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Any SEAsian/rice-addict low-carbers out there?
I'm half Thai half Filipino so rice is a major part of my diet. Giving it
up cold turkey (as Jake suggested) would take a lot of will-power on my part! (Butter and fish sauce on rice? =:-o! Then again, I like toasted mochi with butter and sugar...) I'm 1/2 korean so I understand eating rice daily. Just give it up or figure the carb count into your daily alloted carb total. If you really don't want to give it up, make it work for you. It can be done. Exercise a bit more daily. Do whatever you must to allow yourself the one bowl of rice daily. That way you are learning to live with the food you love. The key is moderation. IMHO. If you find you cannot limit your rice intake, then bite the bullet and give it up until you reach your weight goal. ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge! |
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Any SEAsian/rice-addict low-carbers out there?
I'm in Japan... a lot of my friends are "shocked" at how much weight
I've lost and how little I now eat (I was known for being able to scarf down quite a bit in my time.) Japanese people are particularly shocked anytime they can out eat a glutonous Westerner, and most have visually witnessed my less than gradual shrinkage. What most people don't understand (as I mentioned in another post)is that there's no such thing as a food you can't live wihout. Most Korean people can't eat a meal without their Kimchee, most Asians Rice (in the case of Japanese sticky, not dry with a beer to wash it down) and Westerners bread... most don't realize that its behaviourally conditioned... One time I stormed out of an I-talian restaurant because they didn't have fresh rolls on grounds that an Italian meal can't be eaten without a proper bread basket (in my pre-Atkins days of course) - - I also was not able to live without my 7-11 bought fudge brownie and bagel and cream cheese (washed down with Diet Coke) first thing in the morning... The truth is - - after a few days on the diet... you don't miss it. O.K. I CRAVE almonds now... but even a huge bag of almonds won't do half the damage as a HUGE BAG of Hershey's Kisses in terms of weight game and "sugar/carb" crashing. So... when my friends say, "Oh it sounds like a great diet, but I'm Japanese I can't live wihout my rice," I pretty much tell them its bullsh*t... sadly though there's an epidemic of diabetes in Japan... and doctors tell their patients to cut back on the rice... and most patients just drop that "I can't live without it line..." it sounds similar to cigarette and booze addiction. I wouldn't trade all the energy (and appetite stability) I have now for even one York Peppermint Patty... - - or as was the case almost every day, 20 plates of "kaiten" sushi ! Ed eddielandsberg.com |
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Any SEAsian/rice-addict low-carbers out there?
"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message ...
I'm just wondering how to deal with rice withdrawal. That probably sounds odd to some, but I love rice and while I'm interested in a low-carb way of eating, it's difficult for me to imagine not being able to eat rice whenever I want (I often eat rice every meal, including breakfast). How do you deal with rice withdrawal? rona Hi Rona, I'm coming into this a bit late, but I thought I would just add my thoughts here. I'm in Singapore, have been low carbing since July 2002. I've lost 50 pounds, and am still losing. Before starting, I made a list of things I would have to give up or substitute. For me, I never really considered rice would be a problem because I felt that I really could do without it quite easily. No problems with noodles as well. I still don't eat either at all, except on the very rare occasion where there *is* an occasion and the preparation is (IMO only) crucial to the dish. E.g. Nasi Briyani (indian rice). My point of view (IMO only) is that for me, rice is not required as a companion food, like bread or pasta are not required if they accompany another dish in the meal, but where rice is specially prepared and transformed and *is* the main course - fried rice, certain North Indian rice dishes, Nasi Briyani, etc, then it's worth splurging. Once I started on low carb a couple of colleagues and friends started as well. Unlike me, they did not cut out rice completely but either drastically reduced rice portions on most occasions, or simply use replacements (such as shirataki noodles listed below), or just cut out more of the other starches. One colleague cut down on rice and at some meals replaced white rice with brown rice. She lost 2kg (she's 50kg, she doesn't have any more to lose!) and her blood pressure went down. It's important to do what you can and make the best of it. After awhile, they got used to not eating rice at every meal - I don't want to say that it's psychological to be unable to eat rice at every meal (I get that a lot when I explain that I don't eat rice - "I couldn't live without my rice" etc) but I think that eventually most people can get used to it. Before low carbing, lunches were usually rice with various dishes, when i started lowcarbing i just ordered the dishes without rice. And because there wasn't any rice to sop things up, I ordered less gravy dishes as well. I've also read about using cauliflower as a replacement for rice in this newsgroup although I've never wanted to try that. I think you should be able to find the information if you search this group for "cauliflower" and "rice". Noodles : if you need a noodle replacement, have you heard of shirataki noodles? Actually they are noodles, so not really considered noodle replacements. I found out about them in this newsgroup. They are supposed to be a high percentage (i think about 90% or more) fiber and very low in carbs. They should be located in ASian supermarkets and quite affordable. They do as fried and noodle soup replacements quite well. Good luck |
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