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I have just finished the book 'Low Carb, High Fat food revolution' by Andreas Eenfeldt and near the end he gives the advice to clear the fridge of all the foodstuffs that are low fat and to clear the pantry of pasta rice etc. All great advice but what do you do when you are the only T2 in the family and you refuse (as I do) to limit the rest of the family to your LCHF lifestyle.

My family are grown and though I have changed some things like standard bread to Burgen and margarine to butter there are still lots of foods that I won't eat and that can on occasion tempt me. I, too, am a grown up and I can resist temptation most of the time. So, unless I want to evict the family what can I do?
 
It's a tough call, @Guzzler . Mr S and I have the same breakfasts and evening meal main course, but he chooses to have a bread roll for his lunch, any snacks are carb-based, and he and I have different puddings...... mine don't involve ice cream!

Our larder has a lot of carby stuff in it. Fortunately these days I'm finding it easier to avoid things that aren't part of my own low carb eating style. It's been - and is - a hard slog!

We are a household of two, so I'm not outnumbered. I suspect that makes a difference!

Hugs.

 
Hi @Guzzler, I am the only type 2 in a house of carb eaters, and appreciate how difficult it can be. At home we all eat the same Lchf diet, but and depending on the meal my better half and son will have potatoes, bread, pasta etc. Tonight we all enjoyed a low carb shepherds pie with Cauli mash instead of mash potatoes, I also find that when I do have something different to the others they complain my meal looks better. Not sure if this helps, but I am sure you will find a way through this that works for everyone. X
 
I agree its hard!! My daughter, son in law and grandson live with us and sometimes the fruit bars look soooo delicious!! I dont miss sweets and he is not allowed them anyway, but he does have potato mash with fish fingers and I sometimes want to steal the food from my own grandson!!! Bad grandma.
 
Guzzler said:
So, unless I want to evict the family what can I do?
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Remember it's only advice by the author of the book, you don't have to follow it
 
It wouldn't work in my house either. Mr Luceeloo can't function without carbs apparently. I cope by assigning myself a cupboard and a shelf in the fridge for just my stuff... I can take what I like when I like it from my own stash. My hubby also has a cupboard for the really bad stuff that he can't live without (cadbury mini rolls, mint penguins, crisps, biscuits, coco pops, and chocolate). I only open that cupboard to put the shopping away.
 
Last week one of the cupboards in our house was full of 24 bags of popcorn.. not for me I hasten to add (special offer at Waitrose).
I just know that stuff is really bad for me so ignore it and reach for my pork scratchings instead. When hubby has noodles (like today) I have courgetti. I'm more attached to eyes and toes than I am to carbs.
 
Mrs Typin and I have over the last year or so that I have been LCHF have worked out how to cope with our different dietary requirements. For example tonight we had sausages and spiralized veg, but she had mashed sweet potato and I had more of the veg. Another favorite is fish pie, which we make in individual dishes, Mrs Typin's is topped with cheese and sweet potato, mine is topped with cheese and grated carrots. As a bonus, she has also lost weight along with me as she has a lot less carby food than she used to!
 
Years ago, I stopped red meat (now bacon,lol) went gluten free for health issues, stopped nightshades, the lists goes on. I was the cook for the family, preparing lunches for children, baking birthday cakes and other goodies for sports team, Brownies, dance classes, ect. Dinner time was work, and I did spoil the family cooking several different meals to fit different needs. I couldn't force my food choices on my children; they ate clean, organic food, but didn't have to give up the baked yummies, like I did. Also, I didn't want to deprive my dear husband of his steak, although he would gladly put it aside for me. It wasn't fair to the rest of the household to forgo my giant list. lol I knew what would make me swell, cause headaches (worse than any hangover) if I ate what I wasn't suppose to. Not to say from time to time that I didn't venture into dairy land, but I always paid the price. It became easy over time. Now, it is just hubby and me, and so much easier. I only stress on holidays or family gatherings (always seem to happen at my house, and again cooking different meals). It gets easier with time, especially when you feel better and find success following a certain diet. Easier to say no, because it is your way of taking care of you.
 
Rustytypin said:
Another favorite is fish pie
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Oooooh, I love fish pie! Mr S and I have the same version as each other.

I cook onions, leeks, celery, fish pie mix, tub of cream, veggie stock cube.
Then I bung on a topping made from 350g frozen cauli, cooked until really soft, whizzed with a stick blender with quite a lot of grated cheese and some s&p until really smooth.
Goes gorgeously golden when baked. And is scrummy.

(And it doesn't taste of cauliflower.)

 

Mr Luceeloo hates fish pie... however, when he goes away next month I may make that recipe and eat it every night!! Thanks for sharing.
 
Mr B goes through high carb and low carb cycles.

At the mo we have bagels, pringles and sticky toffee pudding with posh custard as the main themes.

I can usually pretend they aren't there, though I find the scent of toasting cinnamon bagels rather trying.
 
Guzzler said:
. . . . . clear the fridge of all the foodstuffs that are low fat and to clear the pantry of pasta rice etc.
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There should be an addendum, for those of us living in the real world. There again, you could evict the family.
 
That is only going to work if you live alone .We can't stop the rest of the family eating the things that we used to be able to just because we have diabetes
 
I eat pork rinds- what they are called here- also.
 
Ya tough one , but I dont expect others to eat my way so they get some carbs.
 
I always thought popcorn was fine to eat
 
I come at this from the opposite direction not being diabetic. When James got his diagnosis, four years ago, it was me who found out about low carb, cleared the cupboards and said what would or wouldn't be eaten in this house from now on. I have mentioned elsewhere that this was not the easiest few days of our marriage, but as sky high (I think he was at 24mmol/L on diagnosis) blood sugars dropped to normal within days, clearly I was right, as usual!
Along with James, I have been low carb/ketogenic for the full four years, barring the odd relapse if we are dining out, which doesn't happen that often. James has never broken ranks.
I am slimmer, healthier and happier than I was four years ago, so the point I am trying to make is, don't think that you can't expect your family to join you on your restrictive diet, see it as an opportunity for them to eat better, perhaps avoid future diabetes and other illnesses and to improve life for your whole family. Of course they can have a beer/bagel/chip butty or whatever floats their boat from time to time, but move towards these things being the exception rather than the rule.
Sally
 
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