Sorry...

I hardly ever visit here.  I'm still depressed over my DS.  Looking at the bright side (and I realize there is one) isn't working right now.  Weight is still holding the same.  I'm not eating much...but life is rushing like a river and I'm not paying much attention or trying to diet.

I take my supplements and have an appt with the surgeon next week where I'll get more labs done.

The lady who had a bad time with the potato chowder recipe...I'm sincerely sorry if I left anything out.  I made it and it was good, but it is possible I screwed up with the recipe writing.  I'm new at this and will stick to real recipes from elsewhere that I've tried out and liked rather than attempting to transcribe my own concoctions.

Back in the saddle as far as food

Getting control of my food eluded me for months and it has been depressing the hell out of me.  But yesterday, I was finally able to do it--and today too, it seems.

I'm eating low carb.  My secret is to have low carb food that I like easy and on hand when cravings attack, deviled eggs, chicken salad, glazed sugar free cinnamon nuts (nuts fried in butter, splenda and cinnamon), hot wings, bacon, fiber rye wasa crackers, sharp cheese, diet soda...

My goal is to take off twenty pounds and leave the 200s behind forever. 

Low vitamin D

It's 18.  Normal is 30-80.  My rheumatologist checked it.  I don't see my surgeon for several weeks.  The rheumy told me to add 2000IU of D, but I added 4000...in addition to what I usually get, that's 5800IU a day.  I hope that's enough. 

On the good side, everything else was normal, including my iron which was up.   And my diabetes is apparently gone.  A1C was 5.5!  Three months ago it was 5.9, so it's on a downward trend. 

Depression worsens

I'm considering joining OA for help in becoming abstinent in sugar and white flour.

Indeed, after a horrendous surgery, I have proved I'm pretty powerless.