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Any SEAsian/rice-addict low-carbers out there?



 
 
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Old September 20th, 2003, 08:35 PM
Carol Ann
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Default 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
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Old September 21st, 2003, 07:12 AM
Eddie
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Default 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
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Old September 24th, 2003, 01:19 PM
BT
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Default 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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