[fast5] Re: Falling off and getting back on

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

[fast5] Re: Falling off and getting back on

Heather,

Your comments about gout are interesting. A friend just asked me if I had gout since one of my hands looked puffy. (He said that can be a symptom.) I assumed it was just the weight I had put back on.

You mentioned beer and fructose as potential causes. What about other alcohol? Isn't that processed in the liver much like fructose.

I guess I need to do some research about gout and dietary ways to control it. Thanks for the idea about this potential cause. If I learn anything that might help the group, I'll be sure to pass it on.

--
Marty

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Linda McErlean <linda4686401@...> wrote:
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> I've fallen off too but have maintained my weight loss. That in itself is amazing. Trying to start over today. Fighting hunger. Trying herb tea to help stay on track. I know after a few days I will be ok. It does seem harder to start over though.
> Linda
>
> Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
>
> On Jun 17, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:37 AM, marty398 <marty398@...> wrote:
> > I was on Fast-5 for a couple of years. Dropped about 50 pounds and then gained about 8-10 back. I was stable during the last year I was on Fast-5.
> >
> > But I've not been consistent for the last year or so. I'm also about 20 lbs heavier.
> >
> > Getting back onto Fast-5 seems harder than it was the first time. Any hints?
> >
> > --
> > Marty
>
>
> I've come to the conclusion (based on a lot of reading and experimenting)
> that appetite is controlled largely by uric acid. Uric acid controls the "hibernation"
> cycle. When uric acid levels go up in bears, they get more hungry and eat more
> and gain fat. Uric acid also causes the fat to STAY. I think Fast-5 lowers
> uric acid levels in the long run, which is one reason it works. BUT ... at the
> first part of fasting, uric acid levels go UP.
>
> So, what can you do about it? Mainly if you eat foods that control uric
> acid levels (by my theory).
>
> Some foods lower uric acid levels, by causing it to be excreted. Protein
> does that, as long as the source isn't high in purines. So eggs and fish
> work rather nicely. Eggs are basically magic for appetite.
>
> Some foods tend to raise uric acid levels. The big one is fructose ... which
> is half of a sugar molecule. Sugar, honey, molasses, coconut sugar,
> palm sugar, HFCS etc. are ALL high in fructose. Fruit juice too.
>
> Most Karo corn syrup though, oddly, does not have much fructose.
> Or rice syrup, or dextrose. Or starches, like rice. Those are neutral foods.
> Whole fruit, for some reason, does not seem to raise uric acid levels.
>
> Some other things that raise uric acid levels:
>
> Beer
> High iron foods ("fortified" starches: most starchy foods in the US have added iron)
> Saturated fat (yes, even coconut oil!)
> Organ meats
> Not drinking enough water
> Not eating on a schedule
>
> Anyway, when I have beer, I get "the hungries" all the next day.
>
> I looked into this when I started getting gout symptoms ... that big
> lump by the big toe and joint pain. My Dad had it too, but he managed
> it with diet. And, then he got skinny, though he wasn't restricting food.
>
> When they gave fat kids some gout medicine, the fat kids lost weight.
>
> My toe lump did go away when I started doing the stuff above, and then
> I lost like 30 lbs. Note that I'm not trying to make a general case against
> saturated fats or organ meats, or beer! I do like beer. I like my joints
> being happy too though.
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> --
> Heather Twist -- Seattle 7B
> http://eatingoffthefoodgrid.blogspot.com/
>