Well, I’ve been a little reluctant to post because my weight numbers have been going in the wrong direction. Then things went from bad to worse. Last Friday I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. That’s right Doc, kick a girl while she’s down. Actually I only have myself to blame. After I left the doctor’s office and stopped by the pharmacy to drop off my prescription for Metfurmin I went home and began looking for a snack. Ok, guys, I am not going to let this beat me; so I did good and searched for something diabetically acceptable. (I know that’s not a word, but it works for me.) In the first pantry I was met with crackers, sugar coated cereal, sugar added peanut butter and cinnamon raisin bread. - SHUT THE DOOR! - In the grandkid’s snack cabinet, I found fruit-flavored jelly snacks, sugar coated graham crackers, marshmallows and candy sprinkles. - Shut The Door! - Ok, I have two pantries, so I turned my gaze to the second one and looked inside. This one is for cooking and was full of ingredients just for that; like canned soup, instant potatoes, canned pasta and a variety of flavored candy chips for baking. I don’t eat canned soup so, - better shut the door! That left the freezer full of fruit bars and ice cream pops and a frig full of caramel on the bottom yogurt, caramel syrup, and sweetened condensed milk. I managed to locate a tomato and while it is a fruit and contains some natural sugar, except for the salt I added, it was still better than the rest.


This tour made me realize how badly I had let my diet go. How on earth did I believe I would lose weight eating like this? I decided to get serious about my diet and sent my husband to the store for Glucerna. Since then, I stopped eating anything with ‘sugar’ on the label and I have begun searching the internet for answers about the glycemic index and proper nutrition for diabetics. I found a fellow blogger when I began blogging about my MediFast adventure and guess what her blog was about today (09/20/2011). Check out her blog: Getting Healthy, One Day at a Time at: http://justpraisin.blogspot.com/.

As a last word, I have to add that I spent the last several months praying for God to help me miraculously lose my weight. (He’s done it for others, he could do it for me.) All the while, his still small voice said, “I’ve already given you everything you need.” Now, he’s finally let my poor choices damage me and I am left with the choice to do the right thing or suffer the consequences. Ok, Lord, Thank You that it’s not too late to make those better choices -- FOR LIFE!