I have no excuses except, life. I have been swamped with kids responsibilities and life in general. I have been testing Keto recipes to see what we like the most and really just learning how to do this new life.
First, I have to tell you, I am officially off all diabetes medications. My sugar kept crashing and I no longer need it. My blood sugars are completely within the normal range all day long now. My husband, who is on insulin for his diabetes, is now joining Keto with me. Will keep you posted on his changes as well.
I will also be incorporating vlogs into this blog to show recipes and how I handle cooking for a Keto family of 3 and one who won't do Keto.
That's it for now, will keep you posted daily, I promise.
OH, BTW's, I am down to 264 now.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Friday, January 19, 2018
I Want Chocolate!!!!!
Today started with a great weight loss on the scale. I weighed in at 271.8 this morning, almost exactly 2 pounds since yesterday. However, my blood sugar was up to 135 upon waking up. I completely forgot to plan my day today so scrambled for Keto food to take to work. Let's start by saying my Macros are 110g Protein, 71g Fat, and 20g of Carbs. I obtained my macros from the pinned post at Ketogenic Dieters. You will notice that I always list my macros Protein, Fat and then Carbs. This seems to be the norm among Keto followers that I have read about.
I always start my day by taking my two Thrive pills, shower, dress, put on my patch and then drink my shake. I mix my shake with unsweetened almond milk and 1tbsp of peanut butter. Breakfast ends up being 20g Protein, 13g of Fat and 14g of Carbs. This leaves me with 90g Protein, 58g of Fat and 6g of Carbs. Because I didn't plan in advance, I needed to start my planning after breakfast, so that left me limited. I decided we are having broccoli cheese soup for dinner, 14g, 28g, 5g. Unlike the group above, I do plan snacks into my day. Usually they are just cheese sticks or mini mozzarella balls. I'll be honest, I'm dying for something sweet. I tried a keto chocolate mug cake last night made with coconut flour and it was gross. I won't even put the link here as I would never suggest anyone to make that recipe. It was like eating chocolate saw dust. Still trying different recipes. Will keep you all posted.
Knowing all this, it left me with 62g, 28g and 2g on my macros. I purchased a Starkist Tuna Salad packet for lunch and had 6 slices of salami with cream cheese. I went over my carbs by 3g. I have 46 protein left to use and 177 calories. I have no idea how to fit that in at dinner. If you have ideas, let me know. My blood sugar after lunch was 109. I am considering starting my Janumet back at night as it seems that might help my morning numbers. I am going to try a couple more days because I am still struggling getting my carbs where they need to be.
I have been fighting an ongoing headache. I assume that is the Keto Flu that they all speak of. I took a "shot" (drink) of salt water this morning to try to help, but alas, I still have a headache. I have dealt with headaches and migraines all my life until I started Thrive. After Thrive they have been few and far between. So, this is really nothing new for me. Keep in mind that by this time of day I have already had 3 full 32oz. glass fulls of water, so it really isn't because of not having enough water.
Today, I took a selfie (which I don't do, EVER) to see how my double chin was looking. I'll say it is disappearing. I still have a little, but not much. What do you think?
I always start my day by taking my two Thrive pills, shower, dress, put on my patch and then drink my shake. I mix my shake with unsweetened almond milk and 1tbsp of peanut butter. Breakfast ends up being 20g Protein, 13g of Fat and 14g of Carbs. This leaves me with 90g Protein, 58g of Fat and 6g of Carbs. Because I didn't plan in advance, I needed to start my planning after breakfast, so that left me limited. I decided we are having broccoli cheese soup for dinner, 14g, 28g, 5g. Unlike the group above, I do plan snacks into my day. Usually they are just cheese sticks or mini mozzarella balls. I'll be honest, I'm dying for something sweet. I tried a keto chocolate mug cake last night made with coconut flour and it was gross. I won't even put the link here as I would never suggest anyone to make that recipe. It was like eating chocolate saw dust. Still trying different recipes. Will keep you all posted.
Knowing all this, it left me with 62g, 28g and 2g on my macros. I purchased a Starkist Tuna Salad packet for lunch and had 6 slices of salami with cream cheese. I went over my carbs by 3g. I have 46 protein left to use and 177 calories. I have no idea how to fit that in at dinner. If you have ideas, let me know. My blood sugar after lunch was 109. I am considering starting my Janumet back at night as it seems that might help my morning numbers. I am going to try a couple more days because I am still struggling getting my carbs where they need to be.
I have been fighting an ongoing headache. I assume that is the Keto Flu that they all speak of. I took a "shot" (drink) of salt water this morning to try to help, but alas, I still have a headache. I have dealt with headaches and migraines all my life until I started Thrive. After Thrive they have been few and far between. So, this is really nothing new for me. Keep in mind that by this time of day I have already had 3 full 32oz. glass fulls of water, so it really isn't because of not having enough water.
Today, I took a selfie (which I don't do, EVER) to see how my double chin was looking. I'll say it is disappearing. I still have a little, but not much. What do you think?
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Some History....
Hey, my name is Nancy. I'm 50 years old, mother of 3 and married to a retired Navy Personnelman. At my highest weight, I weighed 314 pounds. I had lost 16 pounds prior to November 7, 2017. I did that just by cutting out all drinks except water and "trying" to move more. November 7, 2017, I made a decision to try Thrive by Le-Vel and haven't looked back. I lost 20 pounds from November 7 to January 7. I then kind of stalled out on my losing but continued to take my Thrive 3 steps every day, knowing that it would catch up.
This is me at my highest:
This is me starting Thrive and at day 21:
Then, in January, I went to the doctor and had blood-work done. Come to find out, my liver enzymes were extremely high and apparently, have been high for quite some time but never looked into. My new GI doctor decided it was time to take a look and see what was happening. I went through all sorts of testing and am still scheduled for an Ultrasound on 1/22 to verify, but she believes that I have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. According to WebMD Nonalcoholic Fatty liver Disease is most likely caused by obesity (duh) and diabetes (duh). Both of these I have had for quite some time....seems like a lifetime.
The doctor stated that once certain liver numbers go below 150, there is irreversible damage to my liver and would lead to cirrhosis of the liver, meaning I would need a transplant of my liver. I wasn't there yet, but I was close at 233. All this, and I don't drink? UGH! She was giving me 6 months to turn things around and if not, next step would be a liver biopsy to see where my liver was and go from there. I left her office feeling hopeless.
Thrive was doing amazing on losing weight but I wasn't losing it fast enough to make that much of a difference in 6 months. I went back to my office and researched all sorts of things about fatty livers, diabetes and weight loss. I stumbled across a video that changed my way of thinking and I know will change my life. Dr. Sarah Hallberg spoke at Purdue University with regard to reversing Type 2 diabetes, here is the link. She makes so much sense!
From there, I dove into research about Ketogenic diets and if they were safe for diabetes, how it can help fatty livers, etc. I'm hooked!!!! I had a wedding I was going to and I was not about to ruin my time at the wedding and wanted to eat anything I wanted without worrying. However, let me tell you, I thought of the doctor's words every time I ate something with sugar or carbs in it all weekend. I came home on Sunday, went grocery shopping, and have been on Keto 3 full days, today is the 4th day.
When I started my diabetic journey, I was on Metformin for my blood sugar and they were high 200's. When I reached a blood sugar of 280 they switched me from Metformin to Janumet. Janumet was able to get me to 266, but I really wasn't going down much more. I could see a future of taking insulin. Mind you, I know what that is like. My mother died from her diabetes, my grandmother on both my mother and father's side of the family had it, two of my brothers had it, and my husband has it. I know what insulin dependent diabetes, type 2, does to the body. I didn't want to go there!
I decided, there and then, after watching that video that I was not going to be my family. I am going to do better for my body. I started Keto on Monday as I said above. Tuesday morning I woke up and my blood sugar was at 135. I thought, holy crow, this is amazing. Wed morning, I woke up, still taking my Janumet, and my sugar was 126. Even lower? Could it work this incredibly fast? I thought, well maybe the Janumet is finally working. At lunch, I was a little shaky, so thought maybe my blood sugar was too low....it was 89. Before dinner, I was at 107. I needed to know if my Janumet was doing this or the Keto. I didn't take my Janumet last night or this morning....this morning I was at 126. That is still a little high for a fasting blood sugar, but not bad.
So, now you are on this journey with me to see how long I can stay off my diabetes medication. I am taking my sugars before every meal and at bedtime, so be assured that if I notice an increase in sugars, Janumet will be back on the menu. I will go into my Keto macros tomorrow and let you know how/what I'm eating.
This is me at my highest:
This is me starting Thrive and at day 21:
Then, in January, I went to the doctor and had blood-work done. Come to find out, my liver enzymes were extremely high and apparently, have been high for quite some time but never looked into. My new GI doctor decided it was time to take a look and see what was happening. I went through all sorts of testing and am still scheduled for an Ultrasound on 1/22 to verify, but she believes that I have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. According to WebMD Nonalcoholic Fatty liver Disease is most likely caused by obesity (duh) and diabetes (duh). Both of these I have had for quite some time....seems like a lifetime.
The doctor stated that once certain liver numbers go below 150, there is irreversible damage to my liver and would lead to cirrhosis of the liver, meaning I would need a transplant of my liver. I wasn't there yet, but I was close at 233. All this, and I don't drink? UGH! She was giving me 6 months to turn things around and if not, next step would be a liver biopsy to see where my liver was and go from there. I left her office feeling hopeless.
Thrive was doing amazing on losing weight but I wasn't losing it fast enough to make that much of a difference in 6 months. I went back to my office and researched all sorts of things about fatty livers, diabetes and weight loss. I stumbled across a video that changed my way of thinking and I know will change my life. Dr. Sarah Hallberg spoke at Purdue University with regard to reversing Type 2 diabetes, here is the link. She makes so much sense!
From there, I dove into research about Ketogenic diets and if they were safe for diabetes, how it can help fatty livers, etc. I'm hooked!!!! I had a wedding I was going to and I was not about to ruin my time at the wedding and wanted to eat anything I wanted without worrying. However, let me tell you, I thought of the doctor's words every time I ate something with sugar or carbs in it all weekend. I came home on Sunday, went grocery shopping, and have been on Keto 3 full days, today is the 4th day.
When I started my diabetic journey, I was on Metformin for my blood sugar and they were high 200's. When I reached a blood sugar of 280 they switched me from Metformin to Janumet. Janumet was able to get me to 266, but I really wasn't going down much more. I could see a future of taking insulin. Mind you, I know what that is like. My mother died from her diabetes, my grandmother on both my mother and father's side of the family had it, two of my brothers had it, and my husband has it. I know what insulin dependent diabetes, type 2, does to the body. I didn't want to go there!
I decided, there and then, after watching that video that I was not going to be my family. I am going to do better for my body. I started Keto on Monday as I said above. Tuesday morning I woke up and my blood sugar was at 135. I thought, holy crow, this is amazing. Wed morning, I woke up, still taking my Janumet, and my sugar was 126. Even lower? Could it work this incredibly fast? I thought, well maybe the Janumet is finally working. At lunch, I was a little shaky, so thought maybe my blood sugar was too low....it was 89. Before dinner, I was at 107. I needed to know if my Janumet was doing this or the Keto. I didn't take my Janumet last night or this morning....this morning I was at 126. That is still a little high for a fasting blood sugar, but not bad.
So, now you are on this journey with me to see how long I can stay off my diabetes medication. I am taking my sugars before every meal and at bedtime, so be assured that if I notice an increase in sugars, Janumet will be back on the menu. I will go into my Keto macros tomorrow and let you know how/what I'm eating.
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