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- Suffolk, UK
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Diet drinks - the artificial sweeteners taste vile.
Having to forswear foods I have loved all my life.
Trying to find low carb meals when eating out.
You are obviously aware that the food you list is nowhere near LCHF.
You seem to be nearer to the Eatwell Plate with loads of "healthy" carbs.
Others have found that this can increase body fat and give poor blood glucose readings, although every one is different.
What you list seems like a classical weight loss diet for a non-diabetic.
You don't list many of the mainstays of LCHF and if you find yourself incapable of increasing your fats then getting to 80% of your calories from fats sounds a hard task. You may just be unsuited to the LCHF way of eating. Others have found different ways of eating which have worked for them.
As already mentioned, why the low fat mayo? Full fat mayo is a simple thing to use to add more fats. Double cream with your weetabix instead of green milk would also increase your fats. Why the low fat yoghurt? Usually filled with sugars to maintain flavour. You seem to still be eating "diet" foods when LCHF is all about non-diet full fat natural foods. Are you still thinking you are on a diet instead of a different way of eating?
You talk about forcing yourself to eat carbs, ask what else you can make yourself eat. Most people have to focus on stopping themselves from eating foods. So you probably need to address why you don't want to eat carbs or fats. Eating more of almost anything will increase your calories.
What did I eat yesterday?
"Breakfast" was a large cup of strong coffee with a big lump of butter and a lot of double cream.
Brunch was 3 large eggs scrambled in sausage fat (left over from cooking sausages) and a large fried tomato.
Evening meal from the barbie was steak and mixed grilled vegetables. Courgette, yellow pepper, red onion, baby tomatoes, mushrooms.
Desert was fresh blueberries with full fat live natural yoghurt.
Not a purist 80/15/5 mix but heavy on the fats and light on the carbs. Hope this gives you something to compare.
Brunch is often a fry up. 2 eggs, 2 rashers bacon, large tomato, mushrooms. Or a 3 egg omelette with grated full fat mature cheddar. Cooked in a mix of olive oil and butter.
Evening meals are usually chicken, steak or other protein with vegetables.
Works for me but may not work for you.
You still seem to be hung up on eating carbohydrates to increase your weight because you are losing muscle mass. Doing this trades muscle for fat stores which seems the opposite of what you really want. Try focussing on body composition, perhaps, instead of total weight?
Blood pressure; stress and anxiety can raise your blood pressure. Sometimes this is just when it is measured if you are anxious about the result. So raised BP may be a side effect of your obvious worries about your eating and not about the food.
What is your current weight and BMI?
Last time you mentioned it you were borderline overweight.
Has it dropped below the midpoint of "normal"?
The time to start having real concerns is probably when you get close to the "underweight" boundary.
Please remember that when you lose a lot of fat quickly your body shape changes radically and you will look quite different in a lot of areas.
I had to give away most of my favourite clothes when my weight dropped below 12.5 stone because my arms and legs were skinny and my waist and neck measurements dropped.
Went from 38" waist trousers to 34" waist.
XL tops to medium.
42/44" chest to 38/40".
Have you considered where your body naturally stores fat?
Some people store it all over, some mainly in the thighs and buttocks, some mainly around the waist.
I thought I had big, manly, muscular arms. Turns out it was probably mostly fat. I can still lift stuff.
Best of luck!