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What's happened to my self-control?

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Joshman

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Location
Manchester
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi Everyone

I was diagnosed with T2 on 9 Feb this year. From that moment onwards I completely cut out all obvious sugary foods such as biscuits, cakes, chocolate, desserts etc. I also actually found it surprisingly easy to cut them out, although I think the shock of finding out I was diabetic had something to do with it! I've found it harder to cut back on carbs, like bread, potatoes, pasta etc but the sugar was easy.

Anytime anyone offered me a biscuit or dessert or whatever, I politely turned down them down without hesitation, even when they were like, "go on, one won't do you any harm". The only time I struggled a little was in the Summer, when I had a real strong craving for ice-cream, but even then I managed to resist the temptation.

In the past couple of weeks all that seems to have gone out the window. It all started off at a friend's house when someone offered me some trifle. Instead of the usual "No thanks, not for me", I found myself saying "Oh go on then, just a little bit". I didn't even like it, it tasted so sweet but still I finished it off. Since then, it's been a bit of chocolate one day, a couple of biscuits another day. I had a mince pie at Christmas which was so sweet I felt sick but still I ate it!!

What's going on? Is it just a Christmas blip or I have lost my self control?? I keep telling myself, "that's it no more, think of your blood sugars" but as soon as someone offers it me or I happen to be in the immediate vicinity of that sweet sugary poison, I find myself giving into it. It's not as I'm even enjoying it!!

Anyone else been through this, is it just a blip, or have I become a sugar addict? :shock:
 
I think it happens to everyone once in a while. The fact that it's Christmas just makes it easier, we feel like we're missing out, everyone else is indulging and it's not fair etc etc. Just give yourself a start day or hour and say right that's it, no more! ( and be stern with yourself! :lol: ) Then have your mind set on the fact that you don't actually like this stuff, it tastes bleargh and has nasty side effects and for the rest of that day tell yourself whenever anyone offers you anything you are going to say 'NO' first, then change your mind if it's something innocuous. Good luck! You can do it!
 
Hi Josh :)

I think you need to cut yourself some slack! So long as you keep your eye on your BG levels and ensure that they don’t go haywire it probably won’t hurt to have a little of something you fancy. Sometimes the very fact that you feel that you can’t have anything makes you feel rebellious and you just want to kick over the traces - and so you do! :roll:

Very soon now the after Christmas guilt will set in and everyone will be drowning in angst about losing weight etc. so you can just hook your wagon on to that and you will be fine.
RELAX!! 8)
 
hi joshman, in my opinion a sweet treat every now and again is a lot less harmful than eating large portions of carbohydrates every day, an occasional 'small' portion of trifle is unlikely to increase your blood glucose for more than an hour or so where as not restricting your bread/flour, potatoes, rice and pasta etc to some degree will do a lot more to raise your blood glucose, both short and long term.
 
A single mince pie, a couple of biscuits? I envy you, you clearly still have self-control because you're still thinking your actions twice over and know what you maybe shouldn't have done. I think you should pass it off as a Christmas blip and go back to how you were eating before.
 
I have just refused a mince pie :( , with a cuppa. Thankgoodness my self-control maybe returning. after a fantastic Christmas mini cruise. Thanks for your post.
take care.
 
Woo well done! ^_^(i don't like mince pies anyway so that's one less thing for me to try and resist), and don't overly worry yourself either!
 
Thanks for this post Joshman!

I was completely wrung out over Christmas because I allowed myself to have treats on Christmas day... and then it was the next dayand the next until, I had to tell myself, get a grip....

It is not easy.... but once you change your mind set, and allow yourself some slack, the condemnation takes a hike!

I am back on track and feel tons better in myself that I can be so rather than this diabetes control me!!
 
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