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<blockquote data-quote="SockFiddler" data-source="post: 1502626" data-attributes="member: 412001"><p>It's sound advice [USER=85785]@Lamont D[/USER] ! In fact, I think it was you who recommended that to someone else on a different thread (which I read shortly after my diagnosis) and I started doing exactly that - what I eat, what time, the calories and the carbs. The only thing missing is the blood readings, but it was great advice for someone else and it's been a real learning exercise for me, too.</p><p></p><p>What's been really interesting is seeing how drastically my calorie intake has reduced along with the carbs, to the point where I have been concerned that I'm not eating enough (!!). Trust me, that's a real turnaround!</p><p></p><p>I'm also keeping a log of the foods I eat in "real terms" - for example, most sites list nutritional values per 100g, which isn't useful if you're eating 2 eggs or an apple or anything else that doesn't come in tidy 100g packages. These numbers I'm listing in the back to save myself time, and that's been really helpful, too. </p><p></p><p>I'm a numbers person. I like seeing the specifics of the world quantifying and comparing. Takes all the razzamatazz, drama and guess work out of the tricky stuff. Keeping a food diary is one of the smartest decisions I've ever made - I wish I'd done it years ago; I've needed to understand how I fuel myself for years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SockFiddler, post: 1502626, member: 412001"] It's sound advice [USER=85785]@Lamont D[/USER] ! In fact, I think it was you who recommended that to someone else on a different thread (which I read shortly after my diagnosis) and I started doing exactly that - what I eat, what time, the calories and the carbs. The only thing missing is the blood readings, but it was great advice for someone else and it's been a real learning exercise for me, too. What's been really interesting is seeing how drastically my calorie intake has reduced along with the carbs, to the point where I have been concerned that I'm not eating enough (!!). Trust me, that's a real turnaround! I'm also keeping a log of the foods I eat in "real terms" - for example, most sites list nutritional values per 100g, which isn't useful if you're eating 2 eggs or an apple or anything else that doesn't come in tidy 100g packages. These numbers I'm listing in the back to save myself time, and that's been really helpful, too. I'm a numbers person. I like seeing the specifics of the world quantifying and comparing. Takes all the razzamatazz, drama and guess work out of the tricky stuff. Keeping a food diary is one of the smartest decisions I've ever made - I wish I'd done it years ago; I've needed to understand how I fuel myself for years. [/QUOTE]
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