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Carbs for me

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It would be interesting to see the variety of diets posted in the open forum, as I for one don't lchf, my diet suits me, and works very, very well. A good variety of fresh healthy food seems to work wonders.
 
It would be interesting to see the variety of diets posted in the open forum, as I for one don't lchf, my diet suits me, and works very, very well. A good variety of fresh healthy food seems to work wonders.



why arent you posting them then? there nothing stopping anyone posting about there diet, i hear you and others talking about your non lchf diets all the time???
 
It would be interesting to see the variety of diets posted in the open forum, as I for one don't lchf, my diet suits me, and works very, very well. A good variety of fresh healthy food seems to work wonders.
It is good Douglas to find the right diet which works well for you
 
I hope you find support and good advice kat ,it can be difficult to find it in places at times
 
I had smoked fish carrots and two potatoes today kat I found I was 7.2 two hours later ,a big improvement on my recent past
 
I had smoked fish carrots and two potatoes today kat I found I was 7.2 two hours later ,a big improvement on my recent past
Thank you Shane,
Today I have had wheetabix with almond milk

A little rice with butter bean stew with a potato in and some spices, it tasted good....

Going to have apple and cheese later....

Did not make veggie roast, full of flu and chest infection,which has been with me for over a week, so felt in need of the spices

Hope you enjoyed your food x
 

Well done for working out your solution Kat! I am going the same way too. I tried high fat but it truly made me feel awful, quite sick and I gained weight after Christmas too and no, I didn't go nuts at Christmas I am sure I was using it properly, I didn't have loads of it but honestly, it hasn't done me any good really. So, it's back to low fat for me BUT I have learned truck loads of stuff on here and have found that fairly low carbing works fantastically well for me, I really do love it. I now find that if I have too many carbs at one sitting I feel bloated and very slow, sleepy and just terrible. Isn't it horrible that we can slump like that, right back to where we started. I have lost all the weight I gained and back to feeling like a box of birds which is just wonderful

I am wondering if the exercise ratio makes a big difference to LCHF. I am unable to exercise a lot because of other physical problems but I have an exercise bike and can do that on some days. So I am thinking that if high fat replaces carbs as an energy source but isn't burned off it is probably stored as fat just like excess carbs are. I suppose though that energy in v energy out will make a difference with any regime.

So although following LCHF doesn't work for me, I can do what's best for me and if I hadn't come on here and read all the information available I would still be in the bloody wilderness wondering what the hell happened to my life!

Onward and upward....Never Give Up, Never Surrender!
 
maybe that's where all the weight gain comes from on the lchf diet poppy ,you could be right ....
 
what were your numbers like today kat ? I suspect with the flu they might be a bit high anyway
 



feeling like a box of birds.... what a lovely saying its great you found your way popsy
 
feeling like a box of birds.... what a lovely saying its great you found your way popsy

Thanks Andy

Oh yes! Feeling like a box of birds or feeling like a box of fluffy ducks. Sayings used here and yes, they are lovely and fun
 
Thanks Andy

Oh yes! Feeling like a box of birds or feeling like a box of fluffy ducks. Sayings used here and yes, they are lovely and fun




my favourite saying is "mad as a box of frogs" which is the best way i could describe myself in a single sentence....oops hijacking again sorry
 
It does not take long to know something is wrong, but it is all so complex at times...
I hate feeling bloated, popsy, I know that I have reduced a lot of carbs, but still say I am a medium carb eater....
My body does not need so much food these days, my portion control has changed that over the last year ....
Keep up your good work on the exercise bike, and thanks for your reply x
 
I am trying veg enzyme capsules for bloating and they seem to be working kat ,they might be worth a go
 
i would say compared to pre diagnosis, i low carb and low fat in fact, although in context to my diet now its high fat its a massive reduction in fat from my old diet, but id say my diet is lower fat lower carb lower portion size than before so i suppose im all the diets mixed into one, but as i dont avoid fat and actively try to eat it starting from dx i high fat low carb, hmmm dunno if that makes sense
 
All mixed diets and all that exercise you do Andy and your baking, all sounds good to me
 
All mixed diets and all that exercise you do Andy and your baking, all sounds good to me



the exercise is a sore point today, went for a 20 mile run friday afternoon only to get picked up at 14 miles because there was a problem at work, then today went out to find my hip felt painful right from the off and couldnt run it off so once the hail stones started i ran for home lol......and i ate a pint and a half of jelly
 
Dinner tonight, roast chicken (no skin), lots of veg, (a rainbow of colour, as my dietician would say) stuffing, yorkshire pudding, have to say I passed on the roast potatoes, and gravy without the chicken fat.
 
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