"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
. ..
> Hi all. Over the past few months, I'm beginning to come to terms with my
> pre-
> diabetes and have arrived at a number of troubling realizations. As I
> survey
> many of the usenet diabetes support groups, I find few foodies or people
> for
> whom food takes on largely aesthetic and cultural meanings. These folks
> seem to
> eat on the basis of science and health. In one exchange, I found myself
> talking
> to someone who never eats socially, who never goes to gatherings with the
> express purpose of sharing food. Being totally blind, food is a huge
> source of
> pleasure and human connection in my life.
>
> How can I bridge the gap between what my body needs to eat and what I
> enjoy as
> a foodie?

Strive for moderation - overindulgence will ultimately kill you.

How do many of you strike this balance?

If you hold back nothing there is nothing to look forward to. Understand
the difference between hunger & appetite.




If you're low-carbing and
> your friends want to go out for dim sum or French pastries, how do you tag
> along without feeling excluded?

Don't exclude yourself go along and enjoy just don't do it every day. No
diet is absolute,. Keep in mind a slip, is not the ruination of your diet.
eat slower, listen more to your friends. The main purpose in that situation
is not the food it's the friendship. Just shift your focus. easliy said but
not easily done.



Also, how do the aesthetics of portion control,
> weighing and measuring intersect in your lives with spontaneity and sheer
> pleasure in food?

Hunger Vs appetite - have a slice of pie not the whole damn pie.

Dimitri