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I am down 3 lbs since before Christmas. I know I had gained more over the

holiday, but I didn't feel up to facing the scale. I tend to get depressed

when it jumps up, and then I am tempted to binge. Anyway, I started

behaving myself and it has gone down. I am back on the diabetic diet

rigidly. I can't seem to do flexibility. I did this diet last year for a

year without a single cheat. It is easy, filling, and the food is terrific.

Then I let one cheat become thirty pounds worth. So, I am back to recording

everything on fitday, weighing everything, drinking water from a mason jar

(how southern is that?), and I gave up diet cokes. My diabetes had all but

disappeared, but suddenly, I am back to severe kidney/UTI infections. My

kidneys are damaged, so infections are quite dangerous. When my sugar gets

high, it dumps into my UT and feeds any bacteria that decides to take up

residence there. Also, I am prone to the infections. After 2 bladder

surgeries, I still have to take a pill every time I have sex to prevent any

infections caused by intercourse pushing urine up from my bladder.

There is a new development in my dieting world, though. For the first time

Shahn is doing it with me. He was always thin as the proverbial rail. When

we married, I was quite svelte. I am 5'9 " and I weighed 128 lbs. He,

however, is almost 6' and weighed only 125. He looked like a scarecrow in a

tux. Well, he is a scarecrow no longer. He really only has about 35 lbs to

lose, but he carries it all in his belly. His arms and legs are still

relatively average size. So, since belly fat is considered to be quite

dangerous in men (according to his doc) he is doing the diabetic diet with

me. He is doing well, so far. He knows the ins and outs of it from living

with me through my faithful year on plan. He also has high cholesterol and

borderline bp so perhaps this will help him in several ways. I know it

helps me, for him to be on plan with me. He is always helpful and

encouraging, and he will eat whatever I serve him. But, having a buddy on

the plan makes it easier for me to spend the time to make something really

good to eat. I have been doing a lot of 'fun' cooking lately. I make pork

loin with roasted vegetables in red wine sauce. I made spaghetti squash

with chilli seared chicken and veg. I made stuffed acorn squash with smoked

oysters. Oh, and fried fish with a ton of healthy trimmings for New Years.

We only ate 4 and 6 oz of fish respectively, but we had tons of spinach

salad, wilted baby spinach in lemon sauce, summer squash, etc with just a

few black-eyed-peas (for luck in the new year.). I don't like the peas, but

he loves them and they are tradition around here for New Years.

Good luck, to everyone and a happy New Year!

Cherilyn

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