Drummer
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I have often been asked why - if my records are accurate - do I weigh so much.
Sometimes that last bit is a lot more insulting.
I think at first I weighed more than expected because I was so muscular - but all the low fat low calorie diets sorted that out.
I think that for many people swapping to a large bowl of salad for lunch might make a big difference if they are used to eating sandwiches or something with chips at that time. Adding in a brisk walk - even if it is only ten minutes might also help just to get the heartrate up - but not too much. For someone with a Hba1c in the 50s or even 60s, a consistent reduction in carbs could well turn things around - It would mean having some fat - but an olive oil dressing on the salad would provide that - or walnuts - or both - as an alternative source of fuel. Even as an omnivore, I eat a lot of salads, particularly in the warm weather and I make olive oil and wine vinegar dressings with a pinch of herbs for that extra zing.
Sometimes that last bit is a lot more insulting.
I think at first I weighed more than expected because I was so muscular - but all the low fat low calorie diets sorted that out.
I think that for many people swapping to a large bowl of salad for lunch might make a big difference if they are used to eating sandwiches or something with chips at that time. Adding in a brisk walk - even if it is only ten minutes might also help just to get the heartrate up - but not too much. For someone with a Hba1c in the 50s or even 60s, a consistent reduction in carbs could well turn things around - It would mean having some fat - but an olive oil dressing on the salad would provide that - or walnuts - or both - as an alternative source of fuel. Even as an omnivore, I eat a lot of salads, particularly in the warm weather and I make olive oil and wine vinegar dressings with a pinch of herbs for that extra zing.