A very quick lookup and this is around 500 cal and 50g fat. I could delete my 2 x breakfast sausages and still be up on calories and fat, and reduce my protein, which I know is running high and not helping my BG levels.....I will give this a try.... I have been trying to introduce more coconut oil into my diet.
I have been trying to introduce more coconut oil into my diet.
One of the (several) confusing things about Bernstein is that he is very inconsistent, bordering on ambiguous, in the way he uses grams and ounces to talk about protein. He often uses ounces to refer to the weight of whole meat or cheese, grams to refer to the actual quantity of protein nutrient in the meat or cheese (typically about 20% of the whole weight).But Robert, 0.8 x 73 (my body weight) is 2 oz a day. To satisfy we have to eat more than that, and Doc B okays having 8 oz a day at least.
I don't want to OD on protein, but I'm trying to work out an eating pattern that I can sustain. Moderate not huge amounts of protein.
Jenny Ruhl is like Bernstein, updated, and written by someone who is a professional writer and communicator.Gonna try it and *face my fear* !!!!
Big thank you, Brunneria, the calculator is going to be a big help. I also just downloaded the Jenny Ruhl / BS 101 low carb diet book. Because it really does look so well put together. Staying with Dr Bernstein, but want to find out more.
I feel the need of all the support I can get. My diet is hard work, and I can't just fit in with family. Boo hoo
It's almost impossible to calculate. Again, Bernstein is frustratingly inconsistent on this. I've even gone on his teleconference to try to get a straight answer, without results. At different points and in different editions he quotes 29% and 59%. My own literature research stood up a theoretical limit of 59%. But no one would ever hit this limit in practice. Because protein is only converted selectively, it's impossible to know how much of the protein you ingest will be converted to carbs. Therefore the only thing that works is personal trial and error.I believe that they now think that only a max of about 33% of protein is converted to glucose instead of the old number of 50%.
I suspect they don't really know and is dependent on the individual, protein etc.
I can relate to that, Spiker. Why though? Were you just too hungry? That's been my problem. Why the hypos?For me, following strict Bernstein as a T1 led to endless hunger and hypos, and repeated failures that undermined my motivation. .
I don't mind Bernstein's grams and ounces, because at 55 I'm old enough to think in terms of ounces intuitively.One of the (several) confusing things about Bernstein is that he is very inconsistent, bordering on ambiguous, in the way he uses grams and ounces to talk about protein. He often uses ounces to refer to the weight of whole meat or cheese, grams to refer to the actual quantity of protein nutrient in the meat or cheese (typically about 20% of the whole weight).
I read Bernstein's book with fascination. Learned a hell of a lot - including that medication is NOT something to be avoided if humanely possible - but came away from it with a certainty that I wouldn't be trying to eat to his method.
I have massive issues with hunger. And no diet that involves hunger is going to work for me. Bernstein's system was too low carb and low fat for me. I need higher fat and higher satiety.
That isn't a criticism of his work, because I'm sure that other people find it doable and reap massive benefits.
But it wouldn't work for me, and I've grown out of trying and failing, when I could have predicted the outcome with a moments thought...
I think that's totally to the point, B. I don't know if I'll be able to manage it. I'm trying. But if I can't, it's not going to be the end of the world. Jenny Ruhl says in the diet book, ch 4,
"The experience of the online diabetes community suggests that while some people do very well on a ketogenic low carb diet and stick to it for years, they can do this because they enjoy eating that way and don't have to struggle to stick to their diets. Those who do struggle are better off when they combine a diet slightly higher in carbs - one that comes in nearer to 110g a day, which is much easier to eat in real world situations - with carefully chosen, safely dosed, diabetic medications."
Her point is that each of us has to find a diet "that they can stick to for decades without needing superhuman amounts of willpower."
That says it all, I think.
By the way all who haven't read them, I'm finding the Jenny Ruhl actual *books* really satisfying. They're on Kindle. She gives the best, fullest explanation of all the basic stuff I've read. Tho neither book offers much explicitly for Type 1s or LADAs, I'm still finding them really answering questions I've had since the beginning. Really recommended.
Cf. her website, where all the content is really good, but it looks so awful you think it's going to be a dreadful ranting loony.
Someone should tell her that about the website ...
Lucy
Shame they are not on ipad / iTunes. We have a kindle somewhere, tend to use the ipad now for book reading.
I agree, The website material is good, but presented in an old / cumbersome way.... It doesn't lend to easy reading, but good content.
I do masses of book reading on my ipad. Just download the free kindle app. Then go on Safari to the Amazon/kindle website, and buy just like you would anything else.
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