Fasting BG 2017

[Tamagno]

173 this morning.

A fine Easter Sunday here with temperatures feeling like summer.

Just have to change my CGM sensor this morning before church and then home for a dinner of grilled leg of lamb...

[skb]

I am very uncomfortable when there are too many people in a confined space. I start to get very nervous. People think i am claustrophobic but i think it is a kind of social anxiety. I do not function well with small talk and more than five people in one room. Plus (call me a feminist) but i feel very frustrated when a room full of men sit and snack and watch cricket while the women are busy cooking and heating and serving meals. Most of the women i meet accept it as that is the way it has been (changing but at a snail's pace).

I completely agree with you Paulomi. It's good that you held back on the fast carbs, and didn't succumb to the enticements and silly arguments. I quite have to struggle with "badhu khawa nu", but I am able to smile it off.

[walkerwally1]

77 (4.27) this morning.  Chef salad for dinner is quite kind to bg.  We went from 28° (-2.22°C)  at 6:00 AM to 72° (22.2°C) at 3:00 PM.  Quite a swing and a really nice day as it turned out.  Apparently there is another front going through starting tomorrow so more wind of course and a slight chance of some rain.
As I have gotten older I am much less concerned about what other people think.  Any one that knows me knows better than try to push me with comments like " A little won't hurt " because I have no problem letting them know, in no uncertain terms, just how stupid their comment really is.  Age does have some benefits !   

[Shanny]

I was about 13 years old when an incident at school brought me to the realization that people will think what they want regardless of anything I say and/or do. From then on, I've always been nice to people, but I pay no attention to what they think. A couple of our kids have quite high opinions of themselves and aspire to fancy lifestyles. We not only don't envy them - we don't even approve of them. They're pathetic - always worrying & altering their behavior according to public opinion. Worst waste of time & money ever.

[skb]

I was about 13 years old when an incident at school brought me to the realization that people will think what they want regardless of anything I say and/or do. From then on, I've always been nice to people, but I pay no attention to what they think.

That's a very young age to learn such an important lesson of life. Good show. At 13 I didn't know anything other than eating, playing and sleeping. And then there was homework, which I didn't enjoy.

108 this morning.

[rocky]

My weakness is anything chocolate. I sometimes find myself slipping when I see ice cream or cake made out of chocolate. I don't listen to what others have to say, but not many people here, would take interest in what you eat or not, except maybe mum.

79 last evening before dinner and 90 this morning. I've missed gym for a couple of days now.

[bigskygal]

So late to  post.  91 (5.04)  this partly cloudy morning, 86  (4.65) at bedtime last niigt.

[Carbcrazydog]

Shanny- i wish i was as wise as 13. I spent a lot of years trying to "fit in" unsuccessfully. I am not sure if you meant a couple of YOUR kids or kids from your school? How many kids do you have!

skb- I was the same as you at 13.

I spent 3 hours on a dinner session with the kids yesterday and was almost in tears. They are good kids but managing my LCHF schedule, cooking for myself separately,  etc just is not fitting well in my current schedule. I ordered a veg khowsuey yday. Usually it works well for my numbers as i give the noodles to the kids and just drink the coconut milk with veggies curry. But i ordered from a different place yday and was at 154 at 2 hours so i guess something was in there which was not right for me. My husband had butter naan and dhaba daal for dinner. I had one small bite of that butter naan. It was so tough to stop...literally locked myself in a room and watched 'Sherlock'

117 today morning- courtesy the Khowsuey.

[Shanny]

Shanny- i wish i was as wise as 13. I spent a lot of years trying to "fit in" unsuccessfully. I am not sure if you meant a couple of YOUR kids or kids from your school? How many kids do you have!

I wasn't 'wise' so much as ignorant of the ways that people plot to deceive & double cross each other, even at those tender ages. All I had known was eating, playing & sleeping too - until I came to school one morning and none of the girls were speaking to me. I was puzzled, but in my ignorance, I had no idea how to respond, so since there were still students who WOULD speak to me - the boys - I just went the only way open to me. Of course that added fuel to the fire, but as I've said - I was totally ignorant of such manipulations. I'd never been particularly popular - was in fact a quiet & studious type as a child, and made fun of by a few others. It was a very small town and a very small school.  Many of my 13yo peers had older siblings, and I did not . . . perhaps they learned things I had no way of knowing.

Chuck & I have five offspring from previous marriages - three are his and two are mine. They are all approaching middle-age by now - and a couple of his are the ones I referred to. They're living jet set lives, and apparently striving to keep up with the Jones, whoever that is. 

[Carbcrazydog]

Shanny-  I just watched the netflix series '13 reasons why' and it touches so beautifully on how bullying, intentional or otherwise, can help destroy a person's self esteem.

I look at wonder at people with grown up kids and often wonder that it would involve a lot of relearning to let go of being a parent 24*7 and reclaiming facets of your life. I have often heard of mothers saying that when their kids grew up, they felt lost for awhile. I think i will be one of those. For now, i cannot imagine my children grown up ever. 

[Tamagno]

245 this morning.

Well, my CGM reading was only 178, so that was a surprise. Soon, I'll stop caring even what my medical devices think!

[skb]

245 this morning.

Well, my CGM reading was only 178, so that was a surprise. Soon, I'll stop caring even what my medical devices think!

That's in keeping with how my meter behaves. In the "normal range", say 80-115, my meter is 10 % higher. As the BG goes up, so does the error margin. At 200+ I've usually found the error to be 25%.

[Shanny]

For now, i cannot imagine my children grown up ever. 

Yeah - when your youngsters are totally dependent on you during the early years, it's pretty hard to imagine them ever grown up! But it happens regardless, & as long as you're moving along with them as they grow & develop, it's a little less of a problem letting go. When you're raising them to be conscientious and independent, they grow up to BE conscientious and independent, so when it's time for them to leave the nest, you have to trust that you did your job and they can fend for themselves.  And a side benefit of this is that you gain an adult friend in that child you've raised. 

[walkerwally1]

94 (5.21) this morning.  A surprising 54° (12.22°C) this morning at 5:00 AM.  Cloud cover holding the warmth in.  There is a chance of rain today and tomorrow but only 20%.
Another of those pesky skin cancer MOHS surgeries this morning with one more to go after this, at least for a while.

[Grammabear]

104 (5.76) this morning.

The temperature is 58 deg F this morning, sun is shining and a lot of birds are singing.  It is a beautiful day and we enjoyed a lovely weekend with both our boys home.  I learned a lot about carnivorous houseplants from my young grandson (16) who has developed an interest in growing things.