Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 mandi: Welcome. As a new member you should have received a couple of e-mails, one of which referred you to the files. Start with the file: " CR Made Easy " . To access the files: just go to our home page: / At the left, click on " files " . Then click on the file you want to read. Read the one referenced above first. Thats all there is to it. The files are jam packed with useful information. Another requirment is to read Dr. Walford's latest book: " Beyond the 120 Year Diet " available in most public libraries. That will answer many of your questions. on 9/15/2003 11:55 PM, Mandi Holdeman at palepink187@... wrote: > hello, my name is mandi and i just got done reading the article in O > magazine on CR.....i am very interested in doing this...but i need > help. I dont know what im supposed to do now, i mean i have never > even heard of this before! > > > any advice would be appreciated---mandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 thank you for answering my call for help......i read the file cr made easy...but i still have some questions...as in- can i eat potatoes? what about coffee? is it just the calories im watching or carbs as well? please bear with me...as i am trying to learn as much as i can as fast as i can thanks, mandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 You really do need to read " Beyond the 120 Year Diet " as Francesca suggested. I'd also suggest " The Okinawa Program " . Your library should be able to get both of them, but if you're really interested, I think you'll end up buying at least BT120YD. The basic answer is you can eat just about anything you want as long as you are meeting all of your nutritional requirements, and reducing your calorie intake. Various adherents have their own take on coffee or white carbs (white flour, white potatoes, white sugar) - you need to make your own determination, but as a rule, you at least need to drastically reduce sugars and any other food which contributes calories out of proportion to the other nutrients it supplies - which usually includes white flour and simple starches as well. Only half facetiously - Do all of the stuff your mother told you to do, and you ignored. Eat your brightly colored vegetables - lots of them, reduce/eliminate sweets and refined white starches (some people include white potatoes in this category). Eat lean protein. Don't stuff yourself. Skip the pizza - too much fat. Don't supersize anything. Cut out the high fat/sugar coffeehouse drinks - at least go to artificial sweetener and skim milk. Seriously, I'm sure there is at least one person on this list that will disagree with every statement I've made, but the basics are there. Some list members swear by the Zone diet, others by Atkins or paleolithic diets, some are vegetarians or vegans, but you're going to have to do some basic reading and decide for yourself. Iris > thank you for answering my call for help......i read the file cr made > easy...but i still have some questions...as in- can i eat potatoes? what about > coffee? is it just the calories im watching or carbs as well? please bear with > me...as i am trying to learn as much as i can as fast as i can > > > thanks, mandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Mandi: this is not a " quick fix " . Hold your horses. Just read the book- and read the rest of the files. It takes time. Read the book and most of your questions will be answered. on 9/16/2003 1:34 PM, palepink187@... at palepink187@... wrote: > thank you for answering my call for help......i read the file cr made > easy...but i still have some questions...as in- can i eat potatoes? what about > coffee? is it just the calories im watching or carbs as well? please bear with > me...as i am trying to learn as much as i can as fast as i can > > > thanks, mandi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 If I may give you my personal tidbit of advice: Whatever you do, don't do it too radically. We don't know the exact mechanisms behind CR just yet nor what other factors affect it (Insulin response, body mass, free radical damage, etc). We don't know if s oy is good or bad or whether moderate amounts of saturated fat are bad or not. We don't know whether grains are good or whether they ought to be eliminated completely. The best way to go about things, IMHO, is to cut all refined sugars and grains along wi th MOST vegetable oils and all transfatty acids. Eating lots of vegetables is a big part of the equation as well. About the rest, keep moderation in mind and evaluate the information you see with a critical eye. Personally, I'd ditch the potatoes (except occasionally with the skin if organic) and the coffee. Try sweetpotatoes...they taste great. You can learn a lot from other lists and various Paleo boards, Nourishing Tradition boards, etc. Cheers, - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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