I ran your menu through Fitday to get the nutritional breakdown. This
menu comes out to around 500 calories -- way too little for healthy
weight loss.

You don't say if you're taking any supplements, but this diet is
missing a lot of nutrients (vitamin E and calcium being two major ones)
as well as sufficient fiber. And it would be preferable to avoid
processed meats like hot dogs that contain nitrates.

The remaining question is, what is this doing to your blood glucose?
Not that I would recommend staying on this diet, but what are your
fasting and post-meal numbers?

I can understand being in a hurry to get to a healthy weight, but in my
opinion, this is not the way to do it. If I were in your shoes, I would
do some major reading up on nutrition and weight loss and perhaps
consult a nutritionist. And a lot of folks in alt.support.diabetes can
help with advice. In the end, though, you've got to find out what is
best for you. Don't forget that losing weight is not the only aim of
your diet. You also want to control your BG and provide your body with
the nutrients it needs to stay healthy.

Also, please understand that losing weight will not "cure" type 2
diabetes. Anyone who says it will is probably selling something. You
have diabetes because you have a genetic predisposition to it. Being
overweight may bring it on at a younger age and exacerbate its
progression once it develops, but only in those of us who have the
genes for it. NOT that you shouldn't lose weight -- it is definitely
beneficial to the management of the disease -- but it is something
you'll need to think about for the long term.

Good luck,
anka
t2, dx 3/04, HbA1c 5.3
ntg, dx 7/04, trabs ou
At the beep, the blood glucose reading is.... 112.


EwwHww wrote:
> Breakfast: 3 egg whites and 1 fat free hot dog fried in Pam.
> Sprinkle just a little non fat shredded cheddar
> 1 Jalape=F1o Pepper
> (cook like a skillet omelet)
> 1 cup decaff coffee (if you can take caffeine then
go for
> it)
>
> Lunch: 1/2 cup salad mix (the cheap kind)
> 1/6 cup fat free shredded cheddar cheese
> 2 teaspoons no fat dressing with splenda
> 1 can Diet Rite
>
> Supper: 4 ounces lean Top Sirloin (grilled)
> 1/2 cup frozen spinach
> 1/2 cup frozen green beans
> 1 can Diet Rite or 2 cups of Good Tea (No
caffeine if
> needed)
> and flavor with your favorite sugar substitute.
>
>
> What do you think? I also recommend drinking 8 glasses of water a
day too.=20
>