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What is your number 1 LCHF tip?

shedges

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Type 1
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Being a real newbie - started properly eating this way on Thursday 20th November - I have found one thing has helped me curb my snack desires more than anything else has in the past. Double cream in my coffee, 3 cups a day and I no longer crave the sweets, biscuits and crisps.

I'd never have believed it would be that simple for me if I hadn't just gone for it.

What's your number 1 LCHF tip if you could only give one?

Sam.
 
Half a slice of white fried bread with a fry up meal. Couldn't believe it makes nil difference to my levels. None whatsoever, whether testing at 1 hour, 2hrs, 3hrs or anywhere in between. That helps me keep my eating plan sustainable.
 
my tip would be .. Take a calculator into the kitchen.. Then when your weighing out foods you can calculate the carbs easily .. Unless your a mathematic wizz
Edited to add ..if it's food .. The full fat chocolate icecream .. My supper time treat
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Half a slice of white fried bread with a fry up meal. Couldn't believe it makes nil difference to my levels. None whatsoever, whether testing at 1 hour, 2hrs, 3hrs or anywhere in between. That helps me keep my eating plan sustainable.
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I really enjoy fried bread. How soon after eating such stuff do you test? do you wait the 2 hours or do you test after 10 minutes oir half an hour etc?
 
Butter, on almost everything. (next is cream, but you said that already)
 
winniethepooh said:
I really enjoy fried bread. How soon after eating such stuff do you test? do you wait the 2 hours or do you test after 10 minutes oir half an hour etc?
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It is wise to test at 30 minutes, an hour, 2 hours for a quick release carb like white bread the first few times you try it. Being fried and eaten with bacon and eggs, the fat keeps the spike down.
 
Cauliflower.

Puree with cream for a good mash potato substitute. Also good as a rice substitute I hear, but I've not tried that.
 
Oooh cauli rice is delish - actually prefer it to rice! My treat of a square of dark choc on the evenings - I really look forward to that or sometimes a spoon of clotted cream & a few raspberries!!! Yum!
 
Always carry a snack with you when you're out and about in case your plans change. I always carry a bag of nuts and bottle of water.
 
Portion sizes will be much smaller than you expected. Recognise this and simply get used to it, from day to day things will get easier until it becomes a habit.. Same for going without snacks in between meals, get over it and it soon becomes habit.
 
When you go out to lunch or dinner with friends, look up the restaurant/pub's menu online if you can and decide which foods are less carby so you'll know what you'll order. That way, you won't be swayed by your friends' (carb-loaded) choices or hold up the table by taking forever trying to figure out the best options. Order two starters if the meals are all carby and breaded, or a starter and veg sides. Don't be afraid to ask if you can substitute a less-carby side. (The worst they can say is "no"!) I've found I can still enjoy meals out if I do a little research and plan ahead.
 
I bought silicone ice cube moulds. They get used all the time. I make fat bombs, and turn sugar free jelly into jelly sweets. Great to nibble if like me you nibble too much.
 
Use myfitnesspal to log your food and nutritional progress . It helps to stop the guesswork
 
Aunt Bessie's carrot & swede mash. Soooo tasty and simple.
 
Carb cravings can be utterly obliterated by eating rich foods.

Fat bombs, cream in coffee, butter on veg, berries n cream, fat on meat, oil/mayo on salad.
That gets you through the first few days.

Then, if you feel the cravings start, just have a portion of rich food, and they just fade away...
 

VERY clever with that final text
 
apart from cheese is your friend, my top tip is to accept that you can't have carbs and not to spend your time thinking of this as a short term diet fix. I found starting easy as I was scared of complications and my GP but after a bit, I think grief starts or that is what it most felt like- the knowing that unlike a weight loss diet, I can never go back to the regular treats I had before was upsetting and something I had to work through much like grief. I guess it is all part of becoming the new me, though sometimes I'd just like to be the old me but without the habits that led me to diabetes.
 
Fab summary @cold ethyl! You're dead right. Still dreading Xmas treats or lack of but looking forward to all the other stuff! Yes cheese is defo my friend & I'm never far away from a Macadamia or an Almond!!!
 
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