Question

[Guest guest]

Thanks a bunch!! Guess I'll be using the lettuce leaves to make my wrap

sandwiches. Never tried it that way but it doesn't sound to bad.

~

~Jesus loves you whether you like it or not!~

Avacado is considered an "oil" and needs to be counted as an oil serving. So you'd need to limit your portion

Unfortunately, no tortillas until Phase 2.

If you can live through the "detox" phase 1, you can add the tortillas back in Phase 2 (slow goes it though). I was able to give up my wine for 2 weeks - you can do ANYTHING for 2 weeks, knowing it's not forever! Just give yourself a reward when you make it. After Phase 1, I treated myself to steamed crab legs with the Joe's crab shack sauce from the cookbook, fresh asparagus and tomatoes (this was in the heart of summer, thank God for fresh tomatoes!), and a nice NICE bottle of white wine (I had 2+ glasses as a treat)! Didn't even need dessert!

Hang in there, and start planning your reward dinner!

Question

Okay I've been reading the books and even asked my mom this but shecouldn't answer it for me. Two things that I'm completely unsure aboutwhether I can have them in Phase 1... wheat tortillas and avacados??Thanks for the help. ~~Jesus loves you whether you like it or not!~Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this Way Of Eating please read "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats.

For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

[Guest guest]

Thanks a bunch!! Guess I'll be using the lettuce leaves to make my wrap

sandwiches. Never tried it that way but it doesn't sound to bad.

~

~Jesus loves you whether you like it or not!~

Avacado is considered an "oil" and needs to be counted as an oil serving. So you'd need to limit your portion

Unfortunately, no tortillas until Phase 2.

If you can live through the "detox" phase 1, you can add the tortillas back in Phase 2 (slow goes it though). I was able to give up my wine for 2 weeks - you can do ANYTHING for 2 weeks, knowing it's not forever! Just give yourself a reward when you make it. After Phase 1, I treated myself to steamed crab legs with the Joe's crab shack sauce from the cookbook, fresh asparagus and tomatoes (this was in the heart of summer, thank God for fresh tomatoes!), and a nice NICE bottle of white wine (I had 2+ glasses as a treat)! Didn't even need dessert!

Hang in there, and start planning your reward dinner!

Question

Okay I've been reading the books and even asked my mom this but shecouldn't answer it for me. Two things that I'm completely unsure aboutwhether I can have them in Phase 1... wheat tortillas and avacados??Thanks for the help. ~~Jesus loves you whether you like it or not!~Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this Way Of Eating please read "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats.

For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

[Guest guest]

Thanks a bunch!! Guess I'll be using the lettuce leaves to make my wrap

sandwiches. Never tried it that way but it doesn't sound to bad.

~

~Jesus loves you whether you like it or not!~

Avacado is considered an "oil" and needs to be counted as an oil serving. So you'd need to limit your portion

Unfortunately, no tortillas until Phase 2.

If you can live through the "detox" phase 1, you can add the tortillas back in Phase 2 (slow goes it though). I was able to give up my wine for 2 weeks - you can do ANYTHING for 2 weeks, knowing it's not forever! Just give yourself a reward when you make it. After Phase 1, I treated myself to steamed crab legs with the Joe's crab shack sauce from the cookbook, fresh asparagus and tomatoes (this was in the heart of summer, thank God for fresh tomatoes!), and a nice NICE bottle of white wine (I had 2+ glasses as a treat)! Didn't even need dessert!

Hang in there, and start planning your reward dinner!

Question

Okay I've been reading the books and even asked my mom this but shecouldn't answer it for me. Two things that I'm completely unsure aboutwhether I can have them in Phase 1... wheat tortillas and avacados??Thanks for the help. ~~Jesus loves you whether you like it or not!~Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this Way Of Eating please read "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats.

For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

[Guest guest]

--- Not if you are on Atkins..lol, but seeing as we are supposed to be

eating healthier and less fats, yes there is a limit. Mayo is a fat; 10

g per T, and 1.5 g of it are saturated at 90 calories..zero g of carb.

(hellman's).

Now, I am not going to tell you that 1 Tablespoon on 1/2 a can of

tuna is moist and creamy, so I will let you decide how much mayo you

need and want, being a responsible adult about it. You can alter it by

buying FF mayo which in my opinion isn't very good, or reduced fat

mayo, or you can mix a couple of T of low fat cottage cheese with your

full fat mayo and use that, which is what I suggest you try. Be a

scientist and figure out the best bang for your nutritional buck.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, you are allowed 1 T of fat per meal.

Use it wisely! smile

Kay

Is there a limit on mayo?? ~

>

[Guest guest]

--- Not if you are on Atkins..lol, but seeing as we are supposed to be

eating healthier and less fats, yes there is a limit. Mayo is a fat; 10

g per T, and 1.5 g of it are saturated at 90 calories..zero g of carb.

(hellman's).

Now, I am not going to tell you that 1 Tablespoon on 1/2 a can of

tuna is moist and creamy, so I will let you decide how much mayo you

need and want, being a responsible adult about it. You can alter it by

buying FF mayo which in my opinion isn't very good, or reduced fat

mayo, or you can mix a couple of T of low fat cottage cheese with your

full fat mayo and use that, which is what I suggest you try. Be a

scientist and figure out the best bang for your nutritional buck.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, you are allowed 1 T of fat per meal.

Use it wisely! smile

Kay

Is there a limit on mayo?? ~

>

[Guest guest]

--- Not if you are on Atkins..lol, but seeing as we are supposed to be

eating healthier and less fats, yes there is a limit. Mayo is a fat; 10

g per T, and 1.5 g of it are saturated at 90 calories..zero g of carb.

(hellman's).

Now, I am not going to tell you that 1 Tablespoon on 1/2 a can of

tuna is moist and creamy, so I will let you decide how much mayo you

need and want, being a responsible adult about it. You can alter it by

buying FF mayo which in my opinion isn't very good, or reduced fat

mayo, or you can mix a couple of T of low fat cottage cheese with your

full fat mayo and use that, which is what I suggest you try. Be a

scientist and figure out the best bang for your nutritional buck.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, you are allowed 1 T of fat per meal.

Use it wisely! smile

Kay

Is there a limit on mayo?? ~

>

[Guest guest]

--- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

state.

The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

wrote:

> Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

how I am

> going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

road I am

> dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

>

> Robin

[Guest guest]

--- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

state.

The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

wrote:

> Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

how I am

> going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

road I am

> dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

>

> Robin

[Guest guest]

--- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

state.

The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

wrote:

> Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

how I am

> going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

road I am

> dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

>

> Robin

[Guest guest]

Couldn't it also be a comfort food?

For instance, when I was sick this past winter, I was " dying " to eat

saltines. Why? Simply because before sbd, I would always eat saltines when

I was sick. I think my body was just used to a routine and it was another

habit I had to break. I did give in and eat some, but I don't think 8 in a

3 day span will do any harm.

I noticed that after playing sports I want to eat junk food, but that is a

previous habit. The thought is still there, but it is sooooooo much easier

to resist now.

Joe

Re: Question

--- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

state.

The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

wrote:

> Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

how I am

> going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

road I am

> dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

>

> Robin

Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The

South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right

fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad

carbs and bad fats.

For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur

Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

[Guest guest]

Couldn't it also be a comfort food?

For instance, when I was sick this past winter, I was " dying " to eat

saltines. Why? Simply because before sbd, I would always eat saltines when

I was sick. I think my body was just used to a routine and it was another

habit I had to break. I did give in and eat some, but I don't think 8 in a

3 day span will do any harm.

I noticed that after playing sports I want to eat junk food, but that is a

previous habit. The thought is still there, but it is sooooooo much easier

to resist now.

Joe

Re: Question

--- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

state.

The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

wrote:

> Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

how I am

> going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

road I am

> dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

>

> Robin

Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The

South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right

fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad

carbs and bad fats.

For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur

Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

[Guest guest]

Couldn't it also be a comfort food?

For instance, when I was sick this past winter, I was " dying " to eat

saltines. Why? Simply because before sbd, I would always eat saltines when

I was sick. I think my body was just used to a routine and it was another

habit I had to break. I did give in and eat some, but I don't think 8 in a

3 day span will do any harm.

I noticed that after playing sports I want to eat junk food, but that is a

previous habit. The thought is still there, but it is sooooooo much easier

to resist now.

Joe

Re: Question

--- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

state.

The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

wrote:

> Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

how I am

> going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

road I am

> dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

>

> Robin

Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The

South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right

fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad

carbs and bad fats.

For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur

Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

[Guest guest]

---Sure, afterall there are physical addictions and psychological

addictions too. But like with smoking, staying away from

those 'cravings', not giving into the psychological 'need' will be a

source of continued strength. How would anyone who is SB'ing it feel

if they ate a Snicker's bar, out of the blue because they got a 'food

cue' from TV or a friends kid had a couple and tossed one their way?

I would not be licking my chocolately lips saying " now that was

great, I am glad that I ate it and now its done.? " Not me, I would be

pissed that I caved, worried that it would stir up other cravings,

and not be worth the amount of stress it gave me. Smile, thats

my 'current' thought on the subject...LOL Ask me in a few months.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , " Joe "

<jcooper243@y...> wrote:

> Couldn't it also be a comfort food?

>

> For instance, when I was sick this past winter, I was " dying " to eat

> saltines. Why? Simply because before sbd, I would always eat

saltines when

> I was sick. I think my body was just used to a routine and it was

another

> habit I had to break. I did give in and eat some, but I don't

think 8 in a

> 3 day span will do any harm.

>

> I noticed that after playing sports I want to eat junk food, but

that is a

> previous habit. The thought is still there, but it is sooooooo

much easier

> to resist now.

>

> Joe

>

> Re: Question

>

>

> --- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

> then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

> state.

> The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

> then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

> Kay

>

> In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

> wrote:

> > Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

> how I am

> > going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

> road I am

> > dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

> >

> > Robin

>

>

>

>

>

> Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat.

The

> South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the

right

> fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without

the bad

> carbs and bad fats.

>

> For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet "

by Arthur

> Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

>

[Guest guest]

---Sure, afterall there are physical addictions and psychological

addictions too. But like with smoking, staying away from

those 'cravings', not giving into the psychological 'need' will be a

source of continued strength. How would anyone who is SB'ing it feel

if they ate a Snicker's bar, out of the blue because they got a 'food

cue' from TV or a friends kid had a couple and tossed one their way?

I would not be licking my chocolately lips saying " now that was

great, I am glad that I ate it and now its done.? " Not me, I would be

pissed that I caved, worried that it would stir up other cravings,

and not be worth the amount of stress it gave me. Smile, thats

my 'current' thought on the subject...LOL Ask me in a few months.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , " Joe "

<jcooper243@y...> wrote:

> Couldn't it also be a comfort food?

>

> For instance, when I was sick this past winter, I was " dying " to eat

> saltines. Why? Simply because before sbd, I would always eat

saltines when

> I was sick. I think my body was just used to a routine and it was

another

> habit I had to break. I did give in and eat some, but I don't

think 8 in a

> 3 day span will do any harm.

>

> I noticed that after playing sports I want to eat junk food, but

that is a

> previous habit. The thought is still there, but it is sooooooo

much easier

> to resist now.

>

> Joe

>

> Re: Question

>

>

> --- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

> then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

> state.

> The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

> then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

> Kay

>

> In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

> wrote:

> > Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

> how I am

> > going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

> road I am

> > dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

> >

> > Robin

>

>

>

>

>

> Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat.

The

> South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the

right

> fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without

the bad

> carbs and bad fats.

>

> For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet "

by Arthur

> Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

>

[Guest guest]

---Sure, afterall there are physical addictions and psychological

addictions too. But like with smoking, staying away from

those 'cravings', not giving into the psychological 'need' will be a

source of continued strength. How would anyone who is SB'ing it feel

if they ate a Snicker's bar, out of the blue because they got a 'food

cue' from TV or a friends kid had a couple and tossed one their way?

I would not be licking my chocolately lips saying " now that was

great, I am glad that I ate it and now its done.? " Not me, I would be

pissed that I caved, worried that it would stir up other cravings,

and not be worth the amount of stress it gave me. Smile, thats

my 'current' thought on the subject...LOL Ask me in a few months.

Kay

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , " Joe "

<jcooper243@y...> wrote:

> Couldn't it also be a comfort food?

>

> For instance, when I was sick this past winter, I was " dying " to eat

> saltines. Why? Simply because before sbd, I would always eat

saltines when

> I was sick. I think my body was just used to a routine and it was

another

> habit I had to break. I did give in and eat some, but I don't

think 8 in a

> 3 day span will do any harm.

>

> I noticed that after playing sports I want to eat junk food, but

that is a

> previous habit. The thought is still there, but it is sooooooo

much easier

> to resist now.

>

> Joe

>

> Re: Question

>

>

> --- If sometime down the road you are 'dying' to eat a Snickers bar,

> then I would think you slipped slowly back into a bad blood sugar

> state.

> The statement just screams of 'old way of eating'. You should by

> then down the road, have some SF/FF chocolate pudding for a dessert.

> Kay

>

> In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , Skweezeme@a...

> wrote:

> > Okay, I love SBD and this is a life change for me, I know this is

> how I am

> > going to base the way I eat forever. What if two months down the

> road I am

> > dying to eat a Snickers bar. Do I have to detox all over again?

> >

> > Robin

>

>

>

>

>

> Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat.

The

> South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the

right

> fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without

the bad

> carbs and bad fats.

>

> For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet "

by Arthur

> Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

>

[Guest guest]

, I've been using the one on-line. What extras do you get when you Register? Do you then d/l it onto your computer?

Darlene

-----Original Message-----From: South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right [mailto:South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right ] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 5:44 AMTo: South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right Subject: Re: QuestionGinny..There is a host of advantages in using a program likefitday.. I would get the registered version of itthough since it has more functions..I monitor myself from time to time to make sure I amgetting enough vitamins etc.. meeting my daily foodrequirements and maintaining the proper balance in myfood intake..There are other programs similar to fitday.. that arealso very good..To access fitday online.. go to http://www.fitday.comWelcome to the group... --- Ginny wrote:> I track it in my Blood sugar book that I keep and> show the Dr at my appts. since I have to do it> there for her it would add a step to have to do it> in another place too. Are there other advantages> for using Fitday.com ? I'm not familiar with it.> > Ginny> > Re: Question> > > Ginny,> > If you enter everything into Fitday.com, it tracks> your carbs for you.> > ann> > <> > It matters to me because I'm diabetic and I> can't just eat what I > want when it comes to carbs. I'm carefully adding> them in small > amounts to see waht I can tolerate without making> my blood sugar go > up. It's a whole different ball game !> > > > Just thought I'd ask since I don't have any on> hand.> > > > Ginny> > >> > > > > Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb.> Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you> to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the> good ones - and enables you to live quite happily> without the bad carbs and bad fats. > > For more on this Way Of Eating please read "The> South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN> 1-57954-814-8 > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------>

[Guest guest]

, I've been using the one on-line. What extras do you get when you Register? Do you then d/l it onto your computer?

Darlene

-----Original Message-----From: South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right [mailto:South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right ] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 5:44 AMTo: South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right Subject: Re: QuestionGinny..There is a host of advantages in using a program likefitday.. I would get the registered version of itthough since it has more functions..I monitor myself from time to time to make sure I amgetting enough vitamins etc.. meeting my daily foodrequirements and maintaining the proper balance in myfood intake..There are other programs similar to fitday.. that arealso very good..To access fitday online.. go to http://www.fitday.comWelcome to the group... --- Ginny wrote:> I track it in my Blood sugar book that I keep and> show the Dr at my appts. since I have to do it> there for her it would add a step to have to do it> in another place too. Are there other advantages> for using Fitday.com ? I'm not familiar with it.> > Ginny> > Re: Question> > > Ginny,> > If you enter everything into Fitday.com, it tracks> your carbs for you.> > ann> > <> > It matters to me because I'm diabetic and I> can't just eat what I > want when it comes to carbs. I'm carefully adding> them in small > amounts to see waht I can tolerate without making> my blood sugar go > up. It's a whole different ball game !> > > > Just thought I'd ask since I don't have any on> hand.> > > > Ginny> > >> > > > > Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb.> Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you> to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the> good ones - and enables you to live quite happily> without the bad carbs and bad fats. > > For more on this Way Of Eating please read "The> South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN> 1-57954-814-8 > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------>

[Guest guest]

, I've been using the one on-line. What extras do you get when you Register? Do you then d/l it onto your computer?

Darlene

-----Original Message-----From: South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right [mailto:South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right ] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 5:44 AMTo: South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right Subject: Re: QuestionGinny..There is a host of advantages in using a program likefitday.. I would get the registered version of itthough since it has more functions..I monitor myself from time to time to make sure I amgetting enough vitamins etc.. meeting my daily foodrequirements and maintaining the proper balance in myfood intake..There are other programs similar to fitday.. that arealso very good..To access fitday online.. go to http://www.fitday.comWelcome to the group... --- Ginny wrote:> I track it in my Blood sugar book that I keep and> show the Dr at my appts. since I have to do it> there for her it would add a step to have to do it> in another place too. Are there other advantages> for using Fitday.com ? I'm not familiar with it.> > Ginny> > Re: Question> > > Ginny,> > If you enter everything into Fitday.com, it tracks> your carbs for you.> > ann> > <> > It matters to me because I'm diabetic and I> can't just eat what I > want when it comes to carbs. I'm carefully adding> them in small > amounts to see waht I can tolerate without making> my blood sugar go > up. It's a whole different ball game !> > > > Just thought I'd ask since I don't have any on> hand.> > > > Ginny> > >> > > > > Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb.> Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you> to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the> good ones - and enables you to live quite happily> without the bad carbs and bad fats. > > For more on this Way Of Eating please read "The> South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN> 1-57954-814-8 > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------>

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There is more involved here than just removing the other half of your gland..... but I'll start with that part of your question....

I now longer have a functioning thyroid.. they killed it off when I went into thyroid storm.. the first doc ignored my symptoms and sent me home, by the time I was diagnosed I didn't have any other options....

But... if you dealing with 'thyroid eyes' I'm thinking that what you have is Grave's disease. They took half the gland and reduced your thyroid hormone levels and probably stopped you from being so hyper.... The Grave's may kick up again and cause you to go hyper again..... but that isn't exactly what you are asking.....

Thyroid eyes..... Thyroid Eye Disease.... is another symptom/aspect of Grave's disease... when the Grave's antibodies decide to go for something other than the thyroid gland, or there is no gland to attack, they can go to the eyes. Often, removal or destruction of the gland causes the eye condition to worsen.

I would like to see what they are testing you for, what your original diagnosis was... and how your levels look right now....

Suppressing thyroid activity will help to reduce the Grave's antibodies.. which will help to reduce the effect on the eyes....

I'm not a doc.. .just a joe schmo.. but I think it would be wise to look into this further and see what other options you have besides surgeries. TED can involve surgery as well....

I'm not saying ANY of this with the intent to scare you.... I just hope to make you aware of things that you should take into consideration before you make any decisions. Find out what exactly is going on for you and then see what your treatment options are. Then make your decision... if the doc won't work with you in this way... he's not very concerned with your health and well being, in my opinion... just his own ego....

It's your right to know what is going on and all the options available to you... so that you know that you have made the best possible choice for you.

As for living without a thyroid ... with PROPER replacement hormone you'll do just fine as far as that goes.....

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On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:44:04 -0000 "Cookie Hilderbrand" writes:

Hope someone on here can answer this. I had the right half of my thyroid removed a couple years ago and have not been on any meds since as the Dr said removing the right half leveled it out, however about 2 months ago a couple different Dr's I went to noticed I have "thyroid eyes" again and now we are taking tests to determine how off kelter the level is now. I hope I don't have to have the left half removed but only time and further tests will tell. My question is this.....has anyone on the group had their entire thyroid removed and if so do they take meds now or what can I expect if they do remove the left half also?....thanks in advance...normajean

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There is more involved here than just removing the other half of your gland..... but I'll start with that part of your question....

I now longer have a functioning thyroid.. they killed it off when I went into thyroid storm.. the first doc ignored my symptoms and sent me home, by the time I was diagnosed I didn't have any other options....

But... if you dealing with 'thyroid eyes' I'm thinking that what you have is Grave's disease. They took half the gland and reduced your thyroid hormone levels and probably stopped you from being so hyper.... The Grave's may kick up again and cause you to go hyper again..... but that isn't exactly what you are asking.....

Thyroid eyes..... Thyroid Eye Disease.... is another symptom/aspect of Grave's disease... when the Grave's antibodies decide to go for something other than the thyroid gland, or there is no gland to attack, they can go to the eyes. Often, removal or destruction of the gland causes the eye condition to worsen.

I would like to see what they are testing you for, what your original diagnosis was... and how your levels look right now....

Suppressing thyroid activity will help to reduce the Grave's antibodies.. which will help to reduce the effect on the eyes....

I'm not a doc.. .just a joe schmo.. but I think it would be wise to look into this further and see what other options you have besides surgeries. TED can involve surgery as well....

I'm not saying ANY of this with the intent to scare you.... I just hope to make you aware of things that you should take into consideration before you make any decisions. Find out what exactly is going on for you and then see what your treatment options are. Then make your decision... if the doc won't work with you in this way... he's not very concerned with your health and well being, in my opinion... just his own ego....

It's your right to know what is going on and all the options available to you... so that you know that you have made the best possible choice for you.

As for living without a thyroid ... with PROPER replacement hormone you'll do just fine as far as that goes.....

Topper ()

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:44:04 -0000 "Cookie Hilderbrand" writes:

Hope someone on here can answer this. I had the right half of my thyroid removed a couple years ago and have not been on any meds since as the Dr said removing the right half leveled it out, however about 2 months ago a couple different Dr's I went to noticed I have "thyroid eyes" again and now we are taking tests to determine how off kelter the level is now. I hope I don't have to have the left half removed but only time and further tests will tell. My question is this.....has anyone on the group had their entire thyroid removed and if so do they take meds now or what can I expect if they do remove the left half also?....thanks in advance...normajean

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Norma

I had the right half of my thyroid removed in Dec. 1995, two weeks after having surgery to remove a brain tumor. Doctors found the thyroid tumor while doing baseline test required before the surgery on my brain. The biopsy on the thyroid tumor was inconclusive and it was also large. I had to have the left half removed about 19 months ago because there were two tumors and again the biopsy was inconclusive and the tumors were so large that it was making it hard to swallow and breathe. I was taking a low dose of Synthroid before having the first half removed. After they removed the first half they increased the amount of hormone that I was taking and I did good until the doctor decided that my dose was too much and lowered it. That is when I started to notice the other side getting larger and becoming tender. By the time I finally convinced someone that I wasn't crazy and that I was choking when I ate and couldn't breathe when I lay on my back, there was a 5.8 cm tumor on the front and a 2.8 cm tumor on the back of the remaining half of my thyroid. My Endro left me on the same dosage of Synthroid (100 mcg.) that I was taking before they removed the remainder. He wanted all of my hormones to level out before increasing. I had blood work again 6 weeks after the surgery and he increased my level to 125 mcg. I have had blood work every six weeks since and have had increases every 6 weeks. I am now at 200 mcg. and I am expecting that to be raised at the end of December. The tumors were so large that they caused damage to my parathyoids. Your parathyroids help your body asorb calcium and magnesium. Low calcium levels affect your muscles and joints. Your heart is a muscle, so it affects your heart. My levels dropped dangerously low following surgery and instead of spending 2 days in the hospital I ended up staying for 10 days hooked to a calcium IV and having blood drawn every 3 hours to check the levels. The drop in calcium caused me to go into seizers and my heart rate to drop extremely low.

You did not say why you had to have 1/2 of your thyroid removed. I had been hypo for several years before the removal of the first half. It has been much more difficult to regulate homone levels being totally reliant on the synthetic hormone. I have tried without success to find a doctor that would let me try Armour, but there are not any in my area. I am slowly getting better. Another thing, I was only 38 when I had the first half removed and I am 48 now. I don't remember it being as hard to recover after the first time. I am still tired most of the time and have to pick and choose what is most important to do and let other things go.

I hope you get good news and will only require adjustments with your medication.

Jeannie

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Hope someone on here can answer this. I had the right half of my thyroid removed a couple years ago and have not been on any meds since as the Dr said removing the right half leveled it out, however about 2 months ago a couple different Dr's I went to noticed I have "thyroid eyes" again and now we are taking tests to determine how off kelter the level is now. I hope I don't have to have the left half removed but only time and further tests will tell. My question is this.....has anyone on the group had their entire thyroid removed and if so do they take meds now or what can I expect if they do remove the left half also?....thanks in advance...normajean

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Norma

I had the right half of my thyroid removed in Dec. 1995, two weeks after having surgery to remove a brain tumor. Doctors found the thyroid tumor while doing baseline test required before the surgery on my brain. The biopsy on the thyroid tumor was inconclusive and it was also large. I had to have the left half removed about 19 months ago because there were two tumors and again the biopsy was inconclusive and the tumors were so large that it was making it hard to swallow and breathe. I was taking a low dose of Synthroid before having the first half removed. After they removed the first half they increased the amount of hormone that I was taking and I did good until the doctor decided that my dose was too much and lowered it. That is when I started to notice the other side getting larger and becoming tender. By the time I finally convinced someone that I wasn't crazy and that I was choking when I ate and couldn't breathe when I lay on my back, there was a 5.8 cm tumor on the front and a 2.8 cm tumor on the back of the remaining half of my thyroid. My Endro left me on the same dosage of Synthroid (100 mcg.) that I was taking before they removed the remainder. He wanted all of my hormones to level out before increasing. I had blood work again 6 weeks after the surgery and he increased my level to 125 mcg. I have had blood work every six weeks since and have had increases every 6 weeks. I am now at 200 mcg. and I am expecting that to be raised at the end of December. The tumors were so large that they caused damage to my parathyoids. Your parathyroids help your body asorb calcium and magnesium. Low calcium levels affect your muscles and joints. Your heart is a muscle, so it affects your heart. My levels dropped dangerously low following surgery and instead of spending 2 days in the hospital I ended up staying for 10 days hooked to a calcium IV and having blood drawn every 3 hours to check the levels. The drop in calcium caused me to go into seizers and my heart rate to drop extremely low.

You did not say why you had to have 1/2 of your thyroid removed. I had been hypo for several years before the removal of the first half. It has been much more difficult to regulate homone levels being totally reliant on the synthetic hormone. I have tried without success to find a doctor that would let me try Armour, but there are not any in my area. I am slowly getting better. Another thing, I was only 38 when I had the first half removed and I am 48 now. I don't remember it being as hard to recover after the first time. I am still tired most of the time and have to pick and choose what is most important to do and let other things go.

I hope you get good news and will only require adjustments with your medication.

Jeannie

question

Hope someone on here can answer this. I had the right half of my thyroid removed a couple years ago and have not been on any meds since as the Dr said removing the right half leveled it out, however about 2 months ago a couple different Dr's I went to noticed I have "thyroid eyes" again and now we are taking tests to determine how off kelter the level is now. I hope I don't have to have the left half removed but only time and further tests will tell. My question is this.....has anyone on the group had their entire thyroid removed and if so do they take meds now or what can I expect if they do remove the left half also?....thanks in advance...normajean

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Norma

I had the right half of my thyroid removed in Dec. 1995, two weeks after having surgery to remove a brain tumor. Doctors found the thyroid tumor while doing baseline test required before the surgery on my brain. The biopsy on the thyroid tumor was inconclusive and it was also large. I had to have the left half removed about 19 months ago because there were two tumors and again the biopsy was inconclusive and the tumors were so large that it was making it hard to swallow and breathe. I was taking a low dose of Synthroid before having the first half removed. After they removed the first half they increased the amount of hormone that I was taking and I did good until the doctor decided that my dose was too much and lowered it. That is when I started to notice the other side getting larger and becoming tender. By the time I finally convinced someone that I wasn't crazy and that I was choking when I ate and couldn't breathe when I lay on my back, there was a 5.8 cm tumor on the front and a 2.8 cm tumor on the back of the remaining half of my thyroid. My Endro left me on the same dosage of Synthroid (100 mcg.) that I was taking before they removed the remainder. He wanted all of my hormones to level out before increasing. I had blood work again 6 weeks after the surgery and he increased my level to 125 mcg. I have had blood work every six weeks since and have had increases every 6 weeks. I am now at 200 mcg. and I am expecting that to be raised at the end of December. The tumors were so large that they caused damage to my parathyoids. Your parathyroids help your body asorb calcium and magnesium. Low calcium levels affect your muscles and joints. Your heart is a muscle, so it affects your heart. My levels dropped dangerously low following surgery and instead of spending 2 days in the hospital I ended up staying for 10 days hooked to a calcium IV and having blood drawn every 3 hours to check the levels. The drop in calcium caused me to go into seizers and my heart rate to drop extremely low.

You did not say why you had to have 1/2 of your thyroid removed. I had been hypo for several years before the removal of the first half. It has been much more difficult to regulate homone levels being totally reliant on the synthetic hormone. I have tried without success to find a doctor that would let me try Armour, but there are not any in my area. I am slowly getting better. Another thing, I was only 38 when I had the first half removed and I am 48 now. I don't remember it being as hard to recover after the first time. I am still tired most of the time and have to pick and choose what is most important to do and let other things go.

I hope you get good news and will only require adjustments with your medication.

Jeannie

question

Hope someone on here can answer this. I had the right half of my thyroid removed a couple years ago and have not been on any meds since as the Dr said removing the right half leveled it out, however about 2 months ago a couple different Dr's I went to noticed I have "thyroid eyes" again and now we are taking tests to determine how off kelter the level is now. I hope I don't have to have the left half removed but only time and further tests will tell. My question is this.....has anyone on the group had their entire thyroid removed and if so do they take meds now or what can I expect if they do remove the left half also?....thanks in advance...normajean

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Cookie Hilderbrand wrote: Hope someone on here can answer this. I had the right half of my thyroid removed a couple years ago and have not been on any meds since as the Dr said removing the right half leveled it out, however about 2 months ago a couple different Dr's I went to noticed I have "thyroid eyes" again and now we are taking tests to determine how off kelter the level is now. I hope I don't have to have the left half removed but only time and further tests will tell. My question is this.....has anyone on the group had their entire thyroid removed and if so do they take meds now or what can I expect if they do remove the left half also?....thanks in advance...normajean Normajean: I wish I could be more encouraging about the prospects of full removal. I seriously think one has to explore all options before doing so. I had my thyroid removed and nearly two years later...I'm still in a world of suffering. Docs...are VERY grossly misinformed about replacement therapy, and that leads to a lot of trouble for the some people after surgery. ~E:)

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I had implants the day of surgery 9-23-04. I lost my implants within three months due to staph infection. I then purchased The girls and The bra, so I would have something there on my chest in their place. Now I have had them for a little over a year, (wow, it feels good to say that.) I have decided Not to have reconstruction. I even decided that some days the girls stay home. Anyone else where I am with that issue?

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