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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 143748" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>I am not sure if I am in a cooking frenzy exactly, and or if it is due to the extreme diet or the weather and season. When I first started pred I went into a cooking frenzy - I think becuz I could finally feel alive and I finally COULD cook, and becuz the pred made me SO hungry. as that waned, I began to get into foodnetwork stuff, and seems as seasons change, I now get into seasonal type stuff. I never dieted before. ANd I was a late starter to cooking, becuz I worked in restaurants for many many years and my bosses were generous and always fed me and my husband and later, often, my kids. </p><p></p><p>Until the last year locally we had our choice of one grocery, and first due to my work keeping me local due to my long work hours and long work weeks, I did not leave town to shop, and then later due to my illness, I did not leave town. Local grocery is a national chain, did not carry much local things, and while we do have many roadside stands and a farmers market, they were never open when I was not at work. and the produce in our grocery is always VERY underripe and terribly overpriced. In the last year we have gotten 3 new groceries here, creating competition, and bringing us a wider variety of produce. We are also now starting to get food from different cultures trickling in. </p><p>I think there are many foods I thought I did not like and for a multitude of reasons, I am now finding i now do like. Strawberries for instance, I think I just never had a decent strawberry until 2 years ago. I think we are getting some better quality, and I think my tastebuds are changeing, too. </p><p>It does me little good to go into any serious frenzy, for one I only have the small freezer compartment over my refrigertor, and no space for a freezer right now, (my house is very very small) and my kids will not eat anything they consider to be "leftover" and anything frozen, in their narrow minds is a leftover) I am working to draw them more into food prep- but it is difficult, again becuz our house is so small, the kitchen is miniscule. </p><p>THank you for an idea on how to use this ginger. My kids found the peice of ginger funny looking, LOL- wanted to know what silly mom had gone and bought, now. I was so excited when I brought it home, and my son was with me when we were looking at it at the store. </p><p></p><p>I did not read much yesterday re the carbs....except IIRC all carbs turn to sugars? thus contributing to higher blood sugar and ?somehow also contributing to further insulin resistance? but of course, except for fats and ?meat? nearly everything else is carbs? UG I read the info 3 times, but it gets so circular, and then I get confused. I sure do not learn as easily as when I was 20! SO while I am not, as far as I can think at this time- going totlaly carb free or anything- I am thinking I should pay more attention to the carb values when makeing choices. Currently I am mostly useing the Food Pyramid, the food groups, calories, fat content, and then adding in whether it is something beneficial for one of my concerns, or harmful. LOL and that often has me busy enough trying to keep track! LOL. SO, more than on a cooking frenzy, right now I have a stack of books on kitchen table to check and double check things. I also have my food diary, where I write EVERYTHING that touches my lips and then see how I sit as the day goes on, sitting beside my blood pressure cuff. I also chart my blood pressure and weight daily on my diary. I am still frustrated to have not gotten a blood sugar meter. </p><p></p><p>Timerlady posted in this forum, I invited her to come check out this thread and join us. BUT I amnow thinking our threadmight be getting too long- plus I know this thread is starting to be difficult for my web tv to want to load.....</p><p></p><p>I was wondering if we should begin a fresh thread? </p><p></p><p>I am curious if you are FEELING any better at all ? SOrry to hear you feel hungry! SOme days I struggle to eat enough from the proper nutritious foods, but yes, I also have had times now where I feel hunger. But less than I expected. I am grateful for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 143748, member: 1697"] I am not sure if I am in a cooking frenzy exactly, and or if it is due to the extreme diet or the weather and season. When I first started pred I went into a cooking frenzy - I think becuz I could finally feel alive and I finally COULD cook, and becuz the pred made me SO hungry. as that waned, I began to get into foodnetwork stuff, and seems as seasons change, I now get into seasonal type stuff. I never dieted before. ANd I was a late starter to cooking, becuz I worked in restaurants for many many years and my bosses were generous and always fed me and my husband and later, often, my kids. Until the last year locally we had our choice of one grocery, and first due to my work keeping me local due to my long work hours and long work weeks, I did not leave town to shop, and then later due to my illness, I did not leave town. Local grocery is a national chain, did not carry much local things, and while we do have many roadside stands and a farmers market, they were never open when I was not at work. and the produce in our grocery is always VERY underripe and terribly overpriced. In the last year we have gotten 3 new groceries here, creating competition, and bringing us a wider variety of produce. We are also now starting to get food from different cultures trickling in. I think there are many foods I thought I did not like and for a multitude of reasons, I am now finding i now do like. Strawberries for instance, I think I just never had a decent strawberry until 2 years ago. I think we are getting some better quality, and I think my tastebuds are changeing, too. It does me little good to go into any serious frenzy, for one I only have the small freezer compartment over my refrigertor, and no space for a freezer right now, (my house is very very small) and my kids will not eat anything they consider to be "leftover" and anything frozen, in their narrow minds is a leftover) I am working to draw them more into food prep- but it is difficult, again becuz our house is so small, the kitchen is miniscule. THank you for an idea on how to use this ginger. My kids found the peice of ginger funny looking, LOL- wanted to know what silly mom had gone and bought, now. I was so excited when I brought it home, and my son was with me when we were looking at it at the store. I did not read much yesterday re the carbs....except IIRC all carbs turn to sugars? thus contributing to higher blood sugar and ?somehow also contributing to further insulin resistance? but of course, except for fats and ?meat? nearly everything else is carbs? UG I read the info 3 times, but it gets so circular, and then I get confused. I sure do not learn as easily as when I was 20! SO while I am not, as far as I can think at this time- going totlaly carb free or anything- I am thinking I should pay more attention to the carb values when makeing choices. Currently I am mostly useing the Food Pyramid, the food groups, calories, fat content, and then adding in whether it is something beneficial for one of my concerns, or harmful. LOL and that often has me busy enough trying to keep track! LOL. SO, more than on a cooking frenzy, right now I have a stack of books on kitchen table to check and double check things. I also have my food diary, where I write EVERYTHING that touches my lips and then see how I sit as the day goes on, sitting beside my blood pressure cuff. I also chart my blood pressure and weight daily on my diary. I am still frustrated to have not gotten a blood sugar meter. Timerlady posted in this forum, I invited her to come check out this thread and join us. BUT I amnow thinking our threadmight be getting too long- plus I know this thread is starting to be difficult for my web tv to want to load..... I was wondering if we should begin a fresh thread? I am curious if you are FEELING any better at all ? SOrry to hear you feel hungry! SOme days I struggle to eat enough from the proper nutritious foods, but yes, I also have had times now where I feel hunger. But less than I expected. I am grateful for that. [/QUOTE]
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