Need self control

jessmaness1997

Hi all! I’m Jessica. Currently trying to make serious changes to my diet. I am hoping to make eating healthy a lifestyle. I am an uncontrolled (hoping to improve as well) type 2 diabetic. I also have an inflammatory skin condition called Seborrheic Dermatitis. Both condition advise to not consume bread, excessive carbs in general, beer/wine, and even cheese. Aside from not drinking very often I LOVE those foods. With further research I should avoid yeast and mold, hence the cheese. So no cakes, cookies, baked things in general due to yeast.
Might as well kill 2 birds with one stone by having a much healthier eating lifestyle.
The problem I have is is that I have little to no control over eating including portion and carbs/sugar. It is difficult for me.
If anyone has advice I’d appreciate it.

PeachHibiscus

Hi Jessica! I'm also Type 2. I was diagnosed a few months ago and have also had to change my eating and lose weight. Pasta, baked goods, candy, etc., all of that is stuff I love.

I've found that MFP has been really useful for me for tracking carbs and calories. A lot of times I'll track the full day in advance, or even multiple meals for a week, and that will give me an idea of what numbers I have to play with. I often eat the same breakfast/lunch (or a similar one) on the same days of the week so if I put those in, I can see what's left for dinner.

Eating for Type 2 has been a change. In the past I might have cared how many calories or fat something had but I certainly wouldn't have cared (or even looked at) how many carbs it had. The first week after diagnosis I was terrified to eat anything. Then I went to see the diabetic dietician and she gave me good advice. You'll probably have a lot of trial to see what works for you. These are some things I found:

• Non-starchy vegetables are considered "unlimited" in the guidance I received. I love vegetables and I'm a volume eater so I include lots of vegetables with every meal, including breakfast.
• The dietician recommended Mission's carb balance wraps. I don't taste any difference between these and regular wraps. There are also other brands who have low carb and keto wraps that I'm planning to try. I'd eat these even if I wasn't diabetic.
• I bought keto bagels. They are not as good as regular bagels but if I add cream cheese and smoked salmon, they're fine and only 90 calories/2 net carbs per bagel. The keto bread I bought is also good, especially toasted.
• I've had less luck with pasta substitutes. I bought Palmini "noodles". They're made from hearts of Palm. I do like hearts of Palm so they tasted fine but it was not in any way, shape, or form like eating pasta. It was like eating hearts of Palm (and sadness because I was remembering eating good pasta).
• I looked into the cauliflower crust when we were going to have pizza but found that it had just as many carbs as the regular crust. So I had the regular crust pizza and just ate less of it and paired it with a salad. This is kind of what I do with all carbs, I'm careful with the portion size and I pair it with protein/fat and vegetables (which I eat first). Pairing carbs with protein/fat was recommended by my diabetic dietician. My finger stick readings have all been good so this seems to work for me.

I wish you the best!