Isn't it wonderful to feel good - and eat good food while you're doing it? LOL!YES!!! We haven't eaten pasta or potatoes in this house for months and bread only rarely. And processed foods? Forget about it. My husband has lost 65 pounds in the past year, and I had a baby in December (after losing 25 myself), all the baby weight was gone in 2 weeks and I have lost almost 10 more very gradually since then - can't go too crazy while nursing. Anyway, the bottom line is, I can't even imagine going back to eating the way we used to.
And yes, yay for my mom - she was starting to scare me, with her disregard for her type 2. She's been so frustrated for years, yo-yoing back and forth with weight and sugar, doing well for a while and then losing all her groung again. Now she's afraid to go off induction! :) She's experimenting with adding a couple carbs here and there to see how well she can keep things stabilized. I'll tell her what you said about 3 months, I'm sure she'll be happy to hear it.
Gotta go find a recipe for low-carb vegetable stuffing, I have two cornish game hens to work on for dinner! Thanks for the response.
YES!!! We haven't eaten pasta or potatoes in this house for months and bread only rarely. And processed foods? Forget about it.
Low carbing makes grocery shopping very simple - just go around the periphery of the market! LOL!
My husband has lost 65 pounds in the past year, and I had a baby in December (after losing 25 myself), all the baby weight was gone in 2 weeks and I have lost almost 10 more very gradually since then - can't go too crazy while nursing.
Yay for hubby!!!
My father started low carbing last July, and he's lost about 75 pounds so far. He says it's the easiest thing he's ever done. My mother has lost about 50 pounds - she's just a couple away from her wedding weight! For me - I've dropped about 190 pounds over 5 1/2 years.
Nursing moms should stick to a Sugar Busters-type diet - you don't want to be in ketosis.
Anyway, the bottom line is, I can't even imagine going back to eating the way we used to.
Me, either. I've had "off" days - and always felt so bad that I went back on plan very quickly.
Now she's afraid to go off induction! :) She's experimenting with adding a couple carbs here and there to see how well she can keep things stabilized. I'll tell her what you said about 3 months, I'm sure she'll be happy to hear it.
She doesn't
have to go off induction, as long as she feels good eating at those levels. If she wants to add in more carbs, it should be very gradual - and she should check to see what foods may cause blood sugar spikes.
Gotta go find a recipe for low-carb vegetable stuffing, I have two cornish game hens to work on for dinner! Thanks for the response.
A wonderful person named Tina MacDonald has compiled the gazillion or so recipes that have been posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb over the years. You can probably find what you're looking for there:
Recipes from the Wonderful Cooks at alt.support.diet.low-carb
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