Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Listmates, I want to have a temper tantrum.....I do not like diabetes.....I hate it. I want to eat cookies for breakfast and ice cream for lunch. I want to ignore all that expensive exercise equipment for a day. I want a vacation from this gorilla on my back. I want to eat cookies..... One of those bad days........good thing I don't have ice cream in the house. I want to eat cookies for breakfast and I am @#$* & tired of sugar free jello. Ressy holding the cookie jar with tears running down.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Ah, Ressy...sorry you're having such a bad day. Below is a paste from the recent Diabetes Interview article in which I was featured. I think it's relevant... << " 'Watkins concludes that one of the keys to enhancing quality of life might be to reduce the perception that diabetes is a 'burden'. People who perceive diabetes as a serious burden have a lower quaity of life.Those who look at it as a challenge or an opportuity for self development do not see it as burdensome. " << I do consider it a challenge, not a burden. Can you get yourself in that place? And did you try Susie's lowcarb ice cream recipe that she sent earlier in the week? I think someone else mentioned that whipped cream with DaVinci lowcarb syrup for flavoring was an acceptable substitute too. I haven't tried it but I imagine whipping and flavoring it then sticking it in the freezer for a while would work. Go for it! And take care. Oh yes...for those of you who don't subscribe to Diabetes Interview...they have a website, the URL is www.diabetesinterview.com The article from this new issue won't turn up online for a few months but there's a place where you can click to get a free issue. Just request the September one and they'll send it and you can see my smilin' face with my interview at the very beginning of the cover story on page 34! Vicki In a message dated 09/13/2002 10:33:28 AM US Mountain Standard Time, resmith315@... writes: > I want to have a temper tantrum.....I do not like diabetes.....I hate it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 List mates, I want to rejoice a little. I am alive; I feel well; I can walk, run, and even jump. I can breathe. I have a wife I love, children, grandchildren (and soon a great grandchild). I can travel; I can eat in restaurants (as long as I'm a little careful). I have all my body parts. I can see. Why should I complain too much about a little thing called diabetes? I cannot always eat everything I might want, but no one I've ever known or known of can do everything they want. So what do I have to complain about? I take time to test my blood sugars from time to time, but these are good times to remember to never take life for granted. I praise God every day for his blessings. Tom the Actuary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Ressy wrote: >I want to have a temper tantrum.....I do not like diabetes.....I hate it. Yup, you're coming in loud 'n clear <g>. Have the temper tantrum! Have a good foot stompin', screamin' loud one that doesn't freak out anyone else. Have a good cryin', pillow punchin' pity party for one. Wear yourself out. Throw something (that won't hurt anyone) if that's your style. Could be cathartic. Yup, it's not fair. Nope, you don't have to like it. Nope, you can't make it disappear. Then go back to dealing with it. Sounds normal for " one of those days . . . " OK, here's where I'm gonna earn some flames <g> but today seems to be my day for mouthing off, so here goes . . . >I want to eat cookies for breakfast and ice cream for lunch. >I want to ignore all that expensive exercise equipment for a day. I want >a vacation >from this gorilla on my back. I want to eat cookies..... >Ressy >holding the cookie jar with tears running down.... So eat cookies for breakfast! . . . just for today. And eat ice cream for lunch! . . . just for today. And ignore all that expensive equipment! . . . just for today. Just not all on the same day <g>. (Besides, all that tantruming will probably burn off more stress and calories than the equipment.) If you're T1 (sorry, I don't recall your status), dose for it. If you're T2, I don't know what the repercussions might be but deal with them and, based on whatever they are, decide if it's worth it to YOU the next time you want cookies for breakfast. Maybe it will be, maybe not, but the choice must be a conscious one and it must be yours. In either case, your toes will not fall off and your kidneys will not fall out due to an occasional tumble off the wagon but your psyche and emotions might be in better shape . . . and you already know, intellectually, that you can't do that every day or very often. And don't feel (or let anyone try to make you feel) guilty about it. Perfection isn't part of deal for most of us. Then get back on the wagon. It will still be there and you know where it is. In my opinion (at least for me), an unqualified and resounding " NEVER EVER " is too brutal, too absolute, too black-and-white to be realistic for many of us. It can also make us feel powerless and " controlled by " vs. controlling of a condition not of our choosing, but permanent nonetheless. Experiment with your choices. Risk management. Just my opinion. Sandy T1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 > > I want to eat cookies for breakfast and I am @#$* & tired of sugar free jello. > > Ressy > holding the cookie jar with tears running down.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Ressy)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) I hear you! I understand! Been there and done that, too. Thanks for posting, instead of giving in to that craving. Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 > I want to eat cookies for breakfast and I am @#$* & tired of sugar free jello. Ressy, Know the feeling... hang in there! Sandy H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Try to get some zero carb goodies to substitute. The Walden Farms chocolate syrup is superior and has no calories, no fat and no carbs. Also here's a recipe. 3 egg white and 3/4 cups of splenda (of course I quadrupple this recipe. Chocolate powder and nuts if you wish. Beat the egg whites and add the splena until they are stiff. Stir in chocolate and nuts. Drop onto a baking sheet and bake at 25 an hour then turn off oven and let them sit for an hour. You can also freeze them. You can also eat them with homemade or sugar free whip creme. When I get like you and believe me I do I eat this and I don't feel deprived anymore. Phyllis > >Reply-To: diabetes_int >To: <diabetes_int > >Subject: RE: One of those days.... >Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:47:52 -0500 > > > > > I want to eat cookies for breakfast and I am @#$* & tired of sugar free >jello. > > Ressy, > Know the feeling... hang in there! > > Sandy H. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 >>You can also freeze them. You can also eat them with homemade or >>sugar free >>whip creme. Ooh... I was thinking they'd make a nice nest for berries without the chocolate. Sound yummy :-)) Sandy H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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