PCOS Messages for June, 2002: Re: 50 grams of carbs a day?

Re: 50 grams of carbs a day?

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 09 Jun 2002 22:17:11 -0700

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I eat very few carbs. I don't count; just keep as low as possible, since I feel lousy and get very symptomatic when I eat more.

I count total carbs, but keep a close eye on the sugar too. I use both numbers when comparing products.

A typical day:

Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled without milk, with some sauteed onions, topped with hot sauce and wrapped in a warmed low-carb tortilla 2 poached eggs and bacon

Lunch: salad with tuna salad or chicken salad hard boiled eggs (I work in a place with a meatless cafeteria) leftovers

Dinner: Meat (chicken, steak, pork, shellfish, fish). I have lots of seasonings, so I avoid commercial marinades, which have lots of sugar Low-carb veggie of some type (broccoli, cauliflower, salad without high-carb veggies, brussel sprouts, asparagas, etc)

I also have to eat snacks throughout the day to keep my symptoms controlled. I eat cheese, summer sausage, etc.

It helps to have a partner to low-carb with. My husband decided to eat the same way I do for support. It helped tremendously.

One thing to remember is that it gets easier as you do it. I've been doing it 3 years, and it's completely natural for me now. I don't think twice about it. I've cheated enough in the past to know how terrible it makes me feel, so rarely have an urge for "forbidden" food now. I just know how I need to eat, and I do it easily now.

Good luck, Renee

anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
> I too would like to know how the ladies who eat less than 100 carbs a day do
> it? I have just started a few days ago and am finding it difficult to stay
> under that mark let alone getting under 30 carbs/ day. I was just looking at
> Lori's example of her diet, isn't popcorn high carbo - I'm not sure? I also
> have a question, when buying groceries I have been reading the labels to
> find out how much carbs are in them, however I'm not sure which reading to
> go buy. For example:
>
> Canned Apricot Halves
> CARBOHYDRATE
> - TOTAL = 9.5g
> - SUGARS = 6.2g
>
> Do you just go buy the sugars reading or all carbs on total?
> Also does anyone eat wholemeal pasta
> Thankyou
> Kirstie
> Australia
> http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/calenpm

-- -------------- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

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