bad food/good food, respect

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> Hi ;-)

>

> In general, most commercial products that 'taste good' are either

> high in fat, sugar or both. It is this way because that is

> the 'taste' that the market 'wants' (and maybe has been conditioned

> to want...) and it is cheap and easy to produce.

> Just like people, cheap and easy might not be the best! LOL

> So good, healthy eating does take some effort and experiment.

> Diabetes does exist in different forms, and we respond differently

> too. What one person says works, but not work for you. By all means

> try things, but when you do keep a close eye on what it does to the

> blood sugars.

> I find this to be absolutely true. I am Irish, supposed to love my

> pototoes,but must really be asian, love my rice and stir-fry or chowmeins!

They

> don't love me back like the potatoes do!

> Often with chronic illness, we lose some our confidence and feeling

> of worth - at a point in our lives when we need it more than ever.

> In order to manage our condition well, we need to work at it - and so

> NEED to have a sense of value that the effort is worth expending.

> How many people do things for others but not themselves ? We need to

> swing the balance more towards ourselves at times - we need it.

> , this is very true. I run into so many people with strong doubts

> about their abilities and self loathing attitudes. I think one of the most

> important jobs we must take on is to lift eachother's spirits and confidance.

> Recognize a problem, then go to work on it! We all end up in loops like this

> for a reason. Just information can be gotten from a book or an internet site.

> When someone joins a loopy family, it is to share experiences, share joy

> and sorrow, care for another person, one on one and as a family. It takes a

> lot of time to be a true family member, just as it takes a lot of time to be a

> useful member of a loopy family. So, we do what we need, for ourselves, and

> for others. We ask The Lord to bless each soul and to bring peace to this

> family and our world.

> I know there are people on the list who have family members who do

> not seem to take their condition seriously. Maybe these people do not

> value themselves much? Rather than try an get them to work on

> managing their condition, they may first need some encouragement to

> realise that it is WORTH spending the effort on themselves to do so...

> Excellent point! Each person has something to give, and something to learn.

> Each person is valuable. Each person has a story to tell. Maybe if they

> feel comfortable enough they will share their story. We will all be enriched.

> OK, two points that members of my medical team have given me:

>

> From my dietician: Diets do not make you lose weight, lifestyle

> changes do.

> It takes not only healthy eating but exercise and a postive attitude

> to life - from this point on. We go back to our old ways and we go

> back to our old weight.

> Exactly ;-)

> From my Diabetes Educator: The odd indulgence is important.

> From time to time, it is good to have the odd 'naughty' - the odd bit

> of cake or whatever. It helps us with our sense of value - that we

> are basicaly normal and important, which is the basic driving force

> to control our condition.

> I can say no more! Thank you , your post sends a great message and I

> love to hear positive things like this! Big hugs, Marilyn

>