Low-carb diets support thread

scotty1971

my partner wants to go on a low carb diet,can someone recommend a good diet for her and where she can get some menus from

Mojisola

scotty1971 wrote: »

my partner wants to go on a low carb diet,can someone recommend a good diet for her and where she can get some menus from

Have a read of this - https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18803&sid=97808acebf850449b8c155cf75937bf9

The low carb form - https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewforum.php?f=18 - is full of people's favourite recipes. Ask and people will offer help and suggestions.

Edwardia

Hi scotty1971 I would suggest that your partner goes to local library and looks through the low carb diet books and then buys whichever seems best.

Low carb is anything under 130g carbohydrate per day. How low someone sets their carb limit is individual choice but IMO having done it for awhile now, your partner would be better off starting at the higher end of the 130g and reducing gradually if needs be.

Diets to choose from include:

Escape the Diet Trap (women) or Waist Disposal (men) from Dr John Briffa
various Atkins diet books Dr Robert Atkins MD or Dr Eric Westman MD
The LCHF Diet from Dr Andrea Dahlquist
The South Beach Diet from Dr Arthur Agatson MD
The Dukan Diet from Dr Pierre Dukan
The Low Carbohydrate Diet from Dr Carlsson Fredericks MD
The Zone Diet from Dr Barry Sears MD
The Paleo Diet from Dr Loren Cordain MD
The Silver Cloud Diet from Dr John Salerno MD
The Low Carb Vegetarian Diet from Rose Elliot

Alternatively, your partner could do it the simple way, getting loads of low carb cook books from library and photocopying anything liked. As long as your partner sets a daily carb limit and doesn't exceed it, that would work and if the weight plateaus, just reduce the daily limit.

Edwardia

Mercy just spotted you (((Mercy))) Have you read the Fifty Shades trilogy yet ???

Just invented mulled Earl Grey tea.. make the Earl Grey and in the mug add one fairly small slice lemon, a little grating of nutmeg and a cinnamon stick. Mmm if I say so myself. You could use a tiny bit of ground cinnamon instead of a stick if you don't have one and try a clove maybe (might be too strong ?) or a bashed green cardamom pod ??

Night night xx

marrbett

Edwardia wrote: »

Hi scotty1971 I would suggest that your partner goes to local library and looks through the low carb diet books and then buys whichever seems best.

Low carb is anything under 130g carbohydrate per day. How low someone sets their carb limit is individual choice but IMO having done it for awhile now, your partner would be better off starting at the higher end of the 130g and reducing gradually if needs be.

As long as your partner sets a daily carb limit and doesn't exceed it, that would work and if the weight plateaus, just reduce the daily limit.

This is really helpful Edwardia, my DH desperately needs to lose some weight and he tried eating like my daughter and I do, and couldn't cope. If he can start at 130g carbs, he may be able to add in some foods so he can manage better. I am off to check out how much home-made bread has and if he can have the odd slice and still lose weight low-carbing.
The rest of the family are slowly cutting back too!I think its got to be a gradual thing if you're going to do it long term.

daska

marrbett - he might find the weight starts coming off slowly just by excluding snacks and sugar (biscuits, cakes etc), switching to wholemeal versions (bread, pasta) and avoiding potatos.

I lost the first stone just by refusing to buy crisps and crackers - because I could never limit myself to 1 pack, once the first bag was open that was the death knell for all the rest.

marrbett

daska wrote: »

marrbett - he might find the weight starts coming off slowly just by excluding snacks and sugar (biscuits, cakes etc), switching to wholemeal versions (bread, pasta) and avoiding potatos.

I lost the first stone just by refusing to buy crisps and crackers - because I could never limit myself to 1 pack, once the first bag was open that was the death knell for all the rest.

Yes Daska, I agree. I think its a step too far to try anything more drastic. I'm going to try to organise a packed lunch that needs a knife and fork for him, rather than a sandwich. Its funny, I need to eat so much less protein than him to feel full, men need more I guess?

daska

It's not just the protein though and even men don't need a huge amount - in fact if you listen to Tel-Oren (personally I try not to as I get really annoyed that he doesn't volunteer evidence for his hypotheses) he reckons you only need a few grams a day, well below the recommendations, he reckons the body has developed to deal extremely effectively with protein (compared to vits/minerals etc) because it's less readily available. I'm not convinced he's not a quack, his qualifications are in chiropractic and nutrition (off the top of my head!) definitely not medicine/biochemistry/endocrinology etc. But if he's really eating the amount he recommends then medical theory would suggest that he should be rather ill by now...

Fat helps a lot with satiety. And conversely, a lot of us find the carbs help you feel hungrier sooner. So it may be that he isn't eating enough of the green veg and fat, rather than too little protein.

Edwardia

A treat invention.. two squares of Lindt 90% cocoa chocolate, spread with organic 100% pure peanut butter with no added salt, sugar or oil. Peanuty chocolately mmmm...

marbett and daska, totally agree that ditching as much processed food as possible is good. But that necessitates cooking from scratch more which can be daunting for a lot of people.

With regard to bread, it would be a good idea to wean off it as it's about 10% sugar these days even before taking account of the starch. Bread also has quite a lot of salt. I'd suggest looking at the loaves in supermarket and finding out how many carbs per slice. The danger with bread is it's all too easy to pop it in the toaster ..

I think the best approach would be to go through their likes and dislikes and then go through your recipes and cookbooks looking for simple low carb things they will like..oh and emphasise the steak

I'd really recommend Waist Disposal by Dr John Briffa which is written for men, really clear and straightforward. I bought it so OH would understand what I'm doing and kept it for myself

There's a new book out by Dr Charles Clark called Health Revolution for Men. Haven't seen it myself yet but it's reviewed in the health section of the Daily Mail website and £2 off if ordered via the phone number. The article is entitled 'Why mid-life health kicks can WRECK mens bodies: Jogging and low-fat food will make you fatter and damage your heart'.

I've got two of Dr Clark's books and to me he does favour the higher carb end of low carb and the book would have to be really really good to be better than Waist Disposal.

Both doctors have websites www.drbriffa.com and www.charlesvclark.com

Skymist

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I have lost a bit more, 7.5lb since my return from hol, 2.5weeks ago, so very pleased with that.

B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T lady :T:T:T

At this rate people will be disappearing from this thread, through shrinking!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: