So what?

Do not make your problem bigger then it is.

I know, I am also doing it, each time.

So what if I have to take three meals with a small pill in the middle, eat some different food, loose some weight. Walk more.

The last is in a separate sentence as I did not yet begun it yet.

Most, important, I realized, I can live with my Diabetes 2 and it is not a tragedy having it.

Lunch plate in colours

Try this plate, instead of a chocolate cookie slice! 

So many colours and tastes!

A boiled egg, slices of cucumber.  Bearoots. And sweet great slices of sweet potatoes! 

I believed, I will taste the fresh bread but learned to take out from my plate. Eat only the corner.

Dessert, blueberries!

Loosing weight is important

One advice seen in many places was Loose Weight. To survey how much, I did buy a new balance, to step on in the bathroom nude, and see how I fare. 

Realised fast, I should not look day to day, so decided, once a week, Wednesday morning. 

At doctor, dressed, I was 100 kg end of August. Home, around 97.5 without anything on me. Begin to loose, even if some weeks almost stagnant, I am happy to see, this last week one more kilo went down, and I am 90,3 today.

Still a lot to go, but those around me, at least who do not see me for a few weeks, say “it shows!” 

Even if I exaggerate a bit, it seems like 20 pounds down and so much less to carry around! 

From a French video, six foods recommended

À French article and video, about Diabetes 2 suggest six food’s specially recommended.

Avocado. I do eat a lot, love them.

Often, mix them with eggs.

Barley. Do not know where to find, how eat it.

Brocolis are not good to my stomach, but could try them one again.

Love fish and salmon, but has to be very fresh.

Last time opened it too late and had to through away.

Today I ear Sardines, also recommended, even in not this video.

Fish good, not easy to cook for me, and eat in time.

Love sweet potatoes and eat them often. Not yet done a purée in soup. Will try soon.

And pears. Specially recommended in this video. Love them.

Should I continue?

Perhaps, if I write once a week, is enough for this blog? Let me know.

Here, yesterday dinner. Aubergines, sweet potatoes, toasted whole bred.

30th post

I do love blogging, and believed this one will be also a joy for me. 

It was not as easy I thought.

The result? 30 posts in the month, instead of a minimum 8 required by the pathways project. Fewer viewers then Expected. 

Positive? 

Learned to eat differently and less, lost almost 7 kilos. Learned to enjoy it. 

Gone long way in just one month!

Today’s breakfast after 16h « fast ». No bread! And did not miss it. Here, I show one of my new favorite food and how I make it from ½ avocado and an egg smashed and lightly salted. Mix them. I added a small kiwi as dessert and a café. 

Not bad for a breakfast. In plus, I had « true » coffee. 

And one more egg at lunch. This time, without bread.







Bellow, my lunch. 

In fact, half : when I took my medicine.

No bread, but some sweet potatoes, avocado, tomatoes (½) and some chestnuts.

Love more and more vegetables for dinner or lunch

Love an half avocado. Sometimes with tomatoes and as here with corn and chestnuts, other times, even better with a hardboiled chopped egg.

Today evening, it was vegetables cooked in oven with a closed casserole. Eggplants, sweet potatoes, mostly. Some small tomatoes and cheese on the top.

Did not loose more then half kilo this week, but still all in good direction, and also learning to eat things "good for me".

New discoveries, every day

I will make this one soon! Of course - in my way. The picture bellow, is mostly, beautiful, I am not sure to eat spinach raw. But it seems, this is a specific Indian one.

Other advices, I found, there are so many! I already tried out the "mashed banana" instead of jam: not the same taste at all! I am no more eating croissants, for a while already. As to "roasted musli" it seams strange to me: how one roast it? I do add vegetables and fruits, even half bananas.

What to eat, what not to eat?

Look for what to eat, all seam difficult and long - for only one person. And when done more, difficult to heat up other day if put in congealer. In refrigerator they do not last enough. 

And what to eat in the evening, so the morning my lower intestine does not heart? Did not find yet the right food. What breakfast to take so no diarrhea all morning? Still experimenting.

Breakfasts

Diabetes-friendly smoothie

This smoothie recipe should be suitable for most people with diabetes: Blend 2 cups of frozen raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries with a whole avocado and one-half of a cup of kale.

Add either water, almond milk, green tea, or low-fat milk to thin the consistency. Mix in chia seeds to add good fat and extra fiber. In balance with the fruit, the seeds will not affect the taste.

Another Breakfast Shake

For a meal in a minute, blend one cup of fat-free milk or plain nonfat yogurt with one-half cup of fruit, such as strawberries, bananas, or blueberries. Add one teaspoon of wheat germ, a teaspoon of nuts, and ice and blend for a tasty, filling, and healthy breakfast. 

Whole-Grain Cereal

Hot or cold, the right cereal makes a great breakfast. Enjoy a bowl of high-fiber, low-sugar cereal with skim milk, or heat up plain oatmeal. They're packed with fiber, vitamins, and minerals and make a great base for a healthy and diabetes-friendly breakfast. Just remember that a little goes along way: A half cup equals one serving and about 15 grams of carbs. And watch what you add to it. Limit the butter and sugar — instead, top with fresh fruit, skim milk, a sweetener added..

Scrambled Eggs and Toast

The old standby breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast can be a healthy way to start the day if you cook them right. Scramble the egg in a nonstick pan with cooking spray. Enjoy this with a slice of whole-wheat toast topped with a light butter substitute, low-fat cream cheese, or sugar-free jam.

Avocado and eggs . 
1/2 avocado chopped
drizzle hemp oil
medium egg chopped
3-4 slices ham chopped
1 vine tomato chopped
a small pinch of salt

Shake with peanut butter,
 1 scoop protein powder, 
1 tbsp pb, sugar free chocolate syrup,
1/2 small container of greek full fat yogurt 
and some almond milk.

How you feel, conditions we eat are important

Eating in family! Eating slowly. Feeling happy. - all help how our body absorbs, loose weight, and get better in diabetes2 too.

Got yesterday my Grand daughter and my son and we eat together. I was happy and eat slower then both of them. True, they are both thin. I am the one who has to loose kilos. 

This morning, I was near 92kg. Nothing the brag about, should be under 82 at maximum, but a few weeks ago I was 98, so I am going in the right direction.

What IS important, what is not

It seems, taking my blood glucose is not important - for me, or as doctor and nurse tell me my type and level of diabetes. Taking the Metformin is enough. Testing once or twice a year.

What is sure, taking the Metformin In the Middle of meal, is important. I forgot once or twice and eat all so I had to take my pill at the end. Last time it happened, my head turned, I felt like throwing out all I eat, awful. 

Other times, gave me diarrhea. “Not matter if not at every meal every day” told me the nurse. Well, when it happens, it last long and it is not easy. 

Having diabetes 2 is not “too bad” but we have to learn to deal with it. 

What to eat, how much, how often.

And begin to move more.

At least, I managed to loose some kilos, just have to continue on the same slope.

Here is one of my favorites these days. Half avocado, a boiled egg, salt, on rye or without bread.

Here, half tomato and caviar of aubergines near it for lunch.

From NHS advices : 5byDay

5 times a day, vegetables and fruits.

From National Health Service page.

Some contain images, most only descriptions on why and how much is considered 1 portion, and why others are recommended,

Humus is one of special one, in the 7 recommended in plus.

And also

lunch, dinner

Added blackberry to one, kiwi to the other as desert. 

Different vegetables and different foods in small quantity.

From WW choose your strength, use them

The 24 positive traits shared by all

Teamwork
Perseverance
Honesty
Curiosity
Zest
Appreciation of beauty
Love
Humility
Humour
Spirituality
Love of learning
Social intelligence
Forgiveness
Prudence
Judgement
Fairness
Hope
Creativity
Self-regulation
Bravery
Kindness
Leadership
Gratitude

How to use them

First, focus on the list above and pick out the five traits that best describe you. Then choose one to lean on while you go after a goal this week. So, if ‘love of learning’ is big for you, you might try a new recipe. Or, if kindness is one of your top traits, you could focus on posting at least three encouraging comments on Connect.

You’ll find that once you start tapping into your strengths in order to help reach your goals, you’ll be amplifying and growing the positive, which can help you to find the strength to keep going.

• Perseverance 
• Love of learning
• Curiosity
• Creativity
• Humor

Which one for this week?

Curiosity: learn more about what is available and low calorie, low sugar meals.

Each its method

My son come to live here. He is already thin, but now has to maintain it. He has different method then me. Skips breakfast: only coffee. Then has substantial lunch with red meat, and yesterday, a huge place of pasta with cheese, early. A long "fasting period", then, till next lunch.

I prefer to have three meals, less, and looking them to equilibrate each other.

This morning, toasted rye bred with an egg on it, a pear and coffee.
Yesterday, soup of vegetables, I put some rest of chicken leg in slices in it. Mandarin.
In the evening, a part of pasta, less then 1/3 of what my son got, pear sliced.

We tried out the machine to take our blood glucose, my son did not figure it out better then me alas.

Forget the mistakes...