Week Three Almost Done

I had a love/hate relationship with Costco this week. Early in the week, I found FlatOut MultiGrain flatbread there next to those dodgy low carb tortillas. It’s got one gram of sugar alcohols, 8 grams of fiber from legitimate fiber sources like flax and oats, and 8 grams of “net carbs”. It’s how I’ve been adding carbs back into my diet slowly this week. It’s great for wraps, pizzas, and quesadillas, and my blood sugar readings have been proof that the carbs aren’t entering my system like the Nazis entering France.

On the other hand, when I went to pick up stuff for my son’s birthday party on Friday (more on that momentarily) I discovered the juice in the photo to the left. Welch’s Black Cherry Concord Grape has 170 calories per 8 ounce serving, and of course, that’s all coming in the form of carbs with no fiber, no fat, and no protein to moderate their absorption in any way. 8 ounces of this is equal to over 19 ounces of Kool Aid in terms of sugar content.

So, more on my son’s birthday party. We held it at a Children’s Museum which has a bunch of interactive exhibits. We had to provide the food, drinks, etc. for the party, so I swung by Costco and picked up megapacks of juice boxes, chips, Oscar Mayer Lunchables, Smuckers Uncrustables, and Rice Krispy treats. The kids loved it and loved the museum… and my cheat of the week was an Uncrustable and a pack of Doritos with a Rice Krispy treat and a diet cola. I’d been tempted to cheat the night before, when I took my son out for his birthday dinner at his favorite restaurant, but I limited myself to a steak salad with ranch dressing.

On the other hand, I got a lot of exercise today between lifting and hauling all the food, running around after the kids. I basically spent about 4 hours on my feet without a moment to sit down. On top of that, I’ve made sure to get in about a 3/4 mile walk three days this past week to supplement any other activities I’ve done. Sure, 3/4 of a mile isn’t going to put me in the Olympics anytime soon, but every little bit helps.

What’s most interesting is that I’m going to go in next Saturday morning for a fasting blood draw to check my cholesterol, HbA1C (a measurement of long term blood sugar levels), and other indicators. It’s going to be interesting to see how it compares to November when all my numbers were high. I’ll find out my numbers a week from Wednesday, plus get an official doctor’s scale weigh in vs. my weight in November.

And as Forrest Gump says “that’s about it.” See y’all on Monday morning with the latest weigh-in numbers.

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