Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Greg wrote: >> I want to thank you all for responding to my post. I can see a LOT ofareas that need improvement already. Caffeine is #1! More water is amust also. I will get myself some supplements for my diet and try togive this a go. God bless all of you. Dear Greg, I was waiting for more information about your lifestyle before I wrote again in hopes of customizing it to your needs. Without it, my information will be more generalized and less specific than if I had more information, but it should be none the less useful. So, now your "thermostat" is broken...what do you do? Well, if you were a furnace, we could easily replace the part, but not so with humans. We have to get creative to coax the thermostat to work as well as it possibly can! FIT vs. FAT: If you are obese or overweight--which 95% of type II diabetics are--the BIGGEST thing you can do to help your condition is to lose weight. I know, I know...everyone knows that already, but it is TRUE! You can stay fat and control your diabetes through diet alone...that is if you want to live off of celery sticks! But your body will still struggle and you will be miserable. A reduction of even just 20% of your excess weight can make a huge difference in how your body responds to the insulin it receives, and your poor, worn out pancreas will work more efficiently under a smaller weight load. If the task seems daunting, ask yourself how bad do you want to get off insulin and/or medication??? Also remember how you eat an elephant....it's one bite at a time, LOL! If on the other hand, you are the rare type II diabetic that is thin (and there are a few out there), losing weight will not help. Something else is the cause and it is rarely known. Interestingly, I read an article once about a dentist who had a perplexing patient...a thin, healthy looking young man who was type II but totally out of control and insulin dependent. He had not seen a dentist in 10 years because he was a scaredy-cat, and although he had no cavities, he had advanced gum disease. She talked him into undergoing a three-month "clean-up" in which his teeth were cleaned and diseased tissue was slowly cut away. When he came back for his 6 month check-up, he gave her the good news...he not only got off of insulin, he was off medication entirely! Often with the thin diabetic something strange like an infected and neglected body part can be the culprit... DIETARY HABITS: What you eat, the serving size and WHEN you eat are all crucial to keeping BS under control. Please remember that sometimes you will make mistakes and your BS will go high or crash really low. Also, with a broken thermostat, it cannot be controlled perfectly 100% of the time...we just do the best we can! Diabetics need to eat something small every 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours to keep the furnace stoked and running. Go too long without eating and your blood sugar can run a little low making you feel bad. But the paradox is that the longer you go without eating (past several hours), your BS may begin to rise! This is actually a natural response to lack of glucose in your blood stream for a normal person, but very dangerous for the diabetic! You see, if your body detects a dropping blood sugar, it will manufacture some glucose of its own and release it into your blood stream to keep the levels normal. Again, for a normal person, this is good, but for anyone with a broken thermostat, it does not know when to quit producing sugar and it goes overboard. Hence too many hours between meals or snacks can result in high blood sugar, which explains why our BS is often highest in the morning when we first wake-up. We've gone WAY too many hours without eating... Most diabetics are advised to eat 3 meals and 2 or 3 snacks per day. I actually eat 6 "mini meals" instead as it allows for a more even BS all day long. Diabetics need to eat promptly upon rising (again, it can be something small like a piece of fruit....just SOMETHING), and something small in the evening a couple of hours before going to bed. The bad part about eating at night is that your metabolism has slowed down and the calories tend to be stored as fat (something NO diabetic needs!), yet we need something small to help us make it through the night. I make sure it something like a 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese or a banana or plain yogurt...sometimes even a glass of buttermilk. Don't go for anything fattening at that time of day! Portion size is crucial! If you suffer from portion distortion, you will not be able to lose weight or get your BS under control. Americans today WAY over-indulge and super-size everything, so understanding proper portion sizes can make or break you success. For instance, did you know that your average bagel today--which has grown in size considerably since its inception--can actually be 3 or 4 servings of bread? Shocking, isn't it! Meat servings should be the size of a pack of cards. Our ancestors ate farm-raised meat with gusto, but did so in appropriate portions...not 1-lb. steaks in one sitting like we do today, unless they were a 6 ft. 5 lumberjack that weighed 300 lbs., LOL! Here are some helpful links to assist you with portion sizes: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/keep.htm http://www.thedietdiary.com/diet/nutrition/PortionSizes.html We've already addressed WHEN to eat and SERVING SIZE, so let's move on to WHAT TO EAT. Let's start with WHITE. As a general rule, if it's "white" a diabetic shouldn't eat it. White rice, white bread, white flour, white sugar (any sugar for that matter), etc. If you aim to get your BS under control and wean yourself of medication (or at least insulin), you will have to be VERY strict at first and will be able to relax your eating habits a little (and I do mean a little!) as your weight goes down and your body responds better. Your three meals each day should have a healthy mix of protein, grain (or legumes or beans), fruit and vegetables, so think of your plate as being divided in 4 sections. Each one will hold a properly sized serving of the above food categories, for instance, a chicken breast, broiled hamburger patty or 3 oz. of fish or steak for your protein, 1/2 cup of brown rice, a cup of broccoli or a salad with olive oil dressing and a piece of fruit like an orange. For your 3 snacks you could have a diary product such as SF yogurt, 1 cup of cottage cheese, a couple of string cheeses plus a handful of nuts, or you could have a small apple, for instance with one string cheese and again, some nuts. Bread is to be avoided in the early stages as even whole wheat breads have too much refined flour in them and it will affect your BS adversely until your body is feeling better. Whole grain breads like the kind you get at the health food store--not the grocery store--can be slowly reintroduced to your diet if you like sandwiches and toast once you've lost 20 or so lbs. Whole grains are always better for you than bread anyway...they just make lousy sandwiches, heh-heh! The above ratios are designed to include a healthy variety of everything that you need to eat yet keep your BS low and your body's insulin spikes down. Is it easy? Heck no! It means you have to get up every day to prepare and pack all of your meals and snacks, but several amazing things will happen if you invest in the time and trouble to do this; 1) you will find yourself feeling AMAZINGLY better in a few days and 2) you will actually SAVE money long term instead of eating bad-for-you convenience foods on the run. It goes without saying that I recommend organic or farm-fresh products whenever possible, but frankly I am probably overwhelming you with suggested lifestyle changes so enough is enough...at least for today! But before I leave, here is an interesting article about human trials on the "ape" diet and how it affected their health: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_3847.cfm Good Health To You, Celia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks for taking the time to write this up, Cee. I found it very interesting! Diabetes runs in my family, and I've had a life long struggle to stay on this side of it. It's gotten a lot better since I improved my diet. I sure wish my Mom had taken it more seriously. Cyndi In a message dated 1/28/2007 11:52:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cbrowne writes: Greg wrote: >> I want to thank you all for responding to my post. I can see a LOT ofareas that need improvement already. Caffeine is #1! More water is amust also. I will get myself some supplements for my diet and try togive this a go. God bless all of you. Dear Greg, I was waiting for more information about your lifestyle before I wrote again in hopes of customizing it to your needs. Without it, my information will be more generalized and less specific than if I had more information, but it should be none the less useful. So, now your "thermostat" is broken...what do you do? Well, if you were a furnace, we could easily replace the part, but not so with humans. We have to get creative to coax the thermostat to work as well as it possibly can! FIT vs. FAT: If you are obese or overweight--which 95% of type II diabetics are--the BIGGEST thing you can do to help your condition is to lose weight. I know, I know...everyone knows that already, but it is TRUE! You can stay fat and control your diabetes through diet alone...that is if you want to live off of celery sticks! But your body will still struggle and you will be miserable. A reduction of even just 20% of your excess weight can make a huge difference in how your body responds to the insulin it receives, and your poor, worn out pancreas will work more efficiently under a smaller weight load. If the task seems daunting, ask yourself how bad do you want to get off insulin and/or medication??? Also remember how you eat an elephant....it's one bite at a time, LOL! If on the other hand, you are the rare type II diabetic that is thin (and there are a few out there), losing weight will not help. Something else is the cause and it is rarely known. Interestingly, I read an article once about a dentist who had a perplexing patient...a thin, healthy looking young man who was type II but totally out of control and insulin dependent. He had not seen a dentist in 10 years because he was a scaredy-cat, and although he had no cavities, he had advanced gum disease. She talked him into undergoing a three-month "clean-up" in which his teeth were cleaned and diseased tissue was slowly cut away. When he came back for his 6 month check-up, he gave her the good news...he not only got off of insulin, he was off medication entirely! Often with the thin diabetic something strange like an infected and neglected body part can be the culprit... DIETARY HABITS: What you eat, the serving size and WHEN you eat are all crucial to keeping BS under control. Please remember that sometimes you will make mistakes and your BS will go high or crash really low. Also, with a broken thermostat, it cannot be controlled perfectly 100% of the time...we just do the best we can! Diabetics need to eat something small every 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours to keep the furnace stoked and running. Go too long without eating and your blood sugar can run a little low making you feel bad. But the paradox is that the longer you go without eating (past several hours), your BS may begin to rise! This is actually a natural response to lack of glucose in your blood stream for a normal person, but very dangerous for the diabetic! You see, if your body detects a dropping blood sugar, it will manufacture some glucose of its own and release it into your blood stream to keep the levels normal. Again, for a normal person, this is good, but for anyone with a broken thermostat, it does not know when to quit producing sugar and it goes overboard. Hence too many hours between meals or snacks can result in high blood sugar, which explains why our BS is often highest in the morning when we first wake-up. We've gone WAY too many hours without eating... Most diabetics are advised to eat 3 meals and 2 or 3 snacks per day. I actually eat 6 "mini meals" instead as it allows for a more even BS all day long. Diabetics need to eat promptly upon rising (again, it can be something small like a piece of fruit....just SOMETHING), and something small in the evening a couple of hours before going to bed. The bad part about eating at night is that your metabolism has slowed down and the calories tend to be stored as fat (something NO diabetic needs!), yet we need something small to help us make it through the night. I make sure it something like a 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese or a banana or plain yogurt...sometimes even a glass of buttermilk. Don't go for anything fattening at that time of day! Portion size is crucial! If you suffer from portion distortion, you will not be able to lose weight or get your BS under control. Americans today WAY over-indulge and super-size everything, so understanding proper portion sizes can make or break you success. For instance, did you know that your average bagel today--which has grown in size considerably since its inception--can actually be 3 or 4 servings of bread? Shocking, isn't it! Meat servings should be the size of a pack of cards. Our ancestors ate farm-raised meat with gusto, but did so in appropriate portions...not 1-lb. steaks in one sitting like we do today, unless they were a 6 ft. 5 lumberjack that weighed 300 lbs., LOL! Here are some helpful links to assist you with portion sizes: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/keep.htm http://www.thedietdiary.com/diet/nutrition/PortionSizes.html We've already addressed WHEN to eat and SERVING SIZE, so let's move on to WHAT TO EAT. Let's start with WHITE. As a general rule, if it's "white" a diabetic shouldn't eat it. White rice, white bread, white flour, white sugar (any sugar for that matter), etc. If you aim to get your BS under control and wean yourself of medication (or at least insulin), you will have to be VERY strict at first and will be able to relax your eating habits a little (and I do mean a little!) as your weight goes down and your body responds better. Your three meals each day should have a healthy mix of protein, grain (or legumes or beans), fruit and vegetables, so think of your plate as being divided in 4 sections. Each one will hold a properly sized serving of the above food categories, for instance, a chicken breast, broiled hamburger patty or 3 oz. of fish or steak for your protein, 1/2 cup of brown rice, a cup of broccoli or a salad with olive oil dressing and a piece of fruit like an orange. For your 3 snacks you could have a diary product such as SF yogurt, 1 cup of cottage cheese, a couple of string cheeses plus a handful of nuts, or you could have a small apple, for instance with one string cheese and again, some nuts. Bread is to be avoided in the early stages as even whole wheat breads have too much refined flour in them and it will affect your BS adversely until your body is feeling better. Whole grain breads like the kind you get at the health food store--not the grocery store--can be slowly reintroduced to your diet if you like sandwiches and toast once you've lost 20 or so lbs. Whole grains are always better for you than bread anyway...they just make lousy sandwiches, heh-heh! The above ratios are designed to include a healthy variety of everything that you need to eat yet keep your BS low and your body's insulin spikes down. Is it easy? Heck no! It means you have to get up every day to prepare and pack all of your meals and snacks, but several amazing things will happen if you invest in the time and trouble to do this; 1) you will find yourself feeling AMAZINGLY better in a few days and 2) you will actually SAVE money long term instead of eating bad-for-you convenience foods on the run. It goes without saying that I recommend organic or farm-fresh products whenever possible, but frankly I am probably overwhelming you with suggested lifestyle changes so enough is enough...at least for today! But before I leave, here is an interesting article about human trials on the "ape" diet and how it affected their health: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_3847.cfm Good Health To You, Celia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Wow! Just found this message from 2 days ago, so apparently I am *still* missing some of the messages. If anyone addressed a message to me and I didn't reply...please forgive me! I went on digest to stop the " missing message " problem, but now I have missing digests too, LOL! --Celia-- RealSimple , cyndikrall wrote: > > > Thanks for taking the time to write this up, Cee. I found it very > interesting! Diabetes runs in my family, and I've had a life long struggle to stay on > this side of it. It's gotten a lot better since I improved my diet. I sure > wish my Mom had taken it more seriously. > > Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 LOLOL...that is funny, Celia! is slowly getting back to (their) normal so maybe all the messages will eventually be delivered and the new ones can be on time Barbara I went on digest to stop the "missing message" problem, but now I have missing digests too, LOL!--Celia-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 RealSimple , " Celia Browne " <cbrowne wrote: Dear Greg, I was getting ready to do #3 when I realized that I haven't gotten any feedback from you since I've started the " Diabetes 101 " lessons. I need to ask if this is helpful to you or not? I have several areas of diabetes control still left to cover, and I have no problem doing it if I know it's helping someone, but I also do not want to waste hours doing it if it's something you are not interested in or really don't want to do... Please let me know, Greg! As I said, I SERIOUSLY don't mind doing it, but your silence leads me to believe that you may not be interested. Thanks in advance! --Celia-- > > Greg wrote: >> I want to thank you all for responding to my post. I can see a LOT of > areas that need improvement already. Caffeine is #1! More water is a > must also. I will get myself some supplements for my diet and try to > give this a go. God bless all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Cee, Greg might be out on the road now. It might be a while til we hear from him... Cyndi In a message dated 1/30/2007 1:46:18 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, cbrowne writes: RealSimple , "Celia Browne" <cbrowne wrote:Dear Greg,I was getting ready to do #3 when I realized that I haven't gotten any feedback from you since I've started the "Diabetes 101" lessons. I need to ask if this is helpful to you or not? I have several areas of diabetes control still left to cover, and I have no problem doing it if I know it's helping someone, but I also do not want to waste hours doing it if it's something you are not interested in or really don't want to do...Please let me know, Greg! As I said, I SERIOUSLY don't mind doing it, but your silence leads me to believe that you may not be interested. Thanks in advance!--Celia-->> Greg wrote:>> I want to thank you all for responding to my post. I can see a LOT of> areas that need improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Thanks for letting me know, Cyndi. I didn't know that he travels, which of course would explain not only why he's not answering but how tough it is for him to control his BS! It's very difficult NOT to eat on the fly when you are on the road a lot... --Cee-- Re: Diabetes 101--Lesson 2 Posted by: "cyndikrall" cyndikrall cyndik2 Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:41 am (PST) Cee, Greg might be out on the road now. It might be a while til we hear from him...Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Hey y'all. Please don't think that I an ignoring you. I get the group emails in digest so I can look them over when ever I get the chance. I value your input very much. Thank you for taking the time to do this. GregDream lofty dreams and so as your dreams you become Bored stiff? Loosen up...Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 -- Hey Celia, Thanks for taking the time to write all of this out for me. I do a lot of running up and down the road all the time and really don't eat the way I should. I hardly ever get to eat anything first thing in the morning. I think I might go to the store and get a few apples and oranges to keep around. I also should get a case or two of bottled water and get away from the diet soda! I am going to make a little folder to put all this information in so I can come back to it from time to time to scope things out. Thanks again! Greg - In RealSimple , " Celia Browne " <cbrowne wrote: > > Greg wrote: > >> I want to thank you all for responding to my post. I can see a LOT of > areas that need improvement already. Caffeine is #1! More water is a > must also. I will get myself some supplements for my diet and try to > give this a go. God bless all of you. > > > Dear Greg, > > I was waiting for more information about your lifestyle before I wrote again in hopes of customizing it to your needs. Without it, my information will be more generalized and less specific than if I had more information, but it should be none the less useful. > > So, now your " thermostat " is broken...what do you do? Well, if you were a furnace, we could easily replace the part, but not so with humans. We have to get creative to coax the thermostat to work as well as it possibly can! > > FIT vs. FAT: > > If you are obese or overweight--which 95% of type II diabetics are- -the BIGGEST thing you can do to help your condition is to lose weight. I know, I know...everyone knows that already, but it is TRUE! You can stay fat and control your diabetes through diet alone...that is if you want to live off of celery sticks! But your body will still struggle and you will be miserable. A reduction of even just 20% of your excess weight can make a huge difference in how your body responds to the insulin it receives, and your poor, worn out pancreas will work more efficiently under a smaller weight load. If the task seems daunting, ask yourself how bad do you want to get off insulin and/or medication??? Also remember how you eat an elephant....it's one bite at a time, LOL! > > If on the other hand, you are the rare type II diabetic that is thin (and there are a few out there), losing weight will not help. Something else is the cause and it is rarely known. Interestingly, I read an article once about a dentist who had a perplexing patient...a thin, healthy looking young man who was type II but totally out of control and insulin dependent. He had not seen a dentist in 10 years because he was a scaredy-cat, and although he had no cavities, he had advanced gum disease. She talked him into undergoing a three-month " clean-up " in which his teeth were cleaned and diseased tissue was slowly cut away. When he came back for his 6 month check-up, he gave her the good news...he not only got off of insulin, he was off medication entirely! Often with the thin diabetic something strange like an infected and neglected body part can be the culprit... > > DIETARY HABITS: > > What you eat, the serving size and WHEN you eat are all crucial to keeping BS under control. Please remember that sometimes you will make mistakes and your BS will go high or crash really low. Also, with a broken thermostat, it cannot be controlled perfectly 100% of the time...we just do the best we can! Diabetics need to eat something small every 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours to keep the furnace stoked and running. Go too long without eating and your blood sugar can run a little low making you feel bad. But the paradox is that the longer you go without eating (past several hours), your BS may begin to rise! This is actually a natural response to lack of glucose in your blood stream for a normal person, but very dangerous for the diabetic! You see, if your body detects a dropping blood sugar, it will manufacture some glucose of its own and release it into your blood stream to keep the levels normal. Again, for a normal person, this is good, but for anyone with a broken thermostat, it does not know when to quit producing sugar and it goes overboard. Hence too many hours between meals or snacks can result in high blood sugar, which explains why our BS is often highest in the morning when we first wake-up. We've gone WAY too many hours without eating... > > Most diabetics are advised to eat 3 meals and 2 or 3 snacks per day. I actually eat 6 " mini meals " instead as it allows for a more even BS all day long. Diabetics need to eat promptly upon rising (again, it can be something small like a piece of fruit....just SOMETHING), and something small in the evening a couple of hours before going to bed. The bad part about eating at night is that your metabolism has slowed down and the calories tend to be stored as fat (something NO diabetic needs!), yet we need something small to help us make it through the night. I make sure it something like a 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese or a banana or plain yogurt...sometimes even a glass of buttermilk. Don't go for anything fattening at that time of day! > > Portion size is crucial! If you suffer from portion distortion, you will not be able to lose weight or get your BS under control. Americans today WAY over-indulge and super-size everything, so understanding proper portion sizes can make or break you success. For instance, did you know that your average bagel today--which has grown in size considerably since its inception--can actually be 3 or 4 servings of bread? Shocking, isn't it! Meat servings should be the size of a pack of cards. Our ancestors ate farm-raised meat with gusto, but did so in appropriate portions...not 1-lb. steaks in one sitting like we do today, unless they were a 6 ft. 5 lumberjack that weighed 300 lbs., LOL! Here are some helpful links to assist you with portion sizes: > > http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/keep.htm > > http://www.thedietdiary.com/diet/nutrition/PortionSizes.html > > We've already addressed WHEN to eat and SERVING SIZE, so let's move on to WHAT TO EAT. Let's start with WHITE. As a general rule, if it's " white " a diabetic shouldn't eat it. White rice, white bread, white flour, white sugar (any sugar for that matter), etc. If you aim to get your BS under control and wean yourself of medication (or at least insulin), you will have to be VERY strict at first and will be able to relax your eating habits a little (and I do mean a little!) as your weight goes down and your body responds better. Your three meals each day should have a healthy mix of protein, grain (or legumes or beans), fruit and vegetables, so think of your plate as being divided in 4 sections. Each one will hold a properly sized serving of the above food categories, for instance, a chicken breast, broiled hamburger patty or 3 oz. of fish or steak for your protein, 1/2 cup of brown rice, a cup of broccoli or a salad with olive oil dressing and a piece of fruit like an orange. For your 3 snacks you could have a diary product such as SF yogurt, 1 cup of cottage cheese, a couple of string cheeses plus a handful of nuts, or you could have a small apple, for instance with one string cheese and again, some nuts. Bread is to be avoided in the early stages as even whole wheat breads have too much refined flour in them and it will affect your BS adversely until your body is feeling better. Whole grain breads like the kind you get at the health food store--not the grocery store--can be slowly reintroduced to your diet if you like sandwiches and toast once you've lost 20 or so lbs. Whole grains are always better for you than bread anyway...they just make lousy sandwiches, heh-heh! > > The above ratios are designed to include a healthy variety of everything that you need to eat yet keep your BS low and your body's insulin spikes down. Is it easy? Heck no! It means you have to get up every day to prepare and pack all of your meals and snacks, but several amazing things will happen if you invest in the time and trouble to do this; 1) you will find yourself feeling AMAZINGLY better in a few days and 2) you will actually SAVE money long term instead of eating bad-for-you convenience foods on the run. > > It goes without saying that I recommend organic or farm-fresh products whenever possible, but frankly I am probably overwhelming you with suggested lifestyle changes so enough is enough...at least for today! But before I leave, here is an interesting article about human trials on the " ape " diet and how it affected their health: > > http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_3847.cfm > > > Good Health To You, > > Celia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Great to hear that, Greg! Change does not take place overnight, so just read the material, absorb it, print it out for future reference, and start incorporating small changes into your everyday life wherever you can. Remember....baby steps, baby steps, baby steps. Glad to hear you are still on board! <smiles> Warm Regards, --Celia-- P.S. It will take me awhile to tackle all the angles, so please be patient! Re: Diabetes 101--Lesson 2 Posted by: "Greg Nevels" nevels65 nevels65 Thu Feb 1, 2007 8:42 am (PST) --Hey Celia, Thanks for taking the time to write all of this out for me. I do a lot of running up and down the road all the time and really don't eat the way I should. I hardly ever get to eat anything first thing in the morning. I think I might go to the store and get a few apples and oranges to keep around. I also should get a case or two of bottled water and get away from the diet soda! I am going to make a little folder to put all this information in so I can come back to it from time to time to scope things out. Thanks again!Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Hey Greg; Pick up some eggs and cheese too. You can boil the eggs, and keep them in the fridge for a quick breakfast, along with a slice or two of some nice hard cheese (not American.) These are also good for quick snacks along with the fruit. You need to keep something in your stomach. And learn to embrace cottage cheese, lol. ;-)Cyndi In a message dated 2/1/2007 8:47:09 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, nevels65 writes: Hey Celia, Thanks for taking the time to write all of this out for me. I do a lot of running up and down the road all the time and really don't eat the way I should. I hardly ever get to eat anything first thing in the morning. I think I might go to the store and get a few apples and oranges to keep around. I also should get a case or two of bottled water and get away from the diet soda! I am going to make a little folder to put all this information in so I can come back to it from time to time to scope things out. Thanks again! Greg CyndiNorCal9RealSimple/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 That is for my gardening lists, lol. I live in NORthern CALifornia, Sunset Zone 9. And if you ever saw me on the news, my dear Sluggy, it would be for one of two things: hitting Kail over the head with my cast iron skillet (if he ever "strayed") LOL, or because of some radical, yet necessary animal/environment intervention. ;-)"Have You Hugged Your Cottage Cheese Today" Cyndi In a message dated 2/2/2007 3:43:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, arcure writes: And learn to embrace cottage cheese, lol. ;-)Cyndi************Oh this just brought a very Messy image into my head.....LOLOLSluggyPS-What's the story behind NorCal9 in your sig line? Will we be seeing your mugshot on the news b/c you knocked over a bank with some militant subversive group called the NorCal9?hehehe CyndiNorCal9RealSimple/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 And learn to embrace cottage cheese, lol. ;-) Cyndi ************ Oh this just brought a very Messy image into my head.....LOLOL Sluggy PS-What's the story behind NorCal9 in your sig line? Will we be seeing your mugshot on the news b/c you knocked over a bank with some militant subversive group called the NorCal9?hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Excellent idea, Cyndi! Those are easy things for Greg to do and they are all good choices. The cheese and the eggs have good fats, protein and rib-sticking staying power, and the fruit has fiber and complex carbohydrates...just what a diabetic neeeds! --Celia-- P.S. Greg...I have to echo Cyndi...learn to EMBRACE COTTAGE CHEESE, LOL! RealSimple , cyndikrall wrote: > > > > Hey Greg; > > Pick up some eggs and cheese too. You can boil the eggs, and keep them in > the fridge for a quick breakfast, along with a slice or two of some nice hard > cheese (not American.) These are also good for quick snacks along with the > fruit. You need to keep something in your stomach. And learn to embrace cottage > cheese, lol. ;-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Let's just say it gives new meaning to bland. ;-)But it's good for you-go forth and consume, my son...... ;-) In a message dated 2/3/2007 7:01:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, nevels65 writes: I'm definitely still on board. I am learning a lot of great stuff here. So, I must learn to embrace cottage cheese huh? Dose cottage cheese taste bad or something? I've probably eaten worse. Greg CyndiNorCal9RealSimple/ CyndiNorCal9RealSimple/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 I'm definitely still on board. I am learning a lot of great stuff here. So, I must learn to embrace cottage cheese huh? Dose cottage cheese taste bad or something? I've probably eaten worse. GregDream lofty dreams and so as your dreams you become The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 I used to love cottage cheese with peaches on top Can't have dairy now :(Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Want to start your own business? Learn how on Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Oh, bummer for you, Ellen! Why can't you have dairy? Are you lactose intolerant or does it have something to do with your candidis problem? Just curious (as always) and feel free not to answer if I'm being too nosey, heh-heh! I ADORE cottage cheese with peaches or just about any canned fruit like pineapple, fruit cocktail, etc. Another way I love it is the way one of my exes used to make it...chop up fresh fruit like strawberries, peaches, apricots, etc., and mix it inside the cottage cheese with real sour cream and a little sweetener. It's almost like a raw, fruity cheesecake! YUM. --Cee-- RealSimple , Ellen Christian <scentednights2002 wrote: > > I used to love cottage cheese with peaches on top Can't have dairy now > > Ellen LaFleche-Christian > Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Dairy of any sort will feed my candidiasis I am allowed butter which doesn't bother me & yogurt containing live bacteria cultures but that's all :(Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 I like cottage cheese all by itself I eat it as a snack.. Barbara I used to love cottage cheese with peaches on top Can't have dairy now Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 That's a bummer, but at least you can eat yogurt and butter. We all do what we have to do. Do you use almond milk or something else for your cereal and other milk needs? How about cheese? Since it's low glycemic, is it okay or is that also something that also feeds candidiasis? By the way...sorry so misspelling candidiasis earlier, heehee. I hate posting to the group from the website as I don't have a spellchecker backing me up! --Cee-- RealSimple , Ellen Christian <scentednights2002 wrote: > > Dairy of any sort will feed my candidiasis I am allowed butter which doesn't bother me & yogurt containing live bacteria cultures but that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Oh, my God...I can't even apologize for a misspeling without making another typo, LOL! > By the way...sorry so misspelling candidiasis earlier, heehee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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