As you may already know I have lost 150lbs and counting..... I know that because I am prone to obesity I must be extreeeeeeemely careful what I eat. I do a lot of reading and listening to educational seminars regarding health.....
I discovered recently the existence of carbohydrate intolerance. Because of my battle with sugar (see the story here) I know that I have problems with carbs. For the last several months I have been following the Ideal Protein protocol but adding some carbs when I felt like it. You don't lose weight doing this but you don't gain much either so I was ok with not gaining, but I was unhappy with "cheating" all the time and I did not want to make this my lifestyle. Maintaining after losing is very scary to someone who has so many fat cells as I do. I understand that the fat cells do not ever go away, they only shrink and grow according to what I feed them. So how do I not feed these fat cells and still enjoy life?
I have realized that everyone is different, we are created uniquely so what works for others may not work for me. It is my responsibility to take my health into my own hands and find out how to eat foods that benefit my body and not inflate my fat cells. I had started to notice as I added some certain kinds of foods to my diet like pasta, for instance, I retained a lot of water weight. The scales went up five pounds after only eating two teaspoons, not heaping, of beef stroganoff. This was very alarming and scary for me but I know I am on this journey for a reason, not just for me but to pass knowledge and experience to you and hopefully provide hope for people like me so I didn't panic, but I did start reading and that is how I discovered the carb intolerance....
The new information I found this week is that when a person feeds their body primarily carbs they are setting themselves up for the intolerance. If I understand correctly, the intolerance is basically the body not being able to process the carbs properly and instead of eliminating them they store them.....I am positive that is a very watered down summary but that is how I understand it in plain, simple English....LOL Since I did feed my body large amounts of sugar for many years, this makes perfect sense to me......I don't need to understand exactly how my body "thinks" in order to know the symptoms.
The reason I bring this information to you is for you to examine your diet and the diet of your children. Please don't set yourself or your children up for carb intolerance later on in life. Begin to eat vegetables. Find the ones that you can tolerate then learn to like them if you don't already. If meat sets well with you, make sure you get the proper amount of protein. Be sure to have an active lifestyle on purpose to keep your metabolism strong. Enjoy your carbs, but eat them as your body allows. I understand that some people can eat carbs and their body doesn't gain weight but carbs could cause other problems, so just be careful.Bottom line: find what makes your body healthy. You are created as a unique individual and it may take time to find out what works for your body. Keep researching and keep your eyes and ears open to new ideas the will prevent and heal disease.
Stay strong, young and beautiful....
Love ya,
SoniaRai
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