what I am eating today

Some stuff good, some not so good.

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today (for hypoglycemia)

Most of what I have in the house is high carbs and little protein, so I am mostly splitting up
what I usually eat and adding a couple of new things (spinach and chicken).

3:30pm - half bologna and cheese sandwich (white bread) and 1/8 cup of raisinets

I would recommend going with a whole grain bread and berries or a small fruit for dessert. Could
also use some veggies. Start out with smaller servings until your digestion gets used to them.

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5pm - fettuccine alfredo with broccoli and chicken (this is my

heaviest

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meal - 310 calories)

Pasta is a killer for blood sugar. Again, there are whole grain pastas out there that are a lot
slower digesting. They would even out the absorbtion of the carbs. How much pasta was in the meal?

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6:30 - half a bologna and cheese sandwich and 1/8 cup of rasinets

Good time to try the fruit and peanut butter. It's one of my favorite snacks. It gets me across the
between lunch in dinner time.

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8 - plain chicken pieces, 2 oz of orange juice, and 1/4 can of canned spinach

The spinach is a good choice. Could even eat more. It's pretty much a free food and it's really good
for the body. OJ is iffy. I'm T2 and I can't touch it unless I'm very hypo. You'll know once you get
a meter. It's one I'd test after.

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9 - one blueberry muffin (100 calories), and 1/8 cup sunflower seeds

Not too bad for hypoglycemia.

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10:30 - fettucine alfredo with broccoli and chicken again

Be careful with the pasta.

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12:30am - chicken and juice and spinach again

same as before

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1:30 - muffin and seeds

again, testing will let you know. The muffin could be loaded with a lot of sugars. I'ts also
probably white flour so it's going to hit your blood stream very quickly.

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2:30 - potato chips and chicken pieces

How many chips? I will have, occassionaly, one small bag with 1/2 deli sandwich. The fat in the
chips slows the potato down.

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It's about 1700-1800 calories, but I'll eat more tomorrow. I thought I'd try this and see how I
feel. The times I will adjust depending on how I feel. If you can see a better way to combine that
stuff, let me know.

I'll

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add more protein and take out the sugar and high carbs as I buy new foods

to

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eat.

Out with the old and in with the new? Good idea. The important thing is making the changes.

c

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Fawnhawk

Thanks for the suggestions. It will be fun to change the diet and see myself feel better. I
replied below.

"Colleen" <[email hidden]}> wrote in message

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5pm - fettuccine alfredo with broccoli and chicken (this is my

heaviest meal - 310 calories)

Pasta is a killer for blood sugar. Again, there are whole grain pastas

out

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there that are a lot slower digesting. They would even out the absorbtion of the carbs. How much
pasta was in the meal?

Yeah, I'd like to get rid of this pasta meal eventually. I've eaten this particular fettuccine
alfredo with chicken and broccoli for years, pretty much once or twice a day, if I didn't eat out or
at someone else's house. It's so easy to just microwave it. I don't know what I will replace it
with, yet. On the box it says the meal is 37g of carbohydrates and 14g of protein. I haven't a clue
about what the numbers mean for carbs and protein or how to mix carbs and proteins together yet for
the best slow digestion. I need to get info on that.

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8 - plain chicken pieces, 2 oz of orange juice, and 1/4 can of

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canned spinach

The spinach is a good choice. Could even eat more. It's pretty much a

free

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food and it's really good for the body. OJ is iffy. I'm T2 and I can't touch it unless I'm very
hypo. You'll know once you get a meter. It's

one

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I'd test after.

Yeah, I'll be quite a tester when I get a meter, I'll be so curious to see what foods do.

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2:30 - potato chips and chicken pieces

How many chips? I will have, occassionaly, one small bag with 1/2 deli sandwich. The fat in the
chips slows the potato down.

Either 10 or 20 chips (20 being a serving), mostly likely around 10. I really want to find a good
snack before bed.

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Out with the old and in with the new? Good idea. The important thing is making the changes.

Definitely. Thanks again for the comments, I wrote them down.

Fawnhawk

Hi,

Ouch! What a diet. Saturated fats = bad news. My advice is to study Harvard's nutrition advice -
hsph.harvard.edunutritionsourceOpen ↗ According to Dr. Willett (Harvard) our "Western" diet
and lack of exercise can account for up to 80% of heart disease and diabetes. A tasty and healthy
alternative is the Mediterranean diet - whole gains, olive oil, fruit and veggies. My own diet (a
bit extreme) 6 meals a day, each 400 calories meals 1 and 2: 1/2 pound blueberries + 1 cup lite
yogurt + 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter meal 3 - 3 fiber rye crispbreads + (usually) 6 oz
salmon + salad with vinegar meal 4 2oz vodka + 1 can V8 juice and 3 fiber rye crispbreads with 1.5
tablespoons olive oil meals 5 & 6: 1/2 cup oatmeal (before cooking)+ 2.5 tablespoons almond butter
(or natural peanut butter)

Note - no white bread, white potatoes, or refined grains -- none. No trans fat, very little
saturated fat. Lots of whole grains. Lot's of monosaturated fats (olive oil, peanut oil). One pound
of fruit. No red meat. High fiber. With this diet (and exercise) I have the lipid profile of a
marathon runner - a ratio of 2.2 Before this diet I needed drugs to control chol.

"Fawnhawk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Thanks for the suggestions. It will be fun to change the diet and see myself feel better. I
replied below.

"Colleen" <[email hidden]}> wrote in message

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5pm - fettuccine alfredo with broccoli and chicken (this is my

heaviest meal - 310 calories)

Pasta is a killer for blood sugar. Again, there are whole grain pastas

out

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there that are a lot slower digesting. They would even out the absorbtion of the carbs. How much
pasta was in the meal?

Yeah, I'd like to get rid of this pasta meal eventually. I've eaten this particular fettuccine
alfredo with chicken and broccoli for years, pretty much once or twice a day, if I didn't eat out
or at someone else's house. It's so easy to just microwave it. I don't know what I will replace it
with, yet. On the box it says the meal is 37g of carbohydrates and 14g of protein. I haven't a
clue about what the numbers mean for carbs and protein or how to mix carbs and proteins together
yet for the best slow digestion. I need to get info on that.

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8 - plain chicken pieces, 2 oz of orange juice, and 1/4 can of

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canned spinach

The spinach is a good choice. Could even eat more. It's pretty much a

free

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food and it's really good for the body. OJ is iffy. I'm T2 and I can't touch it unless I'm very
hypo. You'll know once you get a meter. It's

one

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I'd test after.

Yeah, I'll be quite a tester when I get a meter, I'll be so curious to see what foods do.

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2:30 - potato chips and chicken pieces

How many chips? I will have, occassionaly, one small bag with 1/2 deli sandwich. The fat in the
chips slows the potato down.

Either 10 or 20 chips (20 being a serving), mostly likely around 10. I really want to find a good
snack before bed.

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Out with the old and in with the new? Good idea. The important thing is making the changes.

Definitely. Thanks again for the comments, I wrote them down.

Fawnhawk

I only weigh 107lbs at 5'10" so the fat I am getting at the moment isn't so bad. Your diet sounds
pretty good. I definitely want to shift to more veggies and fruit (but I need more calories with
them, like peanut butter, oil, etc). I really don't like the taste of whole grains (at least whole
grain bread, crackers), so that will be difficult to eat, unless there are better alternatives. I'm
looking forward to fruit and olives, yum.

Fawnhawk

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Hi,

Ouch! What a diet. Saturated fats = bad news. My advice is to study Harvard's nutrition advice -
hsph.harvard.edunutritionsourceOpen ↗ According to Dr. Willett (Harvard) our "Western" diet
and lack of exercise can account for up to 80% of heart disease and diabetes. A tasty and healthy
alternative is the Mediterranean diet - whole gains, olive oil, fruit and veggies. My own diet (a
bit extreme) 6 meals a day, each 400 calories meals 1 and 2: 1/2 pound blueberries + 1 cup lite
yogurt + 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter meal 3 - 3 fiber rye crispbreads + (usually) 6 oz
salmon + salad with vinegar meal 4 2oz vodka + 1 can V8 juice and 3 fiber rye crispbreads with 1.5
tablespoons olive oil meals 5 & 6: 1/2 cup oatmeal (before cooking)+ 2.5 tablespoons almond butter
(or natural peanut butter)

Note - no white bread, white potatoes, or refined grains -- none. No trans fat, very little
saturated fat. Lots of whole grains. Lot's of monosaturated fats (olive oil, peanut oil). One
pound of fruit. No red meat. High fiber. With this diet (and exercise) I have the lipid profile of
a marathon runner - a ratio of 2.2 Before this diet I needed drugs to control chol.

Re: whole grains - oatmeal can be yummy, depending on what you mix with it. Also shredded wheat and
grape nut cereals are good whole grain cereals. Re: type of fats - being thin doesn't mean you are
eating "good" fats. Being thin does reduce your risk for heart disease, tho. Walnuts, almonds, and
peanuts are good choices to eat with your fruits.

"Fawnhawk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I only weigh 107lbs at 5'10" so the fat I am getting at the moment isn't so bad. Your diet sounds
pretty good. I definitely want to shift to more veggies and fruit (but I need more calories with
them, like peanut butter, oil, etc). I really don't like the taste of whole grains (at least whole
grain bread, crackers), so that will be difficult to eat, unless there are better alternatives.
I'm looking forward to fruit and olives, yum.

Fawnhawk

"Brad Sheppard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

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Hi,

Ouch! What a diet. Saturated fats = bad news. My advice is to study Harvard's nutrition advice -
hsph.harvard.edunutritionsourceOpen ↗ According to Dr. Willett (Harvard) our "Western"
diet and lack of exercise can account for up to 80% of heart disease and diabetes. A tasty and
healthy alternative is the Mediterranean diet - whole gains, olive oil, fruit and veggies. My
own diet (a bit extreme) 6 meals a day, each 400 calories meals 1 and 2: 1/2 pound blueberries +
1 cup lite yogurt + 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter meal 3 - 3 fiber rye crispbreads +
(usually) 6 oz salmon + salad with vinegar meal 4 2oz vodka + 1 can V8 juice and 3 fiber rye
crispbreads with 1.5 tablespoons olive oil meals 5 & 6: 1/2 cup oatmeal (before cooking)+ 2.5
tablespoons almond butter (or natural peanut butter)

Note - no white bread, white potatoes, or refined grains -- none. No trans fat, very little
saturated fat. Lots of whole grains. Lot's of monosaturated fats (olive oil, peanut oil). One
pound of fruit. No red meat. High fiber. With this diet (and exercise) I have the lipid profile
of a marathon runner - a ratio of 2.2 Before this diet I needed drugs to control chol.