Thanks Jennifer!
GI is a how foods are ranked according to their effect on your blood sugar levels. Foods are rated from 1-100. 1-55 being low gi, 55-70 medium and 70-100 high.
It is not low carb, but ensures that you eat the right kinds of carbs. Refined wheat and flour is a no-no, short grain rice is bad, but basmati rice, brown rice, and any whole grains are fine.
If a food is low carb, it means that your blood sugar will rise slowly and steadily, giving you longer lasting energy, and after a while, less of a desire to snack or overeat. It stops any sudden energy drops that leave you a moody dieting mess, and controls the depression that comes along with it.
High Gi foods gives you instant energy (basically a sugar spike) which is great if your a body builder who trains 3 times a day and doesn't need to lose weight. But generally these foods make you feel hungry pretty soon afterwards
GI diets were orginally given to diabetics because they control your blood sugar, but non-diabetics benefit from it too, it prevents diabetes, reduces the risk of heart problems and is high fibre. GI for weight loss isn't as straightforward as some low Gi foods are high in fat a calories so you've got to use common sense as well. The GI of cheese is so low that its not even listed, that doesn't mean you should binge on it, you still have to count calories.
Anywho, last night wasn't that flash dietwise. We ate cheese and crackers and drank a bit. I still think i did ok though. But theres lots of left overs. Infact I haven't had breakfast, just cheese and crackers. I just got out of bed an hour ago and its 1pm! Major sleep in. At least I couldn't eat anything while I was sleeping I guess. I work until 10pm tonight so I won't be eating dinner. Tomorrow I'm going to be really hard on myself. The last few days I've been lagging.
