Does anyone else really struggle over the Christmas period with trying not to eat too many carbs? I find it really difficult to eat certain food (mince pies/biscuits/cakes etc.) and not go very high after eating. I've tried all the different options on my pump and have come to accept that I'm just one of those people who need to follow a low carb diet in order to not have spikes after meals. I'd like to know if anyone else has this problem and how they deal with it?
I've struggled with this too,
@Blinks - and when I eat sweet stuff I usually mess up the bolus timing so I spike - but I've been having a really relaxed Christmas eating what I want and what I enjoy, and not eating the stuff that gives me so much stress and anger when I get it wrong.
I'm a serial micromanager and desperate for perfection. I really enjoyed my Christmas dinner, having made myself some alternative stuffing balls (turkey mince, sage, onion, salt and pepper - I call it 'Pax-
faux' - and filling my plate with mostly turkey, turkey, sprouts, turkey and red cabbage and greens. Ooooh, and pigs in blankets. Had seconds. And thirds. We all enjoyed my usual homemade Christmas pudding - except my portion was a bowlful of whipped cream with a teaspoon of Christmas pud, which was the direct opposite of the five other bowlfuls round the table. We all enjoyed what we had.
I don't miss the stuff I choose to not eat. This way suits me fine. My body, waistline and brain prefer that option to the hard time I'd give myself otherwise.
