Yeah, that is the WD protocol. It's not a bad idea, and it kind
of goes along with Dr. Bert's idea of "eat some healthy stuff first"
(to paraphrase!). But more in depth:
1. A salad. There is something about greens that is
very soothing, and a good salad can be very yummy. But
a salad also provides, usually, vinegar! Vinegar before a meal
changes how your insulin levels respond to the meal. Yeah,
it's been studied. It also makes the meal digest better. Yogurt
or lemon juice does this too: it's the acid. Somehow. I haven't
heard any explanation of why this happens though. Taking
some lemon-juice-water during your fasting time will help
hunger pangs a lot.
Vinegar also makes your stomach empty slower, keeping
you full longer, and allowing your food to digest more thoroughly.
Salads also provide soluble fiber, which does a lot of what
vinegar does. Plus it fills you up, and fresh vegies can provide
enzymes to help digest the rest of your meal.
2. In your next course, have some protein. Start with like 4 oz.
Most people neither need nor want more (though it looks good
when you are hungry!). You can have cooked vegies with this:
my favorite is a good big stir-fry. The vegies don't really provide
much in the way of calories, but they are yummy.
3. Then your starches. Here, I actually have the starch with
the protein (some rice with the stirfry). However, I find that
when my hunger is in check, I don't really want starch much.
Seems bland and pointless. In the WD Ori recommends
something like whole cooked grain ... like gruel. From a healt
standpoint, this is probably good. Cooked whole grains tend
to have polysaccharides that are very filling and also they
fill you up.
However, most common whole grains are toxic to me (celiac)
and also most of them are full of anti-nutrients and they are
hard on your stomach. My stomach has enough problems at it
is! So the only whole grains I do are gluten-free oats, quinoa,
tortillas.
I like some white rice with stirfry, and in sushi (how
can you make sushi without rice?).
Noodles are actually better from a blood sugar standpoint. They
work better for your gut too.
4. Last: dessert. By this time you probably won't want it though.
Or not much.
One enhancement that I've been doing lately, that has been working
very well, is to have some glucomannan/psyllium powder mixed in
water before the meal. This has been very healing for my stomach
which has a sort of long-term damage. It also makes the meal
digest better: I have problems digesting starches and glucomannan
is known for helping with that issue.
What I have found, in the past month or so, is that one reason
I overeat (even on Fast-5!) is that my stomach basically hurts.
Low-level pain that I interpret as hunger. Taking an anti-inflammatory
that coats the gut (glucomannan) seems to stop that cold.
Suddenly a couple of ounces of smoked salmon feels like
I just ate a huge Thanksgiving dinner.
I hesitate a little to recommend it though, in that it is a learning
curve ... it's tricky to dissolve it in water fast enough to drink it,
and for the first couple of weeks it can cause some gas. But it
acts as a super-fiber and also does a lot of what vinegar does,
and it's cheap. I mix it 1:4 with Metamucil, and take a scant
teaspoonful of the mix before the meal. Sprinkle it over the top
of the water (like gelatin) to get it to mix in, and drink fast
or you get jello. I just made this up as an experiment, but
it's working! I feel really GOOD after a meal now. It has the
added benefit that it helps a lot, for some reason, with arthritis.
Glucomannan is said to work as the other soluble fibers do
though, so the "salad before a meal" does much the same thing.
And the salad has more nutrients.
Bottom line: experiment, experiment, experiment! E3 rules!
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Susie<sooziwd@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Karen,
> Yes, a saw a post by Heather mentioning something like salads/veggies/fruit first, followed by lean protein, starches/dessert. I should hunt it down again and copy it.
> Yup, so right. I know I've got this big burst of energy to do well, but it's the long haul I'm after and it's the "journey" to learn from that will help me. Thanks for the advice and the motivation.
> Oh and arthritis... I'll be 50 in a month and have had a tough time learning to slow down. I used to run road races, ski, hike... and active life. Now it's just getting through the day with some light stationary bike or easy walking. My arthritis is in my left hip w/ some bone on bone, a herniated disc in the lumbar back area, but with accupuncture that seems to be under control. A hip replacement has been suggested for my future, but I'd like to get rid of some of this weight first. I've put 35-40 lbs on in the last 5-6 years as my activity level has gone down with ailments. Compounded with the age thing, it's been tough to find something that works. Until now, that is!!
> Well, it's Day 4 and doing well,
> Susie
>
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