30 carbs. almonds + raspberries + olives + asparagus + carrot + onion + red potato + red cabbage, + radishes + spinach + broccoli OR one bun? the choice is clear.
i've been trying something new.
i don't like it.
it's hard.
it sucks.
it means no cake (which, by some magic, i've convinced myself that i don't really like anyway).
XXX
but it makes me feel better.
i'm eating 30 carbs per meal. i've always tried to eat lower carb, but sometimes i would save all of my carbs up and eat them all at dinner. it gets worse: at 8pm. right before falling asleep at 9pm (that 5:30am alarm to go running requires an early bedtime!).
the result? 354 blood sugars and several mid-night trips to the bathroom: clearly not working for me. :(
were you aware that nutrition labels are often inaccurate?
the FDA allows manufacturers and packagers a surprisingly wide margin of error–the information can be off by 20% in either direction and still be in compliance.
a 60-carb meal for which i would take 12 units of insulin (my insulin to carb ratio is 1:5) could be a 72-carb meal (14 units of insulin), a 48-carb meal (10 units of insulin), OR WORSE if the label is out of compliance! and manufacturers always comply with the regulations, right?
that difference, for me, could mean a perfect blood sugar of 100 (if it was indeed a 60-carb meal), a 200 blood sugar, or a severe low (30 or less). the more carbs consumed, the higher the margin of possible error.
90-carb meal: 100, 300, or severe low
120-carb meal: 100, 325, or severe low
note: the usda recommends 45-65% of all calories come from carbs each day. on a 2000 calorie diet, that's 900 calories (225 carbs) to 1300 calories (325 carbs). how can this be right??? i can't even imagine.
...
so here i go, limiting my carbs to 30 per meal and continuing to avoid carbs with a high glycemic load (flour, short grain rice {yes this includes bread, cereal, crackers, cookies, cake, and many other goodies}).
it's helping. now i've just got to stick with it.
i don't like it.
it's hard.
it sucks.
it means no cake (which, by some magic, i've convinced myself that i don't really like anyway).
XXX
but it makes me feel better.
i'm eating 30 carbs per meal. i've always tried to eat lower carb, but sometimes i would save all of my carbs up and eat them all at dinner. it gets worse: at 8pm. right before falling asleep at 9pm (that 5:30am alarm to go running requires an early bedtime!).
the result? 354 blood sugars and several mid-night trips to the bathroom: clearly not working for me. :(
were you aware that nutrition labels are often inaccurate?
the FDA allows manufacturers and packagers a surprisingly wide margin of error–the information can be off by 20% in either direction and still be in compliance.
a 60-carb meal for which i would take 12 units of insulin (my insulin to carb ratio is 1:5) could be a 72-carb meal (14 units of insulin), a 48-carb meal (10 units of insulin), OR WORSE if the label is out of compliance! and manufacturers always comply with the regulations, right?
that difference, for me, could mean a perfect blood sugar of 100 (if it was indeed a 60-carb meal), a 200 blood sugar, or a severe low (30 or less). the more carbs consumed, the higher the margin of possible error.
90-carb meal: 100, 300, or severe low
120-carb meal: 100, 325, or severe low
note: the usda recommends 45-65% of all calories come from carbs each day. on a 2000 calorie diet, that's 900 calories (225 carbs) to 1300 calories (325 carbs). how can this be right??? i can't even imagine.
...
so here i go, limiting my carbs to 30 per meal and continuing to avoid carbs with a high glycemic load (flour, short grain rice {yes this includes bread, cereal, crackers, cookies, cake, and many other goodies}).
it's helping. now i've just got to stick with it.
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