Occasional sin - carbs

[Rosina1871]

I have been really good on a very low carb no sugar regime. Does anyone else have a day/meal that involves lots of carbs. Tempted to occasionally have fish and chips or a very carb orientated pizza!

[SnazzyD]

Did very occasionally and didn’t feel well. Salt overload and felt sick and sluggish. Probably down to the individual though.

[Rosina1871 in reply to SnazzyD]

Thanks Snazzy.

[HeronNS in reply to Rosina1871]

My digestion protests the fat and the wheat usually in these meals.

[Hidden]

My diet is not specifically low carb/no sugar but as I'm working on a diet which is good for my gut biome it tends to be light in grains and starchy carbs (see The Doctor's Kitchen thedoctorskitchen.com). However, I have fish and chips every Saturday evening and an occasional slice of cake or sandwich and have noticed absolutely no increase in pain/discomfort. The only thing that I have noticed is an increase in water retention on Sunday which is almost definitely a response to the salt that I have on my chips as I never cook with salt and eat added salt at no other time in the week.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Incidentally, I try not to regard foods as good/bad/sins etc. as I find that if a food is 'forbidden' I am more likely to desperately want it!

[Mary63]

I do.. maybe once every three weeks. I gain two lbs usually when I do have a ‘carb ‘ meal, pasta, mashed potato, chips. But it’s only occasional, and trying the rest of the time to remain under 20g carb, with a bit more at weekends (wine) means I keep going gradually down. I have been doing low carb for nearly 5 1/2 years, since I was diagnosed with PMR. Now on 4.5 mg, I have experimented with more carbs, but I find even on a low dose of prednisolone I need to be very low carb to continue to lose.

[Rosina1871 in reply to Mary63]

Thanks. Think I will leave carbs alone. I like my wine so will stick to that as my sin!

[2013mayo in reply to Rosina1871]

Hi. I cut out all alcohol even though I do like a glass of wine or two, but stopping alcohol and cutting down on carbs made a huge difference, I’ve lost all the weight I put on when high dose pred. I do still eat carbs but not everyday, maybe twice a week.

X

[PMRpro Ambassador]

I've just been for an icecream - I was at the hospital anyway and the super shop is just round the corner. I have it in a paper cup and just one scoop.

I don't actually find I miss much but when we visit the daughter in Whitby there has to be fish in batter - and 2 or 3 chips. I don't like pizza in the UK - Italian pizza isn't carb heavy, the base is so thin it collapses when you lift it. But very occasionally I will get a small pizza here and usually eat half, the other half comes home for next day - double the pleasure. Third day pizza is the best!

As has been said - it isn't what you eat from xmas to New Year that makes you fat, it's the other 51 weeks! In the same way, one day having a treat won't be the end of the world diet-wise. But it will be if your treat days are every other day

[Rosina1871 in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks. I’m going for the occasional treat and it will be fish and chips. Always good in Yorkshire!

[fmkkm]

If I binge on carbs I feel awful the next day. I’m fine with an occasional cookie, rice with Chinese takeout, 1/2 piece of pizza etc. I use flourless sprouted grain bread for sandwiches. I was more strict in the beginning but it hasn’t made any difference if I sprinkle a few carbs in during the week.

[Roryfederer in reply to fmkkm]

forwardmotion Do you mind me asking What is "flourless sprouted grain bread"? Do you make your own or can you buy it?

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Roryfederer]

medicalnewstoday.com/articl...

describes a range of supposedly lower carb breads or alternatives - I can't see Ezekiel or sprouted grain bread is lower carb since a slice of ordinary bread is 12g carb.

[Roryfederer in reply to PMRpro]

It's probably just that ordinary bread has refined carbs which spike the sugar levels whereas Ezekiel has unrefined.... ?? Thank you... they use almond flour for pancakes but I've never seen a bread recipe with almond flour. Perhaps it wouldn't rise!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Roryfederer]

wholesomeyum.com/recipes/lo...

and it isn't the only one. I abandoned the idea of bread to be honest - I eat the sandwich fillings ...

[Hidden in reply to Roryfederer]

I tried a recipe for bread which used almond flour ... once. It was deeply unpleasant.

[Roryfederer in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for letting me know.

[fmkkm in reply to Roryfederer]

Hi,This is the brand I use,

foodforlife.com/product/bre...

I like it because it is organic, filling, no sugar and a little more protein because it has some lentils and bean sprouts also added. It does have carbs but I can get away with toasting one piece for a sandwich and it fills me up.

[Roryfederer in reply to fmkkm]

Thank you.

[Constance13]

Go for it girl! We all like to sin sometimes!!!

[alvertta]

Once in awhile. Yes.

[DRunnerchick]

I have been a runner/athlete for 44 years and have always followed something like the 80/20 rule. 80% of the time, I eat really well and save that other 20% for the oops moments (not usually whole meals). Now that I am older, I have actually refined it even more with smaller, more realistic portions, less white everything, less caffeine, more Whole Foods. I feel better and keep it simpler.

I also eat out less. I balance heavy with light and more with less. I don’t label foods bad or good, perhaps better choices according to how I feel when I consume them.

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[Hidden]

I do like my afternoon tea so make my own cakes with less sugar. I usually have potatoes or brown rice with my evening meal. Since giving up alcohol I have steadily lost weight, a stone over the past year. It was alcohol that caused water retention and puffiness. I miss the odd glass of wine but it was obviously not doing me any good.

[Rosina1871 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for your reply. I look forward to my glass of wine every night. I’m not over weight but just miss the occasional carb treat

[Floridafan]

I eat carbs every day. If I reduced my sugar intake and carbs I would loose weight, I’m 8 and a half stone at present. My husband is the same, neither of us can put weight on easily. When I first became ill I lost a stone and it took nearly 2 years put put half of that back on. I’d love to be able to put a little bit more weight back on but it just seems impossible.