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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Time to Heal: Part I

Change. It has been said that it is the only constant, though few of us ever seem to embrace change without some fear and trepidation. For over 3 decades not much has changed, however, regarding what the ADA and AMA recommend as a healthy, "balanced" diet to diabetics and overweight people. A low fat, high carbohydrate diet plan is the standard of perfection we are being sold, while over the last three decades diabetes and obesity have been increasing in epidemic proportions. Coincidence? Decidedly not. But, for some reason we can't seem to get away from the ideas that we've been spoon fed by the "powers that be" that fat makes us fat and the biggest, best food group to consume to be healthy is breads and cereals in the form refined, chemically laden carbohydrates.

It wasn't that long ago I thought I was doing better than some by ordering a diet cola with my Big Mac (at least I wasn't consuming all the sugar in a regular cola after all). I would pass on the fries even (sometimes). That was a good start, right? Well, it was better than indulging totally - - it took discipline to say no to those fries, especially since I loved them a LOT. Surely the "diet fairy" would see I was trying to be "good" and a few pounds would melt away, right? Heh. What I hadn't figured in was that the sesame seed bun was being metabolized in my body (as it does in everyone else's body) as if it were pure sugar. "But it's in a good food group, right? So what's the harm?" I knew, too, from personal experience that if I ate a Big Mac I wouldn't need to eat anything else for the rest of the day. I was always full and satisfied after downing one (I know now that was probably because of the high fat content), and one Big Mac was only about 700 calories. Seven hundred calories isn't much for one day, if one follows the notion that reducing calories is the way to lose weight. Unfortunately that never happened while I was eating Big Macs. As a matter of fact the opposite happened...there was always a steady gain.

Big Macs and fast food were an exception to my normal "BLC" (Before Low Carb) eating plan, however. Frequently I cooked at home for myself and my family. It wasn't uncommon for me to eat eggs, sausage and a slice of American cheese on toast or an English muffin for breakfast, or a bowl of cereal (whole grain being a favorite), or to skip breakfast altogether. Lunch and supper were free-for-all's, usually consisting of a protein with ample side dishes of high carb veggies and bread. Oh, and don't forget dessert - - a must after supper in an attempt to satisfy an insatiable sweet tooth. The thing is no matter what food I ate, main course or dessert, I was never really full and never satisfied.

I found that I usually felt like passing out in the afternoon, and especially after eating a meal which contained anything with grain or sugar in it. I had to sleep right then, as it was impossible for me to keep my eyes open. I had already been diagnosed as being hypoglycemic, and I knew what was happening was I was raising my blood sugar to great heights with every meal, only to have them crashing to a below basement level about 15 to 20 minutes after meal. It was a vicious cycle...eat, feel crappy, eat more to feel better, feel crappy again a short time later. I knew what was happening, I just didn't know how to stop it...until I remembered my mother (a diabetic) had told me that a low carb diet had made a positive impact on her blood sugar levels. I was willing to give it a try. I was tired of feeling sick and tired all the time. Maybe laying off the carbs would help?

To be continued...

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

You hit the nail on the head. It's like we were leading twin lives. :-)

CJaneWinn said...

Hmm, my father has a twin in Cali...now I do, too! ;-)

Thanks Anna, and I hope you will be back for part two.

e.Craig Crawford said...

The neat thing, Lisa, is that what you change now will pay dividends years down the line. I see future actuarial data revealing average life spans past 90 years for peeps your age.
Now, a word about "word verification"; "mzdtt" is NOT a word. Just sayin'.   ;-)
Oh!   I see a "handicap" icon. Think I'll use that next time.   :-)

Alcinda (Cindy) Moore said...

Hi!! Just found your blog on a link from LC forum. Great post!! I'll be back for part 2.

CJaneWinn said...

e.craig, 90 years?! I'm not so sure I'ma gonna like that! Ha! I know, though, that I'm doing the right thing here...it has got to pay off down the line.

I've turned off word verification so you don't have to feel handicapped (or aggravated) anymore. ;-)

Cindy, I just visited your blog today, too! Thank you so much for commenting. I look forward to reading your posts. Did you find me via ALC or LCF? Just curious. :-)

e.Craig Crawford said...

Yep, 90 years. I would not be surprised. I've read that children born today may expect a life span well beyond 100. Old age does not worry me, but maintaining "quality of life" is a concern and a goal.
By the way, I have never been aggravated by word verification. Exasperated, yes. But, never aggravated.   ;-)

OhYeahBabe said...

I bet laying off the carbs did help! Looking forward to part 2!
OYB

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I know what we are "supposed" to eat and how much we are supposed to exercise, but with my lifestyle of too much, it is hard. I have already outlived my parents, but have a long way to go before I reach my grandmother's (both) ages. AND they fried everything!! Well, moderation and exercise - Note: the marathon runner who wrote the "Runner's Book" and the founder of HerbaLife - both dead early on in their lives. I you can avoid smoking, you are winning the battle already.
Came here by way of ECraig. Thanks. NLM

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