Low Carb Diet (atkins)

pillypilla

It just gives the science behind the muscle weighing more than fat and if you stall it could be your body's laying down more muscle. Unless you use say, a tape measure, this can be deceptive if you only go by your scales.
The more muscle you have, the faster you'll burn calories too, as this has implications on your basal metabolic rate.
Just keep on regularly eating protein and fat. :j

jprettypicture2

ames100 wrote: »

i also bought a bottle of agar nectar today as well and am now dead confused is it good for us low carbers or not?, i kinda find it hard to believe that a natural sugar like this wont put blood sugar levels through the roof as all other sugars do......

any thoughts anyone?

no loss for a few days now........ hmmmmm im on the brink of the next stone down and i always find them hard to get past so fingers x'd

not sure what it is. I did a search on tesco.com and is this the same stuff?

Agave Nectar Mild 250ml it says (1tsp=4.6g)Carbohydrate=3.6g

which is high

ames100

jprettypicture2 wrote: »

not sure what it is. I did a search on tesco.com and is this the same stuff?

Agave Nectar Mild 250ml it says (1tsp=4.6g)Carbohydrate=3.6g

which is high

yeah thats the same stuff- i know someone reccomended it on here but i cant remember who atm. Found this and it says it is VERY high in fructose yet has a lower gi than most natural sweetners....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_syrup

Is it better to go via gi info or the carb levels? i was thinking carbs as this is more exhaustive in which case the agar shouldnt be of any use to us ?

pillypilla

yep, that's the one! It's low G.I! Well it's only cos it's in one of Mercy's recipes. Shan't be drizzling that on my porridge then!!!:o

ames100

hmmm Agave seems debatable maybe keep it for times when you get sick of sweetner in recipes?

"Granulated sugar has an average glycemic index in the high 60's, while agave generally scores under 30. Foods with a glycemic index lower than 55 are considered low glycemic foods. Foods lower on the scale are less likely to trigger the body's mechanisms for fat storage"

shykins

sorry cant help with the agave stuff as i dont use it, personally i count carbs not the GI effect... i always use my da vinci syrups for sweetening

ethans i always use this name and have been lowcarbing for almost 5yrs so more than likely u have seen my name on lowcarb forums, (i get about lol)

x

Mercy

Hiya!

This agave discussion is interesting.

Pilly - in my experience the weight I gained in the last 12 months could not have been down to just fructose. I hardly had any fruit but sucrose and glucose (via cakes and other things) in abundance. Just checked my last punnet of blueberries and they have 14g carbs per 100g. This will likely be fructose and I find it easy to devour 100g :eek:. Agave at 3.5g per teaspoon isn't much really as you dont use much cos it's very sweet.

I find agave a much more natural taste compared to other sweeteners so pick the recipes I include it in where the taste has been an issue. For example, the bakewell tart is great with splenda but agave tastes better in the choc dessert.

I personally count carbs except acceptable veg and find I hardly have any in a day. This gives me a little leeway with low carb cakes etc so the almond flour and sweeteners can be factored in without blowing the bank

Still, it may be that agave is a selective option rather than a coverall when it comes to sweetening.

Don't know enough but happy to experiment and report back!

Off to stir the curry, back in a bit!

M

~daisy~_2

well time to report in i guess

b - porridge - 1/2 tea cup of oats 1 tablespoon cream sprinkle of splenda
l - 2 egg omelette with mushrooms ham and a handful of grated cheese
d - 3 chicken drumsticks with salad

snacks - 1 hot dog sausage 2 ham and cream cheese rolls ( eaten for all the wrong reasons - cos i was craving fruit !! )

was browsing that blog and read the post about how and why low carbing the second time around can be harder - few things kind of struck home really ......
maybe i am being a little half arsed with this - so not getting the results i want
i didnt think i was but i could relate to some of it

Mercy

MMMmmmmm!

This particular curry is shaping up to be a new wonder! Used whoopsed lamb and chicken with turnip, celery, green beans, leeks, 1 average carrot extra chillis, ginger and brocolli. Love the way you can just chuck anything in a curry, even when 'passed it's best' would be a compliment Good use for the brocolli stalks too so very MS

Anyone else here noticed that 'winter veg' costs a fortune at the mo? Don't know what's going on there. Caulis are out of the bracket in asda these days unless whoops'd. Leeks doing ok but parsnips rule themselves out.

I'm planting chilli seeds this week and maybe peppers, but they(peppers) hardly produce much in my house so may invest in toms 4 the upstairs windowsill and cauli n cabbage plugs for big planters. Anyone else growing for themselves this year?

The gardening forum on here has much info on growing veg inside or in containers, must research properly and decide before it's too late!

M

~daisy~_2

ive just had the misfortune of paying £1.28 for a cucumber !! outrageous - havent had any cauliflower since god knows when due to the price

thinking of curries i bought some sachets of coconut milk or maybe cream - how can i use this in a curry type dish and would it taste sweet ??