Re: Abstaining from sugars????
From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:58:52 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Kimberly,
Glad you are happy with your weight loss issues.
I suppose we are all unique and what works for one does not work for the
other.
I was never overweight,but could gain weight so easily by eating some
cookies and a chocolate bar in a week..making me retain water.I would
stop it and lose the water.I guess I am really sensitive.
I was not concerned about it,as I was at a normal weight,..but it was
the abdomen that bothered me.I think what was happening is that since I
still had a cookie or piece of cake or what not in a day for a treat,it
was fermenting in my GI tract and causing air and water retention,not to
mention the IBS.
I just wanted to point this out,as this doctor is strict with refined
sugars and he just simply won't treat you if you don't follow his diet
plans.
He gives different meal plans out every week,done by a dietician.I am
lucky to get a copy.It does allow for some ice cream..haray...I can have
a little.
As for the Atkins diet-I am not fond of it over a long period of time.as
a matter of a fact,I think that in the short term,it can have
disasterous effects on some people,but don't all the diets out
there.It's the chance that we take.My one specialist has been on it for
a long time now and has never felt better.He believes in it,when my
other specialist does not.To each their own.
We all have our opinions on what diets.
I had been following the protein power diet to get my health back,but
never went to the extreme low,low carbing.I do low carb..but I do eat
many veggies,certain fruits,legumes etc.I don't believe we were meant to
eat only meat,fish and chicken.
My doctor has suggested this book about the pulse and foods.I am seeing
him tomorrow.Apparantly,it is an excellent book that shows that the
pulse will raise when a certain food that we ingest is toxic to our
blood/body type.
I am unsure of the name,but will post it ,as it seems interesting.
Thanks for the input.
>
>Hi Barbra-
>I eat WAY more sugar than I should be eating, but still lose weight at a
>steady pace as long as I watch my calories. I'm on 2000mg glucophage. I
>know low carbing would be best for me, but I spent so much time low
>carbing and not losing an ounce that I have really bad feelings about
>the Atkins diet. I would love to be someone that could be on a low-fat
>and low-carb diet (which I'm sure is the best diet for anyone to be on)
>but I just can't do it, there are just so few foods that fall under this
>category that I think I'd go nuts. As it stands now I'm losing about
>1.5 lbs a week (with 30 to 50 left to lose, depending on what my body
>chooses to do) and have lost a total of 55lbs. If there comes a time
>when I'm no longer losing or feeling great, I will surely look into
>low-carbing as an option. I guess we all have to find what works for us
>- but I don't think it can be said as a rule that we can't lose weight
>while still enjoying the sweeter things in life! I must say that I have
>not yet low-carbed and been on glucophage at the same time - so perhaps
>my results would be even better that way - but I guess I'm pretty happy
>with the steady weight loss I'm experiencing.
>
>At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Barb wrote:
>>
>>Do most of you limit or totally eliminate refined sugars in your diet?
>>Do you cheat and have a piece of cake?
>>Just wondering how this interferes with the weighloss issues while on
>>GLUC.
>>
>>I go to the clinic regularily where they have these women (PCOS)that are
>>participating in a group study.They are tried on different meds.
>>Most were extremely overweight.Since they totally eliminated all refined
>>sugars from their diets-almost all are very satisfied with their weight
>>loss.
>>I know what it is like to have the sugar cravings,but I don't need to
>>lose the weight,but have done so as I do not give in to one little
>>cookie anymore and this has made the difference in more weight loss.I
>>think that by me not giving in to that one little chocolate chip cookie
>>has made a difference.My abdominal viscosity has just resolved.I must
>>have been very sensitive to sugars.
>>
>>I've heard some women mention that they barely eat anything and still
>>cannot drop any weight even while on Gluc.Could it be that we are that
>>sensitive that even a half of teaspoon of sugar is something that we
>>cannot handle?
>>Think of everything you eat in a day and then see how much refined
>>sugars you are actually consuming without realizing it.
>>
>>HOpe this helps with weight loss,as I was wondering why I was losing
>>weight,yet eating so much.NO sugar!Body is more toned and now considered
>>Lean.
>>I think this was in a period of about three months or so.
>>I was at 155...now 138 and getting more energy.I am five feet four.
>>
>>--
>>Sincerely,
>>Barb C.
>>
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Sincerely,
Barb C.
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