Weight: 196
Blood sugar level: High end of normal but still in range
Today was my trip to a cabin to spend time with some friends. I thought it was going to be a challenge sitting there while everyone else ate, but I was pleasantly surprised. I had one glass of wine because someone else who was there who is also doing keto said that I should be okay. I also had a cheeseburger. I had the meat patty with some mustard, and used two lettuce leaves as my bun. There was potato salad, corn on the cobb, (which I absolutely love), and some kind of rice balls that sounded absolutely amazing, and several different kinds of chips. But, I was really surprised because I had the burger, and I was fine. We all went for ice cream afterwards, and I would have had some of that, but they didn’t have anything without sugar, so I turned that down too. I have very little willpower, but it was a lot easier than I thought it would be.
On the blood sugar front, I decreased my insulin again last night. The dose I took was one third of the dose I gave myself on Sunday night. My morning reading was, as I said above, on the high end of normal. So tonight I’m going to take two more units and see where that leaves me in the morning. My twenty-four-hour average is at 6.0, with 99 percent of my readings within the normal target range. I looked at my lows, and it didn’t seem like I went low at any point, but I don’t know when I would have had any highs either, so I’m not sure what that’s about. But regardless, 99 percent is still very respectable, and the 6.0 is fabulous! I almost hate to even say this, but I’m actually looking forward to talking with my doctor on Friday. Crazy, right? 😊
I said I wanted to talk a little bit about some of the tools I use to help me do what we’re doing. In my first entry, I mentioned a Bluetooth scale that I’m using to keep track of my weight. The days of the old talking scales that either tell you that “you are obese”, or say “oink, oink” are over! This scale is sleek, runs on two batteries, and sends all its data to my phone and watch. I can see my current weight, along with how much I’ve lost overall since I started using the scale back on August 2nd, (3 pounds). And, the app plays really cool sounds so I know when the data has been sent to the phone. It also keeps track of my BMI, and other statistics. Being able to buy an off-the-shelf product that works for me without having to get a specialty item is really empowering.
When following a meal plan, keeping track of food portions is key. I’m one who doesn’t always tend to measure ingredients when I cook, but doing this has now become more important. The recipes I’m working from give me different ways of measuring. For instance, the other night when I made the roasted parmesan cauliflower, it said two cups chopped, or 213 grams. To me, measuring out two cups of cauliflower is a bit hit or miss because it’s not like flower or water that actually fits into a measuring cup. So, I’ve chosen to use a talking kitchen scale for this purpose. I’ve set it to grams rather than ounces, and weigh the food. This gives me a more precise way, (I think), of getting things accurately. Sorry I don’t have a link to my kitchen scale, but I didn’t buy it online, and I bought it about seven years ago. When I bought it originally, I never really expected to use it specifically for weighing my food, but it’s been an invaluable tool.
Well, it’s been another day, and tomorrow is going to be busy, so I think that’s about it for now. More news tomorrow!