Carbs and sugars

[Lambethgel]

In a quest to be the right weight for a 5ft 2 stature, whereby I can plot my 57 years in dress sizes, have tried most diets and got perilously close to having a gastric band, any tip s for replacing carbs and sugars in my diet, a self confessed carb sugar and chocoholic.

[Pineapple27]

I am a little shortie too (4ft 9") and 54 years old and disabled so very reduced mobility (use a wheelchair outside of the house).

Have found sugar and carbs really don't help me in losing weight!

I am following the Blood Sugar Diet which aims to cut out sugar and processed carbs. I concentrate instead on small amounts of healthy fats.

It's worked really well for me....

See my post earlier this week: healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[ary88 Restart July 2023]

try using dates,chopped,added to stewed apples,stirfry veg,to get the sweet taste,😊

[HubbysMissMouse]

If u have any sugars in drinks and home made foods or cereals, try replacing them with zero calorie sweeteners it is hard to start with and I had to use 2&1/2 to 3 spoons of sweeteners to start with then dropped it to 2, eventually I dropped it to 1 by adding about 1/2 spoon and then dropped it to one and I did this years ago and lost three stone without doing anything else and kept it off for 10 years. The only reason I increased by 2 stone was because of a milkshake I thought was normal that I fell in love with so had one most days and found out it was a meal replacement. Silly me. Now I also find with a lot of sweet products including chocolate I can't have much of it anymore as it tastes too sweet for me to have much, this also does help with keeping the weight off.

[Lambethgel]

Thanks for your advice, I need to read my Glycaemic Load diet more thoroughly to get my head round what's best to eat.

[Ottomummy Healthy BMI]

I'm with Pineapple - I too follow the Blood Sugar Diet, but think of it as a new way of life, not a diet. You just have to wean yourself off - away - don't eat - sugars. They are not a necessity in your eating plan and are easily replaced by a limited (no gorging) amount of fruit. I stay away from carbs as a rule, but don't get in a tizzy if they turn up occasionally. I just find it best to think that my old way of eating caused me to gain weight, so I need a new approach to food. Hard but it's what I want for me. I'm 5ft 2in, 55 this year and want to be able to move easily and have a healthy life. I know I could do with shedding a few more pounds (currently 9st 8lb), but am not beating myself up - as long as I do not gain, I'm ok. If I lose, then I reset my target weight downwards, never up!

[Lambethgel]

Thanks for your advice, taking all this on board, now need to get down to serious menu planning, making sure the other half gets his carbs!

[Ottomummy Healthy BMI in reply to Lambethgel]

Yeeks, that's a tricky one that thankfully I don't have to bother with. I am really lucky in that my husband is also on the same "diet" eating plan as me as he too needed to shed some pounds. I have to say, it does make things a whole lot easier. Good luck to you x