Review of obesity treatments

[bulkbiker]

then wife would be type 2

Maybe if she'd discovered the joys of low carb and followed Dr Unwin instead she could have achieved similar results? without the need for starving herself...

 

[nonethewiser]

Maybe if she'd discovered the joys of low carb and followed Dr Unwin instead she could have achieved similar results? without the need for starving herself...

Not heard of Dr Unwin.

She didn't starve, far from it as diet was SW, she wouldn't have wanted to go down low carb route as its to restrictive for her, once followed it myself for 3 months & found same, wife like myself loves food & the many varieties of it.

 

[AndBreathe]

Not heard of Dr Unwin.

She didn't starve, far from it as diet was SW, she wouldn't have wanted to go down low carb route as its to restrictive for her, once followed it myself for 3 months & found same, wife like myself loves food & the many varieties of it.

Even of you don't believe in a LC way of eating for yourself, Dr Unwin is worth having on the radar. He is an exceptionally nice man, who is genuinely interested in his patients, and people in general.

Moving on.

I am a foodie, and always have been. My OH is a foodie and an excellent cook. I low carb and he eats the same meals (prepared by him, as he is the main cook in our hose), and he agrees, with the exception of some rice based dishes that it isn't hard and doesn't lack variety.

Yes, Pretendy Paella, made with cauli rice is OK, but isn't the same thing, to him anyway.

If your wife has managed to remain at her slimmed down weight, having used Slimming World, well done her.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Even of you don't believe in a LC way of eating for yourself, Dr Unwin is worth having on the radar. He is an exceptionally nice man, who is genuinely interested in his patients, and people in general.

Moving on.

I am a foodie, and always have been. My OH is a foodie and an excellent cook. I low carb and he eats the same meals (prepared by him, as he is the main cook in our hose), and he agrees, with the exception of some rice based dishes that it isn't hard and doesn't lack variety.

Yes, Pretendy Paella, made with cauli rice is OK, but isn't the same thing, to him anyway.

If your wife has managed to remain at her slimmed down weight, having used Slimming World, well done her.

Gluten free aside, as we are talking low carb.

Pate without the artisan bread?
Noodle soup without the noodles?
Indian cuisine without the batter, the naan, the chapati, the potatoes, the lentils?
Italian food without bread, pasta, dumplings?
Chinese dumplings?
To me, being a foodie is all of that, and a lot more.
And to be fair, that's just local eating out.

Some of the best food/snacks I had in Doha were in a taxi rank, with the drivers.
Rice and (possibly some sort of meat) filled wrap, excellent.
Morocco was a seven course meal, again, bread, crackers, grains, rice, couscous, all part of the meal.
Sweet port, sweet Madera wine?
It's pretty hard to go into any high end restaurant and ask the chef to change his signature dish to remove any sugar glaze, honey, veg, rice, or any other carb.

We were just watching Amanda and Alan go to a pasta festival in Sicily, that's pencilled in for this year or next.

I couldn't be my sort of "Foodie" on low carb.
Just a ten percent version.

 

[bulkbiker]

I couldn't be my sort of "Foodie" on low carb.

But that's just you.. I haven't even stopped to think about rice and noodles while here in Thailand, I have simply not ordered them.. not been restricted at all.
I've had curries, soups, grilled dishes even some stir fried morning glory.. so just because you don't think you could do it does not make it impossible for anyone with some imagination.

 

[AndBreathe]

Gluten free aside, as we are talking low carb.

Pate without the artisan bread?
Noodle soup without the noodles?
Indian cuisine without the batter, the naan, the chapati, the potatoes, the lentils?
Italian food without bread, pasta, dumplings?
Chinese dumplings?
To me, being a foodie is all of that, and a lot more.
And to be fair, that's just local eating out.

Some of the best food/snacks I had in Doha were in a taxi rank, with the drivers.
Rice and (possibly some sort of meat) filled wrap, excellent.
Morocco was a seven course meal, again, bread, crackers, grains, rice, couscous, all part of the meal.
Sweet port, sweet Madera wine?
It's pretty hard to go into any high end restaurant and ask the chef to change his signature dish to remove any sugar glaze, honey, veg, rice, or any other carb.

We were just watching Amanda and Alan go to a pasta festival in Sicily, that's pencilled in for this year or next.

I couldn't be my sort of "Foodie" on low carb.
Just a ten percent version.

You be whatever sort of foodie you like. Thankfully I’m not living your life, nor you mine.

For the record, I have never asked any chef to change any recipe for me. Yes, I do 100% verify my choice is gluten free, but thereafter that’s up to me. Frankly, if something comes in a sticky glaze, I choose something differently. It is rare, even with street food, not to be able to get something to eat.

I respect your choices, even if they aren’t for me. I’d be grateful if you could abide by the forum rules and respect mine.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

You be whatever sort of foodie you like. Thankfully I’m not living your life, nor you mine.

For the record, I have never asked any chef to change any recipe for me. Yes, I do 100% verify my choice is gluten free, but thereafter that’s up to me. Frankly, if something comes in a sticky glaze, I choose something differently. It is rare, even with street food, not to be able to get something to eat.

I respect your choices, even if they aren’t for me. I’d be grateful if you could abide by the forum rules and respect mine.

You have your diet.
It's your choice.

I can't really see why you are complaining just because @nonethewiser and myself have decided your choice is very restrictive for our lifestyles. As you say, you can always manage to get something. Mostly. Possibly you need to consider respecting other's choices first as indeed, the forum rules state you should, as I am only stating I want the full ranges of local food to enjoy eating.

If that's how you manage to keep your weight loss, that is fine, we manage differently, as you say.

 

[nonethewiser]

Even of you don't believe in a LC way of eating for yourself, Dr Unwin is worth having on the radar. He is an exceptionally nice man, who is genuinely interested in his patients, and people in general.

Moving on.

I am a foodie, and always have been. My OH is a foodie and an excellent cook. I low carb and he eats the same meals (prepared by him, as he is the main cook in our hose), and he agrees, with the exception of some rice based dishes that it isn't hard and doesn't lack variety.

Yes, Pretendy Paella, made with cauli rice is OK, but isn't the same thing, to him anyway.

If your wife has managed to remain at her slimmed down weight, having used Slimming World, well done her.

Sure Dr is nice guy, just not into following Drs on net or anywhere else for that matter, have no need to.

Still eat occasional lc meals, but do like non lc meals also so mix is good for me anyway.

Wife has maintained weight so appreciate your congratulations. Take care.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

But that's just you.. I haven't even stopped to think about rice and noodles while here in Thailand, I have simply not ordered them.. not been restricted at all.
I've had curries, soups, grilled dishes even some stir fried morning glory.. so just because you don't think you could do it does not make it impossible for anyone with some imagination.

Anybody could do it, it's not exactly difficult.
It's the same in any country.
Find a menu in English in an ex pat or tourist shop, choose something you recognise, find someone who speaks English, (or a language you can both understand), check for carbs, remove them from the menu, live with whatever is left, or stuff that is served in the local restaurants at home that you recognise from old with a bottle of Singha or Chang for you.
Sorted.
The point is some of us don't want, or need that restriction to live with, and would prefer to have the full range of the menu to choose from.
Then some of us go to places with no restaurants to order food from, let alone an English menu.
Just local hospitality.
But as you say, you can use your imagination for that, while sticking to the worldwide staples you know.

So, if a move to a place without restriction by diet control is on track, it's an excellent step forwards for everyone.