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Originally Posted by silexelis hi all
i am a type II who has high cholesterol. so i basically have to cut sugar and protein.
okay i know i can eat fish and other foods in moderation. but sometimes it gets soooo boring! my nutritionist said we tend to overeat b/c we're not paying attn to what we eat. i'm so guilty of that and so i've started to pay attn and it's boring.
have any creative tips? it seems like the yummy foods [heavy cream based sauces/dressings, fried, etc...] are always the bad ones. i find myself eating "half" of a donut or "half" of my usual portion of foods but of course the weight isn't decreasing. and seriously all the celery and all the carrots in all the world will never replace a slice of chocolate cake.
i'm not sure if i just ranted/vented or asked for advice. sorry but i figure someone would understand me.
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Hi,
I'm a Type 1 who gained a lot of weight from about 1997-2005. Last year my CDE put me on Lipitor because my cholesterol numbers were starting to go out of range. I decided to make a lot of changes. I started walking (even though the endo diagnosed me with intermittent claudication, and walking was painful at first) and completely cut out fast food, fatty meats, sugary cereals and anything with too much fat. It's been a little more than a year since I decided to make changes and I've lost 115 pounds and am in the healthy weight range for my height. A few weeks ago my CDE told me I could stop taking the Lipitor.
When I eat meat it's now basically just chicken/turkey breast and sometimes fish. I was never a big fan of red meat and don't miss it much. I eat veggie burgers (many of them really are very good/tasty) and other fake "meat" products instead of the real thing. I eat a lot more veggies and beans. I still have junk food but in moderation and not in the portions I used to have. If I want chocolate I'll have an individually wrapped piece, or some chocolate chips, not an entire chocolate bar. If I want cookies I check labels before buying them (no trans fats!!) and stick to one serving. I always have a big bowl of sugar free Jello in the fridge, which I eat as much as I want of when I want something sweet but don't want to worry about the calories/carbs.
I also loved creamy pasta sauces but now have mostly tomato based, or just a little garlic & olive oil (which is a good fat).
I never did pay much attention to what I was eating or how much. Now I'm an avid label reader and I keep track of my calories and carb/protein/fat intake. I don't miss my old way of eating although every so often I do get a serious craving for something bad. Sometimes I'll have it, sometimes I'll just wait and the craving will pass.
