Some Background:
My husband went back to school in 2009 to pursue a BS in order to enter the ROTC program and join the Air Force. He was unable to go OTC because his previous degree was not obtained at a school that was "on their list" as acceptable. We sold our house and moved in with my mom in order to be free of the burden in the future. Now it is two and a half years later and regulations changed about age waivers and also the program had been flooded with cadets. So... guess who got denied the age waiver? Yep, the old guy born in 1979 (my man)! So that ship has sailed and we are moving out to an apartment next week to get closer to his work.
So.. over the past two and a half years we've dealt with a lot emotionally.
For me just moving in with my mother was difficult enough... heck... I was a married woman that had my own space and was fairly light hearted. But it didn't take too long to became that emotionally messed up young girl of my youth all over again. Just as soon as mother/daughter things got somewhat ironed out, mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer (still surviving after 2 years). What a whammy... and family drama soon ensued. I'll just say that at that time up until now THAT blog would have had you coming back for more! You probably wouldn't believe some of the stuff!
But anyway... that's not what THIS blog is about. It is about what my husband and I were smacked in the face with concerning our own health that degraded greatly in 3 years time according to recent blood panels from our local hospital. I know stress has played it's part, but what else did... you would NEVER suspect!
When the results came back, it was a shocker to say the least. Our glucose levels were exceptionally higher then the previous test (3 yrs earlier). In fact, my husbands numbers were above normal range and into the Pre-diabetic ranks. I was 3 pts from being in that group as well.
I was like "WTH"!!!!
My husband has a 32 inch waist, likes veggies and has reasonable control when it comes to sweets. I just couldn't grasp the numbers. I always strove to give him well rounded meals complete with proteins, veggies and carbs (which was usually bread, pasta or some kind of grain). I even made breakfast sandwiches (biscuits & sausage), whole wheat muffins or bagels & smear, and sometimes cereal to eat when he got to work. I was thrilled that he loved bagels, the last thing I ever want him to do is loose weight and those suckers are dense with calories!
I on the other hand could TOTALLY understand my numbers!
I've been known to grab sweets and candy like someone on a sinking ship running for a life preserver! I've also had to deal with dental issues that included 2 cracked teeth, a painfully sensitive tooth that would have me shooting into orbit at the slightest hint of coolness on it! I said goodbye to eating fresh fruits and veggies. I like them raw and it was too much to take. I was never much for cooking my veggies.
I know a thing or two about nutrition and I wracked my brain trying to figure out WHAT WAS CAUSING MY HUBBY'S GLUCOSE TO BE SO HIGH. All the info says if you are pre-diabetic to immediately loose weight. Not going to happen!!!! Chris would look like Skelator if he did! So WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?????
AND THEN...
My friend Jennifer W. shared some info with me about a book called THE WHEAT BELLY by Dr. Davis. The next day, while visiting in-laws, my Mother-in-law shared some DVD's and books by a doctor that was advocating a mainly veggie lifestyle. What he said made sense, but my head was still spinning about what I had been told about going WHEATLESS (Modern wheat is the problem). It was almost too much info and I really thought my head was going to explode.
I started to review the last couple years and our diets more closely. Wow! We really did adopt terrible eating habits and I threw wheat at Chris like I was trying to shoot rubber duckies at a carnival to win the huge stuffed unicorn! Of course, the prize we won was pre-diabetes! He also confessed that his intake of soda had picked up and yes.. mine had too.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!!!!
So if we become pseudo vegetarians AND give up wheat... what is left for carbs???? Healthy carbs????
ONE THING I DO KNOW is that if you don't include a carb with your proteins YOU WILL LOOSE WEIGHT. It is the principal of food combining and it works. THIS IS why I threw wheat, pasta, potatoes and junk like that at my hubby, so he wouldn't loose weight.
I started reading peoples experiences online about their WHEATLESS ADVENTURES. It is amazing the symptoms these people report that went away after dropping the wheat!
So the adventure will soon begin once we move.
Meanwhile, I've got to get the book The Wheat Belly for my own.
I'm blessed that I can work from home so I can devote more time and effort to learning to make healthier meals.
So will we eventually go meatless or maybe cut out dairy? I don't know, but first things first. LEARNING TO EAT WHEATLESS!
