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AJack123

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I'm trying to follow a low carb diet but I'm struggling a lot of the foods I'm eating dosen't fill me up everything with carbs makes my bloods spike can anyone suggest a few things to help X
 
@AJack123 have you looked at the thread, low carb- what have you eaten today, to see what other people eat. Are you eating more fats and protein to fill you up?
 
Are you eating good-sized portions? Just how much are you eating?

Also, if you're just starting out, you'll be feeling hungry while your body adjusts to the lower carb intake. You need to give it time. If you take high carbs in between, you're just dragging out the adjustment period.
 
Yes need to know what you are eating? What did you eat yesterday for example?
 
My first mistake was over fats! Its sooo ingrained into our dieting brains that fats are BAD and even more difficult to re-train us that we really really need them.
If you're so very hungry, I suspect you're not eating enough calories (OK I know we don't count calories, but if you're just eating meat and veg you are probably starving, true enough). As Muzza says, give us an example of what you ate yesterday and everyone will be able to suggest ways of adding some snacks to keep that wolf away from the door.
 
AJack123 said:
I'm trying to follow a low carb diet but I'm struggling a lot of the foods I'm eating dosen't fill me up everything with carbs makes my bloods spike can anyone suggest a few things to help X
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AJack123 said:
I'm trying to follow a low carb diet but I'm struggling a lot of the foods I'm eating dosen't fill me up everything with carbs makes my bloods spike can anyone suggest a few things to help X
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@AJack123 Hi mate, when I first came on here some very kind person sent this shopping list & it's worked well for me, so hope you find it useful.

1. I have seen a few members asking for low carb food lists for shopping etc. I was sent this list when I first came to this forum by a very helpful member and it was a god send to me amidst all the confusion. I just thought maybe others might find it useful/helpful in some way. I should have thought to share it before now but hope it proves useful to anyone needing a bit of guidance

Beef Roast
Beef Steaks
Corned Beef
Ground Beef
Poultry
Chicken pieces, thighs, legs, wing, breast
Duck
Goose
Pheasant
Turkey: whole, breast, leg portions, or ground
Pork
Bacon
Ground Pork
Ham
Italian Sausage
Bratwurst sausages (lidl) great taste & normal sausage substitute.
Pork Chops
Pork Roasts
Pork Steaks
Pork Tenderloin
Sausages look for high meat content
Tinned Pork & Ham
Fish
Canned Salmon
Crab
Flounder
Herring
Salmon
Sardines
Scallops
Shellfish
Shrimp
Sole
Trout
Tuna Fish
Spices And Condiments
Chili Powder
Garlic Powder Garlic Salt
Horseradish
Onion Powder
Paprika
Parmesan Cheese
Salt & Pepper
Salad Dressings
Salsa
Soy Sauce
Vinegar
Worcestershire Sauce
Yellow and Brown Mustard
Low Carb Syrups and Sweetener

Non-Starchy Vegetables
Alfalfa sprouts (great on salads)
Artichoke
Asparagus
Avocado
Bean Sprouts
Bell Peppers (green, red, yellow, orange)
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage (Any)
Cauliflower (Great as rice or mashed potato substitute.)
Celery
Celeriac
Chickpeas
Cucumbers
Fresh Spinach
Flax seed (add to salads & things)
Flower sprouts
Garlic
Green Onions
Hot Peppers
Leeks
Lentils
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Okra
Mushrooms
Radish
Peas
Yellow Onions
Red Onions
Squash
Tomatoes/paste & Sun dried
Zucchini
Note; frozen is most the time better than fresh.
Fruit (most is ok, but best in small portions.)
with root veg those with an orange tinge to them eg carrots, sweet potato, swede are better that the white veg, but still have to watch portion size.

Fats / Oils
Bernaise Sauce
Hollandaise Sauce
Mayonnaise
Olive Oil
Peanut Oil
Sesame Oil
cooking spray
Coconut oil

Dairy and Non Dairy
Milk full fat.
Coconut milk
Cheeses (hard)
Butter/Ghee
Cream Cheese
Eggs
Heavy Whipping Cream
Heavy Cream
Sour Cream
Yogurt
Greek yogurt, plain, full fat.

Snacks and Other Goodies
Olives (black)
Peanut butter
Pork Scratchings
Dark Chocolate 70% or more Cocoa (Good when cooking)

Ryvita. (A good replacement for bread.)
lidl's Rivercote sesame crispbreads, ( lower carbs than Ryvita)
Tuc crackers
Nuts (that you like.)
Seeds
Chia seed (This thread shows the benefits of this magick like seed. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/72819/
These little beauties can be added to almost anything, they can even be used as an egg substitute & thickening soups, sauces stews etc.)

Flax seed - similar to chia.
Cornflour (great for thickening & making yorkkie puds etc)
Almond flour
Coconut flour
Cinnamon
Oatmeal
Soya flour
Breads
livlife
Burgen linseed & soya - shop around prices vary from like £1.59 coop to £1 asda. And of course LIDL HIGTH PROTEIN ROLLS
Low Carb Tortillas,
The higher the fiber & lower the carbs the better.
Try to avoid wheat based products as much as possible, including cereals

Drinks
Bottled Water (Drink 2-3 ltrs/day
Coffee (decaf) unless you can tolerate normal
Tea (decaf) unless you can tolerate normal

Good luck Squeekyboy (Steve)
 
Wow, thats one heck of a list (just at first I thought you were buying them all at once) but as a checklist to choose from they're bang on target. When you feel hungry you can chomp on things from here to keep the pangs away, although I do realise if you crave a cream bun with icing - a slice of corned beef doesn't hit the spot!
Stick with it, it works! But please don't be hungry/starving!
 
Thanks guys for the advice I tend to have two weetabix in the morning with a little milk then a chicken salad for lunch and meat and veg for diner I need to drink more water and your right it dose take time for your body to adjust to it I find snacks hard I have the odd small apple or almond nuts it just gets tough sometimes thanks for the shopping list xx
 
I'm no expert, but you are eating very little.

I had - slice Bergen toast with butter, cup of coffee with cream. )Breakfast)
A chunk of cheese and another coffee. (Elevenses)
Ham salad with mayo, a full fat yoghurt and yet another cup of coffee (lunch)
Cup of tea (tea)
Chicken with broccoli in a cream sauce, topped with grated cheese (home made so I don't know what the carb content was), some frozen fruits of the forest with more cream, cup of tea (supper)
And I'm just about to make myself a mug of cocoa, with stevia (bedtime) ....... this is the time when I sometimes cheat and have a biscuit.

My husband had the same, only bigger helpings.

This isn 't an ideal diet I fear, so don't copy it although I seem to be losing weight on it, very very slowly.
 
if you're eating a low carb diet and are constantly hungry, then you need to reduce the carbs and up the fatty/oily type foods. It's the carbs that cause your hunger, fat will keep you feeling full for longer. So less of the weetabix for breakfast - try bacon & eggs, coffee and cream instead, and replace your apple snacks with more nuts, or cheese, a couple of pieces of dark high cocoa (75%+) chocolate, pork scratchings, little fat balls, etc. Once you've got the balance right, you should generally stop feeling hungry between meals and not need to snack.

Robbity

PS @ExD your menu is a lot better example of the LCHF diet than some I've seen people eating.
 
The weetabix would be the issue for me. I find any carbs in the morning just starts a hunger that lasts all day.

As mentioned above,try a protein breakfast. If you don't fancy cooking then ham and cheese slices are the easiest alternative.
 
That shopping list is a godsend,thank you very much.Ive had diabetes since i was 6 years old and ive never done any kind of low carb diet until now.Im only on day one,joined a 6 week shredding and toning class and was told no carbs after 4pm.Is that possible? What about night time hypos? Im going to be asking lots of inane questions about this,apologies in advance.My main aim is weight loss.I have 3 stone to lose.
 
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