Have you ever had someone keep offering you food after you told them you don't eat want something or you don't or can't eat something ? I have this situation in my Bible study group that tickles me because I just realized after reading the chapter in the Beck book that this is what I am facing, a food pusher. It goes like this, after every Bible study our group has a refreshment time where someone brings something to eat. Usually they bring desert of some kind. I have chosen not not to eat any and just stand around and talk. Well, some of the people know I am a diabetic and have brought sugar free deserts in case I would care to partake in the deserts even though I told them thank you, but I still won't be able to eat any since I have to watch my calories right now and that I only eat fruit and not sugar free deserts right now. I only eat sugar free deserts on holidays and birthdays because I am no longer on insulin and have to be very careful now. I have told this lady one lady this several times...she still has to offer me her sugar free deserts...Bless her...I missed last weeks Bible study and she told me she made a special sugar free desert that I could have eaten. Whew, glad I wasn't there. Well, I smiled and told her it sounded wonderful and I would love the recipe so when Thanksgiving came I could make a sweet potato pie or pudding because I love sweet potato pie, but I can't eat pie unless it's a birthday or holiday, but I probably would have taken a bite to taste it. OK, a bite, and I probably would have too. Ugh, I did tell her again why I only eat low cal fruit deserts and not higher sugar free calorie deserts right now and she understood I hope and congratulated me for being strong and keeping my blood sugar under control. Still, I came away and realized that I do indeed have some food pushes who feel they are doing some kind of favor or want to by making me special food. Unfortunately, I don't need this kind of special food this late at night. I have another Bible study coming up where someone wants to make something for everyone and asked the group what everyone could eat and the same subject came up. I mentioned I wouldn't be eating so there would be no need need to plan around me since she knew I was a diabetic. She turned out to be a diabetic herself and wanted me to understand what she was bringing I could eat, but I told her it wasn't that, it was that I have planned snacks that fit within my eating program and I didn't want to get off coarse. You know what she is going to do? She is going to send me the data on the calorie and carb, fat, content per serving ahead of time so if I want to eat some I can fit it into my meal plan. I said sweet. So, I told her I allow 150 calories at night time for a snack and gave her my guidelines for a snack. We will see if I can have some of the dip and crackers she is making. It sounded pretty good. Now, there's a food pusher I CAN LIVE WITH. The class I am taking is a recovery class based on the Be Attitudes. I'll go more into when I learn more about it. It's based on Alcohol Anynon. ( Shorten the spelling ), but is a more Bible study orientated class. I decided to take it because of my food dependence and depression. I have come a long way, but felt I could use something else at this point in my journey. I have felt myself slipping emotionally away lately and needed something. The only thing I don't like about going to the group is having to listen to a lot of people's problems. I know that sounds egotistical or harsh, but sometimes it is hard for me to listen to someone who puts themselves in a situation even though I am one of those. It is hard for me to just sit and listen and not say, BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU CAN HAVE VICTORY OVER YOUR PROBLEM. I should be talking to myself, maybe that's why I am impatient with others because I am impatient with myself about the same thing ?????? No, maybe it was the mood I was in last night as people were sharing ( whining ). I still will stick with the class because I feel I need to go, but right now I am very impatient with the whole thing and am questioning if I signed up for a good thing or not. I am after all some one who does have trouble with food and I know this class could help me.
IKE is heading to the Gulf and my hubby still won't buy a generator. Watch it, we'll actually need one this time. Let's see if it will be a wifie I told you so story coming up in next weeks blog. In the meantime I have tried to stock my pantry with some healthy foods that can be easily prepared if the lights go out. Naturally, there is the tuna and crackers with dried fruit, cereal/soy milk, soup-stew, canned green beans and corn, the old stand by chili/whole wheat crackers, salmon on pasta with roaster red peppers, ravioli with marinara sauce. All of these can be warmed up on a gas grill or my stove top which is gas and doesn't need electricity. If that doesn't work, then we should have bought a camping stove...but we never go camping and my husband didn't want to buy one.
Now, if anyone here has any experience in hurricanes, let me know what more I can really do. My hubby and I are arguing about what we really should buy to prepare. are area hasn't ever been out of electricity for over 24 hours yet, but there is always a first time in my opinion. Our greatest foe would be tornadoes, wind, and tree damage to windows since we have huge levees that should take care of any flooding potential. Anyway, Ike does seem to be of concern, and this time I am staying put.