Re: fruit salad/slush

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Pat wrote:

<< i'm trying to figure out what's good (like the vegie chips in a bag);

pretzels >>

Pretzels are on a par with glucose tablets as to spiking your glucose

levels. There are commercial low-carb snacks, but they're quite pricey. You

can sizzle pepperoni on paper towels in the microwave until they're crispy.

<< i can't walk because i can't stay far from the potty >>

You can't be away from the john for even a half-hour? You can buy a used

exercise bike or other exercise equipment for next to nothing. Hand weights

can be picked up inexpensively at K-Mart, Play It Again Sports, etc.

Susie

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Pat wrote:

<< i'm trying to figure out what's good (like the vegie chips in a bag);

pretzels >>

Pretzels are on a par with glucose tablets as to spiking your glucose

levels. There are commercial low-carb snacks, but they're quite pricey. You

can sizzle pepperoni on paper towels in the microwave until they're crispy.

<< i can't walk because i can't stay far from the potty >>

You can't be away from the john for even a half-hour? You can buy a used

exercise bike or other exercise equipment for next to nothing. Hand weights

can be picked up inexpensively at K-Mart, Play It Again Sports, etc.

Susie

[Guest guest]

Pat wrote:

<< i'm trying to figure out what's good (like the vegie chips in a bag);

pretzels >>

Pretzels are on a par with glucose tablets as to spiking your glucose

levels. There are commercial low-carb snacks, but they're quite pricey. You

can sizzle pepperoni on paper towels in the microwave until they're crispy.

<< i can't walk because i can't stay far from the potty >>

You can't be away from the john for even a half-hour? You can buy a used

exercise bike or other exercise equipment for next to nothing. Hand weights

can be picked up inexpensively at K-Mart, Play It Again Sports, etc.

Susie

[Guest guest]

sounds good. some times you jsut want something that resembles a chip.

i'm going to Costco next week, and see if those vegie chips are loaded with

anything. what i'd love is something that has banana taste, and not be

banana. not sure what that is, other than water with banana extract. lol

pat

> n

> the microwave, and cook til crispy (in mine, about 7 minutes). Let it

> cool,

>

[Guest guest]

sounds good. some times you jsut want something that resembles a chip.

i'm going to Costco next week, and see if those vegie chips are loaded with

anything. what i'd love is something that has banana taste, and not be

banana. not sure what that is, other than water with banana extract. lol

pat

> n

> the microwave, and cook til crispy (in mine, about 7 minutes). Let it

> cool,

>

[Guest guest]

THANKS. i'm gonna invest in a shipment of the bars that folks here have

recommended, and the Atkins (??) bread. i think there's a health food store

about 15 miles away, and i've never been there, but i'm going this week.

pat

> Well, there's Carbolite chocolate bars, Zingo mints, Velamints makes a sugar

>

> free chocolate version that's wonderful. The cheese crisps (commercial)

> are

> called Just The Cheese.

[Guest guest]

THANKS. i'm gonna invest in a shipment of the bars that folks here have

recommended, and the Atkins (??) bread. i think there's a health food store

about 15 miles away, and i've never been there, but i'm going this week.

pat

> Well, there's Carbolite chocolate bars, Zingo mints, Velamints makes a sugar

>

> free chocolate version that's wonderful. The cheese crisps (commercial)

> are

> called Just The Cheese.

[Guest guest]

Pork Rinds make a good snack. They're crunchy so they help with potato

chip/popcorn cravings. You can even get them in a bag to cook in the

microwave like popcorn.

Robin G.

>

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: <diabetes_int >

>Subject: RE: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 19:38:07 -0700

>

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: pat0829@...

> >

> > well, my mom had the best green peppers and they were my

> > specialty. you

> > use corn, potatoes, tomatoes, corned beef and onions. i

> > guess the onions

> > would be ok, but most of the rest has to go.

>

>Actually, bell peppers are good, and the corned beef is OK -- it's mostly

>protein with a few carbs from the seasoning, but not many. Onions are OK

>in

>moderation, but they actually have quite a bit of sugar. Others might have

>suggestions re: what to put with the meat.

>

> > i also have an uncle ben's rice dish. what i

> > may do is test myself after one of them, and see what it is,

> > and i will have

> > the answer as to rice. i haven't tested after eating it.

>

>I suspect you will find rice will have to go, like most starchy grain

>products.

>

> > what does anyone use to snack with?? cashews tear up my

> > tummy, ... i'm trying to figure out

> > what's good (like the vegie chips in a bag); pretzels.. i

>

>Cashews are fairly high in carbs, so they don't generally work well.

>Pretzels are just bread with a different shape. Nuts that are low in

>digestible carbs include: almonds, hazelnuts (sometimes called filberts),

>walnuts, macadamia nuts. Cheese makes a good snack. For something chewy,

>jerky works if it has not been cured with sugar or honey. Boiled eggs even

>come in their own wrapping. Read the labels for packaged foods.

>

>In spite of what you may have been told, many of us have found that fats

>are

>not the enemy, carbs are.

>

>Hope this helps.

>

>Tom the Actuary

>

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Pork Rinds make a good snack. They're crunchy so they help with potato

chip/popcorn cravings. You can even get them in a bag to cook in the

microwave like popcorn.

Robin G.

>

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: <diabetes_int >

>Subject: RE: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 19:38:07 -0700

>

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: pat0829@...

> >

> > well, my mom had the best green peppers and they were my

> > specialty. you

> > use corn, potatoes, tomatoes, corned beef and onions. i

> > guess the onions

> > would be ok, but most of the rest has to go.

>

>Actually, bell peppers are good, and the corned beef is OK -- it's mostly

>protein with a few carbs from the seasoning, but not many. Onions are OK

>in

>moderation, but they actually have quite a bit of sugar. Others might have

>suggestions re: what to put with the meat.

>

> > i also have an uncle ben's rice dish. what i

> > may do is test myself after one of them, and see what it is,

> > and i will have

> > the answer as to rice. i haven't tested after eating it.

>

>I suspect you will find rice will have to go, like most starchy grain

>products.

>

> > what does anyone use to snack with?? cashews tear up my

> > tummy, ... i'm trying to figure out

> > what's good (like the vegie chips in a bag); pretzels.. i

>

>Cashews are fairly high in carbs, so they don't generally work well.

>Pretzels are just bread with a different shape. Nuts that are low in

>digestible carbs include: almonds, hazelnuts (sometimes called filberts),

>walnuts, macadamia nuts. Cheese makes a good snack. For something chewy,

>jerky works if it has not been cured with sugar or honey. Boiled eggs even

>come in their own wrapping. Read the labels for packaged foods.

>

>In spite of what you may have been told, many of us have found that fats

>are

>not the enemy, carbs are.

>

>Hope this helps.

>

>Tom the Actuary

>

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>

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: <diabetes_int >

>Subject: Re: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:47:17 -0700

You

>can sizzle pepperoni on paper towels in the microwave until they're crispy.

And don't forget cheese chips! Spread shredded cheese on parchment paper in

the microwave, and cook til crispy (in mine, about 7 minutes). Let it cool,

then remove the paper from the cheese (doing it the other way will give you

crumbs). Almost as good as potato chips, especially if you sprinkle it with

salt or something.

You can buy a used

>exercise bike or other exercise equipment for next to nothing. Hand weights

>can be picked up inexpensively at K-Mart, Play It Again Sports, etc.

Used treadmills aren't terribly expensive. You might also consider just

walking around your own yard a few laps.

Robin G.

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>

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: <diabetes_int >

>Subject: Re: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:47:17 -0700

You

>can sizzle pepperoni on paper towels in the microwave until they're crispy.

And don't forget cheese chips! Spread shredded cheese on parchment paper in

the microwave, and cook til crispy (in mine, about 7 minutes). Let it cool,

then remove the paper from the cheese (doing it the other way will give you

crumbs). Almost as good as potato chips, especially if you sprinkle it with

salt or something.

You can buy a used

>exercise bike or other exercise equipment for next to nothing. Hand weights

>can be picked up inexpensively at K-Mart, Play It Again Sports, etc.

Used treadmills aren't terribly expensive. You might also consider just

walking around your own yard a few laps.

Robin G.

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[Guest guest]

Well, there's Carbolite chocolate bars, Zingo mints, Velamints makes a sugar

free chocolate version that's wonderful. The cheese crisps (commercial) are

called Just The Cheese.

Robin G.

>From: pat0829@...

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: diabetes_int

>Subject: Re: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:32:15 EDT

>

>well, that has not subsided. i think the glocotrol and another new med may

>have just needed time to get adjusted to my body. i was having some tummy

>problems.

>

>i have an exercise bike, and thinking about either getting treadmill or the

>thing that's like a skiing machine with poles.

>

>do you have the name of the commercial low-carb snacks?? right now,

>while

>feeling deprived and irritated, i think i may invest in some. later,

>after

>i'm a little slimmer, i hope i won't want the snacks. pat

>

>

> >

> > << i can't walk because i can't stay far from the potty >>

> >

> > You can't be away from the john for even a half-hour? You can buy a used

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well, there's Carbolite chocolate bars, Zingo mints, Velamints makes a sugar

free chocolate version that's wonderful. The cheese crisps (commercial) are

called Just The Cheese.

Robin G.

>From: pat0829@...

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: diabetes_int

>Subject: Re: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:32:15 EDT

>

>well, that has not subsided. i think the glocotrol and another new med may

>have just needed time to get adjusted to my body. i was having some tummy

>problems.

>

>i have an exercise bike, and thinking about either getting treadmill or the

>thing that's like a skiing machine with poles.

>

>do you have the name of the commercial low-carb snacks?? right now,

>while

>feeling deprived and irritated, i think i may invest in some. later,

>after

>i'm a little slimmer, i hope i won't want the snacks. pat

>

>

> >

> > << i can't walk because i can't stay far from the potty >>

> >

> > You can't be away from the john for even a half-hour? You can buy a used

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I recently baked a loaf of Carbolite bread (from a mix). It was pretty

good. I found it at my local Winn Dixie.

Robin G.

>From: pat0829@...

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: diabetes_int

>Subject: Re: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:37:37 EDT

>

>THANKS. i'm gonna invest in a shipment of the bars that folks here have

>recommended, and the Atkins (??) bread. i think there's a health food

>store

>about 15 miles away, and i've never been there, but i'm going this week.

>pat

>

>

> > Well, there's Carbolite chocolate bars, Zingo mints, Velamints makes a

>sugar

> >

> > free chocolate version that's wonderful. The cheese crisps (commercial)

> > are

> > called Just The Cheese.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I recently baked a loaf of Carbolite bread (from a mix). It was pretty

good. I found it at my local Winn Dixie.

Robin G.

>From: pat0829@...

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: diabetes_int

>Subject: Re: fruit salad/slush

>Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:37:37 EDT

>

>THANKS. i'm gonna invest in a shipment of the bars that folks here have

>recommended, and the Atkins (??) bread. i think there's a health food

>store

>about 15 miles away, and i've never been there, but i'm going this week.

>pat

>

>

> > Well, there's Carbolite chocolate bars, Zingo mints, Velamints makes a

>sugar

> >

> > free chocolate version that's wonderful. The cheese crisps (commercial)

> > are

> > called Just The Cheese.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Or put on music and do sort of a march in place.... step forward with the

right foot, back on the left foot, to the side with the right foot and back

on the left, forward with the right, back on the left... and so on. Keep

doing it on the right side for 10 times and reverse. I've done that many a

time when I couldn't go out to walk :-) Do pushaways from the kitchen

counter.

Sandy

-------------

>>You can't be away from the john for even a half-hour? You can buy a used

>>exercise bike or other exercise equipment for next to nothing.

>>Hand weights

>>can be picked up inexpensively at K-Mart, Play It Again Sports, etc.

[Guest guest]

Or put on music and do sort of a march in place.... step forward with the

right foot, back on the left foot, to the side with the right foot and back

on the left, forward with the right, back on the left... and so on. Keep

doing it on the right side for 10 times and reverse. I've done that many a

time when I couldn't go out to walk :-) Do pushaways from the kitchen

counter.

Sandy

-------------

>>You can't be away from the john for even a half-hour? You can buy a used

>>exercise bike or other exercise equipment for next to nothing.

>>Hand weights

>>can be picked up inexpensively at K-Mart, Play It Again Sports, etc.

[Guest guest]

sandy. sounds good. i'm also telling myself that if i think my 200 lb.

butt is too big to go out walking, and people will laugh, there's exercise

programs on TV (no clue when, because i'm not into it), but i certainly can

turn on the AC, get on the living room floor, and do it with the TV. or get

one of those " walking machines " , and watch Oprah, or whatever. I'm

convincing myself today that i will forget i'm exercising if i have on the

TV, it's cool in here, and i walk the entire length of the show. i know i

didn't get this way overnight, and i detest working outside, etc., but you

knkow, i feel better this morning after just that yard work, but i'm

soaking wet. lol i figure if it's hot, i have no excuse for not using an

inside piece> . but i like the marching in place thing. pat

on music and do sort of a march in place.... step forward with the

>

> right foot, back on the left foot, to the side with the right foot and back

>