Re: Wanting to lose weight + a lot of liquid in yogurt

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth. I have been overweight for most of my adulthood. I gained a lot of

weight after getting married, probably because of all the pasta I used to

eat. I tended to eat a lot of unhealthy foods, such as organic potato chips.

I switched from snacking on chips to snacking on roasted salted nuts in 2007

and lost at least 10 lb.

I started on SCD in March 2008. After 10 months on SCD, I was down 55 lb,

compared to my weight the day I started on the diet. During the first 10

months, I ate when I was hungry, without measuring portions or worrying

about carbohydrate counts. It seemed as though the fat would melt, no matter

how much I ate.

Since reaching the minimum weight, I have had to pay more attention to

portion sizes and carbohydrates.Now my weight varies over about a 5-lb

range, getting higher before my period and lower after my period. I'm sure

that is because I eat more salted nuts (home roasted in a Crock Pot) before

my period.

I would like to lose a few more pounds around my waist, mostly to make

clothes fit better (my hips are small but my waist isn't, so the only pants

that fit me well have to have elastic in their waistbands). I have yet to

figure out how to lose the last few pounds. At 53, I may be too close to

perimenopause to have this happen easily.

Losing the 50+plus pounds has made it easier for me to climb and descend

stairs and do other types of exercise. I am still limited in exercise

intensity and duration because of ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), but I

can do more than I could before starting the diet. Ironically, I have read

many articles about the minimum amount of exercise required to lose any

weight, let alone 50 lb. I couldn't possibly have done the exercises

recommended, and yet my weight dropped just from adherence to SCD. I ride a

stationary bike for several minutes each day, and I walk to and from public

transit some days.

I joined Fitday last year, but I couldn't figure out how to calculate the

carb grams in some of the core foods I eat, such as SCD yogurt made from

whole (3.8% fat) organic homogenized milk. I don't know why that matters so

much to me.

Now that summer is here, I am able to find a larger variety of fresh fruits

available to which I am not allergic, such as fresh berries, peaches, and

watermelon.

We have a vegetable garden in our back yard, with all planting and other

labour done by a friend (because of my mobility and energy limitations and

my husband's lack of free time). So we have begun eating very locally-grown

organic vegetables. Yesterday, this friend brought me a bag of peas in their

pods from the garden. I had to consult a food reference book to learn how to

shell them :-)

He has planted several vegetables, including some that are not SCD-legal

(such as Jerusalem artichoke), and others that I am allergic to (such as

tomatoes and peppers). At my request, he also planted zucchini, summer

squash, and butternut squash. The zucchini and summer squash started

maturing this week, so my husband made zucchini " pasta " with home-made basil

pesto sauce last night.

I would also like to see tips for losing weight while eating a balanced SCD

diet.

As for your yogurt issue, I am not sure whether you mean that there is a lot

of galactose in the yogurt. In that case, you might want to drip it. Have

you changed the way you make yogurt, the quantity or type of bacteria

culture, or anything else that would account for the yogurt changing?

When I open a new jar of yogurt, after letting it set in the fridge for 8

hours, there is no liquid visible. However, after the first time I serve

some yogurt, a lot of liquid becomes visible. I try to serve more yogurt and

less liquid. As I get closer to the bottom of the jar, I find it necessary

to drip the yogurt to make yogurt cheese, which I use the next time I bake a

cheesecake.

I know that some people drip most or all their yogurt, to eliminate the

galactose. I do that occasionally, when I need " cream cheese. "

Regards, Ellen in Toronto

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:02 AM

Subject: Wanting to lose weight + a lot of liquid in yogurt

>

> Hi,

>

> I'd appreciate getting this thread going again.

>

Now on SCD since late November 2008, and nuts! Have re-gained some

weight. Yep, pretty sure it is munching these yummy pecans.

>

> So, for those of us for whom weight loss is preferred to weight gain,

> let's share what we might find that might help. and I speak as someone

> not terribly disciplined, love to snack, have quite busy life in addition

> to working outside the home.

>

> Ao, my first success: Artichokes. SCd legal, and take a lot of fun

> picking to consume rather few calories.

> Have made some dips to go with:

> 1. SCD [of course] yoghurt with kosher salt + minced garlic. Nice bit of

> bite.

> 2. SCD Yogurt with some grated cheese.

>

> You may have other suggestions.

>

> BTW, the last two times I made yogurt, it is swimming in water-y liquid.

> I mean swimming. checked the temp, and it is ok. Used two different

> brands of milk too. This may have been on the lsit--my computer crashed,

> and when I get a new one, may have it in my own SCD archives. But sorry,

> cannot recall what has been said. Use good whole milk.

>

> thanks for all the helpful information on this list,

> Ruth

[Guest guest]

>>

>> 1. SCD [of course] yoghurt with kosher salt + minced garlic. Nice

>> bit of

>> bite.

Yeah - I love tatziki - which is yogurt with cucumber and garlic and

salt essentially.

But just be aware that since garlic is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal

agent, it drastically

lowers the efficaciousness of the bacteria in the yogurt, if not

canceling it

altogether.

Mara

[Guest guest]

>>

>> 1. SCD [of course] yoghurt with kosher salt + minced garlic. Nice

>> bit of

>> bite.

Yeah - I love tatziki - which is yogurt with cucumber and garlic and

salt essentially.

But just be aware that since garlic is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal

agent, it drastically

lowers the efficaciousness of the bacteria in the yogurt, if not

canceling it

altogether.

Mara