Hi Lisa N:
Thanks for your reply. Actually, i've started very low carb diet since past november but i've been on a moderate lc diet basically all my life ( no sugar since i was 22, no candies, sweets, soda, not much bread and potatoes, etc.). i always loved fruits and veggies, and basically lived on it plus some protein, and very little fat. always was afraid of it. i was yo-yo dieting all my life however, never been really overweight until lately but not the skint type either.
lately, past 3-4 years my appetite has dramatically increased, i could eat every 2-3 hours which never happened before. i started eating simply larger portions than before, and snacking on nuts and fruits. also I quited smoking and as a result gained 35 pounds over 3-4 years, balooning to 194 lbs, i'm 5'5" with medium frame.
when i figured that my fasting BG was 157 during a routine physical blood test, i've panicked ( my mom developed diabetes but at old age). but since my H1C was 5.7 the doc said this is just IR and suggested i lose weight, and nothing to worry about. i've been working out all the time with weights but not so much cardio.
so, i've started working even harder and included cardio, and at the same time i went on limited carbs, low fat and moderate protein diet. it was a combination of a bunch of diet books i;ve read. i've managed to lose 35 pounds in 3 months, my fasting BG is now at 120-130 range for most of the days and my pp was never high, around 90-100. my second H1C was 5.4 but fasting was still 140.
then i've came across Dr.B book and i started his plan. i've cutted all fruit ( i had some before) and added more fat, especially saturated to my diet. iinstead of losing weight, i gained 5-7 lbs and didn;t fill well. i guess i got to ketosis state, and the worst -my fasting BG jumped to 140-150.
the less carbs i ate, the higher my fasting BG was.
finally, i gave up and got my carbs to 40-50 gm a day, and now fasting is back at 125 average.
i'm not on any meds, my docs didn't want to prescribe me any. they say i;m OK as is but it's not good enogh for me. my daily diet is somwhat like this:
breakfast
2 eggs +2-3 strips of bacon+ some mushrooms or zukini
1 bran-a crisp
tea or decaf + heavy cream
Lunch:
romaine salad + grilled chicken (4-5ounces)
bell papers, some cheese, oil and vinegar
sometimes 1/2 nectarin or grapefuit
Dinner:
salad or lc veggies with either butter or oil
some source of protein (6 ounces) chicken, fish, or meat
cheese, berries or sf jello with heavy cream
1/2 glass of red wine or jin martini but only 2-3 times a week.
i eat pretty much the same things all the time.
sometime, i get lc tortilla (3 grams active carbs).
i walk/jog every day for 45-60 minutes at lunch and lift weights for 45-60 minutes 3-4 times a week very intense workout.
i take ALA, EPO and vitalin E.
i've read all the posts when folks maged to get their BG at normal range within 2 weeks, and i'm puzzled, what am i doing wrong?
thanks a lot
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