Re: High protein diet versus high protein, high fat, low carb

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I tried the Atkins (well, Atkins-like, I had too many veggies to be true

Atkins) and did extremely well on it. Then, I was being tested for metabolic

muscle disease and was put on the " drink sports drinks while you exercise,

small carb-rich meals " kind of deal by my doctor (Tarnopolsky, McMaster in

Hamilton) ... I do not have that particular metabolic disease, and gained 40

pounds in 2 years and my walking ability plummetted. Don't get me wrong, I

don't blame the medicos, but I'm perhaps a little tired of doc after doc trying

stuff out, causing harm then saying " wow! you don't have what i thought, so i

cannot treat you " ... One wonders whether I would be more able nowadays if I

had never gone to see a doctor at all

I am now convinced by what I have read, my own experiences and of course, the

things i have seen on this list ... I need a high protein diet. I do very well

when I consume high protein, careful fat and looking to reduce the overall

caloric intake by watching first carbs, then fats. I watch the kind of fats

carefully ... and watch the glycemic index of my carbs closely. It is

astonishing how much better I feel when I do this, and if I fall off the

nutritional wagon (so to speak) I feel it in a couple of days ... however, it

was this group that has made me see that 2 day delay. This has helped me put

the final pieces in the puzzle ...

I have not been definitively diagnosed as yet, tests just showing

neuromuscular disease and degeneration over the limb-girdle, and exercise

intolerance growing leaps and bounds ... medicos have been using " suspected

mitochondrial myopathy " for a while, however I would dearly love to get a

diagnosis and be done with the search. SIGH.

cheers all

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Kelta Vineyard

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

Thanks for sharing. It reinforces my ideas about what food groups I do

best with, and I do believe it in contrast to what many mito patients

need, so it is good to get confirmation from others. And yes, RH's

comment about a 2 day delay was a great help also. I also cannot say

thank you enough to all who share their experiences here. It really

does help a lot.

Regards,

Sunny

> I tried the Atkins (well, Atkins-like, I had too many veggies to be 

> true Atkins) and did extremely well on it. Then, I was being tested

> for  metabolic muscle disease and was put on the " drink sports drinks

> while  you exercise, small carb-rich meals " kind of deal by my doctor 

> (Tarnopolsky, McMaster in Hamilton) ... I do not have that particular 

> metabolic disease, and gained 40 pounds in 2 years and my walking 

> ability plummetted. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame the medicos,

> but  I'm perhaps a little tired of doc after doc trying stuff out,

> causing  harm then saying " wow! you don't have what i thought, so i

> cannot treat  you " ... One wonders whether I would be more able

> nowadays if I had  never gone to see a doctor at all

>  

>   I am now convinced by what I have read, my own experiences and of 

> course, the things i have seen on this list ... I need a high protein 

> diet. I do very well when I consume high protein, careful fat and 

> looking to reduce the overall caloric intake by watching first carbs, 

> then fats. I watch the kind of fats carefully ... and watch the 

> glycemic index of my carbs closely. It is astonishing how much better

> I  feel when I do  this, and if I fall off the nutritional wagon (so 

> to speak) I feel it in a couple of days ... however, it was this

> group  that has made me see that 2 day delay.  This has helped me put

> the  final pieces in the puzzle ...

>  

>   I have not been definitively diagnosed as yet, tests just showing 

> neuromuscular disease and degeneration over the limb-girdle, and 

> exercise intolerance growing leaps and bounds ... medicos have been 

> using " suspected mitochondrial myopathy " for a while, however I would 

> dearly love to get a diagnosis and be done with the search. SIGH.

>  

>   cheers all

>  

>  

>  

>

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> Kelta Vineyard

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