Thanks so much, Umpa...

I'm trying... It would sure be easier if at least SOME of those lbs would come back off quickly. I'm fearing I'll be stuck at this weight again. But I AM trying to focus on the positives... My blood sugar is already back down and I'm on even less insulin than before this episode. Go figure...

As to what triggered this. That's a complicated, long story, but in a nutshell, it's from feeling unloved and like I don't really matter to someone I should matter more to. Feeling lonely and jealous of the person who IS getting the love and attention that should be mine. Always coming in second.

That day I just felt like what the heck? And I gave in.

After doing SO well since starting this way of eating back in September after being in the hospital and losing 51 lbs., bringing my A1C down from 9.8 to 6.4, and MANY other health improvements - but still needing to lose another 130-ish lbs. - I went CRAZY this past Sunday and had a major carb binge.  I didn't mess around - I ate EVERYTHING I could find that I hadn't been eating all these months - knowing full well it was going to shoot my sugar through the roof and mess me up in every way.  I don't know WHY I did this - it's crazy and makes no sense.

And now, 2 days later, I'm still feeling VERY down and disheartened.  I did very well yesterday and so far have done well today (back on track 100%).  But the scale is showing an 8 lb. weight GAIN in just that 1 day - is this even POSSIBLE??!!  I can hardly believe it...  I don't even want to write down that number or put it in my tracker that I gained that much back so fast...  Will it take long to come back off?? Is it possible most of this is water retention? I know when I started low carb before I immediately (overnight) lost a TON of swelling all over my body... or is this wishful thinking.

My blood sugar DID go crazy - almost up to 300 - hadn't seen those numbers since before being in the hospital and NEVER want to see them again - EVER.  I had to KEEP taking more and more insulin just to get it to come back down...   I'm still just about in tears and though I'm only even MORE motivated and convinced that this is the ONLY way to eat for my body - I'm still angry and upset with myself and the weight gain.  I have my labs next week and I am hoping I didn't mess them up too badly by that one day of stupidity.  I had been so excited about my upcoming Dr. visit and was looking forward to him seeing how much more weight I'd lost since my last visit 2 months ago.  But now I've gained so much back.  I'm just very discouraged that I did this and hope it comes back off quickly so I'll stay motivated.  I know it's not "JUST" about weight loss - but right now that's all I can think about.

Just wondering if eating a low-carb diet can raise your vitamin D levels? Because I've always been low in vitamin D and have been supplementing for many years. But ever since I started the low-carb diet back in September, my vitamin D levels have gone through the roof! It was at 98 up from around 45! My doctor is having me stop my supplements completely for a while to see what happens.

You have no idea what it means to hear someone is PROUD of me...

YES!!  I LOVE the ebook versions! Can keep them with me everywhere!

Attention itunes users.....good news You can now download the FAT TO SKINNY Fast and Easy New and Revised edition, the FAT TO SKINNY Low Carb Cookbook and the FAT TO SKINNY Sugar Free Bakery book from your itunes bookstore!!

Happy reading!   

Got the first FTS book on iBooks!  Now to get the others!  Oh, and I was wondering how to spend my iTunes gift cards I just got for Christmas!  Yay!! 

Hi Jackie, the liver stores glucose and releases it as it feels the body is in need of it. Insulin tells the liver how much glucose to release. As your insulin levels drop during the night the liver doesn't get a clear message so it plays it safe and releases additional glucose into the blood stream. This is how your blood sugar levels rise during the night without food. A rise in blood sugar after lunch as you got closer to dinner would have come from the foods you ate at lunch. It can take hours for the process of glucose development to occur when eating low carb so a quick test after a low carb lunch may not be accurate. The mix you're eating will also affect readings. As long as you're continuing to drop weight we know you're in ketosis and your blood sugar levels are OK. Your reading of 156 doesn't distrbme at all nor should it disturb you. Please review the chart below 

   

Thanks so much, Doug!  Okay - but according to the chart you posted, my pre-meal reading of 156 would be in the "diabetic" range, right?  I know that *after* a meal that's not so bad, but for a fasting reading of 211 like I had Monday and for pre-meal readings of 156 or thereabouts, it seems I'm having to take more insulin than I should.  I don't know, but you're right, as long as the weight is continuing to come off, I guess things are ok for now, but ultimately, I'm hoping to be able to stop the insulin injections altogether