being hungry all the time sucks!
the hardest thing for me to adjust to has been being hungry all the
time. i’m used to eating what i want, when i want it. now i can’t do
that anymore. i can only eat at about 2 pm, 9 pm, 1am and have a 4 am
snack. i’m limited to 75 carbs a meal, with a 30 carb snack. those
carbs dont go far at all. heck, 2 pieces of wheat bread take up 22 of
them. my doctor told me to eat more meat. i’m getting sick of eating
ham all the time. i have been eating alot of steaks. i rarely ever
get full when i have a meal. supper tonight was steak, mashed
potatoes, green beans, peaches, a roll, and a peanut butter cereal
bar. oh yeah, i had some milk also. i was still hungry afterwards. i
go to the doctors thursday and friday, maybe they will raise my carb
intake. my levels have been fantastic with this carb limit. today it
was 120 at breakfast, 101 at lunch, 91 at supper, and 98 at 4 am.
alot of times, my stomache hurts bad at work from being so hungry.
robby
March 6th, 2005 at 9:51 pm
Robby,
And you can only eat so many carrot sticks and celery! crunch crunch.
Joan (I completely understand.)
March 7th, 2005 at 1:26 pm
check out those new atkins books, they are all about carb free.
low carb stuff
cheese puffs
salad and ranch dressing
pepperoni and cheese
bacon
not exactly healthy but will help with those hunger pangs!
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
type 1 since April 7, 2003
March 8th, 2005 at 10:10 am
Rhonda,
I understand those snacky things for a 25 year old. What does a 44 year old do? Low carb, low cholesterol, low calorie, low sodium? Is there anything left?
Joan
March 9th, 2005 at 12:21 am
Robby,
And you can only eat so many carrot sticks and celery! crunch crunch.
Joan (I completely understand.)
last week my mom gave me some raw carrots to eat for supper. i had to
force them down without puking. they were so horrible.
robby
March 9th, 2005 at 6:31 pm
When I started to fill up the hungry spots, I chose peanut butter and
grahams for snacks, or just p.b. by the spoon. Helps with the
hungries, whenever I feel hungry I grab a spoon as I pass by.
Salads are good. Green beans by the can help also. Actually, it is
also a matter of time to get used to not eating til you get saturated
fully. I am never “stuffed” and I would hate to be that way, nor am
I really ever hungry. Small meals are the key throughout the day.
You are just getting rid of that “horrible American attitude of
eating, eating, eating…..” Be happy. A healthy diet will become
your mainstay.
right now i’m not allowed to eat anything between my meals. that
means i go up to 6 hours at a time without eating. my dad is
constantly trying to get me to eat his atkins food. i refuse to. it
tastes like crap, and i’m not trying to lose weight. i’m trying to
gain it.
robby
March 10th, 2005 at 12:40 pm
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Carbs in carrots? I was told that raw carrots are, basically, a
freebie…..virtually no carbs or calories. Did I miss something?
it says right on the package that we have that they have carbs.
robby
March 11th, 2005 at 6:50 am
I was told, english or sweet peas is considered a carb. The
vegetables are separated into different lists according to the
sweetness or carbs in them…correct? I just know I stay away from
orange juice, corn, carrots, fruits, very small amt. etc
you stay away from fruits? why? my dietician said i should eat alot
of them, since they are good for you. i eat 2 or 3 servings of
different fruits a day.
robby
March 12th, 2005 at 7:09 pm
Robby,
Most fruits have a lot of natural sugars in them. That is why I
think I don’t like orange juice. When I was young, every time I had
a reaction, the first thing anyone did to help was get orange juice
and load it up with sugar. Back then, that was the most effective
way to treat it. I sure am glad things have changed. I used to think
it was very funny, knowing what my diet was like at all the women who
tried to diet eating fruits. They didn’t seem to want to hear what I
had to say. One banana serving is half of a small one, how easy is
that to measure? There is no way I am going to cut a banana and save
part of it. I don’t even like whole bananas that are starting to
turn brown.
Lori
1 banana serving is half a small one? we count 1 banana as 15 carbs.
my dietician gave me this big book that tells me how many carbs are
in fruits, vegetables, meats, etc. 1 apple is 15 carbs also, as are
17 grapes, 3/4 cup of blueberries, raspberries, and 1 1/4 cup
strawberries. thats how i’ve been counting them.
robby
March 14th, 2005 at 7:28 am
Robby,
I find that my sugar has improved since I cut out fruit almost
entirely. I couldn’t eat a banana at all in the past as it made my
sugar rise more than a sugar cookie would. I only eat fruit as an
occasional treat and then only specific fruits (no banana, melon or
grapes).
My worst reaction is with any sort of pasta (can’t touch it).
Strange.
But also to tell you that after 23years I have no diabetic
complications (lucky so far) and I had a thorough physical
(neurologist, eyes, heart, endocrinologist etc). I think my life is
great and being diabetic isn’t always the best but life can be
normal. I think the single best thing i have ever done is be
vigilant about my sugar levels which are being diagnosed my Hb -
never ever been higher than 7 and is usually less than 6.
Natalie
Natalie
how do you get all of the nutrients you need by cutting out all of
your fruits? what kinds of things do you eat? i absolutely detest
vegetables, so thats why i eat 1 serving a day. i love fruits, so
thats why i eat alot of them. i also eat alot of yogurt. i havent
noticed any foods that make my sugars jump. oh i love bananas and
grapes!
robby
March 16th, 2005 at 3:48 am
Robby,
I think we might all be affected differently. I love vegetables and eat a lot of them. I try stick to more greens - spinach, broccoli and celery and watch my intake of carrots and peas. I eat yogurt and a lot of fish. Even though I am not that fond of fish. Fruits just don’t agree with me but I only really noticed that I had become sensitive to them about 15 years into the diabetes and ate a lot (3-4 servings a day) before then. I don’t really know what changed.
robert stickler <losinmyself25@…
Robby,
I find that my sugar has improved since I cut out fruit almost
entirely. I couldn’t eat a banana at all in the past as it made my
sugar rise more than a sugar cookie would. I only eat fruit as an
occasional treat and then only specific fruits (no banana, melon or
grapes).
My worst reaction is with any sort of pasta (can’t touch it).
Strange.
But also to tell you that after 23years I have no diabetic
complications (lucky so far) and I had a thorough physical
(neurologist, eyes, heart, endocrinologist etc). I think my life is
great and being diabetic isn’t always the best but life can be
normal. I think the single best thing i have ever done is be
vigilant about my sugar levels which are being diagnosed my Hb -
never ever been higher than 7 and is usually less than 6.
Natalie
Natalie
how do you get all of the nutrients you need by cutting out all of
your fruits? what kinds of things do you eat? i absolutely detest
vegetables, so thats why i eat 1 serving a day. i love fruits, so
thats why i eat alot of them. i also eat alot of yogurt. i havent
noticed any foods that make my sugars jump. oh i love bananas and
grapes!
robby
Natalie
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