Re: My new diet

December 29, 2007

Spinach, unfortunately is not the veggie it used to be cracked up

to be, and will actually remove iron from your body instead of bringing

it up.

Roni

Crystal <sweetnwright@...> wrote:

Fiber will do the best job when it comes to fats. If you eat a spinach

salad with each meal it will help pull the meat through your system.

cw

-- Re: My new " diet "

Very lean meat,(trimmed all visible fat), poultry (no skin, trimmed fat),

fish, eggs,

low fat cheeses, low fat (no trans fat margarine), low fat mayo.

One of the tricks I used was to make veal or chicken or fish cutlets and

bread them

using parmesan cheese instead of bread crumbs. You don't need anything in

the

parmesan except maybe a bit of pepper if you like that. It's amazing the

crust it

makes, you'd never know what it was made from when served. I don't know how

much

cooking you do, but Atkins has a cookbook (look for the low fat version) and

there

are many good ideas in it. He even has a way to make bread.

Roni

AthleticItaliano@... wrote:

Roni,

What kind of proteins and fats did you eat?

I am guessing you did not eat any vegetables or fruits the first week.

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AJ, if you are going for a sure weight loss in a few weeks you really don't

have to get hung up on all kinds of scare tactics. Stick to the protein,

veggies

and a minimum of fruit. For a few weeks anybody can do that. You'll be fine.

Understand that eating sugar in any form will inhibit your weight loss, and

the fructose from fruit is as easily digestible as sucrose, so stick to some

berries, watermelon, nectarines, canaloupe.

Roni

AthleticItaliano@... wrote:

Thanks Roni, for the suggestions! I will try some of them.

I don't do caffeine any more so no worries there. The lettuce and bullion

actually sounds good. I should get some Crystal Lite or something similar and

make pop sickles!

Any other fun suggestions from others are welcome!

AJ

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December 30, 2007

I am NOT skipping the diet. We all have to do what's necessary for us when

we need to.

I will be taking Iodine!

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Gracia,

Do you get a commission for each person who joins the Iodine group?

HAHAHAHAH

AJ

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December 30, 2007

I thought that we are not supposed to eat raw spinach.

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December 30, 2007

I do drink a lot of water. I carry a gallon around with me. People think

it's funny.

AJ

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December 30, 2007

and drink lots of water. the water will help break down the fat molecules and

allow the body to use that as energy instead of your muscles.

nancie

Re: My new " diet "

AJ, if you are going for a sure weight loss in a few weeks you really don't

have to get hung up on all kinds of scare tactics. Stick to the protein,

veggies

and a minimum of fruit. For a few weeks anybody can do that. You'll be fine.

Understand that eating sugar in any form will inhibit your weight loss, and

the fructose from fruit is as easily digestible as sucrose, so stick to some

berries, watermelon, nectarines, canaloupe.

Roni

AthleticItaliano@...<mailto:AthleticItaliano%40aol.com> wrote:

Thanks Roni, for the suggestions! I will try some of them.

I don't do caffeine any more so no worries there. The lettuce and bullion

actually sounds good. I should get some Crystal Lite or something similar and

make pop sickles!

Any other fun suggestions from others are welcome!

AJ

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December 30, 2007

Thanks Chuck, for the VERY useful information!

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I found that cantaloupe, cherries and plums are the lowest on the GI list.

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AthleticItaliano@... wrote:

>

> I will be eating veggies all along. what about air popped pop corn? Is that

> OK?

It depends on what you mean by OK. Starches are polymerized sugar,

mainly glucose but with other high glycemic -ose compounds as well.

Digestive enzymes break starch polymers back into their sugar bases. As

a result, starchy foods have as high a glycemic index as candy,

sometimes higher, with the concurrent effects on insulin rebound. That

means that eating a lot of your popcorn will increase your appetite,

your insulin resistance, and your risk for Type II diabetes.

OTOH, if you are only considering Calories, starch has 3-4 per gram,

while the butter or oil you are eliminating has 9 per gram.

The carbohydrates you want (with either low fat or low carb type diets)

is fiber. Fiber is also a polymer of sugars, but it is connected in a

way that digestive enzymes cannot separate the sugars. Consequently, we

do not extract the calories from fiber. Green vegetables tend to have

fiber, while starchy ones do not. You need to be selective.

The issues about artificial sweeteners are not related to glycemic

index, which is low for Aspartame, for example. These other concerns

have been displaced by recent tests, which show that the most adverse

effects seem to only happen for people sensitive to them. So, if you are

contemplating a short term dietary change to shake off a few pounds,

moderate use of artificial sweeteners will probably do less harm than

sugar or starch. Eliminate them completely if you find it gives you

headaches, and don't use them to create a diet of desserts.

Chuck

December 30, 2007

AthleticItaliano@... wrote:

>

> I am going to have to eat veggies and fruits. What else can I eat? I will

> go crazy! I am looking up low glycemic veggies and fruits

Most fruits are high glycemic.

Chuck

December 30, 2007

Amazing. Over the past 30 years I must have consumed about a million

pounds of aspartame... I probably won't even live to be age 50. Oops;

I'll be 67 if I live until the 13th of next month.

>

> Re: My new " diet "

>

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> Posted by: " Crystal " sweetnwright@...

> <mailto:sweetnwright@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20My%20new%20%22diet%22>

> sweetenloe1 <sweetenloe1>

>

> Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:15 pm (PST)

>

> No it's not a good idea. Our ancestors didn't ingest poisons like that. It

> is a known carcinogen. The people over at Splenda will begin a trial in

> January for telling us fine folks that their product is made from sugar.

> Anyway, here is an article.

>

> Under regular FDA guidelines, when a

> New chemical designed for human consumption is

> Invented in the United States it normally takes a

> Long time to get from the laboratory to the kitchen

> Table. Under most circumstances these chemicals

> Are tested extensively on laboratory animals and

> Then tested on human subjects before they are ever

> Allowed to be manufactured and sold for human

> Use. If the chemicals are found to be reasonably

> Safe (“ reasonably safe” meaning that they are

> Found to cause cancer in less than three (3) in one

> Million people) it is allowed to be marketed for

> Human consumption. Chemicals that are not shown

> To be safe for human use are not supposed to earn

> FDA approval. These products must go back to the

> Laboratory for further research and development,

> Which is a very costly venture for the manufacturer.

> If the chemical is found to be hazardous to ones

> Health after it has been authorized for marketing,

> The chemicals are supposed to be pulled from the

> Market, as was the case for Red Dye #19. If the

> Product is not recalled, a warning label must be

> Attached, as is the case of saccharine. NutraSweet,

> Touted as the most tested product in the world, has

> Managed to beat this system. Unknown to the

> General public, the company that manufactures

> Aspartame has been accused of providing falsified

> Test results to the FDA and even unethical deal

December 30, 2007

Yes, and there is always going to be a Burns out there who can drink and

smoke, and they still live to be over 100 years old. But the majority of people

don't have your health constitution . Like I have said before, it is about

critical mass, once your body reaches it, it is a big black hole to dig out of.

blessings,

<res075oh@...> wrote:

Amazing. Over the past 30 years I must have consumed about a million

pounds of aspartame... I probably won't even live to be age 50. Oops;

I'll be 67 if I live until the 13th of next month.

>

> Re: My new " diet "

>

> Posted by: " Crystal " sweetnwright@...

>

> sweetenloe1

>

> Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:15 pm (PST)

>

> No it's not a good idea. Our ancestors didn't ingest poisons like that. It

> is a known carcinogen. The people over at Splenda will begin a trial in

> January for telling us fine folks that their product is made from sugar.

> Anyway, here is an article.

>

> Under regular FDA guidelines, when a

> New chemical designed for human consumption is

> Invented in the United States it normally takes a

> Long time to get from the laboratory to the kitchen

> Table. Under most circumstances these chemicals

> Are tested extensively on laboratory animals and

> Then tested on human subjects before they are ever

> Allowed to be manufactured and sold for human

> Use. If the chemicals are found to be reasonably

> Safe (“ reasonably safe” meaning that they are

> Found to cause cancer in less than three (3) in one

> Million people) it is allowed to be marketed for

> Human consumption. Chemicals that are not shown

> To be safe for human use are not supposed to earn

> FDA approval. These products must go back to the

> Laboratory for further research and development,

> Which is a very costly venture for the manufacturer.

> If the chemical is found to be hazardous to ones

> Health after it has been authorized for marketing,

> The chemicals are supposed to be pulled from the

> Market, as was the case for Red Dye #19. If the

> Product is not recalled, a warning label must be

> Attached, as is the case of saccharine. NutraSweet,

> Touted as the most tested product in the world, has

> Managed to beat this system. Unknown to the

> General public, the company that manufactures

> Aspartame has been accused of providing falsified

> Test results to the FDA and even unethical deal

December 30, 2007

I don't know much about diets, except for South Beach/Zone type stuff;

and frankly consider more than a few of them to be somewhat " nutty " .

But I was having a few irritating digestive problems for the past 6

years, since I had part of my colon removed. A few weeks back I happened

to try taking a heaping teaspoonful of fiber once per day and the

irritants basically instantly disappeared.

YMMV,

PS: Happy New Year...

>

> Re: My new " diet "

>

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> Posted by: " Crystal " sweetnwright@...

> <mailto:sweetnwright@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20My%20new%20%22diet%22>

> sweetenloe1 <sweetenloe1>

>

> Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:42 pm (PST)

>

> Fiber will do the best job when it comes to fats. If you eat a spinach

> salad with each meal it will help pull the meat through your system.

> cw

>

> -- Re: My new " diet "

>

> This is a special diet, and there will be not too many carbs to

> mitigate the

> fats, so for a couple of weeks the fats can be kept to a minimum.

> Facts need

> to be seen in their particular circumstance, and not everything is for

> everybody

> all the time.

>

> Roni

December 30, 2007

Crystal,

You wrote:

>

> No it's not a good idea. Our ancestors didn't ingest poisons like that. It

> is a known carcinogen. The people over at Splenda will begin a trial in

> January for telling us fine folks that their product is made from sugar.

Splenda is not listed as even a suspected carcinogen, let alone a known

one. & , makers of Splenda, are being sued by the Sugar

Growers Association for ads that gave the impression Splenda was a

" natural " product, by saying it was made from sugar. The critical phrase

is " made from. " To chemists, " made from " is consistent with sucrose as a

starting chemical which is changed by chemical reactions into a

different chemical. " Made from " means a chemical change.

However, to much of the public, " made from " implies a mixture, as in

cake. You would expect something " made from " sugar to have recognizable

sugar molecules in it. Since the product technically IS made from sugar,

the progress of this trial will be interesting, since it hinges on

whether a technically correct statement can still be false advertising

when the public is likely to misunderstand it. At any rate, the Sugar

Growers Association is hardly an impartial accuser, and you would be

foolish to expect them to have your health and safety as their top

priority. The suit really has nothing to do with the safety of either

product, except as a context for the consequences of the alleged

misleading spin.

Probably one of the most significant differences between Splenda

(sucralose) and aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal) is that Splenda does not

seem to cross the blood/brain barrier. The FDA based its approval of

Splenda on 110 published studies, which failed to show any harmful

effects in humans or animals. One study published in Europe suggested a

connection to brain cancer, but reviewers found it did not have valid

statistics for such an inference.

It may be that for aspartame, the brain may be less equipped to deal

with the metabolic byproducts. The rest of the body certainly can,

though, when the " toxins " are produced as isolated molecules. If you

look at what simple cooking, especially roasting, produces, you would

find much more dangerous chemicals (actual known carcinogens) at much

higher concentrations. Yet, no one is suing to stop the sale of

barbecue, brisket, or bagels. There are even known carcinogens in raw

celery. So, our ancestors ate LOTS of poisons like this and in much

greater quantities.

Chuck

December 30, 2007

AthleticItaliano@... wrote:

>

> I found that cantaloupe, cherries and plums are the lowest on the GI list.

Cantaloupe is also moderately high in fiber.

Chuck

December 30, 2007

You're right.

Roni

AthleticItaliano@... wrote:

I thought that we are not supposed to eat raw spinach.

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Oh that's what's wrong with you:) joke. Remember Burns? He lived a

long time too, despite his bad habits.

Crystal

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Amazing. Over the past 30 years I must have consumed about a million

pounds of aspartame... I probably won't even live to be age 50. Oops;

I'll be 67 if I live until the 13th of next month.

>

> Re: My new " diet "

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> sweetenloe1 <sweetenloe1>

>

> Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:15 pm (PST)

>

> No it's not a good idea. Our ancestors didn't ingest poisons like that. It

> is a known carcinogen. The people over at Splenda will begin a trial in

> January for telling us fine folks that their product is made from sugar.

> Anyway, here is an article.

>

> Under regular FDA guidelines, when a

> New chemical designed for human consumption is

> Invented in the United States it normally takes a

> Long time to get from the laboratory to the kitchen

> Table. Under most circumstances these chemicals

> Are tested extensively on laboratory animals and

> Then tested on human subjects before they are ever

> Allowed to be manufactured and sold for human

> Use. If the chemicals are found to be reasonably

> Safe (“ reasonably safe” meaning that they are

> Found to cause cancer in less than three (3) in one

> Million people) it is allowed to be marketed for

> Human consumption. Chemicals that are not shown

> To be safe for human use are not supposed to earn

> FDA approval. These products must go back to the

> Laboratory for further research and development,

> Which is a very costly venture for the manufacturer.

> If the chemical is found to be hazardous to ones

> Health after it has been authorized for marketing,

> The chemicals are supposed to be pulled from the

> Market, as was the case for Red Dye #19. If the

> Product is not recalled, a warning label must be

> Attached, as is the case of saccharine. NutraSweet,

> Touted as the most tested product in the world, has

> Managed to beat this system. Unknown to the

> General public, the company that manufactures

> Aspartame has been accused of providing falsified

> Test results to the FDA and even unethical deal

December 30, 2007

I guess great minds think alike. Lol. Just read this post after sending my

last one. Hehe.

crystal

-- Re: Re: My new " diet "

Yes, and there is always going to be a Burns out there who can drink

and smoke, and they still live to be over 100 years old. But the majority of

people don't have your health constitution . Like I have said before,

it is about critical mass, once your body reaches it, it is a big black hole

to dig out of.

blessings,

<res075oh@...> wrote:

Amazing. Over the past 30 years I must have consumed about a million

pounds of aspartame... I probably won't even live to be age 50. Oops;

I'll be 67 if I live until the 13th of next month.

>

> Re: My new " diet "

>

> Posted by: " Crystal " sweetnwright@...

>

> sweetenloe1

>

> Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:15 pm (PST)

>

> No it's not a good idea. Our ancestors didn't ingest poisons like that. It

> is a known carcinogen. The people over at Splenda will begin a trial in

> January for telling us fine folks that their product is made from sugar.

> Anyway, here is an article.

>

> Under regular FDA guidelines, when a

> New chemical designed for human consumption is

> Invented in the United States it normally takes a

> Long time to get from the laboratory to the kitchen

> Table. Under most circumstances these chemicals

> Are tested extensively on laboratory animals and

> Then tested on human subjects before they are ever

> Allowed to be manufactured and sold for human

> Use. If the chemicals are found to be reasonably

> Safe (“ reasonably safe” meaning that they are

> Found to cause cancer in less than three (3) in one

> Million people) it is allowed to be marketed for

> Human consumption. Chemicals that are not shown

> To be safe for human use are not supposed to earn

> FDA approval. These products must go back to the

> Laboratory for further research and development,

> Which is a very costly venture for the manufacturer.

> If the chemical is found to be hazardous to ones

> Health after it has been authorized for marketing,

> The chemicals are supposed to be pulled from the

> Market, as was the case for Red Dye #19. If the

> Product is not recalled, a warning label must be

> Attached, as is the case of saccharine. NutraSweet,

> Touted as the most tested product in the world, has

> Managed to beat this system. Unknown to the

> General public, the company that manufactures

> Aspartame has been accused of providing falsified

> Test results to the FDA and even unethical deal

December 30, 2007

I in no way think the sugar industry has anyone's best interest in mind! I

have watched a short documentary about the sugar industry and it's shocking!

So please tell me about a known carcinogen in organic raw celery! I eat

lot's of it!