Postby Harriet » Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:35 am
Oh, if that's not too complicated a recipe, do let me know, RunKitty. My next-up supper-type experiment to try is butternut squash macaroni-no-cheese from Kim Campbell. But I don't want to make it until dd is back home, possibly Wednesday. I was trying to remember if you were completely off the dairy - thought you might be. You're inspiring.
Hurray for the weight loss here, LadyM and Twins' Mom. Twins' Mom even found her former even number - I love when that happens.
HRH was at 235 today, such a relief after scary weight-climb this time last year. He remembers he was 218 the morning of our wedding day, and is thinking of 220 as a goal. But he also hopes to build back some muscle now, too, so I hope he doesn't get discouraged as he will probably see-saw.
Blood sugar chat - HRH's experiences have given me a lot of compassion for anyone with a label of future-diabetes, to deal with the "common knowledge" that it is always progressive. He had blood sugar issues once years ago but got well. It's as simple as that, but it's hard for many to believe. Then, yes, he became an unusual patient with very high blood sugars artificially induced. Hard, again, for many to believe that that did not label him a diabetic who can never get well. New pharmacist questioned the other day why HRH wasn't on a statin (?) if he's on (a tiny dose of) glimepiride and an arm monitor.
The "common knowledge" is that blood sugar issues mean inevitable diabetes and diabetes means inevitable metabolic syndrome with high cholesterol, triglycerides and obesity. So if a doctor isn't prescribing all the drugs, the doctor must be inattentive. It's sad that this discouraging attitude is so common, and I think this is how unnecessary meds get started. I told HRH he needs to go on their site and find his page and make sure former meds are clearly in the past.
Harmony, I suppose my description did seem that it could add weight, but I don't mean that starchy portion sizes have to be large, necessarily. I just meant if it's a plant, we eat it, and if we want something filling, there are a lot of comforting, hunger-stopping alternatives. I am seldom without sweet potatoes and can't imagine not considering a whole one to be my portion, honestly. I've never felt they made me gain, but I don't put anything on them. Beans do a body so much good, but just a few portions a day are enough. Thyroid issues will make you feel cloudy-headed at times, yes - I hope the change helps!
I'm playing around with the idea of having non-starchy vegetables as my first food of the day and moving other breakfast foods I like to brunch or lunch. This is traditional in several Asian and Latin American countries. I saw it written up in a book by Chef A. J. and Glen Merzer. They found that when people in U.S. were told to eat lots of non-starchy vegetables for weight loss, the ones succeeding were the ones eating the veggies early. The reason given would be that unless they did it early, they would never get around to including as many as they planned. So the book recommends a pound of non-starchy vegetables at breakfast (or first breakfast, if you want something else later) - anything you like, roasted, raw, etc.