Hi

The thyroid thing really does slow things down. I try to exercise about an hour after eating so the metabolism can rev up a bit.

I have the "Living the GI Diet' book and it has some really great sweets recipes. also, there are a couple on the website for the books, wwwgidiet,com ,

I went off coffee cold turkey Thursday. I even make it through a late night dessert run with my VERY pregnant girlfriend, whose not so DH wouldn't go get her an apple struesel cake on Saturday night...who would have thought that you can eat crazy chocolate sake without coffee??????

I can give you the recipes if you want, just let me know,

Deborah

Thanx Deb... I'll try to get some recipes on the web site... I really liked the muffins in the book.... I thought that artifical sugar would be gross... but not bad at all.In fact I'm going to try the brownies on the splenda package once I lose a bit more. My hubby gave up chocolate for lent so I don't think I should try it in front of him at the moment.

My girlfriend uses Splenda all the time, it has less after taste I think, although the baking does come out somewhat heavier.

I found using liquid egg was a challenge. I thought they were really expensive, but once you realize how much they are equivilently they are not so bad

I am now getting into white white omelettes. I saute all the veggies I can think of, set them aside. then I make a thin layer of egg white in the pan. Finally I pread the veggies onto one side and roll the egg down the pan...yummy!

I was wondering if you count calories or journal your food along with eatting low GI food.

I journal...I have never dieted before, other restricting intake, and I journal my food and exercise together it works for me...

I even use a section to write my feelings of the day as I am an emotional eater.
Deborah

I started the G.I. diet a couple of days ago and so far I find it very simple to follow. Like someone else said the book is well laid out and easy to follow. I have the recipes from the book but I would like to try some others if any one has any can you please share them with me. I am so happy to have found some others who are also trying this diet.

Feel free to email me with any recipes that you may have or just to chat at [email protected]

asoldier'swife

one of the best things on the the GI diet is the fact you don't have to count calories... I also find that the less I think about it the better I do ... Supper is the hardest for me sometimes... I feel that at the moment I'm cooking 2 different meals. Hubby is having a hard time with me altering our food ... I hope he'll evenally adjust.You know I haven't had a potatoe for a month almost and haven't missed it at all...Still having my coffee, although I have cut back alot. Hope everyone is doing well on this plan.

well I don't have that problem, I cook for myself. My problem is that I have the urge to eat carbs after my workout which is late at night...

I have found that not having coffee...and I dislike decaf...hasn't been as much of a problem I drink tea, but I don't have nearly as much.

I am using the "Living the GI Diet", the second book for recipes. It has a lot of good recipes.

The other thing is that you can lighten alot of regular meals without noticable difference, if you are cooking from scratch. I know because I cook for 8 day care children every day. My biggest saver is making basmati rice, which is allowed and much nicer brown, in my opinion...it tasts a little nuttier than white, but looks like white, which is sometimes more important.

I just freeze the rice in portions...and use them because making small portions never was my strong point. I also thatmake my own pasta sauce, loaded with vegetables, if your DH doesn't like them...just make the sauce, portion out his and saute the veg and add them to yours.... works like a charm

Have a great day

Thank-you for the advice on the rice... I've never tried freezing it before. Doing it that way just make things a bit easier ... I'm still waiting for my energy level to rise... how are you finding that ? It could be just the weather.

I don't have a problem with energy. Try keeping to a two to three hour space between eating. I make sure I always have a protein/carb combo. Like banana with peanut butter, an apple with cheese, yogurt and cracker and almonds and veggies.

I find that if I eat later that 3 hours I lag sometimes. but as I am always cooking for kids I seldom have no food around...

Hi everyone:

I'm wondering if someone would mind posting a day of sample menus? I am very interested in this plan. However, I have been interested in many other plans, ran out and bought the book and then either didn't like it or didn't apply it to my life.

I'm hoping seeing some menus could help me decide if I should buy the book.

Thanks,

Nancy

Hi Nancy,

I am passing along a couple days worth of menus from the "Living the GI Diet" the second book. Thre are more recipes and menus, all the same easy to follow red/yellow/green light charts. The thing you have to remember is that the food is as natural as possible. The oatmeal is steel cut oats...takes about 15 minutes to cook...do meusli if you don't have time.. and the protein and carbs are portioned. The protein is 4 oz. and the carbs, oatmeal, whole wheat pasta, brown or basmati rice, to no more than2/3 cup. some other green light foods are rationed, like almonds, olives and margarine 2tsp.you are allowed one slice of whole wheat or multigrained bread.
Breakfast: Muesli
Snack: cranberry cinnamon muffin
Lunch: Mushroom Barley and Beef soup, Open faced turkey sandwich with sage and Tomato White bean Dip carroy and celery sticks
Snack: Orange, and fat-and sugar-free fruit flavoured yogurt
Dinner: Hunter Style Chicken, long grain brown rice, and asparagus
Snack: Basmati rice pudding

Breakfast: homey oatmeal Grapefruit sections with 1% cottae cheese
Snack: Cranberry cinnamon muffin
Lunch: Tuscan WHite Bean soup, Barbecue Chicken Salad, 1/2 whole wheat pita
Snack: Apple and 1% cottage cheese
Dinner: Almond haddock fillets, baby carrots and long grain brown rice Zuccini salad
Snack: Apple pie cookie

Breakfast: Puffy Baked Apple Omelette, back bacon
Snack: Almond bran haystack, glass of skim milk
Lunch: Pepper an dtomato beef salad
Snack: tofu pudding
Dinner: Easy bake Lasagna tossed salad
Snack: Poached pears with Sweetened Yogurt cheese

I hope these help you. All the recipes here are in the book, Emily Richards of Canadian Living created them.

Enjoy

thanks a lot Deborah. That was alot of typing to do in response to my post! I really like the sounds of this plan. It is very common sense, I guess after all the "magical plans" I have tried, I keep looking for the "catch". I think this plan is common sense and doesn't have one! That is a good thing.

Last night, I bought a paperback edition of THe GI diet. It's a very easy read. Today, I may have to go looking for the Living the GI diet book. I almost feel healthier after just reading about it.

Nancy

Well ,I did so good for the first 3 weeks ... But I got off track with the curling bonspiel I attended this weekend. ... I was pretty good ... except for drinking a substanial amount of wine. ... but today was the worst when I ate a couple bags of potato-chips.
I'm hoping to get back on the GI track tommorrow. I do have to admit it was a lot of fun. I haven't cheated at all before, so now I have looked after all those craving I 'm going to try this again.. .I refuse to beat myself up over this, so wish me luck...I hope you all had a great weekend too.

Hi, just wondering if anyone is still doing the GI Diet and how things are going in terms of pounds/inches lost?