Health plateau ideas appreciated.

[Mutley78]

I’m interested in the thoughts of fellow PHers, I’ve always struggled with my weight and have been floating around 90kgs at 167cm forever despite healthy eating, zero booze and zero deserts. I exercise regularly, a couple of circuit training sessions per week, a bit of running and cycling plus walks with my baby son. Here’s the problem, my blood sugar has been elevated, not to diabetic levels but to
a point of concern and although I’m using a couple of NHS apps they don’t really tell me anything I wasn’t already aware of. A bit of background would be a travel a lot with work but oddly I find eating is OK as there’s lots of choice and never eat anything on a plane. Can anyone relate and if so what did you do to break the cycle. Thanks!

[simon_harris]

What do you class as healthy eating?

[hajaba123]

simon_harris said:

What do you class as healthy eating?

This, post a weeks diet up. I suspect this will give the answer. Maybe also include details of your exercise (how hard are you actually training) and sleep

[Mutley78]

hajaba123 said:

simon_harris said:

What do you class as healthy eating?

This, post a weeks diet up. I suspect this will give the answer. Maybe also include details of your exercise (how hard are you actually training) and sleep

Thanks Simon, will do.

[Hoofy]

You're eating too much. Whether it's healthy or not, it's too much.

[NaePasaran]

I'd definitely do what others have suggested with a food diary.

When I did mine my healthy mid-morning snack of mixed nuts was well over 300kcals. I hadn't measured them before and just filled this small tupperware box up with them. The dried mix-fruit I added to my morning porridge or cereal added nothing nutritionally or flavour wise but was over 100kcals. The extra virgin olive oil drizzle over my sandwich (no dairy for me) or salad/soup/pasta was over 150kcals worth. The popped lentil "chips" (crisps) weren't needed at lunchtime but cost 120kcal. The 3 ingredient dates and nuts bar also wasn't needed, but stayed as I liked it with my coffee. None of this was particularly unhealthy, but very calorie dense. Eliminating some of these things and reducing others saved 300-400 kcals per work day and that's before getting into portions at teatime.