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Hi, Well done for the weight loss and LCHF, emotional is normal, i m also not that type (i get happy emotional but never sad emotional if that makes sense) but yes i got emotional, once i tried to eat fish for example and blubbered with self pity lol, its quite normal to go through this stuff, also anger, denial etc etc, now onto the good bit! treats! lol dark chocolate is a treat as long s its 70% and upwards, i prefer 85% insanely 70% tastes too sweet now (considering i couldnt stand the stuff at first) when i struggled with cravings at first for sweet junk food and this i cured by baking low crb deserts and cakes (again not my thing, i never made toast before, now picture swedish chef from the muppets) have a look at www.diabeticgoodbaking.com (lemon cake is amazing and try the bounty balls, they are so easy to make) or try googling low carb coconut macaroons for instance, they are awesome as a treat, nuts are treatlike, jelly and double cream (oh yes)

on saying all that, huge juicy steak with pan fried asparagus or a full fry ups are treats on there own

Some people do report emotional reactions to diagnosis especially if they weren't expecting it. Why me? Is my normal life over? Followed by, "I haven't really got diabetes you know". You should come to terms with it eventually.

I don't take sugar or flour in anything, or at least that is my aim. Those naughty food people sneak in some rusk occasionally I am sure. One approach is to eat meat and vegetables. The meat must be identifiable and not minced. Stir fries, salads etc. Since I seem able to eat some varieties of potato without trouble I add new potatoes into the menu. Old potatoes sometimes require a smaller portion. The same with rice. It's OK for me in portions smaller than you get from a Chinese Chippy.

In general I suggest you find a new meal that you really like first and then give up one that spikes you. Too much of a gung ho approach sometimes means you can't keep it up.

you havent suggested your struggling so please dont go down the tiny portion of rice and potato route, stick with your plan and find treats, i am guessing the emotions are diagnosis related not food related, it all gets easier with time

Hi Ant,
My husband eats LCHF with me although he's not diabetic. We now have a little routine going. He cooks the brekkie. He is a master. Every day, we have poached eggs and 97% meat sausages or smoked fish (kippers or mackerel ). Sometimes he adds in mushrooms, spinach or tomatoes. After a couple of weeks I was looking for other stuff. Not more eggs! However, I'm now through that and I guess it's no different to someone eating cereal every day. Lunch is tapas style. Very easy to sling together but now I often don't bother as in still full from brekkie (this would have been unthinkable 4 months ago!) I don't need a morning snack. Snacks are a handful of nuts or pieces of cheese. I am bad to the core and have salted peanuts. I then cook a hearty evening meal. Some of my recipes can be found on the thread Scandis recipes. I generally avoid dessert unless it's my home made ice cream. (See thread) sometimes I am wild and buy M&S desserts like the chocolate pots or key lime pie which are mini desserts. They come in 3s so I have 1 and the kids have the other 2. I always have 3 squares of green and blacks 70% dark choccie after my evening meal but not if I've had a mini dessert. I also have 2 glasses of wine per week and cook with the rest of the bottle. If you look at www.dietdoctor.com you'll get more info about LCHF - you can get dizziness (probably need to up your fluid content) and feel emosh but it does pass. I don't eat rice, pasta, bread or potatoes as they make my bs rise horrendously. Well done so far. Hope this helps!

There are many low/zero carb foods to like. I have egg and bacon for breakfast plus a little home-made muesli. I love meat and fish so we have a complete variety during the week. There are loads of low-carb soups. I have 85% Dark chocolate most days. I love fruit but try to keep to the better ones e.g. berries. I snack on nuts. I have 0%/0% fruit yogurt. The list goes on, but every now and again I just let lose and have a 'normal' meal and accept the consequences from that meal.

Mrdoosey said:

What brand is the 0%\0% yoghurt?


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All natural low fat yoghurt which is plain. Plain Greek yoghurt is fine too.

why low fat? ewww

The 0%/0% yogurt is Irish Yogurts Fruit yogurt which most supermarkets sell. Andy says why low-fat? Good question and probably a habit from the days of avoiding fat. I haven't looked for just 0% sugar. I don't like plain Greek yogurt but if you do it's fine of course

Mrdoosey said:

Should I be worried when my DR says I've got abnormal levels of an enzyme in my liver? She said to wait till Ive been on meds for a month and to have another blood test if its still there I need a Liver Scan, I'm not supposed to worry apparently...


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Hmmm.

I might not worry exactly, but I would be googling madly, and finding out everything I possibly could!

Did this myself when they found raised levels of prolactin. I went straight home and launched myself onto the internet. An hour and a half later I had identified the likely cause, and the fact that specific symptoms had existed for 20 years (plus the fact I wasn't dead!) suggested that it wasn't cancerous!

90 minutes of my time led to peace of mind. And, since it took them over a year to reach a diagnosis (basically waiting for various different tests), that was a year of worrying I avoided.

Is that going to work for everyone? No. Some people will discover information they wish they hadn't! But I'm of the opinion that knowledge is better than ignorance.