I THINK I SCREWED UP MY METABOLISM

[Bubblingbrooks]

OH! And no heavy cardio excercise to lose weight. It causes starvation.
Instead, moderate all over weight training is best.

 

[FarmerChick]

glad you like the forum...it is fun and great ideas on this board


cold...yea I lost 70 lbs and I am cold alot more also. I think with most people shedding that layer of fat AND getting older does leave one a tad bit coolder than we were when fatter and younger lol

my Mom is 83 and she has very very little fat under her skin anymore and she gets colder also.....so yea I know


for me, I run my hands under hot water and I keep my feet super warm. weird but for me, warm feet, warm hands makes my whole body warmer in general and when I get that cold chill to the bones, I take a super duper hot shower and bask under the hot water just to warm up the blood. It feels great, I love the luxury and put on some toasty clothes when done and, well, I just love it lol


you are eating pretty good and exercising. Sounds like you are on the right track in general. but I am 49 now, lost the weight about 3 years ago and yes, I get colder faster now. And yup, even on "warmer" days I tend to have on long sleeves. It doesn't bother me to try to stay ahead of that little chill that follows me around

 

[tortoise]

I agree with the fats stuff. I am a terrible sugar addict. But when I've had willpower to switch high fat snacks for my sweet treats, I've felt healthier and better overall.

I swapped out lard for shortening. I actually use it quite a bit. I try to buy peanut oil, but my fiance always get canola. Just for marinading meat and for pancakes once a week.

 

[AnnaRaven]

Good fats: nut oils, olive oil, real butter (not margarine). olives. avocado. fatty fish like salmon and tuna (if you watch out for mercury).

Watch out for "lite" and "guilt-free" crap - I recently wanted to buy some brownie mix for the house at Trader Joes. The "guilt-free" stuff was high-carb, high sugar, low protein. The "rich truffle" stuff was real whole wheat flour, lower in carbs and sugar, higher in fiber and higher in protein. And rich enough in flavor that you're satiated quicker so less likely to binge.

Most of the time "lite" means low-fat, which means they've added some fake (usually)carb-based thickener and/or sugar. Avoid it like the plague.

Eat real food. Not too much. Mostly plants. (to coin a phrase)

To give you an example - tonight's dinner: italian sausage from a heritage pork CSA; homemade potato and leek baked with egg(from our own chickens) chicken broth and parmigianno cheese; and salad greens with homemade vinaigrette. And a glass of red wine. Yummy, tasty, filling. Not huge amounts of carbs, but incredibly satisfying and all *real* food. Because it was satisfying flavor and enough fat and protein, we didn't over-eat and DH's blood sugar didn't spike.

Also - losing weight isn't about eating lite crap. It's about activity levels and healthy eating. Portion control is more important than you think. Work on building muscle, not on just losing fat. Weightlifting is your friend.

In any case, welcome!
And yeah - get your blood levels checked - thyroid and iron come to mind.

 

[savingdogs]

I think what Farmer Chick said goes for me too. I've lost some weight recently and it seems like I got a lot colder right at the same time. Hubby has recently gained weight and is always feeling warm. It makes perfect sense to me that he has just a tiny layer of ......blubber......

Be glad you have joined us cold chubby people, you have come over to the light side.

Are you feeling at home yet?

Sorry I was late to the party. I didn't know it was rude to go to bed during a conversation. You can always answer in the morning, right? Some of these threads go on for months, if we stayed up waiting for the conversation to end we'd never get any sleep.

 

[FarmerChick]

I agree with everyone about "lite" "reduced calorie" etc foods
they are replaced with chemicals/salt/sugar to give flavor

BUT my one love---Hidden Valley Lite Ranch Dressing

I prefer that taste over the regular salad dressings or anything I can make

So my pantry is stocked with Hidden Valley Lite Ranch and yup, I enjoy every mouthful...cause I eat tons of salads and just swill down this stuff and I am fine lol

I sure wouldn't "live" on reduced, lite foods---but a couple won't kill ya if you sure enjoy the taste.

 

[FarmerJamie]

first of all.

Couple of thoughts - have you had a checkup lately to screen for diabetes?

Even if you aren't diabetic, following a diabetic diet can help shed the pounds. If there are foods you really like, the key is portion control.

Second the comment made earlier about exercise, lot's of it and not necessary having to be high-cardio.

Between the diet, portion control, and walking 10-12 miles per week I dropped 60 lbs.

Now if we had a diet plan for the stress and emotions to prevent them from working against us, we would be golden!

Good luck with everything!

 

[Bethanial]

Can't help much on the food/nutrition part (still learning myself), but Glad you quit lurking and decided to really join the party

 

[Wifezilla]

If the body freaks out at this amount, and gains weight easily, and prefers low carb, then it is a sgn that the endocrine system is messed up.

No doubt! LOL I was in my 40'w before I went low carb. I had high blood pressure, was prediabetic and seriously going down hill. While others I know who low carb can do 100g or carbs without gaining weight or having problems, that ship has sailed for me.

My main "gurus" for my eating plan are Barry Groves, author of "Eat Fat Lose Fat" and "Natural Health and Weight Loss", Drs Mike & Mary Eades, authors of "Protein Power" and "Protein Power Life Plan", Gary Taubes, author of "Good Calories Bad Calories", and the wonderful people at the Weston Price Foundation, which includes "Nourishing traditions" by Sally Fallon.

Another good information source is rather unusual. It's comedian Tom Naughton. He created a documentary called FATHEAD which shows how silly a lot of dietary recommendations are and also skewers "Super size me". Tom actually LOST weight and improved his cholesterol numbers eating at fast food restaurants every day for a month. He is not only informative but FUNNY!

His documentary is up on HULU.com right now for free. If you want some fun deprogramming, check it out.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/196879/fat-head

 

[abifae]

Now if we had a diet plan for the stress and emotions to prevent them from working against us, we would be golden!

Good luck with everything!

Yep yep!! Stress management is a huge part of how your body deals with nutrients.

I think anyone wanting to be healthy needs to deal with stress and emotions for the diet to have much success.

Especially if you low carb. LOL. It's a lifetime food change. You feel better but there's food you can't eat. I don't know about anyone else but knowing I cannot have something, no matter what it is, even if I don't WANT it, makes me dig in my heels.