Beccaboo's Lower Carb Challenge and My Daily Tasks for Long Term Success

beccaboo1276414

Lower carb, intermittent fasting, Blood Glucose Tracking, vitamins, meds, declutter/clean minimum 10 minutes per day, walk outside a minimum 10 minutes. Find joy in art or music added 03.05.22 several times per week.

All are daily challenges except for walking outside and deluttering which starts at 3xs per week.

02/19/22

LC a little over today+ had simple carbs-- pasta
IF y
BG y within range post meal
Vit all but b vitamins as I took them at night
Meds y
Declutter y
Walk y

02/19/22

LC N outside range
IF Y
BG Y (19 points above max fasting goal)
Vit Y yay!
Meds Y
Declutter N
Walk Y raked yard 3x 10 mins each

02/20/22

LC Y yay!
IF N (for yesterday/last night)
BG Y (only 9 points above max post meal, improvement!)
Vit Y
Meds Y
Declutter Y laundry and freezer
Walk Y rake 10 min

02/21/22

LC Y
IF Y
BG Y
Vit. Y
Meds. Y
Decl N
Walk N

02/22/22

LC Y
IF Y
BG Y
Vit N
Meds Y
Decl N
Walk N

02/23/22

LC Y
IF. N ate late and potato chips to boot!
BG Y
Vit. Y
Meds Y
Decl. Y in basement
Walk Y 10 min dog walk

Note: I brought potato chips in the house. Processed foods of any type increase my appetite. It is a red light food for me.

02/24/22

LC. I went a bit over (190 g carbs)
IF
BG. Y Post lunch post meds and pre shot= 140! Fabulous!
Vit. Y
Meds Y
Declutter N.
Walk N 5 minutes in backyard

Note: was very tired/ill today. My blood glucose is better when I am compliant with my precise each meal. This tracking is helping me.

beccaboo1276414

Benefits of tracking the 1st week:. My blood glucose improved, and I remembered my meds, shot, and vitamins more. Fantastic! 🌞

2nd Week

02/25/22. No tracking. Sick. ate chips, processed carbs

LC
IF
BG
Vit
Meds y
Declutter
Walk

02/26/22

LC Y
IF. Y cut off 10 pm
BG Y high
VIT Y
MEDS Y
DECL Y did kitchen counters
WALK N but walked more inside

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

Great!

beccaboo1276414

02.27.22 no tracking...sick
02.28.22

LC Y
IF Y
Bg. Y DECENT POST BREAKFST
VIT. Y
MEDS Y
Decl. Y
Walk. Stairs in house

03.01.22

LC Y
IF Y
BG Y
Vit Y
Meds Y
Decl Y
Walk N but did in house

03.02.22

LC
IF N. ATE HAM LATE LAST NIGHT
BG Y, TWICE
VIT Y part of them
MEDS Y
DECL Y, WORKED 1.5 HOURS + 2 more hours ...RECYCLING BOXES.
WALK N BUT DID IN HOUSE

ATE 1.5 DONUT THIS MORNING. BG INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. TOOK MY SHOTS, INCLUDING 12 UNITS NOVOLOG CORRECTION DOSE, AND 2 HOURS LATER (AFTER PHYSICAL WORK) BG DROPPED TO 104. 225 POINTS DOWN. haven't screwed up like that in a long time. Door dash delivered wrong breakfast order.

03.03.22. Didn't track. Was really sick today...very dizzy. Ate too many carbs probably...comfort eating.

03.04.22

LC. A bit high, 20 over max
IF. Unsure
BG not yet
Vit half taken at night
Meds Y
Decl/clean Y scrubbed counters and appliances
Walk N

Note: still sick today, but thankfully not as dizzy. Drove to pharm to get meds, with Daisy riding shotgun. She is good company.

ate Chinese food today

03.05.22

LC so far
IF. Y
BG. Y, 26 pts over post meal goal
VIT
MEDS Y
DECL.CL Y WORKED in furnace room today.
WALK

Note: still sick but getting a bit better. These 10 min increments really help keep the chores going.

Bad news today. Katie's ovarian cyst is actually cancer which starts in the uterus. She won't be able to have her own children. More tests will be done to stage her cancer. What a shock. Thankfully, she went to the doc to make sure everything was ok before she got pregnant. Sis researched and found out PCOS can cause endometrial cancer. Time for me to get a pap smear and to have the pain in my right ovary checked.

Niece had no pain or symptoms.

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

Get well soon.

beccaboo1276414

Thank u.

sls631

Sorry to hear and hope you are feeling better. Appreciate the honesty and owning it. So much better when we own it and move on. I have spent too much time beating myself up over mistakes that I have made. Perfectionism is over rated.

beccaboo1276414

Thank u! There is beauty in imperfection. I may have messed up this morning, but I worked so hard today. I got a lot of boxes unpacked and the boxes recycled. I am begging my sis to stop buying stuff. Perhaps 4 of the boxes were what I ordered. The whole living room and front hallway were nothing but boxes. It is hard work.

Now, I have to shampoo rugs. I may wait a day before I get into that--need the rest. 😁

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

You are doing great, Becca!

beccaboo1276414

03.06.22

LC. ?
IF ?
BG Y
VIT N
MEDS Y
DECL.CL
WALK
JOY, ART...MUSIC Y
Note: got difficult news last night about my dear sweet niece

03.07.22

LC Y
IF. Y
BG. Y a bit high
VIT N
MEDS Y
DECL.CL N
WALK N
JOY Y

03.09.22

LC
IF
BG
Vit
Meds
Decl.cl
Walk...joy

Note...been eating some processed carbs... stress eating due to shock of niece's condition. She is with a good oncologist with the university.

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Sunday, 3/13/22

LC Y
IF Y
BG high but I ate lots of carbs yesterday without correction
Vit. Y
Meds Y
Decl.cl
Exerc 10 min
Finding joy in outside walks, art etc is another goal to at least do a couple of times per week.

Note: I still keep my diary even when I am eating food that are outside what I normally eat

I have started doing reiki again, and have done it twice this week.

Monday, 03.14.22

LC
IF I think I ate last night outside my time... amnesia...lol
Bg
Vit
Meds
Decl.cl
Exerc
Joy

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

Sounds like lots of positives going on.

MaggieGirl135

I like your blood glucose tracking; it is so important for those with concerns in that area. My mom had Type 2 diabetes and it was quite a balancing act, at times.

beccaboo1276414

Thank you, ladies! I started a mindfulness diet program here on mfp. I need to do ten minutes meditation each day. I am counting my reiki. Diabetes T2 is a balancing act!

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

I am learning that now. I am so hoping my weight loss helps my a1c.

sls631

Stupid question here, what is reiki?

beccaboo1276414

Reiki is an energy modality. I was trained or "attuned" to do it. It really helped during Covid as I wasn't able to get to my massage guy. It helped my pain level.

I lay hands lightly above the body to bring the good energy of the universe (what I call the God love) in through my hands and concentrate on certain parts of the body...the chakras or whatever other part may need some tenderness, like arthritic joints.

I do it for my sister and my pets too. It seems to relax them and calm them down. That's why I see it as a form of meditation.

My poodle, Petey, loves getting Reiki and will lie down for me to work on him. He's a hoot!

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

Wonderful skill, Becca. I have always had a fondness for Petey too.

beccaboo1276414

Thank you. You would love Petey. He is such an interesting little fellow!

Well, I am back on my tracking and lower carb eating. My appetite has been poor so I am doing the IF too. I wish I would not fall off the wagon, but I am human. I've made many changes for good benefits over the years, and I need to give myself kudos for that!

IF Y
LC Y
BG Y, it has been higher than I want but drops some more each day. I've been ill and stressed
Vits
Exerc
Joy

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

Get well soon. Becca.

beccaboo1276414

Thank you, Tish!

I am doing better taking my daily liquid vitamins, and it does help.

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

I am doing okay for the time being. I have a doctor's appointment soon and hope my a1c is better.

beccaboo1276414

I hope so too. Sending hugs.

I am doing better at tracking food and eating LC.

For a snack last night, I had some defrosted strawberries with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, a triple zero oikos yogurt, and some keto granola (mostly nuts) from Sam's. It was really tasty and it didn't spike my blood glucose!

I had a good blood glucose today (Target range) after being close to 300 when I was ill.

I've been doing well taking my liquid vitamins and have been feeling better.

Today, I started decluttering my bedroom a bit.

Daisy continues to improve! She is on clavamox and Flagyl. Clavamox covers both bacteria found in her urine culture, and Flagyl is for her cholangitis. She has a much slimmer profile too, being on her Cushing's meds.

Life is good.

beccaboo1276414

Today, the blood glucose was great!
Took my vitamins, shots, and meds, and counting my carbs. So far so good. Really need to eat more veggies.

Straightened up a tiny bit.

Enjoying my new perfume, diorissumo, an oldy but a goody.

Flares are a pain. Energy level was great yesterday, and today, it's in the can.

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

Very welcome news about you!! I have not heard of that perfume. Flares are a pain. I know them well.

MaggieGirl135

Sounds like you are on track. Sorry to hear about the flare.

beccaboo1276414

Thank you, ladies!

Blood glucose is still pretty good. I am resting when I need to, but managed to do the kitchen and some laundry. Storms will be coming tonight and Wednesday into Thursday. Everyone wanted clean underwear in case we lose electricity!

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

We are getting storms on Wednesday too and they sound bad. Ugh.

beccaboo1276414

Sending hugs for us both! Wenesday night at around 10:30 pm is the severe storm for us.

beccaboo1276414

More improvement for daisy.

Great improvement on my blood glucose. Slipped up today with Jordan almonds. Have to look at all I do right, which is a lot, instead of a screw up. Mistakes don't equal failure. They equal learning opportunities. All I do right: tracking food, counting carbs, taking meds, bringing good food into the house, cooking good food, etc.

Forgotten to take liquid vitamin for 3 days.

MorticiaAddamsMSFS

Great news about Daisy. Our storms are all day until about 5pm. I was off plan for about 3 days but am back now.