Chook
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Oh @Chook that is the most FABULOUS news!
I'm not expecting anything like such a momentous shift, mainly because I have effectively had 2 days out in the middle of the week where we ate less-than-VLowCarb due to the situation.
But I am so happy for you.
I haven't totted up exactly how many g of carbs there are in the 1st week of menus, but I suspect (depending on veg portions, skipping unwanted meals, and so on) that they could easily be well under 20g carbs. That isn't something I have ever achieved while writing my own menus and shopping lists. Usually due to the odd sneaky square of 70% choc!
Voleck and Phinney state very clearly in their Art And Science Of Low Carb Living that some people (usually women, usually the ones with metabolisms messed up with previous low cal, and maybe with hormone issues too) need to be 20g or less to lose weight, and may need to stay at 20g or less permanently after that.
Not a thought that has ever cheered me up, and I have never claimed to be consistently under 20g for more than a day or two at a time.
This DD thing is the first time I have even entertained the thought that this might be sustainable.
Thank you so much. When is your date with the scales this week?
Yes, I completely agree with you. I have eaten under 20g before when, to be honest, I didn't really know what I was doing and had never heard of this forum or CD. I did lose 5 st (but have since put 2 back on). It was really hard then - not much support and I felt like I was the only person in the World eating this way to get their diabetes under control - it's SO much nicer and psychologically easier having companions to share the good and bewildering times with
It's also lovely to have the DD recipes - there have been combinations I would never have thought of putting together.