On Jun 11, 10:05*pm, Robert Miles wrote:
On 5/12/2013 5:09 PM, Yogi(n) wrote:

I'm over forty, quite tall an rather fit but I've put on a couple of
pounds last winter. Sugar levels turned out too high this year so I've
been on pills for a couple of month (diabetes type II). My doc told me
to cut eating bread and pasta, but that's it. I am not a much of a meat
eater, and I've read some web pages about low carb diet - Im especially
interested in loosing some weight and getting rid of the diabetes.

Can someone, who actually did loose weight and got rid of the diabetes
by low-carb diet, give me some advice and help with starting the diet? I
love pasta, I used to eat dumplings and pies, but I could live without
meat. I'm not really keen on sweets, cakes etc, but liife without bread,
rice *and pasta is quite tough for me. OK, I've reduced these kinds of
food, but what else? I guess I have to replace those with meat in many
forms, yoghurts, buttermilk etc. - but what else? Any websites, good
books and personal advice would be mostly appreciated. What to start with?

I've had type II for over 11 years. *Following a low-carb diet has
helped me control it, and lose weight, but not get rid of it. *Only
pills and diet so far.

Low-carb diets are usually harder to start than low-fat diets (which
will also help you lose weight if you follow them well).

I don't see why that would be. On a typical LC plan, eg Atkins,
you're
not counting calories and can eat until you're not hungry. Fat
produces
satiety, so you're not hungry. LF, with higher carbs does the
opposite.


*However,
within a few months, low-carb diets reduce your appetite enough that
they become easier to follow than low-fat diets, which don't reduce
your appetite.

Actually the effect is seen within days. That's one reason LC works
so well.