Day 12

5-6-2012
Weight 202.0 (-.6 lbs)
8:23 am 205 Blood Sugar
12:08 pm 204 Blood Sugar 1 Bacon, 1 Cheeseburger patty on coconut hamburger bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, coconut mayo and mustard
4:08 pm 162 Blood Sugar   
6:10 pm 153 Blood Sugar Smoked Sausage with onions and peppers and Alfredo sauce on Dreamfield Penne Pasta 
10:06 pm 237 Blood Sugar  Pork Rinds
11:33 pm 242 Blood Sugar
Observations: Lost .6 lbs. Total 4.2 lbs. The last two times I ate Dreamfield pasta it did not spike my blood sugar, but this time it did! So, I researched some on the internet. It seems that if you cook the pasta too long or mix the pasta with an acid sauce and not eat it right away or eat mixed sauce and pasta left overs, it will break the protective coating that makes the carbs undigestible and cause a high blood sugar reading.
It tastes too good to give up, so this is what I'll do next time:
1. Undercook pasta, and rinse in cold water to stop cooking process.
2. Plate pasta first, then pour sauce on right before you eat it.
3. Store left over pasta in separate container from sauce.
If this doesn't work, I'm going back to Zucchini Pasta!

Day 11

5-5-2012
Weight 202.6 (-.2 lbs)
8:45 am  196 Blood Sugar
1:45 pm 190 Blood Sugar 4 eggs, 5 bacon
5:44 pm 157 Blood Sugar Paprika thigh
10:36 pm 179  2 bacon, 2 patty cheeseburger with tomato, lettuce, pickle, Coconut Mayo, mustard on a Coconut Hamburger Bun
1:06 am 182 Blood Sugar
Observations: Lost .2 lbs. Total 3.6 lbs lost. Another day of all below 200! And a new natural low of 157! I really don't care for all the soybean oil that's in mayo and salad dressings, so I made the Coconut Mayonaise and it got the aproval from my husband who is a mayo fanactic! He has to have several jars of mayo in the house to make sure he doesn't run out. And he hates the taste of Miracle Whip. So, when he said he liked this mayonaise, I was impressed!
Then I made the super fast hamburger buns. They were great! My husband liked them too!

Day 10

5-4-2012
Weight 202.8 (+.6)
10:05 am  200 Blood Sugar
11:35 am 190  Blood Sugar 4 eggs, 5 bacon
2:33 pm  185 Blood Sugar
6:00 pm 166  1 slice Coconut Crust Pepperoni Pizza, 2 Slices Coconut Crust Sausage Onion Pizza
7:00 pm Pork Rinds
11:59 pm 195 Blood Sugar
Observations: Weight gain again. But, still 3.4 lb loss. My blood sugar hit a natural 166 low! Yes, there's hope! I tried the Coconut Crust Pizza this time. I liked it a lot better than the Cauliflower Crust Pizza. But, the kids said they also like the Cauliflower Crust too! Movie night and the Pork Rinds still work well as a snack for me!

Day 9

5-3-2012
Weight  202.2 (+ .4)
8:07 am  195 Blood Sugar
11:22 am  199  Blood Sugar 4 eggs, 2 bacon
12:50 pm  191 Blood Sugar
3:20 pm  183  Blood Sugar
(Forgot Before Meal Blood Sugar Reading)
6:00 pm 2 Bacon wrapped Meat Muffins, Cheesy Cauli grits
9:11 pm  199  Blood Sugar
11:22 pm  194  Blood Sugar
Observations: Gain of .4 lbs. Still total of 4.0 lbs. I realized I haven't coughed for days. My whole family seems to have finally got rid of this nasty coughing and nasal congestion. Yeah!
My family loved the bacon wrapped Meat Muffins and surprisingly the Cheesy Cauli Grits!
I've tried Mashed Cauliflower as a Mashed Potato substitute before and hated it. So, I was a little worried about this recipe. I don't know if it was because it was called grits instead of potatoes, or if was because of all the butter and cream in it, but it was...delish!
And notice...my blood sugar was under 200 all day!!!

Day 8

5-02-2012
Weight 201.8 (0 lbs)
8:24 am  213 Blood Sugar
11:19 am  188 Blood Sugar  4 Eggs, 5 bacon
2:39 pm  210
6:00 pm (Forgot Before Meal Blood Sugar)  3 Parmesan Chicken Strips, Shrimp Scampi over Dreamfield noodles
8:53 pm  224 Blood Sugar
12:04 am  210 Blood Sugar
Observations: No weight loss. Still 4.4 lbs total lost. One bout of diarrhea.
The Parmesan Chicken Strips were a big hit with the kids. I had to grab some to put in the freezer before they were all gone! Put the left-over Shrimp Scampi over the left over Dreamfield pasta. Yumm!

Day 7

5-01-2012
Weight 201.8 (+ .4)
7:53 am  213 Blood Sugar
11:06 am  212 Blood Sugar  4 eggs, 5 bacon
2:29 pm  184 Blood Sugar
3:40 pm  172 Blood Sugar  Deli Meat rolls with cream cheese and green onions
5:57 pm  218 Blood Sugar  Creamy Chicken with mushrooms and bacon over dreamfield spaghetti
8:11 pm 221 Blood Sugar
11:01 pm  196 Blood Sugar
Observations: Gain .4. Still 4.4 lbs lost. It might seem like I'm fanatical about weight numbers because I'm weighing myself everyday. But I'm just charting everything to the detail so, I can see variables. This slight weight gain is normal, because there are so many different factors in weight gain. Hormones, water weight, unexpelled fecal matter, etc. What matters is the weight loss in the long run.
I tried these new new carb noodles; Dreamfield brand. I was so pleased! They tasted just like regular noodles and my 2 hour after meal blood sugar only went up 3 points!!! Look how nice my blood sugar is staying in a consistant stable range! I know it's still high, but I'm not all over the place with high's and lows!

Day 6

4-30-2012
Weight 201.4 (-1.4 lbs)
7:35 am 233 Blood Sugar
11:26am  207 Blood Sugar  4 eggs, 5 bacon
3:23 pm  193 Blood Sugar  2 paprika chicken thighs
(Forgot before meal Blood Sugar reading)
8:30 pm Beef Stroganoff and Cauli "Rice"
11:50 pm  190 Blood Sugar
Observations: 4.8 lbs lost in 5 days! Even though my blood sugar is still high, I've noticed it is coming down very nicely and keeping pretty stable. Unlike it does with insulin as your source of stablizer. Teenagers really like the Beef Stroganoff.