hey resetera.
a few months ago, I was diagnosed with insulin resistant type 2 diabetes. it was a big shock as I am not massively obese and my diet is fairly balanced. my doctor thinks some of it is genetic and some of it is linked with lifestyle factors such as the fact that I am stupidly stressed out.
the first thing I did was see a dietician. he told me to go keto, and for about a month I did. however my bsls were swinging all over the place, I was perpetually hypo and i was getting pretty depressed. I went back to my gp and she told me to avoid restrictive diets like keto and just focus on cutting back sugars while enjoying life.
so that's what I've been doing! except my weight just keeps going up. since learning of my diagnosis in ~august, I've put on 5kg to round off at 80kg, which is the heaviest I have ever been. I was skinny growing up and entering adulthood so losing weight is new to me and I'm feeling really sad about it. I have pretty bad body dysmorphia and low self esteem so this is really hurting my mental health.
my gp has referred me to an endocrinologist to see if there's any other stuff going on that could explain the rapid weight gain - they've already ruled out pcos. until then, I thought I'd pick all your clever brains. please critique my diet and tell me what I'm doing wrong. an average day for me looks like this:
breakfast: 1 serving of low carb yogurt or 1 piece of low carb toast with vegemite
morning tea: 1 piece of fruit or ~3 cheese and crackers and unsweetened tea
lunch: garden or greek salad with light dressing or homemade soup with veggies
afternoon tea: a handful of almonds or ~3 cheese and crackers
dinner: fresh fish and salad, a piece of meat (chicken) and salad, or stir fry or curry without rice or noodles; takeout maybe once a week (usually japanese, i avoid rice)
i work an office job so i'm fairly sedentary. however i try to do a brisk 30-45min walk every day and recently i've been incorporating 30 mins of more moderate/high intensity cardio on most days. i drink socially maybe once a fortnight. i try to avoid juices and sugary drinks.
i know i shouldn't expect to lose half my body weight in only a few months, but the fact that i'm getting fatter is really bumming me out. i know my diet isn't perfect but i'm trying to eat nutritious food without yo-yo dieting, if that makes sense. i have to eat small meals throughout the day to make sure i don't go hypo.
please help me out if you can (but be gentle because this is a really anxiety provoking topic for me... i appreciate it). sorry for the essay and a half.
a few months ago, I was diagnosed with insulin resistant type 2 diabetes. it was a big shock as I am not massively obese and my diet is fairly balanced. my doctor thinks some of it is genetic and some of it is linked with lifestyle factors such as the fact that I am stupidly stressed out.
the first thing I did was see a dietician. he told me to go keto, and for about a month I did. however my bsls were swinging all over the place, I was perpetually hypo and i was getting pretty depressed. I went back to my gp and she told me to avoid restrictive diets like keto and just focus on cutting back sugars while enjoying life.
so that's what I've been doing! except my weight just keeps going up. since learning of my diagnosis in ~august, I've put on 5kg to round off at 80kg, which is the heaviest I have ever been. I was skinny growing up and entering adulthood so losing weight is new to me and I'm feeling really sad about it. I have pretty bad body dysmorphia and low self esteem so this is really hurting my mental health.
my gp has referred me to an endocrinologist to see if there's any other stuff going on that could explain the rapid weight gain - they've already ruled out pcos. until then, I thought I'd pick all your clever brains. please critique my diet and tell me what I'm doing wrong. an average day for me looks like this:
breakfast: 1 serving of low carb yogurt or 1 piece of low carb toast with vegemite
morning tea: 1 piece of fruit or ~3 cheese and crackers and unsweetened tea
lunch: garden or greek salad with light dressing or homemade soup with veggies
afternoon tea: a handful of almonds or ~3 cheese and crackers
dinner: fresh fish and salad, a piece of meat (chicken) and salad, or stir fry or curry without rice or noodles; takeout maybe once a week (usually japanese, i avoid rice)
i work an office job so i'm fairly sedentary. however i try to do a brisk 30-45min walk every day and recently i've been incorporating 30 mins of more moderate/high intensity cardio on most days. i drink socially maybe once a fortnight. i try to avoid juices and sugary drinks.
i know i shouldn't expect to lose half my body weight in only a few months, but the fact that i'm getting fatter is really bumming me out. i know my diet isn't perfect but i'm trying to eat nutritious food without yo-yo dieting, if that makes sense. i have to eat small meals throughout the day to make sure i don't go hypo.
please help me out if you can (but be gentle because this is a really anxiety provoking topic for me... i appreciate it). sorry for the essay and a half.
