[fatmad]

Hey Trish: am making ratatouille tonight for supper. What should I have with it instead of rice or quinoa according to your diet?

[pattygirl63]

Originally Posted by fatmad

Hey Trish: am making ratatouille tonight for supper. What should I have wih .instead of rice or quinoa according to your diet?

He says nonwheat grains such as quinoa, sorghum, buckwheat, millet and possibly oats lack the immune system and exorpin consequences of wheat. They post substantial carbohydrate challenges which can cause high blood sugars, but he believes they are safer than wheat in small servings of less than 1/2 c are sufficient to minimize the bs impact. Rice is a grain that is allowed in small amounts if you don't want to eliminte it.

I have found people who eliminate just wheat, some eliminate all grains and then some eliminate so many starches I figure you might as well do Atkins. I am going to attempt just eliminating the wheat for now and just take the time to learn what foods I have to get stop eating and eat what I really like of what I can. I read that some eat cornbread instead of bread. My second hubby's grandfather made a homemade ratatouille type stew and cornbread everyday for our lunch. Strange thing is I never got tired of it and still love making it although mine never seems as good as Pops. I just might make that for supper tonight.

[Riemontana]

Hi Friends!

Sorry that I have been gone for a few days. I have been so busy at work and having trouble with internet here at home. My eating is good but the weight is just not moving. I am up from my ticker by a considerable amount I am going to hit the exercise hard now.

I have a 5k walk next saturday with my aunt and some friends. I better get moving!

Mad, I have been eating quinoa as a substitute lately. My ds made some stuffed peppers and added quinoa in place of the rice. Yum. I also eat tons of spaghetti squash. I can eat it with anything.

Kuntregirl, welcome! We are glad to have another join us and there is some good advice here if you need it. "bs" stands for blood sugar. You will often see "fbs" which is fasting blood sugar - like first thing in the morning. BGL is blood glucose. How can we help you? Are you interested in diet? help with understanding blood sugar? Whatever you need.

Bonnie, I hope you are doing well. I will be your long-distance workout partner this week, ok?

Ruth, I hope you are enjoying the weekend. You really get together with other mods from here? That is really interesting. Is it a meeting or are you just friends?

Hope I didn't miss anyone.... Back tomorrow.

Rie

[pattygirl63]

[Riemontana]

Good Morning!

I was up with the sun this morning and was so committed to getting in my workout that I forgot to test. I remembered while working out and it was too late then. I am sure that I am good. I have been holding steady at about 80 - 85 every day. I did an hour of walkitout and logged my workout and breakfast into livestrong. Every I am going to post everything on the menu thread daily. Trish, I would be interested in hearing about what you are eating on your new plan.

Trish, LOL

Bonnie, are you hanging in there? I miss you.

Mad, how was your supper last night? What did you decided for a starch? I am hoping that my spaghetti squash produced several more before the first frost stops the growth. I love the stuff. Even buying it in the stores, it is so cheap.

Ruth, I hope you had a good weekend!

Everyone have a great day.

Rie

[pattygirl63]

Hi Rie - I am still doing the Carbohydrate Addicts thing, but I am not eating any grains. At Reward Meal when I'm allowed to eat whatever I want but balanced, I eat some of the carby veggies and or seeds or nuts. For example, today I took 1 egg some unsweetened coconut and almond meal and mixed it all together then I had to pat it on the cod fish to make stick but it worked. I placed them on parchment paper in a pan and cooked at 375 degrees until done. Had that with a broccoli and 2 c salad. My other meals and snacks are pretty much low carb... protein and the lower carb veggies. I have also switched to almond milk instead of regular at the RM. I am allowed the dark chocolate I like and I also can eat berries during RM for variety to keep things from becoming a drag.

I finally decided that it just comes down to the fact that if it helps stop joint pain and lowers the bs then I am willing to do whatever it takes. Plan to do everything I can to be healthy and active. I don't want to be in a wheelchair or anything like that if I can possibly stop it.

[fatmad]

Hey all: just a quick hello. did ok today until hubby brought home "smartfood" (a white and yummy cheese covered popcorn) and put a bowl in front of me. He meant it innocently, so I am not angry, but disappointed that I don't stop myself.
Had a very busy weekend, and didn't exercise much while trying to catch up on sleep.
Got fired by some clients we just couldn't seem to please, and we really went more than one extra mile for them. Its not personal, they seem unhappy with all caregivers, but it still smarts.

Glad to hear from you Rie. Hope you can get the weight down too. I have to work on it before Thanksgiving, and make a plan for the holiday. Its just 2 weeks away!

[Ruthxxx]

Yes, our Thanksgiving IS less than two weeks away!

Thoroughly enjoyed my break with some of the other MODs. We won't talk about what we ate but I did drop another pound by some miracle. I didn't test my blood but did religiously take my meds. We also did a lot of walking around the town (Zionsville, IN) and I realized that I am no longer the one who suggests we sit on a bench for a while. Leg muscles are a bit sore today which shows me walking is different from treadmill.

BGL was a nice 4.4 this morning after last night's late supper of green beans and a small steak. I am hoping to get in a walk this morning, maybe with a dog. (My dogs are wonderful but not fabulous on the leash - my Portuguese Water Dogs were great but they were show trained.) I do have desk work to do but will strive for balance.

Fall veggies are looking very tempting at the Farm. I got green beans and peppers yesterday and plan to make a bean salad today, maybe the last of the season as we are close to getting a killing frost. I also got some fall strawberries, expensive but a great last taste of summer. I avoided buying squash for now but may succumb later. It'll have to be the only carb at the meal.

Enjoy your day, Chickies. Now I need to read back on what I've missed since last week.

[froggydawgy]

I did an intro over in the intro folder.

I've been reading and put quinoa on the grocery list.

My biggest challenge is what to make for dinner as I have to feed husband and daughter. They are both really good about things but I hate to restrict them too much from 'normal' food. I tend to use problem foods as condiments. So a bit of last night's brown rice macaroni and cheese over a lot of veggies. Still to high (156) but even with my first reduction in Levemir came in at 78 this morning.

[Riemontana]

Hello friends!

Fbs at 74 this morning after a good night's sleep. Today was weight lifting day. I sometimes struggle because it doesn't give the calorie burn of cardio but I know that it brings other, long term benefits. In for the long haul, right? I snuck a peek at the scale today and was appalled to find that I am up 2 pounds over yesterday. Hmm. Water retention, who knows. A good reminder that the day-to-day vagaries of the scale are not to be considered seriously. I am interested in the goal.

This morning I enjoyed eggs scrambled with onions, zucchini and tomatoes. I used one whole egg and 2 extra egg whites. A very large portion of food without most of the fat and calories. Yum. And lots of protein.

Mad, sorry about your clients. It is probably a blessing.... it always amazes me when I am fired by clients who have been demanding and for whom I have gone the extra mile. BTW, do you think that there is a concern about eating too much protein? I end up over the recommendations almost every day. My kidneys were evaluated extensively last year and I am good in that area. When I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago, I had massively high urine protein. It has come down to almost normal now. It is just hard - low carb and low protein is

Ruth, Yay on deleting a pound. And on being the one who has energy to keep going. Nice to have you back.

Trish, your plan sounds good. The fish sounds terrific. I have been using almond milk for a while. I don't drink it, but I use it on my cereal and in smoothies. I used to have a serious milk habit but I don't drink it much anymore. Do you like the almond milk?

Froggy, glad that you made it over here. to our little group. My son and grandson live with me. We all eat the same meals at suppertime. Our typical meal is a lean protein, a carb, and one or two low carb veggies. I often eat smaller portions of the carbs than they eat but we eat the same. My grandsons both have type II on both sides of their families. I like to think that we are teaching them a better way of eating than I learned when I was young.

Well, off to work!

Rie

[Butterfly50]

Welcome Newbies !!!!!!Sorry I have been Mia But I have been having a hard time and Been busy here. For one Some one please tell me how you coup with people shoving food in your face and talking you into eating it or even making you feel bad cause your not eating it. The stress in this house is driving me crazy. I have been doing good for Breakfast and soso on lunch and dinner is out the window. I have not been working out cause I have been having PMS symptons from ****. Going to the dr next week hopefully she can do something and then I have been trying to clean the garage out all my stuff is out their and the moisture has cause a bad mold problem on all my furniture . I am jest so exhausted by the time dinner time comes it is out the window.
I thin I have been doing to much I have had a pulled muscle in my upper back on it is in my hip. I swear I jest want to get better so I can get back on track......



So I wanted to know what was some of the scarriest things your dr told you when you were diagnoised with being a diabetic?
Rie as soon as I am doing better I will be out and working out I promise I cant continue to do this. Something has to give!

[Riemontana]

Bonnie,

My doc didn't have a chance to tell me anything that first day. I didn't have a doctor so when this really nasty dermatologist diagnosed me and then just told me to "find a diabetes specialist" I went to the walk in clinic that I knew. I told them why I was there and cried in the waiting room. A person from the diabetes office next door came and told me that a doc had a cancellation and he would see me at 4 that day.

I returned, still crying - an absolute scared mess. Bless him! My dr stayed with me and talked to me for over 2 hours, telling me what to do. He had to escort me out because everyone else was gone and the office was locked. But, he stayed. I bet he thought, "I've gotta get this crying woman out of my office!". He is the best, though, he put up with me. Yup. A great dr. I love him.

The scariest thing - next to the diabetes diagnosis, was a diagnosis of porphyria - an inability of the kidneys to filter protein. Turns out I didn't have it.....

Hang in there

[pattygirl63]

Good Morning Chickies,

Froggydawgy Glad to have you join us.

Bonnie I can't say that I had any fear when I was 1st diagnosed because I had a sister-in-law who is T-1 and she got hers under control and got of insulin and handles it with diet, exercise and one pill a day. I figured if she could do that w/T1 that I could do the same and I did and was not diabetic for years. My problem is that even this last time, I made the mistake of using Atkins to get it back down and then stopped. You have to remember that you can get it under control usually even better with T-2, but it has to be controlled ALL THE TIME not just for a while. I think I have finally gotten that into my "thick" head and now I am trying to focus on the positive things I can do to get it back under control. Hopefully the way I am eating and working toward that goal will work. I really don't want to go strictly Atkins, but at this point, I'm beginning to realize that it isn't so bad if I put more variety into it. At this point and age, reasons for doing it is more important than the vain reasons when I was younger. And I don't really know how you handle your situation where people who are trying to force you to eat off plan except to be bold and blunt with them by letting them know that eating the food they want you to eat is poison to your system and you want to live. In my situation, I have come to the place to where when I see bread or anything with wheat in it as "poison" for me and my system. I've decided that I want to live a "healthy and quality" life as best as I can. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to do it and I don't care what anyone else thinks about how I do it. HTH

Mad Sorry about the clients. There are some people you just can't please no matter what. Hope your week is good.

Rie I don't like the unsweetened almond milk and decided I wasn't going to buy it any more. However, I didn't want the carbs in the sweetened so I decided to go ahead and get the unsweetened and add some Stevia to the half gallon carton (less than 1/4 of a cup) and although it doesn't taste sweet (thank goodness as I didn't really want to taste the sweetness) it was enough to make it drinkable and now I'm used to it.

Ruthie Glad you had a good trip and enjoyed being with the mods. Also congrats on the lost pound and good fbs.

Well, have to get busy. DGS has another therapy session this morning. Got to give him a snack before she gets here.

Have a great day.

[Ruthxxx]

to Froggy! Looking forward to (sings) to getting to know you.

Back from the gym which was difficult today because my body is a bit sore from moving my very heavy antique desk out from the wall - I had to connect a new modem! However, I kept on plugging away and finished my session.

BGL was 5.2 so I didn't eat before gym. I went out for a poached egg on a slice of ww toast with Grumpy Doreen who ate a huge breakfast of 2 eggs, sausage, toast with jam and home fries! And then she crabs about not losing weight! Sorry but she frustrates me as she thinks she can eat back her exercise calories. Her exercise is ten times walking around the room plus minor weights. She refuses to walk anywhere and has bought herself a scooter so she can go next door! The mind boggles!

Bonnie, I was not scared when my doc talked diabetes to me as I'd already learned a lot from my husband and his family. My HA1C never went above 7.2 so it has been easily controlled with meds. My biggest hangup was the little prick on my finger for testing but I ended up with a meter that handled crook of the arm testing.

Not sure what the rest of the day will bring - it's cold and wet so I'll probably have a broccoli soup lunch and maybe something comforting for dinner. I do have spaghetti squash in casseroles with tomato sauce but will have to add cheese for extra protein.

Edited to add: Patty I just can't drink almond milk but may give it a try with some sweetener. I use it in smoothies. It's half the calories of skim and the same amount of protein - a good thing!

[Riemontana]

Hi Everyone.

fbs at 72 this morning. I did about 75 minutes of Walkitout. I am having a good week and it feels good to be back on the workout train.

Ruth, it is really impressive that your A1c was that low... mine was over 13 Scary.

Bonnie, my family has stopped giving me a hard time about what I eat. They are used to it and it goes away but it takes a while of resisting before they get it. My mom knows that if she wants me to "just taste something" that the most I will do is take a tiny spoon and literally take a taste. She used to get mad about that. She used to also insist that I take something, even putting it on my plate. When I wouldn't eat it, she would even complain about me wasting food. I once told her that putting something on my plate was like putting it in the garbage. Now, she always meant well - she just didn't understand. All I can say is that consistency is the only thing that works.

Mad, how are you doing?

Trish, i like the taste of the almond milk but I don't actually drink it like milk. The last time i drank actual milk, it tasted to me like someone dumped sugar in it. Yuk!

Well, off to deal with the day.

Rie