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<blockquote data-quote="skal" data-source="post: 933382" data-attributes="member: 109463"><p>Fred1234, I can understand your dilemma... I lack motivation as well, my diabetes hasn't made me ill so it's hard to work on something that feels so extreme... but, my whole family has severe history of diabetes and I've seen first hand what it does to you. I also work in operating theatres so the reminder is there constantly...</p><p>It's like carbs are a drug, at least as addictive as heroin. For some people it means they are hooked instantly and then struggle immensely to rid themselves from it. I love carbs, potatoes and rice, fresh crusty bread... just thinking of them makes my mouth water. But I understand that they don't love me... so I have to search for substitutes... not quite the same, but still amazing. Plus, I would rather have a pile of cheese and pate and cream and butter than potatoes as the fatty stuff is actually not making me fat, the starch is. And that is even without mentioning the blood sugars and health risks. .. I use mashed cauliflower with butter and cheese instead of potato mash, make dauphinoise from butternut squash and keep a few sugarfree sweets in the cupboard. Along some pork scratchings...</p><p>I snack on nuts, boiled eggs, parma ham, smoked salmon, chicken mini fillets, cucumber, pate and celery etc when I'm hungry between meals. I still marvel at the fact that I can eat all that yumminess without gaining even more weight, well losing it actually, and that my blood sugars love fat and protein too!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skal, post: 933382, member: 109463"] Fred1234, I can understand your dilemma... I lack motivation as well, my diabetes hasn't made me ill so it's hard to work on something that feels so extreme... but, my whole family has severe history of diabetes and I've seen first hand what it does to you. I also work in operating theatres so the reminder is there constantly... It's like carbs are a drug, at least as addictive as heroin. For some people it means they are hooked instantly and then struggle immensely to rid themselves from it. I love carbs, potatoes and rice, fresh crusty bread... just thinking of them makes my mouth water. But I understand that they don't love me... so I have to search for substitutes... not quite the same, but still amazing. Plus, I would rather have a pile of cheese and pate and cream and butter than potatoes as the fatty stuff is actually not making me fat, the starch is. And that is even without mentioning the blood sugars and health risks. .. I use mashed cauliflower with butter and cheese instead of potato mash, make dauphinoise from butternut squash and keep a few sugarfree sweets in the cupboard. Along some pork scratchings... I snack on nuts, boiled eggs, parma ham, smoked salmon, chicken mini fillets, cucumber, pate and celery etc when I'm hungry between meals. I still marvel at the fact that I can eat all that yumminess without gaining even more weight, well losing it actually, and that my blood sugars love fat and protein too! [/QUOTE]
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