A day for rest and some winter gardening Vlogmas day 9

[@SouthernYankee]

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[@aprilwest254]

That ornament u painted is cute!!!☃️💕

[@termie2612]

Hope you & Grayson feel better soon!

[@Pam.Sandlin]

Sorry y’all are sick. Prayers your way 🙏🏻

[@aprilwest254]

Would love to See some healthy recipes you all are making!!❤❤🍽️

[@nicolepletan9680]

Try Ezekiel bread. Toasted it’s not too bad. I need to try and eat less carbs too 😬

[@KELLSEY444]

The best advice we got for my brother when he first got diagnosed with sugar problems was to limit carbs to 25 per meal. He had gone into a diabetic coma, not even knowing he had a sugar issue. I stayed with him for 6 weeks making all his meals. I set him up with menus and he came up with his own philosophy about food. "If it wasn't good for him, he wasn't eating it" His mindset changed about food because he almost died. At 5"10" He went from 260 lbs to 180 lbs where he is now. Then, my now ex-fiance had a catastrophic stroke, two weeks after we got engaged, due to ignoring his diabetes, and he went from 250 to 165 because he lived with me for over two years while he was recovering. He couldn't walk or talk for over 3 months and now he is totally medication-free and able to get around pretty good. I couldn't afford to keep taking care of him 24/7 (I couldn't work and get him to 5-7 appointments a week) He has now moved into a new facility where he has two male caregivers. Having protein at every meal is so important. Once Robert starts to feel the good effects of eating right, he will realize that carbs are not that great. The best bread I found was Daves: His sprouted wheat and Killer Dave’s Goodseed, also Ezekiel bread with sprouted wheat. We limited the bread to two slices a day. Breakfast was always either Bob's Steel cut oats (the kind you have to cook) with a sliced banana and cinnamon, or eggs, with turkey sausage. Some of the frozen meals are good too, you just have to read the carb content. Getting acclimated to good food takes a bit of time and consistency, but it's so worth it. A keto food plan has worked for so many people to get their health under control. Because people find that they aren't feeling starved. There are lots of recipes and lifestyle channels on KZbin, so great resources.

[@KELLSEY444]

PS) No juice. People think it's healthy to drink real fruit juice, but it's the worst thing, next to regular soda, for spiking sugar.

[@SouthernYankee]

Thank you it’s a huge adjustment! He’s doing ok not great but better! We are making so many adjustments he’s a bit grumpy to deal with!

[@KELLSEY444]

@@SouthernYankee Grumpy pants are worn for a while...but I promise it does go away. Like PMS they really can't help it because it's a biology thing. Hang tight Terri, love is way bigger than this.

[@bernadettekukowski275]

Wait !! I thought you lived in Va. How are you planting flowers outside in Dec ?? From what I remember about Va. there is some wicked winter temps, and snowy/icy conditions in Va.

[@SouthernYankee]

Not this day it was 63 and gorgeous! We did have a few nights of 22 degrees with day temps in the 40’s but very often we get mid 60’s in December. Now mid January will be cold.