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About a week in I noticed the stability in my mood and that I was sleeping better. It was amazing - the freedom from lurching from sugar high to sugar crash, from food coma to hanger, constant cravings for sweet things and waking up in the night unable to get back to sleep without eating something first. For those reasons…

@River_Goddess - please don't misunderstand me: I absolutely don't want (and won't!) police his diet. What he eats for lunches, snacks etc is entirely up to him. But on the otherhand I cook all our dinners so was wondering what other people's thoughts were on this. I agree with your approach 110% and I don't judge his food…

You're very welcome! As I said in my original post, having the opportunity of enrolling on this study was a good incentive for me to try a way of eating that I've been interested in for a whole but never actually got round to trying!! Also, I don't know if you've had a chance but the link I posted to the entire document is…

I have never even heard of black soybeans. I'll have to check them out! I'd happily put beans in every meal - I just have to get a bit sneaky so my other half doesn't think I'm trying to turn him into a vegetarian!

@kpk54 and @Joac41 - thanks so much. Looks like I'll be buying some raspberries (which are my favourite fruit anyway!) I hadn't thought of beans, seeds or avocados (I had thought of nuts though, as the only day I've managed to actually hit my fibre requirement so far was the day I ate 700kcals of almonds.....). I've made…

It is a very sensible WOE programme isn't it? I've been re-reading it once a week (each week I pick something else to focus on for the week ahead) and each week I learn something new!

Thanks guys! I'm quite enjoying this way of eating, particularly the lack of feeling hungry but also the very unexpected side effect of sleeping through the night every.single.night (which hasn't happened for years)!! I got quite nervous at the beginning at how low my food intake was (in terms of calories) but it seems to…

Oh sorry, I should add that he ate them for every single meal, and snacked on hard boiled eggs in between! I think if you're eating other food too, you'll be fine - my partner has 3-4 eggs for breakfast every day and I've never noticed any eggy smells from him :smiley:

I don't have scales in my house and only get weighed when I see a doctor (so maybe every couple of years). I've had friends that were also getting obsessed with the scales and switched to tracking via body measurements and photos instead which works well for them. I have a pair of trousers that are usually comfortably…

Seriously, don't do it! You'll smell horrific!! My brother decided to "eat like a caveman" a few years ago, but being a broke student ate TONS of eggs as they were cheaper than meat. I went to visit him for a week and for the first four days thought the city he lived in smelt of sulphur. Turns out it was him :open_mouth:

Another approach, rather than f.lux, is to use orange tinted eye glasses when watching TV / using a computer / phone. I have to admit I never wear mine when using my phone, but wearing them whilst working on my laptop has massively helped my headaches and inability to sleep. The orange tint blocks out the blue light and…

Sounds really tough, but good on you for trying to stay active! Would an exercise bike work? Or if you can't sit on a bike saddle, then how about a pedal exerciser instead (it sits on the floor and has just the pedal parts of an exercise bike so you can sit on the sofa or any chair you fancy)

Same! I've been drinking an oxo cube in hot water for the past few days and honestly feel that the additional salt has almost made MORE of a difference to me than increasing fat/decreasing carbs

I've read articles about chromium supplements helping with sugar/carb cravings (it is supposed to help keep your blood sugar levels more balanced and stable, which may not be the problem with you depending on how low carb you are), but I have no experience using them myself I'm afraid!

Silly question, but how do I find this thread again if I want to? On the main forum, threads I've posted show up under "My Discussions" - is there anything similar in the closed forums? Edited to Add: Never mind.... I've just found the "bookmark" star! D'oh :blush:

Thanks, I'm looking forward to it too! I feel a lot more prepared than I did when I posted the original message :smiley:

Lol, yes it does! Otherwise I'd totally be wandering around the supermarket with a calculator, frowning and peering at every packet I pick up!

Thanks everyone so much, I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out :smiley:

Thanks. That puts my mind at rest! Though I have tweaked my %s to increase the amount of fat (up to closer to 100g) and reduce the amount of protein (down to around 100g). That still leaves me a huge amount of wiggle room in terms of meeting my minimum requirements :smiley:

I should also point out that the diet guidelines say that you have to meet your minimum fat, protein and micronutrient requirements for the day before adding in carbohydrates.

Thanks lemurcat, and thanks also for your responses to my post in the low carb group. The carbohydrate-density does indeed mean that the food must contain less than 25g of carbohydrates per 100g of the food, as opposed to carbs making up 25% of the total calories. This does indeed permit me to eat "for instance all green…

Thank you all so much, I'm going to head off and read some of the links you've posted! And apologies for the confusion caused by me referring to it as "low carb" and also "high fat" - that's what the title of the study I'm enrolling is calls it and I didn't know any better! I'm a bit confused by what a couple of you mean…

I've just been looking for information on the carbohydrate-density (CD) of foods, and it turns out I can still eat potatoes (CD = 10), sweet potatoes (CD = 21) and cooked pasta (CD = 23), all in moderation to fit with the less than 130g/day in total requirement, but not rice, flour, sugar, couscous, popcorn or dried…

The current NHS (UK national health service) recommendations! The PHC guidelines have been written by a group of professionals who are concerned about the current NHS guidelines that advocate ensuring 50% of your food is carbohydrates, with the rest of your food intake being fruit, veggies and low/reduced fat foods. It's…