Aww they're my favs! Love them roasted with carrot and Broccoli
They are high in carbs in the veg world but help keep you full, there's only so many green beans you can eat!
Alternatives to bread, pasta and potatoes?
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Aww they're my favs! Love them roasted with carrot and Broccoli
They are high in carbs in the veg world but help keep you full, there's only so many green beans you can eat!
Cholo
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Lol.
Swede & turnip are both quite high.
Veg that are high in carbs are;
Parsnips
Carrots
Peas
Beans
Squash
Potatoes
Beets
Sweet corn
If you want to do a low carb diet, google India Knight's book. HTH
Cauliflower rice. It sounds odd but works for me. Grate a cauliflower then zap in microwave for 3-4 mins use instead of rice. Im doing 5:2 and use it for my fast days
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Cholo
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Sorry Amelia, just seen you'd already replied.
Good book for 'low carbing' is -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0141027436
Good book for 'low carbing' is -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0141027436
blossom
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Great suggestions above 
Also nuts (not peanuts - they are legumes and therefore a carb) are a great source of protein and are full of the right sort of fats, I keep a small biscuit tin FULL of nuts (costs about £6/7 a week to fill it) and no joke, some days I eat about 40% of my daily calories from nuts, they are filling and give you energy - throw a handful of sultanas or dried cranberries in for taste but not much because of the concentrated sugar in dried fruit
Eggs are fab also - fried in a good oil like walnut or linseed....we can burn off fat, it has such a bad name but the good fats are great!
(I've lost over 2 stone eating like this, with low carb and plenty of chicken and fish and veg - not so much fruit - never felt better )
I know these are not substitutes for potatoes and pasta as such, but they are ways of filling up and not being hungry x
Also nuts (not peanuts - they are legumes and therefore a carb) are a great source of protein and are full of the right sort of fats, I keep a small biscuit tin FULL of nuts (costs about £6/7 a week to fill it) and no joke, some days I eat about 40% of my daily calories from nuts, they are filling and give you energy - throw a handful of sultanas or dried cranberries in for taste but not much because of the concentrated sugar in dried fruit
Eggs are fab also - fried in a good oil like walnut or linseed....we can burn off fat, it has such a bad name but the good fats are great!
(I've lost over 2 stone eating like this, with low carb and plenty of chicken and fish and veg - not so much fruit - never felt better
)I know these are not substitutes for potatoes and pasta as such, but they are ways of filling up and not being hungry x
Hairflair'xo
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What would I do without you wonderful lot! Next food shop I'll be stocking up, thankyou all so much! Xxx
kinkyboots33
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Im bk on dukan tomorrow. Only diet that works for me.
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ginarose
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I really struggle with my weight, the only time I've been happy with my figure is when I did a season working in Ibiza (we were majorly skint and used to eat one tiny meal a day 🙈 spend the rest of the time drinking haha) I'm gonna give this Dukan diet a whirl then as I find I can only lose weight low carbing. what's pcos if u don't mind me asking? x
Hairflair'xo
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Poly cystic ovary syndrome, you don't ovulate properly and lots of tiny little cysts appear on your ovaries, messes with insulin levels, weight, acne, facial hair(luckily I don't suffer with that!) and also fertility...not nice 😔 can be incredibly painful occasionally too xxx
Dexy
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I didn't realise there were so many options! Thanks everyone for your help
Hi , I've had pcos for 17 years and was prescribed metformin, it's not for the fertility problem side if pcos, it's a drug given to diabetics to regulate insulin, and pcos means your body doesn't deal with insulin correctly and that's why docs sometimes prescribe it, it helps with the the excess hair growth and weight gain side of things but you need an understanding gp to prescribe it as it isn't or wasn't licensed for pcos use (May have changed!?) , it certainly helped kick start things with my weight loss, I lost 6 stone but everyday is still a constant battle to keep my weight down xx
ginarose
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oh dear it sounds painful! hope it doesn't cause too much discomfort/problems! my mums got an under active thyroid and she has all sorts of similar problems too 😞xxx
xxAmyxx
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I have PCOS but couldn't live without carbs! I really crave them, luckily I still lose weight eating them, just really slowly
LocksOfLove
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The south beach diet is that one that originated from that cardiologist right? You have a list and you can't eat anything unless it's on the list, more things are added as you go along? I remember my cardiologist telling me about it as I'm not aloud to exercise due to my heart condition - for example no running, no sit ups - nothing! I'm not supposed to walk more then 200ft - but I do, I just take breaks. I'm not even aloud to Hoover or anything. It sucks. X
squidgernetball
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Yes from what I remember he was a cardiologist. I have found it so easy to follow and use it as my guide for eating on a day to day basis.
Both my brothers are insulin dependant diabetics, one is in England and one is in Ireland. The English one had been told to adopt more of a low carb/high protein diet but the Irish one hasn't so the consequences are the English brother injects a lot less insulin which may be if interest to diabetics.
I am amazed how well you can live without carbs and the more I read the more I think we are misled about the excessive need for them in our diets, thanks to the massive incomes generated by the cereal companies. Most carbs are processed so I think cave man managed without.
I used to think my digestive problems were just bad luck but now I rarely suffer. I hardly ever eat bread and couldn't tell you the last time I touched pasta. I literally look at it and can feel my stomach hurt. My daughter has the same problems and has been hospitalised with constipation although she does like certain carbs like quinoa which seem fine for her.
I currently work crazy hours so often compromise with something like a scotch egg for a snack rather than a sarnie. I live on low cal orange squash when I'm busy as it curbs hunger pangs, not necessarily for weight loss, just to get me through.
Vicki x
Both my brothers are insulin dependant diabetics, one is in England and one is in Ireland. The English one had been told to adopt more of a low carb/high protein diet but the Irish one hasn't so the consequences are the English brother injects a lot less insulin which may be if interest to diabetics.
I am amazed how well you can live without carbs and the more I read the more I think we are misled about the excessive need for them in our diets, thanks to the massive incomes generated by the cereal companies. Most carbs are processed so I think cave man managed without.
I used to think my digestive problems were just bad luck but now I rarely suffer. I hardly ever eat bread and couldn't tell you the last time I touched pasta. I literally look at it and can feel my stomach hurt. My daughter has the same problems and has been hospitalised with constipation although she does like certain carbs like quinoa which seem fine for her.
I currently work crazy hours so often compromise with something like a scotch egg for a snack rather than a sarnie. I live on low cal orange squash when I'm busy as it curbs hunger pangs, not necessarily for weight loss, just to get me through.
Vicki x
