Comments on: Slim & Sensible Saturday Support wk6: 2 Simple Carbohydrate Rules

By: Andrea @Pencils and Pancakes

Andrea @Pencils and Pancakes — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:16:33 +0000

omg i am so addicted to carbs and crave them ALLLLL the time 🙁

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:08:21 +0000

I find that I don’t feel well, I am instantly bloated with a red, tired and also bloated face when I eat carbs.
I’ve known this for sometime and have followed a few different paths. At one point, I was a raw foodist vegan (although it was short lived as I got pregnant shorty thereafter and well, cravings took over:) and as of the past 1.5 or so, I’ve went gluten-free.
I feel 90% better when I eliminate all grains (including sadly, quinoa), but living in the alps with a meat & potatoes guy (in a meat and potatoes culture) makes it very hard.
Just living in Europe since 2003 has changed my eating & lifestyle habits (smaller fridge = more fresh food shopping), walking, public transport and most importantly my bike are our methods of transport and no processed foods. Those natural changes alone led me to loose the weight I could never lose in America. Then somewhere along the way, now and then, I watch my husband and toddler on carbs and I just cave. I think, well, everyone else is eating it (also at a party, etc…) it can’t be all THAT bad. Then I wait for it and for the most part, the wait is not long. I feel instantly sick, bloated, generally unwell and the biggest thing I have noticed, heat intolerant. I mean, it can be the dead of winter here in Austria in the alps and I get so hot I open all the windows. Ugh. So, I am back to giving them up unless I feel I am in a position to handle the consequences. What that usually means it’s a Friday night and even a gluten-free crust won’t do, so I go for it and make/eat a pizza. Never fails, same story, same reaction and sometimes I even notice severe bloating in my fingers, arms and legs – edema. Strange.
So yeah, I get the cravings thing and the portion control, etc… Carbs are so freakin’ delicious, but for some of us, evil. I really had no idea until I went off them just how crappy they make me feel, look, etc…
What a bummer.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:19:19 +0000

In reply to Kat. That's something I haven't incorporated but I know it's a great idea. (eating no carbs after lunch). Thanks for sharing!

By: Charlotte Moore

Charlotte Moore — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:01:38 +0000

Good information. After I joined WW many years ago I became aware of all the carbs people eat. My mother owed a restaurant and I would cringe at the people’s choices. Some would get corn, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and rolls. Some even got fried chicken and all starches. I would almost want to say something. HEHE!! I never did though.

However, as I lost my weight a few of the customers wanted the WW chicken I ate, so we fixed it for them.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:36:21 +0000

I too have difficulty with some carbs. I like your ‘rules’ Brenda. I have to have rules for myself too. If I am on a lose-weight plan, I don’t have any carbs (except in vegetables other than potato) after lunch, that way it will get a chance to be burnt up, rather than going into ‘storage’ as I sleep.

I reached my ‘realistic’ weight goal last week! Next goal is to get those last couple of kilos off slowly to reach my ‘ideal’ weight. Only problem is it all seems to be hanging around my baby belly, and isn’t looking like budging! Thanks for the encouragement Brenda!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:19:35 +0000

In reply to Gwen Belanger. That's great Gwen, congrats on you and your sons weight loss! Thanks for sharing!

By: Gwen Belanger

Gwen Belanger — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:37:19 +0000

Thanks for speaking about this. When we try to limit grains to ONCE PER DAY, we’re the most fit, active, slender and happy we’ve ever been as a family. Doing more than that is a downward spiral. Those grains for us are sprouted ezekial breads, Oats or homemade oat bars, Whole grain spelt, Kamut or non GMO whole grain wheat. Your seratonin and dopamine levels NEED starch once a day to be balanced. Your mental health will suffer without some sort of POWER grain or starch once a day but anything more than that is a physical addiction, like drug. Your body doesn’t need it and neither does your mind. We try to use Almond flour or Coconut flour in any other baked goods when possible. Now that I’ve learned so much I cringe that so many people trying to get fit live on processed starches. they’re overfed, nutrient starved and they care more about the calories than the fact that they’re using cancer causing fake foods. Natural foods fill us more, we eat less and they actually give us the vitamins and nutrients to process those foods rather than sending them directly to fat cells. I do want to be thin. I also want to avoid cancer. I have to admit that I look at most people’s food plans and think, “wow, so addicted to starch and things that are the equivalent of plastic”. I’ve lost 80 lbs. this year and my son lost 25 lbs. We’re HEALTHIER than ever. Thanks for letting me put my two cents in!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:02:50 +0000

In reply to Aggie. I still have a portion issue with certain foods and must often avoid them, but these rules have really helped. It's just certain foods trigger that overeating response. Thanks for sharing!

By: Aggie

Aggie — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:35:06 +0000

This is me as well. I learned which carbs to avoid, but still hav difficulties w portions. I love your healthy approach to limits. Great post!