High Protein/Lo Carbers...Recipes and info

[Breathless]

I would totally make that recipe Anya, however I would substitute the banana for zucchini and add a little Splenda... or even rhubarb and strawberry blend... bananas are one of the highest sugar fruits.

[charley]

Originally Posted by Breathless

I would totally make that recipe Anya, however I would substitute the banana for zucchini and add a little Splenda... or even rhubarb and strawberry blend... bananas are one of the highest sugar fruits.

I have read quite a bit online about the dangers of Splenda, there are too many links online about possibilities of Cancer, etc. for me to post them. If you must use a sweetener, try Stevia or Truvia, or even cane sugar.

[Kätzchen]

I don't have an proverbial horse in the race concerning sugar, but here's what I know:

Sugar, that is sugar produced from cane or beets, is highly toxic. The only sugar I'm allowed to have, per my doctor and registered dietician (r.d.), is raw stevia --- which is an plant based sugar, with low glycemic index impact.

Not only is sugar the proverbial devil, but foods that break down into sugar in your bloodstream is toxic too. Foods like certain breads, rices, dairy products, etc.

I get my bread fix by having Sesame Tahini sticks.

I can't have dairy products, so I use nut based milks or plant milk, or Cashewgurt. None of the aforementioned taste like dairy products, but when you're in an all out war on foods that convert to sugar in your bloodstream, taste becomes a tiny factor you can set aside, when choosing not to succumb to diabetes.

I'm not diabetic, but I could easily become diabetic by not staying away from dairy products, breads, pasta, rice or even meat. I get my protein from plants and nuts and supplements recommended by my doctor and r.d./nutritionist.

I can have one third of an banana sliced up on my salad, once a week. Twice is pushing it.

But, seeking your doctor's advice and following an dietary menu created by your own medical staff consultant (in my case, she is both an registered dietician and nutritionist ) is often the best way to find out what will work best for you.

Anyhooo.... here's an article I found about sugar, published fairly recently (2015), in TIME magazine.

LINK: http://time.com/4087775/sugar-is-def...ew-study-says/

Also, eta, here's an well written article by an Ph.D. who is an Diabetic 1 and his blog article which talks about the difference between refined sugar and naturally occurring sugars in fruits. There's also an fantastic 100+ page PDF, toward the end of his article which is an terrific guide and resource

LINK: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/2...ig-difference/

[Martina]

How many carbs a day do you all shoot for? I make 50 the ceiling, and most days i am around 30. I've just been doing this for about four months. There have been maybe three days when i went above 50.

I am a recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic, and eating low carb has meant i don't have to take meds for the diabetes. That makes me pretty faithful. I tried the med (a pill), and it made me sick as a dog. So low carb it is. I am also losing weight.

I can't say I've had many of the other purported benefits of low carb. I do feel less fuzzy, more clear headed. But i don't have loads of extra energy. That is probably because of other health conditions i have.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Martina

How many carbs a day do you all shoot for? I make 50 the ceiling, and most days i am around 30. I've just been doing this for about four months. There have been maybe three days when i went above 50.

I am a recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic, and eating low carb has meant i don't have to take meds for the diabetes. That makes me pretty faithful. I tried the med (a pill), and it made me sick as a dog. So low carb it is. I am also losing weight.

I can't say I've had many of the other purported benefits of low carb. I do feel less fuzzy, more clear headed. But i don't have loads of extra energy. That is probably because of other health conditions i have.

20! ........i usually stay at around 20

[Martina]

Wow. 20. I admire people who can do 20. I see them on YouTube. I can't. I don't think i ever will be able to. I am happy with my 30 carb days. 20 to me means no fruit. I eat an apple or some berries almost every day. If i eat a low carb tortilla with cheese and sour cream or something like that and things just start adding up, I'll skip the fruit. But i don't want to live without it.

[*Anya*]

I had been screwing around with keto for almost two years.

I was on it strictly when I first started and was lazy keto around 30 carbs or less a day and lost weight very painlesslessly. Then I fell off the wagon.

I ate bread one day and that was it. I started craving it again and ate carbs for a while. It used to be sweets that would start a craving but I can't even eat them any longer- they are too sweet!

Anyway, when I first got really sick, probably in January, I just could not eat. I had to force myself to eat (new experience!).

I usually had 2 Atkins shakes a day (2 net carbs each) and one Sargentos balanced breaks with 12 grams of carbs.

Weight flowing off. No hunger.

I don't recommend this as an eating plan! I had a tumor that made me very, very sick.

After surgery, my appetite has come back somewhat and I am strictly keto (except for that banana bread Breathless )

I have not been counting carbs with everything that I eat. I stick to meat, low carb veggies, salads, avocados, eggs, and still drink my Atkins shakes when I don't feel like eating. I do keto sticks so that helps reinforce that I am the right track.

Keto is now almost in my DNA. I really can't imagine going back to my old way of eating.

I just got my labs back and my blood work has never been better. My doctor called me and was delighted. She took me off the statin that I had been on for a long time. My total cholesterol dropped from 200 to 156 and my triglycerides dropped from 136 to 95. The rest was great too.

In a lot of blogs and articles online, people talk about what an unhealthy diet low carb/keto is. I have not found it to be true in any way.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Martina

Wow. 20. I admire people who can do 20. I see them on YouTube. I can't. I don't think i ever will be able to. I am happy with my 30 carb days. 20 to me means no fruit. I eat an apple or some berries almost every day. If i eat a low carb tortilla with cheese and sour cream or something like that and things just start adding up, I'll skip the fruit. But i don't want to live without it.

i am not as hard on myself about the 20 as of today (i blame Mel) than i have been. i stopped adding on a carb counter and just wing it. Not good advice but right now i have too much going on to stress about eating 21 carbs. i have been adding a little fruit here and there, and allowing myself some goodness.