Tam's Journal.....Tragedy to Triumph

[stillstanding]

we cannot leave the table unless we clean our plate, if you dont eat what is served you will get beat for it

amen on that one p.

eventually we do see the light and the truth.

and just because we see it doesn't mean we will ever be able to overcome it. especially if we've damaged our metabolic systems over decades of abuse and fad diets, as we tried to overcome in our own strength.
i do think there is some truth in what tam said:

Just meant to be fat is all I can say

in that we are who we are for a purpose. God created all our circumstances before we were formed in the womb. He knew who our families would be and He saw how we would be treated. He knew how we would respond in all our circumstances. Did He predestine us for it? no i dont believe so. did He see it? yes. He made us and knew our story and created us so that our purposes in our lives encompass all those situations we endured and overcame through Him... Testimony!!

does He care what we look like? no. does He want us healthy? absolutely. does thin in the eyes of the world = healthy? not necessarily.

just a couple of my cents worth...love all yall

[Tam]

Monday April 11

6:45 Jimmydean sausage biscuit and water
9:45 almonds
3:30 3 ounces of Roastbeef
7:00 3 oz. turkey on whole wheat bread, lettuce, skim milk

[Tam]

Tuesday April 12

Ok so I saw the nutritionist yesterday. Wasn't as bad as I thought it was. Bad man all the food I have to eat. She put me on 1600 calorie diet and eating every 3 hours.
6:45 2 pieces whole wheat toast, 8 oz skim milk and a fruit cup
9:45 6 almonds and a small orange water
12:45 2 oz Turkey on whole wheat with lettuce and a piece of cheese, apple and water
3:45 a fiber one bar and water.
7:00 2 scrambles eggs with 1 slice of cheese, 1 slice of whole wheat toast and 8 oz skim milk.

I sipped on water most all day. I totally feel like I am going to pop!!!!! Didn't realize that being a diabetic is so much work LOL
Well can't wait to figure out tomorrows menus...all the exchanges, serving sizes, carbs, proteins , ugh this is so overwhelming but gotta do it or be sick for the rest of my life.

Until tomorrow......

[dema]

Tam, don't you like vegetables? Did you talk about vegetables?

[Tam]

Wednesday April 13

6:45 1 c. Alpha-bits with skim milk,1/2 banana and water
9:45 small apple and 6 almonds and water
12:45 2 oz. of ham on whole wheat bread with cheese, lettuce, onions, 1 small fruit cup (sugar free) and 4 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper and water
3:45 Fiber One Fiber bar and water
6:45 3 oz. baked pork chop, 1/2 c creme corn and salad (lettuce, spinach, onions, carrots and brocolli with lemon juice as dressing) 4 oz Diet Dr. Pepper and water LOOK DEMA.....VEGGIES!!
9:00 1 c. popped popcorn and water

OH and did I say I had some water today !!!

This is Way to much food. I feel like a stuffed pig by the end of the evening. BUT sugars are doing good and I feel better.

[stillstanding]

wooooooooooooooooot!

[Tam]

April 14

6:45 2 slices whole wheat toast w/peanutv butter and water
9:45 apple and 6 almonds and water
12:45 green salad with 2oz. chicken, brocolli, cheese, 10 crutons, onion no dressing, orange and water
3:45 High fiber peanut butter/oats bar and water
6:45 green salad and baked pork chop and water

water, water, water

[Daisy50]

Tam! Ima come and have dinner at your house....Pork chops? Yum.

Sounds like you're doing great sis! Keep it up! *hugss*

Daisy

[Tam]

April 15

6:45 1c., cereal, orange and water
9:45 1 high fiber bar and water
12:45 1/2 dollar size of green beans, corn and rice. a very small chicken wing (crust pelled off)
about 2 oz of smoked ham, salad and peaches and water
3:45 orange and 6 almonds and water
7:30 turkey on whole wheat with lettuce and lettuce

Can I say that I was so proud of me today? Boss took us out to eat at the best buffet in town and I stuck to my guns. I would no do that before and didn't know if I could do it this time or not. I had what I had and that was all. No seconds!!!! Thank you Jesus for the strength to do what I knew was right to do.

[Daisy50]

Proud of you too Tam! When I look back and see what you posted in the beginning of this "journey"....I'm thankful that you are now receiving the nutrition your body needs. Thank You Lord \0/ God Bless you, and KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Daisy

[Tam]

April 16

8:00 ceral 1/2 banana and water
10:00 fiber bar and water
1:00 went and had lunch with a friend. She wanted chinese...I had about 1/4 cup rice and half of my seaseme chicken and a small eggroll and water
4:00 fiber bar and water
6:30 1 wheat soft shell taco with meet cheese and letuse. and water

[kimby]

as children when we are raised that we cannot leave the table unless we clean our plate, if you dont eat what is served you will get beat for it.......it is imbedded into our heads that we must eat it all and it sticks with us through out out adult life as well.

Yes! Yes! Yes!! Thank you for saying that! I have always struggled to leave food on my plate...especially when someone else has prepared the meal, but even if I am the cook. Growing up in the south, there were plenty of buffets around, I remember more than once being told I hadn't eaten enough to justify having been taken out. Looking back I know I had eaten far more than a child that age should in one sitting.

I have toyed with the idea of joining you all for awhile now...don't know what about reading today pushed me over the edge, but if you'll have me I would like to come along for the ride. The last two weeks our entire house has been striving to eat healthier, but I have the alterior motive of wanting to lose a certain amount of weight before I am in the states in August. A little accountability will be a very good thing I think!

Tam...been so inspiring watching the changes in you over the last few weeks...thank you for setting an example for me!