Weight Loss

December 16, 2002

what is the name of the book?

in CA

December 16, 2002

Here is the link. It's an ebook, so you can download as soon as you

purchase.

www.negativecaloriediet.com

>

> what is the name of the book?

> in CA

>

December 17, 2002

Too true ! I find myself eating MUCH more than I used to, before going on the

candida diet, and the weight is just melting away. It's like the real-life

version of those dumb info-mercials which promise your extra pounds will

vanish. I make sure I eat three times a day, each meal having protein (yup, I

slipped up with the carrot/apple thing when I crashed on Friday). In spite of

(or because of ?) eating more, but REAL food, my body is happily letting go of

the love handles...and I'm smiling from ear to ear.

Fiona

Re: weight loss

I have to chime in on this, but all metabolic studies here( in the

US) show that you don't necessarily eat less, you eat smaller

portions more often. The eating less is what threw the metabolism

into the " starvation mode " . Fat burns 2 calories, muscle burns

approx. 52 calories. Also, if you eat no more than 300 calories per

meal, every 21/2 hours, your body should be able to process this

without sending everything into fat storage via insulin. The same

types of studies show that 10 minutes of exercise, 3 times a day,

will provide approximately the same cardio benefit (not necessarily

fat burning benefits) at 30 minutes in one session, daily. This

works for any type of exercise. They will all provide oxygen to

your cells and weight lifting can be an extremely cardiovascular

workout, depending on the weight and timing of your session.

If you are increasing your calories but the calorie increase is in

the form of vegetables, especially negative calorie vegetables, your

metabolism is less likely to go into starvation mode and force

unneeded calories into fat storage for future use.

> Yes, but if someone is " stuck " now with a slow metabolism, they

need to

> eat fewer calories than what they were eating before. And,

building

> muscle is the way to increase metabolism so you are able to

increase the

> amt. that you eat.....

>

> Mic

>

> > The main thing is, so long as you're eating healthy (which, if

you're on

> >the candida diet, you definitely are!), and so long as you're not

going

> >hungry. Eat until you've had enough, but not until you've had too

much!

> >

> >The exercise will raise your metabolism, gradually burn fat, get

oxygen

> >into your tissues and therefore help to kill the candida too!

Every

> >second

> >day (ie, 3 - 4 times a week) is enough to get your fitness level

up and

> >burn fat, and allows you to have those important 'rest days' in

between -

> >otherwise, believe me, you'll get sick of having to drag yourself

to the

> >gym every day - having rest days then makes you look forward to

the next

> >time you go there!

> >

> >Good luck and enjoy getting fit!

July 7, 2003

Hi ;

High-quality foods will do it; cold-processed whey isolate has no

lactose, fat, or casein in it. Eat eggs. Take cal/mag-D to keep from

getting acidic. Use coconut oil, at least for the calories. Eat meat.

Reduce starch; you didn't say starch-free and I thought " ah-hA!

Duncan Crow

> I'm on a strict dairy-free, yeast-free, sugar-free diet for the last two

> weeks, but was on the diet already at the beginning of the year. I'm not

> taking a homeopathic anti-fungal called Bio-82. I don't feel any better,

> and am worried about the weight loss.

>

> Can anyone help?

October 6, 2003

Can you tell me what makes you suspect this? So far, I don't feel I have any of

the adrenal fatigue symptoms, but maybe I'm missing something.

Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

you need adrenal hormones, cortisol and DHEA. Find a smart doc.

Gracia

> I have been kicking around an idea and wondered if anyone else has had a

similar experience.

>

> I have been on one diet or another almost all of my life. My Hashimoto's

started when I was around 5 years old. What I've noticed is that whenever I

lose a significant amount of weight, between 10-20 pounds, I have some sort

of huge immune system attack.

October 7, 2003

immune system problems are adrenal, all the symptoms you described are

adrenal. http://www.drlam.com and there are other sites too.

Gracia

> Can you tell me what makes you suspect this? So far, I don't feel I have

any of the adrenal fatigue symptoms, but maybe I'm missing something.

>

> Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

> you need adrenal hormones, cortisol and DHEA. Find a smart doc.

> Gracia

>

August 11, 2004

I was in your shoes a couple of years ago. I was on a 1000-1200 calorie diet

and working out 7 days a week, not losing. I went on Atkins for 7 weeks and

lost nothing. You may have a long road ahead of you, so I hope you are willing

to stick with it and try many things to get your answer.

The first thing I did that was helpful was to go back to my doctor and get

copies of my lab results. Then, I went on http://thyroid.about.com and learned

how to read the tests. I read a whole lot more on that site, too. I learned

that the medication I was taking, Synthroid, may not be the best for people who

are hypothyroid. I learned that some hypothyroid people, especially ones with

weight problems, need the more metabolically active T3 hormone that is not in

Synthroid, which is only T4. I learned that the tests I had trusted my doctor

to tell me were " normal " actually indicated I was still hypothyroid, therefore

undermedicated, because the diagnostic guidelines had changed, and my test

scores were hypothyroid even under the older, stricter guidelines. My TSH was

5.7 back then when the guideline was 3.5 (lower is better for TSH).

I went to my HMO MD and convinced him to raise my dosage and give me Armour,

which is a natural thyroid medication containing all the T hormones. I started

losing weight on my Atkins plan, and lost 12 pounds before stalling out. I kept

the 12 pounds off, but did not lose anything else for a year.

I tried ordering extra medication from places on the Internet, but it still did

not help with weight loss. My temperature was back down to 97, which is also an

indication of hypothyroidism. I started looking around for more answers. I

made sure I had all the nutrients I needed, etc., because hypo people are low in

some nutrients. I kept working out and eating my Atkins program.

About this time, I had a huge immune flare and ended up being diagnosed with

Rheumatoid Arthritis, another autoimmune disorder (my thyroid problem is

Hashimoto's, an autoimmune thyroid disorder) and this set me back a bit getting

the RA under control.

Still no weight loss, though. I started seeing a Top Doc from the list on the

about.com thyroid site. He felt a big problem for me was inflammation, so I

started on a big anti-inflammation regimen. We changed my RA medication that

was causing intestinal inflammation, and I went on an " elimination " diet to

eliminate possible allergy food sources. I started drinking an

anti-inflammatory shake containing lots of turmeric and ginger. I lost about 6

pounds doing this, then stalled out again.

I had learned about adrenal fatigue sometimes accompanying thyroid problems, so

I asked my MD to check that. My adrenals were low, so I started on Isocort and

DHEA. It also turned out my estrogen count was way too high, so I started on

progesterone. I lost another pound or two, nothing spectacular, over the next

couple of months.

Most recently, I have started on testosterone gel and a controlled carbohydrate

diet, not as strict as Atkins. I lost another 3 pounds in about 6 weeks doing

that. I have also experimented with Lithium Orotate and Forskolin for cellular

resistance. These seem to be working and my metabolism is up...and I've lost

another couple of pounds. I'm still on my journey to try to keep losing. I

want to lose 40 in all.

I hope some of this information helps you! You may have to experiment and try

lots of things. My advice is to try only one thing at a time, wait a couple of

weeks to see if it gives you a result. If no result, quit and try something

else until you find out what is making YOU gain or not lose. It is different

for everyone and it is not always just a question of more thyroid, though if you

are on a low dose of T4 that is a good place to start.

I would go in this order:

Read everything you can about thyroid problems.

Get lab reports and analyze medication levels...are you still hypo even with

medicine?

Get medication corrected.

Make sure you are eating adequate calories and especially adequate protein.

Have a moderate exercise program.

Get inflammation under control.

Check your adrenals.

Check your other hormones besides thyroid.

If you are on a high dose of medicine and still have problems/symptoms, look at

cellular resistance to thyroid as a possibility.

dentalhyg1 <dentalhyg1@...> wrote:

Hi everybody! I am new to this group. I am 24 years old and was

daignosed about 3 years ago with hypothyroidism. Since then, I have

put on weight (even while on medication) and I can't seem to get it

off! In highschool, I NEVER had to worry about weight and now it

seems as though I am gaining like crazy! I joined a gym and try to

go at least 5 days a week. STILL....no weight loss! I am getting

so discouraged b/c I take my medicine and work out and nothing seems

to help! If anyone knows of a special diet or anything that will

help....please let me know! I'm really beginning to HATE my body!

Thanks!

August 11, 2004

I am actually experiencing that same effect. I never had to worry

in hs either. I'm 25 and was diagnosed when I was 19. I have been

taking my meds religiously and within the last year I have put on so

much weight, I hate looking at myself. I swim 3 times a week and

have been put on a low fat diet because of my elevated cholesterol.

If there is anyone out there who knows of a special diet just for

Hypos that would be great. I am trying to stay away from all the

pills and hormone crap.-

-- In hypothyroidism , " dentalhyg1 " <dentalhyg1@y...>

wrote:

> Hi everybody! I am new to this group. I am 24 years old and was

> daignosed about 3 years ago with hypothyroidism. Since then, I

have

> put on weight (even while on medication) and I can't seem to get

it

> off! In highschool, I NEVER had to worry about weight and now it

> seems as though I am gaining like crazy! I joined a gym and try

to

> go at least 5 days a week. STILL....no weight loss! I am getting

> so discouraged b/c I take my medicine and work out and nothing

seems

> to help! If anyone knows of a special diet or anything that will

> help....please let me know! I'm really beginning to HATE my body!

>

> Thanks!

August 11, 2004

I had the same prob. I gained so much I finally went to Weight Watchers and

was actually shocked by how many calories I ate. It is possible to not eat

enough calories as well and your body goes into starve mode holding onto

everything. Have you actually sat down and counted calories and looked at

the types of food you eat i.e. highly processed foods... eating out, junk

food even though health bars can be very high in calories and fat, carbs

etc.

kathy

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