On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:01:36 -0600, Batsheva <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Are the carb load days consecutive, or on a Sunday and then a Wednesday,
> spread out?
No, they are spread out. 3 or 4 days. Sometimes I'll go on a string
of Wednesdays and Saturdays for a while, but we (my DH is also on this)
may shift it a bit if for example we have an event on a Friday. By the
time I get
to the 4th day, I'm ready.
> Can you give an exact menu for what you eat on a high carb meal? Is it
> just chestnut pancakes for dinner? I am finding this fascinating,
> considering your remarkable weight loss.
My last carb-load, on a busy day. 1 can coconut milk, 1/4 cup
granulated tapioca, 1 tbs honey, dash salt. Cook and stir occasionally
until done, 12-15 minutes. I stirred in a beaten egg in the last few
minutes. Then sliced up half a banana. Done. I got full before
eating it all. You could use berries just as well, or other fruit.
Probably a bit high in fat for a "textbook" carb load, but it was
OK for me.
Griddle scones: 1/3 cup tapioca flour, 1/3 cup coconut flour, 1 egg, 1 tsp
baking powder, spices or herbs to taste or chopped scallions, and a
little olive oil. Use milk, kefir, coconut milk, or water to get a
thickish consistency. Chicken broth would work too.
Heat butter or lard in a skillet, spoon out scone-sized blobs, lower
heat to med-low, put a lid on. Turn after a few minutes. Cook until
done. This is an amount for one meal for me, and I often don't finish it.
I may also have a serving of veg such as broccoli, or may not.
I may have a piece of fruit for dessert or may not.
These simple meals taste sensational when eaten after 3-4 days of
low-carb. A person could use rice, or rice flour. I have occasionally
eaten rice when we eat out, and have indigestion with it, so I'm
avoiding it. Rice is not paleo of course. But in the spirit of
Mark's Daily Apple 80% rule, it would not be too bad once a week.
> Finally, do you control portion size for your low carb meals in terms of
> amount of protein/fat? Are you working out as well with this, or just
> following the diet?
I usually eat 4 to 6 oz portions of meat, occasionally larger if I'm hungry
for them. I start the day with high-quality bacon or sausage, sometimes
an egg, in addition to a serving of veg and 1/2 fruit. I don't avoid
fatty meats; I enjoy them. I try to mix up types: pork, lamb, beef, bison,
or poultry. Seldom seafood. I use home-rendered lard as my frying fat.
I use olive oil on salads. I have been known to snack on an ounce of
butter between meals, but not often.
As a person in her 60s, with arthritis and fibromyalgia, I had become
pretty sedentary. Now that I'm lighter and feeling so much better,
I walk regularly, and work more in the yard, and occasionally go
for a hike in the mountains. I have hopes of riding my bike again,
and starting workouts with weights, and.doing Tai Chi and tap-dancing.
(I have a friend in her 60s who teaches tap-dancing!)
Faigin says that people who work out a lot actually need more carbs:
bigger carb-load meals, more during the low-carb days. People who are
sedentary need less.
I'm very sure that people's needs are different, as Todd just said.
It also matters just where you are on the carb intolerance path.
My first few months I used fewer carbs during the
low-carb days, sometimes none. Then it seemed to me that
my body wanted a little more, so I moderated a bit. By then I'd
already lost about 20 lbs. I am now down to my weight of 25
years ago, and still making progress.
I like the idea of the plantains. I need a bit more variety with
my carb loads.
Lynnet
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