I may be diverging from the topic, but Niksik I was borderline gestational diabetes during my pregnancy as well. Did your doctor advise you to be careful in your eating habits, to follow a diabetic diet? After my post delivery check-up, my doc was like eat whatever you want. i am still careful, but just wondering?
I was severely diabetic during my pregnancy and had to a follow a strict diet, do a home blood test 4 times a day and report back to endocrinologist every week. After the baby, all symptoms disappeared. My next pregnancy was smooth. This was my first physical after my baby. I skipped last year's physical. Now my doc has asked me to be careful. After the pregnancy, my OB/Gyn asked me to eat a balanced diet and go for regular check ups as I had a strong family history. SHe also said that given my genetic predisposition, I have more chances of becoming a diabetic now that I have already experienced gestational diabetes. Some people can have gestational diabetes but never be diabetic all their life. I guess the chances are greater if you have family history.
My doctor's advice is to loose 30 pounds as fast as I can. I am diabetic so because of the medications I take to control my blood sugar level I am constantly hungry so I eat frequently if I do not eat frequently I get sooooo starved within 6 to 8 hours that I end up over eating. My doctor sent me to a dietitian but that was not much of a help as the dietitians in USA do not know anything about desi foods and food habits of desies.
Again I do not have much of a taste for western style foods. I am a mirch, masala, chutney , achar, nihari , kabab , paratha, biryani kind of a guy.
For dinner I have reduced my Desi food intake to 1/3 or my normal .
During lunch I have started to eat well balanced salads, my problem is that I do not like any western style salad dressing so I put chaat masala and lemon on my salad. So far it is going good. But I might get bored with this routine pretty soon.
Any more suggestions ?
P.S: Please ignore my thread about my philosophy of parhaiz in general forum while replying to this post.
And yes I do exercise and I also do yard work. I am trying to grow tulips . I will post pictures of my tulips shortly once they all get full bloomed.
After each meal have some green tea and cut down on the intake of meat. I'm not saying completely stop eating it but for eg, have chicken once a week. Avoid beef, lamb etc and opt for chicken or fish (eg, salmon) once a week. You can't ignore meat all together as it's part of a balanced diet. Hope this helps :)
hiya every1 is focasin on the diabetic issue and not on losin weight.......just eat healthy(lol)but make sure ur quantity is smaller enjoy ur occasional treats..and steadily the weight will come off remember it takes time