Guest guest Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Hello all, I have a question for you guys concerning whey protein. I am trying to gain my weight back and I am considering adding whey protein shakes to my diet. I am trying to make an informed decision about this so I would love your wisdom and input. The book lists that whey is illegal for the fact that it is " 70% lactose by weight " . However there are whey proteins that are cold-extracted, pure powders out there that are free of casein & lactose. I found that Elaine wrote to the Long Island listserve about whey: " I am fully aware of how much whey protein is being pushed (hyped). I spent considerable time a few years ago corresponding by snail mail with the HIV and AIDS organizations in New York City when they asked me about it. I told them the little that I know and that is that through the years, the protein in whey has always been considered to be an inferior protein for human consumption. Years ago, we knew it contained the more antigenic proteins in the milk and we also knew that Depts of Agriculture were promoting that whey (a waste product from cheese manufacture) be turned into a moneymaking commodity. More recently, whey protein hypers claim that whey protein contains a factor that has to do with insulin but I have forgotten the details except to read in literature that these very factors being hyped are, in fact, having a negative effect on sick people. So my answer to you is that I do not like it. " So looks to me like Elaine simply does not like it but it will not work against the diet if it is high quality & lactose free. ~SCD 9 monthsCrohn's 5 yearsAnkylosing Spondilitis 8 yearsRemicade 2.5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Noted. Thank you for such a thoughtful & detailed response. ~ > >That is a great point - why gamble with whey > >protein (even I get a brand that is the most > >bioavailable & least de-natured out there) if > >there is plenty of other protein options in meats & dairies. > > > >My answer is that I'm looking into whey protein > >because I feel like I eat as much as I can eat > >in a day without going over & hindering my > >digestion and I still can't gain weight on this diet. > > > >In trying to shoot for more calories & the 3 > >gram of protein per kilogram of weight target in > >order the put on weight I often come under the > >mark even when I feel like I'm stuffing myself. > > > Lack of appetite, and feeling " stuffed " is a > common issue with people with gut diseases. Are > you keeping a diary of how much of what you eat > so you can determine if you're eating enough? > > SCD is a great normalizer of weight. The person > who introduced me to SCD had severe digestive > issues and was desperately underweight. She > gained weight on SCD. I was (and am) quite obese. > My acquaintance gained weight on SCD. And SCD has > made great strides towards normalizing my weight, > with a loss of nearly 180 pounds. > > Once you get past the early days of shifting from > rumen to human digestion, the trick is eating the > right number of calories for your body. > > http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/weight/calories.asp > > has some useful information about how many > calories you need to maintain your weight. > Basically, a woman needs 10-11 calories per pound > of her optimum weight just to maintain that > body. A moderately active man takes 15 calories > per pound of his optimum weight -- it's > manifestly unfair to the female of the species! > If you're quite active, you may need more. > > So if your chosen optimum weight (which you > should verify with your doctor) is 140 pounds, a > woman needs between 1400 and 1540 calories per > day just to carry on your life processes of a > sedentary life. A man will need 2100 calories per > day to maintain the same weight. If you are at > all active, you need to figure out how many > calories you use up with activity, and add those. > This will almost certainly vary from day to day. > > I've mentioned before that FitDay.Com can be a > useful tool in this quest to get your weight > stabilized. Just keep in mind that their > recommendations for protein, fat, and carbs are > based on the USDA Food Pyramid, which in turn, is > based on the idea that Fat Is Bad and that you > need Lots of Grains. We SCDers know better. > > If you want to gain 1 pound per week, you must > consume 500 calories per day MORE than you use. > > If you want to lose 1 pound per week, your must > consume 500 calories per day LESS than you use. > > Using Fit Day lets you see just how much you're > actually eating, and lets you track your activity > levels so you know when you need to have an extra > snack or reduce the size of that serving of nut-flour goody. > > Also keep in mind that there's plenty of evidence > now popping up to indicate that unbalanced gut > flora can cause issues with both weight gain and > weight loss, so although the above is necessary, > it may not be all you have to tinker with. But > for certain, if the calories aren't there > somehow, you can't gain weight. Similarly, if > there are too many calories there, you are unlikely to lose weight. > > One person I worked with was quite concerned > about his weight loss as he was a very active > person. Turned out, with his activity, he was > consuming something like 1500 calories a day less > than he was using -- no wonder he was dropping > weight like crazy and was exhausted all the time! > > > > � Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Babette the Foundling Beagle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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