This is so weird as easy child is currently doing the same thing. So I'll tell you what I told her.
When I started the renal diet I was not a happy camper. I am not a huge carb eater and never was.........most high carb foods get old with me quickly so while I eat them it is in small amounts. I tended to eat fresh fruits and veggies, did not matter what the type. I also ate larger portions of meat than sides. I'm a carnivore.......I'm partial to meat. lol
I wasn't happy because the renal diet was the exact opposite. Basically no animal protein at all if I could manage it........fruits and veggies were ok.........but I noticed there were an awful lot of carbs in the diet plan. Noodles, pasta, potatoes, beans........lots of breads on the menus.......
Now while this was for my kidneys I was also told I needed to lose extra weight to reduce the stressload on the kidneys. I told the doctor he was nuts. No way was I going to lose weight by at least tripling my carb intake!
doctor assured me if I watched portion sizes I would see a dramatic weight loss. I tried it because I had little choice, I still thought he had screws loose somewhere or got his diets mixed up.
Now add in that I can't eat many beans due to their effects on the GI system. I love beans. Beans hate me back. Love/hate relationship. I can't manage to swallow vegetarian meat substitutes although I wasted considerable amounts of cash trying.
This meant more cheese and eggs needed to be added to keep the protein content up enough that I didn't loose muscle mass instead of fat. Wonderful.
But I did what I was told and made sure I did the portions correctly. Exercise consisted of dog walking twice a day for about 2 miles each time......or literally the dog dragging me for two miles each time. lol
I lost a ton of weight in what was actually a very short period of time. I didn't even completely exclude meat from the diet (although it had been drastically reduced) because well.......my appetite dropped to zero and eating became a chore not something I enjoyed anymore.
Reducing carbs is always a good idea. But odds are if you reduce portions to what they should be instead of what the normal person actually eats even with high carb foods still in the diet you're going to notice a difference in your weight.
Carbs in truth are burned off by the body pretty fast if that body gets adequate exercise in balance with the amount of carbs taken in. Potatoes are such a valuable source of nutrition I really hate to see a person avoid them completely. Reduce the amount or frequency but you get an awful lot of vitamins and minerals in potatoes depending on how they are prepared, although they are a high carb food.
Also sometimes when people reduce/avoid carbs they tend to increase protein, which can be hard on the kidneys even in a healthy person if it is increased significantly.
easy child just rolled her eyes and said I know mom, I know and continued on her "diet". lol
Good luck with the diet plan. Although I hate diet plans around this time of year, they always make people feel guilty. lol
