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<blockquote data-quote="Aprilb1967" data-source="post: 600389" data-attributes="member: 118798"><p>I'm new here - hello everyone. I'm really pleased to be able to read some info and ideas about eating a low carb veggie diet. I find it hard to know which veg have high or low carbs. And coming up with new ideas for suppers etc is hard. Following years of yo-yo dieting with slimming world I now realise that the sheer amount of carbs they suggested on the green plan was so unhealthy. Not knowing any better and with a big love of food I was more than happy to take them at their word and would have a huge portion of pasta and salad every evening. I ate a large portion of unsweetened cereal for breakfast and usually didn't get time for lunch in the day except maybe a banana or apple. I was in a very high stress job and now realise that I was releasing a lot of cortisol. My weight went down very well during this time but looking back now I think these were the years that contributed to my diagnosis of type 2 on 2009. I've been very overweight for about 12 years with a stone going on perhaps every 2 years. Now I've gradually lost a stone and a half but still have 5 stone to go. My motivation went for a long while as I've suffered with recurring depression, high anxiety and complete knackeredness! Also I think I'm naturally lazy and would always prefer to curl up with a book and my tiny dog than exercise. Still I moved right beside the beach 2 years ago and now walk Herbie there every day and am very gradually losing the weight. Yippie! It hasn't helped though that I've been on crutches and in a big boot for 6 weeks after rupturing my ankle ligaments. Been mostly lying about since then - hence discovering this amazing forum! </p><p>Anyway - sorry for waffling on - Its one of my skills. Due to various health problems I've been off work since Feb. Since then loads of fat around my stomach and heart area has just disappeared - I presume it's because I'm no longer stressed so not producing too much cortisol. My BS has dropped from 9 to 7.6. For me I think stress was a major contributor to my poorly controlled diabetes. I regularly forgot to take medication and would eat quickly then flop into bed on my return home from work after a 12-14 hour day. </p><p>I now feel really motivated to improve my life and am in the mental state to learn, think, reflect and action. At last! </p><p>I will really enjoy keeping my eye on this forum to educate myself and stop feeling so alone in the struggle to eat healthily. Thank you everyone. Wish I'd found you all when I was first diagnosed learned so much already. X</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aprilb1967, post: 600389, member: 118798"] I'm new here - hello everyone. I'm really pleased to be able to read some info and ideas about eating a low carb veggie diet. I find it hard to know which veg have high or low carbs. And coming up with new ideas for suppers etc is hard. Following years of yo-yo dieting with slimming world I now realise that the sheer amount of carbs they suggested on the green plan was so unhealthy. Not knowing any better and with a big love of food I was more than happy to take them at their word and would have a huge portion of pasta and salad every evening. I ate a large portion of unsweetened cereal for breakfast and usually didn't get time for lunch in the day except maybe a banana or apple. I was in a very high stress job and now realise that I was releasing a lot of cortisol. My weight went down very well during this time but looking back now I think these were the years that contributed to my diagnosis of type 2 on 2009. I've been very overweight for about 12 years with a stone going on perhaps every 2 years. Now I've gradually lost a stone and a half but still have 5 stone to go. My motivation went for a long while as I've suffered with recurring depression, high anxiety and complete knackeredness! Also I think I'm naturally lazy and would always prefer to curl up with a book and my tiny dog than exercise. Still I moved right beside the beach 2 years ago and now walk Herbie there every day and am very gradually losing the weight. Yippie! It hasn't helped though that I've been on crutches and in a big boot for 6 weeks after rupturing my ankle ligaments. Been mostly lying about since then - hence discovering this amazing forum! Anyway - sorry for waffling on - Its one of my skills. Due to various health problems I've been off work since Feb. Since then loads of fat around my stomach and heart area has just disappeared - I presume it's because I'm no longer stressed so not producing too much cortisol. My BS has dropped from 9 to 7.6. For me I think stress was a major contributor to my poorly controlled diabetes. I regularly forgot to take medication and would eat quickly then flop into bed on my return home from work after a 12-14 hour day. I now feel really motivated to improve my life and am in the mental state to learn, think, reflect and action. At last! I will really enjoy keeping my eye on this forum to educate myself and stop feeling so alone in the struggle to eat healthily. Thank you everyone. Wish I'd found you all when I was first diagnosed learned so much already. X Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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