Low-carb diets support thread

Edwardia

Anyone heard of this ? I reckon it's lower carb because it cuts out sugar, processed foods, takeaways, wheat, alcohol.. Holly Valance, Elle McPherson and Hugh Grant use it..it was designed by personal trainer James Duigan.

sistercas

thanks murohydog / edwardia im geared up think for tomorrow just need to get todays meal at a relatives out the way

tomorrow will be eggs and bacon for breakfast, cheese and ham salad for lunch ( at work) and bolognaise sauce with veggies for tea snacks will be a few nuts, greek yoghurt, chhese cubes if i need them

havent heard of that diet edwardia

Edwardia

sistercas, I hadn't before DM ran a piece on it. I browse all the online newspapers every day looking for stuff on low carb and diabetes.

If anyone watches tennis.. Novak Djokovic low carbs cos he discovered he has an allergy to gluten. And for F1 fans.. Jensen Button also low carbs. And according to a piece Sol Campbell wrote in The Guardian, Arsene Wenger has Arsenal FC on a low carb diet too.

Edwardia

A documentary whose time has come..

The Men Who Made Us Fat, premiers Thursday 14 June 2012 9pm BBC2. Dr Robert Lustig, Zoe Harcombe and others tell the tale of High Fructose Corn Syrup

murphydog999

Edwardia wrote: »

A documentary whose time has come..

The Men Who Made Us Fat, premiers Thursday 14 June 2012 9pm BBC2. Dr Robert Lustig, Zoe Harcombe and others tell the tale of High Fructose Corn Syrup

Yes, I saw that advertised yesterday, should be interesting.

Don't know if anyone saw 'the one show' last week with actor Simon Pegg and jockey Frankie Detorri (sp?) on. The cooking/food item was about sandwiches and both of them pretty much refused to try them because they stay away from carbs. Frankie - because of his obvious strict weight regime - said he won't touch 'em.

murphydog999

Edwardia wrote: »

Anyone heard of this ? I reckon it's lower carb because it cuts out sugar, processed foods, takeaways, wheat, alcohol.. Holly Valance, Elle McPherson and Hugh Grant use it..it was designed by personal trainer James Duigan.

Interesting, I've just looked at his cookbook and he lists Agave syrup in one of the recipes!!

I get the impression he has got a good/bad fat thing, but he doesn't say to avoid them. If you eat a processed, carb-laden diet I've no doubt you would see and feel a difference.

sistercas

Edwardia wrote: »

A documentary whose time has come..

The Men Who Made Us Fat, premiers Thursday 14 June 2012 9pm BBC2. Dr Robert Lustig, Zoe Harcombe and others tell the tale of High Fructose Corn Syrup

ooh good spot i love zoe harcombe :T i have put it to record

murphydog999 wrote: »

Yes, I saw that advertised yesterday, should be interesting.

Don't know if anyone saw 'the one show' last week with actor Simon Pegg and jockey Frankie Detorri (sp?) on. The cooking/food item was about sandwiches and both of them pretty much refused to try them because they stay away from carbs. Frankie - because of his obvious strict weight regime - said he won't touch 'em.

yep saw that, i do think low carb is slowly becoming more visible


back from rellies lunch , least said the better i had three glasses of wine and plate of everything

confused76

sistercas wrote: »

thankyou

I have decided to go sugar/ sweetener free on monday . I am working all week so i am hoping that will help as it will reduce my capacity to get at food .
I need to plan what im having though and get some snacks sorted in case im hungry

kafcathecat i like the almond bark idea , i used do do that before but had forgotten about it , i used 85% choc so if i do it i may try 90% -wont do it this week though

going out to lunch to a relatives , i always find that difficult ( unless its a buffet) as they dont know i low carb ( cant be doing with all chuntering that will happen about my terribly unhealthy diet lol)

good luck with that sistercas, we're all cheering you on
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Edwardia wrote: »

A documentary whose time has come..

The Men Who Made Us Fat, premiers Thursday 14 June 2012 9pm BBC2. Dr Robert Lustig, Zoe Harcombe and others tell the tale of High Fructose Corn Syrup

ohhhhh interesting! looking forward to that! :beer:

sistercas

confused thankyou , im quite pumped up about it , i just hope i dont fall flat on my face

Edwardia

sistercas - we're all rooting for you

murphydog999 - I hope that the BBC2 doco will at least get families thinking about sugar in their food. That's interesting about Frankie Dettori. I lived in Newmarket when I was 17, had never seen so many butchers in one high street before and they all seemed to make their own sausages - maybe low carbing jockeys like bangers

Found this article in The Grocer - it seems Morrisons quietly allowed poultry producers to use GM feed back in March, following ASDA which did so in September 2010. :eek:

www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/supermarkets/morrisons/morrisons-gambles-on-gm-shift/227510.article

I have contacted ASDA and Morrisons and telling them that I will be telling everyone I know not to buy their Frankenstein chickens !

OH quipped it would be simpler not to eat !