Carbs v Cals

Hypothyroid? when you no longer produce the thyroid hormone or produce very little. In my case I do not produce thyroxine so have to take a replacement pill. There are several different types and causes apparently. Overdosing on soy can have a negative effect on the thyroid. I still eat tofu and use soy sauce. I do have soy butter sometimes and rarely soy milk but now I am using almond milk. I don't really need a milk replacement except for the occasional recipe.

BTW I eat a very wide variety of food. I had PBJ for lunch which is something you would not do if you were carb or calorie counting. Of course, I do not eat them every day and as in my previous post my PB is palm oil free so a bit less in fat than some others even though it's not a 'light' version.

It's only since doing DAFNE that I even bothered looking at carb counting. I just never made the click to turn myself into a personal lab mouse lol.

Before DAFNE, I just ate whatever I fancied for my meals and did nothing but guesswork based on whatever I could remember from past experience of that particular bit of food.

I have never been on any diet and quite frankly, I think most of them are a waste of time considering it's often a lifestyle change needed - not a diet change. Diets tend to be only quick fixes or a chore that won't last so I refuse to go on a "diet". I rarely snack, if at all. If I'm hypo'ing a lot, the last thing I want to do is snack to take on more body fuel that I don't need!

Small lifestyle changes are much easier (and more fun!) to apply and are long term moves for the better. It's all too common for people to blame the food they eat, when they should take some responsibility for their life choices in the first place.

Some may think that this is easier said than done (understandable natural frustration considering some of us will have other conditions to work around), even rich coming from me considering I've only ever been underweight or a good weight throughout my life, but this logic is working for me so I naturally encourage it!

Thyroid issues are quite a big factor to fight when it comes to weight loss and I'm very thankful that I don't have that sort of problem (yet). I wish you all the best of luck with your working with it. If you're overweight or more, you're naturally more likely to have increased insulin resistance.

Did anyone see those You Tube videos about Type2 diabetes and how it works? Quite frightening stuff! On Twitter it was suggested that perhaps some Type1s have the Type2 condition as well... what do we think of this? Certainly would explain the increased insulin resistance...

What lifestyle choices do you make that you think benefit you most....

Sorry, I wasn't able to add the links earlier... I remembered wrong - it was how active fat can cause Type 2 diabetes... Here's a link to the clip I meant (From Diabetes UK). When I watched all four episodes, it was just frightening to see it in action.

I think when you try to apply life style changes, you really have to work out what is best for you as an individual. I do have suggestions but most of them are summarised by simply remembering "small goals work towards the main goal". You do not have to cut anything completely out of your life (unless it's stuff like smoking of course) - you just have to remember that moderation is key (even for things like exercise - as I learnt while trying to do push ups with no prior training! I do not recommend this lol, start with wall pushes definitely lol). ^_^;

All very sensible JWO. For me veganism isn't a diet like say low-carb was. It was a little bit of a lifestyle change but actually it hasn't changed much except what I eat and how I feel. Which is the important part. It seems to fit in with my lifestyle so far. And because I am not doing it as die-hard as people who might do it for the animal reasons I am a little bit more flexible.

However, I do stick to the principles as much as possible because I do actually believe that there is too much industrialisation, environmental damage and cruelty in our food production these days. Even though it wasn't my main reason for going vegan. That was to help my health. The weight loss is an added bonus. I don't see it as a diet at all. It's a 'way of eating' and as I've said before I am not deprived.

I have a much healthier relationship with food in general than I did many years ago and it's because of the right mindset I am able to do it without it being a chore or difficult for me. If you have food issues any change is going to cause you problems.

I agree! I don't see veganism as a diet either because it's more based on how you want to live, rather than something you're doing just to "lose weight only" like a lot of diets are. Temporary food courses are not a good way to go if you want long term benefits. I find it absolutely amazing/horrifying what some of these diets suggest you do!

This is now reminding me of my partner. He's Pescetarian because he just simply hates the taste of all meat! ^_^; Considering I'm happy to eat most stuff, I don't know what I am... omnivore of some kind? lol.

It's like with DAFNE this weight loss stuff really, it's very easy to get frustrated when you're trying so very hard to get results as quick as you can.