Does a diabetic diet work for non-diabeters

Since your losing inches and not lbs. then your doing good. Muscle weighs more than fat so your fat is slowly turning into muscle which is why your not actually losing weight. I was on a diabetic diet thru-out my pregnacy due to having gestational diabedes but I wasn't always hungry. I did cheat on it a lil cause I'm a hopeless chocoholic but still, I lost alot of weight on it and quick. My ob dr. was alarmed that I lost 15 lbs. in a week and immediately adjusted my diet so I wasn't losing nor gaining weight. I really wish I had kept that diet log cause I gained alot of weight after my daughter was born. How could you get hungry on that type of diet when your eating at least 6 small meals a day plus snacks? I say go for it. If you cheat on it once in a blue moon, it's fine. Long as you pretty much stick with it.

hello, suspenseful!even if no diabetes is with you better take precautionary measures right from now,there is no harm.i don't advice to cut down your intake rather i suggest you to cut down on fat foods,junk foods,colas and sweets,salt and coffee.include in your diet planty of whole grains,lean meat,fresh vegetables,and sprouts.given the complexities of modern life style,coupled with stress and long working hours,you must maintain an active life style and improve the immune and bodily functions.do some light exercise for 20/30 minutes.but morning walk is best exercise whenever possible.thank you.may god bless you.

Does your husband have a diet prepared by a dietitian? That would be the first thing I would look at. I talked with a nutrition instructor once, and she said that eating a diet that is good for a diabetic would not hurt anyone. I will say that I have been drinking an energy and vitamin drink sweetened with stevia. I think drinking the drink with stevia eliminates the cravings for sweets. I have no desire for pop, for instance. You can get stevia at health food stores. In the USA it cannot be sold as a sweetener, but as a food additive. Very concentrated. It is also good to help stabilize insulin and blood sugar. I do not do artificial sweeteners, but I try to sweeten more often with honey or maple syrup. Nuts are good source of healthy fats, I would not give them up either, but I might be careful about how many I ate. We all struggle with how we look and feel. I would like to lose weight, but am always busy working, so you may not want to take my advice. The diabetic diet might be good for your health, but if you restrict the calories too much, you will feel hungry. Clear soups, not cream soups, are supposed to be a good choice before a meal, if you watch the salt.Your husband cannot make a decision for you to lose weight, he can only be supportive of any decision that you make.

diabetics Have to be on this diet but a healthy person handles sugars differently than a diabetic. It doesn't sound like it would work. Before you start any diet, you should see your doctor. He/She may know a better diet that would help you and it will be designed for you so you have a better chance of losing the weight.Good Luck.

It sounds as if you are doing alright on the eating healthy front. But, there are two other factors to consider when losing weight, water and movement. Drink more water. However much you are drinking now, drink more. Get moving. The fact that you can't go outside is no excuse not to get in some exercise. There are tons of exercises you can do at home, if only pushups, squats, and sit ups. Move. Working out does not have to be a huge time consuming deal. Plus, sitting and writing all day only leads to a growing midsection. Get up. Once an hour get up for 5 minutes and walk around your house, clean, do some exercise. Maybe something like a set of pushups, situps, or squats during each break. Losing weight is not only about eating less.

well diabetic diet can help you obviously to lose some of your more inches. well since you are not diabetic so there is advantage that you have not to bind with the diet always. however you have to strictly cut of your sugar and sweets from your diet. moreover carbonate ddrinks and flesh also you have to cut. add lots of water and salads in your diet. but along with that you have to continue with your exercise and weight losing treatment. best of luck

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when I was 37. I am 56 now and I have had a lot of lifestyle changes to help me maintain health. I cut out white sugar from my diet, I use sea salt, and I drink more water than ever. I eat five to six small meals a day and that helps to smooth out the roller coaster sugar high/sugar crash syndrome that plagues the diabetic. I have to be careful with the quantity of salads (and what goes in them) I eat because I am on blood thinners (and romaine lettuce thins the blood so my doctor cautioned me to either refrain or eat very sparingly). For a long time I was on denial, refused to test my blood glucose, and ate whatever I pleased. This, coupled with stressful work/life style, gave me a major stroke. I found that if I cut my usual food intake by a third, and spaced the meals evenly throughout the day, I could regulate my blood sugar better. I drink mostly green tea now, and I found out that not only does it help speed up one's metabolism, but that it also helps to stabilize blood sugar. I eat nine raw almonds a day to gratify my craving for nuts, and once in a while I will have one square of my favourite Ritter Sport white chocolate with nuts! Can't be an angel all the time....sigh! My weight dropped from 145 pounds 125 pounds, so I guess my revised eating habits did help. Good luck!

My neighbor is a diabetic and we eat with his family a lot - pot luck type things and they eat a wide variety of foods. he does limit his starches but he still eats yummy stuff. For the most part, he gets his sweets from things like squash - so sweet I add lotsov garlic when I go over there. Or sweet potatos - again I do the same - add lotsov garlic and salt and pepper to make it savory rather then sweet. He's not hungry and he went from 235 to 190. Good luck and please keep us posted on your progress and how you're feeling about it. BTW, I don't think you look obese.

I would suggest choosing a diet tht you can stick with even after you've lost weight. I don't like the word diet unless it refers to what you eat. I believe in lifestyle changes, not unhealthy restriction of any of the food groups unecessarily. We need everything. Even healthy fats - to transport nutrients from other foods around more efficiently.

Exercise is necessary for more reasons than weight loss, so I am concerned about your not being able to get out. Although we don't really have "winter" where I live, I too find it difficult to go out for a walk as often as I should, so although this might not appeal to you, here is what I love to do. I have a rebounder, which is like a very small trampoline for jumping up and down. If I don't feel like jumping, I just walk in place on it. Rebounders come in many different price ranges and sizes, so there should be one that is right and affordable for everyone. If space is an issue, some can be stored flat against a wall. I just love to rebound even though I do not need to lose weight (maybe that is why!) but here is a wonderful article from Weight Loss Resources: http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/exercise/reviews/rebounding.htm Another thing I hope everyone is doing is to get enough purified water. Most of us do not drink enough water to properly hydrate ourselves and although there is no discernible difference short term, over a long time this can lead to disease. Good for you on the nuts, as we need fat to live and the fat in nuts is the best kind. They also contain many other important nutrients, although one has to watch out for the salt unless you are like me and enjoy the unsalted ones. which simply make us crave more sweets and starches. If you haven't already done so, you might consider cutting back on salt a little or changing to sea salt. Is your husband skinny?

My mom found out she was diabetic 2 months ago, because she is very into naughty foods I took on the diet as well to avoid having tempting things around for her. She's lost about 15 pounds and I've only lost about 5 but I've been able to keep them off, something I've never been able to do before. I also lost a dress size. It's not at all a boring diet, we're eating so much MORE now then we used to and such a greater variety of foods then we knew were out there. We still eat sweets from time to time, as she can have a tiny bit and for our favorites we use Splenda recipes which taste great and not only cut out the sugar but the calories too. I used to always have an upset stomache and now since cutting out sugar, my digestion is actually normal for the first time ever. I've also noticed that the diabetic diet has helped with my depression, along with an all natural organic vitamin it has done wonders for how I feel. It has also helped with the fibromyalgia pain too, I still get pain but not nearly as severe and it doesn't last as long. I hope that helps!

Have you thought about a Mediterranean diet? One that is typical of a Bibical diet, it allows nuts and honey and all kinds of goodies. It would be more of a lifestyle change rather than a diet and this way of eating is the way we were meant to eat. (If you have ever been to a Sedar dinner, you know you don't starve, lol, they have lots of food, but it's good for you..)

A diabetic diet done with the glycemic index in mind should not make a person hungry right away. There should be carbs and proteins available for the time period. Such as 4 hours or six hours. Some people have fast matabolisms, so they eat more often. When my parents became diabetic, the entire family went on a diabetic diet because the doctor said we should all be on it. If both parents have diabetes, then a good percentage of the children (25, 50, 75 or even 100) may someday have it. So starting now would help us. The diet is not restrictive. When you compare it to Atkins and others. You eat from all the food groups. There are so-called cheats built-in now. Most diabetics, unless severe, can have low sugar or sugar free ice cream, pie or cake on occasion. You can have a little bit of nuts. We bought more food and more types of food as well as ate more kinds of food on a diabetic diet.

I would talk to your gp before starting any diet. if you are finding you are losing inches, and not pounds, slow down on the weight training. Muscle is heavier than fat, so that could be the reason for it. Take up some cardiac and more gentle excercise if you can. Pilates, water activities or dancing. All of these work the whole body, not just muscles. I believe the diets that diabetics are on are very low in sugar. It is important for non diabetics to watch their sugar intake, but not cut it totally from the diet. Our body needs a certain amount, especially first thing in the morning or when exercising.

IF you eat as a diabetic does, you will be eating healthier and you will more then likely lose weight. You may not do it very quickly, but you should lose weight. No diet will work if you cheat. Nuts are a healthy thing to eat but in small amounts. You may want to check out weight watchers.

My husband being very diabetic I have gone to different talk groups with him and we were told the diabetis diet is good for anyone. I do personally know one lady from town here that followed the diet and lost about 80 pounds. What I don't understand is this. After working hard and loosing 80 pounds why would you gain it all back plus?, and she did. Also the diabetic diet never seems to work because it seems to be hard to follow, very few times people stick to it, why?

back in the 1970's my mother became borderline diabetic The dr put her on a 2200 calorie diet & she lost weight. She was eating more and more often then she had been before, but she lost weight. Part of the reason people get hungry is because they don't eat OFTEN enough Mom's diet had her eating 5-6 times a day, even if just a glass of milk or some fruit (not fuit juice.) My client has been put on a low carb diet to try and get her diebities under control and while this diet means a lot of meat, she isn't really that hungry and she's lost weight. Again, she's eating often. The main thing about this diet is cutting out the sugars, very refined carbs & some fats. Nuts are good for you - they don't turn to sugar. Good luck.

First, nuts are actually a great snack, just not too many of them. I don't think a diabetic diet necessarily will leave you hungry. The point of it is to keep an even blood sugar all day and avoid the peaks and valleys. For that reason alone, it may help you lose weight. But I would definitely gauge success more in inches than pounds. I have seen people who weigh exactly the same but one is bigger, or that are the same size but one weighs a lot less. Give the diabetic plan a try, it can't hurt anything. See how it goes. Maybe you could use it as your foundation but make small adjustments if that works better for you.

It works for everyone but you have to test your blood sugar and it takes time to figure out how many carbs your body can handle. Women are different than men, and diabetics are different than non-diabetics. There is an amount that you can eat to maintain your weight and an amount you eat to lose weight. You need a minimum amount of small meals a day, it's not like you can bank them up for the day then go eat cheesecake! mmmmmmmmmmmm cheesecake~