Low Carb Diet (atkins)

sandy2_2

should we have low carb shopping on here now as it's been taken off the bit or would it just get moved again

aliasojo

I've just pm'd a Board Guide asking if they would please re-instate the low carb thread. I dont know if it will help or not but OS is for all of us equally so I hope they consider the request seriously.

Perhaps a few more pm requests might help?

~daisy~_2

i started a low carb thread on OS many many months ago - maybe we should bump that ??

~daisy~_2

its this one...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=544137

shykins

daisy i thought that one had been integrated elsewhere cos i seemed to lose it, now they have integrated the OS one i wonder if they CAN seperate it again

i can just about remember the tips if anyone wants me to repeat them here i will but if u all read it i will save my typing lol but i think if any of us see bargains for LC it would be good to put them on here

had a square of85% last night and my hub asked me what it was like i told him it was like mud but in a good way lol he thinks i am mad!!

daisy get some fat into u at night that might help
x

maltesers_2

I've just pm'd a Board Guide asking if they would please re-instate the low carb thread. I dont know if it will help or not but OS is for all of us equally so I hope they consider the request seriously.

I don't think it will do any good - she pulled my thread on Nutrition old style and put on the discussion board and will not discuss the reason she stated that it was not moneysaving and had turned into a discussion. I asked her to remove all the TV programme discussions and move them to the discussion board where they were already being discussed but she ignored me. She selectively moves about 5 or 6 a day usually from new people (nearly all the threads I've contributed to have been moved) and lets stupid chat threads and long running 'clubby' threads dominate the first page

MoonRose77

Thanks for the welcome - I did read the thread whilst half low carbing last week - took some of the recipes off and bought everything I need yesterday so its a baking day for me today. Wish me luck cos my family are going to think I've gone mad today lol

Not made the oopsies before but have made a bread which uses the same ingredients and that turned out well so hopefully these will. Quick question - do any of you use jam watered down to make a kind of fruit sauce? If you do which one do you use?

Badger_Lady

Personally I avoid jams and marmelades completely - I've eaten raspberries throughout, so if I need a fruit sauce or spread I just blend those up with a bit of water (depending on desired consistency)

Feeling a bit naughty this morning - I was stuck for a breakfast dish (only 1 egg in the box and a bit fed up of mushrooms), so I made some porridge. Yes I know! But I made it with soya milk, hemp protein and coconut (no fruit or sweetener) - and oats are slower burners than most carbs.

My grandmother low-carbed (maintained a perfect figure) successfully for years but still ate porridge each day, and every vegan I've read about low-carbing still uses oats in their cooking. So I'll see how it goes! Now that I've got a pair of scales I can instantly check whether it's going the wrong way...

suemagoo

Hi Badger lady congratulations so pleased for you :j Now we have found Ted lets find tinkerbell at the moment i need a good telling of please tinkerbell i would be ashamed to do a meal plan ,Since crimbo i start of well on a sunday then mess up by tuesday ,Everyone at works cutting down and get fed up with people trying to advise me on dieting (I need ted there with me as find it hard to explain low carbing ) they all diet on large bowls of fruit and yoghurt then wonder why no weight comes of .Daisy wine is my problem to love a glass or 2 after a bad day i think we spook before about working with general public . Going to spain next week end for my 52nd birthday im going to start to count back soon on age , I wanted to get to 11stone for xmas then moved target to birthday still 11 . 6 new scales are good but 7 pounds heavier than old ones whats a girl to do im now weighing in on both sets Sorry about length of thead love to all:rotfl:

Ted_Hutchinson

Low-carbohydrate diets better for diabetes patientsI do hope you follow the link to enjoy Dr Malcom Kendrick's blunt no nonsense words. I was laughing out loud when I got to the last sentence.

For those who enjoy the science the full text of the Cochrane review is online.
Low glycaemic index, or low glycaemic load, diets for diabetes mellitus
the Plain English summary is as follows
Low glycaemic index, or low glycaemic load, diets for diabetes mellitus
Nutritional factors affect blood glucose levels, however there is currently no universal approach to the optimal dietary strategy for diabetes. Different carbohydrate foods have different effects on blood glucose and can be ranked by the overall effect on the blood glucose levels using the so-called glycaemic index. By contributing a gradual supply of glucose to the bloodstream and hence stimulating lower insulin release, low glycaemic index foods, such as lentils, beans and oats, may contribute to improved glycaemic control, compared to high glycaemic index foods, such as white bread. The so-called glycaemic load represents the overall glycaemic effect of the diet and is calculated by multiplying the glycaemic index by the grammes of carbohydrates.

We identified eleven relevant randomised controlled trials, lasting 1 to 12 months, involving 402 participants. Metabolic control (measured by glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), a long-term measure of blood glucose levels) decreased by 0.5% HbA1c with low glycaemic index diet, which is both statistically and clinically significant. Hypoglycaemic episodes significantly decreased with low glycaemic index diet compared to high glycaemic index diet. No study reported on mortality, morbidity or costs.