NewTD2
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There are diet drinks available at KFC - there is a shop around the corner from us and on the few occasions I have gone in to buy chicken I have also bought a diet drink - I think there was diet pepsi available pepsi max and cans of diet drink.
It seems rather odd - I mean - if someone came to the counter and said they were a diabetic - would you just say - oh there's nothing you can eat or drink? Surely you'd be able to list the things most suitable and give carb counts ?
KFC sell a variety of salads, some that a pretty low carb.
If you get free food at work why not try these instead of popcorn chicken and the like?
Only you can make the decisions, the answer to all your issues will come from you.
Can you not pack cold cooked chicken drumsticks, and have those with a nice green salad, cheese, tomatoes, cucumber etc? Or 3 boiled eggs with salad. Cold lamb with some cheese, nuts, gherkins?, or cooked sausages and veg. Working in KFC I am sure that they have a microwave so you could even make up a batch of chicken and veg soup and warm it up at work. Make up some minced beef with plenty of veg and take to work. If you don't make allowances for you Diabetes you are heading for some serious health issues. Just needs some planning
OK @akindrat18 I am hearing the excuses creeping in now. If you really want to do this then you will whatever hurdles are in your way.
Don't look for the problems, look for the solutions.
OK @akindrat18 I am hearing the excuses creeping in now. If you really want to do this then you will whatever hurdles are in your way.
My advice is to have a big breakfast of low carb fried sausages, bacon, egg. If eating at work during your 10 hour shift is such a big problem, then don't eat until you have left work. Obviously it's not so easy for you as for me because you are on insulin and need to take care there.
Don't look for the problems, look for the solutions.
Yes it is difficult, but not as difficult as living with diabetic complications. I would hate you to be another 'If only....'I've got the solutions, it's just difficult changing what I eat. I had a bowl of eat natural cocoa and almonds with milk for breakfast, when I could have had some bacon, eggs, chorizo and halloumi cheese. I just want something to eat straight away when I get up and not interrupt my family.
And as for work, I will be quitting KFC and finding a new job as it is way too stressful, especially yesterday as only some staff had a break, but the smokers were allowed a smoke break, even the assistant manager left an hour early and I had a measly 15 minutes over a 9 hour shift, which was suppose to be a 1 hour split break. Me and a few other staff have had enough of it.
Just wondered how you were getting on akindrat?
I can't see how having weightloss surgery is going to stop the 'you need carbs' nagging. You could end up with all the disadvantages and no progress if it goes on and you can't make the right choices for yourself.I'm down to only one option now and that is weight loss surgery. Had an appointment with the hospital doctor and is going to refer me to the specialist in the next few months.
Honestly, I don't know how you will manage it. @ickihun has to lose weight before her surgery and have a very low cal diet. She has fought very many health battles to get to this point and is so keen to lose weight she will do anything to achieve it. I don't see how you will manage to stick to the diet both before and after surgery. I'm not being nasty, I know I couldn't go through with it myself and I have shown more resolve to lose weight than you in the past 5 years or so. This is the last resort and definitely not the easy option.I'm down to only one option now and that is weight loss surgery. Had an appointment with the hospital doctor and is going to refer me to the specialist in the next few months.
I've been thinking about this. Weight loss surgery is the only option you haven't yet tried, that it is true. Or you could try some of the other options again? If it were me the threat of surgery would make me think twice about lapsing on my low carbing, it might just be enough to give me enough resolve to succeed this time.I'm down to only one option now and that is weight loss surgery. Had an appointment with the hospital doctor and is going to refer me to the specialist in the next few months.
I've been thinking about this. Weight loss surgery is the only option you haven't yet tried, that it is true. Or you could try some of the other options again? If it were me the threat of surgery would make me think twice about lapsing on my low carbing, it might just be enough to give me enough resolve to succeed this time.