Diabetes Support Group~~~Part 1

My blood sugar at lunch was 89. For lunch I had a babecue on a sugar free bun. 1/2 container of Lemon thich and creamy yoplait yogurt with ! T cool whipped and 1 T chopped walnut. . fixing to go and take my blood sugar now for mis afternoon. Calie

Took my blood sugar it was 112 here at mis afternoon. I ate the other half of my lemon yogurt so I wouldn't have a low blood sugar befor supper. So so far so good.

Calie

Thanks Leo, I am also wanting to lose weight for I have had a back pain for years and have heard so many people who says their pain left ater losing weight. and it makes sense carrying around 50 extra lbs would cause your back to hurt. Just carry a 10 lb bag of sugar would do that. I hven't bought 10 lbs of sugar since the kids all left home. Do buy a 2 lb at Christmas and Thansgiving for the hoidays cooking. And a small bag of flour. May not do that this year. Let those who eat it make it. But my husband loves my chcolate cake and ihis birthday is Christmas day so may make it. Be careful driving home from work. So you have far to drive? Marie

Leo: I just try to give myself whatever the site allows for fat, that is what I am going by. when I was initially diagnosed, they talked about reducing fat a lot. Then a few years back when I went to a dietician, she told me to watch carbs. I just try to stay under 1300 calories and it seems to be working out o'kay. I was just currious about the natural fats. :flowerforyou:

Callie: I am having Grilled chicken with baked potato and corn for dinner tonight, no dessert! You sound like you are doing great and a number below 150 in the morning is wonderful, so do not beat your self up. :grumble: take care.

Plan's name: Eat Fat, Get Thin

Book(s): Eat Fat, Get Thin! - first published in 1999 by Barry Groves.


About the author: Dr Groves and his wife, Monica, became overweight in the first few years after their marriage in 1957. He discovered the low carb diet in 1962, and both he and his wife lost weight with great success. They have maintained the weight loss since then.

He began studying the role of food types in the aetiology of obesity at that time, and in 1982 when he retired from the Royal Air Force, began full time research, later broadening the scope of his research to the relationship between diet and other modern 'diseases of civilisation' such as heart disease and cancer.

He has a PhD in Nutritional Science.


Basic Philosophy: This is a high fat, low carb plan, which allows 60g carbohydrates per day. Calories are unrestricted. Ketosis is considered unnecessary; Dr Groves even feels it is undesirable.


By the numbers: : There are no phases in this plan. One continues eating 60g carbs until goal is reached. At that time extra carbs can be added until no further weight is being lost.

Method: : Reduce your intake of refined carbs.
You can eat as much as you want of any meat, fish, poultry, cheese, cream, butter and eggs.
You can eat as much as you like of green leafy vegetables: cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, and so on.
He does say that it is advisable to cut out some foods such as sugar and cereals completely, but does include small amounts in his menus. He cautions that you may need to be wary of such foods.
Fruit and vegetables are permitted, just cut down on the sweeter, starchier ones.
He says it is a good idea to give up bread, but if you feel you cannot, cut down to a maximum of 2 slices per day.

Exercise only if you want to.
Dr Groves states that exercise has its place in a healthy lifestyle, but says that as a means of losing weight it is a dead loss. Only do the exercise you enjoy.

Leave the fat on meat.
And do not remove the skin from chicken, duck or turkey. Use full cream milk in preference to skim, and have cream with your fruit if you wish.

Eat a high protein breakfast.
It is essential to start the day in such a way that your blood sugar levels are high and you will not have to snack between meals.
Chapter 9 cites studies which show that doing this can keep your blood sugar levels steady all day long.

If you are not overweight, do not diet.
The book includes a chapter where normal weight ranges are discussed.

Typical menu:

Breakfast:
1 cup grapefruit juice
Herb omelette
2-3 slices streaky bacon
1 slice buttered toast
22g carbs

Lunch:
Beef steak with its fat
½ cup carrots in butter
1 cup green beans
1 thin slice sponge cake
27g carbs

Dinner:
Poached halibut
Green salad
Cheese with 2 water biscuits and butter.
11g carbs
Total carbohydrates for the day: 60 grams.


Unique Fatures:

The plan does permit small amounts of sugar and refined carbs. Some of the recipes in Eat Fat, Get Thin are even made with sugar. For this reason, this plan may not be suitable for someone who has a strong addiction to carbs.

Leo: thank you so much for the information. I will try to get that book and read up on some of this stuff. I have not been to a dietician in about 3 years. So I kinda am not going by that anymore. I do the YoYo thing all the time. Ihave lost about 40 pounds in about a year and a half, so I would like to keep that off, so I am up to trying different diets or life changes. I do read a lot about diedetes and Glycemic index. So I think all the knowledge you get is very important to how successful you are. :happy:

Hey Skinny welcome to our site. We will be glad to just help with what we can and I had a cousin who was type 1, I am type 2 as well. I think the diet par tis so similar for eveyrone, it will be nice to have someone who knows what you are talking about to converse with. Again Welcome.

Callie: Good luc with the new information you are trying, let us know how well it works. :drinker: