Ok guys, I have been a nurse since 2007 and since then I have gained about 50lbs.
Yes, I know I am not lying. It is very true. I used to fit in to xs scrubs. I work nights because it is convenient for my family and babysitting and my husbands schedule.
Tomorrow I start the dvd beachbody programs and hope for the best. It makes me sad that even at work people around me comment on how much weight I have gained. I can't fit into my clothes.
working nights I always find excuses to eat sweets or other bad things for weight.
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I allowed myself 2 cheat days in the week. So Saturday and Sunday were my cheat days. Which was the one thing I looked forward to all week. That was what helped me keep on track.
Notice I am using past tense. I moved in with my boyfriend and his family since I moved 2 and a half hours away to be closer to him and I can't move into my apartment until the 29th. It's been harder for me to stay on track here since his mom does all the cooking and its harder for me to count carbs when I don't cook it myself.
So on the 29th, back to healthy eating I go!
We lived with my future mother-in-law for the past year so I could get over the hump in my nursing program (work less, save $$). She would cook dinner for us every weekend--heavy meat-and-potatoes dishes that were DELICIOUS AND AMAZING but not really on my "eat clean and green while in nursing school" plan.
Now that we've moved out, it's back to reality! I like knowing what goes in to my meals but...dang, that meat-and-potatoes stuff is good
In reality, all major studies show an increase in disease and death from low-carbohydrate diets that promote animal consumption. Let's not forget that America has astounding rates of obesity that have been climbing and climbing. Bariatric surgery centres exist. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from the leg will be sewn onto their coronary artery "because bacon". Meat consumption per capita is highest in America and Australia. You see where I'm going with this...
I have articles from Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Journal of the American Dietetic Association that outline the harms associated with low-carb diets. No studies of high-carb diets show similar effects.
There is an amazing study titled "Measuring the Global Burden of Disease" that was 20 years in the making, launched by the World Bank and the World Health Organization. I can send the PDF file to anyone interested, or you can look it up yourself.
Among many things, the study outlines the top 25 leading risk factor for disease and disability worldwide. #1 Factor is High blood pressure (btw I have another study that compares blood pressures for vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters), and other factors include 'Diet low in fruit' (#4 on list), 'Diet high in sodium', 'High total cholesterol level', 'Diet low in whole grains', 'Diet low in vegetables', 'Diet high in processed meat', 'Diet low in fiber'.
The data clearly support the advantages of veggie diets and disadvantages of Standard American Diet.
I say all this to say that my purpose is to highlight a lifestyle that doesn't see the light of day because it's not mainstream, in order to help people gain control of their health. I linked resources in my previous post that contain scientific articles on the benefits of plant-based diets, and there are tons of people around the world who are getting real and sustainable results with this lifestyle, it's not just me! These people blog about it, they make videos about it, they are easy to find. And yes, they were once meat-eaters.
I am not here to argue, simply to share information. I've said everything I wanted to say. Every single person reading this has the gift of free will, there are literally thousands of online resources, choose what you will!
Since you like research, look at that website. You know, since going vegan is the one and only way to reduce weight and eat healthy (which can also be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing). Suggesting someone change their entire lifestyle drastically isn't really good "advice". They have to learn how to make lifestyle changes when it comes to the way they eat, yes. But you don't tell them to take out something that is so huge in their diet that could, in fact, hurt them if they do take it out.
Taking out carbs isn't harmful, you body doesn't NEED them. Taking out sweets and sodas isn't harmful, you don't need those either. But, especially if you're so used to getting a lot of your nutrients from a certain food, it can be harmful to strip meat out of the body like that.
Instead, how about suggesting ways they could do better by eating meat. Such as, don't eat a lot of red meat. Eat fish at least once a week. Pork should also be eaten in moderation. But chicken, as long as they are farm raised and hormone free, is good for you.
In reality, all major studies show an increase in disease and death from low-carbohydrate diets that promote animal consumption. Let's not forget that America has astounding rates of obesity that have been climbing and climbing. Bariatric surgery centres exist. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from the leg will be sewn onto their coronary artery "because bacon". Meat consumption per capita is highest in America and Australia. You see where I'm going with this...
I have articles from Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Journal of the American Dietetic Association that outline the harms associated with low-carb diets. No studies of high-carb diets show similar effects.
There is an amazing study titled "Measuring the Global Burden of Disease" that was 20 years in the making, launched by the World Bank and the World Health Organization. I can send the PDF file to anyone interested, or you can look it up yourself.
Among many things, the study outlines the top 25 leading risk factor for disease and disability worldwide. #1 Factor is High blood pressure (btw I have another study that compares blood pressures for vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters), and other factors include 'Diet low in fruit' (#4 on list), 'Diet high in sodium', 'High total cholesterol level', 'Diet low in whole grains', 'Diet low in vegetables', 'Diet high in processed meat', 'Diet low in fiber'.
The data clearly support the advantages of veggie diets and disadvantages of Standard American Diet.
I say all this to say that my purpose is to highlight a lifestyle that doesn't see the light of day because it's not mainstream, in order to help people gain control of their health. I linked resources in my previous post that contain scientific articles on the benefits of plant-based diets, and there are tons of people around the world who are getting real and sustainable results with this lifestyle, it's not just me! These people blog about it, they make videos about it, they are easy to find. And yes, they were once meat-eaters.
I am not here to argue, simply to share information. I've said everything I wanted to say. Every single person reading this has the gift of free will, there are literally thousands of online resources, choose what you will!
I'm outie, have a nice day!
I'm all for less meat for humane reasons as well as health reasons. But there is a massive difference of opinion in old science vs. new science when it comes to carbs. For each study you produce I can produce one differing with your study, see how that works? You do write as though the only way to do low carb is via meat and low calorie and well...quite frankly, you are incorrect.
I believe most of the population (including medical professionals) are not aware of the new information being learned about obesity, metabolic syndrome, the many hormones involved in food --> body fat. and the hormonal chain reaction in the gut when consuming any food item. You can't really rely on old science and ignore everything learned in the last 45 years. It just doesn't lend a great deal of credibility to your stance. I think if you do some research outside of your comfort zone you might find that many obese people don't handle any carbs well compared to when they were normal weight. For ME, and ME only, white carbs are a no no. I do well with beans and veggies but fruit (sugar load) does not work for me nor do white carbs.
We have had two *massive* waves of obesity in the last 100 years, the first was in the 50s when processed foods came out and the 2nd was in the 70s when nutritionists decided (based on very flawed science) that we all needed to eat a high carb, low fat diet. Then end result was what we have now, 1/3 of the population is obese, 1/3 is overweight, and the minority of US citizens are normal weight. The new generation today is the first generation in the history of the US that are not expected to outlive their parents. Pediatricians are now being told that they need to check for fatty livers in their patients. Little kids!!!
What happens when you give a diabetic more carbs? They need more insulin. What happens when you give them fewer carbs? Less insulin. Yet what to dieticians tell our patients? You *need* carbs, so just increase your insulin. WHAT? How is this good info? It's not, it's 1970s science.
New science, new information, new data, it's a good thing! Embrace it and please understand, not every peer reviewed journal article and not every study has the same results as yours. I respect that your current diet works for you, good for you!! I am sincerely happy you found what works for you but as you write, every single person has free will, it's no gift. It merely is. They have the free will to do what works for them instead of what works for you.
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You can also get B12 from dairy and poultry.
But if you're a vegan you wouldn't eat poultry or any dairy products.
Although I prefer beef I still like my occasional chicken sandwich or what have you & I love milk! We go through a LOT of it at our house. Maybe we should invest in a cow. We already have the chickens for the eggs...
But if you're a vegan you wouldn't eat poultry or any dairy products.
Although I prefer beef I still like my occasional chicken sandwich or what have you & I love milk! We go through a LOT of it at our house. Maybe we should invest in a cow. We already have the chickens for the eggs...
I wasn't referring to vegans, I was referring to a comment that we have to have meat to get B12.
I understand that. Again, I wasn't responding to anything to do with veganism. I quoted the entire post of the comment I was responding to. I didn't quote anything to do with veganism.
Right...poultry is meat...which vegans don't eat. Which is why I said you can't get it from eating plants, only animals. And if you were a vegan, you would need a supplement for it and that I would rather get it from meat.
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I understand that. Again, I wasn't responding to anything to do with veganism. I quoted the entire post of the comment I was responding to. I didn't quote anything to do with veganism.
Well considering the entire conversation shifted to veganism.
Right...poultry is meat...which vegans don't eat. Which is why I said you can't get it from eating plants, only animals. And if you were a vegan, you would need a supplement for it and that I would rather get it from meat.
Again...........
I responded ONLY ****ONLY**** to the comment that inferred you have to eat meat to get B12. I don't give a bugs back side about veganism, I didn't respond to anything regarding veganism. I responded to the post that referred to meat and B12.
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We lived with my future mother-in-law for the past year so I could get over the hump in my nursing program (work less, save $$). She would cook dinner for us every weekend--heavy meat-and-potatoes dishes that were DELICIOUS AND AMAZING but not really on my "eat clean and green while in nursing school" plan.
Now that we've moved out, it's back to reality! I like knowing what goes in to my meals but...dang, that meat-and-potatoes stuff is good