Low-carb diets support thread

mazzers

Aww poor serena, hope your feeling better soon, and offload as much as you like i do..

Lesley, you must be so chuffed, size 10 wow, well done :T

mardatha

He's diet only and I'm so confused I cant for the life of me think where they told us to try it !! Think it was a nice lady in here who recommended it first. But my head is spinning with low thises and low thats LOL!

Mercy

mazzers wrote: »

Good morning, well, its morning to me, now i'm getting up as i went out last night and drunk far too much

YAY! Good innit?

I am now doing Dr D, which seems to be like SW red days, will try for a few weeks and if it doesnt suit me will be back to lc.

Dr D is low carb, not as strict as Atkins but low carb still.
Will keep you posted.

Welcome mardatha, where did your OH get the idea for lc for diabetes? I bet he'll see great improvements
Pity more people dont give it a try, along with their meds of course!

I like Dr D and started that way. It's a good introduction. It's also good to read again about the details of any plan and I've just done that thanks to your post. It's easy to get food creep :rotfl: if you aren't careful.

mardatha wrote: »

He's diet only and I'm so confused I cant for the life of me think where they told us to try it !! Think it was a nice lady in here who recommended it first. But my head is spinning with low thises and low thats LOL!

Hi hun

Have you given Dr Dahqvist's plan a read? There's a link on page one. It breaks low carb down into simple facts. As you are not following any plan as such, may I recommend this one? It's a good starter and is low carb rather than Low GI. May help you sort it out in your head.

MXXX

sotonsaverjen

sorry to moan again guys but I'm really !!!!ed off with my family interferring with this diet

my mum just told me I could lose weight eating healthily, not like this. I told her that is is health and I am happy doing it, and only find it difficult with people telling me to have a cake or have some potatoes etc.

I'll be so pleased when I go back to uni and am in control of what food is cooked etc.

sorry to rant, just annoys me so much that she can't be supportive and won't listen when I tell her why I'm doing it. I may be the slimmest in the family but that doesn't mean I'm thin!!!!!!



I'm pleased they're going on holiday soon so everyone will get off my back

sorry folks, rant over

mazzers

sotonsaverjen wrote: »

sorry to moan again guys but I'm really !!!!ed off with my family interferring with this diet

my mum just told me I could lose weight eating healthily, not like this. I told her that is is health and I am happy doing it, and only find it difficult with people telling me to have a cake or have some potatoes etc.

I'll be so pleased when I go back to uni and am in control of what food is cooked etc.

sorry to rant, just annoys me so much that she can't be supportive and won't listen when I tell her why I'm doing it. I may be the slimmest in the family but that doesn't mean I'm thin!!!!!!

I'm pleased they're going on holiday soon so everyone will get off my back
sorry folks, rant over

TBH, i think its easier to tell folks that you just dont want or dont fancy something that they're pushing on you.
Not many people realise that lc is good for you and its a waste of time and energy bothering to try.

Once they see the weight loss, then you can tell them, as by then its obvious that it works

Not had a very lc day as im hungover and eaten what i've fancied.
Will be ok tomorrow though as its a work day.

sotonsaverjen

Thanks, I know that but with family its just that bit more difficult, and my moms way of nurturing us is to feed us up - so she's probably thinking I'm denying her some right....

am going to sit down and have a chat about it and just ask them to let me get on with it and if its causing them hassle then I'll cook for myself and buy my own food

thanks for the advice, its nice to just vent someplace where I know people understand

xx

Mercy

sotonsaverjen wrote: »

sorry to moan again guys but I'm really !!!!ed off with my family interferring with this diet

my mum just told me I could lose weight eating healthily, not like this. I told her that is is health and I am happy doing it, and only find it difficult with people telling me to have a cake or have some potatoes etc.

I'll be so pleased when I go back to uni and am in control of what food is cooked etc.

sorry to rant, just annoys me so much that she can't be supportive and won't listen when I tell her why I'm doing it. I may be the slimmest in the family but that doesn't mean I'm thin!!!!!!



I'm pleased they're going on holiday soon so everyone will get off my back

sorry folks, rant over

It's good to vent, we're here to hear you!

I'm lucky in that my M&D totally understand where I'm coming from. They did it first

I have had all the splodge of nonsense from mates, 1 in particular. I started with an urge to stop wheat and sugar (2 years ago). Lovely mate has recently decided to do less wheat, though quite how she'l manage that what with all the biscuits I don't know :rotfl: She's a veggie and that hasn't helped here way of thinking when it comes to lcing. She sees a fluffy being in need of love, I see a tempting gastronomic delight :rotfl: Anyway, sometimes it just takes time for people to catch up.

I find that I can do spuds occasionally without the same probs I get from wheat, rice, pasta etc so I do indulge in chips or my Dad's amazing tatoes done with leek, butter and spices. These only happen well less than once in a month, chips about twice a month. So you really just have to be strong, keep on doing it and like mazz says, sometimes just say you don't fancy it.

Let it all out here, we've either been there or will have that to deal with at some point.

Be happy hunni! :j And be strong! :A

MXXX

sotonsaverjen

thank you guys, I hope that I can return the support in the future for any other woes that come up!

I chatted to mom and her basic issue with it was how high in fat the diet is, and she thinks I should eat a "balanced" diet - after much discussion and a few tears I agreed to go to the doctors to discuss my diet and nutrition - this is whilst I am under her roof - for the next 2/3 weeks....

part of me thinks right I'll go back to my old way of eating until I go back to uni, but then I'll undo all the good I've done and feel like poo

I argued that if it were my sister, who lives in her own house with her husband, she wouldn't be able to enforce her views and would only be able to voice her concerns. I offered her the literature I have read but she wouldn't read it and she thinks it is a fad. She also tried to suggest it was a way of having control in my life (aka eating disorder)

little does she know that the last time I lost weight dramatically I was starving myself at school and eating "healthy" dinners like stir fry or soup etc..... she doesn't know I did that then so she thinks I can lose weight eating that stuff... but I just can't, it was never the healthy option...

I also made a point that my IBS is much better and that is such a bloody relief for me. Her advice was to go back on medication.... which in my mind is less of a healthy option.

So there we go, a trip to the docs for me on monday. I don't know what I'll say - has anyone else done this? I expect the usual nutritional crap they try to brainwash you with.... well I won't be told what to do. Its also annoyed me cos I want to feel good for my birthday at the end of september and the 2/3 weeks where I potentially put on the weight again, will set me back too much....

oh dear I've done it again - sorry!!! I think this will be my last vent for a few days until the docs have their say....!!

on a plus - the lc tiramasu was bloody heaven!! I would add more coffee next time but it was amazing!! yum

today I had a decaf coffee with cream, chicken caesar salad (twice as I couldn't eat it all at lunch so had leftover as snack) and chicken curry with peppers and spinach

and now a small pot of sugarfree jelly and cream... to cheer myself up a wee bit! I feel like a kiddie again.... hahah and not just cos of the jelly :rolleyes:

Mercy

sotonsaverjen wrote: »

thank you guys, I hope that I can return the support in the future for any other woes that come up!

I chatted to mom and her basic issue with it was how high in fat the diet is, and she thinks I should eat a "balanced" diet - after much discussion and a few tears I agreed to go to the doctors to discuss my diet and nutrition - this is whilst I am under her roof - for the next 2/3 weeks....

part of me thinks right I'll go back to my old way of eating until I go back to uni, but then I'll undo all the good I've done and feel like poo

I know it aint easy, if it makes you feel like poo try to avoid it

I argued that if it were my sister, who lives in her own house with her husband, she wouldn't be able to enforce her views and would only be able to voice her concerns. I offered her the literature I have read but she wouldn't read it and she thinks it is a fad. She also tried to suggest it was a way of having control in my life (aka eating disorder)

A way of control in your life. Who's trying for that then?

little does she know that the last time I lost weight dramatically I was starving myself at school and eating "healthy" dinners like stir fry or soup etc..... she doesn't know I did that then so she thinks I can lose weight eating that stuff... but I just can't, it was never the healthy option...

I also made a point that my IBS is much better and that is such a bloody relief for me. Her advice was to go back on medication.... which in my mind is less of a healthy option.
Stick to your guns, hun. If life day to day is better then decide that your mothers tears, (if there are any) are for a mistaken belief. Stick to what works. In as far as you can.

So there we go, a trip to the docs for me on monday. I don't know what I'll say - has anyone else done this? I expect the usual nutritional crap they try to brainwash you with.... well I won't be told what to do. Its also annoyed me cos I want to feel good for my birthday at the end of september and the 2/3 weeks where I potentially put on the weight again, will set me back too much....

Eat a lot of salad, lean meat, seafood, eggs and sardines. Drink lots of water. Don't feel pushed into doing bread, pasta, rice. The salad option is always available, and while not the most exiting will fill a parental hole, maybe.

oh dear I've done it again - sorry!!! I think this will be my last vent for a few days until the docs have their say....!!

Anytime you want us we're here.

on a plus - the lc tiramasu was bloody heaven!! I would add more coffee next time but it was amazing!! yum

today I had a decaf coffee with cream, chicken caesar salad (twice as I couldn't eat it all at lunch so had leftover as snack) and chicken curry with peppers and spinach

and now a small pot of sugarfree jelly and cream... to cheer myself up a wee bit! I feel like a kiddie again.... hahah and not just cos of the jelly :rolleyes:

No wonder you feel like a kiddie, parent made you cry :eek: :rotfl:

Never mind the bull, hang on in there darling!

It can't be easy dealing with this day to day. The medical proffession are rubbish at being up to date so you'll likely get some neg re low carb. If you stand your ground re IBS maybe you'll make them think next time they get someone like you in.

Why are you seeing a Doc? Have I missed summat?

Thinking of you and sending warmest wishes :beer:

MXXX

sotonsaverjen

you guys have cheered me up a lot! thank you so much for your kind words and warm wishes...

and yes parent made me cry - definitely feel like a child and not a young independent woman!

I will stand my ground as much as I can, it is temporary and come september I will be back in charge, which is a nice thought!

Mercy - seeing a doc to talk through nutrition and discuss low carb diet. This is to please my mother as she knows the doc will tell me its not healthy and confirm her point of view. Basically she's trying to prove to me what I'm doing is unhealthy and she wants me to eat "properly". I totally see why she has concerns but she isn't gonna budge on her point of view... thats my mom!

Funnily enough my Dad is totally supportive of me, and has a nice interest in what I'm doing. He just wants me to be happy and sees that I am... obviously my mom reigns supreme so I still have to answer to her but at least there is some sort of balance

I'm going to bed now as have early start to go bargain snaffling at the car boot! will call the OH and read Twilight (amazing book (and film) if you haven't read it... very very much reccomend!) and doze off hopefully...

night night and thank you again, I haven't been here long but I feel very welcome
xx