First, thank you all for the kind comments about Vince’s weight loss. Before he went to bed last night, I read the comments to him that y’all had posted and I know it made him feel good. He said he’s feeling so much better. He’s really sticking with it. Monday when I made the cake, he said no . . not eating any. I hadn’t expected him to eat it and I only made it because I had the new cake pan and I gave most of what I made away just to avoid the temptation. Yesterday evening, he said he wanted a little sliver so I cut a little sliver for him. He ate about half of the sliver and gave me the rest. It’s ok sometimes to have a taste of something you really want (food . . I’m talking about food!) but he was back to being strong today.
He’s also checking his blood glucose number every morning and that has come down to a much better level than where it was when he started. He is doing great and I’m so happy to see it. Yes, I need to jump on that bandwagon with him. I keep thinking . . dang, if I would have started when he did, which seems like only a few weeks ago, I’d have reached my goal by now but I don’t think women lose as fast as men do and . . I didn’t start when he did. I have cut back and I have lost a few pounds but mostly because I’m cooking low carb foods for our meals. I’ve hardly made bread and I won’t make another cake for a very long time.
Again, thank you all for the encouraging words and for helping make Vince feel good about the incredible weight loss and overall improvement in his health.
Sara Fridley says
Losing weight is difficult, but even more so at our age. Vince has done great. I’m struggling to keep off the 30 lbs lost over the past year. I should lose another 20 to be at an ideal healthy weight for my (lack of) height.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
It is hard and Vince has so little willpower when it comes to bread and sweets. With him home all the time, he wasn’t realizing how much he would grab a “little” piece of bread when he walked through the kitchen so cutting all that out has made a huge difference. I need to lose 20 or 30 pounds too.
Deb E says
Congratulations to Vince! I’m also on a diet. I desperately need a total right knee replacement & the surgeon who was scheduling me to fix the left knee first told me what one of his patients did (not being able to exercise, either, due to bad knees)….eat ONE meal per day. I thought very briefly – I have a cup of tea in the morning & don’t want breakfast usually, and I absolutely LOVE salads, so I’ve been doing that for about 6-8 weeks now. I’ve lost 30 pounds! They ran blood prior to the repair surgery for the left knee, and my glucose numbers are less than half of the range they said is good. My blood pressure has dropped dramatically & I feel GREAT. I’m staying on this diet to lose ALL the weight & probably beyond as its so easy. If we have dinner plans with someone I eat my main meal then & make it healthy and am right back at it the next day, looking forward to my salad. I trade out proteins – most days its shrimp, sometimes chicken and sometimes hard boiled eggs. I occasionally will treat myself to a small portion of something sweet but its not a big deal anymore, and since I do the ‘small portion’ I also know I’m not deprived (I’ve been a sweet eater in the past). If I get the munchies at night I have some fruit. It’s been life changing for me, so I know how Vince feels. Congratulations on the weight loss and most importantly, to a far healthier and happier husband!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
I do something similar – I eat within a four hour window. We will have breakfast about 10:30 and then dinner about 2:00. I pretty much eat what I want within reason and will drink a Dr. Pepper with my meal and a piece of toast with my breakfast, but my blood glucose levels stay in the upper 80’s or low 90’s; my blood pressure is always low. I don’t do this so much to lose weight (or I’d leave off the Dr. Pepper and bread) but eating that way just makes me feel better. I do think one meal a day is better than two but so long as I’m fasting for 20 hours and eating during those other four and trying to keep it somewhat healthy, I’m good for now.
Congrats on your weight loss and improved blood sugar levels and blood pressure. To me, I don’t really consider it a diet since I feel so much better eating that way.