"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> Oh but I wish it were. My Endo. told me I was probably just one of those
>> people who couldn't eat very much. I went from being a very skinny kid
>> who
>> could eat anything and never put on an ounce to an overweight adult who
>> just
>> looks at food and gains. Actually I weigh now what I weighed almost 16
>> years ago when I got married. I did put on some weight oddly after I had
>> the baby. I did manage to lose it and then some. But I also had thyroid
>> problems. That in and of itself I think was causing weight problems both
>> gain and loss because I was both hyper and hypo.
>>
>> I did manage to lose some more weight when I stopped eating lunch. The
>> dietician I saw told me I wasn't taking in enough calories and I should
>> eat
>> lunch again. I did and quickly regained the weight. I should add that I
>> started on insulin at this time. I don't know how much (if any) the
>> insulin
>> had to do with this.
>>
>> I then stopped eating lunch again at the recommendation of my Endo. So I
>> eat a small breakfast, then a normal sized dinner, and a snack before
>> bed.
>> I rarely ever eat snacks during the day. If I do it is usually a piece
>> of
>> cheese or a handful of nuts or seeds. Once in a while a pickle or some
>> olives. I rarely ever eat sweets. AFAIK, I have not lost any weight
>> since
>> cutting out that meal.
>
> I wish I did not understand, but I actually do...
>
> Those cursed with low T-3's are cursed for life.
> I think we could even be breathairians. (and I'm kidding about that of
> course)
>
> Read my last post about fat fasting, then read Atkins. It's helped me a
> lot as have many of the low carb posters to this list.
>
> Please.
>
> It's helped me drop from 270 to 200 and maintain it for the time being.
> I'm still working on it.
>
> I mostly only eat once or twice per day now. I only eat when I feel
> physically hungry. I will sometimes skip all meals for a day or two.
>
> There is no harm in that. ;-) And it's good for the budget!
> People hung up on this 3 square meals per day crap are the reason for
> the obesity epidemic for those of us that are not athletes! As much as
> I love food, it has ceased to be a driving force in my life. That's
> just the way it has to be to be healthy...

There is no way I could ever do Atkins. None at all. I did try low carbing
when we were moving from CA to NY. I had high blood sugar from a nasty
sinus infection that stuck with me for months. I saw Drs. in three
different states, trying to clear it up. I ate only meat, cheese and non
starchy vegetables. I was exhausted, cranky, hungry and worse yet it seemed
to only push my blood sugar higher. I did not lose any weight. None at
all.

Now with the gastroparesis it would work for me even less. I literally can
not stomach much meat. My main source of protein is beans. Due to chronic
anemia I find I have to eat red meat a couple of times a week. But I can't
tolerate it much more than than. I do not like any other forms of meat or
fish. Once in a while I can do canned tuna.