Thanks for help Rosettastone and Paperdoll. Apple does seem to work for mid-afternoon snack better than bars but they do come in handy. Also carry glucose tablets. I travel as my husband and I shoot skeet and sporting clays and hunt. Are leaving for Texas next week and so I will not be back on line for a month or so. Then hopefully I will be able to report a weight loss !!!! Have a good day.

hi all hope everyone has a good weekend. i was going to post some good snacks for diabeti cwith peanutbutter or cream cheese. sugarfree jello withcool whip. nuts or sunflower seeds. sugar free yogurt. there are alot of sugarfree bars out there and they taste wonderful but the sugar alcohols will stop weight loss on some. for drin
ks cyrstal lite good also sugar free juices alone or mixed with diet soda. pat

Well it seems I'm having trouble getting a post out too tonight. After a nice long post that didn't make it you get the readers digest version.

I'm going to have to wait on that talk with the doc on maybe changing meds for a bit. I'm not due to go back for a while and I'm hoping to ;lose a few pounds before I do. Maybe I can avoid the gloom and doom speach, and he always seems to think I'm depressed. Go figure.

Well I did lose 2 pounds this week. Not sure if it was all the overtime I was putting in or the diet but I guess we'll see after another week. Going to try the apple thing. Not a real fan of apples but willing to give it a try. Good thing is the Hubby likes fruit too. I think we could both stand to eat better, and he really does supprot me best he can. But he's a snacker. And loves for me to snack with him. I'm going to have to try and get a grip on that one. For now just trying to take the babysteps.

Check back later gals.

WOOHOO 2round. 2 lbs is a great loss. keep going we have to do it slow with disbetes'

pat

Hey guys! There's a sugar free sweet snack that I fall back on a lot. I put a little whipping cream in a diet soda and it tastes like an italian soda.

Just one more add-in to the other good ideas listed above. That's the hardest part for me w/having to watch carbs is needing/feeling like I need something sweet.

Glad you guys are doing well. It is definitely a slow weight loss w/diabetes. But, we can do it!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Well its Monday and back to grind of another week. So far today Ive been able to hang in there. But have one heck of a headache. Wonder what thats all about.
I guess I could have done better this weekend as far as watching the carbs, but its hard on weekends when I'm with the hubby all weekend. Sure could use some tips on how to get through the weekends. He's a snacker, and alot of sundays we go to the inlaws and have Sunday dinner. I love my Mother in law to death. But she cooks to please her man, and its not exactly the best for me. With or without the diabetes. I'm sure some of you have learned how to deal with these kind of situations. In 2 weeks we'er going to the Dallas area for a family reunion. That will be a food feast from ****. So I'm feeling the stress already. How do I eat right and not look like I'm not part of the family.
Have a great day
deb

deb family reunions are hard the only advice i can give is eat what is good for you and tiny dabs of everything else. you can say you want to try everything.
i can see where southern cooking is hard. we went to a cajun fest this weekend. tried alot of food i had never had. then the music it was great even if it put me off program.
have fun. pat

Hi everyone. I had posting problems earlier. Maybe it's the site's way of saying I was too longwinded. This message will definitely be shorter. 2round - kudos for losing those two pounds! Maybe you can explain to your mil that you're being picky about what you eat because you have an illness that can affect the quality of your life and the length of your life and that it's not anything personal against her yummy food. Maybe you can convince hubby of this too and get him to join you in healthy snacks. Thanks, paperdoll and Love 2 for the snack suggestions. That soda suggestion sounds intriguing. But I don't trust myself around whipping cream -- or a jar of peanut butter. I do keep individual containers of sugar free jello with fruit bits around. I also like to eat cherry tomatoes -- it's like eating popcorn and I don't worry if I eat the whole basket. Another thing I do is cut up bell peppers in strips and put fat-free cottage cheese in them -- like h'ordeourves. I also like Laughing Cow lite cheese wedges with Ak-Mak whole wheat crackers.

I picked up a flyer at my doctor's office the other day and found a flyer for a website called DiabetesWATCH.com. It's run by a drug company but it does have a lot of useful information.

Well, hope this posts. Have a nice evening.

Thanks for the lite snack ideas. I'll make it a point next time in the store to pick up some bit size veggis to have on hand for munching.I'm just a toddler at this process. But am determind to get on track. Stepped on the scale today and am still holding at the 2 pound lose. But holding is better than gaining. Am also grateful for the advice on how to handle family. I just a big softy and hate to hurt anyones feelings.
On testing this morning I was 132 but was down to 96 by 10 am. I think stress makes me swing up and down sometimes. I'm really in the wrong profession to stay stress free. Can you say lets all take a deep breath and relax. You gals stay sweet and I'll check in tomorrow.
deb

Hi 2round. Glad you're holding the 2-lb loss. Your numbers are very good. Mine are much higher, even with all the pills and the swollen feet (it's one of the problems with Actos). What makes your job so stressful? Maybe you need a "Spa Day." Hmmm.

Thanks Rosetta for the wishes of a spa day. AHHHA I love the spa. A full body massage would be great. I work at a nuclear power plant in the materials dept. And right now we're gearing up for a refuel outage. It's a zoo right now. Long hours and we're working really hard. It used to be so much easier when I was young. But those days are just a memory.
But I'm trying to stay positive. Making the best of things. And I'll ask for that massage for my B-day coming up. Good idea. Ya'll have a great day and I'll check in Later.
Deb

Deb - whew! Your job sounds scary. No wonder you're stressed. I work in the legal field and sometimes I get stressed out because I have to meet a bunch of deadlines at once. But I have a lot of boring slow times, too, and that's when I have time to think about what I want for lunch (and it usually isn't lo-cal). Yes, things were so much easier when I was young -- also much easier when I was thin. I can't change the former but I can do something about the latter. And that's what were here for. I've been off the wagon for a couple of weeks and feeling the effects. I need to get back in gear so I have something good to report at my next doc appt which is in October. Hope things ease up at work for you. Have a nice evening.

rosetta looks like we need another place to post as this thread has kind of fizzed out. where do you find a good group of gals.
deb

Hi, Deb, I don't know where everyone else went, except 9216 who went to Texas for a month. I've posted on several threads, but they've subsequently petered out. There are threads that are more active and regular but I hesitate to butt in since they've obviously been around a long time. Maybe you should start a thread and see where it goes. In the meantime, we can continue our dialogue. I don't post on the weekends because I don't have a computer at home. I use the boss' computer after hours.

Man was I glad to hear from you. I normally weigh in on Tuesdays but took the day off to go to court with the neighborhood ***. this morning. But I'll see tomorrow what I've done this week. I don't think it's all that great. Been a little hung out to dry out here. I'm really needing to form some kind of plan, but things have been so hecktic here lately that it's hard to know where I'm eating my next meal. And it's off to Dallas this weekend. Hoping to slow things down a bit after that. Good idea about starting a new thread. I'll have to think on it a bit. Something to keep the girls interrested that have dibetes. Maybe we could call ourself the glucose busters. Hang in there and have a great day.
deb