Re: The weight issue again :)

[Guest guest]

I take 2000 units of D3 daily, and I will ask to get tested again to make sur my

level is high enough. I would like it to be 75 or more.

 

According to what you said you are eating a huge amount of sugar. Carbs are

sugar, so you are getting it from grains, honey, fruits, and some of the veggies

like carrots, beets, peas and corn which are all high in sugar.

 

I would try the D again and see what happens with your ankles. I was getting

swelling too, and raised my D and it has seemed to help.

 

As far as the sugar, only use whole grains, but cut the amount down, the fruits

are metabolized very fast and will raise your blood sugar, which means your body

will burn them instead of any fat in your body. Cantaloupe and other melons are

lower in sugar, so are berries. Buy bananas somewhat green, wrap them tightly in

double plastic bags and keep them in the frig so they don't develop the sugar so

fast. The riper a banana is the more sugar it has.

Keeping them out of the frig was a marketing gambit that Chiquita came up with

many years ago. In reality bananas are kept refrigerated from the time they are

picked until the time they are actually put out on the display tables.

 

Good luck to you. Let us know how you do.

<>Roni

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It's called knowledge!

 

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From: secapps51 <moqui51@...>

Subject: The weight issue again

hypothyroidism

Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 9:16 AM

Trying to deal with being unable or able to lose weight is driving me crazy.  I

can't seem to do what normal people can do to lose weight.  If I decide to cut

back on calories, I actually gain weight.  That makes no sense at all, unless it

is water weight that is my problem.

And, I don't know how to get rid of the excess water weight.  My ankles are

permanently swollen.  They used to be normal in the morning, but now they are

just swollen all the time.

I am not overweight, but I have an extra 5 pounds that I would just like to be

rid of for good.  I lost them last year when I was taking a lot of vitamin D and

I thought that might have been the reason.  I read that too much D can do that

and cause other problems, so I cut back on the D until I get my labs done in

about 2 weeks.  They will check my D levels and go from there.  If I am still

low on D, then I will increase it again.  Maybe that will help.

I get my thyroid numbers done at the same time, so it is possible that things

are too high in that area.

I gained the 5 pounds back, and have no idea how as I didn't do anything that

was that different.  It just seems that you can't keep the weight off, no matter

what you do.

Another thing that puzzles me is having the urge to eat late in the evening. 

Not because I am hungry, but just a mental urge to eat something crunchy.  Would

taking thyroid meds in half doses in the morning and at night help?  Or changing

to taking meds at night?

I am hypo/hashimotos.  I would like to get to the weight that I feel is the best

for me and just stay within a pound or two of that weight, if that is humanly

possible.

Someone talked about knowing our carb ratio.  How do we determine what that is. 

I do love my carbs, and feel better with carbs than without them.  I eat almost

all fresh fruits and veggies.  I skip as much processed food as I can.  I use

stevia and honey for sweetening.  I get moderate exercise.  What else can I do?

Susie 

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[Guest guest]

Is there a reason that just cutting calories would not work, regardless of

the type of food you eat? Not that I advocate eating donuts all day. LOL

I go mostly by calories and it seems when I cut back in calories I actually

gain weight. I started eating almonds, which I was always afraid of and I

didn't gain weight. So, that did make me think that some foods acted

differently in our bodies. I am now considering trying to just go vegan for

a while and see if that would work for me.

I just want a few pounds off, and it would seem to me that just cutting

calories should let me drop 5 pounds in a month with no problems. I can't

even lose a pound a week anymore. Not even water weight comes off of me.

Susie

[Guest guest]

Here's a link to a blog by a very reasonable fellow who has written a couple

books on how the body handles food. This latest blog entry addresses the fact

that there are different types of metabolisms.

http://www.garytaubes.com/blog/

I would also recommend reading some of Mark Sisson's writings:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/

Check out other links on those blog sites, there's much good info on eating well

to stay healthy ( NOT the low fat, whole grains BS the government/ vegan crowd

pedals). These readings should lead you to an understanding of the bad compounds

( lectins, phytic acid, saponins) in grains and legumes. If you go " veg " that's

all you will be eating.

For some actual research on this:

http://healthydietsandscience.blogspot.com/

Marla

>

> Is there a reason that just cutting calories would not work, regardless of

> the type of food you eat? Not that I advocate eating donuts all day. LOL

>

> I go mostly by calories and it seems when I cut back in calories I actually

> gain weight. I started eating almonds, which I was always afraid of and I

> didn't gain weight. So, that did make me think that some foods acted

> differently in our bodies. I am now considering trying to just go vegan for

> a while and see if that would work for me.

>

> I just want a few pounds off, and it would seem to me that just cutting

> calories should let me drop 5 pounds in a month with no problems. I can't

> even lose a pound a week anymore. Not even water weight comes off of me.

>

> Susie

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for the input on this. I wish I had kept a record of what I

was doing differently when I lost the weight earlier in the year.

I will read all the info suggestion and will work on the carbs. I love my

carbs, so that is a hard one for me. I have the Carbohydrate addict book

and tried to re-read it last night and it is very confusing and not really

as clear as I would like it to be. In this book they suggest two low carb

meals a day and one meal where you can eat carbs.

The hard part for me is keep the carb meal restricted to the same meal every

day, and that is what they suggest. I find that my carb loaded meal is

usually breakfast, but that can make it hard when something comes up for an

evening meal and I am not at home. I was planning on shifting my carb

meal to the evening meal when I knew I would not be at home, but they said

don't do that.

It is making a little more sense to me after reading the book again, but I

am still in a bit of a fog. Will give this carb restriction a try and see

if I can stick to it for at least a month. Will report back if I find I am

having any success.

Thanks All,

Susie

[Guest guest]

Th reason you should not have a carb heavy meal at night is because all the

calories from the meal you are consuming will not be converted to glucose to be

used for energy. (Since you will most likely be going to sleep a few hours after

dinner) Hence these unused calories will be stored in your body as fat.

>

> Thanks everyone for the input on this. I wish I had kept a record of what I

> was doing differently when I lost the weight earlier in the year.

>

> I will read all the info suggestion and will work on the carbs. I love my

> carbs, so that is a hard one for me. I have the Carbohydrate addict book

> and tried to re-read it last night and it is very confusing and not really

> as clear as I would like it to be. In this book they suggest two low carb

> meals a day and one meal where you can eat carbs.

>

> The hard part for me is keep the carb meal restricted to the same meal every

> day, and that is what they suggest. I find that my carb loaded meal is

> usually breakfast, but that can make it hard when something comes up for an

> evening meal and I am not at home. I was planning on shifting my carb

> meal to the evening meal when I knew I would not be at home, but they said

> don't do that.

>

> It is making a little more sense to me after reading the book again, but I

> am still in a bit of a fog. Will give this carb restriction a try and see

> if I can stick to it for at least a month. Will report back if I find I am

> having any success.

>

> Thanks All,

> Susie

>

>