How to increase weight without more carbs

[Docb]

@KERI, I agree with @AndBreathe on not betting the farm.

I always worry about these things that say they measure something as many on here will be aware. At best this sort of scale estimates the things they talk about. What they seem to do is to measure the current that flows when a potential is applied across a couple of body parts. So, they do not measure the things they claim. They actually measure a tiny, probably very noisy, electrical current whose value will be subject to all sorts of things. From that current they will use assumptions and algorithms to come up with some sort of estimate of the things they claim it measures. What they will never do is tell you the errors in the estimate which in this case I suspect would be quite high.

Not saying they are misleading or useless, just suggesting you not read as much into the output as the manufacturers would want you to. If you buy one, just, treat the output as interesting rather than definitive.

 

[Pookie]

I eat a lot of nice cheese and nuts and peanut butter by the spoonful, usually with a half a square of dark 85% chocolate as it smooths some of the bitterness and makes it more satisfying. I also have real double cream in my coffee every morning which is one of the little compensation luxuries for all the high carb foods which I have given up. Pork scratchings also feature as my guilty pleasure snack. Eggs are also really good for providing fat and protein without carbs. I used to boil a dozen and then eat one or two a day with a spoon of full fat mayonnaise to fill me up and keep me going as a lunchtime snack. I also eat lots of lovely olives with feta and grilled artichokes preserved in oil (and drained) and feta stuffed peppadew peppers. I make a big pan of ratatouille and add lots of olive oil (aubergines are great for soaking up oil/fat as are mushrooms) Oily fish, fatty meat like lamb and belly pork and rib-eye steak. Creamy/cheese coleslaw. Knob of butter in my green veg(cabbage leeks, kale) Full fat Greek style yoghurt for breakfast.....
.... As you can tell, I have fat intake off to a fine art.... Fitter and slimmer than I have been for years eating like this and so far cholesterol is still reducing since increasing my fat intake.

Fascinated by this! What do you eat with your cheese? Do you not eat any bread/toast? Do you eat oatcakes instead? What do you eat with your yoghurt in the morning? Can you take fruit?

 

[rebrascora]

Fascinated by this! What do you eat with your cheese? Do you not eat any bread/toast? Do you eat oatcakes instead? What do you eat with your yoghurt in the morning? Can you take fruit?

I eat the cheese on it's own or with half a small Cox's apple if I can lay hands on some nice crisp ones or with olives and occasionally accompanied by a nice glass of red or G & slimline T if I am having olives.... like tonight. A good mature Cheddar and some feta with green olives as an aperitif, followed by a big bowl of ratatouille with gruyere. Did I mention that I eat quite a lot of cheese?? Yum! Might draw the line at more cheese for afters.... depends if I am tempted by a naughty glass of port..... I have a tiny piece of blue Stilton which is getting long in the tooth and may need to be consumed.


With the creamy Greek style yoghurt for breakfast I have mixed summer berries or raspberries or sour cherries or stewed rhubarb when in season and mixed whole seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, chia etc... buy them mixed from Lidl), cinnamon, sometimes chopped nuts and maybe a sprinkle of low carb granola to give it extra texture.

 

[Leadinglights]

Cheesy ideas.
Grilled or dry fried halloumi with spinach and mushrooms is good.
Cheese with celery. Feta crumbled onto salads. Welsh rarebit or Buck rarebit using a thin slice of toast.

 

[Pookie]

I eat the cheese on it's own or with half a small Cox's apple if I can lay hands on some nice crisp ones or with olives and occasionally accompanied by a nice glass of red or G & slimline T if I am having olives.... like tonight. A good mature Cheddar and some feta with green olives as an aperitif, followed by a big bowl of ratatouille with gruyere. Did I mention that I eat quite a lot of cheese?? Yum! Might draw the line at more cheese for afters.... depends if I am tempted by a naughty glass of port..... I have a tiny piece of blue Stilton which is getting long in the tooth and may need to be consumed.


With the creamy Greek style yoghurt for breakfast I have mixed summer berries or raspberries or sour cherries or stewed rhubarb when in season and mixed whole seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, chia etc... buy them mixed from Lidl), cinnamon, sometimes chopped nuts and maybe a sprinkle of low carb granola to give it extra texture.

Yum, that's really helpful as I love cheese, yoghurt - and whole milk. Do you eat all the soft cheeses like camembert or stick to harder ones? I love that you sound so relaxed about it all.

 

[Leadinglights]

Yum, that's really helpful as I love cheese, yoghurt - and whole milk. Do you eat all the soft cheeses like camembert or stick to harder ones? I love that you sound so relaxed about it all.

I certainly eat all cheeses except Goats cheese as I can't stand it, to me it just tastes like goats smell, no disrespect to goats they can't help it.

 

[rebrascora]

Yum, that's really helpful as I love cheese, yoghurt - and whole milk. Do you eat all the soft cheeses like camembert or stick to harder ones? I love that you sound so relaxed about it all.

I mostly stick to harder cheeses, but do have some soft cheese occasionally. You do have to bear in mind that I am down to a normal BMI so I don't need to loose weight and I am Type 1 so I still need to inject insulin even though I am following a low carb way of eating, even for the ratatouille. I also don't drink every night, but sometimes it is nice to chill and have what you enjoy. Having just finished the ratatouille (actually couldn't east it all) and G&T I am stuffed and feeling very mellow, so the Stilton and port will have to keep.
The way I see it is that I have given up a lot of foods I enjoy to follow a low carb way of eating so I am sort of entitled to the odd low carb treat, otherwise it just isn't sustainable for the rest of my life and I can't afford to go back to being the sugar addict and carb monster I was pre diagnosis. The cheese helps keeps me on the straight and narrow! It is my new chocolate! 😉

 

[rebrascora]

I certainly eat all cheeses except Goats cheese as I can't stand it, to me it just tastes like goats smell, no disrespect to goats they can't help it.

So totally agree with you on goat's cheese. I keep trying it but that aftertaste is shockingly "goatie" and why would you do that to your taste buds when you can have lovely cow's or possibly sheep's cheese and usually significantly cheaper. Far too many nice cheeses to choose from.

 

[Mrs Mimoo]

So totally agree with you on goat's cheese. I keep trying it but that aftertaste is shockingly "goatie" and why would you do that to your taste buds when you can have lovely cow's or possibly sheep's cheese and usually significantly cheaper. Far too many nice cheeses to choose from.

I like most cheese - goat is a favorite as is sheep. but I like hard goats cheddar, not the mushy soft stuff! Mozarrella and parmasan are my faves, and Manchego .

 

[Jenny105]

Hi an update . I put 2lbs (1kg) since Jan 1st. Also Ive just spoken to my Sports Club @ the local UNI. I have community membership and usually swim. There's a gym too. So for a fee a personal trainer has worked out a programme for a little person to follow. . The aim is to to reclaim lost muscle . How lucky is that....
Ive lost access to the Daily Menu Plan on this site. How do i get to it please. There snacks on it I could use as Im not eating between meals and think I could do that to increase weight.