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Re: a question about carb intake or no carb intake
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon, 3 Sep 2001 17:17:06 -0500 (CDT)
The sugarbusters diet is based on this principle, if you haven't already
read it, it gives informations as to which carbs are worst at quick
insulin stimulation. I have found their diet to be very easy to follow
and adapt to my lifestyle and have managed to loose 40lbs so far with it
Lesley
At Mon, 3 Sep 2001, blabs wrote:
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>I know that a lot of diets veer one way or another with carb intake. and
>for us, we have much more of a carb problem than most people, including
>ravenous cravings for some....my question is this: has anyone had any
>success with eating few carbs, but still having some in their diet? i've
>been doing some readin' and it seems that some carbs are much faster to
>go into your system than others, therefore making your pancreas work
>harder to produce insulin to cope? so, if we are unable to stop eating
>carbs, wouldn't it make sense to at least try to eat the ones that are
>slower to be digested? our bodies need carbs, right? i am still trying
>to figure all this out, myself. it gets so frustrating and confusing!
>i am not tons overweight now, although i did gain about 25 lbs in a very
>short time period, i was able to lose some after being on met and spiro.
>however, i've noticed that whenever i DO eat carbs, sweets mostly, or a
>lot of bread, that i, for lack of a better word, bloat up like i'm
>pregnant. and if i continue to do this over several days it seems to
>take forever to go away. also, (sorry girls) i get massive gas! but i
>am able, if i eat a little carbs with say, salad, for dinner that it
>doesnt' affect me nearly as much. i've kinda been rambling but if
>anyone has any good imput i'd appreciate it :) thanks
>blabs
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