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Fighting Holiday Blues Food Problems

Posted by Retired Teacher @retiredteacher, Dec 20, 2017

I have tried and basically succeeded in avoiding desserts of all kinds in the 20 months I have had diabetes. I still am not right with morning blood---too high, but it goes down during the day and my A1c is 6.0 and no other problems and no medicine needed. So I know I am lucky. My main problem which is so minor that I shouldn't even mention it, but it is making things difficult. The trouble lies in having sweets. I have avoided cookies, cakes, pies, candy, and everything I love for all these months. I am not a cook, but I liked being in the kitchen fixing slice and bake cookies and having Christmas candy and snacks around. I didn't cave for Halloween or Thanksgiving, but I am just craving some of the No-No's. My husband loves cookies, but if I bake them, I know it will make me want several. If I eat anything sweet, I am afraid of what will happen to my blood count.
Is anyone else really missing all the Christmas goodies?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

retiredteacher

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Jan 5, 2018
In reply to @retiredteacher "The one part I do not control is exercise. I was always a skinny kid and..." + (show)
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The one part I do not control is exercise. I was always a skinny kid and was petite in college and after. It was following a hysterectomy that I began to gain weight. I tried every diet and became obsessed with aerobic dancing, so I got back in shape. Then family problems intensified and exercise was not important. Since then, I just do not force myself to sweat and trudge. At my age, it's the one thing I really ignore. I have a tread mill in the corner of my den and walking tapes galore, but I just say, "Maybe." it's easier for me to skip sweets than it is to exercise. So, I always get an F in that category.

We all have our weaknesses, so that's mine. I know I should, but I just don't. When I was teaching, I was always in shape because I was all over the classroom, never sitting behind a desk. But once I was not teaching, I gave up exercising.

retiredteacher

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That really is a super sweet love story, @retiredteacher. That sounds very frustrating not being able to find a blood pressure med that really makes a difference for him.

I like the Leslie Sansone videos, also, and have always had them around for either my main exercise or a backup if it was just too cold to go out of the house to exercise.

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