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How I got started...

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | 1:49 PM | 0 comments

A few years ago, I went on a low calorie/low fat/gluten-free diet and lost 40 lbs. But even though I continued to stick to my diet, slowly the weight started to come back! So not fair!

Now that I have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, I am going to try the Low Carb/High Fat diet - and so far it is working.

Before I started this diet, eating my regular diet of gluten-free cereal, soy milk and "diet" hot chocolate, my morning blood glucose tests were:

Before breakfast - 108 (6.0 CDN)
1 hour after - 205 (11.39 CDN)
2 hours after - 146 (8.1 CDN)

In case you don't know - under 100 (5.0 CDN) is considered normal.

And two weeks later, I had two fried eggs in olive oil, slice of ham, Havarti cheese, Flax/Chia "English Muffin" spread with butter, coffee with heavy whipping cream and 1 tsp palm sugar. (Don't worry, I will tell you how to make these!)

Before breakfast - 114 (6.3 CDN)
One hour after -112 (6.2 CDN)
Two hours after - 104 (5.78 CDN)

Still needs some work, but at least it is much steadier - and I had lost 7 lbs.

So I thought I would share my journey with you, and share the successful recipes I find!

All recipes will be:
♥ low carb, as I am eating a maximum of 30 carbs a day - I aim for no more than 10 carbs per meal.
♥ high fat, because without carbs, your body will burn fat. My aim is at least 150g of fat per day.
♥ gluten-free/wheat-free/grain-free, as I am unable to tolerate gluten or wheat.
♥ diabetic-safe, though some might prefer to use an artificial sweetener instead
♥ low sugar, using palm sugar, because I will not eat artificial sugar (which started out as insecticide)
♥ little to no added salt
♥ mostly single servings because I am the only one in my family on this diet, and there is less risk of overeating, if there is nothing left to eat.
♥ easy and quick to make, because I am lazy
♥ good tasting - because this is a lifestyle, not a short term diet!

So will you join me?

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About Catherine: I am mom to three grown-up sons, two grandchildren, two rescue dogs and a rescue cat. After years of cooking and coming up with recipes for my severely allergic children with a multitude of allergies, I am tired of cooking and weary of worrying about what I eat. And then I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic and gluten-intolerant and the journey started all over again!

Note: I am not a dietician, nutritionist, or doctor nor do I claim to be a weight management expert. I am not legally allowed to give dietary advice. This is not dietary or medical advice, just a compilation of low carb recipes that are good for you and taste great too!

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