You will most likely get the same answer from anyone you ask on this forum, because many, many have done the same. A suitable eating plan, which means eating to what your meter tells you and reducing the carbs to your personal carb tolerance level, or a very low calorie diet (800 calories for 8 weeks) coupled with substantial weight loss.
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@hooha
Hi
I started by doing or not doing the following
No flour products
No spuds, except the odd chip
No sugar
No rice, except 25 grams of wild rice on the odd occasion
No booze for 200+ days
No squash/juice etc
Tea - yes
Coffee - hell yes
Water, lots, if your hungry drink first
Real lemon in sparking water with crushed ice. lots
Salad every day
Greek yogurt with seeds every morning (you need fibre)
Good quality meat and lots of fish
Falafel
Persian food is fantastic
Asian/indian food too
home cooked is the key.
Beetroot
Butternut sqash
Carrots
broccoli
well all veg and tonnes of them
Occasional 85% chocolate
Count calories and more importantly food content. raise or drop calories depending on your activities
if you're hungry and you have eaten your calories for the day, tough, hunger didn't kill me
Drink more water
Walk even if it's only for 10 minutes that day, its worth it
Push yourself to walk further, cycle, swim, climb, gym if you have to, outdoor classes. I was not the fastest when I started, I didn't care to impress other people. I wanted my HBA1c down. Gardening, awesome workout.
I tested lots, I worked out what a meal would do and do it consistently. I Can now plan what to eat with some knowledge of how far it will take me,
When I got the 34 result I experimented with foods and booze, went up to 39 when I broke my leg, back to 38.
sounds simple, but I know why I am doing this, I want a long life with my family. When you have "why", "how" becomes easier
yes I still want to revert on days to the old ways, we all do at times, some days you win, some you don't do so well. don't let a day become a week become a month.
No I am not a hyperlowcarbnut. I make sure I fuel my body for what I need to do, I just don't do it with processed foods.
Does this help?