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Wasn't expecting that!

Craig1980 said:
My problem is I hate everything that has sweetner in I can taste it and it's horrible so I lose all the sugar free alternatives which limits me to a lot of food. I also have high bp which also removes a lot of food choices.
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I don't do sweeteners in general, and no sugar either. What exactly are the foods you'd like to have but can't because of the sweetener? We might be able to find some alternatives :)
 
I can honestly say that I've never been fuller than what I am eating the low carb high fat food I have been. My doctor says I should try to eat a bit more but I genuinely can't because I'm full most of the time. Not rabbit food at all!
 
Craig1980 said:
My problem is I hate everything that has sweetner in I can taste it and it's horrible so I lose all the sugar free alternatives which limits me to a lot of food. I also have high bp which also removes a lot of food choices.
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'sucralose tastes almost excactly like sugar... not really healthy either ... but I use it once in a while when I miss sugar
 
Chocolate, biscuits, sweets, puddings panna cota , rice pudding, trifle, jam the list goes on. I know all these things are not healthy choices and I don't over indulge on them but now I can't have them at all.
 
Craig1980 said:
Chocolate, biscuits, sweets, puddings panna cota , rice pudding, trifle, jam the list goes on. I know all these things are not healthy choices and I don't over indulge on them but now I can't have them at all.
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Small portions of high cocoa content choc like the Lindt 85 or 90% are ok.. and I'm sure a pannacotta can be made unsweetened.. Its more a matter of realigning your palate to not crave sweet things.. after a month or so of none at all you'll be surprised at what tastes sweet. Regular milk does to me.
 
Hello. I read somewhere that rabbits eat their own poo so I think the rabbit diet is to be avoided (although you'll probably find a group on twitter that recommends it to the point of zealotry).
I see you've had lots of great advice already on diet options under low carb high fat. I won't add more to that now because I can see that you are still processing all the bad news, all the "can't haves", the sacrifices and the things you are going to miss.
Take a bit of time to process that and gradually build a plan, step by step, day by day.
The results come quite quickly. If you can quickly get that glucose score down and establish overall better disciplines you may still be able to cope with the odd treat from time to time - but worth doing the hard yards first...you'll feel better for it.
I wrote a blog about my first 50 days post diagnosis - you may find it helpful:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/type-2-my-first-50-days.2190/
 
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