Due to being pre-diabetic

a couple of years ago mid-range of the scale starting at 42 I duly attended a 6 month course run by the local health authority. At the first meeting (a one to one) I was apparently a stone over-weight (I'm 6'2" so didn't think I was) and while I thought I had a balanced diet it soon became clear I was eating FAR too much carbohydrate (and sugar). Doing exactly as I was advised I changed my eating habits to a sustainable and enjoyable diet cutting out the things I thought were healthy prior to getting professional advice. By month 3 I had easily lost the weight. I was also spending more time walking than using the bus and car for relatively short journeys. By the end of the course I had dropped my score down to 35 (lower than one of the instructors) and while having the odd treat here and there have maintained a healthy diet. I've said all this so you may trust my advice which is to avoid all the bread. Plain brown bread is very nearly as high in sugar as white bread due to the fast release. You need to find multigrain type bread as the grains are slow release. I have stuck by a certain bread (£1.75/small loaf) which is only 5g/slice (normal bread is 20-25g/slice) but only one outlet supplies them and then only 5 loafs a day....I therefore turn up early each week to grab them.

Go to your local supermarket and spend time going round all the breads looking at the amount of carbs per 100g. If it's over 12 then leave it on the shelf. We were recommended to keep below 130g/carbs per day. That's easy to do once you understand the amounts in all food stuff. There are a lot of lies about "low sugar" and "you must have carbs to survive" out there but the fog does clear after some effort.

Posted By: Old Splat, Jan 30, 13:24:01