orange juice!

[Lizzie G]

Hi folks

Just wanted to share my thoughts (yet again!)....so, im constantly going on and on about how theres not really anything i cant eat in moderation. However, one thing I love yet avoid is fruit juice. I forgot how much i love orange juice, pineapple juice, apple juice....everything except grapefruit. Anyhow, I had friends staying last night so I had bought a huge container of freshly squeezed orange juice. admittedly we all had far too much wine last night and this morning i just CRAVED the OJ. so i thought, right, this is going to happen....in 20 minutes im going to drink about half a litre of OJ, so i took my 3 units on novorapid, and 15 mins later i could resist no longer, and i went nuts on the OJ it was delicious, and best part my 2 hour PP was 7.5 (135) which was pretty good I thought....so anyhow, today i have learnt that i can have OJ, as long as i pre-bolus (and if i dont it spells trouble!)

Liz x

[shiftzor]

Not touched orange juice in a long time however I can't say I have any cravings for it :D My worst cravings are binge chocolate consumption which has got me into trouble when eating nuts with/after. Leaves you testing many hours after and correcting :D. I should nail it down more and consume more chocolate. No sense in giving up the things you love as long as you can stay in control :D.

[Lizzie G]

yup OJ is a weird craving for me, but i had a lot of wine last night what more can i say! the chocolate cravings kicked in mid morning and sitting in front of x factor thinking about eating even more.......tomorrow is another day!

[Gary_W]

Hi Lizzie,

OJ is one of my most regular hypo cures; for that reason, I know it whacks into me pretty quickly.

If I'm not hypo, I still drink it but it will only really be as part of a meal and then I just bolus for it at 10g per 100ml. If it's part of a meal that I've counted correctly, my 2 hour pp reading tends to be OK. It's really rare I'll drink it on its own unless I'm going doolally.

Gary

[notme]

If you love fruit juices, try Ocean Spray CranRasberry juice lite. It is VERY low carb and delicious!

[art]

See? You have learned to cheat in the right way.
You covered yourself and them went at it.

Don't do it a lot but we all cheat.

Art

[Lizzie G]

See? You have learned to cheat in the right way.
You covered yourself and them went at it.

Don't do it a lot but we all cheat.

Art


i dont think its cheating its just learning to use the tools correctly. oh and of course learning to ignore all the poor advice given by the so called experts.

[Eddy]

I even eat raisins -- 1/2, sometimes 2/3, of a cup in a sitting. Yum, yum.

[Evermont]

...so i thought, right, this is going to happen....in 20 minutes im going to drink about half a litre of OJ,...

Liz - you crack me up! I love "the OJ imperative". When I was a kid growing up in Orlando there was a bank on the Northwest corner of Colonial and Bumby that had a water cooler with 5 gallons of fresh OJ free for the chugging. I was a regular "customer".

You probably already know that a whole orange would be a better choice. I like to peel them then leave the sections in the freezer for 15 minutes. Also, you might try pouring a big glass then leave a spoon in it and freeze it overnight to slow down the blast of sugar. A little vodka in there is nice too.

Whatever you do, just make sure you have a backup plan in case you spill the whole jug or some similar disaster :eek:

[Jules49]

I only drink OJ for a hypo but it is not something I crave.

[kgm0612]

I had been buying Tropicana Light & Healthy, less sugar and 1/2 the calories, but I am having no luck in finding it at my local grocery stoes. I have a funny feeling Tropicana stopped making it.

Karen

[volleyball]

I too loved juice and just gave it up. Orange, apple and prune were my favorite. I would drink a 20 oz glass at a time, and I wonder how I ended up type 2, anyways, I don't think I have had 20 oz. all totaled since.
Now if I had to have some I would mix a few oz with a few oz of water to give me volume and reduce sweetness. And after breakfast instead of before like I used to.