Rose88
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- 103
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
Lol I'm looking forward to plan B!
Yes I can eat avocado,s, yogurt, soft cheese like mozzarella, all lentils and pulses.
Hello @Rose88 happy Tuesday xHello fellow vegetarians
Sounds like you have great ideas and experiences to adaptI like to cook meals from scratch, been a vegetarian all of my life but my meals have always been based around high carb foods. I use to eat high fibre cereal, cheese salad sandwich, jacket potato, baked beans on toast, homemade curry with vegetable rice or a cheese and potato bake.
Over the last few weeks I've completely removed bread, cereals, potatoes, rice, root vegetables from my meals.
I've also been diagnosed with IBS for many years and then 18 months ago Inflammatory Bowel Disease so my diet is super strict. My digestive system can't cope with any fruits or salad or uncooked vegetables. I use to snack on nuts and seeds but they have to be ground up now.
I feel like I need to reduce the carbs to get the blood sugars and weight down and start eating healthy vegetarian foods for a change.
I've discovered chia and flaxseed sort of porridge made with whole milk or coconut milk with turmeric and cinnamon. Halloumi and courgette fried in a little butter. Chickpea flour omelette with grated courgette and cauliflower. Spinach and paneer curry but not sure what to have with the curry instead of roti or rice?
Sounds like you have great ideas and experiences to adapt
I sometimes do more medium carb , but Thai size portions of rice these days , and spelt bread ..or healthy choices ..
I do have the cauliflower rice to x you are more than half way there in implementing your changes ..
Nice to meet you x
Hi @Rose88 i do medium with eveything to suit me ,.I think it maybe difficult for us vegetarians to go low carb so I might have to go mid house too. I've started eating healthier and Im still in the trial and error stage of how much carbs and fat to have to enable me to lose weight and bring sugars down...
Between you and me, I think it is easier for vegetarians to be diabetic. Imagine you are an omnivore and are told you now have type 2 so will have to read labels on everything you eat, avoid whole aisles in the supermarket and be disappointed with restaurant menus. Sound familiar? lol That is how we live anyway so it is not such a big lifestyle change. Every cloud.I think it maybe difficult for us vegetarians to go low carb so I might have to go mid house too. I've started eating healthier and Im still in the trial and error stage of how much carbs and fat to have to enable me to lose weight and bring sugars down...
You have been awarded medals x I like the way all diet choices , cross over at times and we can share ideas x a bit like pick and mix lolBetween you and me, I think it is easier for vegetarians to be diabetic. Imagine you are an omnivore and are told you now have type 2 so will have to read labels on everything you eat, avoid whole aisles in the supermarket and be disappointed with restaurant menus. Sound familiar? lol That is how we live anyway so it is not such a big lifestyle change. Every cloud.
As with all ways of eating, it is about balancing your carbs/fats/proteins regardless of which kingdom those foods come from. I think you are doing really well and already have a wide variety of foods you can eat to keep low carb eating interesting and sustainable. I wont win any medals for being super-low-keto, but I can live with that!
Being a weirdo has its advantages too. I don't tell people at work that I have diabetes. Today it was cold and snowy so the boss brought us in pizzas at lunchtime to thaw us out. I don't get offered pizzas because I don't eat cheese - I have high carbfest immunity and they are none the wiser. Works on cake days tooYou have been awarded medals x I like the way all diet choices , cross over at times and we can share ideas x a bit like pick and mix lol
Yes I agree for a veggie , I always think it's easier lol
But then I would because vegetarians can still be described as strange lolbut lovely of course
lolBeing a weirdo has its advantages too. I don't tell people at work that I have diabetes. Today it was cold and snowy so the boss brought us in pizzas at lunchtime to thaw us out. I don't get offered pizzas because I don't eat cheese - I have high carbfest immunity and they are none the wiser. Works on cake days too
Brilliant! People might associate low carbing with cavemen and Atkins, but it doesn't have to be that way. One thing many agree on though is that the Eatwell Plate is not appropriate for anyone who can't eat loads of carbs. Shame you got off to a bad start, grrr, but you're here now. New chapter for you xThank you @Kat100 and @Avocado Sevenfold
Ive just had a light bulb moment
Whenever Ive read about the benefits of low carbing I've always associated this with Very low carb Non veggie foods but have just realised thats not necessarily the case.
Its a whole new way of life, making changes here and there and once I've got my head sorted I should be on the road to success
Share my baking? Are you mad?lol
Do you ever share any of your baking
Often People love our veggie food , these days prople are more open to change .. and taste
Feeling the hippy love here lol xxx
Mad yes of course , aren't all veggies lol lolShare my baking? Are you mad?
*backs slowly out of thread*
I only told my boss when I was diagnosed in case I keeled over from diabetes or somethinglol
Do you ever share any of your baking
Often People love our veggie food , these days people are more open to change .. and taste
Feeling the hippy love here lol xxx
Omg omg you have snow , hoping for some snow on Friday x
Strange you don't tell people , I don't tell family or many people either , more fun that way ..x
Tom cat of course but that's ok lol
lol lol that's funny x but what is worrying you are giving your courgettes names lol xxxMy precious!
They had one in Tesco this evening. Count it - one!Roll on tomorrow night's dinner.
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