Hi. I’ve just been diagnosed with pre diabetes, my reading was 42. I’m 34 years old. I was never careful with what I ate, but I have changed this now - whole grain bread, whole grain pasta, cut out 90% of any sweets/sugar and started eating more fruit and veg. The problem is I am trying to gain weight and muscle by going to the gym (I weigh 67kg) but I can’t really do this by limiting carbs to a minimum. So I have a few questions.
I have muesli in the morning - is it ok to have a big portion of this as I will be using the energy all day? It’s all whole grain and I have a very active job, with a visit to the gym on some days as well.
Is it ok to eat a decent amount of carbs (breakfast and lunch) if I know I’m having an active day, and cut back on non training days/weekends where I’m not as active?
If I should avoid carbs, what should I limit them to per day? And can I build size and muscle with just high protein?
Thanks.
I have muesli in the morning - is it ok to have a big portion of this as I will be using the energy all day? It’s all whole grain and I have a very active job, with a visit to the gym on some days as well.
Is it ok to eat a decent amount of carbs (breakfast and lunch) if I know I’m having an active day, and cut back on non training days/weekends where I’m not as active?
If I should avoid carbs, what should I limit them to per day? And can I build size and muscle with just high protein?
Thanks.