10 Ways to Begin a Low Fat Diet
Sunday January 1, 2006
If healthy eating is one of your New Year’s resolutions, don’t be lured into trying all manner of fad diets that force you to abandon whole food groups. A low fat diet is not a no fat diet. Some dietary fat is actually necessary. You can still enjoy dairy products and meat, simply choose lower fat or lean varieties; and sparing use of heart-healthy oils is encouraged. Want to know more? Take a look at my 10 Ways to Begin a Low Fat Diet, and also my article on Low Fat Living, then you can look forward to a happy, healthy 2006.
Comments
How many fat grams should I be having each day?
How many grams of sugar should I have a day?
Everyone needs to keep in mind that with certain illnesses you cannot have ANY FAT AT ALL for lengths of time. I have acute severe pancreatitis and I can’t eat ANY fat for awhile and I am sick of the same old lecture about how bad no fat at all is, because for some like me, fat would kill me right now. Just please take note of that. I wish there were some websites that catered to or at least mentioned illnesses where SICK people are LEGITIMATELY seeking no fat diets so that they will live to see another day, not to be a size 2. Thanks.
Maddie, I, too, have just had a round of severe acute pancreatitis and was in the hospital 11 days. While my doctor didn’t say “no” fat, he did say “low” fat eating was necessary for me. He didn’t give me any time line, just that I needed a low-fat diet to prevent complications. If you would like to email me, my email is mperkins09@windstream.net. Hope you are doing better!
I totally understand what you are talking about. I had my gallbladder removed and my doctor wants me on a 20 gram fat diet. I need a low fat diet for my health and my weight. If I eat a lot of fat I get very ill. It is very difficult. I wish there was a website we could go to as well, that would help a lot. Not everyone does the low fat just for weight loss. Anyway, feel free to e-mail me!
I forgot to mention that I am also lactose intolerant and sugar sensitive. So add those to my 20 gram fat diet and it complicates things considerably. I really don’t know what I can eat and still feel satisfied and not starving all the time.