Should you diet? Which one? Atkins? South Beach? Weight Watchers?
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Stress is linked to heart disease,
high blood pressure and an increased risk of cancer. New research suggests
that it can also make you fat. For women, stressing out over unpaid bills,
problems at work, strained family relationships and feeling limited by
life's circumstances can lead to weight gain......Dr. Andrew Weil
Dee's Low Carb Adventure! UPDATE....May 2010 Ok Folks, the results are in....I should have stuck to the low carbs aka the low glycemic index, but I didn't and now I have diabetes. I'm not sure exactly WHEN this developed, but after being overweight for years and not exercising for the same amount of time, I'm pretty sure WHY it developed. I'm still trying to process everything and not be in denial. I've done an enormous amount of research on the internet, of course, and I've told my kids. I'm finding out just how little thought most of us give to this disease. More to come..... UPDATE....December 2010 6 mo. since my last update, but 8 mo. since I started back on low carb. First of all it was to lose weight and then to keep my blood sugar under control (also taking medication, but not insulin, thank goodness). As of today (12/20/10) I've lost 57 lbs. It wasn't from my diet alone, I started walking and walked every day for 8 mo. I started out only walking 10-15 min. but then increased to 30 min. and then to an hour. The diabetes diagnosis
scared me and I knew I had to take this seriously and now I've done If I get enough interest from all of you, I will go into more detail, but there are many good links to low carb sites for you to check out. To the left is a collage of my progress. I just noticed that I didn't add the months for some of the pictures, but the last one there was taken in October. I've lost even more since then, of course. If you have comments please post them on my blog where I'll repost some of this information and the collage. Once I decided to make my health more important than a piece of pie or just food in general, it gave me a freedom I hadn't experienced since I quit smoking almost 6 yrs. ago! It's a fabulous feeling! If anyone questions whether the low-carb lifestyle is safe and healthy you can read an article here: http://www.lowcarb.ca/articles/article148.html and one by Dr. Andrew Weil on his website. Here's a quote from the first site: "Over four months on the diet, the participants lost an average of 21.3 pounds, and showed a 6.1% drop in cholesterol, and almost a 40% drop in the level of triglycerides in their blood. In addition, their HDL levels increased by about 7%." "I am always so busy but I try to skim your newsletters
to see how you are as they come in. I saw your mention of Miracle Noodles
a couple of months ago and ended up buying some. From them, I got an email
to try Dr. Furhman's site. And OMG I am so thrilled! I have been living
with chronic congestion, antibiotics, etc. and after a week eating his
way - I feel like a new person! No more headaches, lots of energy, etc.
So just wanted to take a minute to say "THank you"!!!!!!"
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"Fat does not make you fat!"
From the Oprah Show with Dr. Oz: One of the many health problems caused by this ugly organ (the omentum) is heart disease and heart attacks. The reason being- as the omentum grows; it creates an inflammatory process, which can irritate the arteries, putting you at greater risk for blocked arteries. When we talk about obesity being a risk factor for heart disease, we're actually wrong," says Dr. Oz. "It's not all obesity, because fat thighs don't give you a bad heart. [The omentum] does." The omentum is also to blame for beer bellies. Some people tend to store their fat around their waists—giving them a beer belly or an "apple-like" shape. While others store fat around their hips, making them "pear"-shaped. Apple-shaped people are more at risk for heart disease than pear-shaped people. Numbers to remember: For women, your waist size should be about 32” (measuring at the belly button). For men, it should be about 35” According to Dr. Oz, "If your waist size
is more than 35 inches and you're a woman—or 40 inches for men—you have
a major risk factor for heart attacks because this [omentum], instead of
being an inch thick, is now five inches thick, and you don't even see it."
Dr. Roizen (from Oprah) says the only white ingredients you should have in your fridge are egg whites, cauliflower and fish. From Nancy Dell, Registered Dietitian: 1. Why do women tend to gain weight
in menopause? Any way to combat it.
We are all born with fat cells. Attached to the membrane of these cells is an enzyme known by the initials LPL. The purpose of this enzyme is to pull fat out of the blood stream and put the fat into the cell. When that happens our fat cells get bigger and we gain weight. The female hormone estrogen, reduces the activity of this LPL fat storing enzyme. So in menopause when estrogen levels drop, the LPL fat-storing enzyme becomes more active and you store more fat. How do you combat this. Stop eating at your first sign you are no longer hungry. Any extra bites when you are already full will be stored as fat. Avoid foods that raise blood sugar such as refined carbs, sugar and white flour. They can raise the fat in your blood. And limit saturated animal fats like butter, cheese and whole milk which also can raise blood fat. |
My latest "After" Photo 1 year after eating low carb and walking 1 mi. every day.
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Eating a serving of whole grains, such as quinoa, at least 6 times each week is an especially good idea for postmenopausal women with high cholesterol, high blood pressure or other signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A 3-year prospective study of over 200 postmenopausal women with CVD, published in the July 2005 issue of the American Heart Journal, shows that those eating at least 6 servings of whole grains each week experienced both: Slowed progression of atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque that narrows the vessels through which blood flows, and Less progression in stenosis, the narrowing of the diameter of arterial passageways. The women's intake of fiber from fruits,
vegetables and refined grains was not associated with a lessening in CVD
progression.
Minnie Pauz Fans are LowCarbing! I've lost 26 pounds since last July,
slowly, carefully and with no sweets cravings! I can look at chocolate
and not drool anymore! And I look great at 62! I can have almost
everything I like and even watching my cholesterol, this way of eating
is not burdensome! Good for you, good for me, and good for all of us who've
been trying to lose weight forever!............ Paula Riezenman
I'm still on Atkins diet and lost over
20 pounds. Bloodtests showed I had lower cholesterol and triglycerides.
Thanks for your encouragement..Benita
From The
Menopause Diet by Dr. Larrian Gillespie
From an article on lowcarbeating.net:
"It's important to understand that your metabolic tendencies are never cured. The fat you sent to kingdom come by doing the Atkins Nutritional Approach™ was one symptom of a chronic metabolic condition. You do and always will have a metabolic tendency to be overweight. Any blood-sugar imbalance you have will not go away permanently because you have taken a nutritional path that circumvents it. All you have to do is go back to eating the way you once did, or even partially so, and you will arouse the sleeping demon. In very short order, your pancreas will once again secrete large quantities of insulin, and you'll suffer the symptoms of unstable blood sugar—jitters, brain fog, afternoon fatigue and the like. Then your insulin resistance will lead inevitably to the production of more insulin and that, in turn, to weight gain if your carb intake exceeds your tolerance. Clearly, you don't want to go there." --Atkins
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Diet and Incontinence Excess weight puts women at an increased risk for urinary incontinence, and now a study suggests that what you eat can raise the risk as well, regardless of weight. Investigators from the New England Research Institutes examined the diet and lifestyle habits of 2,060 Boston women aged 30 to 79 years. They also measured the women's height, weight and waist size and questioned them about urinary symptoms. Slightly more than 12 percent reported moderate to severe urinary incontinence - meaning leakage at least once a week or significant leakage once a month. Read full article.... |
Body mass index (BMI) is measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women. Here's a quick way to find your BMI 
"....lack of sleep changes
blood-sugar levels and metabolism. It also affects impulse control, and
it's harder for people to pass on food they know they shouldn't be eating."
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it. A couple of things made it easier for me: posting my intentions of
walking on Facebook really helped motivate me and because I don't have
to count calories on Atkins, it made it easy for me.
