Can you have fruit for snacks I.e. apple melon etc cherries
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Not really, but if you really crave fruit, just have a little.
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If you feel the need to snack a better option is a piece of cheese, a few nuts of have a cup of coffee with cream. Fruit has a lot of carbohydrate.
I think fruit is best eaten in limited quantities (no more than one or two pieces) daily and never fruit juice.
Because of the natural sugars fruit contains.
But a small quantity as a snack, sure.
From a LCHF perspective you are better off with berries. Berries with a 100g of Greek yoghurt make a satisfying snack, breakfast or dessert. But nothing is off limits if it helps, you just need to make sure quantities and frequency are kept in check. Below are infographics on the sugar content of various foods and fruit which have been put together by GP Dr David Unwin , champion of LCHF and endorsed by NICE
The idea is not to snack at all. You have 2 (or 3) proper meals a day and you do not snack in between. If you snack because you are hungry, maybe your lunch (or dinner) was not big enough. Often people eat, because they are bored or sad or for all different reasons. So it would be useful to be able to establish whether you are hungry, or you feel like eating for any other reason. It might take a while, but if you can cut off snaking, it will be easier to lose weight.
In respect to eating fruit, I reckon, you can probably have some with your meals, instead a snack.
Good luck!
Thanks. I can eat a full fat and veg meal and a reasonable portion. Then later I'm still hungry again. I think it is the medication I'm on as it says can cause an increase in appetite and weight gain. I've researched it on this site and others and many have said they tried everything but still weight wont shift. But I'll persevere!!! I cant change meds at mo
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What meds are you on? If you dont mind me asking?
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Mirtazapine Diazepam Zopiclone
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Was just wondering as when i was on epilim i piled on 3 stone before my neurologist eventually changed them. Have you talked to your doctor about your weight gain?
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No my psych. But I'll own up to eating stacks of biscuits puddings chocolate so that's my fault and I've just had a blood test to check diabetis. But the meds made me eat non stop. Trouble is they help me sleep I stopped a load of meds 2014 wheened myself off was 15 stone. I just ate porridge bit fruit small tiny salad lunch and small dinner and went down to my old weight of 9 st ....but then I got really wrinkly in face 😄😄😄
It is hard enough to change your eating habits and understanding about food. It is even harder when you have to deal with a medical condition that complicates things even further.
Maybe, you can have a look at low carb Mediterranean diet. You eat lots of vegetables, healthy fats - olives, olive oil, avocados, some nuts, some legumes, some fruit, some meat, some fish. You just remove from your diet starchy carbs (bread, potatoes, rice and pasta) and refine sugars. There are plenty of information and recipes online.
Fingers crossed, you will be able to figure out what works for you!
Fruit are high in sugar and carbs.
I am going to say no. Insulin is a fat storage hormone. As soon as your pancreas releases insulin you go from fat burning to fat storing. Fruit is pure carbs, your insulin will rise, and you will stop burning fat. Also, insulin is likely to rise higher than is needed, so it will cause your blood sugar to drop too low and you will get hungry again.
Have fruit as part of a meal. If you must snack between meals, go for something high fat with as little carbs and protein as possible, piece of cheese, cream in coffee etc.
I have started snacking on sour gherkins during my fasts. It feels like eating something, but it's only 4kcal and 0.5g of carbs, so it won't excite my pancreas or exercise my tummy much.
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