Sticking With a Low Carbohydrate Diabetic Diet

As with any new diet, if you choose to follow a low carbohydrate diabetic program you should first check with your physician or a nutritional counselor to be sure that this diet will meet your particular needs.

Foods that contain carbohydrates include:

• breads
• pastas
• fruit
• grains, etc.

These are the foods you would want to avoid on a low carbohydrate diabetic program.

Keep in mind that some things that you may not think of as food contain carbohydrates, such as cough drops and chewing gum.

A day of meals may look something like this.

For breakfast you could start out with eggs. They can be:

• Scrambled
• Hard boiled
• Poached or
• Made into an omelet.

Basically you can have your eggs however you like them.

As long as you are following a low carbohydrate diabetic program and not a no carbohydrate diet, you could add one piece of toast.

For lunch on a low carbohydrate diabetic program consider such items as such as:

• chicken salad
• cucumber
• sardines on lettuce
• tuna and avocado salad or
• a bun-less hamburger.

With each meal you can feel free to include:

• Diet soda
• Diet iced tea or
• Decaffeinated coffee because all are carbohydrate free.

Of course, water is always a great choice, too.

Dinner might include such as:

• lamb
• flounder
• lemon-basted roast chicken
• fennel red snapper
• gourmet game hens or
• shrimp parmesan.

Meat and fish tend to be mainstays in the meal planning for dinner when you’re following a low carbohydrate diabetic diet.

Of course you will also want to enjoy a couple of snacks when following a low carbohydrate diabetic diet.

You can try a yogurt, almonds or a small piece of fruit.

(The fruit has carbohydrates, so keep in mind this is part of only a small number of carbs you will have that day.)

One of the things to remember when following a low carbohydrate diabetic diet is that while you are avoiding carbohydrates you want to be sure that the foods you are eating are healthy.

You also want to make sure that you follow the steps below to help you lose even more weight.

• Incorporate a proven, complete nutritional program into your daily life.
• Enhance your nutritional program with a complete mutivitamin supplement because no nutritional program is perfect.
• Use a behavior modification and motivational program that will help you stay on track with your nutritional plan.
• Exercise at home with your own:
  Treadmill

  Stairstepper

  Exercise bike

  Elliptical trainer

  Hand weights or

  An aerobic video.

• See what kinds of weight loss aids your health insurance covers such as:
  Hypnotism

  Gym membership discounts

  Nutritional counseling.

Make sure you are getting the nutrients your body needs, and that you are avoiding high fat or high calorie foods.

Of course, with any diet, including a low carbohydrate diabetic diet, you will also want to be sure you are getting enough exercise.

Everyone should include at least thirty minutes of exercise in their day most days of the week.

A low carbohydrate diabetic diet can be part of a healthy diet.

You can manage your diabetes and lose weight by making the right choices.

Just be sure to stick with a lot of vegetables, and avoid fat and high calories.

Choose lean cuts of meat, and use low fat and low calorie products when available.