No sugar

Ok, I am sure your doctor does not mind if you get sone sugar from fresh fruit and veggies, but if there is a medical issue going on I would recommend you ask him how much sugar from those sources he is ok with. - Complex carbs are better than simple carbs, but, again, ask your doctor about recommendations on how much carbs "low carb" is.

Healthline has an article on eating with fatty liver problems.

https://www.healthline.com/health/fatty-liver-diet

The article should give you a place to start from.

marrufo06 wrote: »

I have blood work coming up soon and he wants me to stay away from sugar for 12 weeks to see if that helps with fatty liver. And it's like everything has sugar!! And simple carbs I didn't know there was a difference there either smh hope this makes sense I just seen zucchini had sugar in it is that good sugar or bad ?!?!? Thank youuuu alll

Given that explanation, I strongly suspect that he means added sugar, NOT all foods with sugar. I'd call the office to ask if uncertain. (From what I've seen about fatty liver diets, usually the recommendation is no added sugar, limit sat fat, and eating fiber rich carbs, fruit, veg is all encouraged, and that sounds like what you are being recommended to do. See here https://liverfoundation.org/for-patients/about-the-liver/diseases-of-the-liver/nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis-information-center/nash-treatment/#:~:text=Eating a healthy diet that's,good fats like olive oil.)

Yes, most plant foods (like fruit and veg) have at least a bit of sugar, but they are not normally considered something we should avoid, but the opposite.

Lots of recipes with no sugar.

I assume you mean sweet foods or foods usually sweet, not things like casseroles, which nobody expects recipes to include sugar in the first place.

As I said on another thread, look up diabetic recipes, they will have minimal or no sugar and will give options for cakes, desserts etc without sugar.

I can tell you try to go with low sugar fruits such as berries, star fruit, kiwi. Veggies you just want to avoid ones below the ground. Meats you can eat lamb, chicken, turkey, bison, eggs. Focus on like clean focus on a meat a vegetable and a healthy fat. Avoid inner isles and prepared foods as all those have added foods. You can eat nuts and seeds too. Look for meats that have no added sugars.

@ninerbuff is right on the money. Doing things you don't want to do all in the name of weight loss is the recipe for eating it all back.

If I had a dollar for ever person that says I ate it all back. I'm back, I'm back...I ate it all back. These brutually strict protocols are a temporary bandaid. Oooo sure, you can say they're only going to be used for the weight releasing aspects and then you'll do something different. Good luck with that. Come back in 5 years and tell us how that's going for you.

Do things on your own terms. Eat the foods you enjoy. Right now. Measure and track your data points. This is definitely not our first rodeo for those MFP members that are still standing with their initial weight loss intact. I can name them but you will find them in the success stories and actively participating.

Don't think you've got it made just because you're in the Honeymoon Phase of weight loss. That's temporary. Just wait for ol' ghrelin blowback to come knocking on your doorstep. You'll know you've been somewhere then. Rebound weight gain with friends is stealthy. Wily like a coyote.

@ninerbuff knows. He is/was a Moderator here. He gives it to you in a nutshell without the whole bushel. It's all about the deficit and it doesn't have to be strict. Rigid rules and food regulations create a narrow way of thinking about everything. This isn't just about food. The way we conduct our 'relationship' with food affects every area of our life. It's a direct reflection of what's really going on in our brains.