Peanut butter cookies- made with coconut flour

So my friend Liz got me hooked on this new diet- using almond flour and coconut flour in place of wheat flour or white flour- so I found this recipe for peanut butter cookies with coconut flour...

1/2 cup Coconut flour- whole foods has Bob's Red Mill- $6.99 for a pound
1 cup all natural peanut butter- whole foods- I got the cashew peanut butter
1 1/2 cup brown sugar- I used splenda brown sugar- truvia doesn't work
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Heat oven to 375- bake for 15 minutes

Mix the PB, sugar, eggs and vanilla- add flour- place on greased cookie sheet-



I overall liked them, Steve not so much- it is a different texture, but good..try em.

Our "kids"

Since I am feeling so much better I am catching up on the blog...I realized that I have not posted any pics of our babies....I adopted Marvin, Chocolate Lab, over 2 years ago from the shelter- such a good boy, got him when he was 11 weeks old...Brody, Rott with the blue hankie, is Steve's dog..he is in love with Steve, he is 7 years old and Chloe, Rott, she was Steve's brother's dog, when he moved we adopted her..she is so sweet and loving...glad we got her and finally, Zoey, my tabby cat..I got her in college she is 7...she is finally getting along with the other dogs...so we are a happy full family!

The NEW dining room!

AHHHH Finally done with the painting- I HATE PAINTING-- I thought that I could re-paint our dining room after surgery, so I did...first time working with dark paint and let me tell you this whole process kicked my butt! I had know idea how hard it was to paint dark colors, you can see every error- mainly the stroke lines...you can see the previous color- BORING...anyways I really like it, looks really rich- so proud of myself, one that I actually finished it all by myself and that I started it 3 weeks post surgery...but I did it...hope you like it.

6 weeks = fully recovered!

Ahh that sounds so nice....excited to start working out and living my life! I feel really good- more energy and just feel good...10-15 pounds lighter, that is always nice too! Getting back at it...finally able to have a marriage with my husband of 4 months..been a full time job working with this blood sugar, we have been focusing on that, not been able to enjoy our new lives together- so now it starts! The new diet seems to be working with my sugars....so all is shaping up!

Whole foods weekend-

Ok I went to whole foods three different times this weekend...Liz, Steve wants to kill me! Got a bunch of different items- Raw honey, Grape seed oil, Coconut oil, Almond flour...which was $15 BTW! Anyways, made my first gluten free items this morning...Liz's website- http://jerselizabeth.com/ has great recipes, so I thought that I would try one...Banana bread...made with almond flour and the honey and coconut oil...it turned out really good! A little grainy from the almond flour, but Steve had two pieces and me too! Well, ok, I had three small pieces....tomorrow night for dinner I am trying out her veggie casserole....excited to be making these new recipes can't go wrong with the gluten free lifestyle! Also been reading up on the low glycemic index to help lower my blood sugars....I will let you know how the casserole comes out!

On to a new road with my diet!

Thanks be to my dear, sweet friend, Liz...she got me almost obsessed with the hunter-gatherer foods...All of this was stemmed from my high sugar levels and watching to make sure that I don't become a diabetic after the 40% of pancreas being removed. My doctor thinks that the pancreas may not be producing enough insulin--UGH...so anyways after Liz told me about all of the issues with gluten and glycemic index and all of it...so I am trying to become more aware of what I am eating...trying to avoid all dairy- got some Almond milk from Whole Foods- thanks to Liz- low GI...and I love it! Also trying to avoid grains, bread and sugar- focusing more on meats and veggies and fruit- getting natural sugars from fruit....I am really excited about this, if this can help lower my blood sugars then maybe I can avoid diabetes...anything but diabetes! So thank you Liz...I really am looking forward to this new road....keep you posted!

First Appointment with Endocrinologist

Today is almost 5 weeks out from surgery, I am feeling really good, I mean surprised with my recovery...but anyways met with Dr Abraham today and she is a little worried about my sugar levels, yesterday morning it was the highest it has ever been at 122..normal fasting level is 70-99- so we are checking on that and going to try to reevaluate those levels. Also she said that she is almost positive that I will have
gestational diabetes when I am pregnant so will have to deal with that when the time comes...but overall she was really happy with my recovery and couldn't believe I was back to work and back to a normal life only 4 weeks out....what can I say, I am super woman! Just kidding....well talk to you soon!