^ link
https://www.pcrm.org/health-topics/diabetes

A resource with free recipes, etc and a 28 day kickstart plan

Your blood glucose was 178. That's your answer. No, that's not a good day.

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Anonymous wrote:Keep at it. But omit all treats (muffins/donuts)

Disagree. Reduce treats, but don't omit enirely.

You want to find a food pattern that can sustain forever.

Not bad, OP. Remember that this isn't a diet - is, not something that's temporary until you lose the weight. Slow and steady changes are best so that you don't crash and give up. To be successful in keeping the weight off, the changes that you make need to be sustainable forever

- maintained a 50lb loss for 11 years now. I eat a treat just about every day.

Totally agree. But also, a 1 mile walk OP? Is that all the walking you did all day? You need to be moving as much as you can, a 1 mile walk is about 20 minutes and only 2000 steps. You should aim for over 5000, depending on your physical health. I find it is easy to do multiple, short walks. I will turn on a 20 minute sitcom and hop on the treadmill.

It's ok to eat snacks. But if you replace the sugar/carby snacks with real food that involves some protein, you will feel more sated and your plan will be more sustainable.

Some options:
small amount of nuts + clementine
hard boiled egg + berries
raw veggies + hummus

Stop snacking. Get used to feeling a little hungry and challenge yourself to power through it (and perhaps even like it). If you must eat in between meals, don't eat junk food.

Muffin, donut, potato chip gotta go. They are poison.

And get your daughter on board with your goal. Ask her to be your partner! Depending on her age, she might love it and it will teach her about healthy eating too! ~ Former teacher

Anonymous wrote:Add way more protein and ditch the processed, sugary foods. This is not a balanced diet.

This. Half of your meals is junk food. It is ok to have a treat here and there incorporated, but you will feel better eating higher quality foods. And track your calories. Otherwise you will never know if you are actually in a deficit or how to adjust.

Add way more protein and ditch the processed, sugary foods. This is not a balanced diet.

^ and remember to test before you eat. First thing in the morning.

Well, I’d keep the veggies, and ditch everything else. Add quinoa, barley, farro, or other whole grains, legumes, nuts, soy. Instead of collagen peptides I’d have a tablespoon or so of walnuts. For a sweet treat, have sweet potato, squash, or fruit. Any baked good should be 100% whole grain. If white flour or white potato or white rice - refrig/freeze after preparing, then heat and eat. Legumes daily.

Anonymous wrote:Keep at it. But omit all treats (muffins/donuts)

Disagree. Reduce treats, but don't omit enirely.

You want to find a food pattern that can sustain forever.

Not bad, OP. Remember that this isn't a diet - is, not something that's temporary until you lose the weight. Slow and steady changes are best so that you don't crash and give up. To be successful in keeping the weight off, the changes that you make need to be sustainable forever

- maintained a 50lb loss for 11 years now. I eat a treat just about every day.

Keep at it. But omit all treats (muffins/donuts)

I’m starting a weight loss journey. I need a partner for accountability, but I have no one.

Here is what I ate today:

Thursday 5/15
- Collagen peptides in my coffee 6:30 am
- HB egg and tomatoes 9:35 am
- 3 cups fresh veggies (broccoli, carrots, red pepper, tomatoes) and 3 chicken fingers at 12:30 pm
- 13 potato chips at 1:40 pm
- 1/2 donut, 1 mini muffin that daughter brought me at 4:00 pm
- Small piece of gross overcooked salmon and ~1/3 cup peas at 4:45 pm
- blood sugar was 178 at 5 pm
- 1/2 blueberry muffin that DD had brought home for me 5:20 pm
- Took a 1 mile walk 5:30 pm

Was this a good day? Will this help my diabetes?