Over the last two weeks, I've had to drastically change my diet. Everything "white" is out, since if I am going to eat carbs, they need to be higher value. Whole grain breads, whole wheat pasta, brown rice. The brown rice by the way, is a major learning curve, and we're still learning.
Even my coffee habit has changed. I've gone from at least two quad shot flavored lattes a day to one cup of regular coffee with sweetener and sugar free creamer first thing and a second half regular half decaf cup later in the day.
And I actually eat lunch when I come home for lunch, instead of just drinking coffee. It's only a container of fat free, sugar free Greek yogurt (protein, fiber and minimal carbs all in one go, without having to mess with chia seeds or oats at night).
Obviously, the biggest adjustment has been the sugar-free thing. I like my sweets. Despite the fact that sweeteners are better now, there's still an obvious taste difference. And at the moment because my sugars are up and down like a fiddler's elbow, I can't even eat fruit to get my sweet fix. Life is spent balancing good carbs versus bad carbs, and protein. And eating salad. Lots of salad. Some day, I may be able to indulge every once in a while, but that's not going to be today.
So, I will get my steps in at work, and once my treadmill gets here Friday, walk on it every evening after dinner (when my blood sugar tends to spike the worst), and hopefully wrestle my cholesterol and sugars down to acceptable. The good news is my blood pressure is already down to acceptable, thanks to meds.
