Low-carb diets support thread

daska

Edwardia wrote: »

Well done everyone !! xx

Um sorry no constipation tips from me, I'm on Metformin.

Been watching low carb vids on YouTube and it's great to watch a sports science professor from Capetown University with pre-diabetes talk about his low carb conversion and the cardiac surgery professor from Seattle address a conference and rubbish Ancel Keys Kinda gives me the feeling I'm not alone when I have to run the gauntlet of that;s so unhealthy from relies lol

B - boiled eggs
L - stir fry
D - rump steak smeared in Boursin, small piece v runny Brie MMMMM green salad coleslaw

Mmmm indeed, you've triggered a hunger in me, I had to throw away a whole local soft cheese earlier because I opened it and was overwhelmed by the ammonia - I was so looking forward to it as well.

Do you have links to those, they sound like brilliant ammunition. My MIL has decided to completely ignore that my choice of low carb diet is because of my impaired BS and that the benefit of cutting out grain/nightshade has been a huge improvement in my pain levels and continence; she has started referring to it as my "fad diet" and telling people I'm on it because I want to lose weight faster than her - it's not a competition, I happen to have lost 35lb very easily and I doubt it will continue to be that easy. (I do struggle to refrain from telling her that she's brought her gall-stone problem on herself by avoiding every scrap of fat possible... unlike the appendix we have a gall bladder for a reason, use it or lose it.)

Edwardia

daska - I'll find the links on my blog and post them but as the blog needs drastic tidying it may take time to find the older ones.

Seems to me that your MIL is (a) jealous of your weight loss and (b) is belittling your health problems as a fad diet to belittle you. Plus if she's of an older generation there were a whole lot of food intolerances, allergies and metabolic probs that were unknown or rare back then.

The biggest obstacle is that the Department of Health, NHS, FSA and Diabetes UK all tell people that low fat starchy carbs are the way to go. People will point at that advice and tell us that we're crazy to low carb.

The American Diabetes Association does at least tell people that a low carb diet to lose weight is fine for up to a year (they wouldn't go further than that citing lack of evidence) and does at least say on the website that carbs raise blood sugar.

I'm not sure that any of these studies and videos convince people with closed minds though.

At my father's post funeral bash, there was a complaint to my widowed mother because I got a prawn salad done for me specially from a member of my family and didn't eat the buffet food !

I get really really cheesed off with being attacked for my diet. I tend not to tell people I have diabetes or that I low carb and say I have a food intolerance.

daska

Which is perfectly truthful! If not what they would expect to find you are intolerant of. LOL

So, who was it mentioned about using yoghourt to culture cream instead of milk, come on, own up, where did I spot that idea... because it's yummy! The double cream goes so thick you could slice it. And if only we could find a carb free substitute to caramelise it would make a stonking creme brulee. So now I have 3 things I can make with whoopsied cream: butter, ghee and a pot of gorgeousness. I've just eaten a couple of spoonfuls, each topped with a blackberry... mmm...

(Logically I know it's creme fraiche but what a find LOL)

mazzers

Edwardia wrote: »

daska
Seems to me that your MIL is (a) jealous of your weight loss and (b) is belittling your health problems as a fad diet to belittle you.

I agree, and think that as she doesn't seem to care is she offends you Daska, you should refer to her diet as a 'silly low fat diet' just to annoy her..



I get really really cheesed off with being attacked for my diet. I tend not to tell people I have diabetes or that I low carb and say I have a food intolerance.

I say i'm cutting out sugars as mine are so high and point out the foods that raise it, then ask 'what do you suggest then' they are mostly at a loss, one woman at the canteen table suggested 'low carb?'

Edwardia

Sounds gooooood.. I have some strawberries and blackberries in the fridge and some cream 30% fat creme fraiche is on offer in Lidl from tomorrow.

More low carbing celebs (sways some people lol) ..Michelle Heaton (Liberty X), Gary Barlow, Kelly Osbourne.

Greek-born Dr Fedon Alexander Lindberg is a former research fellow at the University of California specialising in diabetes and obesity. His website is https://www.fedon.no and there is a Union Jack on RH to translate it to English. He's been advocating a lower carb balanced Mediterranean diet for 15 yrs now and is THE diet doctor in Scandinavia.

www.wellsphere.com/weight-loss-article/low-carb-diet-best-for-crohn-s-disease-new-zealand-gastroenterologist-finds/249098 please copy and paste links from MSE don't work
Dr Richard Gearry MBChB PhD Consultant Gastroenterologist, Christchurch Hospital and Senior Lecturer, Chritchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, New Zealand - low carb diet best for Crohn's diease

I can't get the YouTube links to work sorry www.youtube.com

Prof Tim Noakes on Carte Blanche_Carbo Controversy.flv posted by bssasupplements
Tim Noakes On Carbohydrates posted by bigshotmediasa on 11 April 2012
Professor Tim Noakes is Professor of Exercise and Sports Science at University of Capetown.
Enjoy Eating Saturated Fats: They're Good For You ! posted by jersnav
Lecture given to 29th Annual Meeting of Doctors for Preparedness, July 2011 by Dr Donald W. Miller Jr MD, Profesor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine.

mazzers

I knew it, day off and i'm hopeless

I have lost 4lb though so maybe IF-ing 4 days a week will be ok.

My free router has arrived and it was just plug in and go.. why the hell did linksys make theirs so complicated :mad: (and it cost about £50 a few years ago)

Off to the doc's, hope my bp is under control!

nuttybabe

Mazzers - my linksy router was like that a few years go as well.

day 3 and i am still sticking to it except for the milk.

b - other half of yesterdays queshe with cup of tea (no sugar)
l - cup of tea (no sugar)
t - got gammon in the slow cooker and will have salad with it

and i even said not no wine last night :eek:

Edwardia

Well done nuttybabe,

Hug for Mazzers (((Mazzers))). Actually I think woman who said low carb was on the ball, most people actually don't know anything about carbs or nutrition.

Mercy

Hi peeps!

it's awful to hear how twisted folk can get re food choices. I feel really lucky that no-one close to me is quite that ***** (chose fave word for it )

Interesting that it's easier to say you have a 'trendy' food intolerance rather than diabetes :eek: Well done Edwardia for finding this out.

some time back someone on here (cannot remember who) said they get a better reaction if they say bread,spuds, whatever gave them a bout of thrush. apparently most hostesses took pity and were more helpful if this was confided in hushed tones

(not sure where i put my capitals?)

Mx

Mercy

Hello

Sheila, 7 days as of 7am this morn! feeling fine! Not missing nasties at all but I have had 1 or 2 wistful thoughts when chonging away. Mainly 'this would be so much quicker if i still smoked' LOL

Glad i'm thinking correctly still have baki etc in the house and the ashtrays are all still there. Will wash and put away this weekend. Will keep the baki for a little longer. If it's there i can refuse it. If it isn't? who knows? I can be very self defeating :rotfl:

Told guy at work it was 7 days today, also confessed that I thought that sounded feeble and I wanted to say 'It's been 6 months' :rotfl:

I've worked out that it's at least 100 roll ups not smoked! :j

Yippeeeeeee! :beer::rotfl::T:A:j:money:

Mx

PS my fingers are ALL finger coloured now too