one meal a day diet

Ted_Hutchinson

Plum_Pie wrote: »

Ted, I have met so many peoplewho have regained the weight they have lost from going on low carb diets. Their tastes never adapt to living without white flour, sugar etc and they end up bingeing on them and regaining all the weight and more.

Over 2 million years human evolution past before we invented farming. Our genes, DNA became more or less exactly as they are now about 100,000yrs ago farming became established some 10,000yrs ago and most of the refined processed manufactured foods are far more recent. Far more people that are currently aware suffer directly from side effects from eating gluten to which their genes have not adapted.Look at the symptoms and consider how many of these those friends of yours exhibit.
Signs and Symptoms Associated with Gluten Intolerance
Digestive
Diarrhea Constipation Abdominal pain Cramping Dyspepsia Gas Bloating Steatorrhea (fatty stools) Encopresis Enamel defects in teeth Vomiting Nausea Intestinal bleeding Liver enzymes, elevated (ALT, ALK, ALP) Liver disease Pancreatitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Skin
Acne Eczema Dermatitis Dermatitis herpetiformis Dry skin Follicular keratosis Hives Rashes Itchiness Welts Redness Dark circles under eyes

Mind/neurological
Autism ADHD Difficulty concentrating Cerebellar atrophy Mental fog Brain white-matter lesions Insomnia/difficulty sleeping Schizophrenia Ataxia/difficulty with balance Epilepsy (with or without brain calcifications) Multifocal axonal polyneuropathy Neuropathy, peripheral (numbness or tingling of hands or feet)

Respiratory system
Wheezing Sinusitis, chronic Shortness of breath Asthma

Women’s health
Irregular cycle Infertility (also male infertility) Delayed menarche Premature menopause Spontaneous abortion/miscarriage

Head
Headaches Migraines Alopecia (hair loss)

Autoimmune disorders Addison’s disease Autoimmune chronic hepatitis Alopecia areata Diabetes, type 1 Graves disease Hyperparathyroidism, secondary
Hypoparathyroidism, idiopathic autoimmune Lupus (SLE) Myasthenia gravis
Sarcoidosis Scleroderma

Over 130 Problems! Some would argue that the above list is not complete and there are several other chronic autoimmune conditions such as MS, Rheumatoid arthritis etc that also show clinical improvement and slower progression once the pro inflammatory actions of wheat are eliminated.

I think when people try a moderately low carb diet such as Dr Dahlqvist's they will feel so much better physically and mentally that they will not want to lapse.. They may have the odd lapse but when they see the weight piling back on and the ill health symptoms returning soon think better of it.

the evidence shows that your friends are not typical of those who use The Active Low Carb Forum sensibly.

elsien

I don't have any advice on diets generally, but I know if I skip meals ( which happens sometimes when I can't get a break at work) I get ratty, my concentration goes, and I get very light headed. Can't be good for you on a regular basis.

asea

Ask a doctor or nutritionist!

Barneysmom

I couldn't go without breakfast, I'd be a real bear!
I think it sounds dangerous to not eat all day, all those amino acids building up in your stomach aswell, surely you'd end up with an ulcer or something?
Humans aren't designed to go all day without food?

Ted_Hutchinson

moneypooh wrote: »

There's no answer except regular healthy meals and exercise

What really happens when the average person increases the amount of exercise they do.
First they work up an appetite.
This means they want to eat more
And because ill informed people like you have misleadingly told them that exercise burns calories and it's as simple as that they overcompensate and eat far more calories than they have just burnt off.
Here are a couple of recent examples.
Phys-ed won't cut child obesity, study says
and
Physical activity, healthy eating and BMI not linked in older teens: study

Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner—and why we're wrong.

I am not against people exercising. Exercise is good for the brain , it's good for your heart. So go ahead and get as much exercise as you want or are able
BUT DON'T THINK FOR ONE MOMENT YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT BY DOING SO.
You won't it is a myth and another example of how our medical advisers simply spout myth based dogma and do not practice evidence based medicine.

For goodness sake I can't exercise because of my condition. I didn't do any extra exercise at all because I can't. If I can lose 2.25lbs a week and eat more calories each day than my basal metabolism requires can't you see your simple equation is false. You can eat a full satisfying diet every day and not put on weight. You don't have to calorie count, you don't have to carb count and you certainly do NOT have to exercise.

Try and make the effort to understand the science discussed in the Gary Taubes lecture link in previous post.

melancholly

oh please, it all depends on the type of exercise you do - some is fat burning and some doesn't help with that. the idea that exercise does not help lose weight is just laughable! obviously if you do exercise and eat twice as much it won't help, but to think that would work would be plain stupid!

Cornishpixie_2

My nursing Tutor used to say Breakfast like a king, Lunch like a Prince,Supper like a Pauper which makes sense. I eat when I'm hungry, and exercise by walking and I also run 3 times a week. But I used to be really stocky/ well built, and never exercised. I also ate because food was around and I was bored. You have to find what works for you. Personally I would keep a food diary, exercise regular(3 times a week if you can).Eat smaller portions of the right kind of food. Good luck, because its never easy.

Ted_Hutchinson

melancholly wrote: »

oh please, it all depends on the type of exercise you do - some is fat burning and some doesn't help with that. the idea that exercise does not help lose weight is just laughable! obviously if you do exercise and eat twice as much it won't help, but to think that would work would be plain stupid!

Do you accept I have lost over 3stone 3lbs over the last 5months.
Can you understand that because of my condition I am unable to contemplate the amount of exercise necessary to burn off excess weight at the rate of 5ounces daily?
Why can't you accept that exercise is not necessary for weight loss?

Have you bothered to read the links I provided and see what actually happens in practice when children are obliged to exercise more and the impact this has in practice on their BMI.

It is only relatively recently that physical activity has been suggested as having a major role in weight control. In 1932 Russell Wolder of the Mayo Clinic noted that bed rest patients tended to lose the most weight and unusually strenous physical exercise slows the rate of weight loss.
While it seems logical that the more exercise you take the more fat is burned and the loss of weight should be proportionate, in practice this doesn't happen.

Why don't you borrow a copy of The Diet Delusion from the library and try to engage your brain before you post nonsense.

this is an interesting abstract showing what actually happens when people think they can rely on exercise to compensate for having a drink It's far better to suggest exercise for the proven benefits it can bring to brain and heart health.

schizometric

I'd like to add to this that I was very overweight just over a year ago. By eating fruit for breakfast, slimfast for lunch and a normal dinner, with NO exercise beyond normal walking here and there (and i mean like 40 mins a day tops) I lost 4 st in under 6 months.

I put half a stone back on coz of exam stress though. It's very easy to do and most research suggests people who lose weight gain it back in the end gonna try the diet again now exams are over!

melancholly

Ted_Hutchinson wrote: »

Do you accept I have lost over 3stone 3lbs over the last 5months.

i know this may be difficult to accept, but not everything on MSE is about you.