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CallaFirestormBW -> RE: What do you do when meds make you gain weight? (9/6/2009 4:25:37 PM)
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As I posted on another thread, I deal with this on a regular basis. Most of the medications I am on (and cannot go off of and stay alive) have weight-gain as a side effect, and for those who are inclined to weight gain anyway, being on a medication that virtually -guarantees- weight gain is a nightmare.
I spent -years- (and gained over 100 lbs) trying to get around this problem with no success. I spent a fortune on stuff like Lypozyme, Nutrisystem, and Jenny Craig. I had GI surgery, worked out 5 days a week with a physical therapist (because of my MS, all of my workouts have to go through my neurologist and PT), and -still- kept gaining.
It has only been a little over a -month- since I found what is, for me, the secret. A friend of mine told me how she and her husband lost over 400 lbs between them, and 'cured' their Type II diabetes using a modified version of the Paleolithic Diet, so I decided it couldn't be worse than what I was doing now, and gave it a try. So far, I am consistently losing 1/2 to 1 lb per week, though I lost 3 lbs the first week. I have to admit, though, that it was -hard-. It's required giving up every bit of processed, pre-made food, and planning my meals (for example, I'm making a Jamaican curry chicken tomorrow that I'll eat for the rest of the week -- today, I made Paleo salmon and spinach patties).
-No grains (wheat, corn, rice, barley, oats, etc.)
-No potatoes
-No legumes (including peanuts/peanut butter)
-No soda (not even diet)
-No sugar
-No fruit juice
+70% vegetable/fruit
+Root vegetables like taro, parsnip, carrot, yucca
+Deeply colored fruits, vegetables and berries
+20 grams protein at each meal (fish, lean meats, poultry, organ meats, eggs)
+8 oz or less of raw milk (or its equivalent) a day (=4 oz raw milk cottage cheese, 1 oz raw milk aged cheese)
+1 oz E3 Live AFA
+96 oz fresh water
+1/2 cup of tree nuts (macadamia, pecan, walnut, hazelnut, almond... but NOT peanuts which are a legume, not a nut)
+Coconut oil, olive oil, avocado for fats (2-4 tbsp + 1/2 an avocado or 4 tbsp per day)
+2000-4000 IU of Vitamin D per day
+2 grams+ Vitamin C per day (I use Emergen-C)
*Almond, coconut and hemp milk can be used where dairy milk would normally be used
*Coconut yogurt provides a good source of probiotics
*Coconut sugar provides a low GI source for sweetening, up to 6 tsp per day
*Maple syrup and local raw honey can be used up to 4 tsp per day
*Stevia can be used without limit for sweetening
*Salt, herbs, and spices can be used with impunity
It is really hard when the rest of the family gets junk food, but I have energy and feel -good- (with no acid reflux and losing weight) for the first time in 6 years, so, to me, it's worth watching everyone else eat what I can't. PLUS, at this pace, I'll be at my healthiest weight in a decade in a year (and that includes up to 10 weeks of 'plateau', while my body catches up to its new setpoint).
If you're interested, I can hook you up with a site that has some awesome recipes, and send you a couple of my favorites as well.
Dame Calla
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