What you should be looking for is low-carb, not low fat.
The body needs fuel. It can get that fuel from either carbs or fats. If it doesn't get enough fuel, it will burn its stored resources: first body fat then muscle tissue.
What works for me is to eat low-carb. I eat a lot of protein: meat of all kinds, fish, eggs, cheese, plain yoghourt. I eat a lot of green veggies a small amount of starchy veg such as potatoes, carrots (which are horribly high in sugar) and beans; a limited amount of fruit (2 - 3 servings a day max, not as juice); and almost no grains. I'll eat probably one or 2 servings of bread, pasta or rice per day, if that. I drink coffee and tea (unsweetened), a lot of water, and a little alcohol.
Things to stay away from as much as possible are (for me at least): wheat, corn, sugar, sugar substitutes, and "fake" foods.
The other really important thing is exercise. Even a 20 minute walk every day will improve blood glucose levels and help with weight loss.
My daily diet runs along these lines: Breakfast: COFFEEEEEEE! and some sort of proteiny thing such as eggs, left over grilled meats from last night's dinner, bacon, cheese, or plain greek yoghourt with some berries for good measure.
Lunch: salad with cheese, tuna or grilled chicken, homemade soup (no rice or noodles), homemade chilli, homemade stew of some sort. Something that I can either eat cold or reheat in the office microwave.
Dinner: Meat and veggies :D Grilled, roasted, stewed, baked, whatever. Sometimes with fruit for dessert, sometimes with a glass of wine. Often something that'll provide leftovers for tomorrow's lunch.
I also make curries quite regularly (they reheat well so make great lunches).
This. I really try to watch my carbs, but the exercise helps.
The weird thing about exercise, at least for me and my metabolism, is that the effect isn't just immediately following, but seems to impact the next day.
For example, if I eat a sensible dinner and then go do a fairly strenuous strength-training workout with a bit of cardio mixed in, my meter numbers for the next day are -remarkably- lower, and I almost hypo on my normal diet and pills. I rock to the bottom of optimal, something I never do even if I do a no-carb day.
Working out helps burn stores of blood sugar, which can help bring your numbers down if you run chronically high (like I do). I'm sure there's a more technical term for this, but I don't know it. All I know, is exercise = awesome #'s the next day too.
What you should be looking for is low-carb, not low fat.
The body needs fuel. It can get that fuel from either carbs or fats. If it doesn't get enough fuel, it will burn its stored resources: first body fat then muscle tissue.
What works for me is to eat low-carb. I eat a lot of protein: meat of all kinds, fish, eggs, cheese, plain yoghourt. I eat a lot of green veggies a small amount of starchy veg such as potatoes, carrots (which are horribly high in sugar) and beans; a limited amount of fruit (2 - 3 servings a day max, not as juice); and almost no grains. I'll eat probably one or 2 servings of bread, pasta or rice per day, if that. I drink coffee and tea (unsweetened), a lot of water, and a little alcohol.
Things to stay away from as much as possible are (for me at least): wheat, corn, sugar, sugar substitutes, and "fake" foods.
The other really important thing is exercise. Even a 20 minute walk every day will improve blood glucose levels and help with weight loss.
My daily diet runs along these lines:
Breakfast: COFFEEEEEEE! and some sort of proteiny thing such as eggs, left over grilled meats from last night's dinner, bacon, cheese, or plain greek yoghourt with some berries for good measure.
Lunch: salad with cheese, tuna or grilled chicken, homemade soup (no rice or noodles), homemade chilli, homemade stew of some sort. Something that I can either eat cold or reheat in the office microwave.
Dinner: Meat and veggies :D Grilled, roasted, stewed, baked, whatever. Sometimes with fruit for dessert, sometimes with a glass of wine. Often something that'll provide leftovers for tomorrow's lunch.
I also make curries quite regularly (they reheat well so make great lunches).
Hope this helps and good luck!
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2) Do you find that brown rice is tolerable diet wise? I've heard people say conflicting things, and I'm basically just taking an anecdote survey.
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Barley's another good alternative, I've found. It makes an interesting alternative to rice and goes will with lamb curries and things like that.
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The weird thing about exercise, at least for me and my metabolism, is that the effect isn't just immediately following, but seems to impact the next day.
For example, if I eat a sensible dinner and then go do a fairly strenuous strength-training workout with a bit of cardio mixed in, my meter numbers for the next day are -remarkably- lower, and I almost hypo on my normal diet and pills. I rock to the bottom of optimal, something I never do even if I do a no-carb day.
Working out helps burn stores of blood sugar, which can help bring your numbers down if you run chronically high (like I do). I'm sure there's a more technical term for this, but I don't know it. All I know, is exercise = awesome #'s the next day too.
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