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breadboard…

11 Saturday Apr 2020

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the doorbell rang again today… second day in a row… I was expecting this one;-)…

it was a delivery of bread, croissants and hot cross buns from La Belle Baguette… the hot cross buns were still warm;-)…

I am going to be in trouble with my doctor if I keep eating bread at this rate because it raises my blood sugar… but I had to have a couple of the buns with cheese for my breakfast… very tasty…

then, for supper I made French toast using the bread knife and board that my beloved and I purchased at Victoria Beach many years ago…

the knife is made for left-handed people and fits into the tray portion of the cutting board… it is very cool…

delicious things to eat and fun memories…

nervous…

27 Saturday Aug 2016

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last week I went and had blood work done for my doctor’s appointment yesterday…

people comment on how well I am staying on track with my diet and that I am looking great…

I am careful out of fear… fear that my sugars will go up and I will need drugs to manage my diabetes… I don’t want that and the fear makes me be good, lol… 

now, when I taste something I don’t like, I don’t finish it… I’d rather save the calories for something I enjoy… I have an app on my phone (MyFitnessPal) that connects with my Fitbit and helps me keep track of daily calorie intake… 

but I am always nervous about what the results will be when I attend the appointment…

excellent news yesterday… blood sugars are great… blood pressure is fine…

cholesterol has come down significantly with the very small dose of medication that I started on three months ago, and with no side effects… the doctor was surprised as he thought I would need double the dose to get this type of result…

early on he’d talked about my weight coming down by another 20 pounds from where I am now… yesterday he agreed that I should stay at my current weight… when you are 75, he says, it is nearly impossible to lose weight, so he doesn’t want me to gain anything over the next ten years…

this was a great relief because I’ve been stuck around 160 for ages and really don’t think my body had any plans to go any lower…

all in all, an excellent appointment…

healthy…

19 Monday Jan 2015

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this afternoon I had my six month check up at CancerCare…

had an hour wait as they were behind…

I always think about the people they are seeing… someone just finding out they have cancer… maybe they are facing a long period of treatment or maybe even being told they have a very short time to live…

all I was having was a check up… not really that big a deal to wait a while…

happily my appointment went well and I don’t have to go back for another six months… I’m one of the lucky ones…

my daughter was able to come with me and I really appreciate having the support…

last week I saw my GP… she was happy with my progress and my blood sugar numbers… happy that eating and exercising are helping keep my numbers down…

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today’s healthy lunch:-)…

food…

05 Friday Dec 2014

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been doing very well with my blood sugar levels…

getting up and eating breakfast before leaving the house is difficult… I have to do it because I can’t take my pills with water, so have to take them with breakfast as that is when I have to take my levels…

also finding the time to gather items for a proper lunch and snack for the rest of the work day takes a bit of time too…

it is going to be important to have lots of choices available in the fridge and to plan for supper before I leave in the morning, or organize that the night before…

last night, when I tasted the apple pie, it was very sweet… funny that in one week my taste buds have changed…

shrimp, wild rice, mushrooms, kale and broccoli salad...

shrimp, wild rice, mushrooms, kale and broccoli salad…

hope that soon I will feel less tired… still having trouble finding things to drink as I cannot use any type of sweetener at this point… at work I’ve been having water with lemon in it, but by the time I get home I am kind of done with that…

George would be proud of me for wearing these big girl pants, even when I don’t want to, lol…