Had a lovely time with the girls from work last night, they threw me and another colleague a little belated retirement party, and I have to say, I completely enjoyed myself. What is it they say
. absence makes the heart grow fonder? Very true. Loved catching up and hearing all about what's going on at work
nothing much new, but it definitely confirmed my resolve to get out of there when I did.
I notice much less anxiety and sleeplessness now, of course that might have to do with the woe too. I've been so good! I didn't even have a glass of wine last night, had no desire, just my little steak, did eat perhaps 5 or 6 sweet potato fries, but all in all, no cravings or temptations. I got several gifts with candy included, and had just a twinge of "perhaps just one" last night, but alas, it was easy to just put it out of mind, and I'm throwing it in the trash today.
One of my German coworkers last night shared that her son is in the military and stationed in Germany right now. That was a surprise, she showed us pictures, he's 20 and a handsome guy, looks perfect weight etc. She mentioned that he had just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and of course, my interest was peaked! I asked her a few questions, and it turns out that he had gone through routine checkup and his A1c was 16! They put him on insulin right away, and 3 months later it was down to a 6. So now of course, I couldn't help myself, and told her I had some info on new research, if she was interested, and she was eager to hear all about it. I texted her later about Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Davis, told her to read both books, and that at this age and early stage I thought it was very likely that he could get off insulin at some point, if he changed his diet to organic, low carb, grain free non GMO etc.
I can't help wonder if living in Germany for 3 months, he fell into eating bread and cake and all those "Mehlspeisen" they love to make, things made with wheat flour is very traditional in Germany. Who knows, but if anyone has any other good links for a novice to all of this, I would truly appreciate. I intend to put together an email and elaborate a bit more, telling her about my daughter's experience with hypoglycemia and the anxiety attacks, and how going ultra low carb saved her from continuing ER visits and more MRIs Scans, X-rays and medications, running from anti anxiety meds to who knows what!
So, my daughter invited me for lunch, she is meeting with her realtor friend, and former boss, she owns the firm now, a real go getter, and we are thinking of adding another rental for income, that's what my daughter does, she had a little money saved up from an inheritance, and is doing quite well with that. And her consignment business, haha. Easy to do as a stay at home Mom, I'm quite proud of her creativity and being so industrious, while being there for her son 100%.
Having my BP coffee in the mornings now, I set up my kitchen with all the things I need within reach, so I remember. Got rid of all items that are superfluous, I will just not cater to anyone on carb diets any more, if they want wheat, let them get it themselves. In my house, it does not exist!
Voila, on with the day, hope everyone is well, it sure is quiet around here, I guess I'm talking to myself here, but it does help me to do this morning diary of sorts, I like reading back to see what all went on since my retirement day, and it definitely keeps me on track. I stepped on the scale after my shower, and am down another half lb, but I can tell the fat is loosening up, if that makes sense, things are shifting in my body. The acid reflux is totally gone, but I have a suspicion that was caused by the wine, more than anything. No pain at all this morning, except my arms hurt, but I think that is from moving things around upstairs mostly, putting the shelves together and carrying books and stuff around, I need to get more exercise, if only I could get myself to make that a habit, I think it would be so beneficial at this point. Walking the stairs and carrying the little guy around just isn't enough at some point, so that's my next task, to find something I will stick to, aside from the bouncing. That has been an excellent start though.