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I've always thought that my diet was relatively healthy - but as I've just been diagnosed with type 2 obviously not !
For the last couple of months (pre-diagnosis) I have been trying to lose weight by calorie counting (always successful in the past) but it now seems that I need to re-think my diet regime !
Yesterday was a fairly typical 'diet' day:
Breakfast - tea (no sugar), 1 Weetabix with 1 fat-free fruit yoghurt, half a dozen strawberries and a handful of blueberries
Mid-morning - coffee (no sugar)
Lunch - sandwich made with 2 slices from a small Hovis wholemeal loaf (no butter or spread) filled with a small portion of cheese, lettuce, watercress and sliced tomato, 1 nectarine, plus another coffee with no sugar
Mid-afternoon - cup of tea (no sugar) and plain rice cake with a smearing of reduced sugar jam
Diner - small salmon fillet with 2 small new potatoes and green vegetables followed by a handful of grapes and 2 fresh apricots
Evening - cup of tea (no sugar)
I don't eat red meat so my protein comes from chicken, fish, cheese or eggs (nuts give me indigestion !)
I don't drink alcohol
I don't have sweet or 'soft' drinks 'cos I don't like them
I haven't eaten sweets, chocolates or cake for months as I was been trying to lose weight pre-diagnosis anyway - but I do enjoy the occasional garibaldi or rich tea biscuit !
I do eat my '5 a day' - more like 7 - 10 a day
I do eat a lot of fruit - at least 4 - 5 portions a day
I'm half Italian so do like my pasta, but restrict myself to once a week and use Quorn mince in the sauce
I also enjoy a small jacket potato with either a small portion of baked beans or small tine of tuna occasionally
For various reasons (high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels) I also try to limit the amount of animal fats and salt in my diet. I'm having difficulty getting my head around the thoughts of a permanent low carb diet and a lifetime without the foods I really love (especially fruit and pasta !).
For the last couple of months (pre-diagnosis) I have been trying to lose weight by calorie counting (always successful in the past) but it now seems that I need to re-think my diet regime !
Yesterday was a fairly typical 'diet' day:
Breakfast - tea (no sugar), 1 Weetabix with 1 fat-free fruit yoghurt, half a dozen strawberries and a handful of blueberries
Mid-morning - coffee (no sugar)
Lunch - sandwich made with 2 slices from a small Hovis wholemeal loaf (no butter or spread) filled with a small portion of cheese, lettuce, watercress and sliced tomato, 1 nectarine, plus another coffee with no sugar
Mid-afternoon - cup of tea (no sugar) and plain rice cake with a smearing of reduced sugar jam
Diner - small salmon fillet with 2 small new potatoes and green vegetables followed by a handful of grapes and 2 fresh apricots
Evening - cup of tea (no sugar)
I don't eat red meat so my protein comes from chicken, fish, cheese or eggs (nuts give me indigestion !)
I don't drink alcohol
I don't have sweet or 'soft' drinks 'cos I don't like them
I haven't eaten sweets, chocolates or cake for months as I was been trying to lose weight pre-diagnosis anyway - but I do enjoy the occasional garibaldi or rich tea biscuit !
I do eat my '5 a day' - more like 7 - 10 a day
I do eat a lot of fruit - at least 4 - 5 portions a day
I'm half Italian so do like my pasta, but restrict myself to once a week and use Quorn mince in the sauce
I also enjoy a small jacket potato with either a small portion of baked beans or small tine of tuna occasionally
For various reasons (high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels) I also try to limit the amount of animal fats and salt in my diet. I'm having difficulty getting my head around the thoughts of a permanent low carb diet and a lifetime without the foods I really love (especially fruit and pasta !).