Low-carb diets support thread

Kt8

id recommend the atkins book for any new starters and i swear by the atkins bars they really help me in induction and fill me up i notice alot of difference when i eat these along with lots of eggs and poultry. ive tried without the bars and i really struggle. however i do know that some people find these halt the weight loss but horses for courses

can anyone give me lunch time ideas? brekkie and tea is fine but i just cant seem to find nice lunch ideas and im sick of takin a tub of salad with some chicken its so bland it makes me bork

bandraboy

Yup well done Eric. Mind you I've lost about 6lbs in 4 days.

Motivation is amazingly high at the moment because of the full feeling and the mood elevation.

And another thing managed to get 4 meals out of a roast chicken, so MSE too!

newish2this

Kt8 wrote: »

id recommend the atkins book for any new starters and i swear by the atkins bars they really help me in induction and fill me up i notice alot of difference when i eat these along with lots of eggs and poultry. ive tried without the bars and i really struggle. however i do know that some people find these halt the weight loss but horses for courses

can anyone give me lunch time ideas? brekkie and tea is fine but i just cant seem to find nice lunch ideas and im sick of takin a tub of salad with some chicken its so bland it makes me bork

Why don't you try the crisp breads I mentioned above with various spreads on?;)
Aldi also sell a fab pate which is very low carb, its duck and port and from memory the whole tub is about 3-4g of carbs:)
Aldi Burkenhurst (sp) sausages are also very low carb (1g each) and they are very large and filling:)

Also, instead of biscuits, I used to grill burgers (waitrose own essential brand are 0 carbs £2.19 for 8) and put them in the fridge to cool and then use these instead of biscuits.. very filling and satisfying:)

Eric_Pisch

Sunnyday wrote: »

Fantastically well done Eric :j:j

I`m really pleased for you, you must be ecstatic!

SD

bouncing up and down :j:j:j:j:j

Eric_Pisch

downshifted wrote: »

Hi - I too now eat low carb for health reasons - I have impaired glucose tolerance and am hoping to avoid type 2 diabetes

I was shocked when I researched diabetes and found that low carb diets are still not recommended for diabetics in the uk - they seem much more up to date in the US (pains me to say that!) I just don't see the point of eating carbs then taking insulin to cope with it.

I was insulin resistant at the start of the year, 3-4 months of a reduced carb diet and some exercise and my blood sugar profiles are perfect.

Many many people have reversed type II with a low carb diet, weight loss and exercise

Eric_Pisch

bandraboy wrote: »

Yup well done Eric. Mind you I've lost about 6lbs in 4 days.

Motivation is amazingly high at the moment because of the full feeling and the mood elevation.

And another thing managed to get 4 meals out of a roast chicken, so MSE too!

i found it easier to loose bigger numbers when I started off, after 166lbs and 41 weeks it gets hard, your body just adjusts to the exercise and reduced cal intake

mardatha

I've got ME and spend most of my time on the sofa. I need to lose a stone...but it isnt happening because I can't burn it off. I dont eat much and dont get hungry, think the metabolism is just ticking over. You think low carb could help me lose some? Even without exercise?

newish2this

Yes it can

downshifted

mardatha wrote: »

I've got ME and spend most of my time on the sofa. I need to lose a stone...but it isnt happening because I can't burn it off. I dont eat much and dont get hungry, think the metabolism is just ticking over. You think low carb could help me lose some? Even without exercise?

Get "The Diet Delusion" from the library - it explains why exercise is not going to help you lose weight - but eating less carbs will

I can't understand why this book has not made more of an impact here - well, I can, it must be all the vested interests in maintaining the current diet industry!

downshifted

Eric_Pisch wrote: »

I was insulin resistant at the start of the year, 3-4 months of a reduced carb diet and some exercise and my blood sugar profiles are perfect.

Many many people have reversed type II with a low carb diet, weight loss and exercise

Well done :-)

I am sure many people have - what I don't understand is why it is not better publicised and why the NHS and the various diabetes groups don't recommend low carbing and still stick to eating pasta and fruit etc