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<blockquote data-quote="CherryAA" data-source="post: 1584271" data-attributes="member: 327005"><p>It's not a rant ! - that is why the site exists, to try and provide some support and hopefully help people regain their health. </p><p></p><p>You mention that your wife is obese with lots of cravings , yet she doesn't eat a lot ? is that a fair summary? </p><p></p><p>That describes many of us in the early days, we feel so guilty about being fat, we try so hard to not be interested in food, so every day becomes a battle to try not to give into our cravings ( which we often fail at) and then not even getting any good nutrients, so we slowly starve ourselves into ill health with the best of intentions. </p><p></p><p>Obviously no one can put themselves in your wives shoes,so it would be very good if she could be persuaded to join here herself, she can be totally anonymous - its one of the lovely things about being able to speak to strangers on the internet. </p><p></p><p>If she can't be persuaded , then if you could educate yourself about a healthy diet for diabetics- which is often a very low carb but high fat diet - think of example - bacon and eggs sauteed in butter , just without the bread . it may be that you could prepare it, without mentioning anything about it in terms of a diet, and gradually allow her to actually fill up on the nutrients she needs but is possibly missing right now. You will probably find yourself very surprised at the wide range of foods that are recommended. For now your wife doesn't need to be on an actual diet, she simply needs to get the nutrients that are missing and gradually bring down her blood sugars - the weight loss will come after that especially if you try to steer her away from carb. heavy processed foods. </p><p></p><p>It is so hard when someone we love is in pain and we can't figure out how to help them. I hope you find a way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CherryAA, post: 1584271, member: 327005"] It's not a rant ! - that is why the site exists, to try and provide some support and hopefully help people regain their health. You mention that your wife is obese with lots of cravings , yet she doesn't eat a lot ? is that a fair summary? That describes many of us in the early days, we feel so guilty about being fat, we try so hard to not be interested in food, so every day becomes a battle to try not to give into our cravings ( which we often fail at) and then not even getting any good nutrients, so we slowly starve ourselves into ill health with the best of intentions. Obviously no one can put themselves in your wives shoes,so it would be very good if she could be persuaded to join here herself, she can be totally anonymous - its one of the lovely things about being able to speak to strangers on the internet. If she can't be persuaded , then if you could educate yourself about a healthy diet for diabetics- which is often a very low carb but high fat diet - think of example - bacon and eggs sauteed in butter , just without the bread . it may be that you could prepare it, without mentioning anything about it in terms of a diet, and gradually allow her to actually fill up on the nutrients she needs but is possibly missing right now. You will probably find yourself very surprised at the wide range of foods that are recommended. For now your wife doesn't need to be on an actual diet, she simply needs to get the nutrients that are missing and gradually bring down her blood sugars - the weight loss will come after that especially if you try to steer her away from carb. heavy processed foods. It is so hard when someone we love is in pain and we can't figure out how to help them. I hope you find a way. [/QUOTE]
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