I am really, really frustrated. It just doesn’t seem to matter what I eat or don’t eat. I am trying so hard to cut back in general and decrease carbs specifically and it just doesn’t matter in terms of blood sugar.
Yesterday, for example, I had a cheese and salsa omelet for breakfast and 2 pieces of bread (so 2 servings of carbs) and tuna salad with cheese and light mayo for lunch (no carbs) and posted at 236 before dinner. Seeing that kind of number when I’m hungry and really trying to eat better gets me all discouraged and then I make stupid choices.
Stupid choices like pancakes for breakfast. “My sugar is so high anyway, who cares?” says my bad self. “May as well eat what you want.” Which is why I have a PP of 305 and feel like I’ve been beaten with sticks.
Back to trying to do better.
My bad self likes buscuits and gravy… lol Sorry to hear it’s being a tough time. Seems all we can do is ride them out and try harder. Sometimes we do absolutely nothing out of bounds and still the numbers don’t make sense. Maybe other factors must be considered… I know stress is one of my big enemies. We fight this dragon on so many levels… food is just one of them. Hang tough friend… big hug
By: phatz on July 25, 2008
at 8:28 pm
I recently read a book that talks about lo-carb diets (Think Atkins, Protein Power) Living the Low Carb Life by Jonny Bowden, M.M., C.N.S. It makes a lot of sense to me, especially for Type 2 diabetics and it has given me hope that I, too, can lose weight and take charge of my blood sugars, cholesterol, and triglycerides. I highly recommend you check it out of your library and give it a look. Maybe it will give you some hope, too.
Taken in conjunction with another book I read recently (Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes) it has opened my eyes to some really bad information that has been foisted on the American public in the name of science. Good Calories, Bad Calories is a very big book – I didn’t read every page of it. Both books talk about how studies and results were forced into the mold the author was looking for and how this misinformation is the leading cause of the ‘obesity crisis’ in America today. I think you’ll find them both interesting.
Both my endo and my gastroenterologist have been urging me to try a very lo-carb diet (think 1 or 2 carb servings per day, rather than at every meal). After reading these I’m ready to give it a shot. Right now I’m reading Dr Atkins’ New Diet Revolution which is also very enlightening. His is the diet I’m contemplating for myself. I’ve tried the very lo-carb diet a couple times before with some very good results. However, the dietitian/educator was so horrified when she found out what I was doing that I immediately went from 20 carbs per day back to 90 or more. When I did that all the weight-loss and other benefits I was feeling stopped abruptly. I’m not going to let her talk me out of it this time.
I know you’re considering the lap-band surgery. The diet you have to follow after this kind of surgery is a very lo carb diet. Maybe you should see how well you do on it before you have the surgery – could eliminate the need for surgery if it works for you.
By: adamswife on July 27, 2008
at 9:06 am
That’s one of my concerns about the lap-band, actually. I’ve never done well on any of the variations of the low-carb diet. I know some folks that it works for really well and some that it just doesn’t.
By: Zazzy on July 27, 2008
at 11:03 pm
I can see where that would be a big source of concern. I hope you find something that makes you feel better. I decided some time back that I didn’t care about weight loss – I just wanted to be healthier and feel better. I guess I can’t have one without the other, though.
By: adamswife on July 28, 2008
at 12:52 am