[kbkwright]

I use myfitnesspal and LOVE it! I have the app on my phone but also have the ability to log in on the computer. My favorite part about the app is scanning food bar codes with my phone. Once scanned all the info about the product(usually) pops up so its super easy to enter what you are eating! You can also add exercise. Not to mention other people when you are in the website. My sisters and I all have it and added each other so we can leave comments of support since we don't live close. There are so many out there so you just have to use what's best for you! Have a great OP weekend all!!

[Linden]

Originally Posted by Marionm

I remember I'mSvelting--which makes me think I should send her a note and say hi! Very interesting tracker Linden. I like that it let's you set up defaults for a ketogenic diet or even paleo which is my of plan eating. Have you used any of their applications for an iPhone that go with it? (Maybe you don't have that option there) I'm debating about spending the $3 and testing it out but the rating isn't great.

I'm fighting a sore throat, but it's more like a sore gland... This is kind of like what I had before the extracted my teeth... but obviously there's nothing left there to abscess. Oh well, I have a busy weekend ahead, so I'll just have to cope.

I'm really sorry about the aching throat/gland. Nasty going into the weekend.

I don't pay for the program, Marion, I just downloaded the free one. From what I can see, there isn't too much difference between the two and the free one is super for my purposes. And I COULD have given you the right URL. Sheeze. Cronometer.com. It doesn't do as many things as myfitnesspal or fatsecret but it does the one thing I'm looking for --nutritional information -- much, much better. Nice to have choices, though. It's very helpful to spot nutrients you might be low in (vitamin D) or too high in (folate). The later can be dangerous. Manufactures are putting too much in their multivitamins AND people over 50 need much less than the norm.

[Aunt Sheshie]

Originally Posted by Linden

If I remember correctly, Marion, Aunt S went for months without looking at a scale and Carla had her coach record weight but she didn't look. So I guess it can be done. Personally, I like the input because it keeps me honest. But I sure can understand not wanting to look and then be ever so pleasantly surprised. And speaking of Sheshie, where are you? Where ever it is I hope you're having a great time.

Here I am, Linden... yes, I was gone to my parents' for Christmas & stayed about a week... my mother is an amazing cook & is always pretty insistent that we all eat breakfast, lunch, & dinner (all too-big meals)... of course, since it was Christmas, there were all sorts of sinful goodies around all the time, & I made very little attempt to resist them... just now getting back into the dieting groove... today is day 3 of being back on Phase 1... I'm doing it a little differently at first, probably for the first week at least... I'm combining intermittent fasting (IF) with IP protocol... yeah, I know, it goes against everything we know, but these few days on IF are giving me a chance to get my stomach used to not being full all the time... I think eating all day gets me so used to having a full stomach that to have it less full is extremely uncomfortable, physically as well as mentally & emotionally... so just cutting back is just not possible... the only remedy for me is to go cold turkey... so, what I'm doing is having an eating window between 5:00 pm & 10:00 pm & fasting the rest of the time... I'm still getting in the same number of calories, etc. that I would if I were spreading the meals throughout the day... after a week of this, I plan to go back to normal IP protocol... I'm not recommending this way of eating to anybody else, it's just what I think I need right now... it allows me to control my food as opposed to it controlling me & to understand when I'm really hungry instead of just bored or stressed... it helps me get some distance from my cravings...

I'm glad to be back with all my wonderful IP friends... ready to finish what I started - omg!!! - almost 2 years ago..

hugs

[Linden]

I just posted this in another thread, but it's unlikely you might see it. I think it's helpful so I thought I'd share:

"if you go to HealingGourmet.com and register for their free newsletter you'll get a free pdf that contains hundreds of organic food products that are available in big box stores and from other sources with the cost per serving for each. If I were back in the states and near these stores I'd sure be checking into them because of the savings and the fact that the foods are organic."

Hey Sheshie, good to see you again. If I did what you're doing I'd be flat on my face by 10 o'clock, because I need food in the morning. Best of good luck. You, too, KP and ginBAM.

[Aunt Sheshie]

Thanks, Linden... yeah, it's not for everybody, but I've never been much of a breakfast-eater, so waiting 'til after noon seems normal to me... it's those hours between about 1:00 & 5:00 that are the toughest for me, but I'm finding plenty of distractions around the house to keep my mind off it... I'm back exercising at the gym after slacking off for almost a month & that helps keep my cravings under control...

Speaking of exercise, I've discovered -- online -- a running group in my area that holds 5K training runs on Saturday mornings... they're in a cold-weather break right now, but as soon as they start up again, I'm gonna give it a try... I'd love to be able to run a 5K someday... since it's been soooo many years since I ran, I'll have to count myself a beginner... maybe I'll be ready for their fall 5K race... wow, that'll be exciting!.. for beginners, the training starts off slow, similar to the Couch-to-5K program, with a combo of walking & running & gradually work up to running the distance...

This is gonna be my year, y'all!!!..

hugs

[patns]

Hi, I am not exactly OP either right now, but it's not because of the food. I haven't taken any supplements for two days now because the constipation is driving me nuts. I think I need magnesium and potassium without as much calcium.
I was changing channels on TV the other day and saw something about a guy who was an ultimate fighter or perhaps a wrestler. What caught my attention was that he had to quit because he had severe colon problems. He had been eating a high protein diet for quite a few years and wasn't getting enough fiber. This really made me think about my issue.
When I was going to the clinic my coach said what was really important was to eat a huge salad at least once a day and not to cut back on the lettuce. She also sold me a supplement that was not IP because I was having the big C problem right from the beginning. I know where to order that but am holding off because it is very expensive. I will try to go to a health food store tomorrow and see if they have dieters' tea that some people have mentioned.
I have been doing this for 5 months now and my weight loss has become even slower. I think that is mainly because of this problem. I did actually cheat over Christmas but not with a binge. It was with apples, I had two a day while very busy with company etc. That is the only thing that helps the problem. But i do want to lose my last 10 pounds so I only had the apples for two days.
So any suggestions besides the lettuce would be appreciated.

Also I have tried to download the chronometer site but keep getting info on watches. I would really like to get some of that info, I'll get someone to help me with that site. I really do want to get to goal before I phase off but as I said I hate this problem and my rate of lose has totally slowed down.

I posted about this issue here because some of the posters on this thread are very knowledgeable about nutrition. I will appreciate any suggestions. i did try to add probiotics in tablets, not yogurt but they really seemed to upset my stomach.
Pat

[Linden]

Originally Posted by patns

Hi, I am not exactly OP either right now, but it's not because of the food. I haven't taken any supplements for two days now because the constipation is driving me nuts. I think I need magnesium and potassium without as much calcium.
I was changing channels on TV the other day and saw something about a guy who was an ultimate fighter or perhaps a wrestler. What caught my attention was that he had to quit because he had severe colon problems. He had been eating a high protein diet for quite a few years and wasn't getting enough fiber. This really made me think about my issue.
When I was going to the clinic my coach said what was really important was to eat a huge salad at least once a day and not to cut back on the lettuce. She also sold me a supplement that was not IP because I was having the big C problem right from the beginning. I know where to order that but am holding off because it is very expensive. I will try to go to a health food store tomorrow and see if they have dieters' tea that some people have mentioned.
I have been doing this for 5 months now and my weight loss has become even slower. I think that is mainly because of this problem. I did actually cheat over Christmas but not with a binge. It was with apples, I had two a day while very busy with company etc. That is the only thing that helps the problem. But i do want to lose my last 10 pounds so I only had the apples for two days.
So any suggestions besides the lettuce would be appreciated.

Also I have tried to download the chronometer site but keep getting info on watches. I would really like to get some of that info, I'll get someone to help me with that site. I really do want to get to goal before I phase off but as I said I hate this problem and my rate of lose has totally slowed down.

I posted about this issue here because some of the posters on this thread are very knowledgeable about nutrition. I will appreciate any suggestions. i did try to add probiotics in tablets, not yogurt but they really seemed to upset my stomach.
Pat

It's Cronometer.com, Pat, as in CRON-O-METER. I really like it, enough to give up a daily habit of almost 5 years and use it.

I think you may be on to something about too much calcium. You might do a little research on ratios of calcium to potassium (1:4 I think) and magnesium). I can't remember of the top of my head what the IP supplements are but I do know that when I started to separate the Ca from the Ma and K, i.e., take Ca in the morning and the other two in the afternoon and evening, after food, it made a big difference. But what ever you do, keep getting enough Ma (350 mg) and K (4700) a day; that's what will keep you regular. And I also always drink 100 ounces of water a day. I hope this helps. It's not much, I'm afraid.

[Marionm]

Originally Posted by Linden

But what ever you do, keep getting enough Ma (350 mg) and K (4700) a day; that's what will keep you regular. And I also always drink 100 ounces of water a day. I hope this helps. It's not much, I'm afraid.

PATS Are you using magnesium citrate at all? I find it very helpful in keeping things moving. I also second what Linden said about the Potassium and Magnesium. I haven't done a lot of research on the calcium aspect. I have always figured that since I was heavy and still kind of active that my bone density should be pretty good--which is what the x-rays I had seem to reveal, so... I don't feel like I need to take much calcium.

That being said though, I am taking IP two supplements that are not their multivitamin. Because of my thyroid meds and my forgetfulness, I take all of my IP supplements around lunch. I take a multi from Advocare called MNSMAX E which just makes me feel better.

Anyway, Pats, I'm not sure that was any help to you. I do think salads are really helpful and my lack of salad eating is probably why I am struggling so much. I did really well with salads, but this winter weather (even though it's been temperate) coupled with my challenges chewing just don't incline me to eating salads. As I type that, I'm thinking that perhaps I should make that my goal for the week... 1 good size salad a day!

[patns]

Thanks Linden and Marion, I knew you would have some insights. For now I am going to take a multivitamin instead of the Cal/Mag and also a magnesium citrate ( which I used to take before IP).I will continue to take the IP cal/potassium and see if that combo works better.
I also am taking the supplements later in the day, makes my morning commute easier.
Oh dear on my spelling Linden, i couldn't understand why I was getting all that clock info. I'll try that again but spelled correctly this time!

Pat

[Maggie1980]

IP rocks and Im glad u decided to get back into it! Its an amazing diet that truly works if u follow it!

[Linden]

Originally Posted by patns

Oh dear on my spelling Linden, i couldn't understand why I was getting all that clock info. I'll try that again but spelled correctly this time!

Pat

I had a friend years ago who used to say that bad spelling was a Scottish national trait. I have no idea where she came up with that idea, but if the shoe fits. It sure does in my case.

Here is a very, very useful article. I think it's in the public domain so I'll quote it. Long but so valuable. Well, shoot. The links didn't transfer. But you can see what it's all about. For the article Google Sam Snyder low carb Eades Paleo. Updated 12.26.11.

Dr. Michael Eades and the Science of Low Carb and Paleo Nutrition
Posted on October 21, 2010
Dr. Michael Eades is the co-author of many books on nutrition which he wrote with Dr. Mary Dan Eades. They were some of the first physicians to collect research on low carbohydrate & paleo nutrition, explain the biochemistry behind the effectiveness of low carb diets, and apply it to helping patients lose weight in a bariatric medicine practice.

I recently went through all of the tweets published by Dr. Michael Eades over the last few years to locate research studies that indicate the efficacy of low carbohydrate nutrition and diets that emulate those of early humans. Eating meat led to the development of larger brains and jumpstarted human evolution. Before the advent of agriculture, early human beings were stronger than modern people and lived longer than expected. If hunter-gatherers somehow had access to modern medicine (antibiotics, emergency medicine, etc.) they would likely have lived as long or longer than modern people. There’s also some discussion of this in the first chapter of the book The Protein Power Lifeplan.

Since these papers are from the last few years, they represent a small fraction of the research behind low carbohydrate and paleo nutrition. Nevertheless, they provide an interesting look at one of the most exciting areas of nutrition. In this post I specifically focus on the health benefits associated with low carb and paleo diets rather than the dangers of sugar and grain, which are described in detail by bloggers listed in Low Carb and Paleo Diet Links. Besides, one frightening study by itself (Fructose induces transketolase flux to promote pancreatic cancer growth) is reason enough to give up sugary things.

I found the titles of the papers that were tweeted by Dr. Eades and then put links to them on PubMed.

Here are the low carb and paleo studies:

• A 6-Month, Office-Based, Low-Carbohydrate Diet Intervention in Obese Teens. (Link)

• A Diet High in Meat Protein and Potential Renal Acid Load Increases Fractional Calcium Absorption and Urinary Calcium Excretion without Affecting Markers of Bone Resorption or Formation in Postmenopausal Women. (Link)

• A Low Carbohydrate, High Protein Diet Slows Tumor Growth and Prevents Cancer Initiation. (Link)

• A low-carbohydrate diet may prevent end-stage renal failure in type 2 diabetes. A case report. (Link)

• A low-protein diet exacerbates postprandial chylomicron concentration in moderately dyslipidaemic subjects in comparison to a lean red meat protein-enriched diet. (Link)

• A Pilot Study of the Spanish Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: An Effective Therapy for the Metabolic Syndrome. (Link)

• A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of carbohydrate-reduced or fat-reduced diets in patients attending a telemedically guided weight loss program. (Link)

• A Randomized Trial of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet vs Orlistat Plus a Low-Fat Diet for Weight Loss. (Link)

• A Very Low-Carbohydrate Diet Improves Gastroesophageal Reflux and Its Symptoms. (Link)

• A Very Low-Carbohydrate Diet Improves Symptoms and Quality of Life in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. (Link)

• Acid diet (high-meat protein) effects on calcium metabolism and bone health. (Link)

• Adiponectin Changes in Relation to the Macronutrient Composition of a Weight-Loss Diet. (Link)

• Beneficial effects of a Paleolithic diet on cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes: a randomized cross-over pilot study. (Link)

• Beneficial impact on cardiovascular risk profile of water buffalo meat consumption. (Link)

• Brain fuel metabolism, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease. (Link)

• Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation Promotes Survival and Supports Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Middle-Aged Mice. (Link)

• Cancer incidence in vegetarians: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Oxford). (Link)

• Carbohydrate for weight and metabolic control: Where do we stand? (Link)

• Carbohydrate restriction (with or without additional dietary cholesterol provided by eggs) reduces insulin resistance and plasma leptin without modifying appetite hormones in adult men. (Link)

• Carbohydrate restriction favorably alters lipoprotein metabolism in Emirati subjects classified with the metabolic syndrome. (Link)

• Carbohydrate Restriction has a More Favorable Impact on the Metabolic Syndrome than a Low Fat Diet. (Link)

• Carbohydrate Restriction, as a First-Line Dietary Intervention, Effectively Reduces Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome in Emirati Adults. (Link)

• Change in Food Cravings, Food Preferences, and Appetite During a Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diet. (Link)

• Changes in weight loss, body composition and cardiovascular disease risk after altering macronutrient distributions during a regular exercise program in obese women. (Link)

• Combined effects of saturated fat and cholesterol intakes on serum lipids: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. (Link)

• Comparison of high protein and high fiber weight-loss diets in women with risk factors for the metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial. (Link)

• Dietary cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients: a review of the Harvard Egg Study and other data. (Link)

• Dietary Composition and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. (Link)

• Dietary intake of saturated fatty acids and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Japanese: the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk (JACC) Study. (Link)

• Dietary intake of α-linolenic acid and low ratio of n-6:n-3 PUFA are associated with decreased exhaled NO and improved asthma control. (Link)

• Dietary ketosis enhances memory in mild cognitive impairment. (Link)

• Dietary predictors of 5-year changes in waist circumference. (Link)

• Diets with High or Low Protein Content and Glycemic Index for Weight-Loss Maintenance. (Link)

• Effect of a low glycemic index compared with a conventional healthy diet on polycystic ovary syndrome. (Link)

• Effect of a relatively high-protein, high-fiber diet on body composition and metabolic risk factors in overweight women. (Link)

• Effect of ketogenic mediterranean diet with phytoextracts and low carbohydrates/high-protein meals on weight, cardiovascular risk factors, body composition and diet compliance in Italian council employees. (Link)

• Effect of short-term low- and high-fat diets on low-density lipoprotein particle size in normolipidemic subjects. (Link)

• Effect of the carbohydrate counting method on glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes. (Link)

• Effect of weight loss by a low-fat diet and a low-carbohydrate diet on peptide YY levels. (Link)

• Effects of a Diet Higher in Carbohydrate/Lower in Fat Versus Lower in Carbohydrate/Higher in Monounsaturated Fat on Postmeal Triglyceride Concentrations and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 1 Diabetes. (Link)

• Effects of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate v. high-protein, moderate-carbohydrate weight-loss diet on antioxidant status, endothelial markers and plasma indices of the cardiometabolic profile. (Link)

• Effects of a ketogenic diet on the quality of life in 16 patients with advanced cancer: A pilot trial. (Link)

• Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Weight Loss Diet on Exercise Capacity and Tolerance in Obese Subjects. (Link)

• Effects of a popular exercise and weight loss program on weight loss, body composition, energy expenditure and health in obese women. (Link)

• Effects of a whey protein supplementation on intrahepatocellular lipids in obese female patients. (Link)

• Effects of dietary carbohydrate restriction versus low-fat diet on flow-mediated dilation. (Link)

• Effects of Dietary Coconut Oil on the Biochemical and Anthropometric Profiles of Women Presenting Abdominal Obesity. (Link)

• Effects of dietary fat modification on oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the LIPGENE study. (Link)

• Effects of whey protein isolate on body composition, lipids, insulin and glucose in overweight and obese individuals. (Link)

• Efficacy and Safety of a High Protein, Low Carbohydrate Diet for Weight Loss in Severely Obese Adolescents. (Link)

• Egg consumption as part of an energy-restricted high-protein diet improves blood lipid and blood glucose profiles in individuals with type 2 diabetes. (Link)

• Eggs distinctly modulate plasma carotenoid and lipoprotein subclasses in adult men following a carbohydrate-restricted diet. (Link)

• Enhanced weight loss with protein-enriched meal replacements in subjects with the metabolic syndrome. (Link)

• Evidence that protein requirements have been significantly underestimated. (Link)

• Gastrointestinal transit, post-prandial lipaemia and satiety following 3 days high-fat diet in men. (Link)

• Gluconeogenesis and energy expenditure after a high-protein, carbohydrate-free diet. (Link)

• High protein diets decrease total and abdominal fat and improve CVD risk profile in overweight and obese men and women with elevated triacylglycerol. (Link)

• High protein intake reduces intrahepatocellular lipid deposition in humans. (Link)

• High-protein diet promotes a moderate postpartum weight loss in a prospective cohort of Brazilian women. (Link)

• High-protein low-carbohydrate diets: what is the rationale? (Link)

• High-Protein Weight Loss Diets and Purported Adverse Effects: Where is the Evidence? (Link)

• Higher Branched-Chain Amino Acid Intake Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Being Overweight or Obese in Middle-Aged East Asian and Western Adults. (Link)

• Increased adipose tissue lipolysis after a 2-week high-fat diet in sedentary overweight/obese men. (Link)

• Increased Consumption of Dairy Foods and Protein during Diet- and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss Promotes Fat Mass Loss and Lean Mass Gain in Overweight and Obese Premenopausal Women. (Link)

• Induction of ketosis in rats fed low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets depends on the relative abundance of dietary fat and protein. (Link)

• Insulin Sensitivity as a Mediator of the Relationship Between BMI and Working Memory-Related Brain Activation. (Link)

• Ketogenic diets: An historical antiepileptic therapy with promising potentialities for the aging brain. (Link)

• Limited Effect of Dietary Saturated Fat on Plasma Saturated Fat in the Context of a Low Carbohydrate Diet. (Link)

• Long-term outcomes of children treated with the ketogenic diet in the past. (Link)

• Low carbohydrate ketogenic diet prevents the induction of diabetes using streptozotocin in rats. (Link)

• Low-carbohydrate diet induced reduction of hepatic lipid content observed with a rapid non-invasive MRI technique. (Link)

• Low-Carbohydrate Diet Review: shifting the paradigm. (Link)

• Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Prostate Cancer: How Low Is “Low Enough”? (Link)

• Measures of postprandial wellness after single intake of two protein–carbohydrate meals. (Link)

• Meat consumption and cooking practices and the risk of colorectal cancer. (Link)

• Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease. (Link)

• Metabolic and physiologic improvements from consuming a paleolithic, hunter-gatherer type diet. (Link)

• Metabolic management of glioblastoma multiforme using standard therapy together with a restricted ketogenic diet: Case Report. (Link)

• Moderate-carbohydrate low-fat versus low-carbohydrate high-fat meal replacements for weight loss. (Link)

• Optimal dietary approaches for prevention of type 2 diabetes: a life-course perspective. (Link)

• Palmitic acid in the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols acutely influences postprandial lipid metabolism. (Link)

• Prevention and reversal of diet-induced leptin resistance with a sugar-free diet despite high fat content. (Link)

• Protein choices targeting thermogenesis and metabolism. (Link)

• Protein-enriched meal replacements do not adversely affect liver, kidney or bone density: an outpatient randomized controlled trial. (Link)

• Protein, amino acids and the control of food intake. (Link)

• Red meat from animals offered a grass diet increases plasma and platelet n-3 PUFA in healthy consumers. (Link)

• Reduced Body Weight and Adiposity With a High-Protein Diet Improves Functional Status, Lipid Profiles, Glycemic Control, and Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Feasibility Study. (Link)

• Reduced Pain and Inflammation in Juvenile and Adult Rats Fed a Ketogenic Diet. (Link)

• Relationships of maternal zinc intake from animal foods with fetal growth. (Link)

• Renal Function Following Long-Term Weight Loss in Individuals with Abdominal Obesity on a Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diet vs High-Carbohydrate Diet. (Link)

• Reversal of Diabetic Nephropathy by a Ketogenic Diet. (Link)

• Saturated fat, carbohydrate, and cardiovascular disease. (Link)

• Saturated Fats: A Perspective from Lactation and Milk Composition. (Link)

• Schizophrenia, gluten, and low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets: a case report and review of the literature. (Link)

• Short Report: Relationship between Quality Protein, Lean Mass and Bone Health. (Link)

• Short-term weight loss and hepatic triglyceride reduction: evidence of a metabolic advantage with dietary carbohydrate restriction. (Link)

• Study of the ketogenic agent AC-1202 in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. (Link)

• Suppressive effect of short-chain fatty acids on production of proinflammatory mediators by neutrophils. (Link)

• Testing Protein Leverage in Lean Humans: A Randomised Controlled Experimental Study. (Link)

• The anabolic response to resistance exercise and a protein-rich meal is not diminished by age. (Link)

• The Beneficial Effects of a Paleolithic Diet on Type 2 Diabetes and Other Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease. (Link)

• The effect of a low-fat, high-protein or high-carbohydrate ad libitum diet on weight loss maintenance and metabolic risk factors. (Link)

• The effect of low-carbohydrate diet on left ventricular diastolic function in obese children. (Link)

• The Effect of Protein and Glycemic Index on Children’s Body Composition: The DiOGenes Randomized Study. (Link)

• The Effects of Consuming Frequent, Higher Protein Meals on Appetite and Satiety During Weight Loss in Overweight/Obese Men. (Link)

• The influence of creatine supplementation on the cognitive functioning of vegetarians and omnivores. (Link)

• The Influence of Higher Protein Intake and Greater Eating Frequency on Appetite Control in Overweight and Obese Men. (Link)

• The ketogenic diet for the treatment of glioma: Insights from genetic profiling. (Link)

• The ketogenic diet reverses gene expression patterns and reduces reactive oxygen species levels when used as an adjuvant therapy for glioma. (Link)

• The myocardial contractile response to physiological stress improves with high saturated fat feeding in heart failure. (Link)

• Therapeutic role of low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in diabetes. (Link)

• Weight and metabolic outcomes after 2 years on a low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet: a randomized trial. (Link)

Updated 12/26/2011

[Marionm]

I bookmarked that one Linden because I can see a time that I might need to defend this in a class... or life. Thanks for sharing.

I have a busy week ahead of me, including, company arriving on Thursday and a funeral on Friday, so I'm I'm not sure how much I'll be posting this week. I'm still dealing with that sore gland/throat too. I don't think I'm sick, but that may just be that I don't think I have time to be sick. At a minimum, I do try to pop in and read this thread though.

Hope you all have a great week!

[rubyh]

Start of a new week. Weigh in day today. I'm starting a new exercise program this week, so I will be curious to see how it goes. I've got to get control of the weekends - made a few bad decisions - no one to blame but myself! Have a great week!

[Aunt Sheshie]

Outstanding article, Linden... thanks so much for posting it...

This is Day 5 of my modified jump back into IP protocol... doing great so far... staying off the scales, as is my chosen way, but I can already see signs that this way of eating is working its magic again... my pants are less tight & my double chin & jowls are shrinking... I'm thinking that if my progress continues at this rate, I should have undone any holiday damage by the end of the month... it's really exciting to see changes already...

I'm not diabetic or even prediabetic, but as are so many of us here, I am carb-intolerant... so, I picked up this book right before Christmas -- Conquer Diabetes & Prediabetes: The Low-Carb Mediterranean Diet, by Steve Parker, M.D. -- after I saw a plug for it online somewhere... not sure I'll try the whole diet right now, it allows a few things IP doesn't, but it's pretty educational as far as explaining insulin resistance & carb intolerance... I was especially grateful for this paragraph on pages 71-72:

"Diabetics and prediabetics simply don't tolerate carbs in the diet like other people. If you don't tolerate something, you have to give it up, or at least cut way back on it. Lactose-intolerant individuals give up milk and other lactose sources. Celiac disease patients don't tolerate gluten, so they give up wheat and other sources of gluten. One of every five high blood pressure patients can't handle normal levels of salt in the diet; they have to cut back or their pressure's too high. Patients with phenylketonuria don't tolerate phenylalanine and have to restrict foods that contain it. If you're allergic to penicillin, you have to give it up. If you don't tolerate carbs, you have to give them up or cut way back. I'm sorry."

I'm planning to use that as my explanation to anybody who questions my diet... well, maybe not the whole thing, but the general idea... I've tried talking about insulin resistance & ketosis & giving my pancreas a rest, but people's eyes just glaze over after a few seconds of that... maybe relating it to other better-known intolerances will get the message across...

hugs

[Linden]

Originally Posted by Aunt Sheshie

I'm planning to use that as my explanation to anybody who questions my diet... well, maybe not the whole thing, but the general idea... I've tried talking about insulin resistance & ketosis & giving my pancreas a rest, but people's eyes just glaze over after a few seconds of that... maybe relating it to other better-known intolerances will get the message across...

hugs

That is a SUPER quote. And the rest of your news isn't so bad, either. In fact, it's pretty darn good.

I know my first weight-in below shows a 3 pound lose but it's really only 2.6. 3FCs round up. I'd change it but I like the tracker. But, but, but, I'm very happy with that. I didn't have any water loss to worry about because I'd been in maintenance and very careful. And it's coming on the heels of having taken weeks to get rid of the 5 lbs I gained in Phase 3. So I'm really pretty happy.