Low-carb diets support thread

sharnad

absolutebounder wrote: »

What about parsnip soup? boil the parsnips and liquidise.then add double cream and season to taste.
simple and delicious.

I couldn't use double cream but have heard of people using cocunut milk instead might give it a try and see how it tastes

andrewsmum

Hi everyone. I am one very happy bunny this morning

As have mentioned here I am eating low(er) carb mainly to get my diabetes blood sugar numbers under control. I have just come home from the hospital after seeing my diabetes specialist and he has sent me home with a BIG pat on the back :D:D My HbA1c results have come back at 7.1 (last time they were 11.1) so he was very pleased. I asked him what a normal non diabetic result is and he said around 5 so that pleased me too.
Also he said I had lost a stone in weight I was pleased with this to because I have very limited mobility.

He dictated a letter to my GP which included the fact I was watching my carb intake. To me it seems doctors realise the benefits of eating low carb, but daren't actually suggest this in a direct way, more so the nurses at the general diabetic clinic.

Anyhow he said I'm definately doing something right and suggests I carry on doing the same.

SHEILA54

Great news andrewsmum :T

Another rainy day. Trying to be good but having family problems and people are a bit down. Can't afford to put on weight so will try to keep on an even keel this week

murphydog999

murphydog999 wrote: »

If anyone else is in soup mode, a quick list of favourites (all per 100g)
Leeks 2.9g - boiled 2.6g
Carrots 7.9g - boiled 4.9g
Peas 11g - boiled 10.3g - petit pois (frozen) boiled 5.5g
Cabbage 4.1g - boiled 2.2g
Squash/Pumpkin 2.1g cooked
Broccoli 1.8g - boiled 1.1g
Swede 5g - boiled 2.3g
Onion 7.9g - fried 14.1g!
B. Sprouts 4.1g - boiled 3.5g
Asparagus 2g - boiled 1.4g
Celery 1g
Tomatoes 3g

All in their raw state and with the fibre content taken out, so net carbs.

Well, these carb contents have puzzled me so i dug out 'the bible' from my study days (McCance and Widowsons The Composition of foods) to get the officially tested/proven results, and have since updated the list.

Apart from onions and tomatoes everything decreases in carb value when cooked, and interestingly frozen veg carb values are even less - frozen petit pois especially so.

Hope that helps.

daska

absolutebounder wrote: »

Cut the troll crap and be honest. A diet is meant to be nutritious. and parsnips are amongst other things also a good source of Potassium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Folate and Manganese.

I've taken you off ignore so that I can see what you're posting and correct your suggestions.

This is a support thread for people following a variety of low carbohydrate diets.

I don't dispute that parsnips are a good source of many wonderful things but they are also high in carbs and therefore unsuited to the majority of people here who are actively trying to reduce their intake. For instance other sources of potassium include mushrooms, coconut, herbs, cocoa, avocados, tuna or even artichoke hearts, are all better suited to a low-carb diet. If you had 'honestly' wanted to provide helpful support you could have suggested those.

Your suggestions and criticisms don't even recognise that some of us follow a low-carb lifestyle for medical reasons, it is particularly well suited to diabetics. Your suggestions would actually impair these poeple's health rather than improve it. All for the sake of you having a bit of fun goading and misleading people.

You neither follow this kind of diet nor offer support suited to it. Your posts either criticise our choices or knowingly make suggestions which do not fit with our chosen lifestyles. So I suggest you take your own advice as you have no 'honest' reason to continue posting here.

daska

Useful and interesting books - for simplicity's sake the links all go to Amazon so it's easy to find the book but I would suggest trying charity shops for the main titles, your local library and googling to see if you can get a better price. (If there's a mistake or you'd like to add more please PM me. Dx)


Science and other interesting reading

The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Stephen D. Phinney MD & Rd Jeff S. Volek Phd

[URL=" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Performance/dp/0983490716/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348581993&sr=1-1"] The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance [/URL] Stephen D. Phinney MD & Rd Jeff S. Volek Phd

Living Low Carb: Controlled-Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss Jonny Bowden PhD, CNS

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do about It Gary Taubes

The Diet Delusion Gary Taubes

Wheat Belly William Davis MD

Escape the Diet Trap Dr. John Briffa

The Primal Blueprint: Reprogramme your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health and boundless energy Mark Sisson


Low Carb Diets (and related types)

New Atkins For a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great Dr Eric C Westman, Dr Stephen D Phinney, Dr Jeff S Volek

The Dukan Diet Dr Pierre Dukan

Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet: From Pig to Twig India Knight & Neris Thomas

The Harcombe Diet: Stop Counting Calories & Start Losing Weight Zoe Harcombe (not low-carb but essentially this also works by managing blood sugars.)

Food Combining for Health: The Original Hay Diet Doris Grant & Jean Joice (for interest only. I've included this one for fans of the Harcombe diet, his hypothesis is different, and I understand thoroughly disproved, but the principle is remarkably similar)


Recipes

The Low-Carb Gourmet Karen Barnaby

The New Atkins New You Cookbook: 200 delicious low-carb recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less Colette Heimowitz

The Illustrated Atkins New Diet Cookbook: Over 200 Mouthwatering Recipes to Help You Follow the International Number One Weight-Loss Programme Robert C Atkins

The Dukan Diet Recipe Book Pierre Dukan

Wheat Belly Cookbook due for release on 13th Jan 2013

India's Idiot Proof Cookbook Neris Thomas

The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet Cookbook: The fast, no-hunger weightloss cookbook for vegetarians Rose Elliot

The Harcombe Diet: The Recipe Book Zoe Harcombe

Primal Blueprint Cookbook: Primal, Low Carb, Paleo, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Mark Sisson, Jennifer Meier

Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals: Delicious, Primal-Approved Meals You Can Make in Under 30 Minutes


Vegetarian
The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet: The fast, no-hunger weightloss diet for vegetarians Rose Elliot


Men

Waist Disposal: The Ultimate Fat Loss Manual for Men John Briffa

The Harcombe Diet for Men: No More Mr Fat Guy! Zoe Harcombe


Children

[URL=" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Like-Dinosaur-Gluten-free-ebook/dp/B007MB3FRA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1348581633&sr=8-3"] Eat like a dinosaur [/URL]– largely primal but with some good ideas for tempting children.




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andrewsmum

SHEILA54 wrote: »

Great news andrewsmum :T

Thanks Sheila.

I must say to anyone doubting this woe, surely my Blood glucose results (as a diabetic) speak for themselves. In my days of eating a high fibre ....jacket spuds, brown rice/pasta, low fat type foods......no way could I ever get my bloods under control, so like the specialist told me today, I must be doing something right. My cholesterol is either 2 or 3 point something too.

SHEILA54

These websites give a lot of good information about carb counts
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/carbcounter/veggies.shtml
also
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/rootvegetables.htm
http://www.atkins.com/getattachment/Program/Carb-Counter/2012CarbCounterRev3_12.pdf.aspx

A lot of the Atkins is based on their products but it still can be useful for information.

daska- thanks for the book ideas. How is the gluten going?

murphydog - thanks for the info. Any news about your new property?

andrewsmum - I am just hoping that my cholesterol count comes back to within normal limits when I retest in January. Looks like your results are really encouraging

andrewsmum

SHEILA54 wrote: »

andrewsmum - I am just hoping that my cholesterol count comes back to within normal limits when I retest in January. Looks like your results are really encouraging

Hope you get good results too.

Jerryjerryjerry

Hi all. Not had much time free (a good thing tbh). Getting up early, doing about 30 minutes on the ex bike, trying to manage a little bit of weights, going to work, coming home, cooking dinner, making lunch for next day, having shower, etc. etc. But all going well. Job is busy and not my cup of tea (reception), but its only for one week. Then next week I start new one.

Low carbing going well. Have made a chicken salad with chicken left over from roast on sunday. Tonight, having meatballs. He will have spag with his, I will just have sliced beans,and cabbage. Waves to all. x

P.s Good luck sheila with results.