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<blockquote data-quote="NoCrbs4Me" data-source="post: 739394" data-attributes="member: 113206"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Welcome to the forum!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Sorry about the diabetes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I hate to say it, but what worked for me was absolutely no cheating by eating biscuits, chips, cake, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Also, you may want to be sure that you are under 50 g of carbs a day. Generally, if you eat only fresh veg that grow above the ground, meat, eggs, butter, and full fat (nonflavoured) dairy, olive oil, you should be under 50 g a day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Another mistake that happens is trying to combine low calorie with LCHF. The way I think of it is as follows: when you are driving and the "gas tank nearly empty" light goes on, what do you do? You slow down, don't accelerate fast, don't brake fast, etc. You conserve your gasoline to try to make sure you make it to the next petrol station. It's a similar thing with your body. If you starve it of calories, it will reduce your metabolism to conserve energy. Give it lots of fuel and it will purr along burning calories. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">So you need to figure out a routine that works for you. Instead of cheese cake or icecream, have a square of 85% or 90% chocolate or cheese or full fat yogurt and berries. Go online and find some recipes for extremely low carb biscuits (usually almond and/or coconut flour with artificial sweetener). Bring something for lunch that you </span><em><span style="font-size: 15px">will</span></em><span style="font-size: 15px"> eat - easier said than done, but I'm sure you can come up with something if you put your mind to it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">One thing that has worked for me is eliminating processed foods (except cheese and 85% chocolate) as much as possible. The labels can be wrong and you may be eating more carbs than you think you are.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">It's definitely doable. I only averaged less than a pound a week, but in a year that's about 50 pounds! Some weeks it didn't seem to budge, but eventually it would drop a little more. Slow and steady wins the race. I hope this gives you some ideas.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NoCrbs4Me, post: 739394, member: 113206"] [SIZE=4]Welcome to the forum!! :) Sorry about the diabetes. :( I hate to say it, but what worked for me was absolutely no cheating by eating biscuits, chips, cake, etc. Also, you may want to be sure that you are under 50 g of carbs a day. Generally, if you eat only fresh veg that grow above the ground, meat, eggs, butter, and full fat (nonflavoured) dairy, olive oil, you should be under 50 g a day. Another mistake that happens is trying to combine low calorie with LCHF. The way I think of it is as follows: when you are driving and the "gas tank nearly empty" light goes on, what do you do? You slow down, don't accelerate fast, don't brake fast, etc. You conserve your gasoline to try to make sure you make it to the next petrol station. It's a similar thing with your body. If you starve it of calories, it will reduce your metabolism to conserve energy. Give it lots of fuel and it will purr along burning calories. So you need to figure out a routine that works for you. Instead of cheese cake or icecream, have a square of 85% or 90% chocolate or cheese or full fat yogurt and berries. Go online and find some recipes for extremely low carb biscuits (usually almond and/or coconut flour with artificial sweetener). Bring something for lunch that you [/SIZE][I][SIZE=4]will[/SIZE][/I][SIZE=4] eat - easier said than done, but I'm sure you can come up with something if you put your mind to it. One thing that has worked for me is eliminating processed foods (except cheese and 85% chocolate) as much as possible. The labels can be wrong and you may be eating more carbs than you think you are. It's definitely doable. I only averaged less than a pound a week, but in a year that's about 50 pounds! Some weeks it didn't seem to budge, but eventually it would drop a little more. Slow and steady wins the race. I hope this gives you some ideas. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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