More Peter Johnson

2.83 mi. about 50 min. One end to the other on Peter Johnson. Then protein smoothie (1/2 banana, 2 strawberry, 8 oz. skim milk, cup non fat Greek yogurt, heaping measure whey protein powder.) It's fairly sweet, but lots of protein -- I figure 3 exchanges, maybe 4. I'd have to look.

219 lbs. 27% -- the urine labs came back, no obvious problems, no keytones, no glucose.

I should be able to keep my blood glucose at 100 most of the time.

Last night I was hungry and tired -- looking to "snack." Cheese, strawberries, salad w/ tuna, another without, finally made a sandwich -- one slice whole grain, cheese, tomato, onion, Grey Poupon.

I need to pack more food along during the day.

Week One -- Again . . .

Progress, progress ! ! !

We were 217 lbs this AM, 28% Glucose last night ran 102, about barely two hours after 2 oz of cheddar cheese.

Peter Johnson Road walk this morning, from one end to the other: 2.83 mi. 50 min. We're feeling better!

Progress!

This AM we were 219 lbs 27%. Fasting glucose was 97 last night. Peter Johnson Road (2.14 mi. 40 min.) w/ poles yesterday.

"Half your diet should be [complex] carbohydrates." -- This is important because I was trying to eliminate them entirely. We're doing salads, fish/veggies, some cheeses (protein source), bean soup, strawberries & yogurt. MEASURING portions and cutting back on size to real, reasonable size servings.

Now we're going to do Peter Johnson Road again.

ICK --

I'm resistant to joining the "diabetes in-group groupies." I don't want to be a part of this trendy new wave of diet and exercise acolytes.

Walked Tuesday PM -- 2.14 mi. Peter Johnson

Wt. this AM is 224.6, 29%

Tested Tues PM: 97 -- after not eating two hrs.

Struggling to figure out what I can eat, how to manage carbs. I'm not liking this at all. It makes me want to retreat, introvert. I don't feel there are food choices available out in the world. It's all sugared junk. We're developing a case of "carb avoidance paranoia." I did, nonetheless, manage to eat some smaller, size/portion/calorie/carb appropriate meals. Meat demos at CostCo, salad, made some bean soup. We're eating fatty meats (Italian sausage until it's GONE), but getting on the fish and poultry regimen. Lean meats, veggies . . . sounds Asian . . . (Mediterranean).

We're working on it.

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Fasting blood sugar, post walk: 100

Wed. AM -- Peter Johnson, w/ walking poles.

Day 3.

Fun and games -- the computer software for linking data from the meter is $99.00 "Free Shipping!" (Ohhhhhh boy!) I should see about having the VA spring for this. They probably would.

Test strips are about 50 cents each, or more. I tested last night just because I was curious to see if I'd come down from 123. It was 138. Target is < 120.

Walk this morning to the end of Peter Johnson -- 2.14 mi. about 35 min.

126.2 lbs 30% -- shit!

I can't figure out a diet for this stuff. I need to get a grip on daily carb count.

New Day Two

224.6 lbs
27% fat

Optimal BMI would be about 165 / 170 lbs.

We're going to walk down to the end of Peter Johnson Rd. now (8:30 AM) -- light rain. Get this done before setting out on anything else. Taking the GPS for measuring distance/time.

Peter Johnson -- 2.14 miles. 38 min. 3.3 mph avg.

16 oz. glass of non-fat milk w/ meds for "breakfast." We need to regroup on what we eat:

http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.html

References: TCOYD.org (Taking Care Of Your Diabetes)

The Bravewell Collaborative
www.bravewell.org/
The Bravewell Collaborative exists to bring about optimal health and healing for individuals and society.

Dr. Steven Edelman, MD UCSD School of Medicine (Host, TCOYD)
Dr. Mimi Guarneri, MD UCSD School of Medicine

Two Hours W/ The Doc --

For an old fart, I'm holding together as well as can be expected.

That said, Dr. Heisel gave me a blood sugar monitor and told me to "see if we can't control this diabetes of yours with diet, exercise, and weight loss. Yes, you're diabetic, on the road to medication if you don't do something about it."

So, we parked the truck down the street at Best Western Motel, and hiked in w/ back pack to 3 Cups. That's about 0.8 mi. one way.

Blood sugar was 126. We need to shoot for less than 120.

"You'll never get where you're going if you don't take the first step."