4 local farm free-range eggs cooked in butter with bacon and Colby Jack cheese
Coke Zero
6:30PM
Pork tenderloin with 2 Carb One garlic toast topped with butter and Colby Jack cheese
Coke Zero
7:15PM
60-minute 3-on-3 basketball (my team won two out of the three games)
9:00PM
Sugar-free Philly Swirl ice pops
NOTE: I checked my fasting blood glucose this morning at 10:15AM and it was 95. That's a little lower than where it has been lately and that's okay. As long as it is under 100, I'm pleased with that. The reason I went ahead and drew blood to test my blood sugar today is because of another blood test kit I bought to measure my A1C levels.
The ReliOn A1c Test can be purchased at Wal-Mart for just $9. Most doctor's offices charge $75-$100 to run this test, but nine bucks is all it costs and you get a complete set of instructions about drawing your blood, mailing it in, and getting your results either e-mailed back within a week or mailed to you within two weeks. I'm anxious to see what my A1c level is now since it came in at 5.0 about a year ago which low-carb diabetes care legend Dr. Richard Bernstein told me in my podcast interview with him earlier this week is on the borderline for pre-diabetes. An A1c under 5.0 is ideal because it means your average blood glucose is consistently under 100. I'll share my results when they are e-mailed to me next week.
Today was a GREAT day for my low-carb menus. I was very interested in trying that pork tenderloin after seeing it in the store last week. WOW, what a tender and delicious cut of meat. This will DEFINITELY show up in my menus again in the future. Add to that those delicious One Carb breads that are from the same company that makes the Carb One muffins that are highly recommended by Dr. Bernstein for diabetics to consume. Slap some butter and cheese on them and they're wonderful!
After I played some basketball, I was hot and wanted to cool off fast. Somebody had told me about those sugar-free Philly Swirl ice pops recently, so I stopped by Sam's Club to get some. Holy cow, these things are AMAZING! The orange flavor tastes just like a Dreamsicle used to. There's just 1g net carbs per ice pop and a refreshing treat for your healthy low-carb lifestyle.
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Borderline diabetic after five years low-carbing?
Big meals and sweets for some people mean big insulin rises and sugar from the liver to match it - and eventually diabetes.
This reminds me of something I've been wanting to ask after reading the hubbub about Kessler and hijacking brains.
Two things you have been doing all along are big meals and desserts/sweet drinks.
Using Kessler's ideas, what if your brain was hijacked so early, as a child so that only big meals and desserts/sweet drinks make you feel good? In other words, what is excessive for the body, makes you feel normal and good.
Five years ago, would you have wanted to add sweetener to chocolate syrup? I know that was on a blog a while ago but I thought I'd just ask here since I'm asking about brain hijacking.
I've been a sweet/carb addict too so I know the feeling of blah when meals don't hit that "bliss" spot.
THANKS Connie! Actually, I think the pre-diabetic thing was already set in motion when I weighed 410 pounds and all those years I was morbidly obese. This isn't something that is "suddenly" happening. Because I never had my blood sugar or A1c checked prior to my weight loss, I don't know what they were like before. So it's inaccurate to say that low-carb has anything to do with this.
That said, your theories about big meals and "sweet" (I put it in quotes because we're not talking about sugar, but rather non-caloric sweeteners) foods is interesting. I know that my appetite now for food in general and sweets is SIGNIFICANTLY LESS than it was five years ago.
As you can see from this sample menu from 2003, back then I couldn't get enough in my mouth throughout the day sweet or otherwise. Nowadays the volume of food and sweet is MUCH less than before. And they're BETTER choices consciously because now I care about what I put in my body. Before, I just didn't.
Hi Jimmy,
You have been doing low carb for about 5 1/2 years now, right? And you are still obese? I'm not trying to be mean, (I am still technically "overweight" myself) but I run across blogs like yours all the time with people doing low carb and not being able to get down to a healthy weight.
And then there are all the low carb gurus and leaders who are obese... if it works so well, why are they still so unhealthy?
Obesity isn't healthy any way you slice it. You are straining your organs and body parts.
When will you guys see that low carbing really doesn't work in the long run?
Jimmy,
The A1c test looks really promising. A comment on Dr Mikes blog also mentioned a new low-cost test (VAP). If lab tests get cheaper and more available this can only be a + for everyone. How much blood do you draw for this test and does nurse Christine do it?
Bernstein may be wrong believing that an HbA1c below 5.0 is something every non-diabetic will have. He's using a study of several thousand young people on which to base this belief, and in that study, their average blood sugar level was 83 mg/dl. I wonder what Mary Vernon thinks...
I can ask her next time I see Dr. Vernon, SnowDog. :)
THANKS Coyote! Actually, I drew my own blood and will be doing a full blog post on this A1c test when the results come back. But the lancets they sent absolutely SUCKED. I used my lancet from my blood glucose testing kit to draw the blood and I had to prick myself SIX times to get enough blood to fill those circles up with enough for the test. OUCH! Like I said, I'll blog about it when the results are back. Happy to hear about the low-cost VAP test. This is indeed a VERY good thing.
You're right, Rian. Low-carb just doesn't work in the long-term. So how would you propose "obese" people like me eat--low-fat, low-calorie?
A paleo-style diet would be a good start - lots of fresh fruit, veggies, greens, nuts, seeds, and some meat. Don't count calories or fat, simply eat when you're hungry and don't stuff yourself. No more chemical-laden crap, no man-made crap, just natural and whole foods.
We all have food addictions - myself included. It's hard to get over them but it can be done.
And I really didn't mean offense with the obese comments, I promise you that, just trying to be honest.
Gotcha, Rian. I don't take any offense to being described as "obese" if you are using BMI as the criteria for your definition because you're exactly right as I've previously stated. I just think BMI is pure bunk.
As for pure Paleo, I'm not interested in doing that as a permanent lifestyle. It's just not for me and I enjoy the way I do my healthy low-carb way of eating. I'm glad it works for you, though.
Actually I don't eat a Paleo diet. I'm a raw vegetarian. But I suggested the Paleo to you because I know you eat meat and it's the next best thing.
A paleo-type diet shouldn't have lots of fruit I think. More green leafy veg, low starch veg, limited fruit.
Rian: I am not sure that paelo would help Jimmy. He is probs sugar sensitive and fruit sugar can be as much of a trigger as normal sugar. I know I can eat whole bowls of peaches etc.
Connie: But I think you maybe right that big meals are not helping. Maybe he needs to counter his bodies dodgey chemistry by smaller meals.
Actually, I don't even like peaches. :)
Having done a few at home tests where it is necessary to draw enough blood to fill those circles, I have found those lancets lame as well. There are a number of techniques that are useful for improving blood flow. 1. Getting your hands warm by washing them in hot water. 2. Swinging your arm around a few times to get blood to the hand. 3. Pumping your hand to get more blood by starting at the palm and using the thumb on the opposite hand of the one that you prick to work down from the palm to force more blood out.
Jimmy, didn't you once post about how eating more frequently can actually backfire because it doesn't permit a person's insulin response to normalize before it's time to eat again (or something along those lines)? Also, have you tasted any sweeteners with Luo Han, or the ones that blend stevia with it? Just wondering, as it's received some good reviews.
Great suggestions JD! I did a few of those things, but I guess my blood flow is slow. Plus, I put the lancet prick on a very low setting of like "2" because I HATE needles. But after doing six pricks to get enough blood for this A1c test, I'm thinking of going to a higher number next time. :D
That concept has certainly come up before regarding the insulin response, Didirina, which is why I don't force myself to eat a whole bunch of small meals every few hours anymore.
As for luo han, I have tried it in a product called SweetFiber which mixes the fiber-based inulin with it. Haven't seen one with stevia mixed in, but I'm loving the stevia/erythritol blend from Truvia personally.
Jimmy, Where did you order that bread? The link only takes me to the chocolate muffin order (looks good but not on the menu for me). I am really loving Truvia also. I made cheesecake with it and it was absolutely divine.
THANKS Julia! You can find the Carb One breads featured on my menu at Carb-One.com. They are not a sponsor, but I love their stuff! As for Truvia, it is the BEST new sweetener on the market today and ALL-NATURAL. Glad you enjoy using it!
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