I didn't realize how many seemingly
healthy foods were mainstays in my poor
diet. Here's an outline of my new
diet:
upon rising: herbal tea (if i'm hungry a
handful of sunflower seeds or pumpkin
seeds).
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (no milk)
snack: a couple of almonds with some
strawberries.
Lunch: tuna (solid white albacore packed
in water)
i add olive oil and lemon.
1/2 of a small avocado.
Snack: more almonds and berries.
Dinner: fish or poultry (i only eat red
meat once a week) grilled or sauteed with
vegetables (broccoli, peppers, zucchini)
cucumber and tomato salad made with olive
oil, sea salt & oregano.
Is this ok?
Are there any other recommendations?
Also, i'm not always hungry by snack time,
should I eat it anyway? Or should I wait
until i'm hungry?
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DianaJJ
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Posted: 05-09-06 14:35pm
Hi!
Your diet sounds fantastic! I would
maybe add a little dairy - yogurt for
example if you can tolerate it.
I would eat snacks whether or not I was
hungry. It's better to keep your blood
sugar stable than to wait until it gets
low and then try to bring it up after it
drops. That way you won't have to deal
with the symptoms as much and you won't
have that rollercoaster effect.
Keep up the good work!
Dj
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Stan
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Posted: 05-09-06 14:53pm
Looks great. Remember, my diet is based
on the saw-tooth curve, the most severe
form of hypoglycemia. If you think you
can tolerate grains, go ahead and try
them, otherwise the diet looks great! If
you're afraid of not getting calcium
because of not using milk products, look
for a good calcium tablet. I would
suggest adding more red meat since it
takes longer to digest, but if you feel
okay on that diet, stick with it!
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tygrbabi
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Posted: 05-10-06 08:18am
Thanks again to both of you.
I will try to add yogurt and grains. I
found a good yogurt at the health food
store and a 7-grain cereal. So as an
alternative to the eggs in the morning,
i'll have the cereal with almond milk.
Btw, is hazelnut milk ok, too? I'll add
a calcium supplement because I know women
need more calcium then men.
And, as an alternative to the red meat,
i'm adding lamb. I think stan said it
also takes longer to digest. (it's not
that I don't like red meat, I just can't
always find free-range red meat ...
Free-range poultry and lamb is easier to
get for some reason).
My first week, I was so hungry I woke up
every hour to eat a handful of nuts. Now
that seems to be leveling off. I
haven't attempted to exercise, though, and
I have my concerns since I like to do
cardio and weights at least 5 days a week.
Any suggestions in this area, too?
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Stan
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Posted: 05-10-06 08:42am
I suggest waiting until you can at least
get a decent night's sleep. Or, if you
want, you can try adding a very light
routine to your week. Perhaps try it 2-3
times a week, cutting back from what you
used to do, to see how your body adjusts
to it. Also, be careful of almond or
hazelnut milk, it should be fine but some
people, when they see "original" on the
box, think this means unsweetened, it
doesn't. Those producers actually add
sugar to the milks to make them taste
good, so they're no better than processed
food in the end. Be careful you read the
label, they like to throw raw cane sugar
and other things into products like that.
The carton should say "unsweetened."
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tygrbabi
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Posted: 05-10-06 11:08am
You're right. I'll take it easy on the
work out routine. Maybe a easy pace on
the cross trainer and light weights three
days a week. (my first severe attack was
after a morning workout on an empty
stomach ... Yeah, I know, brilliant. It
never dawned on me I was doing myself
harm).
As for the almond and hazelnut milk, I
noticed that, too. I found one brand
that doesn't, but I haven't checked the
hazelnut yet. (i read on a raw food site
I can soak almonds and make my own milk.
So, if I have too i'll go that route).
Also, I used to like stony brook farms
yogurt and I noticed that it contains
milled cane sugar. So that's out now.
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Stan
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Posted: 05-10-06 12:33pm
I cut back my routine at first and now I
work out more than I used to. Takes
time, don't be worried about losing size
or shape or anything, just take your time.
Also, I try to only work out in the
evening, when sugar is highest, but it's
up to you. Good thing you're checking
now, some people don't because they think
natural means sugar-free. This couldn't
be further from the truth, even "organic"
sometimes means laced with sugar. See,
the problem is that these natural food
companies are trying to compete with the
processed food companies by making their
foods taste good, adding sugar just like
anyone else. Pretty sneaky.
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tygrbabi
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Posted: 05-10-06 14:28pm
I definitely don't want a repeat of that
first severe attack. (i wish I had known
this board was available then, it would
have saved me from a lot of frustration).
It's inspiring to know that you're
exercising more. But i'm not going to
push myself. I just don't want to get
lazy about it.
When I was first diagnosed, there was so
few products available to hypoglycemics.
Now, the health food store is like a
regular supermarket! I guess that's how I
wound up in such a bad state. Thinking
"natural" or "organic" did indeed mean
sugar-free. Then all the
sugar-substitute products in the regular
supermarket! I would say it took about 1
and half years to get to this new low for
me.
I am starting to feel better now but I
still have some issues.
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Stan
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Posted: 05-10-06 16:17pm
That's the typical mistake. That's why I
always laugh when vegans or vegetarians
are all on about "smart dogs" or similar
"tofu" meats. If you look at the labels
they're loaded with sugar. It's
pathetic. Might as well eat the meat, at
least you wouldn't be losing nutrients in
the process. Sadly, few of these
products do not have organic sugar in
them. What a joke. One of my worst
crashes occured because of this mistake.
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tygrbabi
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Posted: 05-11-06 08:17am
I know exactly what you mean. (it's so
nice to find out i'm not crazy ;)
last night, I was cleaning out my
cabinets, checking the labels on
everything. Some things weren't bad but
some had hidden sugars. For example, I
had these organic crackers -- they seemed
healthy, I almost put them back in the
cabinet until I noticed "evaporated cane
juice". Aha! Sugar! Very, very
slick, don't you think?
Btw, can I have olives? I like them and I
can get all kinds of naturally cured
olives in ny.
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tygrbabi
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Posted: 05-11-06 08:17am
I know exactly what you mean. (it's so
nice to find out i'm not crazy ;)
last night, I was cleaning out my
cabinets, checking the labels on
everything. Some things weren't bad but
some had hidden sugars. For example, I
had these organic crackers -- they seemed
healthy, I almost put them back in the
cabinet until I noticed "evaporated cane
juice". Aha! Sugar! Very, very
slick, don't you think?
Btw, can I have olives? I like them and I
can get all kinds of naturally cured
olives in ny.
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Stan
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Posted: 05-11-06 11:47am
Yeah, that's a good one, evaporated cane
juice. Just say freaking sugar for god's
sake. Cane juice. Please. What's
another good one? Ummmm, oh yeah
something like evaporated organic brown
rice juice (maybe syrup, I forget). Come
on guys. Olives should be fine as long
as you stay within your carbohydrate limit
for the day.
