Re: My stress test and a thank you!

John <jcarney44_remove_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:28:01 GMT, "John"
<jcarney44_remove_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Today, I had a split breakfast. One piece of whole wheat bread wilth olive
oil on it, a few pistachios and a cup of coffee with a dash of half and
half
an a 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. One hour later, I was 140. Took a 2.2 mile
walk
in 38 minutes, tested again. 88. Just now, I had an egg-white omelet with
sauteed (olive oil) mushrooms and spinach. I won't test after this because
I
know it doesn't spike me.

John

That's a much less carby breakfast and splitting it with
exercise helps even more. Good system if you can continue
it. I envy you the ability to accept 140(7.9) and eat the
toast; I aim lower.

Alan, I don't accept that. I look at 140 as the absolute highest I'd want to
go. I'm still learning and I'm still very confused about reconciling a diet
that needs to address my diabetic concerns and my heart disease concerns.

Why only egg-white? Is that a taste preference or a
cholesterol worry?

Yes. As I said, I have heart disease concerns. As should all diabetics since
2/3s of us die from heart related problems. I have it worse since I've
already had a heart attack. I don't want another and will do everything in
my power to prevent another.

You might like to look into that a bit more. It's a complex subject,
but having had a heart attack too I deliberately make a point of
eating at least a few eggs a week, being careful to cook them lightly
enough to keep the yolks runny. I do that because I think it *helps*
my heart.

IMHO a ridiculous amount of the common "wisdom" about fats and heart
disease is damaged beyond repair by confused research and invalid
assumptions.

--
Chris Malcolm cam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

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