Well, I’ve covered a whole week, I feel great, I’m not flailing about lacking energy, starving hungry, window shopping along the high street at bakery stores, starting to think about eating popcorn, drinking hot chocolate (although I was delighted to find fantastic recipes for both of those on MyHealingKitchen.com – but just not yet).
In fact, I feel GREAT. I have loads of energy, sleep well, eat well and have mastered the art of days one to five. So let me recap, I can choose a healing breakfast, I can eat a healing lunch, I can have a variety of snacks……ooooooh did I mention that one of my pre-diabetic all time favorites was peanut butter?
NO? Shame on me then. It was. It probably still is, but I haven’t eaten it for YEARS although we keep it in the house I never touch it. WELL! I can now. I have found the most delicious natural, no sugar, no salt, peanut butter in the health food store. Just a smear along that lovely, cute little dippy bit in the middle of the celery. WHAT a snack. Wonderful. Even my son, who is a peanut butter maniac, said it looked good – I shall try to encourage him to try it too, as in many cases, diabetes runs in the family.
AND I’m learning how to master the art of omelet making……..almost. The first time it was fantastic, tasty, filling and just yummy. The second and third attempts have resembled nothing more that scrambled egg with burnt veggies………”Keep going,” I said to myself, ”it has to get better on the cooking front.”
I’m quite lucky, really. I’d already worked out that white pasta, white flour, fast foods and all those other ‘nasties’ for us diabetic folk were just not going to make it into my cupboard or onto my plate.
I’ve had a few years to get to this point, and it’s been hit and miss for a goodly while too, but they weren’t part of my diet when I started on my journey.
It made me think about those who are just newly diagnosed, those who have always enjoyed their doughnuts, cookies, fast foods and thought how lucky they are to have this book at their fingertips, now, without having to go through years of working it out.
By Susannah
Hello from London, England. My name is Susannah Rettel and I am a retired special needs teacher with a particular interest in dyslexia. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes seven years ago and have fought constantly to control it with diet and exercise, as I firmly believed that if you could develop it you could also reverse it. My leisure time is spent gardening, reading, walking, going to Zumba dance classes, and listening to music. I became a Reiki Master/teacher and practitioner in 2001 and I haven’t looked back since. I love traveling, meeting new people, spending time with family and friends and just enjoying my retirement, preferably in the sunshine.
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