Newly Pre-Diabetic - Meal Planning Help

[jlhummel]

Here's my story...I've always struggled with my weight due to many things incliding things that are my fault and things that are genetic or medication related.  I'm not denying I'm to blame for some of it.  Over the last few years my bloodwork has been coming back with warning signs of pre-diabetes.  My doctor hasn't been very helpful other than telling me I need to lose weight.  I've asked for advice on how to do that but only get vague responces like eat healthy and exercise more.  Well duh...but I thought I had been doing that already and it's not making any difference.

Blah blah blah I know, this is probably everyones story.  I realise I'm not alone but that doesn't make it any less frustrating which is why I'm here looking for advice.

After my last visit and still having not lost any weight in the last year even though I tried to make healthier choices, have been going to the gym, walking more, and even downhill skii in the winter, I decided I needed to try something more drastic apparently. 

I've read lots of information over the last week about diabetes meal planning and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.  There are so many differing views and things to do.  I need something simple to start out.  I feel like I just need someone to tell me "here are the basics, start with this and expand on it later"  Can someone please point me to a simple meal plan or explain the "formula" of balanced meals and serving sizes and exchanges for each meal in a way my plebian brain can understand?

sincerely,

Jennifer (totally confused)

[Dominique]

Wow, this topic was started 3.5 years ago! It would be nice to hear how @jlhummel has been faring (if she’s still around), as the time span is long enough to see what works and what not. Quite often people report great success after a few weeks of following a new approach, but it’s hard to tell whether it would work in the longer term.