Posts by tricia_s

I think your body has gone into starvation mode. 

Have you ever considered carb counting as well as calorie counting. 

In January I found out I am diabetic.  I was completely lost on how my world had changed and did not understand carbohydrates at all.  I had been eating only one meal a day for many years and had steadily gained weight.  I have a list of medical problems and I am in a wheelchair.  I also have a history of anorexia and I hate to eat real meals.  I even kept myself from snacking.  To make matters worse I have Crohn's disease and sometimes eating is painful when the food hits my stomach. 

Since finding out about my diabetes and changing my diet I have lost over 60 pounds.  The biggest difference is that I eat 2 meals and 3 snacks a day.  I have cut my carbohydrate intake to between 60 and 80 carbs a day.  I have no idea what the numbers are on my calories.

Probably the strangest thing I have discovered is that if I really want a certain food I allow myself to have it but take a such smaller amount than a normal serving.  Lets say for example I am craving cake.  All I really want is the taste so I get a very small piece of cake (like 2 or 3 small bites) and I savor it.  I slowly eat these little bitty bites and when I am done I feel satisfied.  If I do not allow myself the small amount I have found that I will eat a large amount.  In the past I have actually eaten 1/4 of the cake.   

I also did not count the carbs I was taking in when I was fixing food for other people or cooking.  Cleaning the spoon and "testing" the spice in food you are cooking adds up and no one counts those carbs or calories. 

Hope this will help you

Tricia