Yes, I called you FAT.

"Day two" was a lot easier to keep straight, I am amazed that at the end of the day I had points to spare. The only difficulty I had was finding the Progresso® Light soups My regular grocery store doesn't have a great selection. I also realized This blog is a great way to remind myself whether or not I have taken my meds as well, so that is now included in my regime

Blood Sugar - 146
Weight - 274 lbs.
7:00 am. Glipizide

7:30 am. Breakfast

English muffin & Apple

1 Thomas'® Whole Wheat English muffin
1 Tbsp. apple butter
2 cup. black coffee
1 cup. peeled apple slices with Cinnamon

2:00 pm. Lunch

Savory Vegetable Barley Soup & a marmite sandwich

2 slice toasted oatmeal bread
1 oz. Light Cheddar Cheese - 50% Reduced Fat
1 serving Marmite
½ Cup Mixed Greens

2 serving Progresso® Light - Savory Vegetable Barley (1 can)
1 serving Glenny's® Low Fat Soy Crisps - white cheddar (18 to 20 chips)

1 20oz. Diet Pepsi®

5:45 pm. Snack

2 cups black coffee
1 Banana

7:30 pm. Glipizide

8:00 pm. Dinner

Quick Turkey Chili and Rice

1 cup Starvin' Lou's Quick Turkey Chili (recipe)
1 cup cooked white rice
1½ serving Better'n Eggs - Ham and Cheese
1 oz Light Cheddar Cheese - 50% Reduced Fat

1 20oz. Diet Pepsi®

Snacks
2 cups black coffee
1 banana
¾ cup cherries
1 cup grapes
¼ serving Pei Pien, Brown Rice Roll - Seaweed

11:20 pm.

Blood Sugar - 140

I can honestly say that day one wasn't as tough as I thought it would be, surprisingly I wasn't hungry most the day as I was afraid I would be, and in fact I didn't go over my points even with pork sausage on my list.

The one hurdle I am gonna have to be aware of is to remember to mix it up, if I don't make sure to vary the foods I eat I'll get bored quick. that being said breakfast is an exception to this rule, I ran out of oatmeal and I need to get more.

Ok so here is the breakdown.

Blood sugar - 146
Weight - 274 lbs.

7:45 am. Glipizide

8:30 am - Breakfast.

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal and Coffee

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
1½ cup oatmeal (this is about 3/4 cup of quaker quick oats and 1 1/2 cups of water)
1 sliced apple
4 splenda packets
4 tsp cinnamon powder
2 tsp salt

As far as coffee goes, I'm drinking it black with splenda. (0 points) Being that the point value is so low I'm gonna be drinking a lot of coffee.

11:00 am - Midday Snack

5 oz. can low sodium V8
2 Slices Wheat toast with Marmite* & ground black pepper

*Marmite: Marmite is a distinctive tasting, 100% vegetarian, savory spread made from concentrated yeast extract. Marmite is most frequently used spread on toast or bread, but it also adds something different to sandwiches, and is enjoyed as a flavoring in soups, stews and casseroles. If you are familiar with Marmite, then, enough said. If you are new to it, then one word of caution – spread thinly! Marmite is concentrated and you don’t need much.

Marmite is a low calorie food that contains no fat, sugar or saturated fats. This product is suitable for both vegetarian and vegan diets. It is a very good source of the B vitamins and an excellentource of vitamin B12 in particular (60% RDA from a single 4g serving).

2:30 pm. Lunch

Grilled Veggie Burrito and Soy chips

1 Grilled Veggie Burrito

Grilled Veggie Burrito
1 large wheat tortilia
1 cup mixed grilled veggies (red onion, green beans, yellow peppers, mushrooms)
½ cup black beans
¼ cup salsa
1 tbls. hot sauce (red)
1 tbls. hot sauce (green)

1 20 oz. bottle diet pepsi
10 to 20 Soy Thin Crisps (white cheddar flavor)

5:45 pm. Snack

1 lg. Black Coffee (Starbucks cinnamon sugar free syrup)
1 Banana

8:45 pm. Glipizide

9:30 pm. Dinner

Ground Italian Sausage wraps with beans and cauliflower

Ground Italian Sausage wraps
1½ Links Italian sausage removed from casing and grilled
1 cup. mixed greens
½ cup. roasted garlic salsa
2 slices Cabot® 50% reduced fat cheddar
2 whole wheat tortillas

½ cup. pinto beans
1 cup. cauliflower with chipotle powder.

Blood Sugar - ??? I fell asleep without checking. whoops.

...Ok I'm intrigued


Quick recap, I am diabetic. I found out about a month ago and have been struggling to maintain a reasonable blood sugar level since. Not so easy.

My blood is like a teen sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night to party with sugar. After dinner my levels are hovering around 180 which is high, but pretty good considering I was like 380 before I started the meds, but then I wake up and take my levels again and Im up between 220 and 260. What the fuck?!? Unless the wife is sneaking me cookies when I'm asleep, this is out of hand. So I need to cut weight.

Im up to 275lbs. not my largest by any means, and honestly if not for the diabetes I wouldn't bother loosing any. The fact is that I'm comfortable, and thanks to 8 months of going to the gym I feel better now physically then I have in the last decade. Well I FELT better, then this whole diabetes thing hit me like a ton of bricks.

So fuck it, Today I am starting to loose weight, I have been trying to do so for a month now to no avail, So today I signed up for weight watchers.

Weight Watchers goes by a simple point system and portion control. So as long as I keep my points straight and learn to deal with the ridiculousness of life without pasta I should be cool 200lbs. here I come.

The Recipes

Starvin' Lou's Curried Shrimp
POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 6

Ingredients:
8 oz cooked shrimp (peeled and diced)
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp curry powder
1/8 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1 can Goya Chick peas (drained and rinsed)
2 cup cooked cauliflower
1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 cup water (or stock)

Instructions:
Quickly fry diced shrimp and oil, add curry powder, cinnamon, and allspice. Add Chick Peas and Cauliflower
along with 1/2 cup of the water (or stock) simmer and reduce liquid by half.
mix remaining water and yogurt and pour into pan. heat through and serve over rice.


Starvin' Lou's Shrimp & Lemon StirFry

8 oz cooked shrimp
4 oz cooked scallops
1 medium yellow onion
1 pound cooked broccoli
3 clove garlic cloves
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 Tbsp lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 cup College Inn No Fat Lower-Sodium Chicken Broth

Instructions

Add oil to wok, combine garlic, onion, and broccoli cook until onions are translucent.

Add shrimp, scallops and lemon zest and heat through. add broth and cook to a simmer, now add cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with cold liquid, in this case, some reserved broth.) stirring until thickened
Serve over rice.

Starvin' Lou's Stuffed Peppers

1½ cup mixed baby greens
1 serving Ken's Lite Italian
Starvin' Lou's Stuffed Peppers
2 large sweet red pepper
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup cooked white rice
½ cup cooked kidney beans
1 tsp ground basil
1 tsp ground oregano
1 clove garlic cloves
1 cup onions
1 cup no-salt tomato puree
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 cup canned diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste

Starvin' Lou's Curried Chic Peas

1 cup cooked garbanzo beans
1 cup canned green peas
1 tsp curry powder
½ cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 Tbsp onion powder

Starvin' Lou's Lemon Pepper Chicken

32 oz Chicken breast, skinless, boneless, raw
6 Tbsp black pepper
1 Tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp lime zest
2 Tbsp lemon zest

Instructions

Trim all fat from chicken breasts and pound them thin, about 3/8 of and inch. Salt and pepper both sides of the now flattened chicken and pan seer then set aside to cool. (this could also be prepared on a grill.)

Mix remainder of ingredients in a large freezer bag and add cooked chicken once it has cooled. allowing chicken to marinate.
Heat and serve.

Starvin' Lou's Old School Tuna Salad Sandwich

2 slices 100% whole wheat bread
½ can Bumble Bee - Chunk White Albacore, in water
1 Tbsp Sweet Relish
2 Tbsp Fat-Free yogurt
1 Tbsp Chives

Starvin' Lou's Turkey Burger

1 pound lean ground turkey
2 Tbsp onion powder
1 Tbsp black pepper
½ cup uncooked oatmeal
1 Tbsp chives
1 egg
1 Tbsp dried tarragon
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
¼ cup Red Bell Pepper diced
¼ cup yellow Bell Pepper diced

Starvin' Lou's Bluberry, Acai vinaigrette

3 oz. Bossa Nova - Acai & Blueberry juice
2 Tbsp Smart Balance Canola Balance Oil
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard

Starvin' Lou's Punta-eska

2 cooked chicken fillet diced
28 oz. can Contadina Diced Tomatoes
½ pound mushroom(s)
3 cloves garlic
20 Black Olives chopped
1 Medium yellow Onion chopped
1 tbsp dried basil and oragano

instructions
dice and brown chicken in olive oil spray, add onions and continue to saute untill the become transparent. add remainder of ingredients and simmer for like 15 minutes. add dried basil and oregano, serve over pasta

Starvin' Lou's "Jam" Sandwich

3 Slices bread (any kind)
2 tsp Mayo

Instructions
Take a slice of bread spread mayo on it thin.
Take another slice bread spread mayo on it thin.
Put black pepper on both slices of bread put a third slice of bread between them and "Jam" them together.

Starvin' Lou's Cilantro lime vinaigrette

1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp table salt
1 Tbsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 clove garlic clove(s)
4 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp lime zest
1/2 Tbsp dried coriander leaf

Instructions
combine and shake.

Starvin' Lou's, Quick Turkey Chili Recipe

2 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp onion powder
1 cup canned yellow corn
56 oz canned diced tomatoes
1 pound lean ground turkey
1 Tbsp canned chipotle peppers
15 oz Goya Red kidney beans

Instructions
brown the meat and combine with other ingredients in a Crockpot or a large sauce pan on stove, cook over medium heat for 3 hours.

Starvin' Lou's Yogurt Dill Falafel Dip

4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
3 Tbsp dried dill weed
3 Tbsp garlic powder
3 Tbsp onion powder
4 Tbsp chives

Instructions
Mix all and refrigerate over night.

Starvin' Lou's, Mexican't Chicken Saute

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
½ tsp red pepper flakes
½ tsp cumin
1 medium onion, thickly sliced
1 medium sweet red pepper, Strips
1 large yellow pepper, Strips
3 clove garlic clove(s), minced
½ pound portabello mushroom(s)
1 tsp black pepper, or to taste
1 Sazón Goya® Seasoning Packet

Instructions
Spray a large nonstick pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Cut chicken breast into
1-inch cubes.

Add onion, peppers, and some water to pan. Sauté for 2 minutes. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, cumin
and chicken; sauté for 3 to 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add portabello
mushrooms and continue to saute. finally add Sazón Goya® Seasoning and serve. Salt and pepper to taste

Starvin' Lou's Homemade Lime Tortilla chips

2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 sprays olive oil cooking spray
8 medium whole wheat tortilla(s)

Instructions
Cut tortillas into 16 wedges spread out on cookie shit and bake on low
32 chips per serving

Starvin' Lou's Stuffed Peppers

1½ cup mixed baby greens
1 serving Ken's Lite Italian
Starvin' Lou's Stuffed Peppers
2 large sweet red pepper
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup cooked white rice
½ cup cooked kidney beans
1 tsp ground basil
1 tsp ground oregano
1 clove garlic cloves
1 cup onions
1 cup no-salt tomato puree
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 cup canned diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste

Starvin' Lou's Curried Shrimp

POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 6


Ingredients
8 oz cooked shrimp (peeled and diced)
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp curry powder
1/8 tsp alspice
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1 can Goya Chick peas (drained and rinced)
2 cup cooked cauliflower
1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 cup water (or stock)

Instructions

quickly fry diced shrimp and oil, add curry powder, cinnimon, and alspice. Add Chick Peas and Cauliflower

along with 1/2 cup of the water (or stock) simmer and reduce liquid by half.

mix remaining water and yogurt and pour into pan. heat through and serve over rice.