The only way it is possible to fight diabetes linked with obesity is to learn to count your calories. You have to eat sufficient food to survive, and not eat unnecessary food that leads to a build up of calories and fat in the body. Women following an active or sedentary lifestyle and men with a relatively inactive lifestyle should follow a 1200 calorie diabetic diet to lose weight and control sugar levels.
Breakfast here consists of a cup of fruit, a muffin, a cup of cereal and skimmed milk. You can substitute the cereal with bread, eat different fruits on different days and have some cheese instead of a muffin. This adds variety to your diet, and helps you stick to it.
Lunch should comprise of a piece of ham, fish or baked chicken and any vegetable. You could go lighter with yoghurt, salad with lightweight dressing, some fruit and unsweetened coffee. Another option is a cup of white rice and some fruits, vegetables and diet soda.
Your afternoon snack in the 1200 calorie diabetic diet could consist of nuts, almonds or cashew nuts with a cup of tea. If your lunch was light, make compensations at dinnertime with a filling dinner.
It could consist of turkey, three types of vegetables and a wheat roll. However if lunch was heavy, dinner should be light and consist of a few slices of bacon, a piece of orange or apple and cornbread.
Following this diet, with some regular exercise will help you lose weight and control your blood sugar levels. However to follow the 1200 calorie diabetic diet you need not have a calorie meter on hand at all times. Just learn to eat the right food at the right time, and avoid fast food and overstuffing yourself.
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