I've been looking for an eating program (I -hate- the word "diet") that seems to be the most compatible with what I know my body to need. I'm insulin resistant & hypoglycemic. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Syndrome X (see the aforementioned insulin resistance), which bring with them increased risk of high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I'm overweight and out of shape. I did see a nutritionist and diabetes educator for about 6 months. While I'm not actually diabetic, my doctor and I decided that seeing a diabetes educator would be a good way to keep me from becoming so. So far, so good. However, the longer I stay overweight, the higher my risk of developing Type 2... so....
In my meetings with the nutritionist, we developed a "working plan" for my diet. Well, after following it for a few months, we decided that it was too high in carbohydrates for me to feel really -good-. So, she suggested that I lower my carbs a bit. Unfortunately, she left the practice and I ran out of patience before we could get my eating program ironed out. So, I've been looking on my own for something that is relatively low in carbohydrates and total fat, but that doesn't limit me too badly on "good" carbs. I probably could have cobbled something together on my own, but having something already written down seemed like a good idea. Well, I seem to have stumbled onto it... The South Beach Diet. The first two weeks are carb-restrictive, I guess to help cut cravings (I haven't made it through the book yet), but not Atkins-restrictive. Then you move to Phase 2 for as long as you need to in order to lose your extra weight. Looking at the food lists for the two phases, it really looks like a healthily-balanced program and very similar to what my nutritionist had started me on so many moons ago. So, I'm gonna give it a shot, as soon as I can get some food in the house. :-) They say you're supposed to be 8-13 pounds down after the first two weeks, which is kewl. Yes, that's not a LOT, but it's still 8-13 pounds more than I've been able to lose on my own. We'll see. I really don't want to get my hopes up, as I have had a monster time trying to lose weight. All I know is that I have GOT to do something. I am just miserable at this weight.
So, I'll give the SBD a go and see what that does. I need to go get my cholesterol checked anyway, to see if my triglycerides have come down.... that will give me a baseline. I really hope they've come down so that we can get an accurate LDL reading. I also don't want to have to add yet another pill... *sigh*
I guess that's all for today. Happy Friday, everyone.
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