Cycling on South Beach?

[channlluv]

Thanks, everyone. I still have to go shopping for South Beach-approved meal fixin's. The thing that worries me most is giving up fruit for two whole weeks, and then limiting it to one piece a day thereafter. I eat three or four pieces of fruit every day. Maybe that's contributing to my high sugar numbers, but I really wouldn't have thought fruit could do that.

I think because I'm less than enthusiastic about the whole thing is making me a slow-poke on shopping for it and cooking for it. No bread...not even my whole grain sandwich thins? Oof.

Roxy

[shootingstar]

Thanks, everyone. I still have to go shopping for South Beach-approved meal fixin's. The thing that worries me most is giving up fruit for two whole weeks, and then limiting it to one piece a day thereafter. I eat three or four pieces of fruit every day. Maybe that's contributing to my high sugar numbers, but I really wouldn't have thought fruit could do that.

This link describes the purpose of the glycemic index.
http://www.glycemicindex.com/
On the left hand side is clickable choice for GI database where you can put in a food type to determine the glycemic index.

It may help you about the types of fruits to start off if you don't eliminate fruit. I know my sister avoided eating or eating much of melons,etc. If you are cycling daily or nearly, you are already making an effort in addition to the diet change....

Certain fruits are abit higher in GI index.
For instance whole grapefruit is lower.
Also the American Diabetes Assoc. website might have some general guidelines too.

Like you, I couldn't avoid fruit completely. I actually consider some daily fresh fruit necessary to prevent constipation for myself. But that's just me. I just want to avoid medicinal laxatives.

Hope you strike the right diet balance. Meanwhile you can always clear the dietary head cobwebs with a great bike ride.

[Pedal Wench]

I keep seeing this and want to send you a link to the route we do on South Beach. As in, where we go "Cycling on South Beach!"

[ny biker]

I keep seeing this and want to send you a link to the route we do on South Beach. As in, where we go "Cycling on South Beach!"

That was my first thought, too.

[Rcj176]

I am a Type 1 diabetic. I have just recently gotten into cycling. I did the South Beach about 5 years ago and again started in January. I am restarting the "Beach" now but in a different way. I am going to gradually change one meal at a time. Right now I am doing dinner. Most nights I eat chicken, mushrooms, zucchini and fresh spinach or I will make a really hearty salad. My numbers seem to be doing well with this and it has also cut out my late night snacking around 11pm.
As someone already mentioned its more about changing your eating lifestyle. I have about 25-30lbs still to lose and will go about this at a slower pace than shocking my body as I have previously done.