Doczoc
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LOL I read this elsewhere on the site, apparently if you follow low carb you must be some kind of masochist. This is such a misguided opinion, it's just wrong, wrong, wrong!
When I have attempted weight loss in the past I have followed the low fat diet approach and I was eating this way when diagnosed. It's never lasted, always staving and bloody miserable.
I have always loved eating, have always loved cooking (puddings being my fave to make, even though not having a particularly sweet tooth) and I am still able to cook the most amazing meals, where I can eat till I'm stuffed, never feel hungry and not have to worry about my BG ever getting out of the 6s. Oh and I lose weight in the process LOL It's just perfect, I don't think about food anymore, it's just soooooo bloody liberating!
What exactly am I missing?
Sugar? Eh we're diabetics folks, this is a forgone conclusion.
Potatoes? Have you tasted how bland potatoes are without butter, salt, vinegar or sauce? Likewise pasta and rice? I do a fantastic carbonara with cabbage as a replacement for the pasta, so much tastier. Excuse me but I really am not going to lose sleep over missing those (literally, my sleep apnea disappeared within two weeks of dropping carbs LOL).
Chocolate? Well I'm not aware of many healthy eating plans that allow chocolate but my tastebuds have certainly developed a liking for the finer things in life over the years, 85% cocoa solids anyone?
Bread? Hmmmm ok I was a bread monster. I lived my life by the motto of 'if it tastes good, it'll taste better in a sandwich'. But where did that get me? Twenty three and a half stone and climbing, horrendous mood swings, high blood pressure and a feeling of constant lethargy and depression. I am a completely different person now. Bread doesn't taste anywhere near as good as I FEEL now...
Processed ****** snack foods? You can keep them, never indulged in that rubbish anyway, my cooks tastebuds are far too refined for that LOL I eat 'real' food. Home cook everything, despite working full time and bringing up two kids, takes a bit of planning I guess, but then it always did.
So I can't eat sweets, what sensible diabetic would though? I can't do potatoes, pasta and rice, no big loss there. No bread, well I can in moderation but I choose not to, I don't miss it that much, but it's probably the thing that would tempt me most.
So the choice is do I go for the low fat high carb approach and feel starving, miserable, short tempered, lerthagic, depressed, constant sugar highs and plummets and lacking in any kind of motivation whilst slowly piling on the pounds, increasing by blood pressure, fatty liver, and sleep apnea. Or do I think, OK I need to give up bread, but the trade off is sooooo much better, alertness, energy, motivation, reversal of high blood pressure, sleep apnea, fatty liver and over 4st of weight losss. I'm not hungry, I eat cheese, cream, butter, olive oil dressings, fatty meats, creamy sauces, the list goes on.
Is this is self flagellation pass me another whip! LOL
When I have attempted weight loss in the past I have followed the low fat diet approach and I was eating this way when diagnosed. It's never lasted, always staving and bloody miserable.
I have always loved eating, have always loved cooking (puddings being my fave to make, even though not having a particularly sweet tooth) and I am still able to cook the most amazing meals, where I can eat till I'm stuffed, never feel hungry and not have to worry about my BG ever getting out of the 6s. Oh and I lose weight in the process LOL It's just perfect, I don't think about food anymore, it's just soooooo bloody liberating!
What exactly am I missing?
Sugar? Eh we're diabetics folks, this is a forgone conclusion.
Potatoes? Have you tasted how bland potatoes are without butter, salt, vinegar or sauce? Likewise pasta and rice? I do a fantastic carbonara with cabbage as a replacement for the pasta, so much tastier. Excuse me but I really am not going to lose sleep over missing those (literally, my sleep apnea disappeared within two weeks of dropping carbs LOL).
Chocolate? Well I'm not aware of many healthy eating plans that allow chocolate but my tastebuds have certainly developed a liking for the finer things in life over the years, 85% cocoa solids anyone?
Bread? Hmmmm ok I was a bread monster. I lived my life by the motto of 'if it tastes good, it'll taste better in a sandwich'. But where did that get me? Twenty three and a half stone and climbing, horrendous mood swings, high blood pressure and a feeling of constant lethargy and depression. I am a completely different person now. Bread doesn't taste anywhere near as good as I FEEL now...
Processed ****** snack foods? You can keep them, never indulged in that rubbish anyway, my cooks tastebuds are far too refined for that LOL I eat 'real' food. Home cook everything, despite working full time and bringing up two kids, takes a bit of planning I guess, but then it always did.
So I can't eat sweets, what sensible diabetic would though? I can't do potatoes, pasta and rice, no big loss there. No bread, well I can in moderation but I choose not to, I don't miss it that much, but it's probably the thing that would tempt me most.
So the choice is do I go for the low fat high carb approach and feel starving, miserable, short tempered, lerthagic, depressed, constant sugar highs and plummets and lacking in any kind of motivation whilst slowly piling on the pounds, increasing by blood pressure, fatty liver, and sleep apnea. Or do I think, OK I need to give up bread, but the trade off is sooooo much better, alertness, energy, motivation, reversal of high blood pressure, sleep apnea, fatty liver and over 4st of weight losss. I'm not hungry, I eat cheese, cream, butter, olive oil dressings, fatty meats, creamy sauces, the list goes on.
Is this is self flagellation pass me another whip! LOL