Healthy Eating

That would be really useful information goose1964. If I could remember what this thread was all about.

jinglebells frocks raised blood sugars make your blood spiky so it damages whatever it passes through - it you are not diabetic or a controlled diabetic this is only temporary & the body can repair the damage, In uncontrolled diabetes the damage is not repaired whcihcan lead to blindness and/or amputatations being needed

All carbs convert to glucose in the blood and excess glucose will be converted to fat stores if you aren't active enough to use it all up. So reducing the starchy carbs - potatoes, bread, rice and pasta and instead eating protein, some dairy and then mostly vegetable and salad with just a couple of fresh fruit portions a day will keep you fuller longer and avoid sugar spikes (which promote hunger) and provide a good varied regime whilst you lose some weight. BTW the NHS is currently revising it's dietary advice in the light of new research and is moving away from low fat/low carb advice given what it's dieticians are promoting in their current courses/advice to general public

I have been very successful with slimming world. Not wishing to gloat but I lost over 2stones. I did it online. Potatoes are syn free. Following their meals you don't feel hungry and the rest of the family can join in.

Having ate far too much over Christmas I need to start again in some way; not only food wise but my sleep pattern is all over the place and I can't motivate myself to go to the gym either. Looks like I'll be starting tomorrow though [today nearly over!]. I HATE this weather and don't want to leave the house at all which doesn't help.

Today I've eaten, boiled egg and Ready Brek with skimmed milk for breakfast.

2 slices oaty bread with low fat Philadelphia and tomatoes for lunch.

Dinner will be a stew to use up the remaining pork leftover from Sunday.

And only a very small piece of cold Xmas pud. (it's nearly all gone)

Little oranges will be used to combat any snack attacks.

Well I'm glad I started this support thread for people who wanted to follow what is basically NHS advice. So its goodnight from me.

Really?

21g of carb in 100g of nuts
10g of carbs in 100g carrots
14g carbs in 100g of peas
20g of carbs in 100g sweet potato
23g carb in 100g of banana
12 g carbs min 100g of raspberries

and so on.....

Very low carbs in all those things Anya. Not enough to provide a balanced diet.

Well today was Weetabix and semi skimmed milk for breakfast

Cup of veg soup, 2 Ryvita and pastrami, yogurt for lunch

Wholemeal spagetti (small portion) with homemade tomato sauce and salad plus melon and plain yogurt for dinner

2 satsumas, a small banana and an apple for snacks

Exercise was 9 holes of golf and 2 hours of housework type jobs.

That's about typical for me on this regime.

I'm going to weigh myself once a week (Fridays) and not jump on and off the scales.

Ça suffit for now.

There are carbs in all fruit, there are carbs in all veg (especially root veg like carrots) (and seed veg like peas) there's carbs in cheese, milk and cream, in nuts, all of which are allowed, encouraged, on this rëgime.

When most people talk about carbs they only think potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, and the likes. These are certainly limited on this diet, but 'other carbs are available!'

Wrong on two counts jingk

I didn't say that one was healthier than the other.

Secondly the diet I 'advocate' is certainly not no carb

Get your facts straight.

The faddier the diet the less lasting it will be. I lost over a stone last year this way: eat only when you are hungry and think about each mouthful and ENJOY what you eat. Make your diet up of APPROX 1/8 carb, 1/8 fats, 1/4 protein, 1/2 fruit/veg. REDUCE the amount of processed foods. Increase exercise. NOTHING is banned!! if you have a day where you do not follow the simple rules it is OK tomorrow is a new day!

I could be wrong about that. Completely

Oh, right.

I don't think that's what Anya meant Ana. I think she is saying hat eating a slice of wholemeal bread is as bad for you as eating a Snickers bar. Which is obviously not correct.

The diet you advocate on GN Anya is, in reality, the no carbs diet. You just changed the name. And it's not healthy.

That was the point - wholemeal bread does it better and quicker than a Snickers bar (and is obviously more healthy!).

What's wrong with having your blood glucose levels raised anyway? Low blood sugar makes you go all shaky.

Not yet! There's still Xmas cake left. And some Xmas pud.

I want to join the Fat Fighting , I'm going to Portugal in May and need to lose about 3 stone to get back into my holiday clothes ! Healthy eating suits me best - I've lost weight lots of times but each time it seems to get harder . Need free help this time - that's you girls !
Weigh in tomorrow ?

'Gas inducing' very 'refayned'

Not carbs v no carbs! That was carbs v carbs

Can't actually eat wholemeal bread at the moment. But quite happy to stick with oaty white. Even if it is slightly gas inducing.