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Go buy the meter, if it is a food that spikes your BS....then it is BAD...avoid.
Or eat WAY less. If I loved beans (and beans do spike me) I just couldn't give them up. I'd eat a spoonful and train myself to be satisfied with that.
With the exception of onions which make me violently ill, I refuse to ban foods from myself. If that means I take four days to eat a donut because I cut it in four pieces and freeze it to keep it fresher... then it takes me that long. But I will eat that donut. IN PORTIONS.
And it seems to be working for me. My weight is dropping slowly, and my blood sugar usually is nicely under 120 (hitting the 110 watermark) and my A1C is down to 6.2. It was nearly 7 not too long ago, after I had a bad year after losing my mother and went through a period of I don't give a crap, I will eat chocolate and potato chips. And cookies and cake.
I generally eat healthy, but I do have a little dessert daily. It may be a simple piece of chocolate, but I need my sweetie.
Or eat WAY less. If I loved beans (and beans do spike me) I just couldn't give them up. I'd eat a spoonful and train myself to be satisfied with that.
With the exception of onions which make me violently ill, I refuse to ban foods from myself. If that means I take four days to eat a donut because I cut it in four pieces and freeze it to keep it fresher... then it takes me that long. But I will eat that donut. IN PORTIONS.
And it seems to be working for me. My weight is dropping slowly, and my blood sugar usually is nicely under 120 (hitting the 110 watermark) and my A1C is down to 6.2. It was nearly 7 not too long ago, after I had a bad year after losing my mother and went through a period of I don't give a crap, I will eat chocolate and potato chips. And cookies and cake.
I generally eat healthy, but I do have a little dessert daily. It may be a simple piece of chocolate, but I need my sweetie.
I love this idea. I haven't tried foods like donuts in tiny portions. I am not sure whether it will feel like torture to eat 1/4 of a donut, but I plan to try and see what that does to my blood sugar.
Or eat WAY less. If I loved beans (and beans do spike me) I just couldn't give them up. I'd eat a spoonful and train myself to be satisfied with that.
With the exception of onions which make me violently ill, I refuse to ban foods from myself. If that means I take four days to eat a donut because I cut it in four pieces and freeze it to keep it fresher... then it takes me that long. But I will eat that donut. IN PORTIONS.
And it seems to be working for me. My weight is dropping slowly, and my blood sugar usually is nicely under 120 (hitting the 110 watermark) and my A1C is down to 6.2. It was nearly 7 not too long ago, after I had a bad year after losing my mother and went through a period of I don't give a crap, I will eat chocolate and potato chips. And cookies and cake.
I generally eat healthy, but I do have a little dessert daily. It may be a simple piece of chocolate, but I need my sweetie.
Thanks for your reply. I agree with you and am going to try this. I am on my way to get a meter and start the process of what works, what doesn't.
I know I eat good food but I eat too much of it... like many I imagine. I do like sweets as well.
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