How do you cut your carbs?

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  • Matneybrian
    Matneybrian Posts: 1
    Go Paleo or Primal, it's hard at first but well worth it in the long run!
  • rdzilla
    rdzilla Posts: 113 Member
    Try adding more color to your meals: fresh greens, yams, carrots, etc. Reducing carbs sucks at first but later on you feel amazing.
  • BA19430
    BA19430 Posts: 10 Member
    thank you everyone for your advice. I am working out a plan of attack. I really appreciate your help since I am really just starting and need all the help I can get.

    BTW, maybe a stupid question but what the heck is all this 'bump' stuff. sorry but I'm new.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    thank you everyone for your advice. I am working out a plan of attack. I really appreciate your help since I am really just starting and need all the help I can get.

    BTW, maybe a stupid question but what the heck is all this 'bump' stuff. sorry but I'm new.

    People use "bump" to either move a thread to the top of the "recent topics" page or to save it in their "my topics" page for easy reference.

    Good luck.

    Right now you are not diabetic, so do everything you can to avoid it. It's a dangerous and scary disease. If you have a chance to reverse it, do it, even if you really want more noodles. Remember: eat to live, don't live to eat. :smile:
  • queen_bea
    queen_bea Posts: 118
    look up Low GI Carbs.... High GI (anything with a rating of 50-100) - eg white breads etc. gives you a quick spike of energy and then you have a low again and want more... Low GI Foods (whole wheat breads, brown rice etc.) will keep you fuller for longer so you're not eating as much... i hope that makes sense. im trying to write this at work. lol
  • BA19430
    BA19430 Posts: 10 Member
    People use "bump" to either move a thread to the top of the "recent topics" page or to save it in their "my topics" page for easy reference.

    Good luck.

    Right now you are not diabetic, so do everything you can to avoid it. It's a dangerous and scary disease. If you have a chance to reverse it, do it, even if you really want more noodles. Remember: eat to live, don't live to eat. :smile:

    Got it. Thanks.

    It runs in my family so I have always been conscious of it but after I had my son in September my Triglicerides went through the roof. Freaked me out so I went to the nutritionist. Working on getting past it.

    "Remember: eat to live, don't live to eat" - love this!
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    If you do Phase One of South Beach for two weeks you will lose your craving for sweets and starches, it works.
    Edited to add the South Beach was developed to help avoid diabetes and heart disease and weight loss was a nice consequence.
  • Melroxsox
    Melroxsox Posts: 1,040 Member
    love spaghetti squash as my pasta substitute! nature is good;)
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    People use "bump" to either move a thread to the top of the "recent topics" page or to save it in their "my topics" page for easy reference.

    Good luck.

    Right now you are not diabetic, so do everything you can to avoid it. It's a dangerous and scary disease. If you have a chance to reverse it, do it, even if you really want more noodles. Remember: eat to live, don't live to eat. :smile:

    Got it. Thanks.

    It runs in my family so I have always been conscious of it but after I had my son in September my Triglicerides went through the roof. Freaked me out so I went to the nutritionist. Working on getting past it.

    "Remember: eat to live, don't live to eat" - love this!

    I have faith. You CAN do this. Just stick to it.

    It's a long hard road, but so worth it.
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    I'm not a low-carber, but if you're headed that way, ease yourself into it. Don't go from eating white bread, pasta, rice, etc. to only having 30-40g of carbs per day.

    Gotta disagree with this advice. No "easing"! If your dietician is recommending low-carb, and you're at risk for diabetes, you probably have some level of insulin resistance and will go through withdrawal when you start low-carb. So going cold turkey is best. I was in the same boat, my doc told me to go down to 25-30 carbs per day and start eating my body weight in protein per day. The first two weeks were really hard (drink lots of water!) but after that it's gotten easier and easier.

    Clean out your cupboards & fridge, get rid of anything that's 10 or more carbs per serving. That includes grains, sweet fruits & starchy veggies. Get rid of all your sauces & salad dressings that contain sugar or molasses or have more than 1 or 2 carbs. Invest in a couple of jars of 0-carb protein powder. Eat mostly proteins: eggs, beef, chicken, pork, fish, shrimp, almonds, walnuts, cheeses, cottage cheese, plain Greek yogurt.

    When choosing veggies, go with those that give you more bang for your buck: the ones higher in protein and lower in carbs. Spinach, mushrooms, leafy greens, broccoli, sprouts, cauliflower. Cauliflower is a wonderful thing: if you chop it up and steam it 'til it's soft, you can use it as a substitute for rice or for potatoes.

    Lots of websites (and many forums here in MFP) have good ideas like this to help you get the flavors & textures you love, without all the carbs. Check out Atkins "muffin in a minute" recipes, Mark's Daily Apple, and other low-carb sites. As you go along, you'll learn more & more tricks to make it easier.

    Good luck to you!
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I am a Type 2 Diabetic since being diagnosed in 2009 and was 560 lbs. I have worked with a Dietician since then and cutting carbs was never an issue. Counting Carbs was/is and making sure that I get a balance of complex and simple carbs that allows me to control my diabetes and lose weight... Erase all foods that have enriched flours (white bread, white rice, white pasta,etc) and I replaced with whole grains, brown pasta and rice, eat alot of beans, lentils, etc.. I eat banana, oranges, grapefruits atleast a couple servings of 1 of these a day. In the beginning we set my carb intake to 240 grams a day and a 2500 calorie BMR and I lost 2 to 3 lbs, a week. Since then I have adjusted to 3200 calories a day ( I am a firm believer in eating back my exercise calories) and increased my carbs to 280-300 grams a day and am still losing 1 to 2 lbs. a week and I have been pre-diabetic (A1c of 5.4) for the last 14 months... Each person is going to respond differently to this process and how carbs effect you just work at it and log everything and in time you will see what works for you..... Goodluck!!
  • LinBin2012
    LinBin2012 Posts: 21
    Sometimes I use a knife, or my bare hands. But for some carbs, like oats, no cutting required.

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    ha ha LOL
  • LinBin2012
    LinBin2012 Posts: 21
    riced cauliflower

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