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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 2679529" data-attributes="member: 88961">How you manage your life and condition is completely up to you.I am one of the fortunate ones who seem to coast along with an A1c of 31<>33, whilst consuming more than 50gr carbohydrate a day, on average.  I am overseas a the moment and guestimate I am pretty well into thee keto ranges.  My A1c, if I have it measured here always begins with a 2.My OH is now 77 and seems to have a great metabolic system, meaning he can much carbs to his heart's content, and still return A1cs akin to my own.  That said, he has a very healthy "Off" button, and when he has eaten enough, he will stop, irrespective of what might be remaining on his plate.We seem to manage pretty well on our slightly divergent eating styles.  Breakfast for me is usually Greek yoghurt and some berries, or a small portion of other fruit, but here, it tends to be salad based (Yes, I know, a bit odd) with eggs.Lunch, at home I have a large salad.  He has a sandwich.  Here we don't bother with lunch, but eat earlier in thee evening.Dinner at home we have the same meal, with him adding in whatever carbs he wants.  The meat and veg elements will be the same.  He may or may not (more often not) have dessert.Here, as we eat out every evening, we choose whatever we want, independently, unless we fancy the same thing.  He will have rice or rarely noodles, but I'll stick with thee main event.Perhaps, before deciding whether you will further tweak your lifestyle, have a chat with your partner and see how she feels about it.  It is doable, and I can state categorically that at home our main, evening meals are virtually always (95%) the same +/- the carbs.  Sometimes it's a bit of a mindset thing.</blockquote>

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