Fags and Carbs

[Lynnzhealth]

I'm not sure there is really a right or a wrong here.
Except for what is right for me, and what isn't right for me. Or you. Or them.

I read of people who replace ordinary baking for T2 baking. Lots of artificial sweeteners. Bread, muffin and cake replacements.
Well, I have tried that. Thought it was marvellous, for a short time. My husband still does, and I bake regularly for him.
But it never really worked for me. Blood glucose was fine, but the nut flours sit heavy, the calories are horrific (not that I count them ) and it is really hard to get the sweetness right between synthetic after tang and not enough flavour.

So I have kind of given up.

Not through disapproval. More through resignation that they just don't really work for me.
My body can only cope with so much food a day, and subtracting the genuinely healthy stuff for LC baked goods is just a waste of my food capacity.

On the other hand, my husband (and many others) can wolf this kind of stuff down, enjoy it, and flourish on it.
Which makes it wrong for me, and right for them.

Re the smoking (which I think is a disgusting and repulsive habit on about 50 different levels), then if people want to step away from the fags and into vaping, then that is their choice. Provided that they do so with knowledge and understanding of the consequences - and so long as they don't waft their vile cherry tobacco bubblegum revolting vape cloud in my direction.
So no judgement here at all!

I totally agree with @bluetit that nagging and persuading and pressurising is counterproductive - with anything.
Better to simply say 'I hate it. Please do not do it where I can see/smell/know you are doing it. And if you smoke/vape on my property, you will be asked to leave.' I did this with a couple of friends. They were shocked, but had to comply, even if they then chose not to visit again. They had always gone outside to smoke, but the stench lingered on the chair upholstery after they left, simply from contact with their clothes. I chose not to step into a smoker's house, simply because the stink hangs around my own clothes and hair until my next shower.

Like you @BloodThirsty this is something I feel strongly about, but I'm never going to change anyone else. All I can do is insist that they don't do it in my house and garden.

I have been on Keto for just over a year now since being diagnosed T2. I have always loved to bake and went crazy using the Keto recipes. I am now wondering if I have been overdosing on Swerve, Monk Fruit, Erythritol. Actually, I'd rather eat those low-carb foods (treats) than the healthier veggies, always have. I have told people that I don't know if I could have stuck to the LCHF lifestyle if I hadn't found these recipes. I had a health issue in May and lots of stress since then. My last blood tests showed my A1C up from 5.5 to 7. So, maybe these 'natural' sweeteners are wrong for me. I don't want to go on meds so I need to get a handle on this before my next blood work in Dec. So, I guess it's back to the drawing board. Thanks for your post.