Day 199

Well I have been 2 weeks into trying to eat low carb items, but only 2 days into doing mostly Atkins type meals. So here is my weigh in....

Starting weight - Basically 185.6 (Fluctuated but that's what I remember it being 2 weeks ago)
Current weight - 180.4
-5.2 lbs!!

When I looked at the scale this morning I about fell over. If you have been following this for the past 199 days, you know that at the start I was in the upper 170's and then gained about 7 or 8 pounds that just kept fluctuating. But hopefully this will mean that I will start to get back down and maybe get into the lower 170's.

What I have noticed since being diagnosed with "insulin abnormality". Is that I ate a CRAP ton of carbs! I am pretty sure if I gave you a normal meal plan throughout my before I even tried to start making healthier choices that most of what I ate was carbs. And of course I am definitely going through French Fry withdrawl. But I will say that the Atkins plan has some really good food. As well as I am really taking a look at what I cram into my mouth. The reason I like Atkins is because it sets out a "Daily Meal Plan" for up to 2 weeks. It has breakfast, lunch and dinner with 2 snack times set in. And with all that eating, I still stay between 20-30 carbs per day. AND I don't feel the least bit hungry.

Okay I just realized that may sound like an ad for Atkins. But it's not. The Metformin is still giving me some trouble, but I think it just depends on when I end up taking it every day. And what I think really helps me is the support of my hubby. He has been trying to get rid of ALL the higher carb content food in our house so that I don't eat something I shouldn't. And he is willing to eat the same things I do. I wish I had supported mom more in that way. I felt like it wasn't my place because she was my mom. But there are times when I think it was because of the lack of support that she kept reverting. Blech! Enough of that!

Anyway, all of this is so that eventually J and I can have a family. We haven't set up our pre-op surgery yet but hope to do that soon. At that time we will be taking another blood test. Of course by "we" I mean "I". Apparantly the lab took the wrong thrombotic test even after talking directly to my doctor. While we were in the room too! So we are going to try and see if that can't be free. But this is just one more step towards us being parents some day.

H