POP is HORRIBLE for dieting. Reqular pop has over 20 grams of sugar in 1 can and just as many grams of carbohydrates! In order to loose weight you have to cut back sugar and carbs. Diet soda doesn't have sugar or carbs but it has something in it that makes your appetite increase! Just say NO to pop! You will be glad you did!
I love the carbonation. My favorite soda is vanilla coke, but while pregnant I cut out all caffeine and just drink non caffeinated soda like sprite, 7up, cream soda, root beer...they don't make up for my vanilla coke but I just keep in mind that soon the baby will be here and I can have that delicious vanilla coke.
So curious, upon waking one day, I drank a 20oz coke with slightly less carbs given in a glucose test(I think 65). I checked, and sure enough, had similar normal readings like in the glucose tolerance test. My Dr. Said its likely just because I stress about testing, its effecting food digestion, and the stress hormones are raising blood sugars more when I'm trying to digest a carb load.
Is diet coke safe during pregnancy? I've heard mix reviews.
If your fasting blood sugar is okay you probably just get on the low side and start to feel gittery and irritable. I am like that too. So, yes protein and the complex carbs both work. Just eat either one more often and have smaller meals or have a snack with you so when you feel like that you can boost yourself up. I personally feel better now that I'm on a vegan diet. I eat a whole plant based diet with complex carbs and veggies and vanilla soy milk. I don't get as gittery.
I asked my dr. About it and he said not to worry. I make my own vanilla coke, using about a tsp of it at a time. He said since it's such a little amount and gets diluted by whatever it is in that I shouldn't worry.
My A1C was over 10 at the start. I switched from real coke to Coke Zero (my biggest addiction) and went on a high protein/low carb (not NO carb) diet. I lost to 180 and my AIC is 6.1. I did NOT exercise. Should I? Yes. Will I?? Probably not. I no longer take meds and my sugar is good so far. It has been 4 years and my Dr. is happy. I knew I could not do the low carb, high protein forever, but got serious and managed to do it for 9 months and lost the wt. during that time.
Hey there! I don't think you need to limit yourself to a certain amount of carbs per day. I would recommend trying a high protein and high fiber diet. Also try meal planning. Having a plan will ensure that you aren't going overboard on carbs, and knowing how many carbs you'll have for each meal will help you plan your bolus more correctly.
I had a big sweet tooth with my daughter. Almost every day I had a coke, coffee and a chocolate bar. Luckily i only gained 16 pounds because I worked my butt off exercising!
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