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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 141595" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>Marg, I am on very similar to you, now, (thanks pred)- Metabolic syndrome----yeah, docs office instead of gently telling me my diagnosis, they simply accused me of overindulging alcohol- which I gave up over 20 years ago. </p><p></p><p>I have been reading about the glycemic index of different foods, and other things about other foods, I had thought I would feel better, altho for me, it is too early to tell (5 days in, for me) BUT yup- I woke this morning and yup- my osteo in my knees is extra bad today, too! It has been months since thats happened. </p><p></p><p>I am haveing a hard time with this whole thing, tho, becuz it is more food than I am accustomed to, even at 1,000 calories per day...AND I also am haveing difficulty with the bread/grain part-----the wheat and corn are bad for the rhuematic, so I am doing steel milled oats some....rice is bad for glycemic index.....</p><p>Nope, so far I have not lost anything, in fact I GAINED a pound! Yeesh! </p><p>today I had half an apple with plain cinnamin sprinkled on it, and a tablespoon of oatmeal cooked in water- mixed it with the apple I chopped up in a bowl, with 3 raw unsalted almonds. I could not finish it. Last nite before bed I had 2 blueberries, 1 strawberry, 1 bite of pineapple and 1 tablespoonspoon nonfat unflavored plain yogurt smeared on the fruit. For dinner I had 1/4 cup whole wheat pasta with 1/4 cup chopped tomatos and a clove of raw garlic crushed in with it and 1 T of each raw onion and raw celery. For lunch I had 1/2 cup of mixed up raw zuchinni, raw celery, raw carrots, raw onion, raw cauliflower, raw red pepper, and I smashed a tiny bit of plain steamed to mush broccoli to smear on it and some white vinegar and 1/8 of a lemon squeezed for juice. I did not finish that, either. (too full) Yesterday I "splurged" and had one poached egg white on 1 peice of cracked grain bread. (dry) and 8 ounces of skim milk. This sounds far too restrictive to me on one hand, bt is more than I am accustomed to haveing. Tonite I am haveing 3 ounces plain baked salmon and 1 cup of raw spinach not sure what I might put with the spinach, prolly more celery and raw onion and vinegar. (hey it's fish fry!) </p><p>I might air pop 1 cup popcorn later, not sure. I have a feeling 1 cup popped popcorn is not very much. Maybe sprinkle it with cinnamin or toss 3 almonds in it? </p><p>Know I am right beside you with this difficult struggle. This is SO hard, my fav pastime always was socializing at a meal, and it has created quite a stir in our home. I am too nervous to even TRY to go out at all, anywhere to eat for anything -----but I will be tested cuz me and son have to travel out to Shriners beginning SUnday. UG! Their cafeteria IIRC does not have very good options or choices. Maybe I will be just bringing along a baggie of plain greens. </p><p>Ah well, I keep reading to try to figure out the best way to do all this, and I keep learning more and more, and keep realizing there is still so much more to learn. </p><p>Hang in there, take comfort knowing I understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 141595, member: 1697"] Marg, I am on very similar to you, now, (thanks pred)- Metabolic syndrome----yeah, docs office instead of gently telling me my diagnosis, they simply accused me of overindulging alcohol- which I gave up over 20 years ago. I have been reading about the glycemic index of different foods, and other things about other foods, I had thought I would feel better, altho for me, it is too early to tell (5 days in, for me) BUT yup- I woke this morning and yup- my osteo in my knees is extra bad today, too! It has been months since thats happened. I am haveing a hard time with this whole thing, tho, becuz it is more food than I am accustomed to, even at 1,000 calories per day...AND I also am haveing difficulty with the bread/grain part-----the wheat and corn are bad for the rhuematic, so I am doing steel milled oats some....rice is bad for glycemic index..... Nope, so far I have not lost anything, in fact I GAINED a pound! Yeesh! today I had half an apple with plain cinnamin sprinkled on it, and a tablespoon of oatmeal cooked in water- mixed it with the apple I chopped up in a bowl, with 3 raw unsalted almonds. I could not finish it. Last nite before bed I had 2 blueberries, 1 strawberry, 1 bite of pineapple and 1 tablespoonspoon nonfat unflavored plain yogurt smeared on the fruit. For dinner I had 1/4 cup whole wheat pasta with 1/4 cup chopped tomatos and a clove of raw garlic crushed in with it and 1 T of each raw onion and raw celery. For lunch I had 1/2 cup of mixed up raw zuchinni, raw celery, raw carrots, raw onion, raw cauliflower, raw red pepper, and I smashed a tiny bit of plain steamed to mush broccoli to smear on it and some white vinegar and 1/8 of a lemon squeezed for juice. I did not finish that, either. (too full) Yesterday I "splurged" and had one poached egg white on 1 peice of cracked grain bread. (dry) and 8 ounces of skim milk. This sounds far too restrictive to me on one hand, bt is more than I am accustomed to haveing. Tonite I am haveing 3 ounces plain baked salmon and 1 cup of raw spinach not sure what I might put with the spinach, prolly more celery and raw onion and vinegar. (hey it's fish fry!) I might air pop 1 cup popcorn later, not sure. I have a feeling 1 cup popped popcorn is not very much. Maybe sprinkle it with cinnamin or toss 3 almonds in it? Know I am right beside you with this difficult struggle. This is SO hard, my fav pastime always was socializing at a meal, and it has created quite a stir in our home. I am too nervous to even TRY to go out at all, anywhere to eat for anything -----but I will be tested cuz me and son have to travel out to Shriners beginning SUnday. UG! Their cafeteria IIRC does not have very good options or choices. Maybe I will be just bringing along a baggie of plain greens. Ah well, I keep reading to try to figure out the best way to do all this, and I keep learning more and more, and keep realizing there is still so much more to learn. Hang in there, take comfort knowing I understand. [/QUOTE]
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