Sarah69 said:
Thanx!! Does any1 else have this issue. I have been a diabetic for roughly 7/8 years never ever watching wat i eat, eating big packs of chocolate day. I have seen a dietician before who suggested eating smaller amounts but this doesnt work. Im not doing it for a so called 'sugar rush' i just love chocolate. I dont have a great diet anyway dont eat much veg and hardly ever any fruit cos im not that keen on it. Anymore suggestions?
Hi Sarah,
I too am a self confessed chocaholic and had been "clean" until very recently, when I've had a couple of relapses. I've posted on this topic on a similar thread recently and been lightly "flamed" for my forthright viewpoint, BUT, I believe that people like you and I need to abstain completely. An alcoholic cannot have the occassional "drink now and then" and similarly someone like me cannot have the odd square of chocolate............it's the whole bar or possibly TWO whole family sized bars. Yesterday I succumbed to the temptation and ate 2 packets of Rolo.
I've had a quick look through your previous posts and see that you are on meds and insulin. I don't know how old you are, but that aside, you MUST start taking your health seriously.
As a result of research (a great deal of it on this forum) since my diagnosis at the beginning of the year, I've switched to a low carb eating regime (I hate the word diet) and have lost over 2 stone. I've purposely gone out and bought new clothes so I don't put the weight back on again and I'd still like to lose at lease another stone, which is proving more difficult than the initial weight loss.
To curb my appetite and sweet tooth, I've been taking ACAI Berry supplemets (2 per day) which can be bought on ebay very easily and quite cheaply (about £7 or £8 pm). I've also recently discovered creme fraiche, which I now eat as the occassional treat to stave of any "sweet" cravings I have, or indeed eat it when my family or dinner guests are eating dessert; as I did yesterday at our BBQ 8)
It may not be too healthy, but I also drink quite a lot of Pepsi Max in this hot weather, which again satisfies my sweet tooth as well as quenches my thirst.
As with most things in life Sarah, this boils down to the Pain/Pleasure Principle. Whilst eating chocolate for you is a pleasure you will continue to do so. It's not until it becomes too painful for you that you will finally come to your senses and stop. That wake up call could come in many forms; for example, you might look at your body in the mirror one day and hate what you see and resolve to fix it, or your health might continue to deteriorate to such an extent that the "pain" of eating chocolate finally becomes greater than the perceived "pleasure" you experience when you eat it.
It's a tough one and I empathise and sympathise with you completely; but I think we both know that only you can "grasp the nettle" and deal with it.
Go for it girl, you CAN do it.........