Still skipping meals, exercise spotty at best, just keep struggling to get my tight scheduling under control. Have been working more again and not logging in again, but I keep trying.
Happy Thanksgiving. I have much to be thankful for.
Heard in the Diabetes Too household: the rooster crowing outside and the dog howling in response inside...."cockadoodledoo...howl...cockadoodledoo...howl..." Um, oh yeah...at 5 o'clock a.m.
Showing posts with label progress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label progress. Show all posts
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Mid-week checkin....
So, the good news...I've been forcing myself to STOP and eat lunch, albeit a little late. Now, the bad news...I've been missing my protein in the morning for breakfast. I've slept through my alarm everyday this week, which means I'm running, so though I'm grabbing my fruit (clementine or banana), I'm missing my protein.
I'm still struggling to get back on a regular testing routine. Same can be said for my exercise routine...it's spotty at best. But, I am still here. Not giving up. Not denying. Not running and hiding. Just going to keep doing what I can and keep trying to improve.
Made Chicken Chili (definitely not primal/paleo) yesterday and had it for lunch today too. Here's the recipe I use (it is a combination of a Food Network recipe, along with my own additions):
1 pk Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast or Thighs (usually 5-6 breasts or 7-8 thighs)
1 onion
3 toes garlic
1 bellpepper
1 48 oz. container low sodium chicken stock (or use homemade)
2 cans Black Beans (thoroughly rinsed and drained)
1/2 bag frozen corn (or use fresh)
1 can Ro-Tel
Seasoning (Cumin, Salt, Pepper)
Fresh Cilantro
Lime Juice
Garnishes (shredded cheese, avocado, sour cream, tortilla chips, etc.)
Season and cut the chicken into cubes and brown over high heat in a bit of olive oil until browned. Slice the onions, garlic and bellpepper and add to the chicken, cook until onions are transparent (or longer if you like). Rinse the beans and drain the liquid. Add the beans and corn to the chicken. Add the stock and the Ro-Tel. Add the Cumin and other seasonings to taste. Cook for 20-30 minutes until chicken cooked through. Add Cilantro and lime juice to taste. Serve and garnish with shredded cheese, avocado or guacamole, sour cream, tortilla chip strips, etc., if you like.
This has the consistency of soup and tastes better the next day :)
I'm still struggling to get back on a regular testing routine. Same can be said for my exercise routine...it's spotty at best. But, I am still here. Not giving up. Not denying. Not running and hiding. Just going to keep doing what I can and keep trying to improve.
Made Chicken Chili (definitely not primal/paleo) yesterday and had it for lunch today too. Here's the recipe I use (it is a combination of a Food Network recipe, along with my own additions):
1 pk Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast or Thighs (usually 5-6 breasts or 7-8 thighs)
1 onion
3 toes garlic
1 bellpepper
1 48 oz. container low sodium chicken stock (or use homemade)
2 cans Black Beans (thoroughly rinsed and drained)
1/2 bag frozen corn (or use fresh)
1 can Ro-Tel
Seasoning (Cumin, Salt, Pepper)
Fresh Cilantro
Lime Juice
Garnishes (shredded cheese, avocado, sour cream, tortilla chips, etc.)
Season and cut the chicken into cubes and brown over high heat in a bit of olive oil until browned. Slice the onions, garlic and bellpepper and add to the chicken, cook until onions are transparent (or longer if you like). Rinse the beans and drain the liquid. Add the beans and corn to the chicken. Add the stock and the Ro-Tel. Add the Cumin and other seasonings to taste. Cook for 20-30 minutes until chicken cooked through. Add Cilantro and lime juice to taste. Serve and garnish with shredded cheese, avocado or guacamole, sour cream, tortilla chip strips, etc., if you like.
This has the consistency of soup and tastes better the next day :)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Week's Review...
Well, this week has gone much better than recent months. It is a beginning step in the right direction. Cardio three times this week. Push ups and weights two times. Still have much to improve on, but as a I said a step in the right direction. I am still struggling to eat regular meals as well as eating more primal. Going grocery shopping tomorrow and have been looking at all of my bookmarked sites to get ideas about what to buy. Nothing too drastic, mostly lean meat, fresh vegetables, berries and nuts.
One good thing that I have going right now is that my husband is finally on board. He started seeing a doctor and has started meds and is actually managing his Type II diabetes. He is eating a lot less carbs and has lost 20 pounds. So, I've been sharing all of my sites with him. We'll see how that goes. It is much easier to cook this way now that I pretty much only cook for me, my husband and our youngest son. My oldest son has started working out of town and my college-going daughter is rarely home. My youngest will eat this way as long as I buy him a pizza or some type of junk food at least once a week. So now is the best time to try to incorporate more primal choices into our diets. It is much easier for me to do it if I am not having to cook rice and starchy vegetables for the other members of my family.
One good thing that I have going right now is that my husband is finally on board. He started seeing a doctor and has started meds and is actually managing his Type II diabetes. He is eating a lot less carbs and has lost 20 pounds. So, I've been sharing all of my sites with him. We'll see how that goes. It is much easier to cook this way now that I pretty much only cook for me, my husband and our youngest son. My oldest son has started working out of town and my college-going daughter is rarely home. My youngest will eat this way as long as I buy him a pizza or some type of junk food at least once a week. So now is the best time to try to incorporate more primal choices into our diets. It is much easier for me to do it if I am not having to cook rice and starchy vegetables for the other members of my family.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Progress....
My earlier post got me thinking so I decided to go back 2 months and 1 month to see where I was then. Here are the results:
By the way, I do hour 5 tests so that I can see where I am once the Humalog is spent. Once I get my dosing where it needs to be, I'll go back to doing 2 hour PP tests. I can't spare 3 more strips each day for now.
By the way, I do hour 5 tests so that I can see where I am once the Humalog is spent. Once I get my dosing where it needs to be, I'll go back to doing 2 hour PP tests. I can't spare 3 more strips each day for now.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
