Jul 232010
I’ve been asked to give some recommendations for weight loss. I’m feeling a little self-conscious about weight because I’ve gained weight myself over the last few years. I used to struggle with being too thin, but the treatment for Addison’s disease (and seven children) has brought a swing in the opposite direction.
So, keeping in mind that I don’t have all the answers, here is what I try to do myself:
- Avoid grains that haven’t been “properly prepared.” For a discussion of what this means, read this article from the Weston Price Foundation. Read more about this in A Life Unburdened.
- Limit carbs to less than 100 grams per day. If you have signs of insulin resistance, limit them even further. An excellent discussion of how and why is contained in the book, The Schwarzbein Principle.
- Be sure hormones are properly regulated. Hormone dysfunction is probably the number one cause of weight fluctuation, especially for us women.
To lose weight:
- Eat all organic food. Much weight gain is caused by a damaged hypothalamus, which is a result of the NON-food that most of us put in our bodies every day.
- Drink pure water. Same reason as #1.
- Eat on a schedule. Our circadian rhythms must be working right for us to lose weight. Sleep is important, too.
The best method I’ve seen is the HcG diet, recommended by Kevin Trudeau in The Weight-Loss Cure. I’ve had several relatives use this diet, and it has been dramatically helpful for each.
Hi, Anne~
Thank you so much for this post on weight loss. I certainly can identify. Because of the spinal problems I have had since a child, physical activity has been counter-productive in my case, so I also have my own unique issues with gaining weight.
Ten years ago my prayers for relief from pain and my biblical studies regarding wellness from God’s perspective led me to massage therapy and the use of plant oils (also known as “essential oils”). These studies have also given me a new perspective on health and weight loss.
I agree with all you have said in your post. In fact, I have found that much of what we call “food” today does not really qualify as food. Therefore, food has often been my worst enemy.
So what do we do in this situation? Certainly we need to nourish our bodies.
After all of these years struggling with this question, I think that I have finally found the answer I was looking for.
I believe the secret to weight loss revolves around just two things: (1) nutrition and (2) energy.
I found that if I can give my body what it needs to maintain nutrition and energy, I can stay active, maintain health, and stop cravings.
Cravings are just the body’s way of telling us that it isn’t getting what it needs. However, food is not the answer unless it is clean food packed with abundant nutrients. When we feel satisfied and have plenty of energy, we can go all day without cravings.
So the answer to cravings is not food, but nutrition. The body was created to eat food, but the food it was created to eat is very unlike the “food” we are eating today. The best food we can eat is raw food or least-cooked food and even that usually lacks the nutrition required to meet our needs.
Fortunately today we have what is called “functional food.” It is supplemental food that contains vitamins and minerals in their original state, as opposed to isolated vitamin pills that often do very little to nourish the body.
Functional food might seem expensive, but I have found that properly formulated functional food can be used as a meal replacement for two meals and snacks (if required). It is the only thing that satisfies my cravings and the only meal I need then is a salad with a little meat in the late afternoon. As a result, my grocery bill has been cut by at least 50% so that frees up more than enough money to be able to purchase functional food.
I have posted details on my blog regarding what I am doing for weight loss at http://NurturingLifeWithOils.blogspot.com . (Just scroll down to the lady standing on the scale).
Be Well & Enjoy Abundant Health!
Thank you, Kay! (She’s me next-door neighbor, everyone, so I know she “practices what she preaches.”) Hugs, ~Anne