Re: Re: Eating Less Carbs: was-carb levels-Cappie/

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In a message dated 11/14/2004 11:05:03 PM Central Standard Time,

sulablue2001@... writes:

> You WILL gain weight using insulin.

I don't....am on my second time of insulin...last time I lost so much weight

that I didn't need it anymore

And am losing this time....

I think what happens is this...

We should eat when we are hungry

Most people eat when they are thirsty, bored or stressed and many other

reasons that don't have to do with hunger.

I can control alot of those false hungers but the one that always gets me is

the false hunger from a high blood sugar....so the insulin has taken that

away. I take lantus and sometimes forget to eat....

I feel better and am less stressed so I eat less.

I'm not so dang thirsty so I don't eat for thirst

I feel stronger so I can do the things I love to do which keeps me from

getting bored...so I don't eat.

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it......well...I'm sticking myself

everynight...does that count?

Ressy

[Guest guest]

I also haven't gained weight on insulin. I'm very careful to match

insulin to carbs eaten and I watch portion size too. And it also might

help that I'm not a type 2, smile...

Vicki, LADA

Re: Re: Eating Less Carbs: was-carb

levels-Cappie/

>

> In a message dated 11/14/2004 11:05:03 PM Central Standard Time,

> sulablue2001@... writes:

>

>

>> You WILL gain weight using insulin.

>

> I don't....am on my second time of insulin...last time I lost so much

> weight

> that I didn't need it anymore

>

> And am losing this time....

>

> I think what happens is this...

>

> We should eat when we are hungry

>

> Most people eat when they are thirsty, bored or stressed and many

> other

> reasons that don't have to do with hunger.

>

> I can control alot of those false hungers but the one that always gets

> me is

> the false hunger from a high blood sugar....so the insulin has taken

> that

> away. I take lantus and sometimes forget to eat....

>

> I feel better and am less stressed so I eat less.

>

> I'm not so dang thirsty so I don't eat for thirst

>

> I feel stronger so I can do the things I love to do which keeps me

> from

> getting bored...so I don't eat.

>

> Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it......well...I'm sticking

> myself

> everynight...does that count?

>

> Ressy

>

[Guest guest]

> I try to eat about 30-40g of carbs a day.

Most people would consider 30-40 grams of carbs a very low carb diet. That's

what Bernstein recommends. The Four Corners Diet, which is also considered

LC, allows up to 50 grams of NET carbs. Life Without Bread allows up to 75 g

of carbs.

I think a lot of people confuse the Atkins Induction diet, which allows only

20 g of carbs, to be the typical low-carb diet. Or they think a LC diet is a

no-carb diet in which you can eat nothing but meat, fish, eggs, and cheese.

> What with

> eating a mini-meal every 3 hours, I really don't have /time/ to get

> hungry.

Sounds good to me <G>.

Gretchen