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Question concerning lower-carb ideas
Howdy!
I need some ideas on breakfasty items I can make my husband to take with him every morning. He is currently a US Marine. and he has to perform physical training three mornings during the week, so it has to be something that he can take with him to eat later. He doesn't really have access to a microwave, so something that will get cold isn't a good idea... also, he isn't really a breakfast eater, so I have to come up with something really tasty. It has to be portable, obviously, so that he can consume it after his PT but before he reports for work. Neither of us is doing "no-carb" or anything; we're just both trying to lose some weight and are watching our carbs. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks! ~Eri |
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Question concerning lower-carb ideas
Portable breakfast ideas are easier now that low carb is becoming
mainstream. There are many tasty low carb bars now... He could also take a baggie of nuts. Hard boiled eggs. Beef jerky String cheese. There are Atkins bake mixes to make muffins. BTW... no one does "no carb'. Jennifer eriana wrote: > Howdy! > > I need some ideas on breakfasty items I can make my husband to take with him > every morning. He is currently a US Marine. and he has to perform physical > training three mornings during the week, so it has to be something that he > can take with him to eat later. He doesn't really have access to a > microwave, so something that will get cold isn't a good idea... also, he > isn't really a breakfast eater, so I have to come up with something really > tasty. It has to be portable, obviously, so that he can consume it after > his PT but before he reports for work. > > Neither of us is doing "no-carb" or anything; we're just both trying to lose > some weight and are watching our carbs. Anyone have suggestions? > > Thanks! > ~Eri > > |
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:06:52 -0800, Jennifer >
wrote: >Portable breakfast ideas are easier now that low carb is becoming >mainstream. > >There are many tasty low carb bars now... > >He could also take a baggie of nuts. >Hard boiled eggs. >Beef jerky >String cheese. >There are Atkins bake mixes to make muffins. I eat sugar free jello (premade packages, we buy them in bulk from Costco, it's a little costly, but worth it). Though, I have an office job, and that might not be hearty enough for after PT. -- Siobhan Perricone The actions taken by the New Hampshire Episcopalians are an affront to Christians everywhere. I am just thankful that the church's founder, Henry VIII, and his wife Catherine of Aragon, his wife Anne Boleyn, his wife Jane Seymour, his wife Anne of Cleves, his wife Catherine Howard and his wife Catherine Parr are no longer here to suffer through this assault on our "traditional Christian marriage." - Owen Keavney |
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Question concerning lower-carb ideas
"eriana" > wrote in message nk.net... > Howdy! > > I need some ideas on breakfasty items I can make my husband to take with him > every morning. He is currently a US Marine. and he has to perform physical > training three mornings during the week, so it has to be something that he > can take with him to eat later. He doesn't really have access to a > microwave, so something that will get cold isn't a good idea... also, he > isn't really a breakfast eater, so I have to come up with something really > tasty. It has to be portable, obviously, so that he can consume it after > his PT but before he reports for work. > > Neither of us is doing "no-carb" or anything; we're just both trying to lose > some weight and are watching our carbs. Anyone have suggestions? Just curious as to why he would be eating it later. It's best to eat soon after we get up to avoid a liver dump and subsequent higher BG. And if he is doing the physical training, then eating later that will only make it worse! -- Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/ |
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"Jennifer" > wrote in message ... <snip> > BTW... no one does "no carb'. You're right, but "Bob" says he does. *L* -- Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/ |
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> Just curious as to why he would be eating it later. It's best to eat soon
> after we get up to avoid a liver dump and subsequent higher BG. And if he > is doing the physical training, then eating later that will only make it > worse! For a few reasons, actually. 1. He is NOT a morning person, and getting up at 4:45AM does NOT make him happy as it is. He, like me, cannot "leap out of bed to greet the morning" and eat right away; he has to wake up for a while first. 2. He doesn't want to throw up. They often do some really strenuous stuff, and his command specifically tells them not to eat first. 3. If he exercises first and eats after, he feels better than if he did it the other way around. 4. Eating after exercise gives him a little something to look forward to...and he won't be "starving" by lunchtime -- because PT can take up to 2 hours, meaning that if he eats before he goes to PT, he won't have anything else to eat for another 5 hours or so...and for him, not eating after all that stress/strenuous activity makes him feel sick. ~Eri |
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 08:56:10 GMT, "eriana" > wrote:
>For a few reasons, actually. > >1. He is NOT a morning person, and getting up at 4:45AM does NOT make him >happy as it is. He, like me, cannot "leap out of bed to greet the morning" >and eat right away; he has to wake up for a while first. > >2. He doesn't want to throw up. They often do some really strenuous >stuff, and his command specifically tells them not to eat first. Well, they also probably aren't used to the specific problems this could cause for diabetics. >3. If he exercises first and eats after, he feels better than if he did it >the other way around. > >4. Eating after exercise gives him a little something to look forward >to...and he won't be "starving" by lunchtime -- because PT can take up to 2 >hours, meaning that if he eats before he goes to PT, he won't have anything >else to eat for another 5 hours or so...and for him, not eating after all >that stress/strenuous activity makes him feel sick. One question I have is, when he gets up, what is his BG? What is his BG when he tests before eating his breakfast after his exercise? If he's not doing those two tests, he's not going to get an accurate picture of 1) when he should be having at least a little something in this stomach to fend off the liver dump and 2) what this pattern could be doing to his body. Also, until you know what those numbers are, it's difficult for people to help recommend what the best things to consume are. He may actually need something with a little higher carbs in the morning *because* he's doing the exercise. But you can't know this unless you have a pattern of testing to figure it out. There's no reason to guess when he can just test and find out. If his BG when he first wakes up is above 130, then he needs to do something about this, try something new to work it out. If it's between 120 and 130 then that's not great, but it's tolerable. If it's consistently under 120, then what he's doing is working for him. If it's high after exercise (pretty much anything over 120 after strenuous exercise) then he's getting a liver dump because his stomach is empty and he should have *something* when he wakes up to fend that off. In such a situation, one thing he might try is something very light and small, like one of those cups of sugar free jello. It's light on the stomach, shouldn't interfere with PT or cause vomiting, and it might be enough in his body to prevent a liver dump. If not, then he needs some carbs first thing. It doesn't have to be heavy. Just no sugar added little cups of fruit cocktail, right when he wakes up, will give his body a little carb boost that should prevent the liver dump. But the real thing here is to figure out first if he's having any morning spikes at all, because people can be in control all day long, but first thing in the morning they can be all out of whack, and that's still not good. Anyway, hope this is helpful. -- Siobhan Perricone The actions taken by the New Hampshire Episcopalians are an affront to Christians everywhere. I am just thankful that the church's founder, Henry VIII, and his wife Catherine of Aragon, his wife Anne Boleyn, his wife Jane Seymour, his wife Anne of Cleves, his wife Catherine Howard and his wife Catherine Parr are no longer here to suffer through this assault on our "traditional Christian marriage." - Owen Keavney |
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Question concerning lower-carb ideas
Whups!
He isn't diabetic; I am. He couldn't be in the military if he was diabetic. I'm looking for lower-carb ideas for us both; for me because of my diabetes, and for him because he is trying to lose some weight. Sorry about the confusion! ~Eri |
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"eriana" > wrote in message ink.net... > Whups! > > He isn't diabetic; I am. He couldn't be in the military if he was diabetic. Ah! Well, that's what confused me. Actually, there are some diabetics in the military. My husband is in the Coast Guard and he works with or has worked with some. I know you can't get in if you have diabetes, but if you get diabetes while in, you can stay in, in some, but not all cases. > > I'm looking for lower-carb ideas for us both; for me because of my diabetes, > and for him because he is trying to lose some weight. > > Sorry about the confusion! Can't really help you there since I don't do low carb. -- Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/ |
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Question concerning lower-carb ideas
how about an Atkins breakfast bar or atkins advantage bar both have reduced
carbs. Also Glucerna has a bar and drinks in cans that can be eaten on the go that are tasty. CVS carries some stuff for diabetics if you reside in the US. Good Luck lisa "eriana" > wrote in message nk.net... > Howdy! > > I need some ideas on breakfasty items I can make my husband to take with him > every morning. He is currently a US Marine. and he has to perform physical > training three mornings during the week, so it has to be something that he > can take with him to eat later. He doesn't really have access to a > microwave, so something that will get cold isn't a good idea... also, he > isn't really a breakfast eater, so I have to come up with something really > tasty. It has to be portable, obviously, so that he can consume it after > his PT but before he reports for work. > > Neither of us is doing "no-carb" or anything; we're just both trying to lose > some weight and are watching our carbs. Anyone have suggestions? > > Thanks! > ~Eri > > |
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