No your not going crazy I grieved all the foods I loved, it is a grief, I still crave and I cried to it is a grief process, look on the Canadian diabetes site it talks about grief, it takes a lot of time to get through all this.Is it just me, I’m newly diagnosed, but I am really grieving for food, I’m in deep mourning for the comfort and support I felt with the foods I loved, almost like the world is spinning around me and there is nothing to hold on to….am I alone..?
If you're having trouble motivating yourself ask yourself, "Which would I rather give up: my favourite foods or my toes?"
It makes the diet feel like a great option!
I got my HbA1c down from 91 to 43 in nine weeks just by eliminating sugar and carbs (grains, pasta, rice and potato). After a further 11 weeks it was down to 41.
Is it just me, I’m newly diagnosed, but I am really grieving for food, I’m in deep mourning for the comfort and support I felt with the foods I loved, almost like the world is spinning around me and there is nothing to hold on to….am I alone..?
Agreed - my motivational mantra is “yes, I miss potatoes, but I’d miss feet and eyesight much more”If you're having trouble motivating yourself ask yourself, "Which would I rather give up: my favourite foods or my toes?"
It makes the diet feel like a great option!
Ditto! I too miss some of my old foods, never did eat much potato, just small amounts when I did but I certainly miss Pasta and rice big time. But a month in on a Low Carb diet and I'm finding it easier by the day especially as now my body loves Low Carb and other medical conditions are benefiting too I intend to stick to it.Some amazing advice here it definitely feels like total Grief here too. I'm just amazed at what these carbs are doing..
Definitely not alone WendyAF, if you need something to hold onto then this forum is a good place to startIs it just me, I’m newly diagnosed, but I am really grieving for food, I’m in deep mourning for the comfort and support I felt with the foods I loved, almost like the world is spinning around me and there is nothing to hold on to….am I alone..?
Test your blood sugar after you eat. When you see fab numbers you kno you are staying healthy and eating the right thing. This makes me not grieve chocolate, cakes, huge bags of crisps etc. XNo it's not just you. I went through that too. In time you begin to love the foods you can eat and the feeling they give you when you know they are healing you.
70% dark chocolate helped me. Just one or two squares a day was plenty. I worked my way up to 99% which has an even lower carb content.
Raspberries and cream, or just coffee and cream also help me.
After a while you find new comfort foods, so don't despair.
No your not going crazy I grieved all the foods I loved, it is a grief, I still crave and I cried to it is a grief process, look on the Canadian diabetes site it talks about grief, it takes a lot of time to get through all this.
It's funny you should mention the asthma - mine is much improved on a low carb diet too..... not gone yet, but obviously there's hope!Hello @WendyAF and welcome,
How are you going now?
You are definitely not alone. If you read my early threads you will see I had myself a real pity party. It was thanks to the people here that I was able to make the jump to low carb and thrive. I still have a sweet tooth and still love carbs but (and it's a big but) I am doing so much better than before my diagnosis eating very low carb. My asthma is gone.
Welcome!
Good for you, but ppl do really suffer from food noise. It’s a real thing. Of course no one wants to loose there toes, that’s kind of nasty way to put it. I got my sugars down to by eliminating all those things to. But you do get cravings which is so normal.If you're having trouble motivating yourself ask yourself, "Which would I rather give up: my favourite foods or my toes?"
It makes the diet feel like a great option!
I got my HbA1c down from 91 to 43 in nine weeks just by eliminating sugar and carbs (grains, pasta, rice and potato). After a further 11 weeks it was down to 41.
Just put Canadian Diabetes Association in google it will come up There’s one for the UK to. It just talks about your feelings around diabetes when first diagnosed I wish I new-all this when first diagnosed I thought I was crazy toIs there a link to that site?
Thank you.Just put Canadian Diabetes Association in google it will come up There’s one for the UK to. It just talks about your feelings around diabetes when first diagnosed I wish I new-all this when first diagnosed I thought I was crazy to
I think just having a tiny bit of your favourite food on occasion is a good idea. I had no symptoms at all when I was diagnosed, and at first refused to believe it! I decided not to change my diet that much, but to have everything in moderation, including sweet treats. It has worked for me (along with medication, of course) and my blood glucose is now both normal and pretty stable. The thing is, we are all different, and what one person can eat without ill-effects can cause someone else to have a huge spike in blood sugar, so you have to work out a way of eating that works for you.I agree, I cried to not being able to eat what I want. I think we all go through this, after my mom passed away I was in a terrible state with the grief and ate things that I craved it was comfort food. I am a lot better now. But I still find it hard especially in social gatherings there’s always the food we cannot eat, I just have a tiny bit.
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