Kate's Corner - The first day

I started yesterday by weighing myself. I was NOT amused by the number the scale showed me, but neither was I surprised by it. I weigh 246.5 pounds. At the most generous I can be with myself, I need to lose 100 lbs. That's a LOT of oranges. Not an impossible amount, but still quite a lot. That's a whole other person.

So, how did yesterday go? Pretty well.

We got up at 5:45 AM, drank our tea, THEN remembered our Good Belly Straight shots (pro-biotic supplement) and took those. Nick made smoothies - WHICH ROCKED. I'll admit now to being worried that they would taste like ass. I mean, seriously - who'd think that throwing a bunch of raw veggies into a blender & hitting the "KILL" button would end up tasting that nommy?!?! I was more than pleasantly surprised. We drank only a little bit of smoothie & then did yoga. After yoga, we finished the smoothies & got into the shower.

Yesterday being the first day, we took a LONG time to do all this. It doesn't look like much writing it down, but it took about 4 hours. Most of it was that it was an entirely new routine.

I'll let you all know now, that yoga is a departure from what is indicated in the book. Why yoga then? Honestly, its the money. We just spent quite a bit of money on the set up for this (i.e. blender, distiller, sundries), and I simply don't have the money to spend on Qigong DVDs. Nick & I were talking about it last night, and we're definitely interested, but we just can't swing it right now.

The crunchy bits:

For those of you interested, below are yesterday's numbers regarding my blood sugar & what I ate & such suches.

Date 04/30
Blood Pressure 149/98 pulse 84

Blood Sugars
(fasting) 262
(10:34 AM) 222
(12:00 PM) 156
(2:00 PM) 199
(7:30 PM) 78
(9:30 PM) 106

Breakfast Diabetic Formula Crimson Sunrise smoothie

Snack Swiss Chard salad w/ ginger dressing & 3 tbsp walnut halves

Lunch 1/4 bitter melon & 1/2 avacado sauteed in coonut oil, ginger, garlic & red pepper flakes w/ 1.5 c Dal

Snack 1/2 c hummus w/ 1/2 cucumber & 3 celery stalks

Dinner 4 oz steamed salmon, 1/4 c. steamed carrots & 1/4 c. steamed parsnips

Snack 2 tbsp walnuts

Exercise AM Yoga

Distilled water: 4 18 oz bottles.

The Froo-froo bits:
So, how did it feel? Pretty darned good. I started the day out with my sugar high but it was my own fault for over-eating the night before (DAMN YOU CHICKEN BIRYANI!!). I watched my sugar come down steadily through the day, with a minimum of corrective bolus and no meal bolus.
I took my normal nap at lunch time (1PM) and instead of waking up & NEEDING a cup of coffee, I woke up awake, and had a greatly reduced nap time.
My spirits & energy were up, but not by tons. However, it WAS the first day, so I wasn't really expecting anything.
The food was tasty, and quite a lot of it was stuff I'd either never eaten before, or had tried and disliked. However, I must say, having food prepared well can make ALL the difference.
It was an exhausting day, but a good one. I felt good about it when I went to bed.