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<blockquote data-quote="MrTickle" data-source="post: 1713297" data-attributes="member: 469384"><p>I think the hardest part is trying to include enough variety in my diet, especially as I've never been big on 'greens' although am trying... The thing with carbs is that a lot of foods are comfort-foods, and the addictive quality of getting that 'hit' is what drives some of us to overeat on them.</p><p></p><p>I purposely plan to 'break the rules' a little to see what certain foods (that are not low-carb) do to my numbers. It will just help in certain situations where I don't have the low-carb option and still want to enjoy things. It seems from my initial numbers that soup and/or bread is NOT a good combination. Conversely, on another day I had a takeaway mixed kebab with chilli and bbq sauce (but without the naan bread or the chips) and it didn't seem to spike much, and kept my next mornings fasting bloods stable. I'm treating the first month as a bit of trial and error, whilst still aiming to come in at a lowish carb total. I've also bought some ketostix, which I know some people hate, but it means I can check each day and so far I'm staying in keto.</p><p></p><p>Shopping today though, I did notice an annoyance. My previous shop was in Morrisons, and for most of their stuff they seemed to break down the carbs by whatever was in the pack (so, for example 'per burger'), whereas Asda - where I went today, seemed to *only* use the 100g measure, which meant you are constantly trying to do mental arithmetic to work out the 'real' carb content. I must have looked an idiot examining the labels studiously in the milk aisle where I was trying to find the optimal carb/g content of full-fat cream for when I want a coffee! </p><p></p><p>I have however also found that some of the packaged Indian curries (at both Morrisons and Asda) seem pretty low in carbs. I think the Chicken Balti was only 7g in total, so I've managed to keep curry in my diet - only with cauliflower-rice rather than real rice...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrTickle, post: 1713297, member: 469384"] I think the hardest part is trying to include enough variety in my diet, especially as I've never been big on 'greens' although am trying... The thing with carbs is that a lot of foods are comfort-foods, and the addictive quality of getting that 'hit' is what drives some of us to overeat on them. I purposely plan to 'break the rules' a little to see what certain foods (that are not low-carb) do to my numbers. It will just help in certain situations where I don't have the low-carb option and still want to enjoy things. It seems from my initial numbers that soup and/or bread is NOT a good combination. Conversely, on another day I had a takeaway mixed kebab with chilli and bbq sauce (but without the naan bread or the chips) and it didn't seem to spike much, and kept my next mornings fasting bloods stable. I'm treating the first month as a bit of trial and error, whilst still aiming to come in at a lowish carb total. I've also bought some ketostix, which I know some people hate, but it means I can check each day and so far I'm staying in keto. Shopping today though, I did notice an annoyance. My previous shop was in Morrisons, and for most of their stuff they seemed to break down the carbs by whatever was in the pack (so, for example 'per burger'), whereas Asda - where I went today, seemed to *only* use the 100g measure, which meant you are constantly trying to do mental arithmetic to work out the 'real' carb content. I must have looked an idiot examining the labels studiously in the milk aisle where I was trying to find the optimal carb/g content of full-fat cream for when I want a coffee! I have however also found that some of the packaged Indian curries (at both Morrisons and Asda) seem pretty low in carbs. I think the Chicken Balti was only 7g in total, so I've managed to keep curry in my diet - only with cauliflower-rice rather than real rice... [/QUOTE]
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