Saturday Update - September 26th
@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
Rupert, Idaho
September 26, 2020 10:24pm CST
Happy Saturday night; and Sunday to some.... hope it is all going well for you all.
Things are alright here....thought I would update on the day, on family, etc...
My great-grandma (who is 96) had her surgery today. Not sure exactly what surgery it was....but she had something going on with her stomach. She had the same exact issue (and surgery) 6 or 7 years ago. She made it through the surgery just fine, and should be able to go home in 2 or 3 days if things are improving.
She can go back to her own home and continue to live on her own as long as she has someone come and help her out daily (like home health). I know she would not want to live anywhere other than the home she has lived in all these years.
My grandpa goes for his PET scan on Monday, as long as his blood sugar is under 200. We checked his fasting sugar today and it was 97. Got to do it tomorrow and then Monday before they drive down. It would be a wasted trip if it was too high. Just want him to be able to get the test done and see if it is cancer, or the other thing it could be.
Other than family health; I spent the day with my mom and Eli. We went to Wal-Mart to get groceries. I did get some low carb/keto foods; things like bacon, heavy cream, low carb wraps, sweetener, sugar free chocolate chips, lower carb cordon bleu, etc....
I need to work on my consistency with sticking to the low carb lifestyle. I guess work on cheating only on Saturday and Sunday, then only one of those days, then only one every other week, and so on... I should really save carb days for special occasions (holidays, birthdays). But I am not there yet.
What do you all think?
Photo is mine, one I took a while back at the local greenhouse. My great-grandma worked there. After she retired, every year they gave her a gift card to get flowers....so I'd always go with her (and other family would go too).
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
27 Sep 20
low carb is hard. I tried for two years and failed. I finally decided to give up bread completely.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Sep 20
@DocAndersen Well that is good you still allow them some. I need to cut out bread and potatoes but still have them sometimes.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Sep 20
Low carb is very hard! That's great you tried it for that long though....well if you gave up bread that seems like a success. My trouble is giving up potatoes lol
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
28 Sep 20
@MommyOfEli2013 potatoes I limit but still eat
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Sep 20
@MommyOfEli2013 Hoping for good resutls.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Sep 20
@CarolDM Not sure it was "good results" but we think it is the better of the two...and it's good to have an answer after all these months.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Sep 20
I am glad too, and she is doing pretty good. No news on his PET scan today, but they should know something tomorrow. Not sure they will call my grandparents though....if not I think the next day my grandmother will call. We need to know ASAP if he has cancer or what....
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
27 Sep 20
Thank you! I like the color too, and it is Purple Saturday on another site I am on...so thought I would carry that over to here.
Thank you....I really do hope so as well
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@rebelann (113024)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Sep 20
You're welcome @MommyOfEli2013 I'll pray that all goes well.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Sep 20
@rebelann Thank you, I don't pray...but I appreciate the thoughts
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@Tampa_girl7 (50608)
• United States
27 Sep 20
With the keto diet it is easier to stay on when I eat low carb. I have less cravings and more will power. Exercising really helps me too.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50608)
• United States
28 Sep 20
@MommyOfEli2013 yes, it would be much easier for you if you ate veggies. I’m lucky that I love vegetables.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Sep 20
@Tampa_girl7 But I don't see myself ever liking, or eating them. That's great you love them
@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Sep 20
I am glad that it is easier for you doing it that way, and exercise. I think I'd have less trouble sticking to it if I was not a picky eater...because I'd have more options. I could eat some lower carb veggies for a side but the only veggie I literally like are potatoes and they aren't keto at all! LOL
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@LindaOHio (182341)
• United States
27 Sep 20
I'm glad your great-grandmother's surgery went well. Sending positive thoughts for your grandfather's test on Monday. Just keep working at the low carb diet. You'll get there! Beautiful picture.
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@LindaOHio (182341)
• United States
28 Sep 20
@MommyOfEli2013 I hope it all works out for you.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Sep 20
@LindaOHio Thank you... I'm not holding my breath lol
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Sep 20
I am so glad it did too, we were worried about her having surgery. Thank you, I sure hope the test goes well and tells us what is going on with him! Thank you about the picture :) And I am not giving up on the diet, just need to work on having less carb days. in 2021 I am going to focus on keeping the carb days to maybe 1x a month unless it is a holiday/birthday. For the rest of the year, just focus on keeping those days to the weekend and trying to lessen it each time.
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@hayyusophana (187)
• Indonesia
27 Sep 20
I hope everything goes well for you and your family!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Sep 20
Thank you, I appreciate that...
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@wolfgirl569 (108535)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Sep 20
Glad the surgery went well. Hope your grandpa gets his tests done
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Sep 20
I am glad too....and I hope so. His sugars were good yesterday and today....so hopefully they won't waste the trip in the morning.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84269)
• Rupert, Idaho
28 Sep 20
Thank you, she is doing okay after the surgery. Not sure when she can go home.
His blood sugars were good the past 2 days.....but hope it is good tomorrow. I am sure they will check it once he arrives.
And thank you
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
27 Sep 20
That's great the surgery went well for your grandma
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