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1/2 stone that just won't shift!
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What I have come to appreciate is just how much more I like my body on the basis of what it can achieve rather than what it looks like - how much healthier I feel and due to swimming how much better my lung capacity is now - I too was a smoker. Swimming I would recommend on the basis that it makes you feel leaner and taller even though on the scales you will weigh the same as it builds muscle rather than fat.
Focus on how you look and feel rather than what the scales say - they don't truly reflect the difference you are making to you and your health !
Chromium is really good at helping with midnight cravings.
I'm not too sure of the science behind it, but I'll give it a go... It helps to regulate your blood sugar levels. Cravings come from too much insulin being produced in your body (usually due to a diet containing too much sugar, and your pancreas over compensating). Chromium somehow reduces this amount of insulin.
I take one tablet after lunch, and one after dinner to avoid that craving about an hour after I've eaten. Also, eating a little cheese, avacado or egg with a meal helps fill you up. Some people also say you should try and include protein with each meal to help with this problem too.
Another thing is to have a herbal tea last thing at night, they won't keep you up cos they're caffine-free and are extremely relaxing.
I am no expert at all (I'm not in any way qualified) but I'm just telling you what works for me.
I am currently struggling with my weight. I'm wheat-free too as I also suffer from bloating to a ridiculous extent. But, I have heard some bad things about corn as well. Millet is meant to be much better - health food shops do millet flakes which are to die for, and a handful are terrific if you're a little hungry. Quinoa is meant to be terrific as its high in protein.
I wish I had the answers, but I only have suggestions. I would say the main problem is that everyone's different, and you just have to keep trying...
I bought her book (Gillian McKeith)after watching the TV programme,not because I'm overweight but because I was feeling very lethargic.
The website is: www.drgillianmckeith.com .
Very site, I think, especially if used with the book. Its also good for wheat-free and lactose-free diets cos you can order all the food from there if you cannot get it locally.
Anyway, I've been following her way of eating for 1 week and have lost 2lbs without trying at all. I am full after every meal and do not want to snack all the time.
I have not followed the book to the letter though. I cannot face eating some of the things she recommends (whole raw peppers, whole cucumbers for example) and I have adapted some of her receipes to suit myself so i have stuck to is 3/4 of the time I suppose. But the results are promising.
Its all about whole, healthy foods, naturally prepared.
If anyone is finding a few pounds stubborn then I would recommend giving this a try.
Does anybody have suggestions as to wheat-free bread recipes? Thanks!
I must admit, its defo not as nice as "normal" bread - so I don't really eat it that much. I tend to get my carbs from fruit and veg, especially after 6pm at night (apparently you should avoid the more complex carbs before bedtime?). I do have rice and oats occasionally, but only during the day.
A really good cook book for "specialist diets" is "Cook Right for your Type" by Dr Dadamo. Even if you don't subscribe to the ideas behind the diet, there are lots of recipes for wheat-free and dairy free diets, including lots of bread and pancakes.
475g of oat flour(use poridge oats blended into flour if u cant get the flour)
50g soy flour
7.5g quick blend dried yeast
1 tsp low salt
1 level tbls soft brown sugar
400 ml of slightly war water
1 tbls walnut oil
mix flours, yeast, sugar & Salt
Add oil & water - mix well
kneed for about 10mins
devide into 2 lightly oild 1lb bread tins
leav in war place coverd with t-towl for 30 mins
bake in pre-heated oven (180/gas 4) for 50 mins
Vola
war = warm
Not good for you long term I expect, but OK for a couple of weeks.
Not obese - although I used to be seriously lardy. I lost over three stone, but slowly as you describe. Now it's just a case of as and when I gain a couple of pounds, getting them back off before it starts to pile on.
Having lost all that weight, don't ever want to get it back on again.
But in that time i have also gained about 25lbs of lean tissue so in reality iv probably lost closer to 6st of fat
I had that done a little while back, and they said I was about 30% fat, which seemed impossible to me - if I lost even 20% of my body weight, I'd be 7 and a half stone, which at 5'7" would be way too thin.
Thanks for that, I must admit I feel that I am not tasking my body at all as it is doing the same runs each week, although we do intervals and hills once a week at the club, I am going to start the gym with weights as an addition to running to see if that helps, thanks.