Firstly, thank you all very much for your sharing your knowledge,
Glentaj, I was just sticking to the 3 main meals a day, but now see it is much more sensible to lessen the quantity & to spread the food out more evenly during the day should lesson the hunger at the main meal times and not overloading will lesson the impact on the pancreas to supply enough insulin for when its needed

I will down size my evening meal plate, which was a lot of the good carb's & protein but most likely far to much for what is really needed for that time of the day as i am not burning it up, just lying around watching TV at night which isn't the smartest move to do.

Mrs D & Cathie, i don't blame you, it isn't easy

Jarrette, i do try to stick to foods that are lower on the glycemic index, your right, they do break down slower and keep you fuller for longer.

Melody, i eat steak once a week, only a fillet or a Porterhouse usually, no fat, i enjoy it tooooo much to give it up , i would love to pick up my dumbells but a neck problem stops me in my tracks, worst luck, but great idea though.
I will try your chicken salad recipe , sounds delicious thanks for that and yep, i can do some more walking, i think after my evening meal before bed time might be the go.

Bob, yes Weight Watchers program is very good, properly balanced meals, i have friends that have lost huge amounts of weight over time and you are spot on, the slower it drops off the better, i can get the meal plans of them if needed.

Daniella, i agree that we can do a lot to help ourselves, my last cholesterol was 4.5 & blood pressure 130/80 so i am ok in those departments, i did see a dietitian a long time ago and she did help me a lot with choices of food, but the amounts seem to be my problem at the moment, i hope your dad does look after his prediabetes.

Monica, i could do some swimming, there is an all weather pool just around the corner from were i live, it is a very good exercise, i used to go there all the time when my feet were on fire, thanks for the reminder.

Fanfaire, i normally have my evening meal about 6.00 pm and don't go to bed till late, sometimes i do grab an apple or a pear for a snack after though, but i do think cutting down the size of the last meal should help a lot.

Thanks everyone,
Brian

I went nuts 8 yrs. ago when my husband passed away. My drug of choice
food lot's of it,yum,yum. I have always been thin,because I knew I was a
Diabectic 2 not on insulin,but I felt so sick..Brain if I hadn't
gotten myself to a Dr. and said HELP,i just don't know,well yes I do.

I had to go on Insulin pills,and she challanged me to go on a diet. Then
very much like Mel and Alan she sent me to a wonderfull Diabectic center
here in town,the insurance paid for it,because if i kept eating they would really be paying...I do everything alot like Mel,my walking is done on with
a platform walker,you put your hands though it,and if you have to walk 30
mins in your driveway,or up and down the hall in your house,try and do
it...PN hurts,deep vien problems hurt,knees hurt,and back,trying to haul
that weight around...I must say it sounds like you are road to taking that
weight off...

My youngest son when he had his Thyroid removed ,because of cancer,it
been hard for him,he found Weight Watchers with his mom-in-law and
it really works for him,like Bob..When we get to a certain age Glen and
others are right we hit the wall,but we don't have to knock it over with
are tummie's...I'm glad you brought this up,been thinking about it today.
And then there is Bob he is 78 and has to drink ensure shakes to gain weigh.
Sometimes Bob and his girlfriends ,well they are all so darn healthy,I'm
glad but really all that low fat ice cream,well it's back to life isn't always
even .ha!! to all...Sue

Hi Sue, I'm sorry to read of your loss, but so glad that you did get the help you needed, i must say i think it's just marvelous of you that you can do all that walking with your frame especially with your ailments to contend with, good for you Weight Watchers are well balanced meals and they give a variety of foods, which is helpfull as some diets can get boring, but just for now i will try to cut down & increase exercises and see how that goes.
It's good to see you posting again Sue, you always make me smile.
all the best,
Brian

First Sue I'm sorry too. Many hugs
Brian a few things I forgot. You need healthy fats to stay satisified,absorb nutrients,and I heard to burn fat but that may be just what they say. Also I have always been told by nutritionists and all the eating disorder hospitals I have been in even for the compulsive eaters how important a bed time snack is. Not junk but a balance of carbs/protein or carb/fat. It helps keep your metabolism going and keep blood sugar levels. Your also less likey to overeat the next day and also how breakfast is super important with the same issue on overeating. Too bad we all don't live near we could have an exercise club and in person support group. Good luck and keep us updated.

Well Brian I'm glad i make you smile,sometimes I can be in a empty room
and crack mayself up...Non Dan is toatally right about that healthly
snack at night,are you will wake up in the middle oof the night ,and
be hunting throug the refrigerator...And get up a little early because
you want to prepare a helthy brestfast..
Shoot I believe I just said the very samething as Daniella..Well I live
by all kinds of excercise places,but my Dr. perfers if I am going to
tumble,maybe i should do it in or on my own property..But I wish
we were in a support group together,there would be many smiles.
But I think we already are... to all Sue

I can't remember who recommended it, but way back when, when I was a newbie and knew I needed to lose weight to get this PN under control... I was grasping at straws. I was in too much pain to walk and needed help NOW...
someone recommended the book "The Omega Diet" and I bought it. I have been following the plan pretty close, not to the letter, and I have taken off 30 pounds so far. I am now ready to start walking every day. (Even with my torn rotator cuff). I plan to take off another 40pounds after the surgery to get back to my "healthy" weight of 150.

Basically the plan is, SEVEN fruits and vegetables a day, your proteins come from fish and legumes. Very little breads, cereals, etc.
Eat like man ate before we started farming. Like the indians ate. It is the way our bodies were genetically developed to process food, and it's the way we best process the food.
Cave men didn't grow corn and wheat, they ate mostly berries, roots, and fruits and vegetables. Proteins were fish and lean meats that were free range, not grown on a farm and fed processed feed.
I buy my chicken at Whole Foods and make chicken soup, make one chicken last four meals. Fish goes into salad, soup, and sometimes I eat it alone. I LOVE fish. But, if you aren't a fish eater, this is going to be a difficult plan for you to follow.
When I'm REALLY craving carbs, I boil a Sweet Potato and put some brown sugar on it. If that doesn't work, I grab a bag of Doritos and Much Down!

Good Luck!

I don't remember the last time I had a Dorito!!!!!

Alan used to buy Rice Cakes (thinking they were healthy).
Well, when we went to the nutritionist a few years ago, I remember this list she handed us and we looked at high glycemic foods and low glycemic foods and all the bad stuff was circled and she said "And especially do NOT EAT RICE CAKES"

Alan looked at her like she was bonkers. He said "but I live on these", and she said 'Not any more". It seems they are high carbs or something to that effect.

I never ate rice cakes, because to me they tasted like cardboard.

Yuck!!

I wasn't going to reply to this because i didn't feel I had anything to add initially. I have a feeling I would be much thinner if I were a single woman still! I have clients constantly giving me boxes of chocolates,my son is always selling chocolates for school. My husband cooked the biggest 3 steaks on the barbie I have ever seen. Mine was 2/3rds the size length wise of a litre of milk bottle. It made me sick just looking at it dripping blood on my plate.I apologised to him and said I did not want it, it was making me sick. He gave it to the dog.

Anyways I broke down and called Light n Easy meals. The cost is $125 for myself for the week which includeds breakky lunch and dinner for 7 days. The meals are suppose to be nutritios gourmet & fresh. They said after 2 weeks I may titrate just to the 5 day plan,and have weekends off. I figure if I don't have to cook,clean,think,and worry about nutrition and calories it is well worth it. It is also cheaper to just do lunch & dinner.

I get my delivery this Wednesday,and I can tell you how I go.

Daniella & Sue, i agree that is smarter to have a small healthy snack at night rather than try to starve yourself all night then in the morning, you are more likely to over eat at breakfast time, of course the extra benefit would be a more even sugar levels and keeps the metabolism going as well.
Fats - i eat a small handful of nuts each day, its a mixture of walnuts and cashews, i heard that walnuts helps lower bad cholesterol & i use a brand of margarine called " Proactive " that's got 75 % less fat than others and it's advertised to help lower cholesterol absorption as well, other than those the other fats are from meats, but i do cut off any visible fat off the cut of the meat.

Hi Terri, firstly, congrats on the 30 pound loss, that's just fantastic well done i know it's not an easy accomplishment.
I haven't actually heard of the omega diet, but you have explained it well.
It does make good sense, a friend of mine dieted similar because he had to loose 3 stone before they would do an operation for him, he only ate fruit for breakfast and lunch and a normal meat & veg dinner [ no breads or processed foods ] and the weight just fell off him in no time, i was really amazed how quickly he lost it.
I do love fish so i wouldn't have any problems there, i live in a seaside village so i don't have to buy much & i will look into the omega diet more so, thanks for your help and good luck shedding the remaining pounds & the cuff injury too.

Brian

Aussie:

I think $125 a week for 7 days of food is ASTOUNDING. And you don't have to cook or clean up?? Just pop in microwave, right??

Sounds like the Jennie Craig system that we have here but I don't think it's that cheap.

Wow, $125 is terrific.

Good Luck.

Melody