This eating thing is driving me insane. I'm learning the basics but the whole menu planning is starting to overwhelm me. I'm trying to be very careful with breakfast, lunch and dinner. I measure everything to the appropriate levels and not being a real keen vegie eater I've been incorporating more than I ever had in my life. Cut out my regular cold cereal in the am's and switched to multi-grain oatmeal and Fiber One. Splenda not sugar in my tea. No sugar added or sugar free and snacks have been low carb yogurt/vegies with a low carb, teaspoon of dressing. I have not had a darn Oreo or anything sweet since my diagnosis and I don't always feel satisfied with my meals. I'm starting to feel like that "I Love Lucy" episode where she's trying to fit into that costume and is begging like a dog under the dinner table. My doctor didn't have the 1400 calorie a day diet and gave me 1600 and that's more than I ate on a regular basis so it's hard for me to figure out what I'm supposed to cut out from that. I just have done alot less. I read every darn label, going to Publix is taking me forever and everything I pick up I'm scared to eat it. Just last Sunday my grandaughter had her end of the session bible studies with a feast afterward. It was shear torture sitting in the hall with pizza, fried chicken, brownies, cupcakes, etc..the aroma's plus my husband's stacked plate depressing and here I was sitting with my cup of warm diet Coke. I was so frustrated that on Monday I called the insurance company only to find out my husband's insurance doesn't cover a registered dietician
Right when I was screaming for help.
Being new at this, how does one ever figure out what to eat in order to make sure I'm doing the right thing?
