Insulin Resistance Support

I am not sure if there are any groups but you can start one. I am diabetic myself although not resistant to insulin. I did notice that you were from Kansas. I am from Wichita it is nice to see somebody else from here on this site.

I am also from Wichita!!!

Hannah, great to hear from you and of course you can be part of our group. I guess we have officially started a group!!! lol. I met with a nutrionalist like 3 years ago and I know I need to meet with one again so I can hear their suggestions. Maybe this time I will take it to heart. Sounds like you have been on the right track and have really listened to your doctor! Great job! Your insight will be greatly appreciated. Have you followed any specific diet? I remember asking my doctor what diet would be closest to what they were wanting me to do, he said South Beach. I have shown success using those cook books and Biggest Loser cook books. My problem is just sticking with it. Hopefully that's what we can all help each other with!

I LOVE using recipes from the Biggest Loser cook books. I have honestly only had like 2 items that weren't great, but would still make them again, just not often. I will try to post one here and there to share some of my favorites. I'm sure I will know more of what I need to do when my doctor calls me back with my test results. I will also be asking for a meeting with him or a nutritionalist.
Here is one of my most commonly used recipes since I always have lean ground beef in the freezer. My father-in-law gets it cheap. These are good just made as-is, or using them with a marinara sauce with wheat pasta or even with squash instead. I like variety.

New Favorite Meatballs - Biggest Loser

olive oil spray 2 egg whites
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats 1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (I use dried)
1 tablespoon dried minced onion 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 pound 96% lean ground beef

Preheat oven to 400. Lightly coat a large nonstick baking sheet with the olive oil spray.

In a medium bowl, mix together the egg whites, oats, and milk until well combined. Add the parsley, onion, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes and mix until combined. Mix in the beef until well combined.

Make 32 uniform meatballs, each about 1 1/4" diameter. Roll the balls with your hands and arrange, not touching, on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until no longer pink inside.

Makes 4 (8-meatball) servings

Per Serving: 194 calories, 26 g protein, 10 g carbohydrates, 5g fat (2g saturated), 60mg cholesterol, 2g fiber, 252 mg sodium

Good luck!!! Let me know what you think. I have tons more I can share, just one at a time though, lol. It takes a while to put it on here!! There is a meatloaf recipe that is similar to that and I put it in muffin tins so it is separated into portion sizes. I do that with a LOT of different meatloaf recipes. lol. Again, ground beef is something we use a lot of! :happy:

The Biggest Loser books I have do not have one but the South Beach book does. I will post their recipe, but I honestly make it as easy as possible. I use one bag frozen cauliflower, steam it, drain, add a little bit of fat free milk, Parkay 0 calorie fat free butter spray, garlic, salt and pepper. Always turns out great!

Surprise South Beach Mashed "Potatoes"
4 cups cauliflower florets pinch of salt
2 tablespoons trans-free butter spray pinch of ground black pepper
1 ounce fat-free half-and-half

Makes 4 servings

per serving: 60 calories, 1 1/2g fat, 1/2g saturated fat, 3g protein, 11g carbohydrate, 3g dietary fiber, 5mg cholesterol, 105 mg sodium

Tonight I tried this recipe I found on a south beach website and thought I would share it with everyone. It was delicious!!! I added a few things for my taste.

Oven-Roasted Shrimp with Pico

1 lb tomatoes, diced
1/2 onion, diced
2 limes, juiced
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 lbs. large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tbl. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper

In a medium bowl mix tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, lime juice, cilantro, and cumin.
Preheat oven to 450.
Spread Pico in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Toss shrimp with oil, salt and pepper. Evenly spread on top of pico.
Bake 5 minutes, stir, cook 5 more minutes, or until shrimp turns pink.

I really liked this and put it in my permanent recipe box. Obviously it is very, very low in carbs. Hope you are able to try it and enjoy it as much as I did!! Let me know what you think.

I wanted to share this website with everyone. It contains different South Beach recipes and I have already tried a few excellent ones.

http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/recipecollection.html