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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 1856204" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>I think that sometimes people become overwhelmed when they suddenly decide to do things 'right' starting tomorrow! The instinct is to go cold turkey(!) immediately and let's face it, who can cope mentally with that? Svalentine, you are showing a great attitude and desire to change things, if I were you I would start by cutting out all the obvious high carb rubbish (crisps, sweets, pizzas, pies, cakes etc). I personally wouldn't worry too much about cutting carbs totally in the first few weeks and would eat small amounts of bread, potatoes to begin with, but would gradually cut down on carbs and replace gradually with lower carb food, such as eggs, bacon, meat etc as the weeks go on. In other words, a gentle change rather than a shock to your body and mental health!. </p><p></p><p>Maybe up your exercise if you can, lots of little walks even if it is round the garden. Doing it this way alleviates the panic that comes with thinking you can never eat anything good again, you CAN. Would you mind sharing a typical day's diet, we might be able to offer some substitutes that are far tastier than your normal pizza slices. I think it's about training your mind to accept that you will not be missing out on anything because we all know if we think we are being deprived of something, that is ALL we want. x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 1856204, member: 451727"] I think that sometimes people become overwhelmed when they suddenly decide to do things 'right' starting tomorrow! The instinct is to go cold turkey(!) immediately and let's face it, who can cope mentally with that? Svalentine, you are showing a great attitude and desire to change things, if I were you I would start by cutting out all the obvious high carb rubbish (crisps, sweets, pizzas, pies, cakes etc). I personally wouldn't worry too much about cutting carbs totally in the first few weeks and would eat small amounts of bread, potatoes to begin with, but would gradually cut down on carbs and replace gradually with lower carb food, such as eggs, bacon, meat etc as the weeks go on. In other words, a gentle change rather than a shock to your body and mental health!. Maybe up your exercise if you can, lots of little walks even if it is round the garden. Doing it this way alleviates the panic that comes with thinking you can never eat anything good again, you CAN. Would you mind sharing a typical day's diet, we might be able to offer some substitutes that are far tastier than your normal pizza slices. I think it's about training your mind to accept that you will not be missing out on anything because we all know if we think we are being deprived of something, that is ALL we want. x [/QUOTE]
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