Sugar Busters ... and my beloved corn

Anyone here read Sugar Busters? I found it on tape in my company's
library and I'm listening to it in the car during comuute times this
week. Very good information about blood chemistry, insulin, glucogen,
glycogen, pancreatic and liver function, etc. A very informative book.

They list some foods to avoid. At the top of the list is refind flour
(of course), followed closely by carrots and corn sigh my beloved and
much maligned treat.

Since I'm very near my goal weight I think it would be okay if I treat
myself to corn instead of, for example, a couple of those new Dreyers
CarbCounter Icecream snacks (lets be realistic, I could go hog wild and
eat 5 if I'm in a boinked state).

I figure if the majority of carbs I eat in a given day (around 40-60
grams) come from corn, then maybe that would be all right, particularly
if it satisfies me enough to keep me away from the icecream snacks.

Please help me figure out if I'm just trying to justify my corn
addiction or if this is actually sound reasoning.

remember that your body doesn't know that you are eating corn or ice
cream.
it pumps the insulin to cover the carbs you ingest.

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Anyone here read Sugar Busters? I found it on tape in my company's
library and I'm listening to it in the car during comuute times this
week. Very good information about blood chemistry, insulin, glucogen,
glycogen, pancreatic and liver function, etc. A very informative book.

They list some foods to avoid. At the top of the list is refind flour
(of course), followed closely by carrots and corn sigh my beloved
and
much maligned treat.

Since I'm very near my goal weight I think it would be okay if I treat
myself to corn instead of, for example, a couple of those new Dreyers
CarbCounter Icecream snacks (lets be realistic, I could go hog wild
and
eat 5 if I'm in a boinked state).

I figure if the majority of carbs I eat in a given day (around 40-60
grams) come from corn, then maybe that would be all right,
particularly
if it satisfies me enough to keep me away from the icecream snacks.

Please help me figure out if I'm just trying to justify my corn
addiction or if this is actually sound reasoning.

In article . com,
wrote:

Anyone here read Sugar Busters? I found it on tape in my company's
library and I'm listening to it in the car during comuute times this
week. Very good information about blood chemistry, insulin, glucogen,
glycogen, pancreatic and liver function, etc. A very informative book.

They list some foods to avoid. At the top of the list is refind flour
(of course), followed closely by carrots and corn sigh my beloved and
much maligned treat.

Since I'm very near my goal weight I think it would be okay if I treat
myself to corn instead of, for example, a couple of those new Dreyers
CarbCounter Icecream snacks (lets be realistic, I could go hog wild and
eat 5 if I'm in a boinked state).

I figure if the majority of carbs I eat in a given day (around 40-60
grams) come from corn, then maybe that would be all right, particularly
if it satisfies me enough to keep me away from the icecream snacks.

Please help me figure out if I'm just trying to justify my corn
addiction or if this is actually sound reasoning.


One thing corn has going for it that ice cream does not is fiber. :-)

LOTS of fiber!

That's why it appears to come out the other end almost unchanged......

I prefer corn on the cob to canned or fresh frozen personally.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Good point, Rosie. Thanks for the speedy reply. Have a great weekend :-)

Corn is not low carb.


D'oh!!

"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
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Corn is not low carb.


so you just reply to the headline...dont bother with the post eh? that's
very efficient.

One thing corn has going for it that ice cream does not is fiber. :-)


Oh, that's right! Coool! That means if I limit myself to half a can,
and only occasionally (like around my period when I'm apt to cheat),
it's really only around 22 grams carb per serving. Not so bad, really.
Could be worse.

I like the green giant no salt added niblets. I love corn on the cob,
but adore the convenience of the canned stuff.

Really keeps things moving too, which is always nice, especially if you
eat a lot of meat like I do.

Well, I haven't eaten any corn for two years now but a neighbor gave us some
today so I will try an ear (FitDay says a large ear has 26 grams net, not
too outrageous for an occasional treat) but I do have an occasional carrot,
I don't think they are so bad if you don't eat a bunch of them. When I cook
them with a pot roast I eat one (5 net carbs) along with a small onion
(another 5) and gravy made with guar gum--no carbs there. At least these
veggies have some good nutritional value. People react differently to
different things differently so you have to try it yourself to see what
happens. The problem with corn is they sell it in big cheap quantities.

In ups.com,
stated
| Anyone here read Sugar Busters? I found it on tape in my company's
| library and I'm listening to it in the car during comuute times this
| week. Very good information about blood chemistry, insulin, glucogen,
| glycogen, pancreatic and liver function, etc. A very informative book.
|
| They list some foods to avoid. At the top of the list is refind flour
| (of course), followed closely by carrots and corn sigh my beloved
| and much maligned treat.
|
| Since I'm very near my goal weight I think it would be okay if I treat
| myself to corn instead of, for example, a couple of those new Dreyers
| CarbCounter Icecream snacks (lets be realistic, I could go hog wild
| and eat 5 if I'm in a boinked state).
|
| I figure if the majority of carbs I eat in a given day (around 40-60
| grams) come from corn, then maybe that would be all right,
| particularly if it satisfies me enough to keep me away from the
| icecream snacks.
|
| Please help me figure out if I'm just trying to justify my corn
| addiction or if this is actually sound reasoning.

mmmmm .... pot roast with carrots and onions .... mmmmm mouth
watering

must be almost lunchtime! :-)

I agree with everything you said, FOB.

I think you should work on getting over your love affair with corn. It's
alright as an occasional treat, but making it a main source of your carb
intake is bordering on strange, IMO. I'm not faulting you for enjoying it,
but scheming to keep it in your diet on a regular basis at the exclusion of
other veggies, is not good, IMO.

wrote:
:: Anyone here read Sugar Busters? I found it on tape in my company's
:: library and I'm listening to it in the car during comuute times this
:: week. Very good information about blood chemistry, insulin, glucogen,
:: glycogen, pancreatic and liver function, etc. A very informative
:: book.
::
:: They list some foods to avoid. At the top of the list is refind flour
:: (of course), followed closely by carrots and corn sigh my beloved
:: and much maligned treat.
::
:: Since I'm very near my goal weight I think it would be okay if I
:: treat myself to corn instead of, for example, a couple of those new
:: Dreyers CarbCounter Icecream snacks (lets be realistic, I could go
:: hog wild and eat 5 if I'm in a boinked state).
::
:: I figure if the majority of carbs I eat in a given day (around 40-60
:: grams) come from corn, then maybe that would be all right,
:: particularly if it satisfies me enough to keep me away from the
:: icecream snacks.
::
:: Please help me figure out if I'm just trying to justify my corn
:: addiction or if this is actually sound reasoning.