How-To Avoid becoming a Diabetic & to LOSE those unwanted pounds!

How-To Avoid becoming a Diabetic & to LOSE those unwanted pounds!

Lifestyle changes are required for most of us. The modern diet is lacking in proper nutrition, and extremely high in carbohydrates.
We all eat way too much Fast Food, processed foods, and convenience foods

So, in order to keep from becoming a Diabetic we need to stay away from:

• All items that are White!
• White Flour or Enriched White Flour Products such as Breads, Pasta’s, Pastries Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Crackers, Flour Tortillas, and Pizza!
• Potatoes – French Fries, baked, mashed, fried are all included!
• Sugars – Look for the following sugars when reading the Labels – Sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, beet sugar, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, high fructose corn syrup, brown rice syrup, maltodextrin, molasses, raw sugar, turbinado sugar & sucrose are all added sugars. Sometimes food manufacturers use a number of sweeteners in a product – each in a small amount – so the ingredients are ‘sprinkled” throughout the ingredient list, but taken together they can sometimes add up significantly.
• Box Meals – Macaroni & Cheese, Tuna & Hamburger Helper including breakfast cereal, frozen meals such as TV Dinners +. They are all loaded with high carbohydrates that our bodies turn to sugar.
• Corn Products such as whole corn, corn meal, corn tortillas, high fructose corn syrup, should be eliminated from our pantries. (Corn is used to fatten livestock!)
• Fruit Juices – Stay away from fruit juices as they are loaded with added sugar. Read the label even if it says “No Sugar Added”. Many fruit juices are high in sugar.
• Kool aid, Gatorade, Powerade, Soda Pop, diet soda pop & more, are empty in nutritional value and loaded with Sugar & Salt. Artificial sweeteners in diet soda are something we all should avoid. Beware of artificial sugars such as splenda! http://www.truthaboutsplenda.com
• Canned fruits are loaded with sugar! Purchase the light syrup & thoroughly drain the syrup off them!
• Stay away from all Fast Foods! Too many hidden dangers! If you must eat fast food just eat the meat, vegetables and leave the bread and tortillas ( NO French fries)


So what can we have?

• Fresh Sweet Potatoes however, if you purchase the canned sweet potatoes be sure to rinse them off. All canned items are preserved with Salt! Salt makes us retain water.
• Whole Wheat Breads (read the label carefully - make sure there is NO High Fructose Corn Syrup), Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Pasta, (in moderation), Brown Rice.
• Proteins – Chicken, Turkey, Fish and very lean red meat. Items with Isolated Soy Protein include but not limited to Boca Burgers. Other forms of protein are eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, Tofu, beans/legumes, mozzarella cheese,(Avoid Cheddar Cheese as cheddar cheese is high in calories)
• Vegetables – Fresh is Best then frozen! ( 5 servings daily)
• Fruits – Fresh is best then frozen ( about 2 cups for men & women daily)
• Use fresh spices whenever possible
• Sugars – Best sugars are Fructose sugar (Natural sugar from fruits) & Trelahose sugar (plant sugar) in moderation (Sugar should only be used as a spice not a food item-you might add a tiny bit to sweeten something.)
• Salt – Use Cardia or Sea Salt if you must salt
• Read the labels!
• Drinking plenty of water is an important part of maintaining a healthy weight and a nutritious diet. Water plays an essential role in helping your body process nutrients, maintain circulation and keep the proper balance of fluids.
• Shop the outer perimeter of the supermarket where the healthier items are first; The unhealthy foods are located in the center aisles(by the time you have picked up your produce, low-fat dairy, whole grains and lean proteins your cart is starting to get full and you’ll be less likely to purchase the “bad” items)
• Exercise at least 30 minutes daily
• LOL…I have been trying to tell my husband to quit eating all the “bad” stuff but for some reason he was not listening to me. So now the doctor has put the law down in no uncertain terms.


Debra C
Herbalife Independent Distributor
Wellness Coach
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