For the past month, or so, I've actually cut down on all the above, and have even (temporarily) stopped eating cooked breakfasts. Those bacon sandwiches, or fried eggs on toast, have been put aside in favour of Muesli; the miracle food of Dr Maximilian Bircher-Benner. I am also trying to stick to just a simple bowl of soup for lunch; no more cheese, sausage, paté, etc. I must be consuming at least 500 Calories a day less than previously.
It's not that I think that fatty fried foods are bad for me, it's just that I wish to see what effect sticking to a reasonably rigid diet will have on my three-monthly blood test. (The Christmas period may not be the best time to try this)
I could just buy a selection of dried fruit and nuts, and mix them in with some rolled Oats, but I prefer to buy a pack of sugar-free 100% natural Alpen, and do a 50/50 mixing with some plain natural Oats. It also tastes really good.
I'm expecting my cholesterol to be lower, my glycemic index to be more balanced, and of course to lose a bit of weight. I've already lost 5 Kilos.
I'll let you know.
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Congratulations Cro !
Sensible eating as we age is very necessary. My Doc advised me to give myself a treat once a week and that was very good advice. Medical appointments reduced to every six months instead of every 3 months and BP is now normal- am sure you can do that too.
'Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.'
Porridge for me in the winter, mueseli takes too long to munch.
I am also a great believer in the health benefits of OATS.
Very true; but just occasionally...
I expect, cooked or raw, they still have the same benefits. I've never liked Porridge; my grandsons would eat it 3 times a day.
If I'd known I was going to live so long I'd have taken better care of myself (George Burns?)
You might like to swallow a level tablespoon of linseed oil daily to lower your cholesterol. It's an acquired taste ;-)
For some reason I have never thought ofyou as wanting or needing to 'lose a bit of weight'. Best of luck with it all. We dont eat breakfast but all the other wrong things are on the shopping list while, as now older, not so much exercise is taken.
Agreed
Bravo on the weight loss. An intersting experiment. Everyone is different and a good diet for you is not so great for the next person. You have to heed your body.
The muesli does sound good. I've seen it in the shops here. Sugar free has got to be better. What else do they put in it though to make it tasty?
Pity about the pate. A glass of wine every day is recommended!
recommended...for mental health, I meant to say
Sue, get yourself a mini chopper, it does the job of your teeth. I eat nuts and seeds every morning.
I am eating porridge, (plain oats), with strawberries, blueberries, a banana, and grapes, as I type. Keep it up.
I take two teaspoons of Walnut Oil every morning, it probably does much the same. It's also an acquired taste.
I'm 6 ft 1 in, and weighed 100 Kgs. I now weigh 95 Kgs, and am hoping to lose a bit more. Unfortunately my new jeans are beginning to feel a tad too big.
I would say you can't fail. I did a similar thing 10 years ago when I volunteered for a cholesterol test after my mother's death. It was high in all the wrong places and the doctor, without even looking up, said he would be putting me on statins. I said oh no you wont. I told him I would control the cholesterol by changing my diet. He had no such diet sheet for me when I asked and he frankly wasn't interested. Anyway, to cut a long story short I did it. (He had advised I return in 7 months for a re-test). I did so and had halved all the bad figures. I was handed the results by the receptionist who informed me that the doctor did not wish to discuss anything with me and I could take it that he was satisfied. I have very rarely been back to the doctor since. Good luck.
I put linseeds through a coffee grinder, purchased 10 years ago, see my other comment, and take a dessert spoonful a day. Linseed is the elixir of life.
Wholegrain Wheat, Wholegrain Oats, Raisins, Milk powder, sliced roasted Nuts. All good (or OK) things. I still have my glass of wine a day; I just don't have the other four.
That sounds perfect. The Power of Oats!
I think it's pretty obvious really, and the body usually responds quite quickly. I just wish I was disciplined enough to follow the 800 Calorie diet to get rid of my Diabetes. The idea of 3 months on 800 Calories is a bit too much
My diet is quite good, although lacking in fruit at times. It is wine that is the problem, the sugar in it, that somehow makes a slimish old man have a fat stomach.
I think it’s ajways a good idea to refine one’s diet now and again ..... I think we all often build up to eating and drinking a little too much of the wrong things and sometimes need to cut down a bit. Everything in moderation is my mantra and it seems to work.Keep up the good work Cro .... you will soon reap the benefits. XXXX
Porridge is my go to food. made with almond milk it tastes quite nice. Not the same as with dairy milk but nearly. Granny Mac is 97 and still drinks quite a bit of whisky every day. but never fails to have porridge for breakfast and soup for lunch. She still tends her garden, but has someone else do the digging.
Flippin' 'eck, Cro, I don't want to hear all this as we head to the great blow out that is Christmas! In the New Year I shall return to my pattern of eleven seven eating.
That's a good plan and the walking also helps. It's Christmas so my diet will need tidying up in the New year.
Congrats.
When you're younger it goes to your head, when a bit older it goes to your middle. Such is life.
One can easily get into a 'Food Rut'; good every so often to review matters.
I think of Muesli as raw Porridge. It sounds as if the Oats and Soup are doing a good job; I hope they work as well for me. 97 ain't bad!
I really have chosen a bad moment, but I've promised myself a few days of debauchery; then back to thin gruel in the New Year.
I do plenty of walking. Now that our swimming season is long gone, it's the dog walks that take over.
veg soup made from the veggies in her own garden. the soil is amazing at her cottage (she still lives there, with one of her grandchildren). she has always been slim, maybe that is the trick?
Dogs definitely help in keeping weight down. I can't walk quickly but I do manage three walks a day with Tess and the help. Good luck over Christmas though.
You are on a good plan; let us know your results.
I think walking, walking and even more walking is the key to health. Plus you can eat what you want and then walkvit off again.
I'm not planning to over-indulge over Christmas, but I'll certainly by-pass the diet for a couple of days.
I will indeed; still two months to go.
Swimming is great too, but not in winter.
That's what we call 'Compost Soup'. I just pop down to Haddock's, and see what's available. Next stop; Soup.
Congratulations. As very slim a non-medicated Type 2 for a long time my principal breakfast has been muesli and banana (or toast and Marmite and peanut butter as a treat). Lunch is home-made vegetable soup with home-made bread. My bloods have been pretty good for a while and I no longer have to take my blood readings every day.
That sounds exactly like what I'm aiming for, although it might be a bit far-fetched to aim for the 'very slim' bit.
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