MamaShea2009- Журнал, 16 янв 12

Personally, after reading your bio, and after having also lived with a parent who ended up on dialysis - and suffered throughout his life as a Type II Diabetic... my best advice to you, is do this NOW for you! Focus and Determination will take you a long ways towards your goal. And if you have to get up every day, and remind yourself of where you are headed, what that will do to your daughter's life, how important this is... this isn't so much about wanting to change the size of your jeans... as it is about changing your entire LIFE for the better! You literally can control your insulin thru your food choices...right NOW while you are at the early stages of this imbalance. You can right this ship, you can eat well, and you can exercise. All madly important!!!!!!!! I am here for you if you need a partner! I am here for you if you have questions! But you have to check in..and be there for yourself. Every day. Meal planning is critical. Knowing your "Way of Eating Plan" is imperative. Know it backwards and forwards and inside out! Set a goal to learn something new... EVERYDAY .. about low carb, about healthy eating habits, about exercise options, etc. Whatever you do... DO IT TODAY! Tomorrow has it's own troubles, and yesterday can't be touched. Today's the day. The day when it all needs to come back into focus. YOUR LIFE depends on it! Much Love.  

I agree with Paula 100%..My father didn't take care of himself and died when I was 1 1/2 years old..I never got to know him..You don't want this for your daughter...Take care of you...:O) 

I know I do- I agree! I am trying all I know to do. I try to research healthy eating every day and I am taking proactive steps towards getting healthy. I don't feel like spilling my whole life story here, but lets just say I lack a lot of self worth. I will leave it at that. I am trying to figure out what's best for my body as far as food choices go. i've played around with the ratios and I'm trying to understand it all. And I know, I have to do it for myself which is hard because I already know a big weakness of mine is trying to depend too much on other people which has only set me up for disappointment. So- I am trying to do it for myself and am trying very much so to enjoy it and not just do it. I guess I'm just spoiled and want everything to be all loving and cool when in reality it's not. But again, back to the other part, until I find worth and value in my life- I feel like I'm doing this for no reason. So, thank you for the reality check. Yeah, it pisses me off, but I know that's because I'm not in the right state of mind. And also because I don't give myself any credit for the positive things I'm doing. I'm guessing I will play around with my ratios some more. I'm trying to find a happy spot where my body performs well and loses the weight. The fact that my mind and body now craves exercise is a good thing. I literally wish I could spend half of my day there, but it's not realistic. Oh, and when the people in your life don't have much faith in you- ie: mom who likes to preach about not turning out like her, but always sells me short- it makes it hard. I know it's probably her mom instinct trying to protect me, but people lost faith in me a long time ago. Oh well, as you said- gotta do it for myself. Off to drink water..... 

I have faith in you... and I hardly even know you! And honestly, my self worth was in the toilet when I started this journey.. so hang out here as much as you can - and keep asking questions and looking for help when you get in a spot you're unsure of... tons of helpful people here, and they are not going to disappoint you! I wish I could reach thru this screen and give you a great big hug.. YOU MATTER, and you are so WORTH THE EFFORT! Learning to really love myself... that became my biggest hurdle after finding the right way of eating for my body. So one step at a time... you will make it! Your first steps have been here... and now it's time to REFOCUS! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!! Much Love. 

I wish you the best as well. Take this for what its worth, but I think you might be over complicating the process by focusing too much on ratio's etc and spending too much time overthinking healthy eating. I mean we all basically know what is healthy eating and what isn't (Fruit/Veges/Lean Meat good...Fried foods/sweets/etc bad). I just wonder if you are getting lost in the weeds and missing the big picture/real issue. Especially in the early stages of this journey, it seems to me that keeping things simple and shooting for like 1500 calories a day would result in great progress. In just taking a quick look at your journal they appear incomplete...I'd recommend you commit to recording 100% of everything you eat/drink in a given day with no exceptions ever. If you can do that and stay around 1500 calories and put a couple solid weeks together you would see fantastic results. Not saying there can't be gains from deep dives into ratios and research later in the process, but first things first. Maybe there is more to the story, but just an observation from a far for you to take or leave. Best of luck. Rooting for you big time! 

Thanks- but I don't quite agree/understand. I've been journaling pretty much every thing I put in my mouth for quite some time now. If my rdi doesn't say 100% then I didn't eat that much that day, but my journals are very accurate as to what I eat. Some days (closer to payday), my choices aren't the best but that's because we've run out of food in the house....so I try to make due with what I have. Also, I've been eating around 1400 calories...sometimes more for quite some time and calorie counting just isn't doing the trick for me. I mean, I agree with making it simple- but to say stick at 1500 calories and I should have success- I want to agree with it, but it hasn't worked for me. I try not to get too caught up in the ratios- but I'm pretty sure my body just doesn't do well with carbs so I'm trying to figure out how to eat for my body. I'm not trying to come across as rude- again, I know I'm not in the right mentality. I know I need to open up to scrutiny and help, but that is hard coming from a self abuser. So again, I am thankful for the help and I try to take what people give me and see if it will help. I do agree with recording everything including drinks (which I don't do) and will try to do that solid- with no room for error. Sorry again if I come across the wrong way- I know I'm putting myself out there and I need to be ready for any help that is given. Again, I think because I am such an abusive thinker- everything seems like it's an attack-----even though I KNOW it's not- I need to back up and give myself a reality check to know that it's not.  

Hope I'm not jumping in out of place, but Rpalmist is wrong to tell you not to worry about carb ratios - especially if you're dealing with diabetes. What kind of carbs and how many carbs is very important for you. It's been a while since I've read the Blood Type diet but if I remember right, most of the diets involve less processed food, leaner proteins, and more vegetables - hard to go wrong with that. I follow the South Beach diet myself, which seems to be very close to what the American Diabetes Association (among others) are finally recommending as healthy diets. My unasked for advice - avoid all processed flour and corn (white bread, white pasta, most packaged breakfast cereals, etc.) and focus on getting your carbs from whole grains. And looking at just your weight history - you are on the right track. 

I've been trying to get most of my carbs from veggies, and am just now incorporating whole grains into the picture. I rarely eat anything with flour, white bread, white pasta, etc. I need to erase the whole Blood Type diet because for my type it says I flourish on carbohydrates and a vegetarian diet. The veggies I love, but tried taking most of the meat sources out and I just wasn't happy. I mean, I want to turn this into a lifestyle so I have to make it work forever, not just some short term mess. I did Atkins for a while and that just seemed a little too crazy on the Net carbs. I guess what I'm trying to say, again is, I'm trying to find what will get my body going and help me live a healthy life. I don't ever eat cereal except I'm trying kashi for right now. I eat the nuts and the fruits, and the chicken and fish. I just don't understand why my body doesn't want to budge. I mean, I know slow and steady- but heck....I've been maintaining 25-30 pound loss since like April/May 2011/ Yes, I left FS for quite some time, but I didn't go hog wild on my eating- I still tried to eat rather healthy. I am going to stick with a diet of moderation because it's what makes me feel better in terms of counting the calories, watching the carbs and so forth. I've tried the ends of the spectrum, and let's face it- if I don't see myself eating that way the rest of my life, then why do it. I need to really commit to a cheat only once a week. I need to log my water/coffee/tea and keep up my exercise. I mean, again, I am trying to believe and join in and stop being the one who tries to be so different (personality wise). Guess, just like everyone else- I'm just getting tired of feeling like I'm doing the right things or moving the right direction, but my body doesn't want to move with it. I'm like dang- I'm burning over 500 calories a day which is HUGE for me! No, it's not comparable with most, but going from depressed, sit on my butt all day at the computer to working out at Curves at least 5 days a week and to STILL not see any results. I know- just gotta keep going. I do appreciate the input though everyone- please don't doubt that for a second. It is very hard for me to stop trying to be so different from the crowd. Obviously, what I'm doing isn't working yet so.....keep the help coming! 

here's my two cents worth - Don't go back on Atkins...but go back to the Atkins site (or use the book if you have it)... and LOOK AT the foods listed for Induction, OWL, and Pre-Maintenance. In all of their information, these are all the best carb sources for your body. A mix and match assortment of them - along w/ reasonable portions of protein, and healthy fats, kept with in a particular caloric restriction - should be good for you. Learning to work with your body's metabolism, be sure to eat a protein or healthy fat WITH any CARB. Try to eat the Biggest SERVINGS of carbs early in the day...tapering to smaller numbers of carbs as the day goes on... I know multiple diabetics who have eliminated med's... and eat a full and healthy way daily...on 60-80 carbs / day. Take the BEST of all the Atkins info... and couple that with some of what else you are learning along the way... and you'll come up w/ your own modified low carb plan that works for you. Hope that helps some... much love. 

Alrighty then...best of luck! 

I've tried Atkins; I seriously suggest South Beach instead. The results are less dramatic but the diet is far more maintainable. 

Thanks all! I will figure this out.... Appreciate everyone's input.