OV Slimming Club

[trevlad]

i sometimes find having a salad with no will power is worse than a bag of chips : the lump of cheese 'the salad cream 'the coleslaw 'extra butter on that healthy jacket spud 'oil dressing 'houmous 'etc etc.

Liesa, the reason I suggested the Low GI is because the foods sustain you for longer and keep your blood sugar even instead of highs and lows which create cravings.

There are no short cuts and its not easy for any of us, you are yo-yoing at the moment and if you really want this you have to be preared to put in the hard work and plan and try new foods - get out of your comfort zone - 'Fail to Prepare the Prepare to Fail!!!!!

You have other medical problem that a good diet could help you so much.

Heres the food lists that may help!!

GI Tables
Tables for low, moderate and high Glycaemic Index Foods.
Glycaemic Index Tables
Finding the GI spot!
Foods only appear on the GI index if they contain carbohydrate. This explains why you won't find foods like fresh meat, chicken, fish, eggs and cheese in GI lists. However, you may find some processed foods like sausages or chicken nuggets in a GI list because they contain flour!

Low Glycaemic Index foods (55 or less)
Include some of these foods in each meal or snack, but go for low-fat choices where possible, such as skimmed milk. If you want to lose weight, you'll also need to watch your portion sizes. That means sticking to small servings of pasta and noodles, limiting yourself to two slices of bread with a meal, and having only a couple of squares of chocolate or a small handful of peanuts!

Table 1 - Low GI Foods

Food
GI
Roasted and salted peanuts
14
Low-fat yoghurt with sweetener
14
Cherries
22
Grapefruit
25
Pearl barley
25
Red lentils
26
Whole milk
27
Dried apricots
31
Butter beans
31
Fettucine pasta
32
Skimmed milk
32
Low-fat fruit yoghurt
33
Wholemeal spaghetti
37
Apples
38
Pears
38
Tomato soup, canned
38
Apple juice, unsweetened
40
Noodles
40
White spaghetti
41
All Bran
42
Chick peas, canned
42
Peaches
42
Porridge made with water
42
Lentil soup
44
Oranges
44
Macaroni
45
Green grapes
46
Orange juice
46
Peas
48
Baked beans in tomato sauce
48
Carrots, boiled
49
Milk chocolate
49
Kiwi fruit
52
Stoneground wholemeal bread
53
Crisps
54
Special K
54
Banana
55
Raw oatbran
55
Sweetcorn
55

Medium Glycaemic Index foods (56 to 69)
You may include a few of these foods each day, but again limit portion sizes if you want to lose weight.

Table 2 - Moderate GI Foods

Muesli, non toasted
56
Boiled potatoes
56
Sultanas
56
Pitta bread
57
Basmati Rice
58
Honey
58
Digestive biscuit
59
Cheese and tomato pizza
60
Ice cream
61
New potatoes
62
Coca cola
63
Apricots, canned in syrup
64
Raisins
64
Shortbread biscuit
64
Couscous
65
Rye bread
65
Pineapple, fresh
66
Cantaloupe melon
67
Croissant
67
Shredded wheat
67
Mars bar
68
Ryvita
69
Crumpet, toasted
69
Weetabix
69
Wholemeal bread
69

High Glycaemic Index foods (70 or more)
Swap these foods for those with a low GI value or eat them together with a low GI food. Having a jacket potato with baked beans, for example, will lower the GI value of that whole meal.

Table 3 - High GI Foods

Mashed potato
70
White bread
70
Watermelon
72
Swede
72
Bagel
72
Branflakes
74
Cheerios
74
French fries
75
Coco Pops
77
Jelly beans
80
Rice cakes
82
Rice Krispies
82
Cornflakes
84
Jacket potato
85
Puffed wheat
89
Baguette
95
Parsnips, boiled
97
White rice, steamed
98

Come on Liesa you can do this!!!![clap][clap][clap][clap][clap][clap]

[LiesaAnna]

is there a total amount of GI numbers you can have in any one day?
you know like Weight watchers 26 points or something?? i think i will print this off and study it and stick it on the food cupboard door so i can study it! i think i will give it ago! or try at least, it is as you say the comfort zone!


julie am studying it with hubby now, but trying to get our heads around we thought the lower the number the better the food?like for instance i hate full cream milk 27 and skimmed 32?

[Southsider]

Liesa, you can order the GI diet book from Amazon, it might be worth trying it.

Tricia

[LiesaAnna]

or looking on google[msnwink]

Liesa I have had a good look and it is complex but I think a book would be a good investment.

What they are saying is that you can eat more calories if they are all low GI as the body utilises the energy more efficently - I think I read it correctly. A lot of the google sites don't tell you all the ins and outs of the diet. There is a book out that has a foreword by Dr Hilary Jones from GMTV that I may invest in myself.

We all have different reasons for doing this but to me there is no point doing it if we don't do it properly - my aim is to be fit and healthy and in my mind to do that I have to aim for fresh good foods, no or very few additives that I can eat for life. Many people go on diets and eat processed foods with lots of additives and very little goodness, they subsitute sugar for artificial sweetners - well wots the point, yes you will lose some weight but you won't be very healthy in the long term[msnscared]

So come on lets be positive, its Monday tomorrow and June is just around the corner so lets go for it!![clap][sporty][sporty][clap]

[LiesaAnna]

thanks Lucy/ Julie!!! your so kind!!
i also forund a page on it (not as helpful as you) in the sunday mirror today when i read it i thought dont think this ones for me, but it was all sorts i wouldnt dream of touching!!

whatever i do i am going to give my best from now! and my hubby Steve is giving me lots of encouragement evn tho hes had a bad day yesterday we are both really gonna do it now!!

Good to hear, you can do this Liesa!![msnsmile2]

[julieanne]

So much to read from over the weekend.

All this GI info is so helpful Julie - thanks for taking the time to post it all.
Pleased to see crumpets on there .....

Liesa - keep trying!! I know what you mean, you didn't put the weight on overnight so you are not going to lose it over night. But just by accepting that you are off to a good start cos that is the right attitude. This isn't just a five minute wonder this is a whole new way of looking at food. With the summer getting closer you'll be able to go for extra walks - I know you have reasons why lots of excercise is difficult for you.
Keep setting yourself short term goals. Start by thinking of summer and looking and feeling better for that. And even more of an incentive keep thinking of how great you are going to look in Florida in October if you can be strong now....

You can do it [clap] [clap]

[LiesaAnna]

todays daily mirror has another page on the GI plan and tomorrow it will have a 14 day diet plan to follow am interested in that, something has to work, maybe this will be the one