Before I found out I had gestational diabetes, I would scoop up half a cup of oatmeal, cook it, and eat it for breakfast. Turns out that's twice as many carbs as I need in the morning... who knew?
One rule they gave me with the GD was not to have cold cereal in the morning (it's ok in the afternoon, but for some unknown reason it tends to make your blood levels spike in the morning). So needless to say I've been eating lots of 1/4 cup serving- size oatmeal breakfasts lately, and I love it.
I've been doing this diet for about two weeks. It doesn't sound like too long, but I feel that I am pro at it!
Now for the mystery. I get extra carbs for lunch and dinner, and tonight I decided an oatmeal dinner would be fantastic. So I went back to the 1/2 cup of oats. I now look at this huge bowl of food and think, "How could I eat that whole thing in the morning? It's so much food!!" What seemed normal before I now realize is crazy, and my body seems to agree.
Just goes to show, out of this bump in the road came good things. Blessing in disguise? I'll say so!
