Tuesday July 7

Morning Botts,

Yesterday I had a total of 1357 calories, 120 proteins and 21 net carbs. I feel really good about that

Breakfast - 2 eggs

Lunch- salad with bacon, cheese and turkey breast with caesar dressing

Dinner- chicken and mixed veggies

Snack- cheese

Hope you all have a great Tuesday!🌼

Edie

very nice... 

I did very good... until I got home and I opened and jar of PB with coconut ...crunchy... 

ate 1/2 jar.. crap.. It was good.. but.. really??? 

Lol, at least it was protein !
I don't think I can trust myself with that in the house or nutella!

Yea.. proteins,... that;'s what I was telling myself one spoon at a time ... 

but o...Nutella...  come to mama ...

Yea.. not really...I have severe RH and i dump so...one day long long time ago.. Nutella and I had a evening together that left me very sick...  Then I get uncontrolled RH.. 

I honestly can handle dumping... but severe RH scares me... really scares me... 

That is why I can have dessert at home (cheesecake, muffins, pound cake, ice cream...etc) and I know I can eat around dumping... but the severe RH terrifies me.. keeps me honest. 

 

Oh my gosh, you are hilarious.  What is RH?  Do you have a profile? I'd love to read it.

RH - is reactive hypoglycemia.  A lot of people long term post op RNY have it 

Our body can make too much insulin in response to sugars -carbs. My goes all the way..too much insulin will cause blood sugar to drop really low... Mine can drop under 30...and I need to eat carbs/sugars to bring it back, that may cause more insulin release, etc etc... 

My endocrinologist theory is that one my pancreas gets stimulated - it keeps making lots of insulin...so it is like chasing my blood sugar .... Get it up only to have it drop over and over... 

I have to be very careful what carbs I eat, and how much. Some are worse that others... 

Very low BS - it is not only very dangerous, but also can be unpredictable.  And each one of us can react differently to different carbs. I.e even 1TBs of mashed taters may trigger RH reaction -episode in me. My friend can eat potatoes, but rice - any rice, almost any qty gives her RH. 

And I am not talking about eating the carbs by itself - but even with fats and proteins - my body reacts to that.  

My PCP has told me for the last several years that I am pre-diabetic, this year I wasn't.  What does RH feel like?  Instead of dumping immediately, my body now waits an hour, so I do watch what and how much of certain things I eat.

RH happens app 1-2 hrs after eating the carby foods... but even eating just lean proteins...may trigger RH.. specially on a very low carb diet... 

the body releases insulin in response to almost any foods (except fats). so for example,  protein shake that has no fat - but whey protein only (and water) may trigger RH in people who are sensitive...

It took me a while to learn about that.  i.e. egg white omelet, low fat, may trigger RH in me...

RH - lovely RH - I get tunnel/ limited vision and shakes.. and anxiety.I never had a panic attack - but I can imagine that how it can feel like.  Plus most of the time I know I have to eat something but I don't want to - the food may taste horrible and i may have a hard time swallowing... 

1. Symptoms of both reactive and fasting hypoglycemia are similar to diabetes-related hypoglycemia. Symptoms may include hunger,sweating, shakiness, dizziness, light-headedness, sleepiness,confusion, difficulty speaking, anxiety, and weakness.

The best what works for me when I get RH - is after I get my BS to a safe level - then I start eating nut butter.. 1 tsp at a time.. The combination of fats and proteins and carbs helps a lot.  if i get really low RH - I may need to eat 1 ptsp of nut butter every 30 min to 1 hour...  

with RH - some people recommend proteins, mix meal, etc etc, but my RH also comes with nausea - so most solid foods do not want stay in the pouch.   some people recommend crackers with nut butter, but the carbs in crackers may irritate the pancreas in me even more - causing another insulin storm.. and I hate to chew anything when I am shaking... 

if you want to read some of my blog- you need to send me a friend request. My blog is only readable to OH friends.. (I had a not OH stocker at one time) 

Well done! :)

Good Morning.

I was bad.

But today I'm back in business.

Coffee of course and 5 egg whites. Yummmm. ( in a sarcastic voice)

Lunch: Romaine lettuce with tuna and a little ceasar dressing (Low Fat)

Dinner: Workout first and a protein shake.

Snack during the day.... cucumber with LIME... Mexican treat.