PAULETTE:
DAY 1.....2/09/16: 209.2
2.....2/10/16: 208.8
3.....2/11/16: 208.4
4.....2/12/16: 210.0
5.....2/13/16: 212.0
6.....2/14/16: 210.2
7.....2/15/16: 210.4
8.....2/16/16: 208.6
9.....2/17/16: 206.6
* CN...2/18/16: 207.4
DAY 1.....2/19/16: 209.6
2.....2/20/16: 208.6
3.....2/21/16: 208.4
4.....2/22/16: 207.6 (surgery day)
5.....2/23/16: 212.4
6.....2/24/16: 211.8
* CN.....2/25/16: 210.0
DAY 1.....2/26/16: 211.4

I only went up 1.4 lbs after this Carb Nite. I can't wait to see what this week reveals!

So far I am very pleased with the results I am seeing. The surgery set me back, but I know I will normalize very soon. I do not feel as swollen, so I hope by next week I will start feeling quite normal again.

Once again I am feeling a burst of energy! Amazing how the carb re-feed does this to me. I was up before the birds, making coffee and cleaning the kitchen! My blood glucose reading this morning was excellent. And I was able to control it easily last night. Not sure if that protein powder helped, but it did not hurt!

I had planned on having pancakes for dinner last night, but I never made them. I was not hungry after my lunch, so I just made my popcorn and was only able to eat about half of what I had planned. I did eat my lemon bars, but they were not as good as I hoped, so I will not be making them again. Next week I will have to think of a different sweet thing. I still have 1/2 of my Angel Food cake mix left, so I should find a recipe that uses it for the next CN.

Speaking of the next CN, it happens to fall on the day we will be out of town for my surgery follow-up, so I am thinking of stopping at the Mexican Restaurant and actually eating the chips & salsa, and a normal Mexican-style dinner! We stop at that restaurant often when we go to town, but I stick with the low carb choices - and no chips, rice or beans. This time I can actually EAT that stuff! So the plan is already in the works.

Back to normal eating today! I will be making chicken soup for lunch, and a venison patty for dinner.