Day 13 - humble with a lack of pie

This morning I had a bit of "me/we" time at the nail parlor with my youngest, her friends and my friend.  The girls had their toes and fingers done while the mommies had their toes and man-brows done.  Okay, well maybe I had a bit more man-brow (thanks SO much PCOS)!

Breakfast for Buggy and I was cereal.  I had a healthy mix of nuts and oats while she had oatmeal.  After our fun time, we had Chick-fil-a.  She had a kids meal and I had a chicken salad sandwich meal.

I read that the Chicken salad that Chick-fil-a has is pretty diabetic-friendly and is on wheatberry bread!  I was hesitant because I had it there once before and the chicken was the consistency of tuna.  Not my ideal.  Today it was really good.  I had a side of fruit (of course!) and a fruit and yogurt parfait as my dessert.  It was really good and very satisfying.

When I got home, though, I was craving sweets.  I eyed one of the little sandwich baggies of People's Puppy chow and decided to have some.  It was wonderful and before I knew it, I had eaten the whole bag.  About an hour later, I wanted to toss my puppy chow.  I was miserable.  I had it happen about 2x this last week where I would go to bed with massive indigestion or be walking around miserable.

It dawned on me that the meds I was taking might be what's causing it, but not specifically as a side effect.  I sent my friend a text and asked her if she thought that my ingesting sugar in a significant amount was causing my issue. She said it was probably pretty likely.

I watched my husband and daughters eating apple pie but knew I was done with my sweets for the day.  I don't need pie.  I don't have to completely stay away from it, but I do need to monitor and make smart choices.

Some of you may be reading this thinking, "Really?  You didn't know this?  And how could you not SHARE the puppy chow with me???"

Well, I'm learning.  The medicine is still pretty new to me, as is the lifestyle change. But, this lesson is an important one and I wanted to share it.  Even that harmless snack needs to be looked at for quantity.  Gluten-free is great, but it isn't perfect.  I just wanted to share that learning is part of the process and we all screw up.

Also, make your own darn puppy chow! ;)