have diabetes, watching carbs. lost weight, how do I watch carbs and gain weight?
Not too long ago I was diagnosed with diabetes, started on Metfomin, 500 mg.every morning. Watched my carbs, diabetes is under control but I lost 15 pounds. I am 5' 6 1/2" tall and weighed 138, now down to 123. I'd like to put on a few pounds without getting carbs. Is there any food that can give me weight but no carbs? I also exercise 1/2 hour each morning. Louise Leibman
Hi Louise,
Here's the tricky part here: uniquely, you're trying to lose weight and cut carbs at the same time. Obviously cutting the carbs is fantastic for your blood sugar control, but it's also going to help you lose weight/thus make it difficult to gain weight because carbs are stored as fat (because insulin is a storage hormone, storing the carbs you don't need for immediate energy as body fat).
So, do you want to gain fat? Increase the carbohydrates in your diet which will increase the amount of insulin you need each day.
Do you want to gain muscle? Weight lift! Not cardio, and not light "toning" exercises. But actual weightlifting.
There's also the issue of putting in more calories than you're burning, so if you don't want to increase the carbs in your diet, try increase the protein and healthy fats that you eat: turkey, chicken, eggs, cottage cheese -- and -- nuts, avacados, olive oil, peanut butter, etc.
Does this help?
What do you think your plan will be?
Ginger
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