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I made massive changes to my diet a few months ago, after being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. The doctor said diet and exercise needed. Trying to keep it simp
by phlosten 12y ago
I made massive changes to my diet a few months ago, after being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. The doctor said diet and exercise needed. Trying to keep it simple I didn't worry about the exercise, just changed the diet, the weight started falling off easily, as long as I ate regularly and kept my carbs to what was required.
I started riding to work this week. I am so god damn hungry right now.
I think if you are really needing weight loss you need your doctor involved. There is so much I have learned through having blood test results etc to work from.
My tips if you are interested:
* Cut out any added sugar. No sugar in coffee or whatever. Easy way to reduce energy intake. No more soft drink.
* Have enough carbs each meal so your body hormones etc are getting stuff to work with.
* Stay away from processed foods, keep out of those aisles.
* Make exercise a normal part of life and skip the gym. Gyms are demotivational hell holes of despair. Climb the stairs at work, ride the bike, park further away, just go for a walk around the block, walk randomly around the city to explore.
- cschmidt 12y ago> * Have enough carbs each meal so your body hormones etc are getting stuff to work with. Your body doesn't actually need any carbs to function. It can run off of ketones rather than glucose. You might be interested to look into the keto diet, which works beautifully for people with diabetes. You eat low carb, but high fat. The FAQ of /r/keto on reddit is a good place to start.
- axlprose 12y agoThis is also a good guide to keto: http://josepharcita.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/guide-to-ketosis.html http://josepharcita.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/guide-to-ketosis....
- toomuchtodo 12y agoKeto In A Nutshell: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gZfJejOM8fJsX1iCilmnpp1qmT_KncJwWCR4-EsaEHc/edit?pli=1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gZfJejOM8fJsX1iCilmnpp1q... /r/keto FAQ: https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
- ardit33 12y agoI disagree. Going to the gym and building strength and muscle by lifting weights, is the best way to get your body fat low. You might actually gain weight, but it would be muscle. Muscle requires more energy at rest, so you actually end up burning more calories on the long term.
- therobot24 12y agogoing to the gym by yourself - kind of boring and would rather do the things you suggested (walking around, ride bike, etc), however going to the gym with a buddy/significant other is fun and often more productive than your original suggestions