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Kim
Apr 6, 07 - 11:08 PM |
Help!
I need help. My Doctor ordered me to go on the Low GI diet, due to my weight. I've tried some recipes and they are really good but my biggest problem is sweets of any kind. I am very addicted to sweets. I've tried to substitute them with fruit but it doesn't work. I also have food allergies to dairy and possibly wheat. Does anybody know where I can find recipes that would be good and don't include wheat or dairy? |
Jackie at Low Carb is Easy
 Apr 7th, 2007 - 3:49 AM |
Re: Help with low GI diet, sweet cravings and wheat/dairy allergies problems
Kim The reason substituting sweets with fruit doesn't work is because fruit gives you a sugar high the same as sweets (not as bad, maybe, but still enough to be 'feeding' the addiction). And it really is like an addiction - in many people, 'healthy' carbohydrate foods such as fruit, wholemeal bread, brown rice, pasta, wholegrain cereals etc can all have this effect. They raise your blood sugar and insulin levels, making you feel OK for a short while, but then your blood sugar level comes crashing down too far and you feel hungry, low, and craving more food. Food allergies can also add to this problem of cravings. (You are talking about the 'food sensitivity' or 'foood intolerance' kind of allergy rather than 'classical' allergy where you eat a food and immediately swell up or get a rash or even go into anaphylactic shock.) With the food sensitivity type of allergy, it is very commonly the case that the sufferer gets cravings for the foods to which he or she is sensitive. I personally am carbohydrate intolerant and have various food sensitivities, so I know what it's like. There is a vast difference between my level of 'willpower' when I am on the diet that suits me best (very low carbohydrate plus no wheat, oats, barley, rice or fruit) and when I have the occasional foray into 'normal' eating. If I'm 'being good' I don't get cravings, and declining no-no foods is fairly easy. But give me one single slice of wholemeal bread, or a piece of fruit, or anything that contains sugar or more than minimal carbohydrate, and I get cravings for more which are almost impossible to resist. When I'm in this state, 'willpower' isn't enough - it's a biochemical addiction and I need additional help to stop (like no more of my addictive foods in the house, or a lockable cupboard to which my husband keeps the key.) When I'm in my non-addicted state, the cupboard doesn't need to be locked - go figure. The low GI diet is OK for some people, and eating low GI is definitely an improvement on eating a diet full of high GI, high carb items such as sugary drinks, white bread and rice, biscuits, cakes, pastries and chips. But unfortunately a low GI diet is still too high in carbs for many people. You would probably find a low carb diet suits you better. The Low Carb / Low GI Cookbook at www.lowcarbiseasy.com/cookbook.htm would be suitable for you, whether you're doing low carb or low GI. It doesn't use wheat at all, and where dairy products are used, you would almost always be able to substitute with non-dairy milk, or dairy-free spread etc. Some of the issues I mention above are too complex to be able to explain properly in a few short paragraphs, but they are critical for anyone who finds it difficult to lose weight to understand. If you want more information, the book 'Why Can't I Lose Weight - The Real Reasons Diets Fail And What To Do About It' at www.dietplateau.com explains all these issues. The Low Carb / Low GI Cookbook also comes with a free copy of the 'Easy Guide to Low Carb, Low GI & Low GL Diets', which you would probably also find very helpful. Hope this helps Jackie |
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