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Paulasomers said:
Firstly.. Congrats thats amazing! Okay so that kind of makes sense... So whats the best site to go to for research and is therany hard or fast rukes to follow. Did you make up ur menus or follow a specific diet?
How did you do such an amazing job with your diet... Do you have immense will power?
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Thanks :)

I don't follow a particular plan as such - I use MyFitnessPal to record everything I eat and just aimed to reduce the carbs over time to my current level of 20-25g a day. I have completely eliminated the following from my diet: bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and root vegetables. I also stopped adding milk to my coffee.
In place of those I eat loads and loads of green vegetables and "real" food (i.e. no ready meals or take aways). The only concession to bread I have now is low carb wraps (4g per wrap) I get from Amazon

Amazingly, I haven't needed any will power because I don't feel hungry between meals - I had pangs for a couple of weeks as I got rid of the carb cravings, but after that I just eat my meals and am completely satisfied :)
 
I think Phil has hit it on the head when he says that he hasn't needed willpower.

Once you have weaned yourself off those carbs (and your Hunger suggests that you are well and truly in the grip of them), then keeping off them is surprisingly easy.

It is just the first few days, maybe couple of weeks, that can be difficult, while your body switches from burning glucose as fuel, to running on the fat and protein in your diet.

You have had some great advice on this thread, but has anyone suggested the www.dietdoctor.com website? It is run by a qualified doctor with a very common sense attitude!
 
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Brunneria said:
I think Phil has hit it on the head when he says that he hasn't needed willpower.

Once you have weaned yourself off those carbs (and your Hunger suggests that you are well and truly in the grip of them), then keeping off them is surprisingly easy.

It is just the first few days, maybe couple of weeks, while your body switches from burning glucose as fuel, to running on the fat and protein in your diet.

You have had some great advice on this thread, but has anyone suggested the www.dietdoctor.com website? It is run by a qualified doctor with a very common sense attitude!
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Ha i have literally just found the diet doctor from another thread... Thank u lots of sense from all the advice
 
phil1966 said:
Thanks :)

I don't follow a particular plan as such - I use MyFitnessPal to record everything I eat and just aimed to reduce the carbs over time to my current level of 20-25g a day. I have completely eliminated the following from my diet: bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and root vegetables. I also stopped adding milk to my coffee.
In place of those I eat loads and loads of green vegetables and "real" food (i.e. no ready meals or take aways). The only concession to bread I have now is low carb wraps (4g per wrap) I get from Amazon

Amazingly, I haven't needed any will power because I don't feel hungry between meals - I had pangs for a couple of weeks as I got rid of the carb cravings, but after that I just eat my meals and am completely satisfied :)
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25g per DAY? Are you joking? Ive reduced mine to 30g per MEAL.
As i havent been given any guidelines I didnt kniw what to aim for ?
 
Your BG meter will help you fine tune your carb intake, ideally as little carbs as possible regardless of what you can tolerate. But everyone is different.
 
Hey Paula, welcome :)

We've been brainwashed for years into thinking 'fat makes you fat', 'low fat everything is good', 'cholesterol gives you heart attacks', 'don't eat eggs' etc. No wonder eating low-carb and replacing the calories with fat seemed so counter-intuitive when we all started this game! It certainly did for me, but I jumped in and the water was fine. Carbs and sugar are the enemy, not fat and protein. As for hunger, eating more butter, cheese, eggs, avocados etc makes you satisfied quicker than you think (and then you stop). Carbs provide little sustenance and they're addictive because of that.

Have a read of the top link in my sig (and others) - Trudi Deakin's new book is also a good primer and worth getting.

Good luck and ask any questions.
 
The unfortunate fact is that we all have different carb tolerances.

Like you, I had The Hunger, and I cut my carbs back, and back, and then finally down to where I am now - anywhere from 10-40g a day.

If I stay that low, I stay under the Hunger/Carb Craving radar, and life is good.
If I stray above that, all the old misery comes back.

Your personal carb limit may be higher (or lower) than mine, but most people's limits seem to be in the 50-80g/day range. That is a very unscientific observation, and there are some who flourish on 150g or more.

Has your Hunger eased up on the 30g/meal regime? or is it still going strong?
If so, you may need to drop a bit more.

I find having a carb free breakfast (bacon, egg, cheese, sausage, that kind of thing) makes a huge difference to how I feel all day.
 
Brunneria said:
The unfortunate fact is that we all have different carb tolerances.

Like you, I had The Hunger, and I cut my carbs back, and back, and then finally down to where I am now - anywhere from 10-40g a day.

If I stay that low, I stay under the Hunger/Carb Craving radar, and life is good.
If I stray above that, all the old misery comes back.

Your personal carb limit may be higher (or lower) than mine, but most people's limits seem to be in the 50-80g/day range. That is a very unscientific observation, and there are some who flourish on 150g or more.

Has your Hunger eased up on the 30g/meal regime? or is it still going strong?
If so, you may need to drop a bit more.

I find having a carb free breakfast (bacon, egg, cheese, sausage, that kind of thing) makes a huge difference to how I feel all day.
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If im honest i would say its eased a little but it seems perhaps i need to drop more.
My mum has been a diabetic for years on insulin. Im trying to educate her too as her eyesight is failing. She has a partner who dies t support her but I in the main have one that does. He wants to lose weight too so looks like i have my home support locked in now!

I used to cook from scratch and enjoy ibut i have got lazy and it all seems toonmuch bother.
Honestly i keep telling myself that im not a diabetic and all this is nonsense but seeing the testing on my meter I am starting to realise that actually i guess i do have type 2 and i should stop feeling hard done by and grab it by the throat and teach it who the boss is around here. After all i am not the only one struggling to adjust as ive been reading more.
 
sanguine said:
Hey Paula, welcome :)

We've been brainwashed for years into thinking 'fat makes you fat', 'low fat everything is good', 'cholesterol gives you heart attacks', 'don't eat eggs' etc. No wonder eating low-carb and replacing the calories with fat seemed so counter-intuitive when we all started this game! It certainly did for me, but I jumped in and the water was fine. Carbs and sugar are the enemy, not fat and protein. As for hunger, eating more butter, cheese, eggs, avocados etc makes you satisfied quicker than you think (and then you stop). Carbs provide little sustenance and they're addictive because of that.

Have a read of the top link in my sig (and others) - Trudi Deakin's new book is also a good primer and worth getting.

Good luck and ask any questions.
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Thanks. Im off Amazon to find the book!
 
In between meals is the most dangerous time ! Try to have something handy like chunks of cheese , nuts I love stilton with walnuts ,celery or radish if you need a crunch ,cooked meats ,roll a slice of ham or chicken round some creamcheese. For an evening snack some almonds dipped in very high cocoa choc You dont have to starve !! If you can try to pop into supermarkets late afternoon or evening and look for the cut price offers ,half price avocados have been known to lurk in Tescos after 5 pm Look on it as a challenge
CAROL
 
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