Re: My intro
- From: "Michelle" <bookbug2005@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 12 Aug 2006 18:35:01 -0700
Hi Nancy,
Sorry you had to join us, but WELCOME!
I know overeating is a complex problem, so I don't want to minimize it.
However, one thing that many of us has found is that eating carby
foods just makes us want more carby foods. And there is a biological
reason for this (at least in diabetics). It goes like this: If we eat
something high in carbs, because we are diabetic and our system doesn't
function properly, our system fails to respond to the carbs initially.
This allows our blood sugars to rise. Then for those of us who still
have some insulin function, suddenly our body kicks into action, puts
out a ton of insulin which drops the blood sugar very quickly. This
makes us feel hungry again very quickly, sometimes starved. Usually,
the first thing we reach for is more carbs, and the cycle continues.
The high insulin level also has another detrimental effect. It tells
us to store more of our calories as fat. So we gain weight, which
makes us more insulin resistent.
I don't know if it would work for you, but here's what worked for me:
Sugar, flour, rice, and potatoes, were the worst offenders for me in
raising my glucose. I eliminated them from my diet completely. Within
a week, I didn't crave them anymore. For the first time in a long
time, I finally felt I had control of my appetite. It's a wonderful
feeling. Also lost a lot of the fatigue I'd been feeling as well.
Anyway, what I'm trying to get at, is that I wonder if you're truly a
compulsive overeater, or are you just being driven by the diabetes?
I know that a diet without the things I mentioned sounds like no fun at
all when you're used to having all of these things, but if it works,
it's definitely worth it. After you've got the basics of the diet
managed, then you can start tweaking the foods you can eat to make them
more satisfying.
Hope this helps a little bit.
Again, welcome!
Michelle T2
diet & exercise
Julie Bove wrote:
"latina_mom" <ntyler1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1155346990.461547.232700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi everyone, thanks for your feedback about my fatty liver and
headaches. I was in a huge panic today when I found your group and I
have simmered down a bit since. lol
Anyway, I am 34, obese and Mexican, which puts me in a high risk for
type 2. I had gestational diabetes and it didn't go away. I was on
metform 500mg/2x a day. Then got switched to Avandia 8mg.
The highest HA1C I have had was a 6.6. However, my diet (before this
week) has been high carb and fat. I am addicted to sweet and I am a
compulsive overater. I have to start going back to Overeaters Anonymous
because it helps me with my crazyness with food.
My favorite meals are burritos, tacos, beans, rice, Chinese food (like
orange chicken, which is made with lots of sugar), chocolate, ice cream
and the real kicker are pastries/doughnuts. I don't drink soda but I go
on binges sometimes and can inhale 90 grams of carbs in one sitting.
My mom was recently diagnosed w/ type 2 diabetes and she lives with us
(she is elderly) and I know I inherit my bad eating habits from her. My
husband is healthy but overweight and his family has a history of
diabetes too.
That is a little about me and it is nice meeting all of you. Thanks for
answering my questions!
I too love Mexican food but have had to come up with other ways to eat it
because of the carbs in it. When I make beans from scratch, I put olive oil
in them. I then eat them with chunks of bell pepper to scoop them up. I
can eat tacos, but usually only one or two depending on size. Rice is
trickier. When I make that, I add plenty of veggies to it and usually some
meat to lessen the carb count. Sometimes I add beans and corn to it. I
also do a lot of taco salads. Not truly Mexican, I know. But they do give
me that flavor that I love. I don't do the "fried shell" thing. I just
make a green salad and top it with taco meat, tomatoes, onions, peppers,
salsa, black olives, and cheese. I have a dairy allergy so now I must use a
nut cheese, but I found one that tastes good.
I don't care for ice cream, but some diabetics do eat it. It can be doable
if you watch your portion size. Pastries and donuts are another problem
since they often contain transfats that are bad for us. You may be able to
experiment and come up with some recipes that are doable for you. I haven't
really tried this because I don't much care for this kind of stuff either.
If you do buy them, you'd be wise to buy only one and the smallest you can
find. That way you haven't got the chance to pig out on whatever it is. Or
split one with someone. But really you are better off not eating this stuff
to begin with.
I don't know how to make orange chicken, but some recipes that call for
sugar can be made with a sugar substitute for all or part of the sugar. I
love tomato beef but it's just waaaay too carby for me now. I found a way
to come up with a recipe that works for me, but nobody else in the family
likes it. So I just don't eat it any more. But when we lived in NY, I
could get delivery of Chinese food. There I'd order the smallest amount I
could. I would eat a couple of bites of that mixed with a small spoonful of
rice and then fill up on green beans. My own green beans. Not theirs. Not
sure what they seasoned them with but I didn't care for them at all.
Chocolate is fine provided it's 70% or more cocoa and eaten in small
quantities. If you like sweeter chocolate, you have to either really limit
yourself or find other ways of eating it. Like drizzling a small amount of
melted chocolate over some nuts or having a single chocolate dipped
strawberry.
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http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm
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