Need HELP!!! from my new Weight Loss FAMILY

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prosper35

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Hi Family, I am a 35-year-old mom from Burbank, California and I need some advice ASAP. For the last couple of years I have been sick with different ailments due to food allergies(in part). I was tired of being sick and tired and I decided to take back the control of my life and seek total health(body, mind and spirit). I want to feel good inside(my organs) as well as I want to lose weight. As I said earlier, I had bad allergic reaction to many foods that have the following: high carbs, additives, preservatives, white products(sugar, flour, etc).

On October 1st, I begin eating low carb and protein, fresh veggies and fruit, no/low sugar, taking vitamins and supplements, making protein drink, etc. I began doing excercise(3-5 days a week) on October 16th. Also, I have been taking it slow(just to find out what I can do now)because I'd injured my ankle and foot over the summer, so I wanted to make sure that I did not over due it. Now, I am feeling good and I am ready to go full speed ahead and discover my own path to health.

Here are my questions:

1. What is the best program for me, because I have to say that I am a little discourage(and yet I'm happy) that I've lost 5 pounds the first couple of weeks and have not lost anything since. I am wondering what I need to do before I continue so that I can get the maximum out of this experience? I want to make sure that I am on the right track(for me).

2. Should I do low carb(high protein), count calories, eat frequent small meals, etc?

3. Why do the contestants from The Biggest Loser lose so much weight in only a week? Is it the magic of television(editing) or are they eating alot of calories and exercising all day?

4. Do any of you live in the Burbank, California area and would like to become health buddies?

Thank you and I pray that all of you reach your health and weight loss goals.

Your Sister in Health,


Adonai70@yahoo.com
 
6 (SMALL MEALS) a day. Red Meat loads of meat and NO CARBS.. That means no Fruits Grain or anything else that may contain carbs. *If you need carbs (VERY FEW). Do this will cut you and make you lose weight and when you work out or run it will help you build muslce faster.
 
I have to disagree with Chris. While a low carb/atkins diet works for some, it may not work for you. Everyone is different. I could never eat that much meat. I just dont care for it much. Plus I have issue with any diet that excludes any one food group but thats a discussion for another time.

I have lost all my weight, just watching my calories (around 1600), drinking lots of water & exercising 5 to 6 days a week.

Try this website:

They have tools to help you set goals & things that can get started in the right direction.
 
I have to agree with Pequin. You definately need all of your food groups and loads of water!!!!
 
Seeing your allergies, I would suggest you look into a mostly organic diet. Organic fruits and veggies, nuts, grains, seeds, meats and eggs. You could eat raw sugar and raw flour (non-bleached) which can be found at most health food type stores.

You may also be allergic to gluten, which is found in flour. There are tons of products out there that are gluten free because it isn't a very uncommon allergy. You'll be amazed at what you can find at your local health food store.

Also, remember to talk with your doctor or a nutritionist. They will be able to help you immensly.
 
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I also agree with Pequin. While the results of a low carb diet (did it myself once) are quick it is because it puts the body in starvation mode. It can prove to be harmful to the body over a long period of time.
Eating only protein (and fat) forces the body into starvation mode after just a few hours. This “starvation mode” happens because the brain typically prefers to run on glucose (blood sugar) which is supplied by digested carbohydrate. Dietary carbohydrate comes in many forms such as foods made with sugar (sodas, sweets) or flour (bakery, crackers, breads), starches, vegetables, fruits and dairy products. Where there is not enough carbohydrate to convert into blood sugar, the body is forced to use stored blood sugar from the liver and muscles. This process results in initial protein tissue (muscle) loss and urinary loss of electrolytes. Because muscle is mostly water, one will lose weight very rapidly in the first few days. If the carbohydrate restriction is prolonged, the brain eventually will run on fat stores for fuel (called ketosis). The amount of weight loss depends on the amount of fat one has stored.

Unfortunately, America’s weight problem is not caused by carbohydrates alone. The type of carbohydrate we eat and the small amount of physical activity we do seemingly have a lot to do with our growing waistlines. Factually, nutrition recommendations for a healthy human body have not changed much over the years. There are foods that have been proven to play an important role in living longer and free of disease. Numerous studies have shown that the higher the percentage of carbohydrate as vegetable (legumes, greens, tomatoes, etc.) and fruit (whole fruits) in the diet, the lower the rates of heart disease and cancers.
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There are risks involved with eating a large amount of red meat:
"Diets high in saturated fat increase the risk of prostate and colon cancer," explained Doyle. ACS recommends people limit their intake of saturated fat." Recently, low-carb diet programs too have addressed the saturated fat issue by putting more emphasis on healthier protein sources – chicken, turkey, and fish, for example, rather than unlimited servings of red meat.
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Restricting refined carbs (such as the ones found in sodas and cakes) does aide in weight loss but taking them out all together or reducing them all dramatically seem to have adverse effects and don't really work well long term.
 
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And if nothing else you should eat carbs because they are the primary source of energy for your brain!

Carbohydrates are eventually metabolized by the body into blood glucose. All cells of the body utilize glucose as the primary energy source, particularly in the brain, for which glucose provides the only source of fuel.

The National Academy of Sciences recommends keeping carbohydrate intake above 130 grams per day, the minimum amount of glucose utilized by the brain.
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Not only does a diet lacking in carbohydrates cut off the brain's main energy supply, Greenwood said a scarcity of glucose can impede the synthesis of acetylcholine, one of the brain's key neurotransmitters.
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I sure wouldn't avoid fruit and grains. Concentrate first on cutting out sugars and fats, and work on a balanced diet. For me the most important thing has been no snacking, and portion control (I'm down 12kg - 26.4lb) just from this and moderate exercise.

If you're not eating fruits and grains, where are you getting your fibre? Your vitamins? I don't think a healthy diet should require vitamin pills.
 
I would advise you to have a very balanced diet but cut down on sugars and fats ... try to eat more frequently in a day by splitting your three heavy meals into 6 mini meals :) that should keep your metabolism up throughout the day.

i'd also advise having an exercise regimen, to be more specific, cardio. walking could be a start. :)
 
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