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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 610376" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>Johnboy - Could I ask you to take a little while to yourself to think about the journey you are embarking upon. </p><p></p><p>Like many, many others coming here at the start of their journey, you are concerned about how many things you don't like and grieving over those you do like, but may not be able to have for a while, at least. That's natural. <strong><u>But</u></strong>. And it's quite a big but; I would urge you to open your mind to trying, or re-trying some foods you may have rejected in the past, in the light of your new condition. For example, if bread really has an impact on your bloods, then you have to look upon it differently. Perhaps you need to give it up for a while, or accept you only eat it in extremely limited quantities. </p><p></p><p>In my view, you need to get your positive head on your shoulders and start looking for alternatives, but, without the default setting that you won't like the alternatives. You would be surprised by how many people have discovered that vegetables are actually rather nice when they have tied them again, after many years of rejecting them. There are loads of recipes on the Low Carb forum with alternatives, or other ways of cooking foods that you may find useful.</p><p></p><p>I know you are on a tight budget, but eating this way needn't be expensive. You have a freezer, and that's a massive advantage, when you can cook for a couple of meals and save one lot for another day when perhaps you can't be bothered to cook. Takeaways can be expensive, by comparison to buying the component parts. Is the issue of giving them up that you won't get a night off cooking any more, or because you will miss your fish and chips?</p><p></p><p>When I am in the UK, I usually have some time on my own, and when that's the case, I make sure I always have something nice in the freezer. By nice, I might mean curry, a casserole, kedgeree (I am fortunate I can ear rice), or chilli, so that I can create a simple meal in the time it takes to reheat a defrosted favourite, and do something simple to accompany it.</p><p></p><p>It's a real challenge at the outset Johnboy, but getting your head around the positive aspects of doing things differently is critical. If you always do the same things, the same results will occur.</p><p></p><p>Apologies if I have mis-judged your way of thinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 610376, member: 88961"] Johnboy - Could I ask you to take a little while to yourself to think about the journey you are embarking upon. Like many, many others coming here at the start of their journey, you are concerned about how many things you don't like and grieving over those you do like, but may not be able to have for a while, at least. That's natural. [B][U]But[/U][/B]. And it's quite a big but; I would urge you to open your mind to trying, or re-trying some foods you may have rejected in the past, in the light of your new condition. For example, if bread really has an impact on your bloods, then you have to look upon it differently. Perhaps you need to give it up for a while, or accept you only eat it in extremely limited quantities. In my view, you need to get your positive head on your shoulders and start looking for alternatives, but, without the default setting that you won't like the alternatives. You would be surprised by how many people have discovered that vegetables are actually rather nice when they have tied them again, after many years of rejecting them. There are loads of recipes on the Low Carb forum with alternatives, or other ways of cooking foods that you may find useful. I know you are on a tight budget, but eating this way needn't be expensive. You have a freezer, and that's a massive advantage, when you can cook for a couple of meals and save one lot for another day when perhaps you can't be bothered to cook. Takeaways can be expensive, by comparison to buying the component parts. Is the issue of giving them up that you won't get a night off cooking any more, or because you will miss your fish and chips? When I am in the UK, I usually have some time on my own, and when that's the case, I make sure I always have something nice in the freezer. By nice, I might mean curry, a casserole, kedgeree (I am fortunate I can ear rice), or chilli, so that I can create a simple meal in the time it takes to reheat a defrosted favourite, and do something simple to accompany it. It's a real challenge at the outset Johnboy, but getting your head around the positive aspects of doing things differently is critical. If you always do the same things, the same results will occur. Apologies if I have mis-judged your way of thinking. [/QUOTE]
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