Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Re: I blew it

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Re: [fast5] Re: I blew it

You could try buying some PGX ... they sell it at most pharmacies. It
is basically konjac (glucomannan). This has the effect of making sugar
digest a whole lot more slowly. This keeps you full longer, and you
get full faster. If you eat a snack BEFORE the party, with the PGX,
you will be full enough that you won't overindulge. And if you take
the PGX just before the sugar, then the indulgence won't upset your
glucose balance so much (the sugar won't hit your bloodstream so
fast). It's great stuff, and as harmless as it gets. Konjac is
basically a soluble fiber, which is good for you in any case, and it
doesn't interfere with food getting absorbed, it just makes it absorb
slower. If you aren't used to taking fiber, you might get a little gas
at first, but that's the only downside I know of.

I buy the konjac powder myself, but it's harder to get. Also the
tablets are handy: you can just keep them in your purse and pop one as
needed. Worth experimenting with, anyway.

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:10 AM, grdmahelen <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> When it comes to sugar ... even as a 3 or 4 yr old I Loved sugar... I'd put
> way too much in my hot oatmeal and just eat it whole... if I could sneak
> it... and if I had any money it went for candy... maybe sugar brings back
> the good feeling of childhood for me.. it sure doesn't make me feel good
> physically and I know it... what I did did open my eyes as to how high my
> BS could and does go when I eat it... something I didn't see before but only
> could imagine since I had 2h PP of 100-125... eating low carb foods....
> I have learned something from my cheat... and that's that I can NOT eat
> anything with sugar .. unless I want to completely kill my pancreas ... it's
> not in good shape as it is... I don't want to do that...
>
> Helen
>
>
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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>> If you are at a party or something, you might try bringing something
>> low-calorie but savory. Savory flavors will drown out sugar, at least
>> momentarily. Lemon-juice tea does it for me, or fizz water with
>> lemon or lime ... if I can keep my mouth busy drinking and sipping,
>> I don't reflexively reach for something to munch.
>>
>> I think a lot of my "munching" at parties has to do with social
>> nervousness as much as anything. I need something to do with
>> my hands. During say, a TV show, I tend to do crafts of some
>> sort, like making rugs, that are routine and don't require much
>> eye-time.
>>
>> Food gifts are hard. People keep bringing them: but I *can't*
>> eat them or I get very sick (like food-poisoning sick). I give
>> them away if it's something they don't expect me to taste
>> immediately.
>>
>> Anyway, I wouldn't beat yourself up ... rather ask your inner
>> self what it WANTS when it eats sugar. What does it REALLY
>> feel like eating? Plain sugar doesn't taste all that good: I think
>> some of the craving might have to do with the starch/fat/salt
>> combo in cookies, the gluten, or the "forbidden food" aspect.
>> My inner "craver" though, really likes fruit, and given the choice
>> between a cookie or a mango, will take the mango. There usually
>> wasn't a mango around though: so now I keep fresh fruit in sight
>> always. I don't eat it as much as I used to (because of the eating
>> window) but knowing it exists is enough to satisfy the craving,
>> oddly enough.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 2:06 AM, grdmahelen <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Yesterday was a mess for me.. I ate all day.. well , it seemed like I did...
>> > my 2hr PP last evening was 155 :( Wow .. I've never had a BS that high...
>> > that I know of.. but also I've been dieting for the last 2 yrs so how would
>> > I know it ...
>> > Of course my weight is up 3 lbs this morning...
>> > I sure hope I do my FF today... I fully intend on doing it...
>> >
>> > To much Holiday cheer and treats around this time of yr and next time
>> > someone brings me something with sugar... I'm giving it back to them
>> > or throwing it out... I hate to throw anything out but it's poison to me..
>> > And that was after I told her .. we don't eat anything with sugar.... well,
>> > I will if it's here and I'll eat it all and get sick... what's the matter with me...
>> >
>> > Helen
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ---
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