Daily Food Diary – Day 24 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

Good morning! It’s my 24th day of posting my food diary and I am excited at how well it is going so far!

Anyone who has been following along with me knows that my diet went far off base last fall and I was less than happy with the results of blood tests I had taken in late October.   I agreed with my Nurse Practitioner to make the adjustments that needed to be made, and to go for retesting this week.   I went on Thursday, received some of the results Thursday night and the rest yesterday. 

The only issue with the first set was my HbA1c/Total Hemoglobin (which measures your risk of diabetes).  In Canada, a 5.5 to 5.9 means you are at risk of becoming pre-diabetic.  In October, I rated a 5.6.  This time I had dropped to 5.5.  It’s an improvement, but I still have work to do.

The rest of my tests ALL came back with results in the normal range. 😊

I am thrilled with the results but committed to working at dropping my risk of diabetes and keeping the rest of my levels in the normal range.

While diet is my focus here, I also remain committed to working out, getting fresh air, meditating, sleeping well,  using my Spiriva and Advair inhalers as prescribed, and drinking adequate water and using my Neti Pot daily to keep working to improve my sinus health.

It sounds like a lot and a big commitment of time and effort.  It really isn’t that much of either,  especially compared to the consequences of allowing my health to slide.   

I love reading self help books and two that have helped me immensely on my journey are: Atomic Habits by James Clear  and Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins.   These books were life changers for me.  David Goggins made me realize my potential.   James Clear helped me to get organized so I can actually achieve the results that I aim for. 😊

Food Diary – Day 24 of 365

(1) c coffee

(1/2) Grapefruit with sugar

(1) leftover cabbage roll

(24) ounces of water

(1) cup tea

(1) small bowl of caramel corn

(24) oz of water

(12) oz of water

(1) dinner plate of ham, scalloped potatoes, corn, plus a small side salad

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! 💞🌞

8 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 24 of 365”

  5. Well done on the test results, Annemarie! Those speak volumes. When I found out a few years after I retired that I was pre-diabetic, pre-hypertensive, and borderline high cholesterol, I decided change was necessary because, even though I’m a retired nurse, I loathe medications and especially for seniors. I lost 40 lbs and took up power walking, and within 6 months reverted all of those levels to normal and have kept them there for almost 6 years. That’s a very good feeling. At 71 years, my only meds are by choice : Calcium, a multivitamin for women over 60, and a high potency Vit B complex. Keep up the fabulous work – you won’t regret it!

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  6. That is great, Terry! I know you worked hard to do it but it is so worth the effort. Those meds for high blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol, and blood thinners may save lives but they do nothing for quality of life. And I am hopeless on meds. I can take Bayer Aspirin. Anything else and I’m a trainwreck.

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  7. This entire blog made my morning! Diligence pays off for sure!! I go to the doctor in April I believe and they will run blood work. They wanted to put me on medicine for high blood pressure. Hope my numbers are lower this time!!

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