Dieting/Low Carbs

[EmmaG]

So when is the next weigh in ??

[Donna]

Originally Posted by EmmaG

So when is the next weigh in ??

When I dont feel so heavy and full up all the time.

[EmmaG]

lol you might just surprise yourself Donna over the last couple of days I really thought because I felt heavier that the scales had shot up but they haven't so far

[Donna]

I need to eat different foods I think. It cant be doing me any good being like this all the time. What else on this diet can I eat to keep things moving (if you get my meaning).

[EmmaG]

ah I understand Well you could try and eat a bit more fibre, celery is very good for this, you might also need to up your water content.

Also other things that might help, I find that a couple of black coffees work (not decaf), yogurt might also help (plain not flavoured type)

It is because you are eating more protein which your body takes far far long to digest than it does carbs in the form of sugar/flour/rice etc

I am more regular now, at the start of this in January I was going for about a week, now it is nearly every day (sorry if this is TMI !!! )

[Donna]

Thanks Emma.

Its hard to talk about "personal" dieting issues on a public forum!!! Hope everyone dont mind!!!

Drinking about a litre of squash a day now. Plus few cups of tea. Diet is lacking in any veg really as breakfast is egg/cooked breakfast/custard etc, lunch is bit of cheese or tuna/mayo or ham etc, and then dinner tends to be a bit of meat with nothing else. Hardly eating anything compared to how I was before, but nothing is budging (scales included!!)

[EmmaG]

Sounds as if you need to up the veggies, try and have some veg with your evening meal, good ones are green beans, brocholi, cauliflower, Nearly every evening meal I have now I have at least three portions of veg, (butternut squash, carrots, I also have parsnips which are quite carby)

You could always try cooking yourself some cauliflower cheese and have this at lunchtime reheated.

Or how about snacking on some raw veg during the day??

You could always try and have some fruit say in the middle of the week to keep things a bit more regular, sometimes I find having an apple works quite well, and it doesn't effect my weight loss much.

I would also try and drink another litre of water/squash in the evening as well, it might help a bit

[Donna]

Will give it a go from tomorrow Emma. HOpefully those tips will make a difference!!

[EmmaG]

Yes I think upping the water a bit and eating a LOT more veg will make a difference, but you will need to give your body a couple of weeks to adjust to its new routine. Don't forget you have gone from eating a lot of carbs, to low carb, to then eating not many carbs, back to low carb again. The lower carbs you eat the faster you will lose the weight (overall) BUT it takes a while for your body to adjust, but you need to concentrate on eating the right amount of carbs to keep everything moving also you will get a lot of your vitamins from the good carb (veg) which your body needs.

[EmmaG]

9 stone 4lbs today

breakfast - cooked breakfast down the cafe, 2 sausages, egg, mushrooms, tomato
lunch - bacon and avacado salad
dinner - chicken curry minus the rice, might do some roasted veg instead

snack is going to be the other half of the baked sweet potato with coleslaw

Drinks - coffees and an iced frappe in Debenhams which I suspect was loaded with sugar