April Sucked

No posts in April. We were too busy with stress and doctor visits. Matt has had tingling and numbness in his feet for quite a while and it was reaching a point we were concerned. After a month of tests and doctor appointments and anxious phone calls, we now know he has Insulin Resistance and neuropathy in his feet.
We've changed our diet and I gave away a lot of food and ingredients. No more Manwiches. No more white bread. Watch the sugar... cheating on this diet means neuropathy moving up the legs. The doctor said he's "VERY insulin resistant". Glucose is a big molecule and has been tearing the inside of his nerves.
Basically, we're living like we're diabetic. It works for me because Type 2 diabetes runs in my family, so I should be watching what I eat anyway. We've found some new favorite foods...

The adventure was at the Marvel Marathon. 26.5 hours of movies. Everything from Iron Man until the new Avengers: Age of Ultron. Overnight in the theatre was fun! We had to avoid the deals of popcorn and movie food and soda (which we both gave up the day he was diagnosed). So... what did we eat?
Our treat was Unreal Candy. Check them out of facebook. We love them! Lentil Snaps. I get them at Target and Winco. Yum yum! They're our potato chip replacement. We also ate carrots, I had zone bars, Matt had Thin bars, Kind bars and we made tuna wraps (wheat tortillas is practically our new bread). Tuna is wonderful! Our new staple.
We got a metal and certificate at the end of the whole thing. I love marathons and midnight showings. People are friendly in the theatre, they're more excited. Those times are when movie going is an outing. An experience. Not a big screen to replace your TV at home because you can't get this show right now at home. Anyway. End rant. :)

Matt's lost 25 lbs already and we're both feeling so much better. Eating right. Who knew it'd make you feel so good?