FoxgloveUK
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Okay, my dilemma: I'm going shopping on Friday. My larder currently consists of low calorie, low fat stuff (and carbs - hundreds of them). My virgin post yesterday was a cry for help to lose weight and the LCHF way of eating came up. So, since then I have been glued to every single page of the Internet (it seems), researching diet plans/recipes etc. I need to decide whether to give it a try as I'm desperate to lose weight. My current regime is very low fat (and thus very low calorie). Even though I don't eat any bread, my carb intake looks as though it's around 150-200g a day. So, I'm going to try and reduce it to below 100g. I have Atkinsed in the past, but I doubt my diabetic heath care team would be too happy about that. I figure that weight loss has to override anything else.
So, what do I put in my shopping trolley? Can I do a low fat, low carb, or would high fat be okay? And what fats are okay - I need to make sure I am lowering triglycerides? I'm currently taking oral meds, plus insulin twice a day (fixed amounts), so I'm not sure whether I should go low carb because of the insulin dosage I'm currently on.
Any help gratefully received!

Okay, my dilemma: I'm going shopping on Friday. My larder currently consists of low calorie, low fat stuff (and carbs - hundreds of them). My virgin post yesterday was a cry for help to lose weight and the LCHF way of eating came up. So, since then I have been glued to every single page of the Internet (it seems), researching diet plans/recipes etc. I need to decide whether to give it a try as I'm desperate to lose weight. My current regime is very low fat (and thus very low calorie). Even though I don't eat any bread, my carb intake looks as though it's around 150-200g a day. So, I'm going to try and reduce it to below 100g. I have Atkinsed in the past, but I doubt my diabetic heath care team would be too happy about that. I figure that weight loss has to override anything else.
So, what do I put in my shopping trolley? Can I do a low fat, low carb, or would high fat be okay? And what fats are okay - I need to make sure I am lowering triglycerides? I'm currently taking oral meds, plus insulin twice a day (fixed amounts), so I'm not sure whether I should go low carb because of the insulin dosage I'm currently on.
Any help gratefully received!