On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:26:03 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Jun 11, 10:05=A0pm, 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 =A0and pasta is quite tough for me. OK, I've reduced these kinds o=
f
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 wi=
th?

I've had type II for over 11 years. =A0Following a low-carb diet has
helped me control it, and lose weight, but not get rid of it. =A0Only
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.


=A0However,
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.

That appetite effect varies quite a bit from person to person. While I
did better on LC diets than on LF diets, my appetite never seemed to
appreciably change on LC, even after several months. But for those
that DO get that effect, it makes things easier.