Poll of the Day > Why didn't I buy vanilla ice cream?

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Argh.

So the other day I went to a buffet, which was meh...not really that great, but.....it had really good ice cream (also had a cotton candy bar, but I didn't get any of that...since I'm diabetic).

Anyway the girl at the ice cream station gave me 2 scoops of mint chip ice cream even though I repeatedly asked for one...and after like the 3rd time I said only 1 please as she put another scoup on me plate, she said your welcome.

Well, it was really good ice cream, so I think I get why she did it after eating it (I didn't eat both scoups).

Anyway since that day, I have wanted some more mint chip ice cream and a bought a small thing of baskin robins today at the store.

But I just got home and realize I should have just spent almost the same amount and gotten a large thing of Tilamooks Vanilla...which is delicious and only takes a few spoon fulls to satisfy me (and is also great for heart burn).

Ugh, oh well.....what is done, is done, I guess I will just have to enjoy the mint chip.
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because you were craving mint chip
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I would think that ice cream induces heartburn.
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Sweet, my roomates had vanilla.

And no, vanilla ice cream for some weird reason is even better then milk for curbing my heartburn, or at least Tillamook vanilla is. I don't know why, but it works.
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wolfy42 posted...

Anyway the girl at the ice cream station gave me 2 scoops of mint chip ice cream even though I repeatedly asked for one...and after like the 3rd time I said only 1 please as she put another scoup on me plate, she said your welcome.

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I like mixing vanilla ice cream with a banana or some fruit for breakfast. Wakey wakey neighborinos

I currently have chocolate lamington ice cream :D
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for a diabetic dude you sure do consume large quantities of carbs
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I try not to, but....sometimes you just gotta enjoy things.
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type 1 or 2?
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2
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given how much i see you eat, what was your last a1c if you don't mind me asking
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It was better at 8.1 I believe. My doctor wants it below 7 but i'm taking all the oral medication I can (Glyberide and metformin (or metropolol I always get them confused, one is for high blood pressure).

It may sound like I eat alot but I don't really, I stopped drinking soda (was very hard) and I rarely ever eat ice cream (and then just one or two spoon fulls). I skip bread on any sandwiches, and I limit myself to a few slices of pizza max per week (and I don't eat the crust).

Keep trying to exercise more but life gets in the way. Trying to start playing table tennis again, but got exhausted after 1 1/2 hours last Sunday (and wasn't ready to play again on monday, my legs were thrashed). Gonna play tonight (tomorrow...thursday whatever) again though.

I generally walk a few miles a day as well, and hope to start playing Beat Saber again (have not since I moved here really). I used to do that 2 hours a day...it's good aerobics.

Durring the summer I also swim laps at a pool about 1/2 mile away, but it closes in the winter, so no dice.

Gonna have my A1c checked again on the 22nd, but...my grandfather died, I went to NY and I've been depressed etc, so not exactly been a great 3 months as far as following my diet and avoiding carbs (especially in NY!!), although at least I have pretty much stayed away from soda during the process (I also moved in that time and well, when there are new places to eat it's hard for me not to try them.

Luckily I have not gotten kidney stones or any other negative effects of high A1c so far. My doctor wanted me to start using insulin shots 2 years ago, but I had an A1c over 9 at that point, and I have kept it down below that since then (did get it to 7.8 for awhile).

I do my best but shrug, not much left in my life to enjoy, so food is about it, makes it hard to cut out all the food I like, especially since there are many things I can't eat (make me sick to do so), eggs, most melted cheese (other then swiss and mozz basically), most things like mayo, yogurt etc. I don't like a ton of veggies either, though I have expanded on that and can eat a bunch I don't hate at least (brussle sprouts/asparagus/brocolli etc).

I have not made my lasagna in forver (Well over a year now) for instance.

Hardest part is I've been trying to cut back on/cut out beef as well (to help the environment and stop supporting companies that treat cows so horribly). It's really hard to cut out most carbs AND beef because honestly that is pretty much 98% of what I used to eat (meat and potatoes + pizza = me).

I hope to get in a routine with exercise and that will let me take less oral medication and start to eat a bit more carbs without a high A1c....so I can relax my diet a bit. Still will always be hard to not drink soda though.

What is worse, I didn't even drink THAT much soda, compared to many people, and didn't eat candy/ice cream much either (I couldn't handle much sweet before it would be too much). I think it was basically pizza and soda that made me diabetic *sigh*
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What I hate is when someone says they have vanilla and you get it and its actually French vanilla.
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Ugh, I hate french Vanilla.....I'm with you on that.

Old fashioned Vanilla ftw (though Tilamook normal vanilla is still super good)
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vanilla and orange >> french vanilla >> vanilla >>>>> vanilla bean >>>>>>>> cherry vanilla
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Vanilla Ice cream? Gross.

zebatov posted...

What I hate is when someone says they have vanilla and you get it and its actually French vanilla.

French Vanilla is good. Vanilla Bean is the one I don't care for

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zebatov posted...

What I hate is when someone says they have vanilla and you get it and its actually French vanilla.

Yeah that is the worst

Real vanilla is amazing. French vanilla is pure garbo
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