this past summer, my triglycerides were way up and my HDLs keep going down and my BP had gotten to be borderline high. i thought i was eating healthy and for the most part i was, but it turns out i am getting more and more insulin resistant and had to make some key changes.
i didn't lose a lot of weight, but i've slowly lost about 10 lbs over the last year.
exercise has been a big part of it. i don't think i could lose the weight by diet alone, not me, not with my insulin resistance. i started walking or biking 45-60 minutes a day most days. its hard some times, like today i can't because i tweaked my SI yesterday and i have back spasms and therefore muscle fatigue, but once its a little better, i'll be back to walking.
i love love love chocolate. and if i can just not eat it in any given day, that's about 100-200 calories for me.
i try to drink quite a bit of water. if i want something a little different, i have herbal tea with no sweetner, just the natural sweetness of peppermint. or maybe a little plain jasmine green tea (jasmine pearls from teavana is my favorite).
i've reduced carbs severely.
i've started eating nuts regularly. just a serving at a time, weighing them out, because they are very caloric, but very satisfying too.
i've incorporated a lot more fish into my diet.
i try to eat almost no sausage or bacon or anything with a lot of saturated fat, including butter.
and as Jeanie said, as much veggie variety as possible. the more veggies i eat, the fewer other things i eat.
its been slow going, but slowly, slowly........
sue
