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Posted 10/15/2012 11:23 PM (GMT 0)
I did a foolish thing this afternoon.  A friend and I went to Taco Bell and I ate a beef chalupa which is a deep fried flour tortilla with beef, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.  I also ate some of her cinnamon twists which are fried twisted tortilla strips sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.  I knew it was a foolish thing to do...I knew I would pay the price.  Why did I do it!  I'm not in denial...I know I am pre-diabetic.  I knew I would have high sugar afterwards...yet I did it!

My BGL was at a very nice 85 when we left to Taco Bell and now I am home with a BGL of 183!  I hadn't done anything this foolish in a very long time.  I knew my body was suffering from the sugar because I began to experience heart palps and felt ill. 

Thanks for reading this...I just felt compelled to write about it...get it off my chest.  I'm back on the wagon so to speak.

Joni

Posted 10/16/2012 12:02 AM (GMT 0)
Everyone slips once in a while, Joni. If you don't expect that it can be devastating, but it shouldn't be. Now you're back on the wagon and your carb demons have been satiated a bit. The important thing is to make these slips only occasional, while maintaining your healthy lifestyle otherwise.

I suspect even the fittest health gurus treat themselves once in a while.
Posted 10/16/2012 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
Oh Joni, don't beat yourself up.  I doubt that anyone reading this hasn't done something similar!  A couple of times a year will not throw you completely off kilter.  It's when the exception becomes the rule that you need to worry.

The holidays are around the corner.  Make a deal with yourself for a few indulgences and keep to your normal diet the times in between.  Do some extra exercise if you can.  Walk farther than you normally do.  Bike longer, etc.  Make it up to yourself by taking on more sustained exercise which will help you in the long run.

smurf

 

Posted 10/16/2012 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you both for your responses. I know you're both right and I would probably say the same thing to someone who had done what I did today. It's really, really hard to "be good" all the time...but I agree with y'all that I should not make a habit of it. I really don't want to do it again anytime soon. I felt lousy emotionally as well as physically after my carb gorging...ugh! I'm a sixy-six year old woman and I know better! Healthy low carb eating and good BGL's tomorrow!

Thanks, y'all! Joni
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