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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on January 25, 2013 at 3:54pm

sitting on the sofa reading a good book with a massive block of cadbury milk chocolate fruit and nut. and new york pizza, more than one slice.
im gonna stop now because its exciting me and depressing me at the same time.
oh wait, and just eating like a kilo of cherries for dinner cuz im too lazy to cook. those were the good old days!
mike lawson is gonna have a big job, i think.

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Permalink Reply by Sam on January 25, 2013 at 5:11pm

Bagels, agreed
Pizza, agreed
I'd add all breakfast cereals
all deserts... I never liked them much anyway
girly drinks
most beers
rice, for the most part although I may revisit that one

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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on January 26, 2013 at 1:35am

oh god, yeah! breakfast cereals and beer! the other day i was in the supermarket looking longingly at the chocolate cereals and a guy was there trying to decide which to buy. i was so routing for him to choose the all bran chocolate. when he chose something else, a voice (inside my head, tf) was screaming, no, not that one! no!! then for the hundredth time since last year i scanned the carb info for like every cereal in the aisle, searching in vain for something acceptable..god, cereal was so good!

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Permalink Reply by Stemwinder on January 25, 2013 at 5:12pm

Cornbread.... It hits me like a ton of bricks. Of course the fact that I can't stop with one small piece might have a lot to do with it.

OH the tribulations of being a Southern Boy.

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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on January 26, 2013 at 1:36am

and hush puppies!

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Permalink Reply by Cth07 on January 30, 2013 at 7:40am

Same here Bro! Love to make it with honey...ahh we're in for a long nite! lol

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Permalink Reply by Doris D on January 25, 2013 at 5:22pm

i agree with bagels and pizza and cornbread and the cerals. noodles of anytype for me
also agree withrice

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Permalink Reply by Shawnmarie on January 25, 2013 at 5:30pm

Having a huge chocolate chunk cookie for lunch.
Sharing a loaf of warm french bread with my husband.
Chocolate cake with fudge icing.
These WERE a few of my favorite things......

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Permalink Reply by Brian Wittman on January 25, 2013 at 5:56pm

I can almost set that to song! ;)

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Permalink Reply by Shawnmarie on January 25, 2013 at 6:08pm

I realized I could probably completely re-write the lyrics to that song with all the foods I pine about, but then I really would be depressed!

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Permalink Reply by Spock on January 25, 2013 at 5:45pm

I used to believe in the three Ps: Pizza (if I make my own, I am good and it tastes better), Peanut Butter (but I find I can tolerate a sandwich with almost atTablespoon), and Pasta (but again I can tolerate homemade so much better.) Homemade is more time consuming, but it is cooked with real stuff and my body reacts better.

Bagels are made by the devil, as is Pad Thai. Most bagels are 60 carbs and I hardly eat that many carbs in a day. I looked up Pad Thai today and it has 170 carbs, which is OMG!! Oh, and I ate a bunch (5) of high quality Belgium chocolates with Champagne one night and had the most perfect overnight and fasting blood glucose levels.

My thing: I wish that I did not have to obsess about every bite I eat, or TASTE while cooking,

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on January 25, 2013 at 6:03pm

To me, my "graveyard foods" (odd term!) fall into a couple categorys:
Foods I don't eat at all and don't miss: Sugar - as many of you know I haven't eaten sugar for 18 years due to my ED and I'm quite happy without it.

Foods that sometimes work out ok with enough insulin and that I miss having Pasta was so much a part of my diet as a vegetarian that occasionally I really want some. I don't know if it was denial that I used to think I could bolus for it accurately, or it's just gotten harder because the last few times I made inevitable forays into the high 200's...grrr.

Bagels are an odd one for me. As an ex New Yorker they were one of the basic food groups and I miss them, though I don't think of them much because I'd accepted they were unpredictable and hellish on my BG. But a couple weeks ago I was out and near a bagel place and decided I would treat myself to one as it had been years. I really enjoyed it and was able to bolus and stay in range! Wow! On the other hand am I willing to eat 60 carbs for lunch and take that enormous amount of insulin....nope!

My last category: Things that I just can't eat because my I:C ratios are not predictable for these foods:. Rice - I don't miss it as a food per se but it did play a role in some dishes for me like burritos and as a base for sauces like curry. It's been years since I've had it. Cereal and granola. My favorite breakfast for years was yogurt, fruit and granola. Just not possible for me, and I've tried every healthy cereal on the market. Hopeless. It pisses me off when I can't eat things that I still think of as "healthy". But again, it's been so long I don't miss it. Finally, liquadas - what Americans call "smoothies" - a whole big glass of blended fresh fruit, with or without rum on a hot summer day. Another thing I miss but don't think about because it's so damn many carbs!

I have to say I have mixed feelings about posts like this. For me it's just interesting now, but there would have been a time that talking about these things would have given me serious cravings. I say "I miss it but don't usually think about it" because imho sugar and carbs are addictive, both physiologically and psychologically, so "out of sight" really is "out of mind". Going on and on about foods we loved but have had to forgo isn't always the healthiest topic. Imho.

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