A better tip would be to trade in the Thanksgiving-size dinner plate for an 8" sandwich plate! Then there's room for only about two bites of things! 
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That doesn't even sound good-1/4 plate of mashed potatoes? That is gross! I would rather have a good size portion of turkey breast, I always get sleepy after turkey, so I can look forward to a good nap!
I think a taste (2 or 3 fork fulls) of mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes won't do much harm.That doesn't even sound good-1/4 plate of mashed potatoes? That is gross! I would rather have a good size portion of turkey breast, I always get sleepy after turkey, so I can look forward to a good nap!
Sweet potatoes prepared with only butter/salt/pepper are a fine high-fiber food, and some of us can tolerate them really well. If your sweet potatoes are prepared with brown sugar & marshmallows, be really careful, Buddy!
Indeed! I held back on Tday just slightly. There was no way in heck I was going to miss out on my mother-in-law's stuffing! l scarificed the potatoes and rolls so I could chow down on here stuffing and gravy. LOL
Now that they have moved me to being proactive with my insulin, I'll be much more comfortable eating a "healthy" holiday meal but still consider my carbs. LOL Hey, it's only a couple of times a year!
I'm thankful that my holiday "feasting" never put me over my 140 limit. We had two thanksgivings, Thursday at my in-laws and Friday at my daughters.
Thursday I cheated with one ritz cracker, 4 tablespoons mashed potato and gravy, and a one inch slice of real apple pie. BS topped out at 126.
Friday my forbidden foods were 1/2 slice sourdough bread (with the spinach/artichoke dip), a one inch cube of candied yam, and about 4 tablespoons potato & gravy. I never even hit 120.
It's amazing how good just those few bites were. I think I enjoyed them alot more because I could only have the little bits.
Fortunately, it appears that I kept it low enough for my Atkins diet and I'm still in ketosis (fat burning mode).
Thursday I cheated with one ritz cracker, 4 tablespoons mashed potato and gravy, and a one inch slice of real apple pie. BS topped out at 126.
Friday my forbidden foods were 1/2 slice sourdough bread (with the spinach/artichoke dip), a one inch cube of candied yam, and about 4 tablespoons potato & gravy. I never even hit 120.
It's amazing how good just those few bites were. I think I enjoyed them alot more because I could only have the little bits.
Fortunately, it appears that I kept it low enough for my Atkins diet and I'm still in ketosis (fat burning mode).
Way to go, Vicky!
I cheated on Thanksgiving!
Well the atmosphere was too jovial and celebratory. I did manage to skip all the bread, potatoes, candied yams, pasta (including my famous mac-n-cheese) ... BUT ...
the turkey stuffing and gravy - had to have at least a serving of that!
... and get this: I had not one - BUT TWO - slices of the gorgeous carrot cake!!!!!
I was feeling so guilty about my indulgences (and I have a streak of masochism anyway), two hours after the meal I decided to test my blood sugars ... I was expecting a reading of 300! Actually it was 190 which is pretty bad, but not as high as I thought. :blabla:
Well the atmosphere was too jovial and celebratory. I did manage to skip all the bread, potatoes, candied yams, pasta (including my famous mac-n-cheese) ... BUT ...
the turkey stuffing and gravy - had to have at least a serving of that!
... and get this: I had not one - BUT TWO - slices of the gorgeous carrot cake!!!!!
I was feeling so guilty about my indulgences (and I have a streak of masochism anyway), two hours after the meal I decided to test my blood sugars ... I was expecting a reading of 300! Actually it was 190 which is pretty bad, but not as high as I thought. :blabla:
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