Re: new kid on the block and all newbies

January 14, 2004

Welcome to the grad list, Kaye. Welcome to ALL the new grads.

Grazing will and can hurt your progress and throw you into weight

gain mode. I eat 5 meals a day and try to keep my blood sugar on a

steady line so I try to maintain a high protein/low carb diet.

I do eat some carbs because carbs feed the brain and you need them

for energy but I work off a low glycemic chart that allows me to eat

carbs that are complex and good for me. I still only eat about 3

fistfuls a day which may consist of veggies or oatmeal, etc. Rule of

thumb I follow is the less sweet the taste the lower the glycemic

level and the better for you.

Best advice I can give you from my heart is to avoid simple sugars

and everything " white " . Just so you know why: a simple sugar or

carb (which quickly metabolizes into glucose/sugar) will enter the

blood stream and create an insulin spike. Insulin has one job...It

is the General! It marshalls all unused sugar into the fat cells

which can absorb up to 1000 times their size. (Very little is

marshalled into the muscle cells because they have little ability to

hold excess sugar/glucose.) Sugar is the enemy. Put an ugly face on

it...see it as the greatest catalyst towards bounce-back weight.

Stop grazing...thats how the cows get fat

God bless you and your journey towards learning what helps you to

lose and MAINTAIN.

Carol G

8/24/01

down 155 lbs at goal...err...3 lbs over it.

> Hi my name is Kaye Brown. I had surgery in San Diego Oct 8,

2002. Loving my new life and body. Current concern is grazing.

I've lost 112 lbs, but feel I could have done better.....but very

happy with where I am. Still working on the mental and emotional

changes. I can sense the difference in me and am liking the

changes. I hope to be helped and give help through this web site.

Kaye

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