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mrspj

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hi, have not posted before but today I got my test results, my dietician nurse was very happy as they had come back as 48, I am still trying to get my head round these numbers etc, my morning glucose was 7.6, I am not on any medication and the nurse says I don't have to have any if I keep my diet going as I have....I have lost almost a stone since march, eating sensibly, but find it very hard this hot weather, I belong to a slimming club but all their treats include high sugars and low fat, I am type 2, and hope to keep up the good work....mrspj :)
 
You will almost certainly get there if you just keep it up. My downfall was all the chocolate bars, biscuits, buns, sweets etc. By cutting it all out, I started to lose weight and my BGs started to fall. But, I still did miss them. To get around that, I had to re-educate my palate. Invariaby I ate the sweet stuff, even if it was just a couple of slices of toast and marmelade, because something was missing in my normal food, a crunch, a texture, a certain taste hit. These gaps were all too easily filled by chocolate hobnobs dipped in hot chocolate.

I have now become very interested in good quality food and eat two fish meals, two poultry, two red meat and one veggie meal per week. I make all my own sauces and stick to complex carbs. I don't feel the need to grab a mars bar now. Whatever it was that was missing in my previous diet is now in my current diet. There is also a bit of kiddology involved. If I eat an apple or a pear, I sit down with a favourite knife and a wooden board and, 'make a meal' out of it. I'll often prepare a lemon drink to go with it too so it starts to feel as if I am having a desert. Eating an apple whilst watching TV, you hardly notice that you've eaten anything.
 
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