Re: 's diet

November 2, 2001

Wow! Thank you all for the advice. I never expected so much personal

attention. Where should I send the check? I have considered many of the items

mentioned. I do eat fish a couple times a week. Mostly canned tuna or grilled

salmon. I also enjoy FF yogurt and milk a few times a week. I think the reason

I eat so much fruit is to try to satisfy my sweet tooth (if I thought it would

help I'd have all my teeth pulled to rid myself of the sweet one). Fruit is

better than doughnuts and candy though. Please don't take away my bananas.

Mostly due to the texture, I prefer most vegetables cooked. I doubt that will

ever change. I consider myself lucky that I like them. I have a few friends

who rarely eat them at all (I'm already blue in the face from lecturing). The

idea of eating kale or collards raw repulses me. I really enjoy them cooked

though.

, If I were you I'd rethink my position on bran (especially wheat bran).

Calorie for calorie it's the most nutritious part of the wheat berry (far

outpacing the whole grain or the germ). I eat that and instant oatmeal mostly

for expedience in the morning. I keep them in my desk drawer at work and get

the hot water from the coffee pot. Also, I find that a good sized ball of

insoluble fiber once a day keeps things moving along nicely. I don't get the

same effect from soluble fiber no matter how much I eat.

As far as keeping the junk food out of the house, I'm all for it.

Unfortunately, the only way to do it would be through divorce. My wife has put

her foot down and would rather die than become an octogenarian. I would also

have to fight my daughter if I tried to throw her Halloween candy away. Alas,

in my home, CR is my quest alone. I thank all of you for giving me a sense of

community.

November 2, 2001

wrote:

" As far as keeping the junk food out of the house, I'm all for it.

Unfortunately, the only way to do it would be through divorce. My wife has

put

her foot down and would rather die than become an octogenarian. I would

also

have to fight my daughter if I tried to throw her Halloween candy away.

Alas,

in my home, CR is my quest alone. I thank all of you for giving me a sense

of

community. "

Ahhhh, the bane of CR (non CR spouses). This subject has caused many a

thread on both lists. Most of us who are married have them. I can only

think of one or two couples on both lists where both spouses are cronies.

This can be a real problem. It's actually much easier to practise CR if you

live alone. OTOH, supposedly married folks live longer. When we're all

outliving our spouses someday (even though we'd rather they lived on with

us), we'll have to keep each other company.

November 3, 2001

----- Original Message -----

From: " T. Francesca Skelton " <fskelton@...>

" support group " < >

Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 9:26 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: 's diet

> wrote:

>

> " As far as keeping the junk food out of the house, I'm all for it.

> Unfortunately, the only way to do it would be through divorce. My wife has

> put

> her foot down and would rather die than become an octogenarian. I would

> also

> have to fight my daughter if I tried to throw her Halloween candy away.

> Alas,

> in my home, CR is my quest alone. I thank all of you for giving me a sense

> of

> community. "

Hi ,

Have you tried adding a bit more nutritionally dense veggies to your meals?

Easier to win a battle, small steps at a

time.

Maybe make some of Sherm's CRONing brownies..............

Greg

November 3, 2001

Hi ,

Here's another opinion on your diet. I too have a sweet tooth. I

have found that through diet that much of that can be overcome. As a

matter of fact, I have been surprised that I have not indulged in one

piece of Halloween candy even though I have been surrounded by it

since the holiday. And, its not because I am trying to exercise self

control.

I often hear people talk about self control when it comes to diet. I

think this is a self defeating attitude. If you are hungry and you

want candy or what ever, your body is trying to tell you something.

It is not because you are not a strong person. Being a women I have

to listen to my body's cues a few days before my period. I need more

food, lots more food. So...I eat--and enjoy!

From talking with my nutritionist and through years of experience

with hypoglycemia I have learned that the mix of food with regards to

carbs, fat and protein is very important. People talk about the

glycemic index of foods, I think in terms of the GI of the entire

meal. The way to augment a meal's overall GI can be accomplished in

several waysn(others in the group can chime in hear too). One, eat

all low GI foods such as green veggies. Two, add fat to the food.

For example eat bread with some butter (or choose your favorite

healthy fat). Three, add protein. Four, eat things in the most

unprocessed form, such as brown rice.

My own personal solution has been to eat no bread or grain in the

morning and keep the breakfast high in protein. I noticed your

breakfast is fairly high in carbos you might add an egg to the mix or

some other protein food you prefer. The rest of the day my snacks

are always protein based or very low GI foods. A typical snack for

me is almonds with a piece of fruit.

When my diet is in balance in this way, lowering calories becomes

much easier. So, next time you think that your feeling week in your

resolve to eat well, consider that it's not the mental strength in

question, but your body's needs.

-Dana

December 21, 2005

,

It is nice to see someone who is following a sensible " natural " food plan and

has seen results. I have lupus and teach healthy diet as a diabetes educator

all day long. I believe it is so important to feed your body good food and if

it reduces your symptoms, who wouldn't do it more? The medications we have are

so hard on the body - they are all synthetics that have to be broken down in our

kidneys or liver. Some people need medications, but others are not doing what

they can with their lifestyle changes including nutrition to treat their body

with respect. I watched my sister die from complications of lupus and a

plethora of evil medications. Guess that has something to do with my

pro-nutrition philosophy.

Keep up the good work - if it makes you feel better, journal how you feel, and

use the journal to keep yourself on track.

Merry Christmas to all.

J. , PhD, CDE

Certified Diabetes Educator

(559) 627-4614

suejsmith@...

December 21, 2005

before I was unable to work, I was a chef... because of that I cooked meals at

home, we didn't really do take out, eat out or fast food. I'm not a big red meat

eater and I don't keep sweets in the house, especially artificial ones. If I'm

in the mood for something, I'll make it... which really keeps that to a minimum

also, cuz who wants to throw banana bread together at 2 in the morning.

Unfortunately, as my doctor says, diet is only half the problem... I could eat

as well as I want til the cows come home and it won't do a thing for me... I

blame this on my family tree.

I have high cholesterol, kidney problems and stones and diabetes... so as you

can imagine... I need to be on a low cholesterol, low oxalate, low fiber, low

sugar, moderate protein diet.... I think that leaves me with iceberg lettuce and

tomatoes - fresh off the vine. So... do I stick to these diets.... barely... as

the lord says, everything in moderation. I'm maintaining a weight of about 190

at 5'7 " , which is heavy but not horrible and with meds my blood numbers seem to

be doing well. I'm not really sure what I'm trying to say here, lol... but I

just know that when I'm feeling down... nothing helps me more than homemade

macaroni and cheese, lol... take care.

kerri sue

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