[Diabetes-talk] Prime Rib (was RE: victoza)

[Mike Freeman]

Yeah ... the best part of the spaghetti is the garlic bread!

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Sandi Ryan
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 5:53 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prime Rib (was RE: victoza)

Nearly anything goes great with garlic butter!

Sandi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernadette Jacobs" <bernienfb75 at gmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prime Rib (was RE: victoza)


> I'm in complete agreement with Mike!!!  Love that Mexican Food and I
> sure do love that prime rib!!!  As for the others, I'd rather pork out
> on seafood!  Myself...  I love it all--squid, octopus, lobster,
> shrimp, scallops, and every last bit of it--swimming in hot garlic
> butter!!!  I'm salivating just typing all this right now!!!  This is
> entirely hopeless!!!
>
> Bern
>
> On 3/24/13, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> What? Every evening isn't a special occasion? I think one ought to have
>> prime rib 385 days a year, Mexican food 423 days a year and sirloin, new
>> York or rib-eye steak the other 722 days a year!
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
>> Of
>> d
>> m gina
>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:30 PM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>> Love prime rib don't have it often but love to have it for special 
>> treats.
>>
>> Original message:
>>> I understand. My words were as much for everyone else as for you.
>>
>>> Incidentally, I don't even worry about trans-fats. Up with prime rib! 
>>> :-)
>>
>>> Mike
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Sandi Ryan
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:26 PM
>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>> Uh, I was agreeing with you, sir!  I don't believe saturated fat is the
>>> problem in our food at all!  At least unless you eat it in really large
>>> amounts--but that's true of almost any component.  I'd rather eat the
>>> real
>>> food, not the food manufacturers have screwed around with!  A book I'm
>>> currently reading is convincing me that the problem with increased
>> diabetes,
>>> obesity, heart disease, cancer, and living on earth is fructose.  I know
>>> that since I've pretty much given up sugar, I'm a lot happier and
>> healthier,
>>> and I have not given up fat, except trans fats, which should never have
>> been
>>> in our food!
>>
>>> Sandi
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:08 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>
>>>> Sandi:
>>
>>>> I can show you (or anyone else) a study done by meta-analysis withover
>>>> 300,000 subjects that could find *no* -- yes, no -- link between
>> saturated
>>>> fat and heart disease. Fat was just an easy target with the 
>>>> consequences
>>>> you
>>>> cite below.
>>
>>>> Nutrition is far more complex than even most nutritionists would like 
>>>> to
>>>> admit. (grin)
>>
>>>> Mike
>>
>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of
>>>> Sandi Ryan
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:00 AM
>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>>> The curmudgeon in this Registered Dietitian says the same thing!  In
>>>> looking
>>
>>>> at refried beans several years ago, I discovered that, while the fat in
>>>> refried beans is saturated (lard, duh!), there just isn't enough to
>>>> worry
>>>> about, unless you're eating cans of the beans a day!  We're no longer
>>>> touting low-fat (I never did!), and people are finding themselves much
>>>> less
>>>> hungry eating fewer carbs and a bit more fat.
>>
>>>> Please note that this is not permission to eat fat without limit!  Mike
>> is
>>>> absolutely correct--the issue is portion size and--in the case of
>>>> fat--what
>>>> have they replaced the fat with?  Generally, diabetics are better off
>>>> eating
>>
>>>> regular foods, not those specially made as "diet foods," because they
>>>> are
>>>> lower in fat but higher in carbs--particularly sugars!
>>
>>>> Sandi
>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>>>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:09 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>
>>>>> The curmudgeon in me says: so what if they're high-fat? There's an
>>>>> awful
>>>>> lot
>>>>> of preachiness and precious little actual long-term evidence in much 
>>>>> of
>>>>> the
>>>>> medical orthodoxy these days. What I'd give for some refried beans 
>>>>> made
>>>>> with
>>>>> real lard again! Actually, lard is quite healthy, contrary to popular
>>>>> belief.
>>
>>>>> The case of eggs should be instructive and cause all of us to say with
>>>>> the
>>>>> bible: prove me now herewith!
>>
>>>>> The key is portion control and, yes, exercise.
>>
>>>>> But I'll stop there as I do not want to drive those for whom diabetic
>>>>> orthodoxy works from this list. After all, you've elected me to
>> represent
>>>>> all of you! :-)
>>
>>>>> Mike
>>
>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of
>>>>> Bridgit Pollpeter
>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:41 PM
>>>>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>>>> Do you make burritos with refried beans or something different like
>>>>> black beans? Refried beans are really high in fat. And when you add
>>>>> meat
>>>>> back in, you can do lean beef or lean turkey. We usually use ground
>>>>> turkey around here.
>>
>>>>> I was lucky and didn't gain much weight during my pregnancy. I only
>>>>> gained abut 20 pounds. I continued to exercise during pregnancy, and I
>>>>> actually ate probably the healthiest I ever have, grin.
>>
>>>>> Bridgit
>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of d m gina
>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:19 AM
>>>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>
>>>>> yes I sure agree with you,
>>>>> We do all of the above, making burritoes as well with malta grain
>>>>> tortilla. This time with no meat, beeing Lent for us. I am trying to
>>>>> get
>>>>> used to the lower numbers, where taking it slowly
>>>>> when I am the only one at the gym who knows what to do with my dog if
>>>>> anything should happen while over there.
>>>>> I sure wouldn't want him to go to the pound.
>>>>> I was told to lose the weight slowly this is happening.
>>>>> Glad you lost allot of your baby gain.
>>>>> Keep up the swell work.
>>
>>>>> Original message:
>>>>>> When I worked as a fitness instructor and ballet dancer, I told 
>>>>>> people
>>
>>>>>> to not look at losing weight as a diet because this implies a
>>>>>> temporary state of living when food, nutrition and exercise needs to
>>>>>> become an entire lifestyle adjustment that is permanent. One, start
>>>>>> eating healthy portions. This is key. Two, eat foods that are better
>>>>>> for you
>>>>>> nutritionally: whole wheat and grains, lean meats, low-fat dairy,
>>>>> fresh
>>>>>> fruits and veggies, beans like chickpeas and garbanzo and lima, etc.
>>>>>> Three, exercise needs to be a part of daily living. Activity of any
>>>>> kind
>>>>>> to get the heart rate up and then toning. We act like this is so
>>>>>> difficult, but when you think about it, it's really not. I do allow
>>>>> for
>>>>>> one day a week when you can eat what ever food you just can't live
>>>>>> without, though still in a moderate portion size. Whether it be
>>>>>> chocolate, buffalo wings, fast-food, cookies, chips-- whatever your
>>>>>> pleasure is. If needing to lose a large quantity of weight, you can
>>>>> cut
>>>>>> back on calories, but in order to remain healthy and maintain weight
>>>>>> loss, you can't yo-yo diet or lose weight then go back to old habits.
>>>>>> Adjusting our mindsets to a lifestyle change is more constructive and
>>>>>> productive when trying to lose weight and just healthy living in
>>>>>> general.
>>
>>>>>> Having said all that, I'm finding it difficult to exercise with Baby,
>>>>>> smile. I get a lot of physical activity in a day just from dealing 
>>>>>> and
>>
>>>>>> playing with him, but to actually exercise, boy, it's tough finding
>>>>>> the time especially time when I'm not exhausted, sigh. Somehow, I've
>>>>>> managed to lose almost all the weight in seven months, but I need to
>>>>>> work on the toning again. Something tells me this is a life-long
>>>>>> struggle, grin.
>>
>>>>>> And of course, we all here have to consider our diabetes. I'm likely
>>>>>> to drop when exercising, so I try to do physical activity after 
>>>>>> meals.
>>
>>>>>> I test before and after too, but it can be crummy when a low blood
>>>>>> sugar, or high one for that matter, gets in the way of exercise. Just
>>>>>> another level to our daily life, sigh.
>>
>>>>>> Bridgit
>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of d m gina
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:46 PM
>>>>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>
>>>>>> Did she get off of it rite away?
>>>>>> There are so many ways to get weight off, I am doing pretty well.
>>>>>> Holding my own. I hope it isn't a long night.
>>
>>>>>> Original message:
>>>>>>> Linda had a very similar experience.  This opinion is completely
>>>>>>> uninformed by facts, but I almost think that this class of drug is
>>>>>>> almost like a chemical lapband in that it causes your stomach to 
>>>>>>> fill
>>
>>>>>>> quickly -- very quickly in some cases.  My sympathies.  We've had 
>>>>>>> the
>>
>>>>>>> same experience here, and it's not very pleasant.
>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>> Behalf Of d m gina
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:32 PM
>>>>>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] victoza
>>
>>>>>>> I started the encrease last night, taking it again this evening. Had
>>>>>>> dinner then gave it all back. I'm not playing this game until the
>>>>>>> second one decides to settle. Will call over tomorrow. I felt so
>>>>>>> tired, really drained. I want my happy self back again.
>>>>>>> I also have burning in the chest.
>>>>>>> I think this is from acid.
>>>>>>> Glad for those who can take it.
>>>>>>> I played the game now game is over.
>>
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>>>>>>> every sinner has a future
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