Guest guest Posted April 5, 1999 Report Share Posted April 5, 1999 Bil, Didn't mean to make my diet sound artificially bleak... with that salad business.. I have a little microwave Swanson breakfast of eggs, potato & sausage, lunch is a big salad (lettuce, egg, bacon bits, onions, green pepper, radishes, celery, tomato & cucumber) and meat (usually chicken in soup), dinner is a hamburger, steak or chicken breast with green beans, or beets or a baked potato (about once a week). I snack on sugar free chocolate Jello pudding (which I'd probably eat even if I wasn't type 2), sugar free Jello, No sugar added Klondike bars (which I KNOW I'd eat even if...), and the ever present almonds.. I did between 5-7 finger stick BG tests a day to help get a bead on my meals.. I record weight, AM & PM blood pressure (from a little Omron self tester), pulse and all BG readings on an Excel spreadsheet..and take that to the doctor when I go.. I cut me back from 5-7 sticks a day to 5 a week based on a good range of readings. I don't miss the high test Pepsi's as much as I thought I would. I've had about a third of one, 'bout a month ago and it just tasted to sugary.. The only diet drink I like is sugar free Vernor's ginger ale but I drink 2 quarts of Luzianne caffeine free ice tea a day. I don't skip ANY meals or have " fasting days " like I did on previous diets... Those were just gimmicks (for me) to over eat guilt free because I'd just skip a meal or two... The gimmicks allowed me to be a part-time pig and not really modify my eating habits for each meal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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