OK, I admit it. I am terrible at writing a daily blog :-) I'm also terrible at sticking to a diet.
Having said that, I've been doing well, its more a problem of eating too much of a good thing rather than eating naughty stuff.
I haven't been pigging out on junk, but I've been eating way too much of the things that I am allowed to eat.
Which means that, in terms of my hypoglycemia, it is starting to get under control - physically I feel exceptionally well, and mentally, I have improved - I used to get regular 'black days' - I haven't had one since I've started eating correctly.
I am still on my anti-depressants though - the plan is to be well enough to stop them - but I think it will be a good 6 or more months before I feel comfortable enough to plan their exit.
It is a fantastic feeling knowing that you are doing what is good for your body - I've lost a few kgs during the process so far, and I can't imagine why that weight loss would stop - its extremely slow - only 1/2 a kilo or so a week, but because weight loss is not the focus, I haven't been all bonkers about sticking to calories, or beating myself up over gaining weight.
I've found it quite easy to stick to the hypoglycaemic diet - my blood sugar doesn't seem to be overly bothered by fruits like pear, mandarin and strawberries, so I've been using them to balance out my sugar cravings. I have the odd sultana in amongst my nuts & seed mix as well. I know sultanas are naughty, but mixing them around with the nuts/seeds seems to work ok for me.
I also use some sweetener when I need to - though I hate the aftertaste! I use Madurah teabags because they are extremely low in caffeine, and a splash of skim milk in my tea. I've almost stopped having sweetener in my tea at all - I've been happy with just milk - but every now and then I feel like it needs to be sweet, and thats when I put in a bit of sweetener.
Actually, I've just realised that today I've not had caffeine at all, and I really haven't missed it!! This is a milestone, believe me!
The other interesting thing is that since I've been on the diet, my body is alot more sensitive to when I go off the diet - for example, I had a Saturday recently where I was out all day, and didn't have opportunity to eat correctly - the next day I could hardly get myself out of bed, and my stomach made it very clear that it was not impressed!!!
All in all, things going along nicely.
