I finally got in to see the dietician/nutritionist!
So she's putting me on a new diet, and I'm really already learning something new!
So when I was in 6th grade, they told me milk was a protein! Who changed that to carbohydrate???? I can't even put it in both categories. The Insulin Resistance Diet book called it balanced and said I didn't need to worry about lactose.
It's no wonder my insulin levels remained slightly elevated all the time. I love milk!
Well, it's not a protein, it's now classified "carbohydrate". And she said cheese is a "meat" but milk is a "carbohydrate".
So I'm supposed to pay attention to eating at specific times, and consistently eating the same amount of carbs at meals and snacks!
I'm to read the labels for serving size & servings per container (something I already do), the carbohydrates, and the fats. Well, the only thing I didn't worry about before was the carbs!
I'm to walk for 30 minutes, 3 times a week.
Meal Plan (I'm to concentrate on eating times as well as consistently the same number of carbs at meals and snacks):
(oh and she said if I'm in a (10+/10-) range of the #grams of carbs at meals, it's ok.
7:30 AM:
4 carbohydrate servings (60 grams of carbs)
1 meat or meat substitutes (ah I miss counting milk in my cereal here!)
1 fat
9:30 AM:
1-2 carb choices (15-30g)
12:00 PM:
4 carbohydrate servings (60g)
1 nonstarchy vegetable
2 meat or meat substitutes
2 fats
3:00 PM:
1-2 carb servings (15-30g)
5:30 PM:
4 carbohydrate servings (60g)
2 nonstarchy vegetables
3 meat or meat substitutes
2 fats
8:00 PM:
1-2 carb servings (15-30g)
So I learned yogurt and milk are carbs. Cheese is a meat. I'm really trying to refigure this out now. You hear of this before? It's ok for me to eat sugar (I told her I don't eat artificial sweeteners, and she said that's fine.)
I'm not diabetic, or hypoglycemic. I'm Hyperinsulinemia. I have slightly elevated insulin levels and so I'm supposed to start being consistent with my carbs and that will bring it back under control and finally allow me to lose weight.
I'm really wondering now . . . all these years I just drank so much milk thinking "protein". Ugh!
I see her again in 3 weeks.
I've been doing this for a few days now, and it's actually pretty good! I mean, my energy levels are much more consistent! I'm not perfect at the diet but I'm still learning how it works too.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Wooohoo!
We have our initial appointment at the NEDC! 10/7 we go in for our initial appointment. They'll do a mock transfer, and discuss our medical history. Then after that we'll enter the matching. :)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Approved!
Ok, so we were approved for the Embryo Adoption concurrent adoption on 7/15/2008 :D
So now what happens is . . . .
We're waiting to adopt 2 different ways, but waiting at the same time. So whichever program is matched first, the other program is put on hold until either (of course dependent on which program is first):
a. a child placed through domestic infant adoption's adoption is finalized
or
b. a child born through embryo adoption is 6 months old.
At that time then we update the homestudy, update the profiles, and go back into the waiting pool of the other program.
The only real problem would be if we end up with twins or more in the embryo program first, because then we're ineligible for the domestic infant program and would lose our program fee. We could however, go into the international program, but again, that domestic infant program fee is not transferable and not refundable.
But we're soooo excited! We can hardly wait to see where God leads us now. We're approaching the 1 year mark (11/30) for domestic infant, and that's the average wait time for the domestic infant program in this office at this time (it does change over time, so this is the average based on when we were approved).
I spoke yesterday with Nancy at the NEDC. What happens now (they have our profile and all other paperwork etc.) is we're in the matching process.
If we're matched with a closed adoption, we're sent matching possibilities and then we pray over them and decide and if we move forward, then we let them know and we start moving forward.
If we're matched with an open adoption, then first we're sent to the donor couple. Then if they chose us, we're sent their non-identifiable info and we pray over them and decide. And if we move forward with them then what happens is someone from the Bethany office will call both the donor couple and us and arrange the open adoption agreement at which time we pay an additional $3000.
If we want fully open there's no further fees. But if it's semi open through Bethany, we pay an additional $4000. However, if it's semi open and we just set up a private email just for communication between us, then there's no additional fee.
Sound complicated yet? :D
Ah well. I know whatever happens that God is the one moving us forward and doing the real matching.
We are very excited to see where God leads us and also to see which program comes first now! I hope you're just as excited!
We continue to pray for the expectant parents and the genetic parents, that God would guide them in their decisions, and that they are blessed by whatever they decide to do as they follow God's will in their lives.
Love,
Julie & Joerg
So now what happens is . . . .
We're waiting to adopt 2 different ways, but waiting at the same time. So whichever program is matched first, the other program is put on hold until either (of course dependent on which program is first):
a. a child placed through domestic infant adoption's adoption is finalized
or
b. a child born through embryo adoption is 6 months old.
At that time then we update the homestudy, update the profiles, and go back into the waiting pool of the other program.
The only real problem would be if we end up with twins or more in the embryo program first, because then we're ineligible for the domestic infant program and would lose our program fee. We could however, go into the international program, but again, that domestic infant program fee is not transferable and not refundable.
But we're soooo excited! We can hardly wait to see where God leads us now. We're approaching the 1 year mark (11/30) for domestic infant, and that's the average wait time for the domestic infant program in this office at this time (it does change over time, so this is the average based on when we were approved).
I spoke yesterday with Nancy at the NEDC. What happens now (they have our profile and all other paperwork etc.) is we're in the matching process.
If we're matched with a closed adoption, we're sent matching possibilities and then we pray over them and decide and if we move forward, then we let them know and we start moving forward.
If we're matched with an open adoption, then first we're sent to the donor couple. Then if they chose us, we're sent their non-identifiable info and we pray over them and decide. And if we move forward with them then what happens is someone from the Bethany office will call both the donor couple and us and arrange the open adoption agreement at which time we pay an additional $3000.
If we want fully open there's no further fees. But if it's semi open through Bethany, we pay an additional $4000. However, if it's semi open and we just set up a private email just for communication between us, then there's no additional fee.
Sound complicated yet? :D
Ah well. I know whatever happens that God is the one moving us forward and doing the real matching.
We are very excited to see where God leads us and also to see which program comes first now! I hope you're just as excited!
We continue to pray for the expectant parents and the genetic parents, that God would guide them in their decisions, and that they are blessed by whatever they decide to do as they follow God's will in their lives.
Love,
Julie & Joerg
Sunday, June 15, 2008
A Mother's Day Prayer
“A Mothers Day Prayer for You on Mothers Day…
For the married women who desire to have children and cannot. Also, for the single women who desire children yet are getting weary waiting on a spouse. God understands your situation and we care. “In the name of Jesus, we ask that the Holy Spirit will comfort your heart and give you peace and that our Father God would grant you your petition. Amen.” (1 Samuel 1:2-17)
For the single mom. God understands your challenge and we care. “In the name of Jesus, we ask that the grace of God will sustain you, the wisdom of God lead you, the love of God encompass you, and the provisions of God overtake you. Amen.” (Philipians 4:13)
For the moms with a child who has chosen a destructive lifestyle and is in a physical or spiritual prison. God understands your concern and we care. “In the name of Jesus, we ask that the Holy Spirit would convict them of sin. We ask for the perfect laborers to cross their path. We thank God for their salvation, deliverance and restoration. Amen.” (Proverbs 11:21)
For all the moms who experience grief on Mothers Day because of miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, or a childs death outside the womb. For all those men and women who experience grief on Mothers Day because of the loss of their mom. God understands and we care. “In the name of Jesus we ask that the Holy Spirit will comfort your hearts and give you peace. Jesus bore your grief so you don’t have to. Jesus we thank you for removing the grief and healing the heart. Amen” (Isaiah 53:4)
In the name of Jesus we pray for all of our mothers on Mothers Day. May God our Father bless you and strengthen you and encourage you. May your eyes be opened that you and others may see that your price is far above rubies and may your children rise up and call you blessed. (Proverbs 31:10-31)”
~Anonymous
For the married women who desire to have children and cannot. Also, for the single women who desire children yet are getting weary waiting on a spouse. God understands your situation and we care. “In the name of Jesus, we ask that the Holy Spirit will comfort your heart and give you peace and that our Father God would grant you your petition. Amen.” (1 Samuel 1:2-17)
For the single mom. God understands your challenge and we care. “In the name of Jesus, we ask that the grace of God will sustain you, the wisdom of God lead you, the love of God encompass you, and the provisions of God overtake you. Amen.” (Philipians 4:13)
For the moms with a child who has chosen a destructive lifestyle and is in a physical or spiritual prison. God understands your concern and we care. “In the name of Jesus, we ask that the Holy Spirit would convict them of sin. We ask for the perfect laborers to cross their path. We thank God for their salvation, deliverance and restoration. Amen.” (Proverbs 11:21)
For all the moms who experience grief on Mothers Day because of miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, or a childs death outside the womb. For all those men and women who experience grief on Mothers Day because of the loss of their mom. God understands and we care. “In the name of Jesus we ask that the Holy Spirit will comfort your hearts and give you peace. Jesus bore your grief so you don’t have to. Jesus we thank you for removing the grief and healing the heart. Amen” (Isaiah 53:4)
In the name of Jesus we pray for all of our mothers on Mothers Day. May God our Father bless you and strengthen you and encourage you. May your eyes be opened that you and others may see that your price is far above rubies and may your children rise up and call you blessed. (Proverbs 31:10-31)”
~Anonymous
Sunday, May 11, 2008
An Awesome Testimony!
This is from the Thoene Blog, and I hope and pray it encourages you as much as it has encouraged me today!
http://www.thoenebooks.com/blog.asp?post=0&per=May2008&id=394
Love,
Julie
http://www.thoenebooks.com/blog.asp?post=0&per=May2008&id=394
Love,
Julie
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
WOOT! We can do concurrent adoption between domestic infant & embryonic adoption!!!!
Just a quick update! We can do concurrent adoption between domestic infant and embryo adoption! We still need to apply for the embryo adoption program and she said there's always a chance we could be denied for the program but yes we can apply for concurrent between the two!!!
I'm so excited!!!!! :)
Love,
Julie
I'm so excited!!!!! :)
Love,
Julie
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