Low-carb support thread number three (2017)

Thank you Mamie & BB.

I used to suffer from "white coat syndrome" as regards bp - then bought my own monitor which seems to have stopped the blip I used to get when the professionals did it. Glad your bp is behaving itself BB.
I guess that the causes of an individual's gout flare-up would be hard to isolate & might vary - I shan't worry about. I told the gp I was eating more meat etc protein than I would normally & we agreed that perhaps now was not the time to think about cholesterol levels!
OH has not had the same level of success with LCHF; he has lost some weight but I have found chocolate wrappers etc think that perhaps he has not been as determined in some respects!
I intend having a restful weekend - very cold water footbaths, raised foot at rest & in bed, stick in hand for loo trips at night (drinking extra water). I shall also delve deeper into this thread.
Byee

Good news BB. Hello Poshgran and welcome to this very supportive thread. Hope the meds work soon. I didn't know LC diet associated with gout, but hopefully this will resolve in long term, especially as gout apparently also associated with being overweight.

Thank youMamie

Hurrah BB. ?

PoshGran hope all goes well for you. My SiL suffers from gout but is very resistant to any change in his diet. So well done you.

Just to update everyone. My BP today, taken by the practice nurse was normal. What a relief. She was also very pro low carb

Hello PoshGran and welcome.
OH also suffers from gout and has had a couple of flare-ups recently. Generally his gout has been better since we started low-carb, but it is hard to know what triggers it. He always starts a 5 day ibuprofen course when it happens, but that makes his IBS worse. ?
He saw the dermatologist last week for a routine check and he thought she was saying (we are in France) that there is a cream you can rub in to prevent gout? I can’t find anything on-line so he may have misunderstood.
Sorry not much help, but well done on the weight loss. ?

Hello Mamie & other LCHF folk - I'm in need of a little morale boosting please!
I started LC in early Sept, reaching goal number one (loss of first stone) in mid-Oct, went on pub walking holiday which had to be cut short as pain in foot made boot wearing nigh impossible.
**dy Gout!
I've been on meds for it for several years but not had it in my foot before - aaargh!
My lovely GP is so pro LCHF, which in discussion we feel is strongly linked to my latest flare-up, that she is supporting me with additional meds while I lose the last 4 pounds to reach the point at which I was going to go "maintenance". (Blood test results pending)

I'm encouraged by her support (& thought you all would like to know of a very positive GP reaction), but I just feel rather down as the discomfort & swelling subside.
Anyone else had a "down side" to LCHF..........(it's still worth it though!)

P.S. Well doneRiverwalk Great feeling isn't it?

Thanks everyone. Monitoring at home still averages 150/72. I have stopped doing it now as I am getting anxious.
Nearly always cook from scratch, so very little salt. Hey ho , we will see what happens on Friday.

You are doing so well weight wise BB so hopefully only a temporary blip in BP. What's it like when you monitor at home? I do mine about every 6 months and it does vary according to time of day ie higher in morning. I also take 3 readings together and count the average. (You probably know this already). The only other thing is reducing salt, there's lots of hidden salt in food, but assume you know this too.

BB could your sudden rise in BP be a case of "White Coat Syndrome?" I've never had high BP but a few years ago whilst going through the menopause, my doctor suggested I had an internal examination. He then decided to check my BP first..... surprise, surprise, I had high BP!
I monitored it for a week and it was perfectly normal. Went to the BP clinic and had it checked again, all good. Told the nurse about my visit to the doctor and she rolled her eyes and muttered something to the effect that she wished (male) doctors would engage brain before taking a BP reading.

Well done Riverwalk. Ditto the hope for temporary blip BB.

I hope the monitoring will show that it's a temporary blip BBbevan.

After six weeks I've lost a stone - now 9.9 which am very pleased about.

Doctor found it. I have been monitoring it over the past week. It is a mystery to me. I am so well now. Bit disappointing really. Have to see GP again on Friday.

Goodness no BB no idea. I do lots of heavy stuff in the garden too, but it doesn't send my BP up. Did you find it or was it the doctor?

Any ideas ladies on why my BP has suddenly shot up.? Only reason I can think of is that I do much more physical work, gardening, decorating, cement mixing etc than I ever did before we moved. But I would have thought this increased excerise would be beneficial. Still 2 and a half stone lighter and sticking to the LCHF regime.

If only we could have it on a mountain of toast ?

Just reading this morning that France has the highest consumption of butter and the lowest level of obesity in the developed world. There are still gaps in the dairy cabinets which is causing great angst (though we have a healthy mountain in the fridge ?).

I just ignored the NICE guidelines given to me by the NHS dietician. If they don't know that carbohydrate turns to sugar in the blood what hope for those that believe all they say. I did my own research and finding this thread was one of the best things ever.

Trouble is NICE guidelines for those newly diagnosed with Diabetes 2 or pre diabetes, still advise in addition to weight loss and exercise, taking a balanced diet which includes carbohydrate rich foods, fruit and low fat. It is so hard in my experience following these "healthy eating" guidelines to lose weight and am sure I wouldnt have managed without low carbing.

I agree, as when I lived in Switzerland the weight gradually fell off. The meals in the clinic were meat or fish with veg and a piece of fruit. No cakes or puddings. I had a crocheted dress and after 3 months it actually looked quite good on me. Happy days.

Brilliant loss, Riverwalk.
I find it interesting that so many people on diet threads talk about how hard losing weight will be, which really feels like setting yourself up to fail. Can't help feeling that sugar addiction is far more widespread than people admit (or even understand).
It seems to me that here in France obesity rates are lower partly because there isn't the same culture of sweet treats between meals. People love their bread but something delicious from the patisserie is a treat and pretty expensive by comparison.
Our Lidl does big boxes of out of date fruit and veg every morning and people queue up to buy them.
That isn't to say that obesity rates aren't rising, but the high qualty of school meals helps enormously I think.

That’s something I’ve been saying for years - that GPS need to spell it out to patients. They’re NOT doing them any favours by gently suggesting they ought to lose weight.

Yes it is worrying Anya that people are so ignorant of the basic facts, along with not taking responsibility for their own health. I wonder if GPs should be bolder in enforcing the message that one should eat properly and lose some weight.

Great weight loss Riverwalk