Re: Choosing a WOE (was: Anyone using the Carbohydrate Addict's LifeSpan Program?)

[Guest guest]

Yes, this does make sense, but sometimes the choices we make do not

always make sense. It's great that you and others on this list have

been able to condition yourselves to adhere to strict testing and

watching what you eat. Unfortunately, not everyone is blessed with

this quality. Hopefully, some of your motivation will rub off on me.

For now though, for my situation, I need a diet plan or WOE that is

simple for me to follow and contains a wide range of foods to satisfy

my need for variety in my meals; otherwise, I will not be able to

stick with it regardless of the dangers to my health.

If I had that ability, I never would have gotten overweight in the

first place, since I have always known that I would get diabetes if I

let my weight get out of hand as both my parents and grandparents all

have diabetes. Roxanne in WA

> It makes sense that the first and foremost consideration be

selecting foods

> that help us keep or blood sugars in control> To make WOE decisions

for this purpose (blood sugar control) there are a

> couple of things we can do: (1) educate ourselves about what foods

> contribute glucose (and therefore require significant insulin to

metabolize)

> and, (2) as suggested by Vicki, test before meals and, say 1 and 1

1/2 hours

> later to see what kind of peak increase a meal causes. This is

much more

> effective that choosing a meal plan because it appeals to us. For

us,

> healthier foods are those that don't spike our blood sugar levels,

not

> necessarily those that fit some published diet plan.

Personally,

> I've found I can learn to change what I LIKE to eat to fit what I

NEED to

> eat. Keeping my body intact is powerful motivation in this

regard. By the

> way, Kidney failure can really restrict one's diet -- I'd rather

restrict

> it, to a much less extent, by choices I make now -- while they are

my

> choices to make.

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