GI DIET SUPPORT THREAD 3 - The Road to Christmas................

[puff]

Is down, as in weight! Good luck to us all!

All bran is good, or make your own muesli?

I think many ready prepared mueslis are medium GI which is ok, so you could maybe alternate between the all bran and a muesli.

Sorry if this has been asked before but which book have yor found most useful? I had gestational diabetes ans am now ttc no2 and need to lose weight so thought this diet would be the most useful.

The best books are the Helen Foster or Rick Gallup and Anthony Worrall Thompson for vv nice things

In the HF book there is a recipe for muesli which is low GI and vv easy you could make it when you had time and store it

Recipe is for 2 portions

50g (2oz) jumbo oats
1 tablespoon raisins or sultanas
1 tablespoon pumpkin or sunflower seeds
I tablespoon chopped almonds
25g (1oz) chopped dried apricots
2 tablespoons apple or orannge juice
2 small eating apples peeled and grated
3 tablespoons skimmed milk

Put oats,raisins (or sultanas)seeds, almonds and apricots in a bowl stir in fruit juice.

Leave overnight in fridge

In morning add apple and milk

thanks, will have a look at those

How is everyone?

I've had a tricky few days - cold weather is making me want to scoff more!

Hi Puff

Doing okay in theory - no major misdemeanors - but I know I'm picking at things more than I should.

We will see on Monday .

yes, me too - not being really naughty but definitely picking at things

Hi well I have been spot on GI wise apart from a bit too much wine yesterday (BF and her DP and DD were stying for weekend. But have stayed the same again will weigh oficially tomorrow but not hopeful

Can veggies do GI?

Monkeytrousers - definitely. It's full of nuts, pulses, seeds, fruit and veg so a real good diet for veggies. The Helen Foster book has a 14 day plan for veggies I believe.

Melbob, fingers crossed for you tomorrow.

Yes, fingers crossed melbob, I think I may stay the same, but am living in hope that my cold weather scoffing hasn't caught up with me yet!

I have lost................

a quarter of a pound this week !

Sometimes I am grateful for my super accurate scales!!!

Anyway, I didn't expect to lose anything as I've really had the munchies this week, so I suppose I should be grateful!

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I have lost half a pound, so much the same really!

My weight seems to be fluctuating quite a bit at the moment, but I don't really feel like I'm losing overall. Bit frustrated really but I know it's not that long really so must just keep going.

It's still down Saker !

I'm going to try to be good this week, would like to lose 2 lbs.

grumpy WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grumpy, well done, that's great.

Well done everyone. Grumpy that's great.

I have stayed the same yet again. Really don't know what to do, any tips or suggestions welcome.

Monkeytrousers Saker's right the Helen Foster book does have a veggie plan

How long have you stayed the same melbob?

Is there anything you've introduced into your diet in the last few weeks that's new?

I tihnk its six weeks now. I can't think of anything because basically I have been following the Helen Forster plan

I know I stalled at one point for quite a bit. I was having muesli most mornings and wondered whether because there was wheat in it it was causing me problems (my 6lb gain in 2 days whilst eating bread in Barcelona alerted me to how much wheat bloats me).

I stopped eating the muesli and this seemed to help.

Just a thought.

I have cut down on wheat product to see if that helps. A friend is convinced that I am insulin resistant which I don't know much about so maybe I should explore that. My BF who came to stayt his weekend has lost 4.5 stone in 3 months using lipotrim. part of me is really tempted because I am so fed up with not loosing on GI but know that its not healthly and probaby only a short term solution.

Is lipotrim the same as orlistat (sometimes called xenical)? This is a drug which stops your body absorbing a proportion of the fat eaten in the diet.

I do know someone who was prescribed orlistat by their gp and did well with it - she was prescribed it for 6 months and lost a good deal of weight. You do have to be careful with the ratio of fat in you diet, but you're doing this anyway with GI.

I think your BMI needs to be 30 or above to qualify for consideration.