And so you see....

...it's all a show! Happy Ending and all! (Herbert, Spamalot)

Are you entertained? At least I'm unpredictable and random. Well, sort of random. There is a main thread to my postings - food and weight.

We will NOT be doing the SNAP diet. There is a very good reason for this, and it's not because we're lazy!

In December, I went in to the endocrinologist for my quarterly checkup. Previously, we had discussed how if I skip meals (specifically skipping breakfast in order to get my fasting bloodwork done) I feel crappy. Shaky, light-headed, and all over blah for most of the day afterward. So for my Dec checkup, she added a Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) to my bloodwork list. All of you females who have been pregnant know what a joy this is. @@ Only, if you're not pregnant, it's even worse! You have to drink a different formula of glucose soda, and you get to be poked and jabbed for three hours, not one.

Anyway, in the end, the numbers showed I am pre-diabetic, specifically with an Impaired Insulin Response. Meaning my pancreas can't keep up with my glucose intake, and it took me a lot longer than a healthy person for my numbers to come back to normal.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - we are going back (again) to a low-carb diet. The last time we did this (spring of 2009) I lost almost 20 lbs and dropped 70 points on my cholesterol. Obviously I do well with it, as well as emerging long-term research showing that low-carb is the way to go for diabetics. I'm going to try and do better blogging as well, to keep this journal of my journey up to date, for myself, my dr, and my family.

Today, we are going grocery shopping, cleaning out the carbs from the pantry, and having one last day of carby food. I had last night's tiramisu for breakfast, the last piece of pizza and some spaghetti for lunch, and we haven't decided dinner yet.

"Have a drink and a pee, we'll be back for Act Three..." "Two, sir!" (King Arthur & Patsy, Spamalot)