Hi Jackie
Some great tips from Lizzie- she eats all the foods I wish I did! Well, I do manage to eat sensibly most days but how I miss my toast! The thing is, I don't find toast sustains me nearly as much as cereal used to (Weetabix was my choice) but I have had such good results by cutting the carbs out at breakfast time that I now restrict my cereals to a 50g portion of Lizi's Granola once or twice a week. This was recommended to me by others on here (espcially my hero Wallycorker who got em low carbing). I usually feel a bit sick a couple of hours after brekkie but oddly enough, a cup of coffee sorts that out - with a low fat creamer- probably the creamer which gives me the boost I need. I say oddly as I couldn't stand coffee for the first few weeks on Byetta.
I confess I still find the carbing issue a bit confusing so I just try to cut it out or to lower it until the evening meal and this seems to have the best effect on my levels - I too suffer from the higher fasting levels so I am prepared to sacrifice some brellie carbs to prevent those spikes and then "indulge" in moderation later in the day when the carbs mkae less of a difference to me.
The Lizi's Granola is very expensive though - another reason to eat it less often - I have found it in Tesco & Waitrose but not Saisburys so far.
My fav brekkie is grilled bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms and I have set natural youghurt - low fat if Sainsbury have it - don't like the runny stuff and I add some fresh blueberries and a sprinkle of mixed seeds (another Wallycorker tip) - Aldis do seed mixes quite cheaply - offsets the Granola
. If I do 2 of each of these a week, I may treat myself to some granary wholemeal type bread now and again - you have to have toast under an egg don't you!
As a chocaholic- this is my biggest problem - read on here that a small peice of very high cocoa dark choccie is better than those with artifical sweetners. You have to be really strict not to gobble up the whole bar but the bitterness and richness means I couldn't even if I tried. My favourites if you dare to try are the one Aldis does and Sainsbury Taste the Difference one - both 85% cocoa whatever that means. I like mine out of the freezer
Don't beat yourself up though Jackie- you will find what suits you in time