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I'm sorry but I need some advice on the issues of carbs and I apologise if it has been asked before.
I have found low carb, no carb, low fat-low carb, high fat-low carb ..
.if anyone can follow and understand it all they are better people than I !!
At present, I do not wish to low carb, too complicated for me. I know that I need to reduce portion sizes of bread, pasta etc but without the risk of starting WW3, roughly how much daily carb should I be aiming for and how do I count it up? I do know it's an individual process and we are all different but if I had a vague starting point it would help.
I guess it is easy to work it out when you know how but what about things that don't come in a pack with the info on the side? A portion of mash or two boiled spuds..spaghetti..how can I measure them? Even the ones with all the printed info..I don't even know how to calculate them.
I started today with a bg of over 9 after yesterdays bingeing, 2 hours after I had my lunch of green salad and a yogurt I managed to get it down to 6.5.
Felt hungry so had a cup a soup..low calorie so can't do too much harm..bg shot up to 11.0 !!
I read on the packet is said 17.5 total carbohydrate so am guessing that is a bad'yun..this business is like a blasted minefield at first isn't it? :evil:
As always, all help appreciated or if you could point me in the direction of a relevant thread, that would be good too.
I have found low carb, no carb, low fat-low carb, high fat-low carb ..
At present, I do not wish to low carb, too complicated for me. I know that I need to reduce portion sizes of bread, pasta etc but without the risk of starting WW3, roughly how much daily carb should I be aiming for and how do I count it up? I do know it's an individual process and we are all different but if I had a vague starting point it would help.
I guess it is easy to work it out when you know how but what about things that don't come in a pack with the info on the side? A portion of mash or two boiled spuds..spaghetti..how can I measure them? Even the ones with all the printed info..I don't even know how to calculate them.
I started today with a bg of over 9 after yesterdays bingeing, 2 hours after I had my lunch of green salad and a yogurt I managed to get it down to 6.5.
Felt hungry so had a cup a soup..low calorie so can't do too much harm..bg shot up to 11.0 !!
I read on the packet is said 17.5 total carbohydrate so am guessing that is a bad'yun..this business is like a blasted minefield at first isn't it? :evil:
As always, all help appreciated or if you could point me in the direction of a relevant thread, that would be good too.