Thought we needed a shiny new thread for the New Year.
The thread is intended to support people who are already on the diet or want to start losing weight / gaining health benefits by low-carbing.
Here is a simple explanation of this way of eating and how it works.
www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
You do not have to count calories, weigh anything, exercise furiously or feel hungry.
You do have to cut out sugar and sugar-substitutes and avoid starchy foods like potatoes, bread, rice and pasta.
You need to eat lots of vegetables (especially those grown above ground) and protein which can be cheese, eggs, meat, fish etc. You can eat olive oil, butter and other natural fats. You can eat limited amounts of fruit, dark chocolate and some alcoholic drinks in moderation.
You need to avoid anything labelled low-fat and most processed food and drink.
Here is a link to the Mumsnet low-carb bootcamp thread, for those who want to lose weight more quickly than the diet adopted by most people on the existing Gransnet thread.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/low_carb_bootcamp
Here is a link to the original Gransnet thread - though there is absolutely no need to plough through it before you start. 
www.gransnet.com/forums/dieting_and_exercise/1214778-Support-and-ideas-for-those-on-low-carb-diet
We aim to help each other by offering ideas, recipes and support. Welcome aboard!
Hi NanKate and welcome to this excellent thread.
I have been on the LCHF diet for about 12? Weeks now and have lost nearly 2 stone
I have just been talking to a neighbour, who said when he was diagnosed with diabetes he was told to eat ' normally' but low fat. 
Lovely people on here, intelligent and supportive.
Well what a lovely welcome from you all. Thanks so much.
Anya if you go onto Facebook Breakfast Time you will find the 5 minute interview with the Dietician and the expert which Mamie mentioned.
I went to a birthday party to day and when I was given choc cake with think icing I asked our host if she had a biscuit I could have instead. She found a lovely little heart shaped one which wasn't sweet at all. I brought the choc cake back for DH who is one if life's slim people.
All my trouser are loose now
Oh dear Mamie. Perhaps you'd better stay until strike's over - but that may be a little while......Nankate joining this thread is best thing you could have done. It's so supportive and great recipes. It's kept me going, and I hope will no longer be at risk of diabetes when lost a bit more weight. I am losing weight quite slowly as I do drink beer at weekends, but gradually getting there so good luck. 
I have signed up to the Diet Doctor and feel very positive about this thread.
I have a few questions
1. Is pastry in or out ?
2. Are sweet potatoes in a small amount ok ?
3. Is cottage pie a thing of the past 
?
4. What about custard ?
Good luck to you Lazigirl I think I shall have a nice glass of chilled wine at the weekend.
May be off the radar for a day or so now while I get back to France.
Keep on keeping on everyone.
Safe journey Mamie
NanKate ....what were you planning on pouring the custard over?
Cottage pie with cauliflower mash is yummy. I've made a fish pie with celeriac mash and DH loved it. And thanks for the link I'll try to follow that up.
I was daydreaming Anya of lovely thick custard
All my clothes are feeling loose now which is just great. My tablets at last are working 90% and the last two days have been pretty good, what a relief.
Thanks to Anya and other kind Gransnetters and all my lovely friends at my WI I have survived a tricky time. I shall now be far more compassionate to others, now that I real use how debilitating ill health is.
Please excuse me going off topic but feel the change to low carb/ sugar has quickened my recovery. 
all round, felt 
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nankate good isn't it when you finally have some control and you are feeling more yourself.
Glad the meds have kicked in NanKate. I have booked my blood test for PMR, going this morning. I shall be gutted if I have to take steroids, as managing my weight is a constant struggle . This thread is a great support, so I am a frequent visitor. If necessary I shall do intermittent fasting, but all my food will be low carb.
Sorry Shysal I didn't know what PMR was, so I have looked it up. I hope all goes well with the blood test and everything. 
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