January/February weight management challenge

[Gypsy]

What is "but I have PCOS/IR" that you mentioned later in this thread?

Anyway, how confusing this exchange way of eating. I am not diabetic but I did have a close blood sugar test reading to diabetes 2.

Though not life threatening, I eliminated white rice from my diet in last 2-3 yrs. (I do have sushi and sashimi 2-3 times per yr.) and cut back eating bread by 80%. I don't get high glycemic/sugar crashes as much. It's just that I know now if I eat these foods I don't feel well...ie. exhausted.

Now drinking white wine has more of a negative effect on me compared to a decade ago.

There are certain natural fruits that are much higher in natural sugars for you to just be moderate in intake: grape, pineapple, watermelon.

But then I don't know what your medical issues are. So I'm just relaying my experience (and I have to combine diet with daily exercise) and a sister of mine who lost 50 lbs. by reducing high glycemic food intake. (there are books on high glycemic foods). I don't count calories, I stick to whole foods --real produce. The most processed foods (some aren't truly that processed at all), I have in the cupboard is...soy sauce, cornflakes, yogurt, chili paste, chili soy bean paste, tinned salmon and tuna. I guess some light pasta counts too. Hummus is great...for me in smaller amounts before I go overboard.

Thanks. PCOS is Polysystic Ovarian Syndrome, which is a combination of different symptoms (hence the syndrome part of the name), that results in a variety of different things that go medically wrong with you -- from cystic ovaries (from the name) all the way to insulin resistance (IR) which one of the many things I have as well.

I overhauled my way of eating two and half years ago and I went with a whole foods, macrobiotic style way of eating, which, because of the IR, I've had to rethink a year or so later and I've added more protein to my diet than before. It's made a significant difference.

The issue is now that I'm riding longer distances, I've been struggling to eat well enough to lose weight, but still eat enough not to bonk out or be haggard the rest of the day/week.

I still need to lose weight, about 13ish pounds for my doctor, 23 for my own thoughts on how I think my body will be like (140 is my goal).

Ahh....I'll bet that it is the PCOS & IR. Good luck at your next appointment!

Yeah, it's been tricky trying to find the right combination of what I'm eating... then sticking to it!