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<blockquote data-quote="BooJewels" data-source="post: 1090338" data-attributes="member: 181094"><p>You've already had lots of good advice, but my tuppence-worth is that you don't actually have to cut anything out completely. You're not allergic to carbohydrates, they're just not particularly good for you. Reducing them will certainly improve not only your numbers at the moment, but protect your long-term future. As you're in pre-diabetic numbers, it might not take a huge change to keep you the right side of things. You're not looking for a dramatic change, just an improvement.</p><p></p><p>I would start with a program of gradual reduction - a drastic stopping of all carbohydrates can make you feel pretty off-colour and it takes a little while for both your digestive system to adapt to different make up of food to process, but dropping blood sugar levels quickly can give rise to its own set of problems. Your body needs time to adapt to that too. It's also easier to maintain if you gradually evolve your diet and get used to it, rather than an overnight change that you might not be able to sustain. You're not going 'on a diet' you're looking at a whole new approach to eating, so steady does it.</p><p></p><p>On the plus side, if you reduce carbs and replace it with protein and full fat foods like eggs, cheese and full fat yogurt, you won't feel hungry. I get hungry in advance of a meal, but I don't sit here at 4pm wondering what I can get away with eating as I'm starving and it's hours until dinner. I most certainly did when I ate more carbs and less fat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BooJewels, post: 1090338, member: 181094"] You've already had lots of good advice, but my tuppence-worth is that you don't actually have to cut anything out completely. You're not allergic to carbohydrates, they're just not particularly good for you. Reducing them will certainly improve not only your numbers at the moment, but protect your long-term future. As you're in pre-diabetic numbers, it might not take a huge change to keep you the right side of things. You're not looking for a dramatic change, just an improvement. I would start with a program of gradual reduction - a drastic stopping of all carbohydrates can make you feel pretty off-colour and it takes a little while for both your digestive system to adapt to different make up of food to process, but dropping blood sugar levels quickly can give rise to its own set of problems. Your body needs time to adapt to that too. It's also easier to maintain if you gradually evolve your diet and get used to it, rather than an overnight change that you might not be able to sustain. You're not going 'on a diet' you're looking at a whole new approach to eating, so steady does it. On the plus side, if you reduce carbs and replace it with protein and full fat foods like eggs, cheese and full fat yogurt, you won't feel hungry. I get hungry in advance of a meal, but I don't sit here at 4pm wondering what I can get away with eating as I'm starving and it's hours until dinner. I most certainly did when I ate more carbs and less fat. [/QUOTE]
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