Round Two: Life without Meds!

A.M. Blood Glucose Level: 105

Where are the Paparazzi? For that matter, where's the BBQ? As you can imagine, I woke up this morning with a smile on my face just knowing I could finally have a piece of rye toast . . . or for that matter an egg and rye toast. Let freedom ring!

Laying in bed, I began to imagine a feast of cooked food spread out on a King Arthur's size table. Hypnotic food-filled thoughts flooded my brain. A deep caloric coma swept over my entire body. After removing the pillow from my face, I began muttering this mantra ". . .simmer down, just simma down . . . it's all going to be okay."

Although it's true that the 100% raw agenda is technically over, it's important that I don't lose sight of the fact that I'm no longer taking medications due to this raw journey. (I really hate technicalities!) Reality finally hit me square in the face, forcing me to put my cuisine-film-clip-dream-sequence on pause and focus on the fact that the real work is about to begin. The truth of the matter is this: If I'm to stay healthy without medications and keep my glucose at acceptable levels, I'll need to pay close attention to what type of nourishment I put into my body from this day forward. What's more, I will never be able to go hog wild on the eating frontier again, not that anyone should go completely nuts (pun intended), but there can be no more sense of entitlement when it comes to food. Those days are gone. Eating 1-2 meals per day of veggies, fruit, and protein will be vital to my success if I hope to stay medication free for life. For my third meal of the day, I'll need to concentrate on having protein and more complex carbs from veggies and fruit while making smart, life long, healthy choices.

Now that we have the business of the day out of the way, where are the paparazzi? Okay, I'll settle for a piece of BBQ chicken. Bring it on! It's time for . . . Round two: Life Without Medications!