Well, the good news is that the insulin pump has been shut down.  My little
pancreas is officially in remission.

The bad news is that I am not eating enough to stay healthy.

This week has been more hectic than usual.  I picked up a huge project with
an imminent deadline and will work nights and weekends for a while to get it
out the door. I got up this morning and had to mail stuff so I walked to the
post office and back (about four miles) and as I got home around 7:30 a.m.,
the phone was ringing.  I had to make a mad dash for a client meeting and
squeeze in lunch at another client's meeting.

I ended up in a meeting at 12:30 in a hotel meeting room with lot's of
available food but I had an agenda and barely noticed the food.  From there
I went to Ninfa's which is a Mexican restaurant, to get signatures from
another client and glanced at the menu but didn't have enough time to wait
around.  Finally, I got home at 4:30 and had a protein shake (25 gms protein
and a cup of yogurt).

I have no appetite and find it difficult to eat when I am not hungry.  Isn't
that how I gained weight to begin with?  Yet, when I enter my food (all two
items) into fitday, it sort of looks unhealthy.

Also, I got my lab drawn Monday.  My lipids were a tad off.  My LDL was up
just a little and my total cholesterol was 216.  The HDL/LDL ratio was fine.
I am not going to lose sleep over it.  It was drawn on day 8 of SBD and
although I enjoy my eggs, I am not eating very much sat fat at all.  My
fitday break down says that over half the fats I am eating are
monounsaturated.  I will have them re-drawn in six months and see where I
am.

An interesting lab result was free testosterone.  It was slightly elevated.
I seem to remember something about PCOS and elevated testosterone.  Although
I sort of fit the pic of PCOS with the insulin resistance and occasional
skin troubles, I never really paid attention.  After all, the treatment for
both PCOS and IR is essentially the same unless you are a younger woman
wanting to have children and the PCOS is causing infertility.  That would
not be me.  I spoke with a Nurse Practitioner today who says the
testosterone and insulin relationship is definitely there but he doesn't
recommend any pharmaceutical therapy to deal with it at this point.  He
advised to have other hormone levels drawn and reports (Yikes!), it could be
the 'peri-menopausal'.  I assured him I was not old enough and he laughed.

The rest of the week looks very busy as well.  I will, however, make it a
point to exercise before hitting the door and I will pack some suitable
foods for eating that travel well.  I bought some nifty salad thingies at
the store last week.  They hold the dressing separate and when you push on
the lid, it releases the salad dressing and then you can shake the container
to distribute the salad.  I will pack a salad and some nuts this evening
before I go to bed and make it a point to have a protein shake before I
leave the house.

Oh, my weight.  As predicted the weight loss has slowed down - 136.  That is
down from 143 - 7 pounds.  My energy level has increased dramatically, as
well.  And judging by my current challenges, it is a good thing.

Now, I am looking for low glycemic carbs to add back to my diet next Monday.
Any suggestions?

j