Hi David My Husband and I have been following a sugar free diet for about 12 weeks we seem to have gained weight. We changed to full cream milk and cream and natural yoghurt and butter instead of margarine would this be causing the gain?

My Husband has porridge and fullcream milk for breakfast meat and salad sandwich for lunch chicken fish or meat with veg for dinner fruit and nuts for snacks. I have toast with butter and veg for breakfast same as my husband for lunch and dinner I have banana on bread sometimes for a snack late afternoon nuts and avocado on crackers for snack. I have been having a teaspoon of powdered milk in my coffee instead of sugar. We have increased our dairy intake would this be the problem.

Wayne Dobbin wrote:My Husband has porridge and fullcream milk for breakfast meat and salad sandwich for lunch chicken fish or meat with veg for dinner fruit and nuts for snacks. I have toast with butter and veg for breakfast same as my husband for lunch and dinner I have banana on bread sometimes for a snack late afternoon nuts and avocado on crackers for snack. I have been having a teaspoon of powdered milk in my coffee instead of sugar. We have increased our dairy intake would this be the problem.

I think that your problem could be all the carbohydrates you are consuming.
I have a protein meal for breakfast.......usually eggs with either steamed vegetables and home made mayo. Or bacon eggs and mushrooms. I don't eat lunch as I don't get hungry, but snack at about 2.00pm on some roasted nuts and an unsweetened cocoa with full cream milk. For my dinner, I usually have meat or fish with vegetables.
I rarely eat fruit.........the fruit from the shops is far too big quite frankly. I will sometimes have a strawberry or two if I feel like it.
If I do have any bread or pasta, it is only a small portion, half what I used to have as I can't eat as much as I used to.
Maybe you could try to give this a go and see what happens!!!!
cheers
Freda