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Date Posted: 17:49:12 06/14/02 Fri
Author: Carol
Subject: Re: In need of support and advice
In reply to: Stacy 's message, "Re: In need of support and advice" on 06:29:36 06/14/02 Fri

Stacy, your post is wonderful... thank you :)) Hopefully I can follow in your footsteps.. LOL..

Chris, if I calculated correctly from what you posted as your foods for those two days you are eating between 700-800 calories a day???? Is that correct?

You said in your original post that you had 1/2 grilled cheese and you were beating yourself up about it.

If you deprive your body of a steady flow of fatty acids and glucose into the blood, your body will object strongly against being deprived from these essential nutrients. By decreasing the direct availability of these nutrients, you are telling your body there is a food shortage. This stimulates your body to save energy, to conserve its body fat, and to increase cravings for everything possibly edible.

If, on the other hand, sufficient fat and glucose is available all the time, your body does not object to losing excessive body-fat. On the contrary: if sufficient fatty acids and glucose are available all the time, there simply is no need to conserve body fat. And if also no more than sufficient fatty acids and glucose is available, you will also not store new fat. Your body will automatically utilize its body fat to reach that ideal set-point weight.

Read this: http://www.16.waisays.com/

It is a long read but it is well worth it.. makes a LOT of sense. It talks about how light/low fat foods are bad to eat. They almost always increase the proteins to replace the decreased fat/carbs.. but most don't realize that proteins contain exactly as many calories as carbohydrates/sugars do. When they increase the proteins they really are hiding the carbs from you.. tricky aren't they. Check out the URL above.. it is very enlightening.

I do not believe it is a matter of will power nor do I believe we are all fat because its genetic or that we just don't care.. I believe it is not only a chemical addiction to the foods but also it is a chemical imbalance in our bodies/brains that keep us from losing the weight.. if we can learn how to overcome this addiction like a person trying to quit smoking we can beat this monster for good.

The website URL above has NOTHING to sell.. amazing isnt it.. LOL .. ever bit of information they offer is free even their book which is in adobe format is free.. it is worth the time to read it.

Here I go writing a book again.. when I get going I sometimes can't stop.. I do that with food too.. ROFL..

Big hugs to you hon and I want you to know that I/we are here for you... YOU can do it!! Do some reading on how foods effect your mood, your energy level, your cravings.. read how low carb/fat diets fail and why.. maybe this will help you on your path to losing weight.. I think I have learned a lot from this URL myself... as they say Knowledge is Power!

{{{Chris}}}

Carol

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