My first shot at artichokes

Being strict with my diet and not eating after dinner is showing on the scale.  It's nice to see progress, but I keep losing and gaining the same two or three pounds.  I just hope I can keep it up and finally hit my book goal.  I just wish I felt better too.  The Metaformin just makes me feel bloated all the time.  It is a small price to pay if it works.  

Thursday 3/6 - 114.2 Pounds

Friday 3/7 - 113.8 Pounds

I started making the shift to organic produce.  A local CSA called Bear's Honeypot in Millersville, MD has been great with making this happen for me.  It has also helped me try some new things.  My latest share had artichokes.  I've used artichoke hearts before.  This was my first whole artichoke experience.  I decided to simple roast it with garlic.  I prepped my choke, added my garlic, wrapped it in foil and baked it at 425 for 90 minutes.

It was really good.  Even my little man enjoyed scraping the meat off the leaves. Never saw that coming!  It's a time consuming thing to eat.  I would absolutely do it again, but not regularly.  That sucker is really tough to cut.  Best part is the low GI value and calorie count for artichokes.  Win!  

Here's a little PCOS/diabetes survival product

I found these chocolate bars at Trader Joe's.  They are the perfect little treat and won't spike my insulin levels.  It's the little things when so much is off limits.