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[gategrrl]

Got a call from my RN (the type that can write out prescriptions-what are they called?) about my blood work results. My diabetes screening, and thyroid, came back clear, but she did say that my triglycerides were high, and I *seemed* to be borderline anemic. I think I've been borderline anemic my entire life, which could explain my entire life!  I'll have to go back in a few weeks for another blood-letting. I hope I get the same technician who drew it last time. She was awesome. The nurse doesn't want me to take iron on my own-something to do with iron over-dosing. Or, she wants to make sure about that.

So far on the SBD? Doing okay. It's a good thing I like eggs. But, in the interest of saving my cholesterol levels, I bought a big container of egg whites only. Mornings are my worst times, carb-wise. I mean, what else is there to eat in the morning besides cereals, pancakes, bacon, and so forth? I do get tired of eggs and omeletts every day. I haven't weighed myself yet, but then, it's been one week since my physical. I clocked in at 172 pounds on the scale at that office. That's a 1/2 pound less than two weeks before that, when I went in for a different type of appointment.

When I went food shopping all I could think of was, wow, this place is a sugar pit! Virtually EVERYTHING has corn syrup or some variation of corn syrup in it, or straight out sugar from sugar cane, or something that has a -tol ending. A few weeks ago, I read labels in the Italian pasta/sauce aisle and in the barbecue sauce aisle, and couldn't find a single sauce that did not have some kind of sugar in it. And I mean *corn syrup*.

Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, fortunately, stocks food not permeated with the stuff.

I still have to get my ass back to the YMCA for a few reasons: work out, and sign the kids up for camps today.

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[superbadgirl]

I've discovered that now I've cut out most of my "bad" snacking, when I do get the munchies I crave fruit instead. Still sugar, but at least it's not artificial. I need to improve on the veggies. I just really hate raw broccoli and I've never been big on carrots. I need a quick go-to and haven't found one in vegetable form yet.

Lowfat yogurt with some cut up fruit makes a great breakfast, if you can find one made with less sugar than regular yogurt fare. I've even started enjoying bananas - mmmmm, strawberries and bananas cut up together for a quick fruit salad is delicious. Unfortunately, you'll be hungry again very quickly.

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

The point of the first two weeks of the South Beach Diet is to completely cut out almost all carbohydrates--no fruits, no breads, no potatoes, no yams, no pastas, no whole milk (I don't like that anyhow), no bacon, no honey-baked ham (not a problem for me, as I dislike ham), no ketchup: nothing that has any fair amount of sugars in it.

So for now, that means I can't have yogurt. At least for a couple of weeks. Or fruit. Or carrots and peas! Those are high in sugar, too. Why not steam your broccoli?

[superbadgirl]

Oh, I do. But that takes a bit of quick out of quick snack. ;)