Back on Track

So the past two weeks, I have not been as diligent with my diet as I should be.  Yesterday, I decided to fix that.  I am back on a plan that controls the sugars and allows me to feel healthier.  I also resumed my workouts.  Exercising is never easy, but if you back off for a time it is so hard to start again.  It's better to not stop, but sometimes life forces you to stop.  Hopefully, I will be more diligent at making time from now on.

Shakes Alive! I eat a lot of these. lol

This is one of my favorite treats.  Frozen blueberries.  I am not a fresh blueberry fan, but frozen, these little babies are sooo addictive.  The process of freezing enhances their sweetness, and their texture is exactly like a little Popsicle. It's like eating little baby popsicles.  A serving is 1/4 c.  I think I always eat about twice that much.  (Also, if I make oatmeal for breakfast, I put a few of these in the bowl and pour the hot cereal over them and then I cover the bowl for a few minutes.  The blueberries swell up and sweeten the entire bowl. So good!)  Do yourself a favor and freeze some of these babies.  Yum!!

Tillamook Yogurt does not have growth hormones, or any strange preservatives.  It is sweet and yummy and I love it.  I love Yoplait too, but I really like knowing that there are no growth hormones in my yogurt, so I chose this.  It is a nice snack, but can raise sugars.  My sugars were only at 74, so I was pretty safe with this choice.

Lunch was lettuce wraps and cottage cheese with light peaches.  Not gourmet, but very satisfying.  Look how many wraps I can have.  That is more than a sandwich.

Dinner was hotdogs and sausages for the family.  Mine was a Louisianan style hot sausage.  I made my diabetic-friendly cole slaw, and cherry-pineapple salad.  That salad, is not salad, by the way- it is dessert.  Very good, but really sweet, even with my modifications.  I froze the left-overs, so I won't be tempted to eat them this week. 

I made peanut butter protien balls for a late snack.  Because these have honey, they still have sugar and raise sugar levels, but they are better than a cookie with refined flour and sugar.  Plus they have lots of protein and healthy oats, so yum.  :)