Mark Thorson > wrote in
:

> MareCat wrote:
>
> > Since then, he's gained back a few pounds, but he's
> > been able to maintain his weight by following a
> > lower/smarter carb diet.
>
> About 2 years ago, I eliminated most of the carbs
> from my diet, lost 40 pounds over about 9 months,
> and have kept it off for over a year. I think a low-carb
> approach is a good one for some people, but it may
> be just as important to break your old dietary habits.
>
> A no-grain diet might have been just as successful,
> considering that grain-based foods were most of my
> calories before my current diet. For somebody else,
> a no-nightshade-foods diet might be the right one,
> if it gets them to stop eating potatoes.
>
> If you have a weight problem, it may be useful
> to look at what you're doing now, and stop doing it.
> I have a pet theory that for many people a
> successful diet is simply something which gets
> you out of your old rut.
>
>
>
>

I've limited myself to a max of 60 net carbs a day...I've lost 35 lbs
since sept 10. Started at 265 now I'm just under 230. What I truely like
about this diet is no portion control... When I get my weight down more
I'll up my carbs to 80 a day; then hello bread, pasta and rice in
moderation.

What I truely hate about this diet is no bread or rice. I can live
without the fruit, potatoes or the pasta.

I'm not really following somebodies diet plan just cutting back on my
carbs. Somedays I'll get by on under 20 carbs for 3 meals others it is
closer to 60. Depends on what I eat. I use heart smart margerine and no
butter and cook in very little canola oil. But I hold the line at 60
carbs per day. On average people on a normal food pyramid diet eat well
over 150 carbs a day. 45 carbs per meal plus the 2 snacks allowed.

And I try to include fish and walnuts at least once a week if not more
often for their omega oils. Also those flax fed chickens produce eggs
with omega 3 and 6 oils in them. Up here they're called Omega Eggs.


For example breakfast 4 eggs scrambled with some full fat shredded cheese
is well under 10 carbs.

For lunch a salmon salad: mayo,salmon, green peppers and green onions
(like you'd make a sandwich outa) and a side salad, again fairly low
carbs well under 15.

And supper tonight green beans almondine around 8 carbs and half a
rotisseried chicken under 5 carbs.
So today was 10+15+13 = around 35-40 carbs. Eating well and under the 60
carbs.

None of this weighing portion size other than to figure carbs, no 1/2 cup
portions...no portion control; basically all I want to eat. No being
hungry between or after meals or at bedtime.


lunch side salad had: mixed salad greens,baby spinach, roasted soy nuts,
onion, celery, diakon, cucumber and shredded chedar cheese maybe 7-10
carbs. It woulda had a few grape tomatoes too, but they're getting pricy.

Salad dressing was homemade garlic mayo...maybe 1 carb per tablespoon.

Homemade mayo makes a good low carb salad dressing/dip and is quite easy
to change the flavour...use tomato paste and chili powder or garlic and
shallots or use other herbs to get differing tastes for the dressing.
Reasonably low carb and healthy because you know what's in them. And
quite fast to make with a stick blender. Also a homemade dill mayo as dip
and thin cucumber slices/diakon slices or raw brocolli and cauliflower
works well as a TV watching snack.

I still bread stuff like fish, porkchops, boneless skinless chicken
thighs...I'm not a total carb nazi.

--
Starchless in Manitoba.
Type 2 Diabetic