A no-sugar ride

[shootingstar]

Perhaps these basic questions need to be asked of self:

Are you trying to lose weight now? Or is it just to maintain present healthy weight?

Did your doctor advise you something re diet? Or a/near diabetes 2 reading?
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I have not cut out refined sugar completely out of my diet. (But I could, because for first 20 years of my life that was my diet. except for some occasional dessert 1-2 times per month. )

I am not diabetes 2, but I had a near diabetes 2 reading on my blood test.
My sister who did have diabetes 2 ..put herself on a low glycemic diet. She lost 50 lbs. ..but probaby regained 15-20 lbs. She recently had 2 children, which makes it challenging.

When she lost 50 lbs., she also took up jogging. (She still jogs but not as frequent.).

The following higher GI foods were reduced drastically, OR at least eaten near the beginning of day (whereby one can burn off later through exercise, if you can guarantee this):

white rice (this includes jasmine rice, sticky /sushi rice, etc.)
rice vermicelli
bread
refined cereals
certain fruits
etc.

Over the past 3-4 yrs., I have reduced my white rice intake by 70% or more. I only have it 2-3 times per month. I used to have it daily for supper. After I eat alot of sushi, I do notice now I get a sugar crash. So I allow myself some sushi in careful amounts..about once a month. I lean more heavily on sashimi which is more raw seafood. Some types of brown rice is still not agreeable to me. I have found red rice works for me.

Certain pastas I don't buy for home ingredients --heavier Italian pasta. Instead will have certain lighter Asian pastas or a very light Italian linguine.

Bread- we only buy artisan bread anyway. If I eat it..I try to have it at beginning of day.


There are always exceptions since I don't have diabetes 2, and am maintaining weight. And those exceptions, are when I break them..at a restaurant/cafe or for special occasion meals (birthdays, etc.) or when I am travelling abroad.

My downfall is a little biscotti here and there several times per week. Definitely on days that I bike.

I am the same weight as I was 5 yrs. ago....but this has required some more diet tweaking and several thousand kms. of cycling annually to remain this way. Which means my metabolism must be slowing down.

Oh well. I'm healthy. That's what counts now. I still explore new foods....carefully.