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I read through the other thread and OP if you are reading his purchases and he is eating essentially what he wants maybe it is more then a diet issue. Good luck.0
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_Terrapin_ wrote: »I read through the other thread and OP if you are reading his purchases and he is eating essentially what he wants maybe it is more then a diet issue. Good luck.
Just based off what I know about a similar situation with my own family member, my sister, she will binge on the sweet stuff and high carb snacks. It's a known fact that a person with these medical issues can be affected by a reduction in the hormone that signals when you are full and that is directly related to high carb intake. An easier life is made by toughing out a few weeks of cravings to get to a point where you are easily satisfied and will naturally eat less. Telling an over eater to eat what you want but less of it.... That's not news to anyone and it hasn't worked for him so far. A person doesn't become insulin resistant and diabetic in a few months or even a couple years of overeating. Let's face it, we all know eating less is how losing weight works. Even people (me) hiding in their cars binging on candy know it! But the craving for the candy was overwhelming. Until I decided that it was a ridiculous idea that resisting the craving was "too hard". As if something being difficult was a valid reason not to do it. I want my very sick kid to take better care of herself... She's got life way harder than me. I can resist candy. I want my stubborn, diabetic, sister to get healthy. She's also disabled, she's got life way harder than me. I can resist candy. I want my dad fighting lung cancer to eat and not stay in bed all day so he can regain his strength. He's got life way harder than me. I can resist candy.
My stupid battle with weight and sugar binging basically became something that I couldn't even believe I ever struggled with. I figured if that's how weak a human being I am, I hope to god I never have to go through what any of them do because I would surely fail.
Take a look at another person struggles and then compare that to the urge to eat junk. It's literally nothing. I don't have any health issues that require a diet change or weight loss or monitoring in any way. I just decided that I couldn't let myself be such a weak willed person. Sometimes we need to kick our own a$$es!0 -
I know I just need to find things he likes and keep them readily available. I bought barbecue pork rinds today so he can snack without breaking protocol. I also bought the pork tenderloins he likes and promised to make meatballs. I know he can do this once he gets on board fully. He just needs options. I tried Atkins three times unsuccessfully because I didn't know how good I could eat. I was hung up on what I couldn't have. Now I'm 6 months in to LCHF and down 44+ lbs and can't believe I ever found this difficult before. Thanks for the feedback, everyone.0
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Ok, weighing in again as a Type II, the diagnosis is VERY difficult. Although mine wasn't a shock, I remember sobbing when I found out I had GD with my first pregnancy. It's scary. And weird. And everything you THOUGHT you knew about food suddenly doesn't make sense. You focus on what you can't have. It's a very difficult thing to go through. Unless you have gone through the diagnosis, I'm not sure you can 100% relate. It changes everything about your life. Now I have to have my feet checked once a year. I have to have an eye exam once a year. I have to pee into cups every 3 months and have ultrasounds of my liver. It's a lot to deal with, and can be quite overwhelming.
My advice: take a class through your local hospital that is geared towards diabetic eating. Take it together. Let him see a dietitian who can help to create a meal plan JUST for him. Let him learn how to use his meter, and they'll teach him how to eat to his meter.
I still enjoy cookies, cake, ice cream, potatoes, chocolate, rice, and pasta. I just enjoy them differently than I did before--and still manage to have non-diabetic readings two hours after enjoying my meal, just like any other person. The old "diabetics CAN'T have X, Y, and Z" are over. Now people are focused on moderation, portioning out carbs throughout the day, and which foods you are pairing your carbs with.
The reason I'm saying this is because you two need to be in this together. He is going to need some pushing and prodding along the way, but I think taking a class together and maybe even a cooking class (sounds fun!) together would be a better way. It could make him feel like you are partners, instead of him feeling that you are trying to lecture him (not that you are, but it's so easy for people to perceive good-natured advice in this way).
Best of luck to the both of you. It's a hard journey...he WILL make the changes.0 -
And for my go-to snacks...cheese w/cucumbers, hardboiled eggs, scrambled eggs with some cheese, PB on dry toast (1 piece) for breakfast, pepperoni, greek yogurt, jerky, low sugar oatmeal, mozzerella with balsamic vinegar and some tomato, granola bars, berries and sometimes I rely on those Glucerna shakes when my medication severely interferes with my ability to eat. If he gets put on Metformin he might have some serious digestive issues for a while. It also has an anorectic effect.
I also like smoothies. I just stick to berries to cut the carbs down.0 -
Great advice, @gaelicstorm26. I am learning that he will not need to be as restrictive as I am, but I'm not sure, so it's hard for me to help. A nutritionist is a fantastic idea.0
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Great advice, @gaelicstorm26. I am learning that he will not need to be as restrictive as I am, but I'm not sure, so it's hard for me to help. A nutritionist is a fantastic idea.
Make sure to go to a licensed and registered dietician. Anyone can take a few random online classes and become a nutritionist... Just make sure the dietician doesn't go old school with heavy carb loads for diabetics.0 -
So my husband has decided he doesn't like ground beef anymore. He also doesn't really like pork. And he's complaining that there's nothing to eat in the house (which is a lie, there's just nothing grab-n-go). I don't remember what it was like at first except that I ate a lot of cheese. Any ideas for quick lunches for him? I already suggested boiled eggs, luncheon meats, cheese, leftovers, salads with some type of meat, Greek yogurt without added sugar... I don't know what else to do. (I intended to help him out by preparing his meals for him, but I've been extremely fatigued this week and keep oversleeping, leaving no extra time in the mornings!) I found a Rice Crispies Treat wrapper on the counter this morning, and when I got home from work yesterday there was an open bag of potato chips and pack of Saltine crackers out. I really need for him to be successful in this WOE.
Nuts, sunflower seeds, make him some flax crackers and keep single serve packs of guacamole, there are also single serve packs of tuna you can buy, make SF jello "cheesecake", meat sticks (most guys like these) or pepperoni sticks- just find the lowest carb count you can.
Nuts and seeds for salty craving, flax CRAX for crunchy needs, tuna and meat sticks for protein hits, and the "cheesecake" for when he wants something sweet quick. SF Popsicles are good for that, too.
I find what helps my hubby is one, stocking only good food and two, not nagging him if he goes off. I know I hate to be corrected if I go off... As if I didn't know. Positive reinforcement works better for my man (not saying you're nagging him).0 -
JessicaLCHF wrote: »So my husband has decided he doesn't like ground beef anymore. He also doesn't really like pork. And he's complaining that there's nothing to eat in the house (which is a lie, there's just nothing grab-n-go). I don't remember what it was like at first except that I ate a lot of cheese. Any ideas for quick lunches for him? I already suggested boiled eggs, luncheon meats, cheese, leftovers, salads with some type of meat, Greek yogurt without added sugar... I don't know what else to do. (I intended to help him out by preparing his meals for him, but I've been extremely fatigued this week and keep oversleeping, leaving no extra time in the mornings!) I found a Rice Crispies Treat wrapper on the counter this morning, and when I got home from work yesterday there was an open bag of potato chips and pack of Saltine crackers out. I really need for him to be successful in this WOE.
Nuts, sunflower seeds, make him some flax crackers and keep single serve packs of guacamole, there are also single serve packs of tuna you can buy, make SF jello "cheesecake", meat sticks (most guys like these) or pepperoni sticks- just find the lowest carb count you can.
Nuts and seeds for salty craving, flax CRAX for crunchy needs, tuna and meat sticks for protein hits, and the "cheesecake" for when he wants something sweet quick. SF Popsicles are good for that, too.
I find what helps my hubby is one, stocking only good food and two, not nagging him if he goes off. I know I hate to be corrected if I go off... As if I didn't know. Positive reinforcement works better for my man (not saying you're nagging him).
No, I really am a nag.
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He definitely is stuck in the mindset of what he CAN'T eat, and I know until he realizes all the things he CAN eat he's going to be miserable.
When we started, I printed out a thing from the new Atkins book that had a list of things he could eat. Just about any kind of meat or poultry, which veggies, which fat sources, etc. And he did it because he was committed to do it after his doctor recommended it, but he had a pretty hard time initially because he always ate all the carbs before. Then a few weeks in, he was really really craving some sweets and he did some googling himself and found all kinds of low carb recipes and we started making them, and he had a lot easier time of it. Our favorite things are a low carb and sugar free chocolate milkshake, and a pizza crust made from almond flour.
I know that you mentioned time and finances are an issue right now, but I think if he could see that there are other options, he would have a better time of it. Of course, you can't MAKE him do it, there has to be some self motivation there.
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Yes. Last night I mentioned going to a class together, and he was really into the idea. I made meatballs last night, and he LOVED them. Printing out a list of "can-haves" is a fantastic idea. Thanks, @deskgrl.0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »Great advice, @gaelicstorm26. I am learning that he will not need to be as restrictive as I am, but I'm not sure, so it's hard for me to help. A nutritionist is a fantastic idea.
Make sure to go to a licensed and registered dietician. Anyone can take a few random online classes and become a nutritionist... Just make sure the dietician doesn't go old school with heavy carb loads for diabetics.
Yes, dietician is what I meant to say.
I am assuming the VA has some decent resources so we wouldn't have to come out of pocket for it, but it would definitely be worth it anyway to have someone help us through this. 0 -
DiKnitOrMiss wrote: »Great advice, @gaelicstorm26. I am learning that he will not need to be as restrictive as I am, but I'm not sure, so it's hard for me to help. A nutritionist is a fantastic idea.
Make sure to go to a licensed and registered dietician. Anyone can take a few random online classes and become a nutritionist... Just make sure the dietician doesn't go old school with heavy carb loads for diabetics.
Yes, dietician is what I meant to say. I am assuming the VA has some decent resources so we wouldn't have to come out of pocket for it, but it would definitely be worth it anyway to have someone help us through this.
All dietitians and nutritionists are equally useless in my book. I've yet to meet a decent one who doesn't push the party line of 300 carbs a day. For diabetics. Geniuses.0
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