Hi Heather and Group
Well I have done several things here.
1. Can't find any real issues health wise for the feeling of fullness.
2. I have been trying the Konjac recommended.
Well, the konjac doesn't appear to work for me. If anything, I have started to gain weight back. Also, no difference with the full feeling.
I just started last week to try and adjust my window backwards a bit. Right now -- due to my work schedule -- I had a window that opened at 6:30pm when I got home. I changed it so that it opens at 3:30. I just make sure I have all my meals prepared in advance, so I can heat and eat when I get home.
On another note, my Doctor thinks that my diet is rich in fiber and because I drink at least 32 to 64 oz of water with my meal, this is what is causing the feeling of fullness in the morning. Not sure I buy that since I sometimes go to bed feeling hungry because I know in the morning I will feel full.
Oh well. Again, thanks for all the suggestions and advise.
Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> Congratulations on your progress! Your diet does sound very good.
>
> As for an overfull feeling the next morning ... could be lots of things. I
> was having
> stomach issues for some time and it turned out to be ulcers! Sheesh. So
> just theorizing, here are some possibilities:
>
> 1. Digestion issues. If your stomach doesn't feel good, sometimes that
> comes across as hunger, sometimes as feeling over-full. Stomach issues
> can include ulcers (drinking tea on an empty stomach did it to me: I still
> drink tea, but only with food), food intolerance (wheat, dairy, soy, corn
> are
> the usual culprits), lack of ability to digest fats (gall bladder issues).
>
> 2. Hormonal issues: Hormones can do it. Being pregnant (or your body
> THINKING it is pregnant) can do it.
>
>
> The fact that a number of foods make you sick kind of suggests to me
> that your digestion isn't working well. The thing that helped me with that
> was konjac ... the powder is kind of expensive but a pound of it lasts
> a LONG time. Take 1/4 tsp. with some water (do NOT try to eat it dry:
> it sticks to your mouth!), with your main food. You can also buy it in
> pill form, PGX. I have not found it to be an appetite suppressant, as
> they claim, but it does help digestion a lot.
>
> What this does is it "stretches out" digestion, so your body enzymes
> have more time to work on the food. Konjac also seems to prevent
> or cure ulcers. It's been used in Asian cuisine for 1,000 years or so.
>
> I also was having an issue with GERD, and what helped with that was
> d-limonene. You can also just eat a bit of orange peel, which is where
> limonene comes from. I started using lime juice more in my cooking
> (and on salads) and using a slice of organic lime in hot or cold water.
>
> For awhile I was also taking HCL tablets with meals. I think my
> stomach just didn't have enough acid in it. I did that for a year or
> so, but then for some reason my own HCL kicked in again and I
> didn't need it. With HCL, you keep taking a bit more and more until
> you get heartburn, then scale it back. If you don't have enough HCL,
> then you can't digest protein well at all.
>
> Sometimes eating ginger with meals helps a lot. Vinegar too: it's
> a natural on salads anyway.
>
> Anyway, experiment! When you find what works, let the rest of
> us know for future reference!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 9:04 AM, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I have been doing fast5 for almost 2 years now. It has been terrific for
> > me in a lot of ways. I am not focused on the actual number of my weight or
> > even the inches, just getting healthy and this seems to be working for the
> > most part.
> >
> > I was working with a traditional nutritionist and dietician, I did
> > everything they told me including the food journal. They couldn't figure
> > out why I would gain weight and was very sick to my stomach from feeling
> > over full all the time.
> >
> > At any rate, when I found fast5 a lot of my issues changed and I lost 75
> > lbs. Unfortunately, do to personal issues causing way too much stress I
> > started gaining back some of that weight. Luckily no inches with it, so
> > that is why I don't even look at the numbers anymore.
> >
> > Well getting (finally) to my issue. Over the last 4 months or so, I have
> > noticed that over full feeling coming back in the mornings. My window is
> > 6:30pm to 11:30pm because of my job monday to friday. Saturday and Sunday I
> > generally eat earlier. I also don't use the full 5 hours as I don't need
> > to. Much like Heather suggested, I do spread my meal out.
> > I start with a nice salad of dark leafy greens mixed with almonds or pine
> > nuts and mixed with fresh berries (like blueberries or strawberries). After
> > I have my salad, I put together and cook my main meal. Now, I don't like
> > meat at all especially red meat. So my main meal consists of things like
> > fish (not shell fish), beans, quinoa, and stuff like that. After I have
> > eaten and cleaned everything up, if I am still hungry (which almost never
> > happens anymore), I tend to drink some herbal tea or water. I do drink lots
> > of water.
> >
> > Foods I cannot eat cause they either make me sick or I just don't like
> > them at all include meats, cheeses, some veggies when cooked like spinach
> > (can eat that raw, but not cooked), peanuts, milk, eggs, and foods like
> > these.
> >
> > I have been tested for all kinds of issues like my thyroid. But I come out
> > healthy if over weight (obese by medical standards -- I am 5ft 3in and 199
> > lbs). My personal trainer doesn't think I am obese or over weight, I just
> > have a lot of toning to do. :) :0)
> >
> > At any rate, I am trying to figure out how I am feeling so sick in the
> > morning and like I ate 5 times as much food as I really did. My total
> > calories from what I eat generally is between 800 and 1000. Some of my
> > doctors say I am not eating enough. But I am NOT hungry and if I eat more,
> > I get that over full feeling and sick to my stomach.
> >
> > Can anyone help? Give me some advise? I just don't want to feel sick or
> > stuffed anymore. I feel fine after I have eaten, but not the next morning.
> > :(
> >
> > Sincerely
> > Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
> > ------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> --
> Heather Twist
> http://eatingoffthefoodgrid.blogspot.com/
>
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