Will start with hello, and this is my first post (other than my intro of course), so I hope I am not just repeating something someone else has done.
I am newly diagnosed T2, and looking to control my weight ( I need to lose about 20kgs) i was 4 x gestational diabetic (yep I am female lol), and trying to get some knowledge. I have tried to look at my weight gain pragmatically, so when I say some things in here, I do see those statements for what they are - I am not an alcoholic saying that I drink because I like the taste, I am not "in denial" so here goes.
I eat quite well, low fat, the best cuts of meat, low salt, lots of vegetables and fruit, a wide range of colourful foods.I didn't watch my carbs, and definitely overate my carbs. I do eat out several times a week, but it's more likely to be a pub dinner or a cafe rather than McDonalds or fish and chips. So on the surface of it, I wondered why I was putting on weight for the longest time (so I was in denial for a while...) but here's the rub: if it tastes nice, I want it all. As much as I can get anyway, and it doesn't matter that I had a big breakfast, or I am on the way to a big dinner, I just cram the nice stuff... and there is quite a lot of it.
So why do I have this need to grab whenever I can? It's like some primal survival instinct - but obviously not. Why do I need to feel so full I feel sick? I mean that negates the good feeling you begin with when scarfing down all that nice food! This one tiny point is the pivotal point for my weight loss, because I wouldn't binge if I could get to the mental place where I didn't think that I needed ALL that nice food! (just reread that, I don't feel I NEED the food, I eat it because I can).
So there is my conundrum.
I can see it for what it is, but what to do next?
I am newly diagnosed T2, and looking to control my weight ( I need to lose about 20kgs) i was 4 x gestational diabetic (yep I am female lol), and trying to get some knowledge. I have tried to look at my weight gain pragmatically, so when I say some things in here, I do see those statements for what they are - I am not an alcoholic saying that I drink because I like the taste, I am not "in denial" so here goes.
I eat quite well, low fat, the best cuts of meat, low salt, lots of vegetables and fruit, a wide range of colourful foods.I didn't watch my carbs, and definitely overate my carbs. I do eat out several times a week, but it's more likely to be a pub dinner or a cafe rather than McDonalds or fish and chips. So on the surface of it, I wondered why I was putting on weight for the longest time (so I was in denial for a while...) but here's the rub: if it tastes nice, I want it all. As much as I can get anyway, and it doesn't matter that I had a big breakfast, or I am on the way to a big dinner, I just cram the nice stuff... and there is quite a lot of it.
So why do I have this need to grab whenever I can? It's like some primal survival instinct - but obviously not. Why do I need to feel so full I feel sick? I mean that negates the good feeling you begin with when scarfing down all that nice food! This one tiny point is the pivotal point for my weight loss, because I wouldn't binge if I could get to the mental place where I didn't think that I needed ALL that nice food! (just reread that, I don't feel I NEED the food, I eat it because I can).
So there is my conundrum.
I can see it for what it is, but what to do next?
