Re: Comments on Low carb diet - a newbies guide
A really good source on info is 'The Diabetes Revolution' by Professor Clarke. It outlines what has been said in the newbies guide and explains more how it can be achieved. The book's diet plan itself is a bit odd and where I'm from, considered posh foods. The main point is the danger category foods such as the Potatoes, bread, Rice and pasta. Also particular foods such as parsnip, bananas and mangoes. Plenty of the unrestricted fresh vegetables work well enough. Follow the rules about what you can eat without restrictions, Apply the restrictions to those applicable foods and don't eat those that are prohibited. Some of those foods can be introduced back into the diet in small portions once you get to the maintenance phase. I have found it is more about being strict and rigid in what you don't eat rather than worry about what you are eating. Make a vow to yourself never again to eat a bought ready meal no matter how convenient they are. You should then see huge improvements in weight and blood sugar control. Unless you are an olympic athlete, you will be able to find enough the Carbs in the likes of fresh vegetables that naturally have all the nutrients without the need for the overloading with high concentrations of carbs that modern trends seem to infer.