Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: need some guidance

Friday, March 11, 2011

[fast5] Re: need some guidance

Thanks, Heather
I'm a work in progress and this group is filled with so much knowledge on health and nutrition. I've spent way too much time trusting advice that is misguided.
I'm still reading back posts and anyother tips/advice are very much appreciated.
Thanks, Susie

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> You might want to keep a diary and just keep track of what works for you.
>
> This is esp. true of dairy. Dairy, esp. the whey part of it, is often very
> good for weight loss in studies and it's an excellent appetite suppressant.
> But, a rather large number of people react to either the casein or the
> lactose, and if you react to it, it could have the opposite effect and make
> you hungrier. The effect might not be all that obvious in the short run, so
> a food diary really helps. In my case, eating milk doesn't make me ill at
> all, but it does give me migraines, days after I eat it!
>
> "Carbs" cover a lot of territory too. Some of them help with appetite, esp.
> the ones with lots of polysaccharides, like beans and oatmeal. Some of them
> have wheat gluten, which again, causes an immune reaction in a chunk of the
> population.
>
> The thing that helps me the most with eating is to start my meal with a
> salad ... a nice big green salad with lots of "stuff" on it ideally, and a
> vinegar-based dressing. There is something in greens that makes a lot of
> people feel good (and you don't need to drink barley juice to get it!).
> Vinegar has been shown in studies to regulate glucose levels in the blood,
> and help with appetite, though no one seems to know exactly why it works. So
> by the time you eat a nice big salad, your blood glucose is better, you've
> gotten lots of chewing in, and you feel more relaxed. Use a little olive oil
> in the dressing too, to make the Vit A more absorbable, but avoid the
> mayo-like dressings.
>
> Then, eat your main dish, proteins and cooked vegies. It's very hard to
> overeat those, and protein might be the "stop button" for humans as far as
> how much to eat.
>
> After that, if you are still hungry, have some starches. Tubers (esp. sweet
> potatoes!) and steamed/boiled grains (rice in my case) are preferable to
> baked goods in terms of how they work in your body.
>
> Last, if you are STILL hungry, have some dessert. I just can't eat dessert
> after following the above advice though, so I've pretty much stopped
> desserts. I keep some dairy-free ice cream around though, which I promise
> myself I can eat if I'm hungry.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Susie <sooziwd@...> wrote:
>
> > So, I've been working at this weight loss journey and it's so
> > frustrating.... with all the contradictions, but I've got to put my trust
> > into this group. I've been reading and re-reading past posts and thanks to
> > so many of the veterans here I've realized I need to tweek what I eat in my
> > window and start cutting out more carbs.
> >
> > Now I don't want to over-think this but I did have some questions to throw
> > out there. First, I'm 51, 5'3" and 174 lbs(started at 186) I've been
> > Fast-5ing for a month but just recently started paying attention to removing
> > any final carbs cuz I seem to be at a standstill. I wasn't a huge carb eater
> > in the first place, stayed away from the biggies like pasta, potatoes, most
> > bread... would have a wrap on occasion and sometimes some rice which I've
> > removed now. Watched the youtube videos on Sugar/Starches and Diet/Hunger
> > with the Eades and am even trying to watch my condiments now.
> >
> > As far as proteins go I'm breaking my fast at 4 pm with meat and/or eggs,
> > just enough to take the edge off and then have a meal of protein and greens
> > around 6:30 pm. I cook w/ olive oil, sesame oil, coconut oil or butter.
> > During my fasting time I stick to water and a couple cups of black coffee w/
> > a stevia.
> >
> > Now for the questions, what about dairy?? Is cheese okay if it's full fat?
> > And what about things like sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt (although most
> > are now too loaded with added sugar and seem processed to me) or if I have
> > coffee during my window can I use cream? and what about nuts? I know cashews
> > have the most carbs and if you do have em' raw is best, but should I avoid
> > these things??? In the youtube clips they mentioned having "enough"
> > protein.... I've been just relying on my hunger meter to make that call.
> > And also since adding fat back into my meals (which still feels wierd, my
> > how we've been brainwashed cuz I grew up with butter) I'm questioning if I'm
> > adding enough??
> >
> > Thanks for the help, Susie
> >
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