Post by Enchantress on Sept 28, 2004 12:03:22 GMT -5
LOW CARB DIETS
So how is a low carb diet different?
A great website which gives you the calorie/carb/protein content of 1,000s of foodstuffs is
www.caloriecountercharts.com/
ATKINS DIET
www.lowcarb.ca/
this site provides details of the Atkins diet and other low carb diets including articles, meal plans, success stories, messageboards, carb counters etc.
PROTEIN POWER
bbs.eatprotein.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi
bbs.eatprotein.com/cgi-bin/u...?ubb=forum;f=14
THE ZONE
www.zoneperfect.com
SCHWARZBEIN PRINCIPLE
www.lowcarb.ca/atkins-diet-a...-principle.html
SOUTH BEACH DIET (LOW FAT, LOW CARB)
www.prevention.com/
click on the weight loss tab at the top of the page and it will take you to a page where you can click on "more info" of the South Beach Diet (menus, food plans, information and messageboards)
Lots of links and files for those doing the South Beach Diet.
Here is a link to a discussion board page that has lots of great info that was lifted from the South Beach board (the one you gotta pay for)
pub238.ezboard.com/fweightwa...southbeachfrm68
SANDRA CABOT - THE DIET FOR YOUR BODYTYPE
www.weightcontroldoctor.com/
SOMERCISING
www.Suzannesomers.com/Somers...ult_newbies.asp
CARBOHYDRATE ADDICTS DIET
www.carbohydrateaddicts.com
You can get further information on CAD here:
pages.ivillage.com/carbaddicts/default.htm
and an ivillage messageboard to chat about CAD is here:
messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-fbcad
DIABETIC DIET
www.diabetic-diet-and-recipes.com/index.php3
(meal plans, recipes, information etc) and
www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm and
www.pcrm.org/issues/Nutritio...utr_curr_4.html
THE PCOS DIET BOOK
The PCOS Diet Book is not simply a diet book in that it doesn't give you one specific "diet" to follow for PCOS, though it does advocate eating a healthy, wholegrain diet.
It is more of a PCOS book - it explains PCOS, the ovaries, IR etc. It discusses each of the symptoms and suggests alternative remedies which can help each symptom. It discusses each of the diet options such as the Zone etc.
It also discusses pesticides and hormones in food and how that can affect our bodies and suggests eating either organic food or washing food with a capful of cider vinegar to get rid of the psticides.
It does have recipes which are based on wholegrains, rather than "white" foods.
I find it a good read simply because it does discuss all the symptoms that go with PCOS and gives quotes from other PCOS sufferers - a little like coming here and realising you are not alone.
It's PCOS "Diet" Recommendations are:
1. Drink More Water
2. Eat Five Portions of Fruit and Vegetables Each Day
3. Eat Complex, Low GI Carbs - it does then give an explanation of the GI Index, and what the GI of some foods are
4. Eat a High Fibre Diet - aim to eat 30-50g of fibre daily - fibre is important if you have PCOS because it slows the conversion of carbs into blood sugar and it binds to excess cholesterol and oestrogens and escorts them from the body. If you don't eat enough fibre blood sugar problems, excess testosterone and oestrogen are likely to get worse.
5. Eat Good Quality Protein with Every Meal - 2-5 portions a day some of which should come from vegetable sources - one portion is 3oz cooked meat or fish, one egg or half a cup of beans
Excess Protein is not wise if you have PCOS. If you fill upon proteins you have less room for nutrient-rich foods that can help balance blood sugar levels. Where possible eat organic animal foods to avoid consuming the growth hormones and antibiotics with which many non-organic animals are routinely treated. A sensible balance is two portins of carbs to every one portion of protein.
6. Get Enough Essential Fatty Acids - 20-25% of your total calories
7. Stock up on Phytonutrients - it then gives lists of the fruits and vegetables and foodstuffs that contain the most phytonutrients
8. Eat to Reduce Cholesterol - certain foods can stimulate your body to produce HDL . Garlic, oily fish, fresh fruit, vegetables and olive oil. Also kidney beans and other legumes lower the risk of raised LDL levels by carrying LDL to the intestines to be excreted.
9. Swap spices for salt - instead of salt try using lemon juice, ginger and spices
10. Eat more often - have a mid morning snack and an mid afternoon snack as well as three meals per day.
Remember the 80/20 rule. You can't eat healthily 100 per cent of the time. The occasional treat - a bar of chocolate, a sweet pastry or a bag of chips - doesn't mean that you have failed. It is the excesses that are potentially dangerous. It is important that you enjoy your food and allow yourself the occasional indulgence so no food is off limits.
This would cover some of the first chapter of the book. The index looks like this:
chapter 1 - why food is so important for women with pcos
chapter 2 - Your PCOS Diet
chapter 3 - The PCOS Detox Boost
Chapter 4 - Your Sample Menus and Recipes
Tackling Your Problems
Chapter 5 - fine-tuning your diet to beat PCOS Symptoms
Chapter 6 - Adapting your diet for your health - when you have pcos and diabetes, thyroid problems or digestive disorders
Chapter 7 - Losing Weight - Breaking the PCOS Cycle
Chapter 8 - A-Z of Useful Supplements and How to Use Them
Prepare for Success: Motivatoin, Support and a Healthy Attitude to Food
Chapter 9 - Getting Motivated for Change
Chapter 10 - Set Yourself Up for Success
Chapter 11 - Healing Your Emotional Relationship with Food
Chapter 12 - Support and Information: Useful Addresses and Websites
Appendix - PCOS - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
VEGETARIAN CYSTERS
This message board was created by a cyster and you can find it at
groups.yahoo.com/group/veggiecysters/
EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE - THE BLOOD GROUP DIET
www.drlam.com/blood_type_diet/index.cfm
Slimming Clubs
WEIGHTWATCHERS
www.weightwatchers.com
A great resource for WW girls is
www.dottisweightlosszone.com/restaurants.html
At the bottom of the page it gives a listing of hundreds of restaurants and if you click on them it gives the WW points for the foods they serve.
CURVES FOR WOMEN
www.curvesforwomen.com
OTHERS
THE CABBAGE SOUP DIET
http://www.easy-weight-loss-diets.c...e_soup_diet.htm
***************************************
When you have chosen which diet you want to follow, you might want to post in the Diet and Exercise Buddies forum for buddies who are following the same plan.
OTHER HELPFUL SITES
www.hoptechno.com
you can type in a recipe and it will provide a nutritional analysis for you
www.fitday.com
An online journal for your diet and exercise which will count your calories in/out and carbs etc.
EXERCISE
Some ideas for exercises can be found at:
www.girlsruntoo.co.uk
www.fitnessonline.com/
www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
MOTIVATION
We all start out with good intentions but there are times that it all just feels "too hard", sometimes reading motivational threads/stories/quotes can help
www.motivationstation.net/
www.ediets.com/news/departme...epartment_id.35
you then need to click on the Get Motivated on the left hand side
www.greatday.com/motivate/030529.html
www.motivation-and-self-motivation.com/
www.lizswworld.com/motivation/
So how is a low carb diet different?
A great website which gives you the calorie/carb/protein content of 1,000s of foodstuffs is
www.caloriecountercharts.com/
ATKINS DIET
www.lowcarb.ca/
this site provides details of the Atkins diet and other low carb diets including articles, meal plans, success stories, messageboards, carb counters etc.
PROTEIN POWER
bbs.eatprotein.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi
bbs.eatprotein.com/cgi-bin/u...?ubb=forum;f=14
THE ZONE
www.zoneperfect.com
SCHWARZBEIN PRINCIPLE
www.lowcarb.ca/atkins-diet-a...-principle.html
SOUTH BEACH DIET (LOW FAT, LOW CARB)
www.prevention.com/
click on the weight loss tab at the top of the page and it will take you to a page where you can click on "more info" of the South Beach Diet (menus, food plans, information and messageboards)
Lots of links and files for those doing the South Beach Diet.
Here is a link to a discussion board page that has lots of great info that was lifted from the South Beach board (the one you gotta pay for)
pub238.ezboard.com/fweightwa...southbeachfrm68
SANDRA CABOT - THE DIET FOR YOUR BODYTYPE
www.weightcontroldoctor.com/
SOMERCISING
www.Suzannesomers.com/Somers...ult_newbies.asp
CARBOHYDRATE ADDICTS DIET
www.carbohydrateaddicts.com
You can get further information on CAD here:
pages.ivillage.com/carbaddicts/default.htm
and an ivillage messageboard to chat about CAD is here:
messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-fbcad
DIABETIC DIET
www.diabetic-diet-and-recipes.com/index.php3
(meal plans, recipes, information etc) and
www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm and
www.pcrm.org/issues/Nutritio...utr_curr_4.html
THE PCOS DIET BOOK
The PCOS Diet Book is not simply a diet book in that it doesn't give you one specific "diet" to follow for PCOS, though it does advocate eating a healthy, wholegrain diet.
It is more of a PCOS book - it explains PCOS, the ovaries, IR etc. It discusses each of the symptoms and suggests alternative remedies which can help each symptom. It discusses each of the diet options such as the Zone etc.
It also discusses pesticides and hormones in food and how that can affect our bodies and suggests eating either organic food or washing food with a capful of cider vinegar to get rid of the psticides.
It does have recipes which are based on wholegrains, rather than "white" foods.
I find it a good read simply because it does discuss all the symptoms that go with PCOS and gives quotes from other PCOS sufferers - a little like coming here and realising you are not alone.
It's PCOS "Diet" Recommendations are:
1. Drink More Water
2. Eat Five Portions of Fruit and Vegetables Each Day
3. Eat Complex, Low GI Carbs - it does then give an explanation of the GI Index, and what the GI of some foods are
4. Eat a High Fibre Diet - aim to eat 30-50g of fibre daily - fibre is important if you have PCOS because it slows the conversion of carbs into blood sugar and it binds to excess cholesterol and oestrogens and escorts them from the body. If you don't eat enough fibre blood sugar problems, excess testosterone and oestrogen are likely to get worse.
5. Eat Good Quality Protein with Every Meal - 2-5 portions a day some of which should come from vegetable sources - one portion is 3oz cooked meat or fish, one egg or half a cup of beans
Excess Protein is not wise if you have PCOS. If you fill upon proteins you have less room for nutrient-rich foods that can help balance blood sugar levels. Where possible eat organic animal foods to avoid consuming the growth hormones and antibiotics with which many non-organic animals are routinely treated. A sensible balance is two portins of carbs to every one portion of protein.
6. Get Enough Essential Fatty Acids - 20-25% of your total calories
7. Stock up on Phytonutrients - it then gives lists of the fruits and vegetables and foodstuffs that contain the most phytonutrients
8. Eat to Reduce Cholesterol - certain foods can stimulate your body to produce HDL . Garlic, oily fish, fresh fruit, vegetables and olive oil. Also kidney beans and other legumes lower the risk of raised LDL levels by carrying LDL to the intestines to be excreted.
9. Swap spices for salt - instead of salt try using lemon juice, ginger and spices
10. Eat more often - have a mid morning snack and an mid afternoon snack as well as three meals per day.
Remember the 80/20 rule. You can't eat healthily 100 per cent of the time. The occasional treat - a bar of chocolate, a sweet pastry or a bag of chips - doesn't mean that you have failed. It is the excesses that are potentially dangerous. It is important that you enjoy your food and allow yourself the occasional indulgence so no food is off limits.
This would cover some of the first chapter of the book. The index looks like this:
chapter 1 - why food is so important for women with pcos
chapter 2 - Your PCOS Diet
chapter 3 - The PCOS Detox Boost
Chapter 4 - Your Sample Menus and Recipes
Tackling Your Problems
Chapter 5 - fine-tuning your diet to beat PCOS Symptoms
Chapter 6 - Adapting your diet for your health - when you have pcos and diabetes, thyroid problems or digestive disorders
Chapter 7 - Losing Weight - Breaking the PCOS Cycle
Chapter 8 - A-Z of Useful Supplements and How to Use Them
Prepare for Success: Motivatoin, Support and a Healthy Attitude to Food
Chapter 9 - Getting Motivated for Change
Chapter 10 - Set Yourself Up for Success
Chapter 11 - Healing Your Emotional Relationship with Food
Chapter 12 - Support and Information: Useful Addresses and Websites
Appendix - PCOS - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
VEGETARIAN CYSTERS
This message board was created by a cyster and you can find it at
groups.yahoo.com/group/veggiecysters/
EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE - THE BLOOD GROUP DIET
www.drlam.com/blood_type_diet/index.cfm
Slimming Clubs
WEIGHTWATCHERS
www.weightwatchers.com
A great resource for WW girls is
www.dottisweightlosszone.com/restaurants.html
At the bottom of the page it gives a listing of hundreds of restaurants and if you click on them it gives the WW points for the foods they serve.
CURVES FOR WOMEN
www.curvesforwomen.com
OTHERS
THE CABBAGE SOUP DIET
http://www.easy-weight-loss-diets.c...e_soup_diet.htm
***************************************
When you have chosen which diet you want to follow, you might want to post in the Diet and Exercise Buddies forum for buddies who are following the same plan.
OTHER HELPFUL SITES
www.hoptechno.com
you can type in a recipe and it will provide a nutritional analysis for you
www.fitday.com
An online journal for your diet and exercise which will count your calories in/out and carbs etc.
EXERCISE
Some ideas for exercises can be found at:
www.girlsruntoo.co.uk
www.fitnessonline.com/
www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
MOTIVATION
We all start out with good intentions but there are times that it all just feels "too hard", sometimes reading motivational threads/stories/quotes can help
www.motivationstation.net/
www.ediets.com/news/departme...epartment_id.35
you then need to click on the Get Motivated on the left hand side
www.greatday.com/motivate/030529.html
www.motivation-and-self-motivation.com/
www.lizswworld.com/motivation/
