Good Job in kicking the diabetes to the curb, Caroline!
Hope you DO get off the meds!
I'm thinking I should blog rather than write all these long winded posts.
My biggest fear with "dieting" was starvation! Therefore, when it became obvious I had to change my eating way completely, my plan was to maximize food intake within the allowable carb / calorie limit.
Psychological, maybe, but it really does help to think - today I CHOOSE to have x instead of Y, rather than "I can't have Y".
A little to do list? Baby steps, ok? ONE thing at a time.
Get a pretty notebook, and write down everything you eat. EVERYTHING. It won't be forever. You can do it for three months and see if it helps. You may choose to do it for longer. (that would be me) A friend gave me a great red leather journal book a few years ago and i'd been 'saving it' for something important. Like the rest of my life, maybe? I'm using it.
Order this book http://www.amazon.com/CalorieKing-Calorie-Carbohydrate-Counter-2010/dp/1930448279/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265820177&sr=8-1 Keep it handy. BEFORE you eat something, look it up. Scare you? Eat something else.
Add a serving of low carb veggies to your lunch and dinner. That would be salad, greens, summer squash, zuccini, peppers, broccoli. It would NOT be corn, potatos, winter squash, beets, parsnips, dried beans, baked beans. What's a serving? About half a cup.
Together, we CAN do this.