Archived Ask a Dietitian 4/24/14 - 10/21/14 Topic

Dietitian 09/09/14 replied to Odyssy06
Hi Odyssy06, most folks who engage in endurance aerobic activities do better with higher carb intakes. If you are curious about experimenting with carb levels, especially during different time periods related to training/competition, you might find Nutrition Periodization for Endurance Athletes, 2nd edition by Bob Seebohar, MS, RD, CSCS interessting.

Also, this position statement has great info - http://www.eatright.org/About/Content.aspx?id=8365 (be sure to click on the PDF link below the abstract).

Let me know if you need more assistance.

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

Pauldora 09/09/14 replied to Odyssy06
Hi Odyssy06, I used to have high carb meal - most carbs of the day - before training (running/cycling), a little after, and two carb loading days before competition (but not too eating too much overall). Hope it helps.

Dietitian 09/10/14
Tips for Weight Loss - be sure to read this post if you haven't already. I included a lot of good post links so that you can use MyNetdiary to the fullest and most accurately: http://www.mynetdiary.com/basic-tips-for-losing-weight.html

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

U6004962 09/11/14 replied to Dietitian
Kathy,

My dietitian looked at the BG that I've been tracking and none of my numbers are indicative of pre-diabetes or even insulin resistant. She thinks I may be reactive hypoglycemic but we are tracking my before/after numbers and I'm targeting a 15g carb/snack every 2-3 hours. I see her again in 2 weeks.

Do you know how hard it is to find foods with just 15g of carbs?! And not still be hungry once you've found them? This is a quest.

There is so much sugar in everything! I have such an immediate reaction to pure sugar that I'm hyper-aware of sugar contents.

The good news is that I've lost 7 ponds in just under 4 weeks!

I will have to read the how-to on foodi put. The frustration I'm having is that the food checker doesn't recognize a lot of bar codes so I have to enter each ingredient separately. I'll figure it out.

U3369566 09/11/14 replied to U6004962
Food Score?

What are some foods that will rate high on the Food Score?
I just scanned everything in my pantry and found nothing.
So, I went to my Health Food Store and scanned their items. Still not much, nothing over a 3.0. What basic foods are the best?

Dietitian 09/11/14 replied to U6004962
Hi U6004962, generally a 1-carb choice snack has a range of 11-20 grams total carbs - 15 grams is the average. There are many snacks within that range. If you add a protein food to that, you can get a filling snack that will help with the reactive hypoglycemia. You might find the article on diabetes helplful even without the diagnosis so you understand carb counting, meal/snack goals, etc: http://www.mynetdiary.com/food-diary-for-diabetes.html

When I use my barcode, I rarely have to enter my own data. Do you live in the U.S.? Here's an article on food entry tips: http://www.mynetdiary.com/tips-and-tricks-for-entering-and-correcting-foods-in-mynetdiary.html

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

Dietitian 09/11/14 replied to U3369566
Food Score - Hi U3369566, a higher number (e.g. positive vs. negative number) means a healthier choice, based upon the nutrient content of the 12 nutrients required on the Nutrition Facts panel. It doesn't really have meaning other than that.

Also, just because a food has a low score doesn't mean it is an unhealthy food. The score is limited for foods that have few nutrients (but could be extremely healthy) - like olive oil.

Read this short article on Food Score and let me know if you still have questions (also available via Library in apps): http://www.mynetdiary.com/food-score.html

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

U5641819 09/12/14 replied to Dietitian
Hi, I'm a type 1 insulin controlled diabetic & have been trying lose weight for ages. It appears the basal I'm on causes a lot of the weight gain, however it works for my diabetic control. I'm 161 lbs at the moment and want to be around 136 lbs ideally for my height. I am quite active (go to gym 3-4times a week). I'm trying to limit my carb intake. Mainly having a carb fuelled breakfast (porridge) and snacking on fruit/tomatoes for the carbs for the rest of the day. I make sure I have a low calories lunch & dinner. Eg chicken salad, prawn Thai curry. Additionally recently I've been getting very bloated. I've removed dairy, pasta & yeast from my diet and this seems to help. I'm eating approx 1200 cals a day and struggling to eat more. Any help would be good. Thank you

U6021827 09/12/14 replied to U5641819
I've read that when you lose weight, your fat cells never disappear, they just flatten. Therefore it's harder to keep weight off then if you never gained it I'm the first place. I find this fact quite diacouraging and it has paralyzed my efforts for a long time because I want long term success. How can I keep the weight off if I've struggled my whole life to do so and it will be harder than someone who's been thin all his or her life? Any words of encouragement?

U6020831 09/12/14 replied to U6021827
Hi,
The daily analysis told me to be careful because herring has 2 grams of saturated fat. I thought fish oils were good. What's the story?

Archived Ask a Dietitian 4/24/14 - 10/21/14