Just before Christmas I wrote about my diabetes and vitaminD deficiency. At the time I was hoping they would let me try to control my diabetes
through diet and I would have to go on medication but that was not to be and I ended
up on two lots of tablets!
I still want to control it by diet so in the New Year I
joined Weight Watchers. One of my main problems
with food is not what I eat but how much I eat, I eat huge portions and I needed
something to help me control that. I liked WW as it has just changed it point
system to help decrease sugar increase and let’s face it with diabetes that’s not
a bad thing. I have tried dieting many time but always give up after a lose a
stone but this time as I know it’s for my health I am really determined to lose
weight and live a healthier lifestyle.
Its not just sugars I need to control but also my carbs as they
turn to sugar and that is just as bad as a bar of chocolate. When I have done
WW or Slimming World in the past I tried to eat as much ‘free food’ as possible
and then use all my points to carb out or eat chocolate but as I know I can’t
have them I have found better ways to use them and eat well.
I spent the first 4 weeks counting and weighing everything religiously
and it really worked, my portions decreased as did my stomach which means I now
get fuller quicker. I have now switched to no count which means I can eat as
much as I want from a list of food which includes lean meats, whole-wheat pasta
and brown rice, eggs, veg, fruits, beans, pulses and quite a bit more. Because I know how big more portions should be
I find that even though I can have as much as I want, I am sticker to smaller portions
of carbs and bulking out with veg and protein.
Its really paying off I have lost 1 stone 5.6lbs so far, 7 ½
inches off my bum, stomach and waist and gone down a dress size.
Even better is
I am starting feel myself, my energy is coming back and my skin looks really
good. I still have a long way to go but I am feeling positive and motivated to
carry one. It’s been a real wakeup call and changes need to happen.
Now if I can just get my children to sleep more!
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