Intro to no more carbs :( (OK a little melodramatic)

3 weeks in to trying to get healthy. Met with a dietician at the end of July and my next appointment is on Tuesday (5 days).

Instead of working at calorie count, she suggested I base my plan on Units of Carb, Fat, Protein & Veg. This was based on the Canadian Diabetes Assn. Since Hubby dear has been recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes (and it runs in my family too) it seemed a practical (and hopefully effective) choice.

• 1 Carb = 15grams of carbohydrate
• 1 Fat = 5 gram of fat
• 1 Protein = 5 gram of protein
• 1 Veg = roughly a cup of vegetables

To keep it all straight I created my own book with legends and a diary to track it. One thing I've learned - I gotta keep track of what I eat.

The daily goal for me is:

• 11-14 carbs
• 8 veg
• 8 protein
• 6 fat

Oddly enough the hardest part has not been reigning in the carbs, but the FAT. Ugh, fracking food companies, sneaking it in EVERYWHERE.

Also, I'm supposed to exercise 45 minutes per day - a total of 315 minutes per week.

So this is a public, but not so public blog on how it's going, what I've learned, tricks, recipes etc. Not so public because I'm not planning to publicize it to F&F unless it really goes well. Fingers Crossed!

My first weigh in was - 286 lb.

Just did my measurements
Bust - 50 inch
Waist - 46 inch
Hips - 53 inch
Arm - 17 inch
Thigh - 31 inch

Ugh.