Well due to that nasty little tumor in my brain that is reeking havoc on every part of my body, it has also brought me the wonderful gift of diabetes. I was doing better trying to watch my sugar intake & had given up soda & etc, that is until I found out the news of "Edgar", my nasty little brain tumor, I decide to name my unwelcome guest Now I can stop calling it "my nasty little tumor" ..LOL So when I found out about Edgar, I went through the, "Okay since I have a brain tumor, I'm going to eat whatever I want!" Well let me just say that was a really bad idea. I decided it was time to get my head screwed back on straight.
I kept seeing all these people talking about "Trim Healthy Mama", at first I thought, "Oh another fad diet." But I looked into it more, I then found out it's not a fad diet, Pearl & Serene (2 sisters that researched this plan for 5 years and wrote the book) they just show how eating certain foods together & avoid putting other together, can help keep your blood sugar at a good stable level and therefore helps your body. So I kept reading and reading more online about THM, then I decided to buy the book. Wow! When it came in I thought I'll never get this, it is a HUGE book, but thankfully, while taking a little at a time & making lots of notes since I can't remember much these days. I went ahead and jumped into the THM lifestyle. So on Feb. 13,( yes the day before Valentine's Day I decide to cut out sugar) I started THM and the things they recommend to avoid are the things, as a diabetic I need to aoid anyway, Sugar, White Flour, White potatoes, White Rice and replace with better options that my body will use slower and keep my blood sugar stable.
That same week I went to the doctor, about 2 days after my "revelation" I needed to get back to eating healthier. I had to get blood work. My A1C was 8.7, which isn't good. That is basically saying that oer the past 3 months my blood sugar was averaging over 200. And that is one 2 different diabetes medications. I take Glipizide & 1,000mg of Metformin ER, every morning & every afternoon. So Eeekkk, that whole, "I have a brain tumor and I'll eat whatever I want", wasn't doing anything to help me, instead I was helping evil little "Edgar". And I do not want to help him at all, he has already done enough damage. So since I had started THM 2 days before my doctor visit, I knew I definitely had to change things. So I continued on my THM journey..
That first morning, deciding to weigh in to see where I was starting, (let's just say it wasn't pretty).. Cushing's is know to mess with hormones, cortisol, it makes you gain weight, and makes it VERY, VERY difficult to lose. I have lost some in the past few years, but no matter what I could not get past a certain point, now whether I'm able to break through that wall with THM or not is yet to be seen, I just don't know but I'm starting anyway, I'm not going to let that little "you can't lose" mentality in, because whether I'm able to lose just a little right now, it is doing wonders for my blood sugar. After a little over 3 weeks on plan. My blood sugar has steadily been going down, yesterday morning it was 100, this morning 102, this afternoon 101.. So I don't know about you, but if nothing else, THM has helped get my blood sugar under control, which is great. The last thing I need right now is it going crazy with my upcoming surgery. I have lost some weight over the past 3 weeks. And after surgery, once they remove "Edgar" and kick him out, hoping and praying if they get it all weight loss should start to happen anyway, but I plan to help it along while continuing THM.
So far at my week 1 weigh in I was down -2.5lbs. Week 2 weigh in -2lbs. Week 3 weigh in -2.5lbs.. So over the past 3 weeks I've lost 7lbs.. I have to admit I'm pretty proud of losing those 7lbs. Especially since we are eating some wonderful tasty food.
I have gone THM obsessed, LOL I search the book, Pinterest, everywhere looking for good recipes. Of course, if you know me very well, you know I always have to "Tinafy" it. I can not seem to follow a recipe or pattern or anything without changing it up a little ..LOL Oh yeah, I'm just a Rebel, like that.. ;) bhahaha... Since I can't cook alone any more due to my wandering mind & memory, along with the fact that I get bad dizzy and lose my balance, food is a family affair. Someone is always over there with me, sometimes, or a lot of the time, I supervise :) If it's a day I'm able I help and we make it a team effort.. I've even come up with some yummy recipes for us.
I will start a new post to share a couple of them.. It's all about balance..
If you need help getting healthier, getting your blood sugar under control, losing weight, I recommend that you check out Trim Healthy Mama.
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