FEED me!

So with my new medication and not eating breads among other things, I am basically starving 24/7. It is very annoying. It is like having the flu and dreading the next time you feel the nausea. I eat and then dread the hunger pains. What is interesting is I really have not cut anything out. I don't eat bread as much as I was but due to my yeast allergy I didn't eat it that much anyway. I guess the medicine is just keeping everything at bay. I hope I get over it because I cannot keep on like this. I can eat a full meal, get up and by the time I put my plate in the dishwasher I am hungry again. I am hoping I can get with a nutritionist who can help me find things to eat that will keep me fuller longer.
On a positive note, I have not had to cut out my favorite foods. I can deal with no bread, pasta and potatoes. If I couldn't eat meat and cheese-we would have problems! I obviously cannot eat sweets, which I crave on occasion. The biggest problem I am having is drinks. At home I have been drinking a lot of grape kool-aid with Splenda. I usually only have caffeine if we go out to eat and I get a Diet Coke. I found out that caffeine makes insulin resistance worse and artificial sweetners are frowned upon. They don't raise my sugar levels but are bad for you all around. They do approve Stevia, but it is pricey! I do not really like to drink water, especially when it is cold so that is my biggest problem. The killer for me has to be the fact that I have to give 2 full unopened bottles of Peppermint Mocha coffee creamer away because it has sugar in it. This saddens me so and I will miss it dearly! I am going to stick to this thing pretty tight until I go see the doctor in April. Then we shall see....

Bye Bye Brass!

We have been doing some updates in our house recently. The previous owners put chrome and brushed nickel in the kitchen and bathrooms. All the other knobs and fixtures in the house were the original brass. We don't care for brass so we finally, after 5 years decided we needed to get rid of it. First, Brad painted our brass fan with brushed nickel paint.
Then we bought all new doorknobs for the outside doors and all the inside doors. I really like what we picked out.
I put all the hinges on last night.

Here are two cool lights we got. The first one is a chandelier that is in our breakfast area, and the second track lighting is over our sink. I was so glad to get rid of that yucky flourescent light! We know this light is supposed to be straight. That is because it is to go on a ceiling. But, we are weird and put it on the wall and made it uneven. We're cool like that. I think it's nice like that.

We still have to get a new fireplace cover and get some new light fixtures, but we are on our way to a brass free house!

Insulin Resistance

So I have been to a couple different doctors lately to determine why my body is not functioning properly in regards to reproduction. I am trying to keep this as basic as possible as not to make the guys feel uncomfortable! At first they thought it was an elevated hormone level. So my OB/GYN sends me to an endocrinologist. He ran a few tests including an insulin level. I did not realize that ovaries are very sensitive insulin levels. I went back on Monday and he tells me that my insulin level was a 24.1 and it should be a 7! I literally said "holy crap!" I have always felt like I had issues with blood sugar, etc. There are days that if I don't eat by a certain time my blood sugar drops so low I feel like I will faint. What is happening is that my body needs more insulin to do the same job a small amount should do. My body is resisting the smaller amount. When I eat something that spikes my blood sugar, my body produces larger amounts of insulin. I am so thankful that this guy found this because he said if I continued like this for too much longer I could become diabetic. I certainly do not want that! So, I am on a low-glycemic diet right now and Metformin. Metformin is actually given to diabetics and women with polycystic ovary symdrome. The cool thing is that he is pretty certain that by taking this medication, continuing to exercise, and eating low-glycemic foods, that my ovarian function should return to normal. As most of you know, we have been trying to get pregnant for about a year now. So, I feel like he killed two birds with one stone. I am really fortunate that he found this and so glad that we hopefully found the cause of my problem. Metformin can also aid in fertility. My guess is because it keeps insulin levels low among other things. So, YAY! The diet is no big deal. None of the things that are on the high-glycemic list are foods that I just have to have anyway. I go back in 3 months to test again to see if it has improved. We will see! :)

When we get old

You know how you sometimes say to your spouse...."when we get old," such and such will happen? Well something happened last night that reminded me of a "when we get old" moment. Scary thing is it has already happened. I was in the kitchen and Brad was in the dining room. The TV was on and I said "Is it time for Raymond?"(Everybody Loves Raymond). He replied by saying "No, it isn't raining, I can see the stars." This happens often but this was by far the funniest!

Starting a blog

So I decided to start a blog for our family. I am really new to this and hope to keep it up on a regular basis. I had been thinking about waiting to start a blog until we had kids, but then I just decided to go for it. Other than facebook, what a great way to keep up with family and friends.