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Re: diet (to Laura..fruit) oh one more thing!!!
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 12:30:35 -0600 (CST)
oh also...most fresh fruit is pretty low on the glycemic scale
(excluding melons and bananas) Apples for instance are in the low 30's
along with some berries etc :D (white bread as you may know..is 100)
At Tue, 29 Jan 2002, laura wrote:
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>what about fresh fruit. i know its not processed sufar but it is high
>in natural simple sugar. sometimes if i get a craving for something
>sweet i eat fruit. like you i have cut out all processed starchesand
>junk food. but the more i read the more i tried to avoid all starches
>because of the insulin thing but i hate that diet i get sick of eating
>meat and veagtables.At Mon, 28 Jan 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>>I read that eating whole foods (such as meats, veggies, fruits, nuts,
>>legumes,whole grains etc..) although higher in carbs than most lo carb
>>diets it is good for you. The book I read said the good fiber in all
>>whole plant foods helps it from raising your sugar levels too quickly. I
>>stay away from sugar and pasta ,white bread...anything processed! I use
>>"splenda" in place of sugar if I get a sugar craving..it has no
>>calories, taste more like sugar and doesnt raise glucose levels nor does
>>it have the bad chemicals like in other artificial sweetners (ie
>>aspartame, saccharin etc) Sonnet recommended the book "Sugar Busters" I
>>think it is a more realistic approach. I also read for people with IR
>>that exercise helps make cells more receptive to insulin..which I
>>personally know from experience...I have lost over 50 lbs just doing
>>brisk walking (about an hour a day) and i was eating whatever i
>>wanted..heehee..but have recently cut out the sugar and processed junk
>>and started losing again!!!! Exercise is a big key!! I love walking..its
>>easy and relaxing:D I tried the lo lo carb..with mostly meats and non
>>starchy veggies, and I was like you...i got bored! I have to have
>>variety. Hope some if not all of this helps!!
>>
>>At Mon, 28 Jan 2002, laura wrote:
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>>>my doctor wantts me on a low carb. diet for pcos- my last fasting
>>>inulin was 42- normal range is less than 10- anyway i have been trying
>>>to stick to 80 gm or less per day of cho- avoiding all sweets,
>>>potatos,rice, and pasta.so far i have lost about 7-8 lbs. in 3 weeks.
>>>the problem is im SICK of it!!! the cravings are managable but its
>>>boring- not much selection. i wANTED TOP TRY WEIGHT WATCHERS point
>>>system and try to adjust it to low carbs. i have friends who have had
>>>sucess with it but they did not have pcos- what do you think
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