What are you doing?

[Dawgluver]

Glad you got through it!

Thanks, Chopper! For anyone who travels a lot, I think it's a good deal. Those immigration lines coming back into the US last forever, and if you have a tight connection, you might be out of luck to get the next flight.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Imagine you have received a diagnosis of diabetes or high cholesterol. Now think of each food you are offered as having a medication or a syringe attached to it. How willing are you to take that medication or stick your self with a needle in order to eat it? Is it worth it?

This may not work for everyone, but it certainly helped me while I was pre-diabetic for over 10 years.

 

[Addie]

Getting ready to go to a food trade show with a local food wholesaler we use at work. It's a good opportunity to see what is new out on the market. The problem is they always want you to taste everything. It will be a challenge now with my new eating lifestyle.

I tell folks when I don't want to try something, "I am a diabetic and have reached my carb intake for the day and I have a lot of food allergies. My throat closes up." Works everytime.

My favorite people are the ones who tell me their uncle is a diabetic and he eats cake, etc. all the time. "Tell you what, I will have a sex change operation and become your uncle. Then I will eat like he does." You always have to give the answer they are not expecting. It stops them in their tracks.

 

[Addie]

That is the type of thing that I am trying to work on in my diet routine.

I have been trying to just eat a normal diet within the guidelines for a person at an ideal weight and the pounds have been coming off slowly.

I am doing pretty well when eating at home and during a familiar routine. What I am now working on is sort of thinking on my feet to make realistic choices in any situation without feeling like I have blown it for the day. This has not been easy and any tips or tricks that others use would be helpful.

If a salad plate is a choice over a dinner plate, choose the salad plate. You will put less food on it. And if you are not at home, try to pick a protein over a carb. Too often when we are not at home, we grab a sandwich. Bad choice. Pick a salad with some meat on the side.

 

[kadesma]

Imagine you have received a diagnosis of diabetes or high cholesterol. Now think of each food you are offered as having a medication or a syringe attached to it. How willing are you to take that medication or stick your self with a needle in order to eat it? Is it worth it?

This may not work for everyone, but it certainly helped me while I was pre-diabetic for over 10 years.

Yes, measure do I live or do I die. I'll take the first answer. LIVE sure we don't like a needle poke but it allows us to eat be more normal and enjoy our lives. Good one PF
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[Kylie1969]

We bought a new digital camera yesterday, so today I am going out to buy a case for it.

Then over to mums as we are giving her our older camera and bag as she goes away a lot so we thought it would be nice for her to have a nice digital camera..our previous one is only a few years old and it great...we just wanted an upgrade... more zoom etc

 

[simonbaker]

Imagine you have received a diagnosis of diabetes or high cholesterol. Now think of each food you are offered as having a medication or a syringe attached to it. How willing are you to take that medication or stick your self with a needle in order to eat it? Is it worth it?

This may not work for everyone, but it certainly helped me while I was pre-diabetic for over 10 years.

Good point. Wish I would have read this before I went to the food show. I feel like I didn't overeat just tasted alot of different foods then a couple of cocktails. Just got home & ready for bed. Glad I got 35 minutes in on the elliptical this afternoon. Tomorrow is a new day with better eating choices.Thanks again for the insight.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Good point. Wish I would have read this before I went to the food show. I feel like I didn't overeat just tasted alot of different foods then a couple of cocktails. Just got home & ready for bed. Glad I got 35 minutes in on the elliptical this afternoon. Tomorrow is a new day with better eating choices.Thanks again for the insight.

I would be a horrible person to go to a food show now, put on by vendors. I would drive them nuts with ingredient lists and refusing to eat certain things because of those ingredients. But, back when I worked retail, I was not that picky.

 

[Addie]

Good point. Wish I would have read this before I went to the food show. I feel like I didn't overeat just tasted alot of different foods then a couple of cocktails. Just got home & ready for bed. Glad I got 35 minutes in on the elliptical this afternoon. Tomorrow is a new day with better eating choices.Thanks again for the insight.

SB, over the next several months you are going to have moments of weakness. Don't beat yourself over it. Just make a resolve that tomorrow you will try to do better. If you find these vendor shows too much temptation, then make an excuse, even if it is to yourself, and spend the time with your family. Find something you really enjoy doing and indulge yourself. Will these vendors go out of business if you are not there? Okay, so you need to know what is new and out there. Read up on them in trade magazines. The day will come when you are strong enough to go to these shows and control your eating. It will be like second nature to you.

 

[Addie]

I would be a horrible person to go to a food show now, put on by vendors. I would drive them nuts with ingredient lists and refusing to eat certain things because of those ingredients. But, back when I worked retail, I was not that picky.

When I was first diagnosed with type 2, I tried all the sugar subs. They all left a metal taste in my mouth. So I told myself, if I can have sugar in just my coffee, I will give up all other sugar related foods.

My son recently bought me some breafkfast sausages. They had maple syrup and brown sugar in them. I took one bite and it was like I had dived head first into a sugar bin. Today, I am so used to not having sugar in my diet at all, that when I come across any food that does have it, it is the one flavor that to me is overpowering. And my body just can't tolerate it. You do get used to a diet if you stick to it long enough.

 

[taxlady]

When you learn to listen to your body, it will tell you what foods you should and shouldn't eat.

 

[Addie]

So I am sitting here watching TV and doing my sewing. All of a sudden a huge wave of sadness just washes over me. It stays for about five minutes and then it is gone. Do any of you ever have this happen?

I have no idea why this happens. I don't know what triggers it. It is not depression. I am not the type of person to get depressed. The odd thing is that it usually comes when I am doing something I enjoy doing like embroidery. Weird.

 

[taxlady]

So I am sitting here watching TV and doing my sewing. All of a sudden a huge wave of sadness just washes over me. It stays for about five minutes and then it is gone. Do any of you ever have this happen?

I have no idea why this happens. I don't know what triggers it. It is not depression. I am not the type of person to get depressed. The odd thing is that it usually comes when I am doing something I enjoy doing like embroidery. Weird.

That sort of thing used to happen to me, but hasn't happened in a long time. I thought of it as free floating moods that just land on someone. I used to get elation too, once in a while.

 

[taxlady]

I'm waiting for a visual migraine (no pain) to go away. I can't really get any work done when I can't see straight.

 

[LPBeier]

I would be a horrible person to go to a food show now, put on by vendors. I would drive them nuts with ingredient lists and refusing to eat certain things because of those ingredients. But, back when I worked retail, I was not that picky.

Princess, I was about to write much the same thing. I have to read labels so much and am so picky, asking really tough questions at restaurants and stores.

SB, I have tried to cook/eat within DH and my restrictions, but I now realize I was resenting it that I couldn't bake/decorate a cake when he was around, etc. I finally figured out this weekend that until I get my own cravings down I need to avoid what one or both of us can't have and embrace alternative cooking completely. I know some day when it becomes second nature I will be able to cook regular for others again. I am retired from catering and only do cakes as people ask for them.

I know food is your profession and you can't stop it, but I agree about the vendor shows - maybe you can send someone in your place for awhile.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{Simonbaker}}}}}}}}}}}}} a baker's dozen hugs!

 

[LPBeier]

I'm waiting for a visual migraine (no pain) to go away. I can't really get any work done when I can't see straight.

TL, you have my thoughts and prayers. Any kind of migraine is no fun. I hope you get relief soon. {{{{{{{{{{{{{Taxlady}}}}}}}}}}}}}

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Trying to wake up enough that I am safe driving so I can go do laundry. Yipee!!!

 

[Alix]

Only been up a short time as I was up WAY late last night. Just listening to the birds bicker over whose turn it is on the feeder and listening to our kitten chirp at the birds when they creep too close to the window. Pretty little birds out there right now, rosy finches, red breasted nuthatch, black capped chickadees and a couple of blue jays. The blue jays can boss everyone but the chickadees and the nuthatch. Too funny watching the itty bitty birds run off the huge jays.

 

[Addie]

That sort of thing used to happen to me, but hasn't happened in a long time. I thought of it as free floating moods that just land on someone. I used to get elation too, once in a while.

Thanks. I am not the only one. Those feelings of elation have also visited me. I like your explanation of free floating moods. Who knows what is in the universe just floating around? After all the government has those giant dishes out in the desert hoping to find some sort of life from space.

 

[LPBeier]

Trying to wake up enough that I am safe driving so I can go do laundry. Yipee!!!

I know that "am I safe to drive feeling" all to well. But at least you have something exciting to look forward to!