Advice for diabetic mom. I think I hit a plateau right from beginning.

romachel1978 wrote: »

I am diabetic as well and had my first apt with the nutritionist last week. She was fine with me eating some carbs and said there is no reason to cut them out of my daily diet. I have to keep my starch/carb portion to nothing more than a 1/4 of my plate though and I can't use instants (IE - minute rice causes my blood sugar to spike). It can be tough to figure out though since each diabetic reacts differently to different foods. Do you have access to a nutritionist/dietician? They may be able to better advise you.

If each diabetic reacts differently to different foods, what would be the point of going to a nutritionist/dietician? This makes it sound like one would have just as much luck/sucess with a journal and a dartboard poster of different foods to omit at random.

This concludes my presence in this confusing thread. JSD.

Using measuring cups is better than estimating, but you really should use a food scale instead. The video below explains why (the music is kind of annoying, you can watch it on mute):

FWIW, this diabetic mom has lost 55+lbs (from 232 to 176), lowered her A1C from 7+ to 5.3 over 18months with walking and eating less. I didn't cut ANYTHING out of my diet and still have my 2-3 daily cups of coffee with 2tps real sugar, 1 tbsp flavored creamer. Still eat ice cream, chocolate, pasta, rice, potatoes, bread, cake, pumpkin pie.

OH, and "eating more fat and protein" didn't give you "a solid pot belly." A surplus of calories did.

What they all said about eating more than you think. Thats whats preventing your weight loss, you are simply at maintenance.

Heres a quick guide for diabetic dieting and it lists the type of food they suggest you should be considering.

The NHS (and Diabetes UK) recommend a healthy, balanced diet that is low in fat, sugar and salt and contain a high level of fresh fruit and vegetables.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/nhs-diet-advice.html
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes-type2/pages/living-with.aspx

Calliope610 wrote: »

minideema wrote: »

I agree the amount of calories in a tsp of oil and nuts are shocking. The only month I lost weight was when I quit non veg including eggs completely. For a month only though.i realized chicken was very high in cals. So it's just fish and egg whites for me.

But you are right! Portions are shocking.

WHAT! 6oz roasted chicken breast = 281cals, 53g protein, 6g fat, 0 carbs

I think chicken is a valuable source of lean protein. Disagree about it being very high in calories, unless you were having KFC and then thats the oil and coating.

minideema wrote: »

Hello,

I have lost a few pounds only in the last six months. I have been doing gyming and yoga almost five days a week. Also weekly once yard work. Yard work and walking work wonders on my sugar levels. But even if I add a spoon of rice to my diet my numbers go up. My biggest challenge is a thick waist line. All the weight is there. I have stick legs and toned body otherwise.

Please any advice on how to loose pounds for diabetics is welcome. I think I have hit a plateau now.

I logged in on another site since September and it shows I almost two thousand calories every week that I saved. But I did not loose weight. I did log very honestly and almost daily.

On the plus side I am doing more elliptical now since I started six months back. Thirty minutes with burn out of 247 daily. Plus yoga twenty to thirty mins. My waist line has loosened a bit although it still shines, since rest of the body has trimmed out more.

My AIc went down by .3 points too. But I feel my hardwork is not being compensated.

I am a very busy mom of two kids under five. And no joke taking them to gym everyday with me.

Thanks.

Boy do I feel your pain. I am not a diabetic. It does run in my family. Since I am not diabetic, I will call my issue, sugar sensitivity which has turned into Carb sensitivity.

I know there are people out there and on this board who will tell you they are diabetic and they are not experiencing your issues. That's fine, they are NOT you. Your body will respond to things in its own way at its own time.

All I can tell you is what works for me, being in the zone wherein my own body now resides--something akin to the twilight zone, because I don't recognize it or its weight loss ability any longer.

I have found that over a weekly basis, if I eat ANY sugar, I tend not to lose weight, or as much weight. I can be within my calories for the day and the week and I just won't lose anything.

I have found that if I eat bread, I will not lose weight over the week.

I have found that if I eat oils, other than spray oil and a little bit of butter over the week, I will not lose weight.

I learned all of this after 30 plus years of dieting and in particular the past 4.5 years since I stopped smoking.

Experiment with your own body and listen to what it tells you. If you can afford the nutritionist, and I were in your shoes, I would go.