This year it’s time to really deal with the belly and the project involves…
- LCHF diet (Low Carb High Fat)
- Supplement of Vitamin D and Omega 3 (fish oil)
- Exercise
LCHF Diet
Basic tip: Maximum 5 grams of carbohydrate (excluding fibre) per 100 grams of food.
Eat all you like
- Meat: Any type, including beef, pork, game meat, chicken, etc. Feel free to eat the fat on the meat as well as the skin on the chicken. If possible try to choose organic or grass fed meat.
- Fish and Shellfish: All kinds: Fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel or herring are great. Avoid breading.
- Eggs: All kinds: Boiled, fried, omelettes, etc. Preferably choose organic eggs.
- Natural Fat, High-Fat Sauces: Using butter and cream when you cook can make your food taste better and make you feel more satiated. Try a Béarnaise or Hollandaise sauce, check the ingredients or make it yourself. Coconut oil and olive oil are also good options.
- Vegetables that Grow Above Ground: All kinds of cabbage, such as cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Asparagus, zucchini, eggplant, olives, spinach, mushrooms, cucumber, lettuce, avocado, onions, peppers, tomatoes etc.
- Dairy products: Always select full-fat options like real butter, cream (40% fat), sour cream, Greek/Turkish yoghurt and high-fat cheeses. Be careful with regular milk and skim milk as they contain a lot of milk sugar. Avoid flavoured sugary and low-fat products.
- Nuts: Good to eat instead of candy in front of the television (preferably in moderation).
- Berries: Okay in moderation, if you are not a super strict or sensitive. Good with whipped cream.
Drink most days
- Water
- Coffee: Try it with full-fat cream
- Tea
Once in a while (You decide when the time is right. Your weight loss may slow down a bit.)
- Alcohol: Dry wine (regular red or dry white whine), whisky, brandy, vodka and cocktails without sugar.
- Dark chocolate: Above 70 % cocoa, preferably just a bit.
Avoid if you can
- Sugar: The worst. Soft drinks, candy, juice, sports drinks, chocolate, cakes, buns, pastries, ice cream, breakfast cereals. Preferably avoid sweeteners as well.
- Starch: Bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, French fries, potato chips, porridge, muesli and so on. “Wholegrain products” are just less bad. Moderate amounts of root vegetables may be OK (unless you’re eating extremely low carb).
- Margarine: Industrially imitated butter with unnaturally high content of omega-6 fat. Has no health benefits, tastes bad. Statistically linked to asthma, allergies and other inflammatory diseases.
- Beer: Liquid bread. Full of rapidly absorbed carbs, unfortunately.
- Fruit: Very sweet, lots of sugar. Eat once in a while. Treat fruit as a natural form of candy.
Breakfast suggestions
- Eggs and bacon
- Omelet
- Leftovers from last night’s dinner
- Coffee with cream
- A can of mackerel and boiled eggs
- Boiled egg with mayonnaise or butter
- Avocado, salmon and crème fraiche
- Sandwich on
- A piece of very thin hard bread with lots of butter, cheese, ham, etc.
- Cheese with butter on it
- Boiled eggs mashed with butter, chopped chives, salt and pepper
- A piece of brie cheese and some ham or salami
- High-fat yoghurt with nuts and seeds (and maybe berries)
Lunch and dinner
- Meat, fish or chicken dishes with vegetables and a rich full-fat sauce. There are many alternatives to potatoes, such as mashed cauliflower.
- Stews, soups or casseroles with low-carb ingredients.
- You can use most recipes in cookbooks if you avoid the carbohydrate-rich ingredients. It’s often a good idea to add fat (e.g. butter, cream) to the recipe.
- Drink water with your meal or (occasionally) a glass of wine.
Snacks
When you eat a low-carb diet with more fat and a bit more protein you will probably not need to eat as often. Don’t be surprised if you no longer need to a snack. Many people do well on two or three meals per day. If you need a snack:
- Rolled-up cheese or ham with a vegetable (some people even spread butter on cheese)
- Olives
- Nuts
- A piece of cheese
- A boiled egg from the refrigerator
- Canned mackerel in tomato sauce
(source: kostdoktorn/dietdoctor)
I am not very good at baking but like bread. Here is a low carb alternative of bread, available both light and dark. (in Sweden you find it at ICA)
List over the amount of carb, fibre and vitamin C in different fruit and veggies
(sorry, only in Swedish. Source: lchf-kost)
(a more complete list on this blog, or on LCHF.se (in swedish)
| Produkt | Kolhydrater (g) | Fibrer (g) | C-vitamin (mg) |
| Ananas | 11,7 | 1,2 | 15 |
| Apelsin | 10,8 | 1,9 | 53 |
| Aprikos | 9,3 | 2,1 | 10 |
| Aubergine | 3,7 | 2,5 | 2 |
| Avokado | 4,4 | 3,3 | 8 |
| Banan | 22,0 | 1,7 | 9 |
| Blomkål | 3,9 | 2,4 | 73 |
| Broccoli | 3,1 | 3,1 | 83 |
| Brysselkål | 4,7 | 4,2 | 85 |
| Bondbönor | 7,5 | 4,2 | 33 |
| Bönor (gröna) | 3,5 | 3,9 | 16 |
| Bönor (vax) | 4,7 | 2,7 | 21 |
| Citron | 7,3 | 2,0 | 53 |
| Dill | 7,4 | 2,8 | 70 |
| Fikon | 11,7 | 2,5 | 2 |
| Fänkål | 1,8 | 3,3 | 31 |
| Granatäpple | 7,0 | 10,0 | 6 |
| Grapefrukt | 7,0 | 1,9 | 39 |
| Groddar (lins) | 19,1 | 3,0 | 17 |
| Groddar (sojaböns) | 7,0 | 3,0 | 15 |
| Gräslök | 1,7 | 2,1 | 41 |
| Grönkål | 5,7 | 3,8 | 120 |
| Gurka | 2,1 | 0,7 | 9 |
| Jordärtskocka | 12,9 | 4,5 | 6 |
| Kastanj | 39,0 | 6,8 | 43 |
| Kiwi | 10,2 | 3,8 | 63 |
| Kronärtskocka | 7,3 | 5,0 | 11 |
| Kålrabbi | 4,4 | 1,8 | 62 |
| Kålrot | 6,4 | 2,7 | 36 |
| Lime | 10,3 | 0,5 | 29 |
| Lök (gul/röd) | 6,0 | 1,2 | 6 |
| Majs | 22,1 | 2,9 | 7 |
| Mango | 15,0 | 0,8 | 28 |
| Melon (honungs) | 7,9 | 0,9 | 25 |
| Melon (nät) | 7,1 | 1,0 | 42 |
| Melon (vatten) | 7,5 | 0,6 | 10 |
| Morot | 8,7 | 2,4 | 6 |
| Nektarin | 11,7 | 0,4 | 5 |
| Palsternacka | 11,0 | 4,5 | 6 |
| Papaya | 8,8 | 1,9 | 62 |
| Paprika (grön) | 3,3 | 2,0 | 115 |
| Paprika (gul) | 4,4 | 3,0 | 205 |
| Paprika (röd) | 5,2 | 1,9 | 200 |
| Passionsfrukt | 7,4 | 15,9 | 30 |
| Pepparrot | 10,8 | 7,3 | 152 |
| Persika | 8,6 | 2,1 | 8 |
| Persilja | 4,4 | 2,9 | 182 |
| Plommon | 10,2 | 1,8 | 10 |
| Potatis | 16,1 | 1,4 | 11 |
| Pumpa | 4,4 | 1,7 | 9 |
| Purjolök | 5,2 | 2,4 | 40 |
| Päron | 11,0 | 3,9 | 5 |
| Rabarber | 2,7 | 1,4 | 13 |
| Rotselleri | 4,9 | 3,1 | 11 |
| Rädisa | 2,2 | 1,6 | 33 |
| Rättika | 2,5 | 1,6 | 20 |
| Rödbeta | 8,5 | 2,3 | 10 |
| Rödkål | 3,7 | 1,9 | 57 |
| Sallat (huvud) | 2,7 | 1,2 | 9 |
| Sallat (isbergs) | 2,0 | 1,0 | 4 |
| Sockerärt | 6,0 | 6,0 | 21 |
| Sparris | 2,4 | 1,5 | 33 |
| Spenat | 0,7 | 1,3 | 46 |
| Tomat | 3,7 | 1,4 | 20 |
| Vindruva | 15,7 | 1,6 | 11 |
| Vitkål | 3,8 | 2,0 | 36 |
| Vitlök | 31,1 | 1,5 | 31 |
| Ärter (gröna) | 8,8 | 5,5 | 40 |
| Äpple | 12,4 | 1,8 | 12 |