Today was my first full day of checking my glucose before each meal. It. wonderful that the instrument that I am using doesn't hurt at all when I prick my finger. That is a wonderful relief to me because that was the part of the whole diabetes thing that bothered me the most. I have been below 100 (normal) all day. I even went to the medical office before breakfast and lunch and had them recheck my glucose because I wasn't sure my values were right. Turns out their value was 15 points higher than mine, but even then, the difference was will within acceptable range. BP was 116/65 another good number!
I am learning so much! At a class on Vitamins and Minerals, we were told that Vit, A & C are water soluble and any excess amount that you take will not remain in the body, but will run right through. The saturation point is at 250 mg. I wonder what that means for huge doses of Vit. C when you are beginning to feel sick??? Hmmmmmm.
I met with my nutritionist and we went over a list I had made beforehand of my usual breakfasts (even Lobster Cove,) and my lunches, and she o.k.ed them all with very few minor changes, which was a surprise to me.
This afternoon at the cooking demo, the head chef here made turkey meatball, a fabulous marinara sauce, Eggplant Parmesan, and a spinich salad. More recipes for me, though I don't see me making the eggplant concoction!
After supper, I again went to the Chinese cooking class and watched Len make General Tso's Chicken, Egg drop soup, and a wonderful Shrimp Fried Rice, all very low in fat and low in sodium. Len served a most tastey Plum tea. I bought a box to bring home as I know Sudie loves tea at night.
When I got back to my room, I had a skype call from Roger! WOW. Ethan was sitting in his lap (for a while) and I think he might have realized his grandpa. I skyped Sudie, and although we couldn't get three skype video connections to work, we were able to have a three-way phone conversation! Great to see my Grandson.
It;s late tonight with the cooking school and talking with Roger and Sudie, so I am calling it a day. Good Night all!
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Peter-- Nancy and I talked today of a low calorie, high in good food dinner party for choir members before rehearsal on Thursdays. I see a limit to the number of people we could invite because we have no other place than home to meet, which limits the group to 8-12 people. Still it sounds like fun. My cioppino went over well with the SCC dieters on Monday.
ReplyDeleteI love eggplant and have a great recipe, which I believe to be well within our caloric modifications for eggplant, other squashes, beans, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, chicken sausage and whatever anyone might want to throw into the kettle. Serve with a crusty bread if desired and a little asiago cheese, which I like because its taste is so substantial and a great meal! With great leftovers. I am a leftover queen.
To answer your question: the chorus trip will be about $2600 without airfare. Expensive I know. But Christine has a way of bringing costs down and I am trying to learn to be a fundraiser. An opportunity to walk to the labyrinth in Chartre? Priceless. We shall not see each other until I return the end of January. I have no doubt your waistline will be in better shape than mine. But above all, I know we wish each other Godspeed in this process.