Text 7682, 85 rader
Skriven 2013-12-09 17:19:42 av Jason Cullins (312.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 7641 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Low Calorie Recipes
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  Re: Low Calorie Recipes
  By: Ruth Haffly to Jason Cullins on Sat Dec 07 2013 11:00 pm

 > Honestly, most medical professionals don't know much more about
 > nutrition than the average person. It's not a major part of med school,
 > but should be. I've taught a good number of my doctors about healthy
 > eating.
 >
My dietician really seem to be "book" smart about the whole diet thing.  I was 
able to ask her questions and she seemed to know the answers and even when 
doing my own research, her answers were in the ballpark, so I have to believe 
she knows a couple of things about diabetes diets. :)

 > I'm not on any meds now, just watching what I eat.
 >
Congrats!! I look forward to the day when I don't have to take my meds. 
Honestly, from time to time, I forget to take my meds. I've never had to take 
medicine daily my entire life like this.  So it's something that I'm definitely

not used to.  I do try and remember to take my meds, and sometimes my wife will

remind me to take them, but I definitely can't wait for the day when I drop 
this weight and don't have to worry about taking pills anymore. I'm not much of

a pill person, but I would rather take a pill for this than insulin thru a 
needle.

 > You'll enjoy getting to know the various folks here. From time to time
 > you'll see the name Stephen Haffly pop up; he's my husband. We spent 26
 > years moving all over the world with the Army. He retired 4 years ago
 > and we moved to Wake Forest, NC so he could go to seminary. I sew for (a
 > local portrayer of) Santa Claus and Quilts of Valor, among other
 > projects. We cook/eat very internationally having lived in Germany,
 > Korea (Steve) and various places in the States.
 >
I have to admit, all the folks here just seemed to let me right on in as the 
new guy without hesitation. I appreciate a good crowd.

I'm a air force brat, but didn't have to move around a lot, although my mom did

get stationed a couple of times in Hawaii and Germany for some time. So she's 
into all the different culture foods.  She brought back some of those values 
back to my sister and I which is why I think I enjoy all types of foods.

 > I've not watched the show; I think they skew some things to make it look
 > more dramatic than it is. Meat has no carbs so most of what carbs that
 > guy ate came from the buns. OTOH, even salad greens have 5 carbs per cup
 > so a large salad can add up the carbs fast. What they don't tell you is
 > that there are good and bad factors in both choices--you need to know
 > the difference and how to make food work for you.
 >
The Biggest Loser does have a flare for drama, but thats because it's what the 
people want when they are watching.  What I can say is that they seem to only 
focus on the notion of Calories in, Calories out.  This is their weight loss 
plan.  In fact, I have signed up for their Biggest Loser Club which has recipes

in there that are low cal, and what not. They don't really focus on Carbs. 
They do stress the protein, and certain fats in foods, but for the most part 
it's all about calories.

 > I have a diet Coke about once or twice a week but for the most part
 > drink water or tea. One of the hardest parts of getting the diabetes
 > diagnosis was giving up sugar in my tea and orange juice in the morning.
 > But, one of the better parts was the amount of research Steve did on
 > everything--and his willingness to adapt to the changes in eating.
 >
The biggest loser club isn't against diet sodas, but almost everyone I come 
across talk about how much worse they are than regular soda because of the 
Aspertame in it.  I read all the studies on Aspertame and it's not harmful 
unless you ingest very high amounts of it. So I don't let it bother me to much.

 > There may be disagreements from time to time but usually nothing too
 > major. Some of us say chili should have beans in, others say "no beans";
 > every so often a discussion on those lines will flare up and we all jump
 > in with our opinion. Usually the moderator (Michael Loo) is pretty easy
 > going about what's discussed as long as there's some relationship to
 > food, somewhere in your message.
 >
LOL, since you brought it up, everyone knows that Chili is supposed to have 
Beans in it. :) HAHA Don't want to really flare anything up, but I'm sure 
someone will have a comment or two, and heck, I couldn't resist myself! haha!

Jason
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