GD ladies - Quick question

ErikaLynn75

So how serious are they about this "3 meals, 3 snacks" thing. I teach high school, so I have to eat lunch on schedule. Some days it's 11:05 and some days it's 12:35. On my early lunch days especially, I have a really hard time making it from lunch to dinner with just one snack!

Before I was diagnosed with GD, I was eating somewhat small lunches because I get uncomfortably full so quickly when I eat a lot. Then I would have a snack after school (2:30-ish) and again when I got home (4-ish). Then we eat dinner between 6 and 7 usually. Do you think it would still be ok to have two snacks between lunch and dinner, as long as my after-dinner numbers continue to be where they're supposed to be? I'm assuming if one of them was a zero-carb snack, it would be NBD. Any healthy snack suggestions? 

CamrynnsMommy

I think that would be fine even if one wasn't a zero carb snack.

Some snack options, protein bars, dry-roasted nuts, apple w/ pb, cottage cheese, string cheese.  

Junebug060609

I think youd be ok as long as you were keeping your sugars steady.

sheriot

I usually do something like: 

Wake up: test fasting sugar level

Breakfast: Fiber One english muffin, banana or greek yogurt

Two hours later: test sugar level and have a snack if I am hungry (usually starving)

Lunch: Tons of protein because it helps balance the sugar and I meat

Two hours later: test sugar level and eat a snack if I am hungry (yep! definitely hungry...again)

Dinner: I can't do protein much at dinner because of the damn acid reflux, so I eat a lot of cheese/ veggies.

Two hours later: test sugar and go to bed.

Some good snacks: Greek yogurt (I like the light n' fit 80 calorie packs--9g carb and like 12g protein), almonds, hummus, cheese on crackers.

GD sucks. Just make sure you're eating when you are hungry and choosing the best options possible. I wish you the best!!

mrspopsicle

I think the key is to eat every three or so hours. Also make sure you have plenty of protien with your snacks. If your sugars are good and stable you're doing great.

whimsy515

I thought I would suck at the whole snack thing, but I actually became hungrier once I began the GD diet. I have a personalized meal plan, so I can't say this will definitely work for you, but snacks include crackers, rice cakes, fruits, sandwich crackers, string cheese. I also have sugar free snacks like pudding and cookies that don't seem to do any damage.

jfletcher3113

I also think it's OK as long as you're hitting your numbers. I think it's worse to let yourself go hungry and have your sugar drop too low.

These aren't zero carbs but are snacks that have been working for my blood sugar levels. And there have been days I've had to double up on snacks because of work, too and I still manage to have good numbers:

Banana with peanut butter (only in the afternoon)
String cheese and 5 triscuits
Cucumber slices with hummus
Low-fat cottage cheese and mixed nuts