Weight loss ups and downs - 800 Calorie - Newcastle

[Kreator]

Just been to COSTCO and say cauliflower crisps and thought they should be low carb but looked at the carbs 69g/100g, how can they make something with pretty well no carbs into such a high carb product, potato starch, rice starch that's how.

…one of the many tricks of the food industry to make things appear healthy when they’re not…

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Just been to COSTCO and say cauliflower crisps and thought they should be low carb but looked at the carbs 69g/100g, how can they make something with pretty well no carbs into such a high carb product, potato starch, rice starch that's how.

The problem is nothing goes crispy likes a good old spud.

 

[Leadinglights]

So yesterday was tough. Mentally that is.
Really felt the impact of the therapy session the day before and basically stayed in bed all day pretty much.
The one big positive however is that although I ate crisps and hummus I didn't eat the entire bag nor did I eat the bread or the cheesecake I popped out to buy.
I consciously made the decision to not overeat. Very odd experience to allow myself the crisps but with the caveat that I'd stop when I "felt" them. So I left half a bag of crisps, two slices of cheesecake and a whole baguette untouched.
Portioned up the baguette and popped it into the freezer this morning as I made a chicken, celery, lentil salad for lunch (which I've eaten about half of so far - the rest will likely be held over for breakfast tomorrow as tonight I want to use up broccoli which is languishing in the fridge ).

Don't want to say that my comfort eating is now sorted but certainly wanted to celebrate the small victory.

The hummus was a new find and worth celebrating as it was Leon Velvety Hummus 150g (from Sainsbury's) and I don't know what they do to it but it's only 4.3g of carbs / 100g which is easily half that of others.

Another one to try Leon PEA-LENTIFUL 6.6g carb /100g really nice
I found Kvarg's pumpkin seed protein thins 5.9g carb per cracker also nice and quite a generous sized cracker.

 

[ColinUK]

And here we go again.

Over the last couple of years, and pretty much as a result of external stressors, I’ve become much less active at the same time as testing the limits of my carb intake.
I’m grateful that my hba1c has stayed relatively stable but my weight hasn’t. So, after gradually reintroducing MRP shakes I’m refocused on sticking to the regime and dropping some excess pounds. Although it’s more the inches I want to shed, the weight will just go hand in hand with doing so.

I’m still using up stock of Exante shakes but I’ll pick up some of the Tesco ones during the week and give those a try as they’re dirt cheap.

That’s all. Just wanted to post in here and resurrect the thread.

 

[silentsquirrel]

And here we go again.

Over the last couple of years, and pretty much as a result of external stressors, I’ve become much less active at the same time as testing the limits of my carb intake.
I’m grateful that my hba1c has stayed relatively stable but my weight hasn’t. So, after gradually reintroducing MRP shakes I’m refocused on sticking to the regime and dropping some excess pounds. Although it’s more the inches I want to shed, the weight will just go hand in hand with doing so.

I’m still using up stock of Exante shakes but I’ll pick up some of the Tesco ones during the week and give those a try as they’re dirt cheap.

That’s all. Just wanted to post in here and resurrect the thread.

Not easy starting again, best of luck in sticking to it.

 

[Nayshiftin]

And here we go again.

Over the last couple of years, and pretty much as a result of external stressors, I’ve become much less active at the same time as testing the limits of my carb intake.
I’m grateful that my hba1c has stayed relatively stable but my weight hasn’t. So, after gradually reintroducing MRP shakes I’m refocused on sticking to the regime and dropping some excess pounds. Although it’s more the inches I want to shed, the weight will just go hand in hand with doing so.

I’m still using up stock of Exante shakes but I’ll pick up some of the Tesco ones during the week and give those a try as they’re dirt cheap.

That’s all. Just wanted to post in here and resurrect the thread.

could you show me the shakes you use at Tesco? only most i see are not low carb

 

[ColinUK]

could you show me the shakes you use at Tesco? only most i see are not low carb

Sure.
They’d been mentioned in other threads about the Newcastle diet so thought I’d give them a try.

They’re 20.8g carb for one made up shake. Which is 200 calories.
Exante is 18g at 206 so they’re broadly similar.

No idea what these taste like though as I’ve got stock of Exante to use up.

 

[Nayshiftin]

Sure.
They’d been mentioned in other threads about the Newcastle diet so thought I’d give them a try. View attachment 29229

They’re 20.8g carb for one made up shake. Which is 200 calories.
Exante is 18g at 206 so they’re broadly similar.

No idea what these taste like though as I’ve got stock of Exante to use up.

Thanks ill lookout for them

 

[ColinUK]

Well I’m a kilo down but boy am I suffering today. Pounding headache, head cold (which I’m assuming is “keto flu”) and I’d kill for a hunk of good quality sourdough slathered with French butter.

 

[Nayshiftin]

Well I’m a kilo down but boy am I suffering today. Pounding headache, head cold (which I’m assuming is “keto flu”) and I’d kill for a hunk of good quality sourdough slathered with French butter.

Oh not good . I did not cope well with keto flu . Felt i was hypo but not . Wishing you better.

 

[Ditto]

I really really want to do the liquid diet. I really need to as I want to live a bit longer. Why can't I stick to any one thing? I need to be strong and sensible like y'all. I've had four bottles of SlimFast in the fridge for months!

 

[Nayshiftin]

My thought is if we could get satiety we would not be diabetic. Yes , this is really for us with obesity related diabetes. I wonder if it is more hormone related and our metabolism than our greediness. id not enjoy just drinks . That is just me.

 

[ColinUK]

My thought is if we could get satiety we would not be diabetic. Yes , this is really for us with obesity related diabetes. I wonder if it is more hormone related and our metabolism than our greediness. id not enjoy just drinks . That is just me.

There’s a lot of research being done into satiety these days. And there are apps out there that focus on guiding choices towards higher satiety meals. For example:

https://www.hava.co/

Lots of positive stuff for this from Dr Unwin, the Caldesi’s and Freshwell.

 

[Nayshiftin]

There’s a lot of research being done into satiety these days. And there are apps out there that focus on guiding choices towards higher satiety meals. For example:

https://www.hava.co/

Lots of positive stuff for this from Dr Unwin, the Caldesi’s and Freshwell.

only trouble is its American and all in dollars and a lot of the food we do not get here. But thanks .

 

[Nayshiftin]

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unsure but i often think i may have sleep apniea

 

[grovesy]

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I don't think this happens universally, what programmes the NHS offers can vary from area to area.

 

[JITR]

I’m really missing bread/pasta/rice/biscuits today. And I mean REALLY missing them.

I’m about to make mushroom mapu tofu and I’m going to have it with konjac noodles as they’re absolutely zero carbs.

Just focus on the foods you can eat and forget the rest. I substitute white cabbage for pasta, stir fry/microwave with onions, meat or canned fish, onions etc. Zoe Harcombe's 3 Step Plan is worth a look, mainly because she separates "fat meals" from "carb meals" as a way of suppressing cravings for bread/pasta/rice/biscuits etc. Also useful foe weight maintenance when the time comes. Make sure you are getting enough protein, 1.2-1.6 gram per kg of body weight per day. People who focus on protein feel satiated sooner and actually consume much less than others.
Good luck

 

[grovesy]

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I am personally not interested, but just pointing out these things vary from differnt areas.

 

[Nayshiftin]

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in England definitely postcode lottery. Ive never been offered it.