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Responding to a couple of PM—- I joined FS in February as a way to keep tract of my daily nutrition and to support a couple of people in my world who are “newly diagnosed” t2 diabetics. I had also been on a 14 day road trip so took that opportunity to bring my gained wt. back to baseline. And no, I have never been overweight although it “runs in my family” as it does in most American families and so does diabetes. As a young nurse, I made the decision that that was a road I would do my best not to travel down. For me, the ADA, American Heart, portion control way of eating fits my life perfectly. About 40% carbs, 35% high quality fats and the rest protein from lean meat, beans, etc. and lower sodium. I have no foods that are off limit. If I am hungry for something I eat it— that is where portion control comes in. A 7 oz coke, 1/2 cup ice cream, 1 tablespoon of choc. Syrup. I have no problem doing that. My natural calorie set is at about 1200. Not because I try for it, that’s just where my WOE sort of naturally puts me. So now I am below where I want to be weight wise and need to add more snacks. I swim everyday and walk routinely so burn calories doing that. But after swimming everyday for about 20 years I probably don’t burn the calories someone else might because my body is use to the routine and burns calories efficiently as a result. The same with the walking I suppose. I have helped a number of people achieve their wt. loss goals using the same philosophy and it has worked out well for them and maintenance was never an issue because they didn’t have to do anything different.
I hope that answers your question Edith. Things are different I suppose when you have a lot of wt. to loose. You mentioned some medical issues— see if you can work with your insurance to find a doctor who works in the realm of functional medicine. But at least read some of the literature out there from several sources, about several different philosophies, then try to have a conversation with your doc about your medical needs vs your need to loose wt. a couple of your issues you don’t want to mess around with. They are serious. You need both help and cooperation from the medical community.
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941 kcal
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Fat: 32.50g | Prot: 59.72g | Carbs: 107.71g.
Breakfast: Food Club Large Egg, Maxwell House International Cafe Orange, Welch's 100% Grape Juice, Oroweat Master's Best Winter Wheat Bread, Sarabeth's Orange Apricot Marmalade. Lunch: Ranch Granola, Chobani Nonfat Vanilla Blended Greek Yogurt, Driscoll's Blackberries, Blueberries. Dinner: Giant Eagle Cherry Tomatoes, Wegmans Sliced Baby Bella Mushrooms, Homemade-Style Spaghetti Sauce with Beef or Meat, Pork Chops (Top Loin, Boneless). Snacks/Other: Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame - Lightly Salted, Granny Smith Apples. more...
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1557 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 45 minutes, Housework - 2 hours, Resting - 13 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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