Our Super Foods Diet

I've been referring to our Super Food diet for some time now, and today's lunch that my dear hubby fixed has inspired me to show it off a bit. This is a photo of hubby's plate. His is piled a little higher than mine, plus I always have prunes and walnuts or almonds with mine - which I save for my afternoon snack.


I think the photo says more than I can say. We use zero calorie dressing or Balsamic Vinegar dressing in moderation, so we're not ruining it by drowning it with a heavy dousing of dressing.

I usually eat the fruits first, as that seems to work out better with my blood glucose test 2 hours later, and then I mix everything else together and eat it that way. Hubby prefers to leave each ingredient separate, and eat it that way. Either way, we are getting a healthy dose of vitamins and minerals every day. Usually there's a small amount of meat or a boiled egg for protein, but for today the nuts will have to take care of that part of the food pyramid.

I eat high fiber cereals for breakfast, along with flax seed meal (high in Omega3's and mild flavored) and MiraLax, and usually I have a chunky soup or a microwave dinner at night, so I get plenty to eat with a minimum of calories. I've been able to cut my MiraLax dose to just in the morning, thanks to all the fiber we get at lunch.

Now eating out is a different matter entirely. I have to be careful to avoid most of what might raise my blood glucose levels, but hubby and I both splurge when we eat out, which is several times a week.

I've lost 25 pounds, and he's lost 16 without really trying. I have been consciously trying, keeping track of each day's calories as much as possible, and holding the total to around 1200 a day.

I'm also getting some exercise, but not as much as I should be.

We're not vegetarians, but I've learned a lot by reading about the raw food diets and vegetarian diets, since people who follow those life styles have to be very careful to get all the necessary nutrients from what they do eat.

And no, I haven't started twitching my nose or hopping around the house yet, either!

My goal is to lose another 25 pounds and diet my way out of the diabetic condition I'm in right now. And that's a goal I definitely intend to reach!!!