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<blockquote data-quote="SockFiddler" data-source="post: 1828858" data-attributes="member: 412001"><p>The devil is in the details, Maddy!</p><p></p><p>Thanks for replying so fast! Not to nag, but could you answer the questions at the top of my post there, just to give us all a specific idea of your situation - thanks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'm a devil for claiming my meal was healthy right up to the moment I write down everything I put on it. Then I see that the low-far French Dressing I used was full of sugar to improve the taste, and corn flour to make it goopy. Or that my delicious slow-cooker casserole was <em>ludicrously</em> good for me until I consider the sweet potatoes, carrots and parsnips I loaded it with for flavour.</p><p></p><p>Bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, any veg that grows underground, shop-bought tomato puree, pretty much any ready-made sauce, fruit... it's all carbs. I know, it's awful to see the food for what it contains, especially when you thought you already made loads of positive changes, but the fact is, what you're eating isn't working for your body at the moment. </p><p></p><p>A typical day of food for me will be:</p><p></p><p>(if I have breakfast - I only do 3 times a week) full-fat, unsweetened yogurt with some berries.</p><p></p><p>An undressed salad (or lime juice and walnut oil, if I'm feeling like I need a little more interest), mostly leaves, with a little cucumber, spring onion and a sliced pepper with home-made Coronation Chicken or tuna mayo.</p><p></p><p>A handful of peanuts, a little packet of pork scratchings or a peperami for a snack. </p><p></p><p>Maybe 3 pork loin steaks with roasted veg (normally a courgette, an onion, another pepper) or a couple of bags of microwave veg from the freezer.</p><p></p><p>If I'm up late and feel like a snack, I'll have some mange tout with a bit of onion and garlic dip.</p><p></p><p>This is a typical, lazy, "I can't be bothered to cook" kind of day of food which I can prepare without thinking much about it, that I don't count carbs for, that I don't need to worry about. I've had my diagnosis for just over a year, and spent months keeping a diary and counting the carbs in everything I ate to get to this point - which sounds like hard work, but, actually I found it both interesting and empowering.</p><p></p><p>A year in, and I'm confidently able to meal plan without using a food diary, though if I'm cooking for friends I will still plan out what's on the menu and tot up the total carbs per portion. My last Hba1c was 42 (the magic number!) but I can very clearly remember staring at the "What did you eat today?" thread and gasping at how little people were surviving on and feeling absolutely helpless when it came to my own diet.</p><p></p><p>Small steps, lots of questions and some experimentation. You're going to be fine <3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SockFiddler, post: 1828858, member: 412001"] The devil is in the details, Maddy! Thanks for replying so fast! Not to nag, but could you answer the questions at the top of my post there, just to give us all a specific idea of your situation - thanks :) I'm a devil for claiming my meal was healthy right up to the moment I write down everything I put on it. Then I see that the low-far French Dressing I used was full of sugar to improve the taste, and corn flour to make it goopy. Or that my delicious slow-cooker casserole was [i]ludicrously[/i] good for me until I consider the sweet potatoes, carrots and parsnips I loaded it with for flavour. Bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, any veg that grows underground, shop-bought tomato puree, pretty much any ready-made sauce, fruit... it's all carbs. I know, it's awful to see the food for what it contains, especially when you thought you already made loads of positive changes, but the fact is, what you're eating isn't working for your body at the moment. A typical day of food for me will be: (if I have breakfast - I only do 3 times a week) full-fat, unsweetened yogurt with some berries. An undressed salad (or lime juice and walnut oil, if I'm feeling like I need a little more interest), mostly leaves, with a little cucumber, spring onion and a sliced pepper with home-made Coronation Chicken or tuna mayo. A handful of peanuts, a little packet of pork scratchings or a peperami for a snack. Maybe 3 pork loin steaks with roasted veg (normally a courgette, an onion, another pepper) or a couple of bags of microwave veg from the freezer. If I'm up late and feel like a snack, I'll have some mange tout with a bit of onion and garlic dip. This is a typical, lazy, "I can't be bothered to cook" kind of day of food which I can prepare without thinking much about it, that I don't count carbs for, that I don't need to worry about. I've had my diagnosis for just over a year, and spent months keeping a diary and counting the carbs in everything I ate to get to this point - which sounds like hard work, but, actually I found it both interesting and empowering. A year in, and I'm confidently able to meal plan without using a food diary, though if I'm cooking for friends I will still plan out what's on the menu and tot up the total carbs per portion. My last Hba1c was 42 (the magic number!) but I can very clearly remember staring at the "What did you eat today?" thread and gasping at how little people were surviving on and feeling absolutely helpless when it came to my own diet. Small steps, lots of questions and some experimentation. You're going to be fine <3 [/QUOTE]
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