Posts by melizabeth

Original Post by k2catew:

Is it because you are thirsty?

You can have too much of a good thing

Polydipsia- extreme water consumption is one of the signs of diabetes.

It can also cause loss of electrolyes - hyponatremia

and can cause problems with organs such as the brain and kidneys.

You probably should discuss this with your doctor.

 

Glad someone pointed this out. Yes, excessive thirst is an indication of diabetes. and, yes, you can actually deplete your electrolite balance by drinking too much water, and has potential serious side effects, to include brain damage.

As K2catew says, Talk With Your Doctor! He or She will be able to provide you with advice specific to you.

Original Post by cupcake45:

Some healthy foods that are inexpensive are brown rice and dried beans. Canned beans aren't too pricey, but on a tight budget, dried is the way to go. Also, if you can buy frozen veggies in bulk, particularly when on sale, that can be helpful. Also, just a large container of old-fashioned oats is fairly inexpensive (much less expensive than individual packets!) and can be cooked rapidly in the microwave. You can season as you please and as your budget allows (a little sliced banana, some raisins, or maybe just some cinnamon - really, whatever you can afford/like).

As for quick prep, well, this is probably the opposite of "quick" but yet very hands-free: a crock-pot. I'm not sure if you have one (if not, I realize your budget might not allow it), but if you do, you can easily stick something in in the morning and by dinner time you're good to go. You can cook dried beans this way, meats, etc. A quick google would provide you with lots of ideas.

Sorry, I know this wasn't incredibly informative, but maybe it will at least help a bit.

FYI, some cannned beans can be extremely high in sodium, so be sure to read your labels!

You can put 1/4 steel cut oats in a good thermos with about 1 & 1/4 cup boiling water, shake, lay down, and leave over night. Pour out cooked oatmeal the next morning and add to it what you like - berries, peanutbutter, bananas. It's cheap and fast! Also, a WinCo just opened up in my neighborhood and i discovered you can grind your own peanutbutter there from unsalted peanuts, no additives,  and it's actually cheaper than pb off the shelf.. and so so much better!

Original Post by mek108:

I am 51 and I have been over weight for many years.  That is until my doctor wanted to put me on meds for Fibro and I decided to try natural first.  I am glad I did because It really helps my fibro.  I must do it as much as possible.  If I do not, I will feel it.  I agree with the Carbohydrates.  Also, when I go Gluten/dairy free I notice a difference. I also have a problem with not going to the bathroom.  I only go every three days and I have to drink coffee to go then.  I can not eat any more fiber.  I also take fiber supplements and I drink a lot of water.  I only drink water  and unsweetened almond milk.  I don't know how to get  by intestines moving.  I think I may have so much fiber that it is just bloating me.  I need to find out how to move it faster.  

I have IBS with chronic constipation, and i can tell you, more fiber is not the answer!! I can actually cause myself more issues if i do not watch my fiber in-take and eat too much of the stuff. I love love love fruits and vegetables and nuts and grains, so I have to be mindful of my fiber intake. I also drink lots of water and get about 10 to 12 hours of exercise in a week (1.5 to 2hrs a day). None of this makes any difference in my situation. I've used otc super pre-biotics and enzymes, flax-meal, coconut oil... it'll work for awhile, and then stop. So I would say just be mindful of how much water you drink (drink lots! and watch your fiber intake). Good luck!

Original Post by almudd0:

I really like fiber 1 bars (chocolate and oats).  They're delicious.

EEE Gads! Be careful on that one. might not make noise going in, but in my experience they make quite a lot of noise from the other end... my gastro calls them fart bars...no kidding... phrrrrbbbbtttppphhh lol

Original Post by johamilton:

 My mouth is just over powered by an urge to chew

 

AMEN TO THAT!!!! it's like an eating machine with a broken off switch!!!

Original Post by shall127:

Everyday for the past year I start each day with this "I will do it" attitude, but at some point of the day I sabotage myself. i know in my head not to eat something and I do it anyways, pretty much telling my inside self "oh well." I even sometimes over eat to spite myself for eating right.  It's not like I am restricting myself, everything I eat is balanced. Can anyone help me understand why this happens? It's like I have a second personality that wants to inflict bad food judgement on me, but it's myself. I just dont understand and after a year of this and gaining back 20lbs of the 45 I lost I am totally frustrated at myself.

sweetie it's called being human and we all do it, even if we tell others we don't .. you can only keep self-correcting and pushing forward. Good luck! :-)

i was a smoker for over 25 yrs and i smoked about 3/4 pack a day. i started very young, 13yrs old. both parents smoked as did my grandparents so i grew up with it.

after my son was born i started to power walk and eat healthy (tho i never really ate unhealthy cuz fastfood wasn't available where i grew up and my mom cooked most foods from their natural source and not a box bag or can). however i continued to smoke.

i always said to myself, hey i've got 2 outta 3 down.. i'll get the third some day.. so give yourself kudos for doing what you can to be healthy, the other will come, some day you'll be ready and you'll quit.

I quit 4 years and 2 weeks ago :-). I'd tried many times, many different ways and then one day i said i'm going to quit for my birthday and i did. and i meant it, if i smoked the day after my birthday i wasn't going to beat myself up over it... but i didn't feel like smoking the day after, or the day after that or the day after that one... and i just kept going, one day at a time, feeling better and better as the days went on. no patches, no gum, no needles, no group, no therapy ;-)

And what you are doing now, eating healthy and getting exercise will only help you when you do finally quit. i took up running (moved up from the powerwalking i'd been doing for 25 years) the month before i quit and i focused on that being my new additiction and it all just kinda fell in place.

so ~ keep doing what your doing

~ you'll quit when you are absolutely ready to

~ don't beat yourself up if you fail the fist, second, third... time.. just consider them practice sessions :-)

Original Post by committowhole:

Congrats on the changes.  Since I started on my plan (Jan. 3), I haven't had fast food or take out of any kind, nor any chips and dips, candy or ice cream (and I've had just one dessert).   These foods previously made regular occurences in my diet.  I've always enjoyed cooking, but being single it often was too much of a chore.  Now I only eat home cooked meals (either by me or at friends' places).  I'm not sure that all those types of foods still wouldn't taste good to me though . . . lol.  Tomorrow I am actually making brownies as a treat/reward.  I plan on only having one tomorrow, save another for Friday dinner, and bring the rest of the pan into the office for co-workers.

Sorry, but i really hate it when people bring their junk food into work...

About 7 PM put a 1/4 cups steel cut oats in a good thermos, pour in about 1 cup boiling water, seal and lay it down. Let it set over night and at 7AM enjoy some harty oats! Add whatever you want, blueberries, raisins, molasses, peanutbutter... the choices are endless... i've even added mashed pumpkin to mine and it was quite nice :-)