substitutes for fatty foods?

"sprudil" wrote in message
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"wilson" wrote in message
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Hi folks -

Fairly new to low-carb.

Here's the deal, before going low-carb I had been an on/off vegetarian
and generally already ate a low-fat diet. When I wasn't veggie, I
always liked the leaner meats. I hated a lot of foods in which I could
taste the fat.

I've never gone out of my way to eat highly fatty foods... now that
I've been l/c for a month I am finding that the novelty of eating lots
of fatty foods, is burning itself out.

I'm already burned out on heavy cream and chicken skin. Forget pork
rinds, the idea sounds gross to me. I like cheese, but I'm even eating
less of that.

But, I know that I need the fats to keep my blood sugar stable - when
I do low-fat AND low-carb, I'll just constantly have the shakes. The
thing is, I don't like a lot of these foods. I was adding peanut
butter and avocados to my diet, but if that's all the fats in my diet
I'll get sick of those too.

How can I add fats back into my diet without eating lots of cheese and
bacon?? I enjoy veggies, fish and chicken breast... lots of butter,
fat on meats, bacon, sausage etc. have just always grossed me out. Can
I eat veggie fats like olive oil and avocados to do the trick?

I'm looking forward at some point to adding lentils and brown rice
back into my diet for variety, but for the most part I just don't miss
other carby foods. I am finding I exercise lots more just because I
want to, because I have way way way too much energy!! I don't know if
it's dropping the carbs that's helped me lose the weight, or just that
my sugars are stable so I have lots and lots of energy to burn off the
flab with, but hey it's a good thing and I'm going to keep doing it.

I've already lost one dress size. I would like to keep going and
hopefully by July 31 my wedding gown will need major alterations

___wilson___
do-it-yourself style l/c since March 2, 2004
January: 180 lbs, dress size 16
Now: 170, dress size 14
Goal: dress size 10

olive oil. Nuts like macadamia, brazil or almonds. Snack on them. Add
them to salads.

Sid...

I forgot to mention that if you get bored with the nuts you are snacking on
and you've tried seasoning them in different ways and that is getting old,
try making your own nut butters. Roast them and grind them. Roasted
Macadamia nut butter is particularly good.

Sid...

I'm sorry, I sent a post that wasn't snipped very well and doesn't make sense.
It should be:


Olive oil is one of the best oils you can eat, by all means consume as much
of it as possible.


Also, sesame oil is delish in stir fry.


But you don't use very much.


Chuck Demas BRBR

I don't?


I use one or two tablespoons of oil when I stir fry vegetables, the same amount
as when I use olive oil.

I use sesame oil to fry up tofu squares. The oil gives tofu a nice flavor and
takes the heat well.

"sprudil" wrote in message
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olive oil. Nuts like macadamia, brazil or almonds. Snack on them. Add
them to salads.

Actually, it's also a classical recipe to cook fish with sliced almonds.
It's usually done with truit, but I guess most fish will do fine... If
you're into it, there are plenty of insanely good Asian (or Indian) dishes
that use nuts... While I'm into Asian and Indian food, (unsweetened) coconut
milk, and especially milk, is also a good pick, you can even make chicken
soup with plenty of it. Though I tend to find coconut cream a bit heavy on
my liver when I used too much of it, so YMMV...

"wilson" wrote in message
om...
Hi folks -

Fairly new to low-carb.

Here's the deal, before going low-carb I had been an on/off vegetarian
and generally already ate a low-fat diet. When I wasn't veggie, I
always liked the leaner meats. I hated a lot of foods in which I could
taste the fat.

I've never gone out of my way to eat highly fatty foods... now that
I've been l/c for a month I am finding that the novelty of eating lots
of fatty foods, is burning itself out.

have you checked out the South Beach diet? it sounds like it's more your
style than Atkins (which i assume you're doing as it seems to be the generic
low carb). SB recommends eating olives, avocados, eggs, fatty fish, nuts,
and olive oil to get the "good fats" your body needs. you can also add fats
with salad dressings and mayonnaise. and i try to eat some cottage cheese
or yoghurt each day too.

-kelly