hwnw123glutenfree

Hi, I was diagnosed in Jan 2012 with celiac disease and then in June 2012 I learned I was diabetic. This has lead to an internal struggle like you would not believe. I did well initially on the gluten-free diet. I experiment with a few new recipes and had some fails and some success. But then with the new diabetic diagnosis just through me for a loop. I had several mishaps with gluten in the process of trying to watch my sugar and carbs. I have finally wrangled my gluten binges (I hope!) but really have to get some weight gone to aid my diabetes.

Any suggestions of diet plans or guideline? I know it will be a lifelong change of habit but it is very difficult learning to cope with diet restrictions. I really am not a huge fan of gluten-free bread or pasta. Maybe managing a meal once or twice a month. So to ease my stress I dropped it from my diet. I eat a higher protein breakfast usually consisting of extra lean ham and eggs. My lunch is usually protein based too, maybe a chicken salad or bean burrito. My supper is family oriented and more difficult due to time restaints. I am trying to make meal that are done in 30 minutes or less.

I would love some suggestions. Is a lower carb/higher protein diet okay? My dietician suggested I limit my carbs to 45 per meal unless I was active in which case I could increase it to 60 per meal. I am consuming less per meal but I still have my fruit and milk too. I also eat a lot of almonds and peanuts (in shell).

I am not losing weight though. I started back in Jan on a gluten-free diet and up to Aug I had only gained 4 pounds. My first week on my lower carb diet I lost 5 but the following week gained back 3. So it would seem I am stable, but I need to lose at least 50 pounds.

HELP!