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 Chris & Sharon Denman
On a Low GI-Diet for two years now. I am glad to announce that Sharon is now pregnant and we're told by our nutritionist that as she has PCOS this is down to the fact that her sugar levels have stabilised. So good old GI!
 UPDATE
Sharon gave birth to a baby girl we named Lily in December last year! She is now nearly five months old and has grown from 7lb 2oz to 13lb 12oz!
Sharon had a quick labour (5 hours) and only minor complications. We put this all down to the Low Gi Diet getting Sharon's sugar levels regulated giving her a period. Metformin protected Lily for the first 12 weeks.
Thank you GI!
See Sharon's blog and baby product reviews here!
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When it comes to losing weight the first word people think about is “diet”
Diet to most people means weight loss people imagine small portions of food and giving up what they most like to enjoy I imagine most folks think of salads, fruit and vegetables and feeling hungry all of the time
When it comes to losing weight the first word people think about is “diet”
Diet to most people means weight loss people imagine small portions of food and giving up what they most like to enjoy. I imagine most folks think of salads, fruit and vegetables and feeling hungry all of the time.
Luckily there are many diet plans on the market today that simply allow you to change the way you view food whilst allowing you to lose weight at a reasonable rate rather than enduring rapid weight loss which is not suitable to most people’s lifestyles.
Even some the weight loss plans, such as the low gi diet, are actually good for you. The foods you are allowed to eat will improve your health whilst maintaining a steady weight loss that you are aiming for.
Being overweight is no fun for anyone and can actually reduce your life expectancy by 10 or more years so it’s important to maintain a healthy body mass index (BMI) as well.
Some diet plans target instant weight loss in “7 days or less” but when choosing to start a diet it’s better to look at your longer term goals rather than losing weight for a special event it’s probably better than you look at your life style and what you want from yourself and your body.
Certainly people who reduce their weight state that their energy levels improve dramatically and they enjoy their day to day lives even more.
So what weight loss diet plans are available to you to try?
As mentioned, the low gi diet combines a healthy eating approach and is based on how your body processes the food you eat. low gi diets are followed by diabetics because it’s based on the blood sugar levels that are produced from what you eat. It’s scientifically researched and if you follow the guides for long term weight loss it should be beneficial.
Other diet plans include the Atkins Diet, which although has received bad press is also based on how your body processes food and is structured around food combination. It is suggested that if you combine fats, proteins and carbohydrates correctly you will lose weight naturally. It’s best to avoid the high fat content of this diet as you will raise your cholesterol levels. Additionally by avoiding carbohydrates your body will initially lose water rather than fat and this leads to unwanted side effects such as bad breath.
You should search the internet to see what other diet plans are available and that fit in with your lifestyle. Generally though, if you cut out high fat and high calorie food, eat your 5 fruit and vegetables a day as recommended by most government agencies and combine this with a light exercise programme, your weight should be maintained at a healthy level.
You should always speak to your Doctor before embarking on any weight loss diets and the above should in no way constitute diet advice.
Sharon has lost two stone in only a few months (from 11st to 9st) and I have maintained my weight, so this is why were are so excited and want to tell the world how good the low gi way is. And you don't have to miss your favourite foods, as we have found some great alternatives.
Christopher & Sharon Denman (avid low gi supporters)
What do all these values mean?
Glycemic index of foods GI values can be interpreted intuitively as percentages on an absolute scale and are commonly interpreted as follows: | Classification | GI range | Examples | | Low GI | 55 or less | most fruit and vegetables (except potatoes, watermelon and sweet corn), wholegrains, pasta, beans, lentils | | Medium GI | 56 - 69 | sucrose, croissant, basmati rice, brown rice | | High GI | 70 or more | corn flakes, baked potato, some white rices (e.g. jasmine), white bread, candy bar | A low gi food will release glucose more slowly and steadily. A high low gi food causes a more rapid rise in blood glucose levels and is suitable for energy recovery after endurance exercise or for a person with diabetes experiencing hypoglycemia. The glycemic effect of foods depends on a number of factors such as the type of starch (amylose vs. amylopectin), physical entrapment of the starch molecules within the food, fat and protein content of the food and organic acids or their salts in the meal — adding vinegar for example, will lower the GI. The presence of fat or soluble dietary fibre can slow the gastric emptying rate thus lowering the GI. Unrefined breads with higher amounts of fiber generally have a lower low gi value than white breads.[2] Many brown breads, however, are treated with enzymes to soften the crust, which makes the starch more accessible. This raises the GI, with some brown breads even having low gi values over 100. While adding butter or oil will lower the low gi of meal, the low gi ranking does not change. That is, with or without additions, there is still a higher blood glucose curve after white bread than after a low gi bread such as pumpernickel. The glycemic index can only be applied to foods with a reasonable carbohydrate content, as the test relies on subjects consuming enough of the test food to yield about 50 g of available carbohydrate. Many fruits and vegetables (but not potatoes) contain very little carbohydrate per serving, or have very low gi values. This also applies to carrots, which were originally and incorrectly reported as having a high GI.[3] Alcoholic beverages have been reported to have low gi values, however it should be noted that beer has a moderate GI. Recent studies have shown that the consumption of an alcoholic drink prior to a meal reduces the low gi of the meal by approximately 15%.[4] Many modern diets rely on the Glycemic Index, including the South Beach Diet, Transitions by Market America and NutriSystem Nourish Diet [5].
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