Day 27 SAT - Weigh in and skipped insulin results.

Another good weigh in result!  Down another 2 pounds this week.  Even with the detours a couple days last week, I am down 2 more pounds!  This is very good positive feedback.  So since Sept 1 I have lost 12 pounds!  Very good!

On another note, not taking any insulin yesterday raised my blood sugar this morning by a bit more than 20 points, although still below 130.  Still need to do a better job of taking it regularly as well as the metformin.

Results since September 1:

• Lost 12 pounds - I am starting to feel lighter, notice this when getting out of my car, getting up from a chair, getting up from a toilet.  Can see the difference in my face and neck, although not much yet in the area of my body.
• Significantly reduced blood sugar levels, even with reduced insulin intake.  Pre Abascal a good morning result was in the mid 130s with sometimes up to 150 range.  Since Abascal, typical is below 110, sometimes below 100.  My doctor will be very happy with these numbers.  Note that this is also with a 1/3 REDUCTION in the dose of insulin I take.  I am really happy about this.
• Left foot swelling has disappeared.  I was getting concerned about this, but it has just gone away completely.
• Right foot pain after bicycling - Still have an area in my foot where there is no feeling but I think it may have actually shrunk.  The neuropathy pain I get after bicycling for about 30 minutes is significantly reduced and I can ride longer before it starts to occur.  
• For some reason I believe I am breathing easier.  Seems my sinus passages are more open and free than before.  
• Sugar craving is completely gone!  I am missing oatmeal, pasta and sometimes bread, especially after a workout.  I think they pack a higher energy density than other foods so my body likes the quick energy induction, but I don't really crave them and do not at all feel deprived.
• Much more aware of my "grazing" behaviours and have a strategy to defeat them that seems to be working!

There is one however:

• I think the joint pain in my shoulder and wrist is getting worse, not better.  This may be because of my thinner self or because I am not getting the same load of ginger, cinnamon, sesame and tumeric I was getting before.  Have to figure how to include these in my current diet.

In total I am still very happy with the Abascal Way, the TQI diet and will continue execute the plan. Next milestone for me is the weight I was at when I went into the Marines in 1967.

More to come!!