To Carb or Not to Carb

I went for my nutrition class on Thursday. It really was informative. My doctor had told me to go into this like I have never heard anything about diabetes. That I hadnt lived with my father being diabetic all my life. That his parents had it all my life and both of them died from diabetic complications. That 5 brothers and 1 sister had diabetes. Yeah. Kinda hard.

But it was good. At the time. I was really excited to find out my combination in foods that help out me break down the carb's. I had totally given up bread. Sugar. Some pasta and switched completed to brown rice. I was grouchy but excepting my dire fate of living a life without bread. Sugar. Pasta. Rice. But now...

I am allowed to have 3 carbs at each meal. Counting carbs or really counting ANYTHING is not for me. I was so excited with the possiblities of having them again IN MODERATION that I forgot how I am. Doing without the temptation, I'm fine but teasing me with a little....makes me miserable. Have you looked at serving sizes??? A serving size portion of say, pasta, is half a cup. HALF A FREAKIN' CUP!!!!!

I"m serious folks. I do better with having nothing. I've been a little down with my diagnosis but over all living without carbs has made me...ummmm awake. I'm not sluggish. So dare I say bunk what the doctor's say...I'm going to do what has worked with me???