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<blockquote data-quote="Montyshrew" data-source="post: 938982" data-attributes="member: 205587"><p>I followed the lower carbs advice I have attempted to reduce it to less 125 g's a day.</p><p>So yesterday I had a breakfast of granola super berry, Which I had seen here. Its got carbs more than Bran Flakes but I require fibre in the morning and need an easy quick source.</p><p>Walked at a faster pace to train station had zero leg cramps and manged it much easier than I have had for years.</p><p>Bought 1 liter bottle of water for the train which was plenty for me and the football match.</p><p>12 pm went to Nando's had Salad & Chicken. So gained some salt here and had very low Carbs but a few quinoa and beans in the salad..</p><p>Walked the mile to the stadium and found I did in roughly half the time of the ''Google street view'' and ''Football Ground's'' guides</p><p>I used to worry about these as I didn't believe I would manage this. I felt brilliant I no cramps very little sweating other than what you would get from a reasonably walk. And slight increase in breathing rate as it should do.</p><p></p><p>As I decided to stand for the duration of the game, I thought that my legs would be better off than sitting cramped up in a seat for 2.5 hours.</p><p>Towards the second half I started to get stiff so tried to stretch myself as much as you can in a stadium.</p><p></p><p>4 pm On the walk back to the station I got some leg cramps which restricted my walking(although I still managed within the guides time)</p><p>I am unsure the reason for the cramps but could it be that you tend to walk with the pace of others due to the crowd your with?</p><p>I also felt I sweated a bit more and was more breathless, anyway I didn't quit and carried on.</p><p>Should I drink Salt with water before walking in future? Or have a Bovril in the stadium whether it's in the Summer or not! Or would a Cup of Tea been a good addition to my water during the game?</p><p></p><p>Anyway I knew I had a 5 hour journey home with short connection times along the way so knew I would have to have a bite to eat otherwise from experience I would knew I would have had the Leg Cramps/Tougher walk when I got home.</p><p></p><p>So here's the dilemma I was put into. the Station snack/WH Smiths counter had a choice:-</p><p></p><p>Wholemeal Chicken/meat/cheese sandwiches etc the saltiest.</p><p>White carb's wraps.</p><p>Chocolate, Ice cream.</p><p>Crisps</p><p>Energy Drinks.</p><p>The other options I discovered were a ''white Carbpastry', Posh Coffee' outlet present on many large stations</p><p>In this situation what should a Diabetic aiming to lower their Carbs intake do?</p><p>I chose the Wholemeal sandwich as I believed this would be the better option.</p><p>I also bought another 1 X liter bottle of water, for the journey home.</p><p></p><p>If you need to find a quick meal/snack option the choice is virtually non-existent other than go without.</p><p>In the past this is what I'd have done but then I know that I would feel worse later on in the evening.</p><p></p><p>When I arrived home I walked the 1 mile home this(this is uphill as opposed to downhill that the walk to the station is) . again I felt fine and walked it faster than I used to do pre-diet and non-smoking regime.</p><p>I tallied my Food diary added my Exercise and was under Calorie, the new Carbs intake and well under sugar.</p><p>What could the reason have been for the Cramps on only the one leg of the walk?</p><p>If this was pre diet I would probably had cramps on all four legs.</p><p>It appears I'm fine when walking on my own, at my increasingly faster pace and am lasting longer. But struggle in a crowd. What could be the reason for this?</p><p></p><p>Edit:</p><p>Can you lose weight, tone your bum, hips and legs within 12 hours?</p><p>I am on my smallest belt hole. In the morning my jeans fitted fine, on the way home they were falling down so I needed to tuck in my jumper to fill out the waist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Montyshrew, post: 938982, member: 205587"] I followed the lower carbs advice I have attempted to reduce it to less 125 g's a day. So yesterday I had a breakfast of granola super berry, Which I had seen here. Its got carbs more than Bran Flakes but I require fibre in the morning and need an easy quick source. Walked at a faster pace to train station had zero leg cramps and manged it much easier than I have had for years. Bought 1 liter bottle of water for the train which was plenty for me and the football match. 12 pm went to Nando's had Salad & Chicken. So gained some salt here and had very low Carbs but a few quinoa and beans in the salad.. Walked the mile to the stadium and found I did in roughly half the time of the ''Google street view'' and ''Football Ground's'' guides I used to worry about these as I didn't believe I would manage this. I felt brilliant I no cramps very little sweating other than what you would get from a reasonably walk. And slight increase in breathing rate as it should do. As I decided to stand for the duration of the game, I thought that my legs would be better off than sitting cramped up in a seat for 2.5 hours. Towards the second half I started to get stiff so tried to stretch myself as much as you can in a stadium. 4 pm On the walk back to the station I got some leg cramps which restricted my walking(although I still managed within the guides time) I am unsure the reason for the cramps but could it be that you tend to walk with the pace of others due to the crowd your with? I also felt I sweated a bit more and was more breathless, anyway I didn't quit and carried on. Should I drink Salt with water before walking in future? Or have a Bovril in the stadium whether it's in the Summer or not! Or would a Cup of Tea been a good addition to my water during the game? Anyway I knew I had a 5 hour journey home with short connection times along the way so knew I would have to have a bite to eat otherwise from experience I would knew I would have had the Leg Cramps/Tougher walk when I got home. So here's the dilemma I was put into. the Station snack/WH Smiths counter had a choice:- Wholemeal Chicken/meat/cheese sandwiches etc the saltiest. White carb's wraps. Chocolate, Ice cream. Crisps Energy Drinks. The other options I discovered were a ''white Carbpastry', Posh Coffee' outlet present on many large stations In this situation what should a Diabetic aiming to lower their Carbs intake do? I chose the Wholemeal sandwich as I believed this would be the better option. I also bought another 1 X liter bottle of water, for the journey home. If you need to find a quick meal/snack option the choice is virtually non-existent other than go without. In the past this is what I'd have done but then I know that I would feel worse later on in the evening. When I arrived home I walked the 1 mile home this(this is uphill as opposed to downhill that the walk to the station is) . again I felt fine and walked it faster than I used to do pre-diet and non-smoking regime. I tallied my Food diary added my Exercise and was under Calorie, the new Carbs intake and well under sugar. What could the reason have been for the Cramps on only the one leg of the walk? If this was pre diet I would probably had cramps on all four legs. It appears I'm fine when walking on my own, at my increasingly faster pace and am lasting longer. But struggle in a crowd. What could be the reason for this? Edit: Can you lose weight, tone your bum, hips and legs within 12 hours? I am on my smallest belt hole. In the morning my jeans fitted fine, on the way home they were falling down so I needed to tuck in my jumper to fill out the waist. [/QUOTE]
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