Ok, so my husband has gone low carb and has already lost a good bit but,

[Anonymous]

Dreamfields pastas are lower on the glycemic scale if you want pasta. Sourdough breads are the only white breads diabetics can eat. They are proven to be better for blood sugar control than whole grain breads. You can mash cauliflower in lieu of mashed pototoes. Devilled eggs and nuts are good for snacks. Green smoothies are good. All types of salads can be had. Sugar free cheesecakes are good.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the PPs who have spoken against this diet. It is not a permanent solution. However, if you list down the ingredients/veggies/fruits that he is consuming, we can give you some healthy and delicious recipes.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with the PPs who have spoken against this diet. It is not a permanent solution. However, if you list down the ingredients/veggies/fruits that he is consuming, we can give you some healthy and delicious recipes.

There is nothing at all unhealthy or unsustainable about avoiding carbohydrates from grains and grasses-- there is no reason people need breads, pastas, rice etc.

Eating a low carb diet with all your carbs coming from fruits and vegetables (which naturally limits the amount of carbs you are eating significantly) is perfectly sustainable. It just requires a shift in thinking about meal planning away from the starch based casseroles and bread based sandwiches.

OP try frittatas and omelettes. You can add a small bit of starchy vegetable like chopped potatoes for variety, but otherwise just fill up with healthy leafy greens, some chopped pepeprs and tomatoes.

Here's a recipe for salmon in a foil packet that is really yummy:

http://www.thescramble.com/wp-content/uploads/Magic%20Salmon.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So stop! This is a ridiculous, unhealthy weight-loss method and you are seeing why it is virtually impossible to maintain over the long run.

He doesn't stop because it is the only thing that has worked this well. He is well aware that a life of useless, nutrition-less carbs is not in his future. He wants to get to goal, he's lost 50 already.

Not all carbs are "useless and nutrition-less."

Basically low carb diets work because they limit so much what people eat that people dramatically cut their daily caloric intake. It works well at first. But the combination of cutting so many calories and losing weight (especially if not strength training, because he is likely losing muscle weight, too) means that his metabolism drops a lot. So when he inevitably does start to increase his caloric intake, even if it isn't carbs (but say adding more fats because he's "bored" with his meals), he risks gaining the weight back PLUS more.

It's basically the same thing that makes all severe/extreme diets work really well at first but end up screwing up your metabolism and your body more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Dietitians" we're never pushing a low -fat high -carb diet. Any science based health professional knows that any diet that cuts one area and pushes another is the wrong approach

+1

And diabetics have very special and specific dietary needs. The diet that is ideal for a diabetic isn't necessarily what nondiabetics should or must eat to be healthy. That's like saying that all people should eat as if they have celiac. You can't judge a diet based on a specific group in the population who has a very specific issue.

There is a place in between low carb and high carb. It's called moderation.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So stop! This is a ridiculous, unhealthy weight-loss method and you are seeing why it is virtually impossible to maintain over the long run.

He doesn't stop because it is the only thing that has worked this well. He is well aware that a life of useless, nutrition-less carbs is not in his future. He wants to get to goal, he's lost 50 already.

Not all carbs are "useless and nutrition-less."

Basically low carb diets work because they limit so much what people eat that people dramatically cut their daily caloric intake. It works well at first. But the combination of cutting so many calories and losing weight (especially if not strength training, because he is likely losing muscle weight, too) means that his metabolism drops a lot. So when he inevitably does start to increase his caloric intake, even if it isn't carbs (but say adding more fats because he's "bored" with his meals), he risks gaining the weight back PLUS more.

It's basically the same thing that makes all severe/extreme diets work really well at first but end up screwing up your metabolism and your body more.

Total, utter baloney. You are anti low carb without bothering to know anything about it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the PPs who have spoken against this diet. It is not a permanent solution. However, if you list down the ingredients/veggies/fruits that he is consuming, we can give you some healthy and delicious recipes.

There is nothing at all unhealthy or unsustainable about avoiding carbohydrates from grains and grasses-- there is no reason people need breads, pastas, rice etc.

Eating a low carb diet with all your carbs coming from fruits and vegetables (which naturally limits the amount of carbs you are eating significantly) is perfectly sustainable. It just requires a shift in thinking about meal planning away from the starch based casseroles and bread based sandwiches.

OP try frittatas and omelettes. You can add a small bit of starchy vegetable like chopped potatoes for variety, but otherwise just fill up with healthy leafy greens, some chopped pepeprs and tomatoes.

Here's a recipe for salmon in a foil packet that is really yummy:

http://www.thescramble.com/wp-content/uploads/Magic%20Salmon.pdf

This is not true. You need whole grains in the diet. Please tell us all where you got your nutrition degree. This, I can't wait to hear.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the recipe ideas so far. Keep 'em coming. My DH is going to transition back to valuable carbs like fruits, quinoa, more veggies. If he wants to maintain and be healthy, the white stuff (sugar, white flour) has to go. Some people are just more sensitive to carbs and it fuels their appetite. My DH is always going to love birthday cake and the occasional dessert out, but those are hopefully going to be once in a while treats and not daily occurrences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recipe ideas so far. Keep 'em coming. My DH is going to transition back to valuable carbs like fruits, quinoa, more veggies. If he wants to maintain and be healthy, the white stuff (sugar, white flour) has to go. Some people are just more sensitive to carbs and it fuels their appetite. My DH is always going to love birthday cake and the occasional dessert out, but those are hopefully going to be once in a while treats and not daily occurrences.

Birthday cake and dessert never should have been daily occurrences, OP. That is the root of his problem. He is not "more sensititve to carbs" and they do not "fuel his appetite." He was just eating too much, period. If he stops, of course he's going to lose weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recipe ideas so far. Keep 'em coming. My DH is going to transition back to valuable carbs like fruits, quinoa, more veggies. If he wants to maintain and be healthy, the white stuff (sugar, white flour) has to go. Some people are just more sensitive to carbs and it fuels their appetite. My DH is always going to love birthday cake and the occasional dessert out, but those are hopefully going to be once in a while treats and not daily occurrences.

Birthday cake and dessert never should have been daily occurrences, OP. That is the root of his problem. He is not "more sensititve to carbs" and they do not "fuel his appetite." He was just eating too much, period. If he stops, of course he's going to lose weight.

You are ridiculous.

Of course some people are "more sensitive to carbs". That's why some people are "insulin resistant" and end up with "type 2 diabetes".

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

[Anonymous]

I eat no grains and have not for several years. I'm also very healthy, I lift, run, and rarely miss a day of work. You don't need grains.

OP, check out nom nom paleo and paleomg.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recipe ideas so far. Keep 'em coming. My DH is going to transition back to valuable carbs like fruits, quinoa, more veggies. If he wants to maintain and be healthy, the white stuff (sugar, white flour) has to go. Some people are just more sensitive to carbs and it fuels their appetite. My DH is always going to love birthday cake and the occasional dessert out, but those are hopefully going to be once in a while treats and not daily occurrences.

Birthday cake and dessert never should have been daily occurrences, OP. That is the root of his problem. He is not "more sensititve to carbs" and they do not "fuel his appetite." He was just eating too much, period. If he stops, of course he's going to lose weight.

You are ridiculous.

Of course some people are "more sensitive to carbs". That's why some people are "insulin resistant" and end up with "type 2 diabetes".

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

Not the PP, but I agree that it sounds like this guy's problem is more than being sensitive to carbs. My husband, also on a low carb diet, makes a lot of noise about being sensitive to carbs and that's how he got fat. I was there, and while there's certainly truth to some of that he says, I also know that when he blames carbs, what he's talking about is entire pizzas, massive portions of pasta and a lot of alcohol. His plan is to reduce carbs (no bread, no pasta, no rice, minimal quinoa) and then gradually reintroduce those things later and not go overboard. If what he needs psychologically is to demonize a baguette, I'm mot going to argue with him about it because the only purpose that serves is making him feel more crappy about himself.

Instead, I cook things I know he likes and am supportive of his weight loss efforts generally, while tuning out his anti-carb philosophizing.

OP, we've been into stir fry and curry. I stopped missing the rice after a couple times and now don't eat it if we go out either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recipe ideas so far. Keep 'em coming. My DH is going to transition back to valuable carbs like fruits, quinoa, more veggies. If he wants to maintain and be healthy, the white stuff (sugar, white flour) has to go. Some people are just more sensitive to carbs and it fuels their appetite. My DH is always going to love birthday cake and the occasional dessert out, but those are hopefully going to be once in a while treats and not daily occurrences.

Birthday cake and dessert never should have been daily occurrences, OP. That is the root of his problem. He is not "more sensititve to carbs" and they do not "fuel his appetite." He was just eating too much, period. If he stops, of course he's going to lose weight.

You are ridiculous.

Of course some people are "more sensitive to carbs". That's why some people are "insulin resistant" and end up with "type 2 diabetes".

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

People "end up with" type 2 diabetes because they are overweight. It is almost 100% a lifestyle disease. They are overweight because they 1) eat too much and 2) move their fat bodies too little. Your DH is not some rare exception to this rule.

[Anonymous]

Chili. Kale chips. Kebabs. And experiment with sauces: homemade aiolis, for example. Soups. Stews. Vegetable tians and gratins. Stuffed peppers (minus the rice). Grilled shrimp. "Meatzza." Get a book on salads and start making multi-ingredient dinner salads - the possibilities are endless.

Can you tell I've done this diet before!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recipe ideas so far. Keep 'em coming. My DH is going to transition back to valuable carbs like fruits, quinoa, more veggies. If he wants to maintain and be healthy, the white stuff (sugar, white flour) has to go. Some people are just more sensitive to carbs and it fuels their appetite. My DH is always going to love birthday cake and the occasional dessert out, but those are hopefully going to be once in a while treats and not daily occurrences.

Well, personally, I find that if I have no whole grains in a meal, I end up eating too much. The best thing for me to eat to fill me up and keep me from over-eating is high fiber foods.

If I don't have any fiber -- either via whole grain breads or through things like beans and brown rice -- I end up eating a LOT of dense protein foods, and that ends up putting weight on me.

But sure, maybe that's an individual thing. I also don't buy the "protein fills you up" stuff that people say. The thing that fills me up is fiber. It also satisfied me. And it keeps me regular.

I don't deal well with raw veggies (they trigger IBS-C). So the best fiber for me is either whole grains or cooked beans.