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.

Day 5

4-29-2012
Weight 202.8 (0 lbs)
9:10 am  216 Blood Sugar
10:53 am 205 Blood Sugar  4 egss, 4 bacon
1:15 pm small piece of whole wheat bread for sacrament
2:15 pm 234 Blood Sugar
4:21 pm  194 Blood Sugar  Paprika Chicken
7:30 pm 197  Pork Rinds
10:15 pm  204 Blood Sugar
Observations: No weight change. Still 3.4 lbs total lost.  In church, I took the smallest piece of bread I could find from the sacrament tray. It still spiked up by blood sugar!
I felt like I needed a snack tonight. So, I had some Pork Rinds. They sure hit the spot for a crunchy, salty snack. I just have to try and not think about what they are made from!

Day 4

4-28-2012
Weight 202.8 (-1 lbs)
9:12 am 211 Blood Sugar
11:12 am  212 Blood Sugar  Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, 4 poached eggs, 1/4 cup sausage
1:30 pm 218 Blood Sugar
4:35 pm 194 Blood Sugar  Chili and Zucchini Noodles
8:13 pm  257 Blood Sugar  Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
11:56 pm 202
Observations: Lost -3.4 lbs total in three days! I slept through out the night without getting up to pee! I don't know what that is all about? Irritated bladder? Allergies? Some say, "It's just old age!" But, I still the same age!!! The interesting thing is when I eat Raw Vegan, the same thing happens, I sleep through the night. Maybe, it has to do with carbs! Do carbs irritate the bladder? Do carbs cause allergy reactions? What ever it is I'm glad its gone!
Hip pain gone, Left leg numbness decreased. Less and less coughing and nasal congestion.
Chili over zucchini noodles were great! But Shrimp Scampi over zucchini noodles put me in heaven! I love my World Cuisine Spiral Slicer! Zucchini's are very low in carbs and make great pasta. I got mine on Amazon.

Day 3

4-27-2012
Weight  203.8 (-1.4 lbs)
9:35 am 266 Blood Sugar
10:30 am  Chili and 4 eggs, 3 slice bacon
12:40 pm  232 Blood Sugar
5:54 pm  225 Blood Sugar
6:30 pm 2 slices Chicken Bacon Alfredo Pizza and 4 hot wings
9:08 pm  287 Blood Sugar  Pork Rinds
11:53 pm  217 Blood Sugar
Daily Totals: Calories 2344, Carbs 34, Fat 134, Protein 194

Observations: I Lost 1.4 lbs, total 2.4 lbs in 2 days. I only got up once to pee last night. Which was major for me and helped me have a better quality of sleep. One bout of diarrhea mid-day again. Everyone in the family loved the Cauliflower Crust Pizza. The little ones had 3 slices and the teenagers said they liked it, but requested I not tell them what was in it. Wow, I don't think they trust me! Movie night had pork rinds and water. Worked for me!
I was able to freeze some pizza and hot wings for fast meals. (My strategy to have low-carb on hand, so I won't give into bad food because I'm in a hurry!)

Day 2

4-26-2012
Weight 205.2 (-1 lb)
7:30am  281 Blood Sugar
9:30am  285 Blood Sugar
10:30am 1/2 omelet of 6 eggs, cheese, bacon, liver and onions
12:30 pm  278  Blood Sugar
2:30 pm  1/2 above omelet with chili
9:36 pm  293 Chili and cheese
11:28 pm  276
Daily totals: Calories 1828, Carbs 25, fat 126, Protein 134

Observations: One whole pound dropped! Less morning nasal and throat mucus, less coughing. One bout of Diarrhea, mid-day. Trying to get rid of left-over liver and onions in my omelet. Not recommended! The Chili turned out really good. I was going to freeze some for fast individual meals, but my family liked it so much they ate all but 2 cups! The chili also made the omelet go done easier!

Day 1

4-25-2012
Weight 206.2
10:38 am 301 Blood Sugar
Breakfast 1 cup Broccoli, 2 poached eggs, 12 oz bacon
Dinner      1/2 cup mixture of sausage, cauliflower rice, coconut gravy
Snack        4 slices deli turkey, 2 oz ham
9:25 pm  270 Blood Sugar
Daily Totals: Calorie 1513, Carbs 35, Fat 117, Protein 86

Observations: Was nice to eat bacon and eggs again, yum! Still a little nervous with all the fat, but have high hopes this will work. Coconut gravy turned out really nice... delish! My blood sugar is normally higher by the end of the day. Nice to see a 30 point drop. What I really love is how full and satisfied I am for hours!

Before I started: During the past week my blood sugar has been ranging in the high 300's and mid 400's.
Other problems I've been having: Neck and upper back pain. Left stiff shoulder and pain for 1 year. Right stiff shoulder and pain for last 6 months. Sometimes my shoulder pain wakes me up at night from the pain. I'm very sore and stiff in morning. It takes me a long time to get up and going. Up every 2 hours to pee every night. I'm very tired every morning. Left side numbness on upper lip, eye, cheek, ear, 3 fingers, leg and feet; residual from last stroke on 01-04-2012. Left hip pain. During Last month, nasal congestion and coughing. Also during last month, started menopause symptoms of major hot flashes. No period since 11-12-11.