Honestly, all I have is big hugs. I know it sounds weird, but what about eating as if you already have Type 2? That helped my mom before eveyrthing else went awry.... I wish I had better. Healing wishes:-)

Thanks! Any suggestions are appreciated. Maybe I'd lose weight with a vegan diet. Probably helps to limit carbs.

Any diet you adopt? You have to be able to keep forever. You can't do one to lose the weight, then "go back". I know you know, but this is important: Make changes you can live with *for the rest of your life*. If you go in with that assumption? The changes you make may begin very small, but you won't be as emotionally frustrated and physically stressed. So if you go vegan? Go vegetarian first (basically, keep dairy, ditch meat and fish). See how that works. Or try South Beach diet, then work onward from there (one friend has kept off weight really well with South Beach, which is why it came to mind). Adapt to your body's nutritional needs. Not for fat-sugar-salt (the fun stuff!) but to basic nutrition. POrtion control, too. I can't eat like I used to, b/c of inability to be as active, so I have a bowl. All my meals are measured in *that* bowl. Breakfast, supper, lunch-and-snacks combined. What goes in the bowl varies (mac and cheese, or salad, or lentil stew, or granola, whatever) but that bowl means I don't have to stress out on weights, calories, portions, etc. Here's my bowl. Here's my food. OK, there it is. So far, I've held my weight steady or even lost some for 4 years now.

Also, carbs are easy to get rid of. I barely eat any popular carbs and am a vegetarian. Pasta? Pfft. Bread? Eh, never was a fan. So maybe just start with those two things? If you'd eat pasta, then eat raw veg in that portion instead. Bread? OK, well, I'm stumped on that one. And for sugar substitutes, stevia so far is the most sustainable I've found. No headaches, no weird tastes (you hve to buy a good brand, or you do get the aftertaste), and a little goes a looooong way, and I don't feel like my sweet-craving was denied.

OK, so I had some ideas, but this is just how I live. My mom was big on nutrition in her nursing career, it rubbed off, LOL!

I lost a lot of weight going gluten-free. I also don't eat processed food, so I cook a lot more. I really love pasta, so I get the gluten-free kind that is made out of brown rice. I can't eat corn, so I can't eat the pasta made out of corn either. You can also buy or make gluten-free bread. When I cut out gluten, I lost a lot of weight fast. I am also working on portion control. I will cook on Sundays and measure out my meals for each day, and if I have extra, I put those portions in the freezer. Before, whatever I cooked I ate all of it throughout the week no matter what. This week, I had enough frozen for four meals, so it helped with my grocery money too.

Take care.

Susan

Thanks for the suggestions. NY Times today has article about eating most of the day's calories in am, with occasional fasting, kind of stone age diet (we fasted a lot when the hunt or gather was unsuccessful).
I don't know when I got into this eat-another-meal after dinner. But surely it is an unhealthy pattern.

I try to eat more in the morning and then as little as possible in the evening, although it's hard because I like to eat. I try to eat dinner by 6:00 p.m. and don't eat anything else after that.

Having had type II for years I have learned that measuring my food is the best way to keep from over eating. The dietitian that I saw a few years ago told me that the best way to keep bs down is to eat 3/4 of your carbs in non starchy veggies. I allow myself one day a week to cheat within reason so I don't feel like I never get anything good. I have learned to change recipes for things like lasagna by using half zucchini half noodle. I also take a walk after meals to burn some of the carbs that I eat. It helps keep my numbers down. I hope these ideas help.

I am type 2 but rely on insulin, i am on both lantus and novolog. I am now relying more on lantus than novolog after losing 50 lbs which lantus is a 24 hour coverage, so not needing the rapid acting as much is a good sign. I had a high week with stress but its back to normal now. I pray you dont get diabetes its a pain but its not the end of the world either. Insulin pens or pills which ever help so much the pills just make me too sick to eat and had heart attack symptoms from metformin. I am finding many great recipes even for sweets using splenda instead that i hardly ever crave sweets and if i do i try fruit first. I have to avoid oranges though they spike me big time. My dr tells me make sure i have a treat here and there to make it easier, make it a cheat treat not day or week. But i have orders to enjoy fair food over labor day weekend in moderation and using my insulin as needed. Sweet potatoes are better than the white starchy potatoes too. Aspargus is very filling as well, lately i love cucumbers and with a little ranch they make a fullfilling snack! With Physical thearpy my sugars go up a bit which is odd! If you ever have questions on type two feel free to ask.

Wow, great advice. Thanks! Glad I asked.