Re: encouragement for diabetics

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks so much for your input. I can't say that I feel any better yet. I get

light headed and a little jittery but think that will pass. I just eat too much

and I'll try the glass of water thing. I just

keep thinking I'll feel better if I just eat a little something. I have lowered

my insulin tho. Will try to keep it at -10 units am and 5units pm. So that's

better.

I have a lot to lose too and I know it will be a " long row to hoe " as they say.

I hope we both have much success on this. Will keep you posted on my progress.

My daughter has been on this for about 6wks and seems to be doing pretty good.

Will be watching to see how you progress.

Martha

raggedy wrote:

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>

> Martha,

> Hi Martha, Welcome. I'm B and I too am a diabetic and a

> compulsive overeater. I think that all of us are finding different

> things that work for us on this plan. One thing that does not work for

> me is weighing every day. I prefer once a month because I have a lot of

> weight to lose and also because that is what I learned in OA, but for

> now I am doing once a week. Otherwise, it is too discouraging because I

> am losing very slowly.

> The thing that kept me going though has been my blood sugars! I have

> gone from 40 units of insulin in the am and 45 units in the pm to 20 and

> 25. My endocrinologist is thrilled with the improvement. Plus my sugar

> seems to be very stable. I am a teacher and I did find that my sugar

> went up a little from the stress of going back to school but now it has

> stabilized again. I feel terrific! I have not felt this good in at

> least 10 years. As a compulsive overeater I have found that I have to

> watch the snacking with the freedom we have on this plan to eat so much

> food if we are hungry. So if I think I want to eat I go for another

> glass of water first, then in five minutes I ask myself " am I really

> hungry? " I also have to watch my meals, remind myself that Dr. A says in

> the book to NOT eat to fullness but only to the point of not being

> hungry. I enjoy my protein so much sometimes that it is too easy to

> reach for a another piece of meat. I am trying to watch that now. Good

> luck. This way of eating DOES seem to improve blood sugars,

> triglycerides and cholesterol.

>

> B

>

> > Hi!, My name is Martha and I just started the diet on the 6th and have seen

no results so far. I am a diabetic and really want to get my sugar level down.

I am a compulsive eater I think because I eat

> > whether I'm hungry or not. Seems I do it just for something to do. I would

really like to loose about 70lbs. Any words of encouragement would ne deeply

appreciated. Thanks

> > Martha

>

> > Big and Beutiful is a state of mind, Never let anyone tell you different.