Low-carb diets support thread

FloFlo

Hi, I was pointed in the direction of this thread as I asked in the arms about the Atkins diet.

Do you take supplements/vitamins whilst on a low carb diet? Which would you recommend?

Thanks

angelatgraceland

FloFlo wrote: »

Hi, I was pointed in the direction of this thread as I asked in the arms about the Atkins diet.

Do you take supplements/vitamins whilst on a low carb diet? Which would you recommend?

Thanks

The Atkins book recommends magnessium, pottassium and calcium. There are other references but it is trying to sell its own Atkins supplements after all.[/U]

mazzers

Thanks hanspan, used the link to youtube, very interesting trials (if a little tedious) :T

I need to come back to lc, but not just yet :cool:

lynzpower

Haggis_01 wrote: »

Lynz you sound like a bit of a yoyo dieter (many people are, there is a whole industry out there).
Consider this, every one I have met will give you a target of how much they want to lose, and often a timescale too (lb a week or 2lbs a week for the next so many weeks). How long has it been since you were last at the weight that you want to get to? Would it be feasible to take the same time to get back to that weight? Why not? :j

No Im not a yo-yo dieter, I just really shouldnt eat carbs but I do :wall:

Once you have tried a low carb plan ( I dont know if you have) it is amazing how you feel, so much less sluggish, sleepy, no carb crashes etc. Sleep so much better, more "alive".

If you dont eat carbs, you dont want them. f you do , then they demand more and more and that keeps the blood sugar peaking and troughing

I now seldom eat bread at all ( maybe once a week?) and I cant remember the last time I ate pasta, as soon as eating it my eyes seem to close Everyone in my family apart from me and my sister are diabetics, we are managing to stay away from it at the moment.

I am a size 10-12, so there isnt much in it, but I was going to the gym but have an injury that prevents it now and have got a bit porky.

Extraeasy isnt a diet it is just food combining for life- you can lose weight, ( my sister lost about 3 stone post baby weight) and managing the volume of "carp" you can still have crisps, cream cakes, everything. There is no denial of anything just a system of knowing what you have had and counting it. You can maintain on a number of "syns" as my sister has been doing for a few months. If you just want to maintain - you can.

I just need to get a bit of junk out of the house then I can start in earnest. I dont think eating more F&V will do me any harm at all anyway

FloFlo

I am starting the slimming world red eating plan today but also plan to cut carbs and see if that helps to stop my food cravings.

How does the extra easy plan work? Is it a combination of the red/green slimming world plan?

Thanks

sistercas

hanspan the link was excellent , very interesting .
looks like low carb is the way for me as i am insulin resistant :cool:

had chinese yesterday tried to pick out the things I could eat - char sui and veg, chicken with a tiny dribble of cantonese sauce and 2 bbq ribs - my bsugar seemed ok :T

not sure what to have for breakfast , had a lc cracker and butter already , may have a mushroom omelette

lunch will be roast chicken ( roasties and yorkies for them) and veg

going to spend some time in the garden today as it looks like it will be nice

lynzpower

Yes it is. It is definately more flexible than red or green - you can pretty much eat what you want really depending on how quick you want to lose I think you can have 15 syns a day on top of all the unlimited stuff.

You can have unlimited meat ( cut all fat off) and fish
UNlimited veg and fruit
unlimited eggs
unlimited vegetarian meat substitutes eg quorn mince / tofu.
unlimited fat free dairy products eg creme fraiche/ quark ( good for sauces) fat free cottage cheese/ yoghurts
unlimited carbs - but not bread- pasta/rice/couscous/polenta/potatoes/ other grains eg quinoa
usual tea/coffee/low cal drinks/ water obv/low cal squash

then an amount of healthy extras such as
breakfast cereals/ crispbreads/ bread /cereal bars/
dried fruit or canned fruit
processed soups such as tins ( although HM ones made from free items are free)
milk
other dairy

then your amount of syns on top of it.

The green booklet food optimising will help you enormously, as it lets you know the weights. You can get this from one of the consultants at a local group.

shykins

"Can I ask...how long did it take from peak to new weight and how long have you plateaued at new weight?"

i did it in a couple of stages, lost 4 stone one year then took a break and lost another 4.5stone a couple of years later
i have kept the weight off for over 3yrs now

HTH

mazzers

shykins wrote: »

"Can I ask...how long did it take from peak to new weight and how long have you plateaued at new weight?"

i did it in a couple of stages, lost 4 stone one year then took a break and lost another 4.5stone a couple of years later
i have kept the weight off for over 3yrs now

HTH

That is amazing.
Was that with lc?

shykins

thanks very much

i am an atkins girl thru and thru and whilst i may waver off the path sometimes i basically eat atkins ALL the time