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OK, I am new to social media and I think this is a bit like a blog so I guess that’s what it is. I have never blogged before either, but happy to give it a whirl.
I have been using Fat Secret seriously to record my daily diet and exercise for about a year now, but only from my mobile phone. It’s so convenient.
I was trying to limit myself to 2500 calories each day, with some success, but in May 2016 my weight peaked at 100.8 kg and my belt's buckled on their last hole. I decided it was time to get serious about my diet and lifestyle.
I joined a group local to where I live that was being headed up by a dietitian and gave gym membership for just one day each week. I reduced my daily diet intake target to 2000 calories each day and upped my exercise. The exercise was nothing that could be considered overly active, but at least an hour of gym circuit training. A typical exercise session is 15 minutes static cycling, 15 mins rowing 15 mins walking machine and the rest, 15 mins to 30 mins weight training type machines.
The effect was very satisfying my weight and waist line started to reduce. Spurred on by the results I occasionally go for a one hour swimming session too. My weight seemed to plateau at around 93.8kg. I was rather bemused at why it stopped falling, so looked at my diet in a little more detail. The most alarming point was I was eating about 300 grams of carbohydrates each day. That seemed a lot.
About two weeks ago I was introduced to a different diet which is basically a Low Carb High Fat diet, (LCHF). At first I thought, the diet can’t be right. It recommends eating full fat items which is referred to as “Real Food”, i.e. butter, chicken with the skin on, bacon, eggs full fat cheese, vegetables, but the non-root vegetable type. Etc, etc. However, bread, rice, wheat based products and most processed foods are verboten…!! Yup, no bread, no crisps no potatoes etc.
At first I was alarmed and thought it would lead to a heart attack or raise cholesterol, but I started watching You Tube videos recorded by eminent doctors in the field of the LCHF subject and it’s a real breakthrough. The UK and USA government guides do not recommend such a diet, but in the field of public health what have they ever got right? In the last 20 to 30 years Both the American and British populations have seen their obesity weight levels and diabetic and type 2 pre-diabetic populations soar. Strangely the Swedish government does support and recommend a LCHF diet.
When you look into it, it makes sense, just think about carbs..! Our bodies convert carbs to glucose which causes sugar spikes and if eaten to excess is converted to fat and stored by our bodies. However saturated fat does not cause sugar spikes and is burnt by the body for energy in place of carbohydrates.
Anyway the long and short of it is I am managing to keep my carbs to about 100 grams each day and my weight is reducing again... Yay \o/. The food I am now eating is so much more satisfying. I no longer feel hungry between meals, I feel healthier too and have loads more energy.
At 100 grams of carbs per day, that’s a reduction of around 200 grams and it’s making a good difference. The LCHF diet ideally calls for a daily carb intake of 30 grams a day, but for me its early days and I am not trying to get into the Atkins type diet where the body goes into ketosis. I will see how things go.
Within the next month I will ask my doctor to test my blood for cholesterol and hba1c levels to see how it compares to my last blood test, which was tested about six months ago.
Oh today, (29/08/2016) I went well over my daily allowance, but the sun was shining all day, the temperature was a balmy 26 degrees Celsius. Also I had great company on the patio both sun bathing and enjoying a very nice sauvignon blanc so I over indulged. Once in a while won’t hurt, right?
:o)
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3055 kcal
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Fat: 195.63g | Prot: 96.93g | Carbs: 121.88g.
Breakfast: Frozen Berries, Greek Yogurt, Norpak Slightly Salted Spreadable, Cooked Asparagus (from Fresh), Plum Tomatoes, Fried Egg, Tea (Brewed). Lunch: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Iceberg Lettuce, Rocket, Vine Ripened Tomatoes, Avocado, Radishes, Classic Feta Cubes in Brine, Sauvignon Blanc Wine. Dinner: Soft Serve Light Ice Cream Cone, Sugar Free Orange Jelly, Peaches (Drained, Heavy Syrup, Canned), Poultry Gravy, Cooked Mature Onions (from Fresh, Fat Not Added in Cooking), Celery, Cooked Carrots (from Fresh), Double Cream, Sauvignon Blanc Wine, Cheddar Cheese (Reduced Fat, Pasteurised), Cooked Broccoli (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Cooked Cauliflower (from Fresh, Fat Not Added in Cooking), Minced Lamb. Snacks/Other: Double Cream, Stevia Sweet, Coffee (Instant), Teddy Faces. more...
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3881 kcal
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Exercise:
Sitting - 3 hours, Yard Work (gardening) - 5 hours, Resting - 5 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours and 30 minutes, Desk Work - 2 hours. more...
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