| Over the last few years my own diet has | | | | increase in loss of weight. Some diets in |
| changed dramatically. As someone who is | | | | fact jsut focus on this point, and are ery |
| blessed with a naturally slim frame I have | | | | successful. Wholemeal (especially stoneground |
| never had to diet to lose weight, but I | | | | wholemeal) is so good for you and has so much |
| maintain my current healthy weight with a | | | | more flavour in it that switching is much |
| great diet/eating plan. In fact, if you do | | | | easier than you think. Most people are really |
| plan on losing more than about a stone in | | | | surprised at the ranges you can get in you |
| weight then I would visit your doctor for | | | | supermarket, again remember that the bread |
| more tips on how to do this without risk.To | | | | that is best for you is the one that is |
| tell you that how I maintain weight is | | | | freshest with least perservatives or added |
| perfect would be totally wrong of me, but I | | | | ingredients. Also, brown or basmati rice is |
| can advise you to follow my steps because I | | | | great with a lovely nutty texture. Wholemeal |
| know what works and what doesn't. But before | | | | pasta is great and for your potatoes I would |
| I really begin I must also say that I have | | | | totally recommend the smaller new potatoes.3. |
| been brought up by great parents who taught | | | | Stop drinking cocktails, start drinking wine. |
| me to eat everything, and so I do! If there | | | | |
| is something that you don't like, there are | | | | |
| loads of other diabetic recipes and ideas | | | | Cocktails are full of sugar, colourants and |
| that you will eat and appreciate.I am a | | | | preservatives. As a student I have had loads |
| student and I like to buy fresh and organic | | | | of practice at going out and not drinking |
| produce from where I live. I believe that | | | | cocktails, so my drink of choice is Malibu |
| this is important because it can be the most | | | | and Diet Coke if I feel I have to drink |
| good for your body and contain more nutrients | | | | something and I make it last all night. I can |
| and vitamins than most supermarket produce. I | | | | then top up with Diet Coke (which has almost |
| like to source food from my fortnightly | | | | no sugar in it) and it looks as though I am |
| farmers market in town, which sells amazing | | | | drinking Malibu, who is to know. If you are |
| meat and dairy produce and fresh in season | | | | out at a restaurant, red wine is much better |
| fruit and vegetables. This is another | | | | than anything else you can order, (except |
| important thing to remember, that eating | | | | water of course!) and it has been proven that |
| fruit and veg in their season means that they | | | | the anti-oxidants in red wine are great for |
| will taste better as well as doing you good. | | | | keeping a healthy heart. The recommended |
| I have a lot of influence from Western | | | | amount is one glass a day with your evening |
| European cuisine (mainly France and Italy) as | | | | meal.4. Start cooking more fruit and |
| you will tell, but I do not profess to be a | | | | vegetables. |
| chef and everything is easy to make and very | | | | |
| convenient.I have read countless diet books | | | | Fresh fruit and vegetables are a great way |
| and diabetic recipe/diet books, and I came to | | | | to get all the vitamins and minerals you |
| a conclusion that I think really works. I | | | | need. And there are so many different ways in |
| fused all the good things from the diets (but | | | | which to cook vegetables, but I find that raw |
| not from every diet) and sort of put together | | | | is the best follwed closely by steamed. Both |
| my own one. We will call this the Juvenile | | | | of these ways preserve all their natural |
| Diabetes Healthy Diet.The "rules" that I | | | | goodness aswell. I will follow this post with |
| would lay down are as follows:1. Cut back on | | | | another diabetes recipes post.5. Drink more |
| snacks and then change the type of snacks you | | | | water. |
| eat. | | | | |
| | | | I know you have heard people say this many |
| Certainly my biggest downfall although it | | | | times before, but the benefits of drinking |
| wasn't really apparent to me. When I first | | | | more water are endless. A few tips on how to |
| started at University, I had little or no | | | | get more water into your day are firstly to |
| routine which meant that filling my day was | | | | put bottles of water at all the places you go |
| difficult and popping into the kitchen for a | | | | in the house or work. So keep one in your |
| snack, no matter how healthy it felt, was a | | | | desk, on your desk, a glass in the kitchen, |
| regular occurence. This is one of the hardest | | | | the bedroom, the sitting room, etc. Try and |
| things to do for some people, but | | | | drink all these glasses up and you will be |
| establishing a great routine is essential to | | | | well on your way to 8 glasses a day. The |
| great diabetes care. The types of snacks to | | | | trick is to add a glass every few days or so, |
| be eating are unsalted nuts, dried | | | | if you try to drink all that water in one go |
| unsweetened fruit, fresh fruit, fresh veg (I | | | | you won't be so inclined to drink 8 glasses |
| love fresh red pepper and cucumber), dark | | | | again, trust me! Have a go, it's amazing how |
| chocolate (richer and nicer and you only want | | | | great you will feel.For further tips on |
| 2 squares usually).2. Cut back on white | | | | living with diabetes, visit Juvenile Diabetes |
| flour, embrace wholemeal carbs. | | | | blogspotThis article was submitted by Alissa |
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