Low-carb diets support thread

mazzers

devildog wrote: »

An old dog rapidly approaching end of life

Awww :kisses3:

SHEILA54

Sorry devildog - it is hard xx

mazzers - how are things?

mazzers

I'm still here

Work seems improved, dunno if it's the new meds or not, sometimes i get sick of the workload, reach the end of my tether and then things seem to improve.

Still lc-ing, not weighing tho as indulged in the odd free choccys in the canteen, but not had heartburn/bloating which is a good sign.

Bread is my weakness, totally addicted, never been a crisp or biscuit person (do have them occasionally) couldn't stick to lc without my lc loaf, i now love the smell of it toasting, smells a bit 'cakey' keeps me happy

By the time i post i've forgotten what i wanted to say to peeps. Not being ignorant but if i dont comment straight away.. it's gone
I do find myself nodding and smiling when reading tho.
I used to go googling and researching but Edwardia does it for me now lol.. keep up the good work :beer:

mazzers

Hi Sheila.. i unwittingly answered your question

Edwardia

Morning all !

Mazzers - pleased work has improved for you. Thanks for the comp, have PM'd you the link to my blog where I put all the stuff I find. If anyone else wants it pls PM me.

devildog - (((devildog))) I'm sure s/he had a lovely life with you xx

Gray Malkin - dread to think how expensive midnight trip to vet is :eek:

Gloomendoom - a bash without food, gosh, cheapskates huh ?

Reading last night, Hungary has told people with diabetes that if they don't comply with Hungarian diet policy for diabetes, they won't get the better drugs and insulin !

New diet out.. Fulton A. Venice (pen name) has gotten a 7 figure deal for his low carb diet book, Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends which involves drinking coffee, cutting down on broccoli, skipping breakfast and taking cold baths. Not one I'll be doing..

Gloomendoom

Edwardia wrote: »

Gloomendoom - a bash without food, gosh, cheapskates huh ?.

Yes... I think it was a Marie Antoinette themed wedding.

"Laissez-les manger du gâteau"

sweaty_betty

Edwardia wrote: »

Reading last night, Hungary has told people with diabetes that if they don't comply with Hungarian diet policy for diabetes, they won't get the better drugs and insulin !

What? I'm all for motivating people but what about human rights?? And what if their policy is wrong? And what about all the other people who may need to restrict their diets for other medical reasons - are they being subjected to this too?

confused76

sorry to hear about your dog devildog xxx

and sorry to hear about your cat, malkin! xxx

hmm Edwardia, don't like the sound of that diet...wonder why they're banishing broccoli?! i love broccoli

i lost 1.5lb this week, which brings my paleo total to 12.5 in 4 weeks...not bad eh!!! i know it'll slow down now but i'm happy with that, i'm back under the 12 stone marker which is a big thing for me

I hope everyone is well and having a good day? xx

Edwardia

sweaty_betty wrote: »

What? I'm all for motivating people but what about human rights?? And what if their policy is wrong? And what about all the other people who may need to restrict their diets for other medical reasons - are they being subjected to this too?

According to The Huffington Post, the rules are already in place. If your Hb1Ac is above " average" then they won't give the more expensive analog insulin and seems they are enforcing the three monthly Hb1Ac as well.

No it's just people with diabetes at the moment, as the Hungarian government spends 30 million forints (approx £82 million per year),

The cost of treating diabetes in the UK annually is around £1m per hour or at least £9 billion, as expenditure on diabetes is 10% of NHS costs.

For type 2's the prejudice that we are wasting NHS resources is already there, that the disease is self-inflicted. Well no, actually it's cr*p health advice (originated in the USA, based on agribusiness power there) which is blighting our lives and will continue to do so.

Diabetes UK corporate sponsors include Kellogg's and Shredded Wheat. I just emailed them and told them that their advice to eat starchy carbs is wrong and that I have low carbed myself to better health. Of course that means dropping meds which saves the NHS dosh but does nothing for all the drug companies sponsoring Diabetes UK.

Anyone else with diabetes cheesed off with the attitude of the charity supposing to represent us ? [EMAIL="info@diabetes.org.uk"]info@diabetes.org.uk[/EMAIL]

Skymist

devildog... so sorry to read about your dog....how are s/he and you doing?

Gray Malkin, wishing you cat speedy healing.

murphydog999 wrote: »

Some people have said to me, 'you only live once, eat what you like', and in some respect they might have a point;

I know what you mean, but when I had a "f**k-it"period a few years back, I gained a stone+ :eek: and realised then that I REALLY didn't want to end up as a fat, sick little old lady, like so many I see when out and about!! So, that's when I discovered LC, then ZC, and I no longer harp on to myself about what I can't have to eat, as I KNOW those foods will give me a body...and lack of good health...that I don't want.

Edwardia wrote: »

.... carbs are a catch22 - they are comfort food and give us pleasure and then our blood sugar crashes and so do we, needing more food.

I'd call them the Devils own drug :eek:....being as addictive as niotine and heroin.... but foods we've been fed since birth, firstly via mother's/bottled milk....and they're in something we take into our bodies daily, ie. food!!! The fact that so many manufactured/proccessed carb foods are now available, besides the ones found naturally in foods such as fruits, veg, eggs, shellfish, organ meats and dairy, means we live in a carb-overloaded enviroment, within a society which has become sicker and more diseased the more carbs are eaten...especially the proccessed ones....but they're MADE to taste good (read addictive:eek:!!!), so people go back to buy more 'cos they're all but irrisistable and CHEAP:eek::mad:!!

My favorite food combo used to be multiseeded Ryvita's with crunch peanut butter and either,any kind of hard cheese, or Acacia honey....the latter was just like a Snickers Bar/Crunchie type thing...heavenly !!!! I could eat LOADS :eek:of these two combo "sandwiches" till I was more than stuffed!! But the funny thing is that when I had a slight deviation...fell of the wagon!!...and tried these favourites again over Christmas, they just didn't taste as good!!! My woe seems to have altered my taste buds and rewired my brain somehow...and they are just not appealing any more :j....fingers crossed it stays that way!

G-R-E-A-T, confused76:j....12.5 in a month is a VERY impressive loss!:T:T...hope you're feeling chuffed with yourself, 'cos you should be!

S