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    Nutritionist advice? Mine was horrible..

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    • Posts: 7,682 Member
      HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »
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      Thanks you, yes I was looking to get some advice because I was just recently diagnosed with diabetes as well so that's given me more of a motivation to change a lot of things. Some settings on here say I should have like a ridiculous amount of sugar grams a day and over like 200 carbs and I'm just like I'm not trying to gain weight. So I wanted target goals to try to reach and she wouldn't do that. :(

      you can manually go in and change your settings,you can change calories,carbs and protein levels.go to home,my goals and the edit.I know a lot of members with pcos and diabetes eat less than 100g of carbs a day. some go keto which is 20-50 net carbs a day. but you can change your goals.you wont gain weight on 200g of carbs a day unless you are in a caloric surplus. but I dont think 200g would be beneficial for your health issues.you could always try 150 or less at first then go from there. also see an endocrinologist, they deal with diabetes and PCOS as well. they can give you a better amount to go by if you want to go that route
    • Posts: 14,464 Member
      The nutritionist was not a good fit. For PCOS and diabetes see each meal as a balancing act. Work at combining your macros to be as balanced as you can.

      Your shake works so keep doing it.

      Get a glucometer and test your sugar first thing in the morning and two hours after meals. The glucometer will tell you what meals are working.

      http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/create-your-plate/

      You do not need a base amount of carbs to lose weight. That is witchy-woo "science". That being said, for my diabetes I portioned out my carbs for every meal.
    • Posts: 595 Member
      msf74 wrote: »
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      I bet your dog would have been well miffed if you took that advice...




      Seriously. But just think of all the exercise you'd get scrubbing poop and piddle out of the carpet!
    • Posts: 178 Member
      HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »
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      Thanks you, yes I was looking to get some advice because I was just recently diagnosed with diabetes as well so that's given me more of a motivation to change a lot of things. Some settings on here say I should have like a ridiculous amount of sugar grams a day and over like 200 carbs and I'm just like I'm not trying to gain weight. So I wanted target goals to try to reach and she wouldn't do that. :(

      Hi Haley! I wanted to reach out and throw in a suggestion here (as someone who also deals with PCOS). I have spent countless hours researching and experimenting with what works for my body and health since its been almost 10 years of dealing with PCOS. Because everyone is different, especially with this condition, it gets frustrating to not just have an answer as to how many grams of carbs to have in a day, and which ones. What I have found very helpful is recording what I eat as well as weighing myself each morning, or at least being aware of possible bloating. When I eat a carb my body cannot handle I will see a spike of ~3 pounds the next morning, which indicates inflammation. This has helped me be more aware of what to avoid or keep to a minimum. Everyone is different but I thought I would throw that out there. (It is important to note that this works only if you don't get super stressed about the number on the scale. That stress does more harm to your body than anything else as it can cause your body to increase insulin resistance.)
    • Posts: 79 Member
      @shaumom Yeah, I cancelled that appointment and have been doing well on my own.
      Last week it rained alot and I was busy doing things for my daughter's birthday party so I lacked in the exercise dept, but still kept calorie goals. I appreciate all the suggestions @rainbowbow. @rigden1992c THAT IS RIDICULOUS. WOW. Any movement for anyone old or young is good and better than them being on the couch. I know some older men and woman can run, but not all. Sounds biased to me as well.
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