No Carb, High Protein, Low Fat Dinner Recipes

[Nicola]

How much weight to loose? I think whoever said 10% is in the ballpark. I find the Dukan diet works very well for me - carbs give me all sorts of problems besides weight. Alot of the Dukan diet can be found on the internet. But for me the idea I can eat as much as I like acts like a comfy blanket so I don't unlike restrictive diets which leave me always craving something. I find my stomach is very happy on this way of eating as well. Only downside alcohol or lack thereof! Lost weight seems to stay off. Pilates help keep me flexible and strong especially those old stomach muscles!

[Darkbyte]

Originally Posted by Julie-Ann

That's fantastic that you have been able to keep your weight down like that Darkbyte. If you were the fat kid at size 8-10 how skinny was the rest of the school? Kids can be so cruel and stupid.

Thanks. I just look larger than I actually am. I dont have much of a waist either, so that doesnt help.

Mum was always on a diet and she taught me to educate myself as to the 'value' of food, so I've always known that chocolate bars, fruit juices, sodas etc are the equivilent calorie wise to my typical lunch. I try to keep my carb intake to no more than 5 serves (typically 4), so I know to only eat 1/2 a cup or rice or pasta at a time, that a bread roll is 2 serves.

I am always reading the nutritional information on things and just make small changes, e.g. if I go to mc donalds, ill eat a cheeseburger and always share a small fries with someone, or ill buy a sundae if that is what I really want to eat. If I order a ceaser salad, I know very well what I am eating and that it is not a 'healthy salad'

I dont get caught up in food taboos, like cake is a desert and can only be eaten as such, and the definition of 'a propper' meal. If I want cake, I will have cake for lunch and make sure I have plenty of protein and veg in other meals that day.

I dont get obsessed about low fat either because it generally means that more sugar and salt has been added, which in my opinion is worse for you as it messes around with your blood sugar. I dont cook with a lot of fat and oil as I cant tollerate it, but Im not scared of it. If you have ever met a bodybuilder you will notice that they have a high protein, moderate fat, low carb diet. They eat more fat than carbs because it is slower to burn and doesnt cause unwanted spikes in blood sugar (the food science for bodybuilding is quite interesting)

(Watching Jamie oliver dress a salad with a 'little' olive oil makes my guts grumble)

Nuts are my biggest downfall, especially peanut butter.

[Julie-Ann]

That's great that you have found something that works well for you Nicola. You are very good to stick to the Dukan diet. That is hard work.
Darkbyte I think being flexible with what you eat and when is the Weight Watchers theory too. I think if you grow up knowing what is good for you helps a lot. My DH grew up on a terrible diet. After 25yrs of marriage I still struggle to get him to eat healthy. I get so mad when he teaches his bad eating habits to our DS.