Friday Eve

Friday Eve, that's Thursday on the calender.  Tomorrow's the big day to usher in the weekend and Tony's night and his blessed margaritas.  Some may regard that as a bit of a blasphemy, but I feel so much better after my usual two of them.

My Numbers for Friday Eve.

• Fasting Blood Glucose:  98 mg/dl.  Schwing!
• Weight:  189 lbs.  Still there.
• Exercise:  45 minutes on the bike.  Good ride.
• Mood:  8.0.  Pizza night tonight and Tony's tomorrow. What could be better?

 The Menu:

• Breakfast:  Banana, Texas Ruby Red grapefruit, oatmeal infused with blueberry herbal tea and chopped apricots and prunes. 
• Lunch:  A Veggie Delite sandwich at Subway.
• Dinner:  Pizza, one slice, and two glasses of wine. 
• Snacks:  A can of V8 (two servings of vegetables and all of the salt needed for a week) and a handful of Triscuits. 

And You Thought It Was Just Good in Cookies.
Cinnamon may be good for people with type 2 diabetics.  It may not cure it, but it can help stabilize a patients blood sugar according to some research, and provided the patient takes enough of it daily.  That amount would be about a teaspoon daily..  There are worse dietary supplements.  Hey, it it makes oatmeal and bran muffins taste good.  My guess is that in combination with a sensible diet and exercise, it does help, as most dietary supplements would do.

Damn, I Was Hoping for a Pill

First the numbers.  I didn't post them yesterday.

• Blood Glucose:  119 mg/dl.  Yesterday was 124 mg/dl. Okay. 
• Weight:  185 lbs.  Same as yesterday.  On that plateau again.
• Exercise:  45 minutes on the bike. Same as yesterday. 
• Mood:  7.5 Same as yesterday. 

Menu for today:

• Breakfast:  banana, oatmeal flavored with blackberry herbal tea and craisins, blueberries (yes, it is blueberry season and I am going gorge on this stuff.  Lots of anti-oxidants. Those are supposed to be good for me.  Whatever.
• Lunch:  Left over pasta rustica, but with brown rice instead of pasta. 
• Dinner. Not sure. I am sorely tempted to get some pizza tonight with SWMBO after the grass is cut and the yard is cleaned up.  Moderate portions, off course, and with a salad and a bottle of cheap wine.  
• Snack:  Soy yogurt with applesauce and granola stuff.

There was an article publish recently in the Wall Street Journal on why our nation is getting fatter.  It was reprinted here.  The reason, basically, is that food is getting better, cheaper and more available.  The two authors don't see much that can change tht unless a pill of sorts is developed.  Not diet programs, not education, not any sort of government action. We will just keep getting plumper.  Their weak hope is some sort of pill that keeps us thin, but for now that is won't happen and we will just be getting fatter.

For certain we don't have the magic pill now.  WebMD posted an article about a German University that tested 9 different over-the-counter weight loss supplements.  FTA: 

Those expensive dietary supplements that promise dramatic weight loss by trapping fat, blocking carbs, or boosting metabolism work no better than placebo pills, a new study shows.

The best that could be said for them is that if they did inspire someone to eat better and exercise, well good.  But to take pill or supplement to be slim and trim, not there yet.  Nothing works to block or burn fat and reduce calories except a good diet and exercise, damn it. 

This is for my fetching SWMBO.  It's about iced tea.  Overall, it's pretty healthful stuff and little is more refreshing in a Texas summer than a glass of iced tea.