What was your postmeal reading (and how long after)?

[GrizzlyBear]

12/14/2010

Wake-up:100
Before Breakfast: 112
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (2 egg whites, oat bran, bacon chips, matzo, parmesan cheese)
Two hours PP: 96
Mid-morning snack: three dried apricots and one date
Before Lunch: 93
Lunch: half of a chili relleno, pinto beans, half a taco, guacamole salad, 5 chips w/salsa
Two hours PP: 121
Mid-afternoon snack: raw almonds
Before Supper: 104
Supper: Roast beef, small baked potato w/cottage cheese, collard greens, raw veggies w/Ranch dressing
Two hours PP: 123
Late Night Snack: mandarin orange slices with cottage cheese.
Bedtime: 110

I was a little worried about how my BGs were going to be after eating Mexican for lunch (at a restaurant). Surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. On the other hand, I WAS surprised to see a 10-15% increase in BGs from the small overall increase in starchy carbs for the day. I've definitely got to watch those starchy carbs!!

[ShottleBop]

Before breakfast: 85
Breakfast: avocado, garlic & herb chicken sausage, coffee with cream
Two hours PP: 92

Before lunch: 95
Lunch: spinach & feta omelet, sliced tomato, coffee
Stairs
Two hours PP: 106

Office Christmas party (starting about 4:15 p.m.): insides from beef sandwiches, sliced cheese, two glasses of wine, ending at 6 p.m. with a bag of pork rinds and a half-ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate
15 minutes later: 93
One hour PP: 97
Two hours PP: 92
Ride
Three hours PP, just after the ride: 63

[amiguita]

Dinner of roast chicken (thigh) with roasted vegetables (carrots & acorn squash)
1/2 cup of combo converted rice / wild rice
2hpp + 88. 88 seems to be my number today

[GrizzlyBear]

12/15/2010

Wake-up: 89
Before Breakfast: 104
Breakfast: one multi-grain blueberry waffle with fresh blueberries and apple sauce; 3 oz pomegranate juice mixed w/water.
Two hours PP: 94
Mid-morning snack: 3/4 oz Teriyaki beef jerky.
Before Lunch:111
Lunch: leftover ½ chili relleno, pinto beans, ½ taco, 5 chips w/salsa, mixed veggie and apple salad w/Japanese ginger dressing; water w/lemon
Two hours PP: 94
Mid-afternoon snack: 3 celery sticks and large V-8 juice (w/Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, and celery seed)..
Before Supper: 102
Supper: 2 fully dressed Buffalo burgers on buns, ½ buttered sweet potato (w/cinnamon), corn, lettuce & carrot salad (w/Japanese ginger dressing), lemon water.
Two hours PP: 139
Three hours PP: 115
Late Night Snack: None (except small regular coffee w/dairy creamer)
Bedtime: 115

I pigged out during dinner--but my BG number was still below 140 at 2 hrs PP. Also, my morning wake-up number was below 100. I think that is a first for me since I started tracking it. At any rate, just glad to see it going down.

[jumbo9312]

Pre Dinner: 92
Dinner:
Spinach quiche; Wasa cracker w/peanut butter;slice of custard pie
2hrPP: 81

[GrizzlyBear]

December 16, 2010

Wake-up: 97
Before Breakfast: 125
Breakfast: scrambled egg whites (w/cheese and 1 tbsp diced ham) and three slices of fried potato.
Two hours PP: skipped (slept in due to ice storm)
Mid-morning snack: skipped snack (slept in due to ice storm)
Before Lunch: 112
Lunch: small grilled chicken wrap (whole wheat tortilla w/shredded lettuce, tomato, and 1 tsp of regular sour cream), 1 cup of tomato soup with 1 tbsp of low fat cheddar cheese.
Two hours PP: 116
Mid-afternoon snack: 2 tbsp of drained mandarin orange slices (sprinkled with 1 tsp Grape Nuts cereal).
Before Supper: 106
Supper: one and a half pieces of fried chicken, 2 tbsp of corn, ½ small baked potato (topped with 1 tbsp of low fat cottage cheese, ½ tbsp of bacon chips, and 1 tbsp of low fat cheddar cheese), small lettuce and carrot salad w/Japanese ginger dressing.
Two hours PP: 122
Late Night Snack: dried apricots, apple slices, almonds, and pecans.
Bedtime: 128 (<1 hr PP)

Ten points higher today across the board. I wonder if it was the coffee or simply larger portions????

[ShottleBop]

Yesterday I decided to track my BGs throughout most of the day:

Before breakfast: 82
Breakfast: the usual
Two hours PP: 77
Three hours PP: 87
Four hours PP: 93
Five hours PP: 89
6 hours PP: 84

Before lunch: 77
Lunch: Cobb salad, iced tea, 1/2 oz. baking chocolate
Stairs
Two hours PP: 90

6 p.m. (working late last night; before snack of almonds): 93

Before dinner: 90
Dinner: 6 strips of turkey bacon, an avocado, and 4 oz. of heavy cream flavored with DaVinci's SF gingerbread syrup
One hour PP: 95
Two hours PP: 93
Three hours PP, after handweights: 97

[GrizzlyBear]

12/17/2010

Wake-up: 100
Before Breakfast: 128
Breakfast: Special K ‘P-Plus’ cereal (w/blueberries), ½ glass of pomegranate juice blend, cup of black coffee.
Two hours PP: 113
Mid-morning snack: ‘Dreamsicle’ shake (vanilla flavored soy protein powder, water, and 1 tbsp of orange flavored Metamucil), cup of black coffee.
Before Lunch: 120
Lunch: two rounded tablespoons of long-grain white rice w/one cup of Gen. Tsao chicken and vegetables, iced jasmine tea
Two hours PP: 108
Mid-afternoon snack: two dried apricots.
Before Supper: 114
Supper: smoked sausage w/Bavarian sauerkraut, raw vegetables w/Ranch dressing, left over sweet potato w/butter and cinnamon.
Two hours PP: 112
Late Night Snack: small tossed salad w/ chipotle dressing and southwestern croutons.
Bedtime: 108

Not a single number below 100 today. I'm wondering if it has to do with the added stress of the kids being home from school because of the ice storm.

[ShottleBop]

Just a couple of things:

Eating something just as you wake up might help you stop that rise between wakeup and breakfast. I usually wake up and eat breakfast, but if we're going out with someone, or I'm going to eat breakfast with Mrs. ShottleBop later, I will eat a small avocado after I wake up. It helps keep my before-breakfast reading about where my wake-up was.

Regarding your higher numbers, generally: while your two-hour numbers don't seem out of line, you're eating a fair number of fast-acting carbs. They could be causing spikes between your meal and your two-hour numbers, and generally causing you to have a higher "base" level. Carby snacks between meals (dried fruit, for example) are giving you higher premeal numbers. (I feel your pain; I used to use Fiber One bars and Larabars (dried fruit and dates) for midafternoons until I realized what they were doing to my "base" BGs.) If you can control the amount of nuts you eat at a time, you might find that they work better for you. (I don't always eat snacks, but when I do, they're either a single serving of almonds or macadamia, or a 1/2 oz. of unsweetened baking chocolate, or a heaping tablespoon of coconut oil in a cup of coffee.)

[ShottleBop]

Yesterday:

Before breakfast: 84
Breakfast: the usual
Two hours PPP: 81

Midmorning snack: coffee with coconut oil (this is common for a workday; sometimes it's a packet of almonds, or a scant handful of macadamias; sometimes I skip the snack, if I'm not feeling peckish).

Before lunch: 83
Lunch: salmon salad (grilled salmon over romaine, with a few tomatoes, some cucumber, red onions, and slivered almonds, dressed with olive oil), coffee
Stairs
Two hours PP: 99 (probably overdid the red onions)

Midafternoon snack: 1/2 bag or so of pork rinds (another low-carb option)

Before dinner: 93
Dinner: roast chicken and cheese omelet, scant handful of pecans, homemade low-carb ice cream
Two hours PP: 99

Evening snack (something I almost never eat; I find that not eating after dinner really helps my morning numbers): 1/2 oz. baking chocolate, 2 slices provolone

25 mins. stationary bike (took me down to 78)

Stayed up late, to minimize the effect of my evening snack (I find that I need about 3 hours between eating and going to bed to avoid a higher morning number.)

[ShottleBop]

Before breakfast: 87
Breakfast: the usual
Two hours PP: 76

Before lunch: 89
Lunch: Chicken tikka, salad with olive oil, iced tea
Two hours PP: 95

Before dinner: 87
Dinner: salmon & onion omelet, 2/3 oz. baking chocolate, macadamias
Two hours PP: 92

[GrizzlyBear]

Just a couple of things:......................

Thanks for the tips! I appreciate the input!

[GrizzlyBear]

12/18/2010

Wake-up: skipped (slept late: Christmas party)
Before Breakfast: skipped (slept late: Christmas party)
Breakfast: skipped (slept late: Christmas party)
Two hours PP: skipped (slept late: Christmas party)
Mid-morning snack: skipped (slept late: Christmas party)
Before ‘Brunch’: 109
‘Brunch’: Multi-grain blueberry waffle w/unsweetened applesauce and blueberries. glass of H2O.
Two hours PP: 128
Mid-afternoon snack: raw vegetables with Ranch dressing
Before Supper: 95
Supper: Sockeye salmon patties, six potato wedges, homemade coleslaw, water
Two hours PP: 128
Late Night Snack: Crispy chocolate chip protein bar, water
Bedtime: 99

[ShottleBop]

Today:

Before breakfast: 91
Breakfast: the usual, but no MCT oil (felt full)
Two hours PP: 83 [This whole 2-hr-PP-less-than-premeal is new, but entirely welcome!]

Before lunch: 91
Lunch: feta and spinach omelet, sliced tomatoes, coffee
stairs
Two hours PP: 103
2 1/2 hours PP: 89

Before dinner: 93
Dinner (birthday party): shredded beef and guacamole over mixed green salad with brined olives, etc., rum, "eggnog" (heavy cream with SF eggnog syrup)
One hour PP: 92
1/2 oz baking chocolate, low-carb ice cream
Ride
Two hours after the chocolate and ice cream, just after the ride: 71

[GrizzlyBear]

12/19/2010

Wake-up: 109
Before Breakfast: skipped breakfast
Breakfast: skipped breakfast
Two hours PP: skipped breakfast
Mid-morning snack: skipped snack
Before ‘Brunch’: 125
‘Brunch’: “Scrambled eggs” (two egg whites, piece of whole wheat matzo, tbsp oat bran, tbsp bacon chips, tbsp parmesan cheese, tsp soy sauce), one red grapefruit, lemon water.
Two hours PP: 108
Mid-afternoon snack: 1/3 Golden Delicious apple, 1 oz low fat cheddar cheese, mozzarella stick.
Before Supper: 98
Supper: McDonald’s Happy Meal (cheeseburger, child size fries, apple slices, child size regular Coke).
Two hours PP:102
Late Night Snack: BBQ pork rinds, 1 oz of walnuts
Bedtime: 100

Lost another two pounds this week and the BG numbers have been nice and steady without any significant highs or lows. I've also had lots of energy and none of the usual signs of 'seasonal affective disorder' that I normally get this time of year. Plus, I was happy to see that I could occasionally eat at McDonald's and drink a regular Coke without causing any damage to my BG numbers!