Not me, thank the gods, but maybe worse -- my daughter. :-( We're having to start tweaking HER diet, because at 36 she's starting to get into the difficult-to-lose age.
She's comparatively new to the low-toxin-and-carb, higher-fat dietary plan. In the past, she's lost weight with the CW technique, but i've convinced her that a real-food diet is important for herself as well as her kids. Having eased into low-carb from low-calorie, L has even learned to add more good fats. But for some yet-to-be-determined reason, the scales are resisting her.
So we're tweaking! I've suggested that the first thing to do is drop dairy for a week and see what happens. I think i'll suggest next that instead of her usual workout she try tabata sprints.
I also need to get her to use a tape-measure more than scales, now that i think of it! I wouldn't be surprised to find that she's putting on muscle as fast as she's taking off fat, and therefore getting a "false negative" in the loss department. ...I can hardly wait for L to get back from her lunch break so i can ask her some new questions! :-D
As we get older our metabolism slows, or our movements become less and more efficient. Get used to that fact of life. Once we are on high fat, and not losing weight, then weight loss may actually require a slight reduction in the amount of fat we actually eat. This is what was understood in the 1950 - 1960, before carb-centric diets.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely, but listening to various people's experiences, it seems apparent to me that every individual has to find the tweaks the work FOR THEM. L has a similar build to mine, but she's just different enough that what works for me may not be transferable. :-)
ReplyDeleteI just decided today to try without dairy to see if my own weight loss picks up. Given what we learnt about insulin feeding back positively to the beta cells I suspect Dairy spiking insulin might aggravate the insulin hyper-secretion brought on by carb abuse.
ReplyDeleteI still eat butter, but will cut the milk/yogurt/cheese.
For the record ive never gained weight from Dairy, and I eat huge amount of it, but I have a feeling it might inhibit weight loss.
after my whole-30ish experience last year, i noticed some "reaction" when i added back cheese, so i know i have SOME amount of sensitivity. butter doesn't have any effect, but cream sometimes does. ...i know i'm better off without most of it!
DeleteOn the other hand . . .
ReplyDeleteI see a lot of people go all out for weight loss by exercising like fiends in addition to dieting. And they don't lose because the stress on their bodies causes excess cortisol secretion (plus some additional muscle mass). Sometimes, getting adequate REST between exercise bouts will get things moving. That means some good resistance exercises and occasional sprints 1 to 2 times a week (with several days in between) and then walking at a normal pace for at least 20 minutes daily. All out cardio may be counterproductive.
While many people think it's a Calories In Calories Out thing, too few calories can slow the metabolism down, via the thyroid. So it's important to check that out too. Even with adequate fat, some gung ho newbies inadvertently restrict calories and their body tries to maintain homeostais by slowing metabolism.
[nodding] she likes going to the gym -- it seems to be a stress-BREAKER for her, getting away for some "me-time," you know. i've also quizzed her about intensity and she seems to prefer moderate effort on the "elliptical."
Deletewe've already had the talk about not going too low on calories. at first she had a hard time getting ENOUGH calories, what with the way LC fills you up, so i just told her to use lots of butter on her veggies! :-D
May be there is some dancing class in her gym, like Zumba?
Deletethere probably is, but L has never been very interested in dancing. she walks, bikes, and has even been known to jog . but she's pinned to a desk, a phone and a computer most of the day in her work. when she gets her lunch break (a full hour) she frequently takes part of it for a "fitness break" -- i can see how she'd want to.
DeleteI had to cut my milk consumption back to maintain weight loss.
ReplyDeleteOne small glass of full-fat Raw milk with dinner seems be be all that I can handle.
yeah, i LIKE raw milk, but i think it fights weight loss with me, too. i found a new source of it last summer, but when i get it i feel i need to use most of it for yogurt (my homemade has much less lactose than store-bought), cottage cheese or kefir.
DeleteI am just maintaining on what I used to loose easily but steadily. Things to cut for me will be cream in my coffee and butter in veggies. In my gut I know it should be that 10 am coffee cup.
ReplyDelete:-) and i find that MY gut usually tells me the truth!
Deleteat my age, with my less-fluctuating hormones, i STILL find some times it's easier to lose, and some times i have to be happy with maintaining -- the talk about seasons influencing this, that i've picked up from Wooo, Sid and Kindke, are making me think a lot....
If you look at overweight as being a sympton of illness, it makes sense to get enough rest, take vitamins and supplements as needed, and eat sufficiently. Exercise is good if you feel up to it. Starving yourself and running yourself ragged don't make sense.
ReplyDeleteAs I recall, coffee can spike insulin in some people, and certain kinds of dairy certainly do.