Need to eat healthy

Vowel Lady · 09-21-2006, 01:46 PM

Attention Carb Addicts!
I have found that eating one omega three egg in the morning has greatly reduced my carb addiction.
I also have a small amount of "healthy" protein, most commonly chicken or wild salmon, at lunch and dinner, with my veggies. I still eat a little bit of carbs. For example, I might have on occasion, small amounts of rice or potato. However, that egg in the morning seems to have reduced the cravings enough that I have control. In addition, I try to eat one or two fruits a day (no more than two). Now that I'm at goal weight, I also have a small portion sweet treat several days a week. (Those 100 calorie snacks, etc.)

janster · 09-21-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Vowel Lady

one omega three egg

One egg for breakfast, huh? Hey thanks VL, it's worth a shot! I have a dumb question though, (please don't let it be cuz I'm blonde she sweats.....) what does the "omega three" mean?

I mean, I take the supplement "Omega 3 Fish Oil". I'm really showing my ignorance here since I've only been diagnosed for 2 years. Before that I was footloose and fancy free. Well, I was in pain for a couple of years, but thought I was just getting old. Anyway, my point is that before 2 years ago I wasn't taking any meds or supplements, (other than migraine meds) so I'm still learning...be gentle.

Also, any ideas for snacks that might satisfy my carbaholic soul? Anyone?

Hugs,
LS

mrsD · 09-22-2006, 09:32 AM

While it remains controversial about "high protein" and what exactly IS
high protein.... many people find protein cuts appetite considerably...

Here is a new article on why:

Quote:

Week of Sept. 9, 2006; Vol. 170, No. 11 , p. 173
High-protein diets boost hunger-taming hormone

Christen Brownlee

Eating protein appears to boost blood concentrations of a hormone recently found to restrict appetite, researchers report. The findings could explain the success of popular high-protein diets.

Four years ago, Rachel L. Batterham of University College London and her colleagues found that injecting a hormone called peptide YY (PYY) into both normal-weight and obese people reduced their food intake by about a third and dampened hunger. A person's gut normally secretes the hormone during and after a meal.

Batterham's team wondered whether food's three basic nutrients—protein, carbohydrates, and fat—have different effects on how much PYY people secrete.

To find out, the researchers recruited groups of normal-weight and obese men. Each volunteer came into Batterham's lab and ate a specially crafted meal on three days. Although the three meals tasted similar and had the same number of calories, each meal offered a different proportion of calories from protein, carbohydrates, and fat.

The researchers found that blood concentrations of PYY were significantly higher in both groups of men after the high-protein meal than after meals high in carbohydrates or fat. Both groups reported higher sensations of fullness and less hunger after eating more protein.

Working with normal and obese mice, the researchers found that animals fed high-protein diets gained less weight and made more PYY than those fed more carbohydrates or fat. However, animals genetically modified to produce no PYY gained similar amounts of weight, regardless of their diets' composition.

Batterham's team suggests in the September Cell Metabolism that people can harness the appetite-decreasing power of PYY simply by boosting their dietary protein.

If you have a comment on this article that you would like considered for publication in Science News, send it to editors@sciencenews.org. Please include your name and location.

References:

Batterham, R.L., et al. 2006. Critical role for peptide YY in protein-mediated satiation and body-weight regulation. Cell Metabolism 4(September):223-233. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2006.08.001. Full text available at http://www.cellmetabolism.org/content/article/fulltext?
uid=PIIS1550413106002713.

Further Readings:

Batterham, R.L., et al. 2003. Inhibition of food intake in obese subjects by peptide YY3-36. New England Journal of Medicine 349(Sept. 4):941-948. Available at http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/349/10/941.

Sources:

Rachel L. Batterham
Department of Medicine
University College London
Rayne Building
5 University Street
London WC1E 6JJ
United Kingdom

From Science News, Vol. 170, No. 11, Sept. 9, 2006, p. 173.

from http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060909/note13.asp
I have found that about 30% of daily calories from protein works for me.
Really high levels, should be supervised by your doctor, and you should
have kidney functions and liver enzymes run periodically, as the kidneys and liver work harder as you increase protein levels.

Curious · 09-22-2006, 09:59 AM

thank you for the articles mrsd.

eating more protien..more meat...has been such a no-no for woman trying to lose weight. eat carrots..celery...starve that wieght off. yep. that is what we heard for years.

i forgot lettuce.

what does your body use for endergy then? yes, some srored fat at first..then it uses your muscle.

feed your body. feed those muscles good protien. they burn the calories!

i'm not hip on those high high protien eat whatever you want meat and fat diets. i have seen serious health problems from those.

even eating a few nuts like almonds for a snack does wonders.

janster · 10-01-2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mrsd

While it remains controversial about "high protein" and what exactly IS high protein.... many people find protein cuts appetite considerably...

I really believe this--my mother-in-law told me about 30 years ago to eat a teaspoon of peanut butter about a half hour before dinner to curb my appetite. I don't make big meals here any more, but I remember it did help some. I'm not sure if it was psychological or whatever, but I figured whatever worked.....
Hugs,
LS

janster · 11-26-2006, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kimmydawn

This might fit in another forum, but I feel it best fits here because it deals directly with weight loss and maintenance. Here goes...

I've always been overweight my entire life.

8 yrs. ago I lost 87 lbs (I'd never been that overweight but 2 1/2 yrs of specific meds caused me to gain quickly. I was generally 20-30 lbs overweight).

The problem is that, as I'm getting older I need to eat healthily and I'm pretrified to do that...to increase or change eating patterns at all due to the fear of gaining lots of weight back.

I've never eaten properly in my life, and I'm feeling it now...always tired and I need energy raising my three yr. old nephew (I've had him for two yrs. now).

Any suggestions would be great on how I could relinquish my fears and eat healthily would be great...

Also, information on supplements would be awesome! I'm sure I'm lack on everything a body needs to function well. I read about milk thistle for the liver and am going to try that as I worry about the meds I take. That's one on my list.

Thank you so much for being here. I have so many questions and there's so much information and sharing here! Y'all are AWESOME!

KD

Here's the thread that Gaye was referring to. It also has some good info in and deserves another read, and hopefully some more replies.
Hugs,
LS

mrsD · 11-26-2006, 02:09 PM

If you still do that peanut butter thing.... make it Omega-3 peanut butter...
Smart Balance (tastes the same) and has 1 gram of flax oil in each
tablespoonful

An easy way to get Omega-3's these days!

Peanut butter is one of my faves..my old comfort food. I lived on it
in college when I had little money. I wish the Omega-3 thing would have been available
then, I would have avoided some health misery.

bizi · 10-28-2007, 10:03 PM

Bump for good info!

bizi

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