Today, I went to my monthly Women’s Christian Luncheon held by Stonecroft Ministries. Our luncheon theme was a combination of honoring our Veteran and celebrating Thanksgiving. I really enjoyed the meeting and the luncheon. Some of my favorite foods I had to avoid, like pumpkin pie with real whipped cream on top. < Sigh>

I have another Thanksgiving Dinner to go to tonight for an employee’s banquet. I am sure there will be lot of sweet temptations and high starch foods there too.

It is hard to resist these sweets and starch foods, however knowing how they will affect my blood sugar I have to abstain from overindulgence. Following my diabetic diet and watching my calories will help maintain a balanced blood sugar. Being honest with myself and setting a realistic goal on the amount of weight I need to lose. I am anxious about my next doctor’s visit in how much weight I have lost, because I don’t own a scale, and how my a1c is doing. My last visit it was not good around 9%. The average is 6%. My doctor asked me to keep a record of my eating habits and what I ate.

One thing nice that some of the restaurants are starting to serve more of is sugar free desserts, i.e. apple pie, puddings and cake. Now I don’t feel left out when others are enjoying their sugary desserts, I can have mine sugar free.