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Showing posts with label GI Diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GI Diet. Show all posts
Monday, August 1, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
My Last LCHF Meal
I had my last LCHF meal on Wednesday night the 27th. As of yesterday I started doing the GI diet/lifestyle. When I ate my dinner on Wednesday night, I had a very hard time swallowing down my food. I had a tuna salad with green lettuce and baby spinach. The tuna was made with a bit more mayo than I would have normally made it because of LCHF. I think after a month of fatty foods I am a bit tired of eating this way.
I'm not saying that LCHF is bad, I've seen really nice dishes and recipes that look great. But to lose weight you should stick to 20g of carbs a day or less, which really limits the foods that you can eat. I was pretty strict and I didn't cheat during my 4 weeks. I lost a lot of weight very quickly. I became worried about having loose skin, since I was losing weight quickly. Also I became worried about my health since I broke out with the hives, I've never had something like that happen.
I grew up eating a lot of Asian type foods and dishes, and I feel most comfortable eating a lot of vegetables and fruits, than I do eating a lot of fats, dairy and meats. I will continue to diet using GI instead of LCHF because I think their low carb way is a lot easier for me to follow and to stick with it in the long term. Yes, I won't drop pounds the way LCHF will, I'll be lucky to lose a pound a week, but I need to do what feels most comfortable for me.
I don't think the LCHF of losing weight or lifestyle is bad. LCHF is actually really wonderful for people who enjoy eating fattier meals and meats, and not worrying about portion size. It just isn't for me, and that's okay. From the Living La Vida Low Carb forums, I've learned that alot of others have tried numerous Low Carb style diets/lifestyles until they found one that suited them the best.
I will keep this blog up for English speakers looking for information on LCHF. The information I have on LCHF here is still very useful and also my tips on what worked and didn't is still helpful for those out there doing LCHF.
I'm not saying that LCHF is bad, I've seen really nice dishes and recipes that look great. But to lose weight you should stick to 20g of carbs a day or less, which really limits the foods that you can eat. I was pretty strict and I didn't cheat during my 4 weeks. I lost a lot of weight very quickly. I became worried about having loose skin, since I was losing weight quickly. Also I became worried about my health since I broke out with the hives, I've never had something like that happen.
I grew up eating a lot of Asian type foods and dishes, and I feel most comfortable eating a lot of vegetables and fruits, than I do eating a lot of fats, dairy and meats. I will continue to diet using GI instead of LCHF because I think their low carb way is a lot easier for me to follow and to stick with it in the long term. Yes, I won't drop pounds the way LCHF will, I'll be lucky to lose a pound a week, but I need to do what feels most comfortable for me.
I don't think the LCHF of losing weight or lifestyle is bad. LCHF is actually really wonderful for people who enjoy eating fattier meals and meats, and not worrying about portion size. It just isn't for me, and that's okay. From the Living La Vida Low Carb forums, I've learned that alot of others have tried numerous Low Carb style diets/lifestyles until they found one that suited them the best.
I will keep this blog up for English speakers looking for information on LCHF. The information I have on LCHF here is still very useful and also my tips on what worked and didn't is still helpful for those out there doing LCHF.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Other Low Carb Diets
I decided to look into many other low carb diets, to see if anything else will be a little veggie friendly, and less animal fat consuming. I have to say after 4 weeks of forcing myself to eat creamy and buttery foods I am getting a little burned out. So far the Paleo diet, South Beach, and GI diet (I know it's not really LC, just the 1st phase is) looks a bit more friendly for those that aren't into consuming a lot of fat and not enough veggies.
I looked into the GI diet since I have some friends here who are doing it. It's a bit confusing when you read the information online on how you're supposed to do the diet. So I went over to the local library and picked up a Swedish book on the GI diet, a recipe book, and using a 3 phase method. The book explained alot, and how people lose weight doing GI diet. But it looks like to kickstart that fat burning process in Phase 1 they do a similar thing to LCHF for the first month or longer if needed. Then in Phase 2 they start to introduce some low GI foods into the diet, and cut out alot of fat, you can still lose weight in this process from 0 - 1 lbs a week. Then in Phase 3 it goes completely GI, and how it helps maintain the bodyweight you worked hard to get.
The Phase 1 part is not as strict as LCHF's weight losing phase of 20g and under carbs a day. They allow up to 20-30g carbs a day. Seems they allow a bit more veggies and nuts into the weightlosing Phase 1 compared to LCHF's weightlosing 20g a day. One of the books says that if you follow their 30 day menu you can lose up to 5kg in 4 weeks. Really interesting and every meal has a net carb count next to it. I don't see much of a difference from LCHF and Phase 1 of GI diet, since the recipes are still low carb and high in fat, but from things like fishes
Books I'm reading about GI diet:
GI i Praktiken (GI in Practice) by: Ola Lauritzson - it has a 3 Phase program with menus and recipes for each phase.
GI Dag för Dag (GI Day for Day) by: Ola Lauritzson & Ulrika Davidsson - a book on how to lose up to 5kg in 4 weeks doing their Phase 1 and 2 GI diet.
Klaras GI-Mat (Klara's GI Food) by: Klara Desser - a recipe book for Low GI eating/lifestyle
I looked into the GI diet since I have some friends here who are doing it. It's a bit confusing when you read the information online on how you're supposed to do the diet. So I went over to the local library and picked up a Swedish book on the GI diet, a recipe book, and using a 3 phase method. The book explained alot, and how people lose weight doing GI diet. But it looks like to kickstart that fat burning process in Phase 1 they do a similar thing to LCHF for the first month or longer if needed. Then in Phase 2 they start to introduce some low GI foods into the diet, and cut out alot of fat, you can still lose weight in this process from 0 - 1 lbs a week. Then in Phase 3 it goes completely GI, and how it helps maintain the bodyweight you worked hard to get.
The Phase 1 part is not as strict as LCHF's weight losing phase of 20g and under carbs a day. They allow up to 20-30g carbs a day. Seems they allow a bit more veggies and nuts into the weightlosing Phase 1 compared to LCHF's weightlosing 20g a day. One of the books says that if you follow their 30 day menu you can lose up to 5kg in 4 weeks. Really interesting and every meal has a net carb count next to it. I don't see much of a difference from LCHF and Phase 1 of GI diet, since the recipes are still low carb and high in fat, but from things like fishes
Books I'm reading about GI diet:
GI i Praktiken (GI in Practice) by: Ola Lauritzson - it has a 3 Phase program with menus and recipes for each phase.
GI Dag för Dag (GI Day for Day) by: Ola Lauritzson & Ulrika Davidsson - a book on how to lose up to 5kg in 4 weeks doing their Phase 1 and 2 GI diet.
Klaras GI-Mat (Klara's GI Food) by: Klara Desser - a recipe book for Low GI eating/lifestyle
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