I've been OP mostly today...got off a bit at lunch in that I had more than the 1 serv of each nutrient but I still had balance in what I ate. Went to the gym, only walked/jogged 1/2 mile but finished the rest of my 30 min of cardio on the bike plus used a few other machines. I wish I could get my strength back up but my arm is still bothering me and some machines I can only do a few reps. Maybe in time I'll build up. My bs was high about 1/2 the day but then came down ...not normal or even quite diabetic normal but getting closer. From experience I know it will take a day or two more of being consistent.
My meals today:
Breakfast
oatmeal with 1 t. brown sugar and 1 T pecans pcs - Carb and fat
NF Milk - protein
Lunch
Homemade Chicken Vegetable soup - onions, bok choy, carrots and celery..protein, free veggies
6 (1 oz) saltine crackers - carb
PB Mocha Frappe - my favorite way to go off plan
but it was carb, protein and fat Went over one carb serv.
pm snack
light mocha frappe with fiber and added protein powder and almond milk - protein, carb and fat
Dinner will be:
Sm steak - protein
Shared baked potato with dh - carb
Smart Balance - 1 T - fat
probably green beans - free
Cana - the article was interesting and the way of eating is what the Trim Healthy Mama Diet is like. There is also another book I've read recommended by my dd who eats this way and feels best when she does. I have forgotten the authors name. I didn't mind eating the Healthy Trim Mama way way but didn't like THEIR recipes..made my usual, just adjusting for the rules. It was too much for me to remember though and often I didn't get it quite right.
Suppose it gets easier in time. But I also didn't notice much change with my bs but maybe it was because I didn't do it very long or well enough. But when I followed the one, one one diet before (a month or so ago), my bs came down and I enjoy my food more. I think it's primarily because I do not eat nearly so much of anything except veggies. It's just one serving each of protein, carb (hyperglycemic type) and fat. and veggies are free. So nothing is very high including the fat. Very easy. I guess everyone has to experiment and see what works best for them. I certainly agree that you do need to avoid that rushing in of a large amount of insulin. I'm sure all to many years I have had that happening..when I think back I can't believe how much sugar I've eaten in the past!! But more recently even when I binge I don't eat nearly that much. Still I'm determined to be done with all that.
But I know I've said that before so I take it one day at a time. I'm supposed (per diabetic dietician nurse) to be able to have 180 gms of carb a day, but I think sometimes now that is too much. Anyway using the one,one,one eating strategy, I don't usually get that many.
Cajun - Yes I really hope you can avoid diabetes. It's not a good thing but in my life it has been kind of a wake up call and has made me start eating better...as I said above, even when I mess up, it's nothing like before.
Wannabee - I hope I can get my bs down like yours. That's great! My dh's is like that.