I have tiny thought today that can lead to big discoveries today. They won't be original by any means, but to me they came as revelations. I have always logged my food using the CK program either in the beginning of the day or at the end of the day. Occasionally I would write down my food on paper when I was out about town so I wouldn't forget what I at or if I was out of town. Well, I have been trying too control my snacking in various ways and it dawned on me that if I carry a pad and pencil and forced my self to write down anything I put in my mouth before I ate it, I might stop myself from eating it in the first place. This worked when I was on the insulin pump since I would have to bolus any food I ate. I would always ask myself if it was worth having to prick myself and figuring out the carbs and giving myself insulin in order to eat the food I was about to. With those restrictions gone, I began to go back to some old habits which is not good. So, I am going to put pad and pen in pocket and use it as I did the pump, a reminder that food is accountable before it goes in my mouth. It did stop me this morning from putting something in my mouth. I liked the CK article on eating styles. I am a snacker and nibbler.
Another thing I must do is to figure out how to develop recipes without consuming too much of the food I am developing. It is so easy to actually eat a meal when testing out the product. I love to cook, but I can get a bit carried away trying to develop new taste and different creations. I must be wiling to throw away things that don't work out and not feel bad about letting them go down the drain and not feel guilty about failed creations too. I guess this is why you see a lot of fat cooks.
This weekend I ate vegetarian and proved to myself a diabetic can eat vegetarian and watch the carb count. I didn't mean to do this, but it just turned out that all my meals were vegetarian. My Bg was just fine. I will put more vegan meals in my menu from now on as I enjoy them. This comes from a girl who used to be a real big meat eater and who's fav meal used to be a juicy steak. Now, it's funny how our taste change once we start getting healthier. I even had a friend of mine recently who looked at my sack lunch and mentioned how colorful it was with all the fresh veggies and fruit that I had packed along with my sandwich which also had veggies in it. She asked if I ate that kind of variety every day and I said yes. I eat raw veggies every day along with fresh fruit, yogurt, nuts, whole grains etc. I feel bad if I don't get my fix of raw veggies ! Gone are the Ding Dongs in are the Red Peppers and carrots !
Have a nice day.