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Originally Posted by ErikaA  ...it strikes me that your diet is primarily successful because you have found it easier to comply. So I'm thinking that the best diet in the case of successful weight loss (which I'd think is imperative for type 2 diabetics with high IR), is simply the diet that they can stick to (as long as you aren't sky high with carb abuse).
But I'm curious as to the prolonged effects. When you achieve healthy weight range, will you continue to eat that low carb?
Your breakfast is higher in calories than I eat in an entire day and I'm a very active person. Will you at some point be forced to reduce how much you eat in order to achieve further weight loss?
What about the concerns of bowel cancer and IBS and various other diseases? Will a lack of grains in your diet prove detrimental in some way that you are not currently monitoring? |
You are correct Erika
I plan to stick with what works for me... the fact that I am finding it easy and even pleasurable to eat this way is a big bonus but far from my main motivation. I feel in control of my own body after 25 years of struggle with my weight. I am no longer hungry all the time (and it was ALL the time)... I don't ever want to lose that feeling. You know that smile that creeps over your face when you wake up to a perfectly normal BG reading... I get the same each day when I test my urine and see ketones
I believe that - for me at least - it is easier to eat very low carb than say allowing myself 100g CHO / day. Apart from anything else it sure makes shopping and cooking a breeze.
My son is nearly 18 and I don't force him to eat any specific way although I do talk to him about what I read and experience - after all he shares my genes. He likes pasta, so last night for supper I cooked up cubed chicken breast and steak in some bacon fat, added some seasonings and spices (salt, pepper, curry powder, chilli powder), a splash of red-wine and some full-fat cream made a very rich sauce with the natural juices. He had his on a moderate amount of green spaghetti, me with just some plain Romaine leaves, some grated Parmesan cheese over the top, and a glass of dry red wine to wash it down. Maybe a couple of pieces of dark-chocolate or mature cheddar afterward. Anyone think I am depriving myself yet?
For me it is a very weird feeling but I also now have to discipline myself to eat meals... I make a point of a good breakfast and supper but sometimes forget lunch altogether.
In the long-term I really don't know yet. I can't see me ever going back to eating many carbs... I'll probably increase my intake of green leafy veg - so far I mostly just eat plain Romaine lettuce. I expect that as my weight continues to drop so will the IR and my need for exogenous insulin, although I can't say yet if I will ever be off it altogether.
As for long-term health concerns about eating a higher proportion of fat and protein... all I can say is that the media, food industry and even many of our health-care providers have really done a number on us with unfounded paranoia about this type of food. From my reading I strongly suspect that the current low-fat diet paradigm may be far from harmless or even blameless in the current obesity and diabetes epidemic.
