Binge eating at Christmas

[Angelofthemarches]

A bit horrified at myself. Usually I control my type 2 diabetes with low carb eating and 1000 mg Metformin a day - have done so since diagnosis 9 years ago, am 67 now.
Just got really stressed after too many Christmas parties sticking to low carb and ended up in the last 4 days:
- having a Chinese takeaway with high carb options
- on another occasion eating 2 packets of biscuits

I've got my blood sugar back in normal levels but am a bit scared. It is quite difficult to always maintain this lifestyle in the long term. So scared of the sight and amputation dangers..
Am going home tomorrow, thank god, and hope to get back into my normal routine. It hasn't helped that I've had very bad flu during this time so haven't done my usual walking.
Does anyone else go through this sometimes and panic?

 

[lovinglife]

A bit horrified at myself. Usually I control my type 2 diabetes with low carb eating and 1000 mg Metformin a day - have done so since diagnosis 9 years ago, am 67 now.
Just got really stressed after too many Christmas parties sticking to low carb and ended up in the last 4 days:
- having a Chinese takeaway with high carb options
- on another occasion eating 2 packets of biscuits

I've got my blood sugar back in normal levels but am a bit scared. It is quite difficult to always maintain this lifestyle in the long term. So scared of the sight and amputation dangers..
Am going home tomorrow, thank god, and hope to get back into my normal routine. It hasn't helped that I've had very bad flu during this time so haven't done my usual walking.
Does anyone else go through this sometimes and panic?

Your not the first & nor will you be the last, don’t be so hard on yourself, it’s been a blip and it sounds like you’ve got yourself back on the wagon, we are all out of our routines and way of lifestyle and it’s even more difficult away from home.

Christmas can be wonderful but also one of the most stressful times of the year for lots of reasons. Well done for getting your BG back into normal levels, just continue to get back in your routine and you’ll be fine. 2 days of bad BG isn’t going to cause much if any damage. Draw a line and move forward

 

[Natalia D]

Christmas is very stressful, but not only Christmas. My husband is T2 now. I am on very low carb because it suits me most. I found that going out is a terrible stress. Often suitable options are expensive. And if any sauce or gravy comes, it can cause terrible blood sugar rise. Travelling is the same. I got so stressed travelling with family, it gave me nightmares. And endless questions from my husband what he can eat and his frustration with limited options.
Family doesn’t help either:”just one cake, just little of rice”… i am so upset that food damages relationships…

 

[JoKalsbeek]

A bit horrified at myself. Usually I control my type 2 diabetes with low carb eating and 1000 mg Metformin a day - have done so since diagnosis 9 years ago, am 67 now.
Just got really stressed after too many Christmas parties sticking to low carb and ended up in the last 4 days:
- having a Chinese takeaway with high carb options
- on another occasion eating 2 packets of biscuits

I've got my blood sugar back in normal levels but am a bit scared. It is quite difficult to always maintain this lifestyle in the long term. So scared of the sight and amputation dangers..
Am going home tomorrow, thank god, and hope to get back into my normal routine. It hasn't helped that I've had very bad flu during this time so haven't done my usual walking.
Does anyone else go through this sometimes and panic?

Christmas can be a struggle for the bulk of us. I usually get through the actual days themselves alright, but for some reason, in the days after... It's hard not to have a nibble here and there from things I'm not supposed to. Social events come with pressure to partake, pressure to "be normal", on top of the usual Christmas stress. You're not alone. And every now and again, you might need a break.

You'll be okay and back on the wagon, because you want to be. You do have a say in this, after all; it's not a matter of always or never: there can be a sometimes, as well..
Hugs,
Jo

 

[Melgar]

Please don’t be too hard on yourself @Angelofthemarches Christmas is Christmas , it’s not even my festival and yet I partake too. All that festive cheer. It’s hard to resist. I’m looking at my bowl of dangerous articles, a kilo bag of gluten free jelly babies, gluten free jam tarts, chocolates with salty caramel, gluten free short bread, chocolate hazelnut hedgehogs and a block of halva. All deliciously inviting. I think we are all siting in that same boat. I haven’t even mentioned the savoury stuff. We did make an effort with our turkey meal, all veggies and meat, but the gravy, oh the high carb gravy.

Like those stress meditations, you allow the feelings in and then let them go with an open arm gestured flourish, opening the door to let it all go. That is all one can do. Tomorrow, as they say is another day. Like the Halloween candy left overs, it all gets assigned to a dark place in the cupboard.

Food brings people together, so they say, but if you have a restriction, mine is gluten, it feels like it separates us, causes conflict when others don’t get it. It’s such a cliche, but tomorrow really is another day. My meals are planned. Those 4 Jelly babies I had, that was yesterday. Today I have chicken breast with a mixed herb salad planned. It feels like a cleansing. I’m looking forward to it.

 

[Natalia D]

Christmas can be a struggle for the bulk of us. I usually get through the actual days themselves alright, but for some reason, in the days after... It's hard not to have a nibble here and there from things I'm not supposed to. Social events come with pressure to partake, pressure to "be normal", on top of the usual Christmas stress. You're not alone. And every now and again, you might need a break.

You'll be okay and back on the wagon, because you want to be. You do have a say in this, after all; it's not a matter of always or never: there can be a sometimes, as well..
Hugs,
Jo

Exactly! Pressure to be normal

 

[MrsA2]

Exactly! Pressure to be normal

Pressure to be their "normal" is not healthy for us, long term.

I've had too many carbs this Christmas, worse than the previous 3 I think, but I don't feel well for it. My weight is going up and I know it's going to be hard to get back on the very straight and narrow that is best for my body.

I don't blame family and friends, or my own lack of will power, I blame the food manufacturers and advertising. Most of what anyone eats at Christmas is entirely unnecessary

So no one should beat themselves up over it, or their families. Time will tell how awry our modern ways of eating have become and it will get easier in future years to eat low carb and be seen to be doing good.

(Most family and friends are just jealous of how well we look after ourselves, its a weird conundrum but oh so common)