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| I just got the news that I am a pre-diabetic and I need to get off 50 pounds and I would like to do it quickly. I do have HBP and am on meds for that and I love to walk and have the Wii Fit Plus that I try and do, but I need more. I am using the Southbeach diet per my doctor to help get the insulin under control, but I need to get out there and exercise, just clueless as to how to do it. What would anyone recommend?? How do I set up my fitness log to show it? I did want to get 20 pounds off by July 10th, have a wedding then and would like to be somewhat slimmer for it. Thanks for any help with this, I so need a new direction to go to!!! Christel in GA
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The first two weeks of the SouthBeach diet are easy. The second phase is what takes the longest as it depends on your efforts and body type. Just keep eating the way the doctor prescribes and trust that she is telling you correctly. She has the numbers to know your insulin response to food.
Get a heart rate monitor and start walking for 30 minutes a day. This will help you build endurance and 'get your motor running'. Ask your doctor what she recommends for a max heart rate. As you become more comfortable with your route, try some interval training by walking at different speeds to raise and lower your heart rate to the levels your doctor recommends. Before long, you will be able to introduce some jogging. If walking and jogging are too hard on your joints, then ride a bike instead and include the intervals.
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| When I was diagnosed with early insulin resistance, I put myself on the low-carb diet recommended in "The Insulin-Resistance Diet : How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine", by Hart & Grossman. I also like the website: Blood Sugar 101 To keep it simple - no more than 30 carbs per meal, no more than 30 carbs in 2 hours, and don't go more than 3 hours without eating! I do better with 20-25 carbs/meal and 10-15 carbs/snack and keep my daily total under 90. I use one of the various online food logs to do my carb arithmetic. During the summer I tried to bike ride (outside) 10 miles most days - that REALLY helped. Now that there's 3 feet of snow outside, I use a small stair stepper 20+ minutes after meals. My other advice is - test, test, test - everyone is so different that we need to see what certain food and exercise combinations do to our own blood sugar - by testing. During the summer, I rode a bicycle for 10 miles most days. But now that there's 3 feet of snow and sub-zero temps, I use a stair stepper after eating. Using it for only 3 minutes, starting about 20 minutes after a meal, can drop my BG by 30-50 points - it's amazing! When I "behave" myself, my fasting BG is now under 85 most mornings, sometimes even under 80. Most important - I feel better than I've felt in YEARS!
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Hello:
About 4 years ago, I noticed my blood sugar was high - over 300. My wife at the time was diabetic, and later passed away from complications of Diabetes and Kidney Disease. I was scared out of my mind. I was 340lbs. I immediately went to the doctor, who put me on 3 different meds to control my blood sugar, and he told me to lose weight. No plan, just lose the weight.
Since then I have been on several plans. The best one for me was the Abs Diet, although the South Beach diet worked also. But the Abs Diet combination of diet and workout was best for me. It is similar to the south beach diet, but instead of telling you to stay away from certain foods, gives you a combination of 12 "power" foods and/or groups, and tells you to concentrate on those groups of foods. Good idea, since those foods are all very healthy. In addition, it recommends a combination of weight training and cardio for fitness.
The worse offenders with regard to Diabetics are the following:
white flour (processed), white rice(processed), potatoes(high glycemic), high carb processed foods (junk food), fruit juices (high amounts of sugar and lower fiber), fatty meats.
Best foods:
whole grains, brown rice, sweet potatoes, low glycemic foods, the entire fruit instead of fruit juices, lean meats (turkey, chicken breast, etc)
If you make these changes in your diet and concentrate of getting more active, you should be able to control or even reverse the affects of Type II Diabetes. One good rule to follow, although not the only one, is if it wasn't food 100 years ago, it isn't food today.
One thing to remember, do not listen to anyone who tells you that ANY plan will CURE Diabetes. Once you are diagnosed, you will always be a Diabetic, and you will need to be disciplined for the rest of your life, or you will suffer the consequences.
I lost my first wife and the age of 34 because she refused to change her life. I vowed never to follow that path.
I lost 100 lbs and got down to 240 lbs, and I am currently 255 lbs, which is why I am here, needing to get back down. I take no meds and my A1C is 5.3, which is normal. But trust me, I know I am still a Diabetic and I need to test everyday, and follow my plan for the rest of my life.
Good luck to you!
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