Congratulations. I guess sometimes day in and day out it seems like your're
running a marathon, but I'm glad your hard work is paying off for you.

Richard.


> 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