Re: 50 grams of carbs a day?
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 16:06:30 -0700
Lisa,
When I feel lousy, it means sleepy, lethargic, brain fog, cranky and
irritable, etc. I gave a lengthy list of my symptoms when I eat carbs in a
recent post.
When I listed my food, I gave more than one option in each meal. So, it's
poached eggs, OR eggs in tortilla. Lunch is salad with meat OR hard boiled
eggs (which I just eat the whites of) OR leftovers. My, that would be a very
filling day if I ate everything I listed. Sorry for the confusion. As far as
my cholesterol goes, it's lower now than it was when I was on a low-fat diet.
My ratio is excellent right now. And I do watch it, since my mother has high
cholesterol. But, 2 eggs a day hasn't hurt my cholesterol any.
Renee
LisaR wrote:
>
> Hi Renee,
> What do you mean when you say that you feel lousy and what types of
> symptoms? Do you mean fatigue and sleepiness?
>
> Thanks for the menu. I have a question though. You listed 2 scrambled
> eggs for breakfast and 2 more in the tortilla, then at lunch, you eat
> more eggs. So you eat 6 eggs a day? Isn't that bad for your
> cholesteral?
>
> Lisa
>
> At Sun, 09 Jun 2002, Renee wrote:
> >
> >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
> >
> >---
> >Dwell in Possibility.
> >--Emily Dickenson
> >
>
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Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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Dwell in Possibility.
--Emily Dickenson
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