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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2422626" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Hi. SW doesn't work for most people longer term (neither do any calorie based approaches).</p><p>You are snacking not because you lack motivation, but because you are hungry. You seem very motivated albeit by fear of insulin jabs and rightly so!</p><p>This is your 2nd rodeo so I'd approach this one with a longer term perspective. Rather than counting points or calories or 'syns' try this mantra:</p><p><strong>Prioritise protein (eggs, chicken, mince, nuts, cheese etc.)</strong></p><p><strong>Fill up on fat (the fat the above foods naturally come with)</strong></p><p><strong>Careful on Carbs</strong></p><p>You could just try changing 1 meal at a time and breakfast is a good set up for the rest of the day.</p><p>Don't try to change too much at once just to fit the Doc's timetable. Take a waist measurement and/or candid swimwear photo as this is the area where you want to strip fat away.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">IF you are on meds (blood pressure and glucose lowering as alluded to) have a chat with a dsn as you may need to reduce them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There's a spectrum with low carb from Keto (in at the deep end) through to lower carb (130g daily). IMO going in too extreme can be difficult so I'd personally do 1 meal or 1 day at a time and get consistent with it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You will have cravings for those 'syns' but these will pass and can be thought of as a detoxing process as sugary starchy stuff is addictive.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get support here and from family as you will be eating differently and most of the world still think that its all about cutting fat/calories so you may need to be firm on that.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I've done this with members of my diabetes walk and talk group and its produced reliable results . You're not on your own!</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2422626, member: 365308"] Hi. SW doesn't work for most people longer term (neither do any calorie based approaches). You are snacking not because you lack motivation, but because you are hungry. You seem very motivated albeit by fear of insulin jabs and rightly so! This is your 2nd rodeo so I'd approach this one with a longer term perspective. Rather than counting points or calories or 'syns' try this mantra: [B]Prioritise protein (eggs, chicken, mince, nuts, cheese etc.) Fill up on fat (the fat the above foods naturally come with) Careful on Carbs[/B] You could just try changing 1 meal at a time and breakfast is a good set up for the rest of the day. Don't try to change too much at once just to fit the Doc's timetable. Take a waist measurement and/or candid swimwear photo as this is the area where you want to strip fat away. [LIST] [*]IF you are on meds (blood pressure and glucose lowering as alluded to) have a chat with a dsn as you may need to reduce them. [*]There's a spectrum with low carb from Keto (in at the deep end) through to lower carb (130g daily). IMO going in too extreme can be difficult so I'd personally do 1 meal or 1 day at a time and get consistent with it. [*]You will have cravings for those 'syns' but these will pass and can be thought of as a detoxing process as sugary starchy stuff is addictive. [*]Get support here and from family as you will be eating differently and most of the world still think that its all about cutting fat/calories so you may need to be firm on that. [*]I've done this with members of my diabetes walk and talk group and its produced reliable results . You're not on your own! [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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