Too much protein causes unstable blood sugar levels. The liver, who is usually our friend, turns foe. Mr. Liver takes that excess protein and converts it into glucose, or sugar, by means of a process that everyone has written about, gluconeogenesis. Gesundheit. Anyway, that can make a low-carber gain weight (Me! Me!) or at least severely stall a weight-loss effort. Guess which carbohydrate replacement I should have chosen? Yep. Fat. Luscious, saturated, hunger-sating, fabulous, fat.
I made some changes. Extra-virgin coconut oil and full-fat cream in my coffee, with a thick slice of aged Cheddar cheese as breakfast. Cotija cheese fried in virgin palm oil. Cream cheese and dried-beef roll-ups for lunch. Chicken skin fried into chips. Tuna salad with lots of mayo in avocado halves. Lower-protein shakes with cream and walnut oil. And guess what? I'm losing again. The belly is slowly deflating. My blood sugar is stable, and all's right with the world.
Of course, I just heard the screeches of the fatphobic in the distance. Well, don't take my word for it. Check out this great article, and learn to love lipids. Your body will thank you.
The Bionic Broad out.
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The mum-in-law has been reading the book "Know Your Fats" by Mary Enig. It looks like a hard read, so I haven't touched it yet, but she said that the best oil is coconut oil. Saturated fat is not only good for your physical health, but for your mental health too. You can buy organic cold pressed coconut oil from Nutiva. They sell a cheaper version at the local grocery store, but we weren't sure if it wasn't processed with a solvent.
Also, they sell something called "Coconut Manna" which is like coconut butter basically. My husband has been eating it, and has almost weaned himself off his anti-depressants. His mood has improved greatly. We started eating more saturated fat after we heard Taubes do an interview over at Jimmy's Livin' la Vida Low-Carb, where he said that eating saturated fat (in the form of coconut butter) kept him from waking up at 4am with panic attacks. Now, why don't doctors tell their patients to eat some more saturated fat instead of prescribing them Paxil and Xanax? Well, they can't do that because "saturated fat is bad for you" (NOT!) and then big Pharma wouldn't be able to prescribe anti-depressants, metformin, statins and a host of other crap.
Eat more fat! Live longer! :)
THANK YOU for posting this! I am on a low-carb diet (because I have insulin resistance, PCOS and had gestational diabetes during my pregnancy) and I'm no losing, but I am eating a shit load of protein.. and alot of fat, but clearly not enough. You make complete sense! Gonna up my fat intake and enjoy it :)
LapBandGirl xx
what an interesting post! is consuming high-fat foods (like butter and cheese) only effective for weight loss on low-carb diets? i'm trying to eat as low carb as possible, but i am also watching my daily calorie intake.
what an interesting post! is consuming high-fat foods (like butter and cheese) only effective for weight loss on low-carb diets? i'm trying to eat as low carb as possible, but i am also watching my daily calorie intake.
Tonya,
Your mother-in-law is right. Mary Enig's book is a must-read for anyone wanting to get their fat intake back UP to healthy levels. Lard has essential fatty acids in it, as does butter. We've been fed a load of crapola over the years by medical "professionals" who couldn't find their arse if they used both hands. We've let them turn a generation of kids into muffin-topped diabetics.
Hey, LBG,
We Banders are TOLD to eat truckloads of protein. I got to a point where I couldn't anymore, and started using protein shakes. Not only is high-fat easier to get past the band, but I eat a heck of a lot less in general. Using Fit Day, I'm trying to get my daily fat intake up to 80%. I was raised to fear the fats, so it's taking awhile.
Good to hear from you!
Struggling,
High fat is optimum with extremely low-carb. That forces the muscles into insulin resistance, sparing the available glucose for the brain, and making the liver break down fat to provide energy for the rest of the body. I've also found that a high-fat diet is self-limiting. The fat is very satisfying, so I tend to eat less. Since insulin is low, so is hunger. Carbs trigger insulin, resulting in more hunger and increased fat storage. Also, my HDL stays around 80, and my triglycerides around 77, which infuriates my doctor. Tee hee.
Good to hear from you.
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