So in September I found out the hard way that my system can't tolerate high fructose corn syrup. So that month I made a strong effort to avoid anything with that ingredient in it. I felt better but when October came around I "fell off the wagon". The thing is...it is so hard to avoid this stuff! And my poor tummy is paying the price for it. Does anyone else have a similar issue? What do you do about it? With how bad my stomach feels I may just go on a water only fast for a while to balance my system. Blegh! And with turkey day coming up at the end of this month I wanna stop eating like ms. Piggy!
I gotta ask first. Is that a picture of you, or someone else?
Anyway, I have learned to read the ingredients before I buy or eat things. with the water I drink, I use stuff like the diet MIO, or diet Soda Stream products, I get the sweet taste, but I do not the yo-yo of going from a high blood sugar (non diabetes) to a rapid decline. Talk about mood change!
Also, I look for ingredients such as HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup). That is a sneaky way to fool consuners
Since there is 3+ weeks to Thanksgiving, there is plenty of time to inform your loved ones about your medical condition (assuming that you have a family get together) and ask them if it is anything that they can do to make their goodies with sugar, instead of HFCS. Naturally, that means staying away from Pecan Pie, but maybe you could manage a teaspoon full instead of a slice. :biggrin
One thing that I would do is begin to create a food intake daily diary Here is a good place to start
http://www.loseit.com/ . It is free, and available for PC, I Phone or Android. The site is set up for weight loss through caloric intake reduction, and it will help you in many other ways, also.
At this stage, your journey away food additives that are toxic to you is just beginning. Setbacks will surely come, but they are not "fatal" unless you permit them to be fatal. Is there a allergy to foods group in your area. It would be a great idea to look into one, and I would ask the public relations people in your local hospital if they know anything like that. If they do not know, then ask them for a referral. I say that because I never let a closed door be a final word in a matter. If you ask for enough referrals, you will soon get what you need.
Hope that helps, sister!