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This is for those of us who struggle to be losers....who have had to learn
to eat to live, not live to eat...I just got rid of about 25 or 30 pounds
that I gained after 2 pregnancies....the last one 7 years ago...the ONLY
way I could lose was by not eating any complex carbos....no rice or corn,
as they made me bloat....not much of a diet, eating leaf lettuce every
time I had a food craving...

I was really curious why my body couldn't handle complex carbs....there
had to be a reason....also, I knew I had a problem with insulin levels, as
I was hypoglycemic, and borderline gestational diabetes with the second
child...if any of this rings a bell among you new people, you asymptomatic
-for-diarrhea-folks, try supplementing with flaxseed, or flaxseed oil.

What I found out is that there is an essential fatty acid that enhances
the body's ability to make insulin. When we don't have enough insulin,
whatever unhandled complex carbohydrate gets stored as fat.  Making sure
you get enough of those fatty acids insures you have enough raw materiel
to make insulin and burn off the complex -COOH.  The result?  More energy.

A secondary effect is that these essential fatty acids also enhance and
nourish the neural system, as the membranes are comprised of fatty acids.

Incidentally, up until about 150 years ago, EVERYONE ate a diet more like
ours should be, rich in seed grains and vegetative foods. About 150 years
ago, we had the Industrial Revolution, and people left their farms and
moved to the cities...and it was easier to develop grain-based foods to
feed the population, as grains have a longer storage life than most
vegetables.  This is "probably" the time when incidence of the disease
started to cluster, the time when Gee wrote his monogram.  Up to this
point, on a more diverse diet, the gene for gluten intolerance wasn't all
that significant....incidentally, didn't the Romans need grain to support
their expansionist armies?  Interesting to speculate how a food could
affect history.  But I digress....

Now, I'm not a physician, and I can only speak from my experience, and my
directed research,  but  the hallmarks of our diet are diversity and
emphasis on healthy eating. As such, we are probably healthier than the
general population.....and I relish the irony!

The Bec
Who would settle for chow-chow or piccallili if she can't have relish on
her bunless Bec-burger.

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On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> At some point your body has healed and is now absorbing properly - this is a
> good thin- no matter how much the extra pounds are unwanted- your body is
> telling you a message- it's once again restoring to  ahealthy conditon. But
> as I complained I feel like I barely eat anything (or anything so appealing)
> yet as I watch my co-workers gulp down muffins, donuts, pizza, etc. I'm the
> one with the bowl of steamed rice and veggies- so why am I as fat as I've
> ever been and they haven't gained a pound? Unfortunately it seems everyone's
> body works a bit differently but there does seem to be some theories that
> make sense in a condtion such as ours.
>
> 1. Portion control is very important. a single portion size of a potato is
> the size of a golfball. Pasta or rice can fit one portion size in your hand
> and a normal portion of cereal is 3/4 of a cup (We figured out that my cereal
> bowl consisted of about 4 servings and at 210 calories a serving- it adds up)
> Just like my quart of white rice with veggies is theoretically about 6
> portions of rice. Carb's seem to store up and don't burn off as well as
> proteins.
......
> She also suggested that the feeling of always being hungry still even after
> decent sized meals is partially a mental thing. When you are on a restrictive
> diet such as ours, you may not be eating the items that you truly want to be
> eating that used to give you so much pleasure. Now we may just be eating
> because your body needs food- not because there's this wonderful dish that's
> your favorite and you feel satisfied once eaten. Unfortunately, we decided
> this one is a tough one.

P.S. if you read this far, the use of flaxseed will fill you up and make
you feel full...as well as provide dietary fiber.  Bec