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Originally Posted by JustJo

Hi Matthew,

I'm so glad to hear that you're back on track...and I'm still going to give you my "one diabetic to another" speech....soda and fruit juice are almost the same to a diabetic. Sure, the juice has nutrients (which is good), but it's loaded with sugar...and none of the fruit fiber that slows down the absorption of it and keeps you from spiking blood sugars.

Water is fabulous. Tea is fabulous. That veggie juice is fabulous.
I'd stay away from all soda and fruit juice.

Eat your fruit whole....and enjoy it. In that form, you get all the nutrients, the benefits of the fiber, and less of the bad effect of the sugar.

By the way....apples are an awesome food for diabetics (and anyone). There's quite a bit of evidence that the natural pectin in apples (along with the fiber) actually helps control blood sugar levels. They make a wonderful snack for us.

I'm really glad to have someone who is also diabetic to talk to Jo, I mean yeah My parents are both diabetic as well but only watch their diets sometimes so having someone to talk to who actually watches alot more will help to keep Me in line as well as give Me another support. I had that bottle of Sprite yesterday and it was good but I felt better afterwards when I had water. I have not touched fruit juice in like 2 weeks and I'm not really missing it. I did find diet or low calorie fruit juices that have less than 10g of sugar ~ would those be okay, or just avoid it all together? I do have apples in the house but they are almost gone so I will buy more tomorrow (I still have a couple left).

I've been drinking water and tea for almost a week and I am feeling a BIG difference in alot of ways. I had some of that vegetable juice last night and damn now I remember why I love that stuff. Those have been My drinks of choice for 5 days now exactly and I don't see Myself going back to pop anytime soon (and probably never again). I am going to be going for more walks and will be going tomorrow to get My gym membership fully activated so by this weekend I will be able to begin working out

Originally Posted by sylvie

Good Morning everyone ♥

first of all, welcome back Gemme!! December 1st does seem like a great day to get started back at it again.. A lot of people i talk to at work AND my mother all say, yes they need to get at it again but will wait til after the holidays... So kudos to you, and to us all who keep at it day in and day out, eh! The holidays are going to be a difficult time, but we can do this!

As for me, December 1st is going to be my restart day too.. Why you ask? Well, this has been a hard week for me, i gained 2 lbs, which feels crushing after losing 65 lbs.. But it's only 2 lbs, right? But also, i've felt so completely unmotivated this week, it's as though i just do enough to say i'm doing something, but it's not really what i should be.. my portion control has been awful, my cravings and obsessing is through the roof, and each day has had a set of challenges and i keep setting myself up, over and over again... So no wonder i'm in such a pickle..

Its never easy to get started with our diet regimens, especially around the holidays but this can be the most crucial time for us to stay on track. Around this time of the year I think its so easy for us to throw ourselves off track and justify it but that can be what really plays havoc with our weight loss. If we can stay on track and continue to do what we need to do to ensure we are healthy and happy, then we know that we can do anything we set our mind to

Originally Posted by sylvie

i sooo agree with Jo's post...
i am not diabetic, but can chime in just with how getting off soda and fruit juices has made 'me' feel.. Prior to doing so, i always felt so sluggish and blah, and for every soda and juice i drank, it only increased my thirst.. i didn't realize any of this (even though i am sure i was told muchly) until i gave it all up..

Now that i'm drinking water so much,i don't have that excessive thirst anymore, and actually feel like my thirst gets quenched which is a great feeling.. It will be really hard to give them up at first Matthew, but keep strong.. It took me about 3-4 weeks because i drank only soda and juices so excessively - but once i got through those weeks, i don't even really crave those so much anymore.. And you'll feel great too! my energy level changed drastically just with dropping soda and juice from my diet.

PS - welcome back Matthew!
(((hugggggz)))

I haven't actually really craved any kind of soda since I stopped drinking it, the water seems to keep Me more than full so even at supper time I'm eating less. I'm slowly getting used to the taste of water but I still dont like it ~ even with that being said, I still keep drinking it cuz I know its better for Me

((((((((((((((((sylvie))))))))))))))))

Originally Posted by Zimmeh

Good Morning Everyone,

Between jobs: Out of habit, I went to Starbucks and ordered a grande iced coffee, without the ice, and had two sips and threw the rest of it away... Three weeks ago, I wouldn't have thrown my coffee away and this is my body's way of saying, "you don't need that shit anymore". When I have a craving for sweets, I break out a Fig Newton and much on that. It has more nutrients my body needs...To bad I cannot have any nuts or I would be snacking on some raw almonds.

Have a great day,

Zimmeh

On Monday after not having pop for 2 days I was at a meeting for a college I want to attend and the guy offered Me a can of pop so I said sure why not ........ I drank half of it and chucked the other half cuz it suddenly became a shock to My system ~ I simply could not finish it anymore. That a far cry from when I couldnt even go 5 minutes without a sip of pop now I've gone 5 days! I feel better and plan on sticking to what I am doing

Originally Posted by foxyshaman

Matthew wonderful to see you back here with loads of enthusiasm. I have every faith in you and your changes.

Thank you foxy, its good to know that even the times when I dont have faith in Myself that others do ............ its a big help thats for sure