puppies were so fun, Soprano! I think they are all going to be big, lol. Their mom is a cocker spaniel but their dad is a big golden retriever. They are already pretty big! Saturday, Dec. 28 117.8lbs FBG: 99mg/dL Eating B: coffee w/cream, 4 hard-boiled eggs, 1 clementine I can basically predict my B...

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Linda - thinking of you as our New Year approaches! 2020!!!

Hope things are going well; miss you and hope you have time to give us an update!

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Lizzy - no worries about having something different. Finding what works for you is the whole idea.

Happiest of New Years!

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What you did eating wise yesterday totally matches what happens to me from time to time. For me, it's being thrown off routine (as you said for you too) plus some sort of emotional casting around for comfort (in your case, being sick for awhile set the stage perfectly for that emotional need). It's ...

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Thanks Alene! Soprano, intermittent fasting appears to be quite useful for many people with Type 2 diabetes - so I totally agree that, if undertaken, the motivation ideally is health improvement of particular conditions. And yes - I highly recommend Jenny Ruhl's books - all of them. However, her Die...

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Those quiet days prepping in the classroom can be very rejuvenating to our work, that's for sure. Hope you get a lot done. And I hope the heat is on for you - sometimes I have to use a space heater on the weekends.

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Thank you Soprano and Alene for the Christmas virtual hugs of acceptance. :wink: :mrgreen: Alene, Christmas was really wonderful. Peaceful, pleasurable, and joyful. I am savoring this Christmas vacation with my kiddos and hubby. Soprano, I have enjoyed reading Dr. Fung's books, for sure. He has a si...

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Merry Christmas, Soprano!!

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Wednesday, Dec 25th! Merry Christmas! Creator and I are the early birds here, and we got up and opened our stockings. I got a beautiful 2020 calendar. Love it! Now waiting for Sexy and Challenger so that we can open presents. :-) Weight: 117.2lbs FBG: 110 :roll: Sleep Score: 85 Eating B: coffee w/c...

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Tuesday, Dec. 24 Merry Christmas Eve!!! Resting HR: 70 Sleep Score: 80 FBG: 105 Eating B: coffee w/cream, 1 clementine, 4 hard-boiled eggs - delightful that my BG only went up 10mg/dL! A morning clementines is allowed! :-) glass of apple cider vinegar - diluted with water L: yogurt w/ 2 strawberrie...

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Hey - hope your cold starts to resolve! That can be pretty frustrating, especially when you have a lot of fun things you want to be doing (and I include the Orange Theory in the fun things list!). Merry Christmas Eve! I have wrapped everything I have here, but I am still waiting on a couple of Amazo...

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Monday, Dec. 23 FBG: 107 Resting HR: 68 Morning BP: 108/63 Sleep Score: 80 Eating B: coffee w/half&half, 4 hard-boiled eggs, 1 pear slice L: 2 bites of steak, a couple handfuls of parmesan cheese crisps, sugar-free jello D: beef salad bowl w/guacamole decaf w/cream Moving Morning Mobility Routine -...

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It's about finding a pleasurable and sustainable way of eating that will bring me to my healthy weight and keep me there. Amen, Sister! I want every meal to be delicious AND to feel good in the hours afterward. :-) I'm going to spend some time at Starbucks finalizing my 2020 goals and doing a visio...

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Hi Ladybird!! Well, whatever you are doing obviously works - you are one of my "active ladies" role models! And when you're not exercising with your friends, you are cleaning with them or doing other house projects! You are amazing. :-) Alene - yesterday was really great! Challenger is still.... wel...

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Saturday, Dec 21 Today is Challenger's 14th birthday! He has 2 basketball games, Creator has 2 basketball games, and we have rescheduled to go see Flowerpup today. We'll get dinner at a place of Challenger's choosing, then have an ice cream cake. FBG: 98 Resting HR: 72 Sleep Score: 82 Eating B: cof...

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Hi babybird! I always love your username. So cute. I liked Soprano's comments from last year: Give yourself permission to eat it, then when eating sugar things sit and eat it slowly really tasting it, you will get to a point when your body says enough. It made me think of a strategy I regularly empl...

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The rain today was insane! I guess there's flooding in many places.

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Hi Lizzy! I think it's excellent that you have "planned" snacks. I think the approach of planning out our food for the day (whatever we decide is appropriate and however many times we decide to eat) is one of the most effective techniques I have adopted over the years. I assume you don't have work t...

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Well, liveitup, your entry was certainly entertaining, if not your ideal day. :wink: You know, I was thinking about BMI this morning and then noticed that your is 26. But as a male, you probably have a lot of muscle mass and may not actually need to lose weight. Have you taken your measurements or h...

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Coming in toward Christmas going strong!

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Thanks liveitup! :-) Friday, Dec. 20 115.8lbs FBG: 100 Resting HR: 70 Morning BP: 114/71 Sleep Score: 84 Eating B: bone broth, coffee w/half&half, (will be) hard-boiled eggs L: tuna fish w/yogurt, walnuts, cheese & pickles D: movie popcorn, which no surprise took me up to 160mg/dL and then crashed m...

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Your Orange Theory class sounds so cool! I am going to look that up.

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Thanks, Alene! I am ready for break! Most definitely! :-) Oh, and my BG has been boring (that's a good thing!) Reducing the yogurt did the trick. Thursday, Dec. 19 116.2lbs Sleep Score: 71 (ugh - I didn't feel well during the night - nausea - took pepto bismol which helped - then had to get up an ho...

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Congrats on the approaching 21 days!

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Wednesday, Dec. 18 117.4 FBG: 97 Sleep Score: 85 Resting HR: 70 Eating B: coffee w/cream, 3 hard-boiled eggs L: yogurt w/chia seeds & a strawberry, walnuts D: grilled chicken & guacamole & a few slices of pear bone broth, decaf coffee w/cream Moving Good walks today and some nice bodyweight work - ...

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Thanks Soprano! I think next I'm going to get a full lipid panel - maybe some time in January. Tuesday, Dec. 17 Sleep Score: 72 Resting HR: FBG: 98 Eating B: coffee w/cream, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 2 TBSPs diluted apple cider vinegar L: tuna fish w/yogurt, cheese, pickles and walnuts - this lunch really...

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Hi April! Nice to see you on the boards, and happy holidays!

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Monday, December 16 FBG: 94mg/dL Weight: 116.4lbs Sleep Score: 90! Resting HR: 69 Eating B: coffee w/milk (can you tell I"m out of cream and half&half?), eating out w/ in-laws for breakfast - got scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and cream cheese. L: cheddar cheese, chicken thigh D: fish fried in p...

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Homestretch to vacation!

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Sunday, December 15 Eating B: coffee w/half&half, 3 hard-boiled eggs L: 2 of those eggs as starbuck's; a latte, fried chicken sugar-free jello D: chicken drumstick, broccoli w/cheese decaf coffee w/milk Moving At 15k steps already - looking for 20k steps today! Mission accomplished! Blood sugar won...

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Good luck with OUR bright lines.

Ain't that the truth?! We all must find the lines we want to stay within. No one else can find them for us or keep them between them.

If I were in trouble with my health, I might go commando.

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10 years!!!! You are an amazing resource and support for so many of us. Just wonderful - a decade!

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I like how you sound in this very calm, reflective state - that seems conducive for creativity and finding something that works for you and gives you a lot of satisfaction long term.

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The puppies were adorable! They are just so sweet and still so tiny. Creator was over the moon when he asked, "oh mom please can we get one?" and I was like "OK, sure". :-) What a moment! I got a great pic of him holding the one we think we are getting (there are only two females, and I can't even t...

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Friday, December 13 FBG: 90mg/dL - not only is this number a big improvement, but I stayed lower all night long. Sleep Score: 78 (good quality, but not long enough!) Resting HR: 70 Eating B: coffee w/cream, (will be) steak or eggs? or both? L: yogurt w/chia seeds & berries, walnuts D: steak, a few ...

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Thanks Soprano and Alene! I really do feel much better, and I'm a little surprised at how quickly I went from "full on basketcase" to "settled and contemplative" about the incident. I'm grateful for my great friends (and my great forum friends, too!), and I know that I have learned from this experie...

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Congrats on so many happy health improvements! Love that you can walk without pain and that your prediabetes is reversed! Wooooo-hoooo!
And smart lady to find a chef for a husband! We should all be so wise.

Happy to see you back.

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I'm always a fan of the blood glucose meter to see if my hunger matches low blood sugar. You could test your blood sugar after the workout and see if your blood sugar is low or falling fast. That might help you decide about the snack. But then, I'm kind of crazy about blood sugar, lol, so my suggest...

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Surrender to the sensible! I love your siggy!

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I applaud you for the extra time - and I get it -- the mild resentment we feel that teaching takes over our lives. :-) We love it, but it also demands all of us. For my sake, I want you to know that I love your journal here. You feel like such a kindred spirit to me. Also, I would love for you to be...

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Thanks, Soprano. I do think that I can keep yogurt; just less of it, lol! I have an appt. with an endocrinologist Jan. 6th. Not sure what good it will do, but I might be able to get a few creative ideas from him. We'll see. Wednesday, December 11 116.4 FBG: 100 Sleep Score: 83 - much better than the...

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Very nice progress/maintenance, and goals!

Overall sounds like your new location (since moving) is working out nicely for the social aspects of life? That is so important - happy for you about this.

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My goodness, you were a machine yesterday!

Battling temptations left and right, and plowing onward like an ustoppable habit former!

I hope today doesn't ask as much of you, and goes really well!

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Alene - oops, yes, I forgot to include that about yesterday! I had two improvements - I only went up 10mg/dL after the small portion of yogurt w/nuts (instead of 20-25), and I came down to fasting levels within a couple hours (rather than remaining somewhat elevated throughout the afternoon). The ca...

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Soprano - I may be eating more similarly to you soon. :-) Alene - I think it's actually the other way around - dairy's proteins are very insulinogenic, and cause more INSULIN to be released than would be expected, which results in a more stable blood glucose response. That was one of the reasons I c...

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Sorry about your rough week at work.

I hope this coming week goes better for you!

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Hi Alene - I got a prescription from my doctor, then pay out of pocket at the Costco pharmacy. Each sensor lasts for 10 days, and I currently have one more. Then I will go buy more. OK, folks, welcome to the "Massive Morning Meal" experiment. I am undertaking this for finals' week, which actually is...

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