Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Just having " a limit " is half the battle. I systematically raised my tolerance with Peeps. I guess I don't need to say I simultaneously raised my weight, too. Gee, what a coincidence. Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re:Re: Re: Re: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup --the horror > , I did some recalculation after I posted what I thought was my 20 > gram ceiling and realized it was more like 14 grams (the amount in one Edy's > Coconut Bar!), which is still apparently generous by " popular " standards. But I > can do this and not get the stage one dumping sleepies. At least I know > that there is SOME limit to the amount of sugar I can consume. Sometimes the > fear of dumping is the only thing which keeps me away from the Entenmann's > display at the supermarket. > > Because of this list, I have long since abandoned my old Detour/blueberry > lunch, and substituted UNsweetened soy milk for the skim milk in my cereal, so no > more sleepies there either. Actually, because of this list, I have been > alot more careful about sugar consumption and I have to say I have found it makes > a difference in handling cravings. About the only thing I haven't been able > to modify is my choice in salad dressing: I am obsessed with Ken's Lite > Raspberry Walnut Dressing (6 grams sugar per 2T serving, and I generally have 4Ts > on my huge salads). I am slavish to this dressing! I could chug it if I > wasn't trying to behave myself! LOL! I think this is a truism: NEVER get > between a girl and her favorite salad dressing! > > Lucille > > In a message dated 11/14/2003 9:25:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > > > > Your tolerance level is way up there, by our stds. They want us at SIX g per > > meal. Per MEAL. Of course, mine is not that tight any more. > > > > You had what I call Stage 1 dumping--- the sleepies. Next I would feel very > > dry mouth, cold hands & feet (like I have anything else now with > > Raynaud's!), then heart palpitations, nausea. Usually not vomiting because > > the reaction occurs when it hits the intestine. And by then, it is TOO LATE > > to fetch it back. > > > > Yeah, I could not eat that bfast. The milk alone is 12g of sugar, then add > > the berries and the cereal. <thud> I'd be unconscious. I do eat some cereals > > with non-dairy creamer, just a dab (never did like my cereal to have to > > swim), and even so, sometimes I OD. Also, I can OD on air in the morning. I > > really need to have some solid food on board (that's after protein supp, of > > course) before I hit anything with many carbs. That's the only time of day > > I'm " total carb " sensitive. > > > > Thin how I do in motels with the continental bfast. The bigger the facility, > > the more carbs they display! LOL! > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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