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3.1 miles walked today; dogs got 1.5 miles in. UGH Index a 7....warm, but a bit drier and still a fair breeze, but nearly as windy as yesterday since TS Debby has moved further away from us.
Still a bit anxious about the test results, but I'll be at the thrift store this afternoon, so hopefully that will help get my mind off this. The more I'm reading, the more I feel that the anomalies are just an after-effect from all the weight I've lost/am still losing. That just makes the most sense to me and, if true, it should resolve itself in a few months after I stabilize.
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OK...just couldn't resist passing this article along. Just goes to show you what some "study" can justify! This appeared on MyHealthNewsDaily.com on 2/10/2012
Cake for Breakfast? Study Says Go for It
Good news for the kid in you: Not only can you eat cake for breakfast, doing so may actually help you keep weight off, a new study suggests.
In the study, obese participants who ate a breakfast high in protein and carbohydrates that included a dessert were better able to stick to their diet and keep the pounds off longer than participants who ate a low-carb, low-calorie breakfast that did not include sweets.
The findings suggest that both meal timing and meal composition play a role in weight loss. Carbs and protein eaten at breakfast may keep us full throughout the day, plus allowing ourselves some sweets helps to stem cravings for these foods, said study researcher Dr. Daniela Jakubowicz, of Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Nutritionists said they have mixed feelings about the study. Some say dessert for breakfast is a diet no-no, and could actually increase your cravings for sweets.
"I would never, in a million years, recommend cookies or cake for breakfast," said Katherine Tallmadge, a registered dietitian and author of "Diet Simple" (LifeLine Press, 2011), who was not involved in the study.
Others said eating something sweet at breakfast is all right, as long as it's part of a healthy diet.
But the experts agreed, a large, balanced breakfast can help maintain weight loss. A substantial breakfast can suppress your hunger cravings and make you less likely to gorge the rest of the day.
"The last thing you want to do is get to an evening meal, and be starving," said Heather Mangieri, a nutrition consultant and spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. "That's the time that so many people overeat."
Cake for breakfast
The study involved 193 obese adults, half of whom were randomly assigned to eat a large, 600-calorie breakfast that included a "dessert" item, such as a cookie, cake or donut. The other half ate a small, 300- calorie breakfast. Both groups consumed the same total daily calories — 1,600 calories for men and 1,400 for women. (The group with a big breakfast ate a smaller dinner, of 300 or 400 calories.)
After 16 weeks of strictly following this diet, both groups had lost about the same amount of weight. However, during a follow-up period in which participants were advised to stick to the diet, but could eat more if they were motivated by hunger cravings, the small breakfast group gained 24 pounds, while the big breakfast group lost 15 pounds, on average.
In addition, those who ate the big breakfast with the dessert had lower levels of the "hunger" hormone ghrelin, and fewer food cravings than those who ate the small breakfast, without dessert.
When we diet, we're hungrier, ghrelin levels rise and there's a decrease in our metabolism. A large breakfast that includes protein, carbs and sweets may counteract these changes, so people are able to maintain weight loss over time, Jakubowicz told MyHealthNewsDaly.
Too good to be true?
While the study shows the benefits of a big breakfast, it cannot answer the question of whether eating cake in the morning is a good idea, Tallmadge said.
"It's completely unfair to compare a 600-calorie breakfast with 300-calorie breakfast," Tallmadge said.
In addition, Tallmadge said, in her experience, eating sugar can increase cravings for sweets. It's better to go with a balanced, healthy breakfast — such as oatmeal, skim milk and fruit — that contains about one- third of your daily calories, she said.
But the study demonstrated the importance of incorporating your favorite foods into your diet without over-indulging, Mangieri said. "We know that deprivation does not work," she said.
Keep in mind, however, that recent research shows "eating refined flour and sugar on a regular basis is one of the worst things you can do for your health," Tallmadge said. It's associated with an increased risk of heart disease, cancer and early death, she said.
The study is published in the March issue of the journal Steroids.
Pass it on: A big breakfast can ward off hunger later, but any sweets you eat should be consumed in moderation.
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146.0 lb
Lost so far: 89.0 lb.
Still to go: 1.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 27 June 2012:
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1368 kcal
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Fat: 98.53g | Prot: 79.15g | Carb: 34.36g.
Breakfast: chia seeds (bulk), Johnsonville Brown Sugar & Honey sausages, Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, eggs, Hunt's petite diced tomatoes. Lunch: zucchini, yellow squash, Peru sweet onions, Heinz reduced sugar ketchup, Sargento colby jack slice, ground beef. Dinner: Hidden Valley bacon ranch dressing, romaine, salad toppins, Armenian cucumber, chia seeds (bulk), grape tomatoes. Snacks/Other: Jello sugar free mixed fruit, Land O' Lakes Sugar Free Whipped Heavy Cream (pressurized - purple cap), Sorrento Colby Jack Sticksters, Jones cherrywood smoked bacon, roasted and salted pumpkin seeds (bulk). more...
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1785 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 53 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 7 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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steady weight
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Oh yes - those studies! About the only thing I remember from Statistics Class is that you can use (read misuse) statistics to prove just about anything. Sometimes a little common sense goes a long way!
27 Jun 12 by member: BuffyBear
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I'm with Buffy on the common sense thing..also my nephew is a diabetic..they told him he could have say like icecream with his meal and it wouldn't effect him as much as just eating the icecream alone..so you have to just take alot of these surveys with a grain of salt...I really think you will be stable after you start on your maintenance for good..Try not to worry dear...:O)
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I agree, Those Studies...I bet we could probably find a "study" done that would support or discount just about any opinion! Also agree that common sense is key here as we are all so very different in the respect that what works or is good for one person is different than another person. All these test results are compared to a range of numbers that may or may not be the optimum number, subject to change as time goes on, nothing stays the same forever. I agree, try not to worry, trust in yourself & your choices as being the best you could for what you know now. Worst case scenario is what...you may need a med down the road, trust in the belief that had you not lost all those pounds & were still eating as you were, how many meds would you have needed then? Believe that you have done good for yourself, I believe that, truly, I do! Enjoy your afternoon & try not to worry so...life is good @ 146 lbs!!
27 Jun 12 by member: gg-girl
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Very interesting! Food for thought actually!
27 Jun 12 by member: wiener4
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Buffy, I'm with you on that "statistics can prove anything" line of thought. I also remember that correlation has nothing to do with causation!!!
27 Jun 12 by member: Sandy701
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Wow, Bren....I hope your nephew is doing OK, even WITH that advice!!! The thing that's so frustrating is that there's usually a grain of truth, or two grains, somewhere buried in each study, but sometimes I just roll my eyes at the rest of it.
27 Jun 12 by member: Sandy701
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GG, sometimes I think that life might be somewhat easier if we didn't have access to so much knowledge. I went through menopause on hormone therapy, so it was a breeze! But NOW....in light of various studies, I doubt ANY doctor would put me on what I was on then! So, when I begin to read all about statins, esp. for women....well, it's beginning to sound like what happened as people were beginning to see the downside of routine HRT. There's so much marketing and spin out there, it's hard to find your way into the truth of things. And the monetary interests try to bury the unflattering test results, so how's a person supposed to make intelligent decisions? Doctors are so darn busy plus they don't want to be sued for malpractice, so it's not easy for them to go against the prevailing "wisdom" of how to treat various conditions. All this just makes my head hurt......
27 Jun 12 by member: Sandy701
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W4, that cake study is a prime example of some kernels of truth in there, but... A better study would have been 1 group with 600-calories of breakfast WITH dessert included and another group with the same number of calories WITHOUT a dessert item. Then you could see if the cake, or other dessert, made a difference.
27 Jun 12 by member: Sandy701
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True. The research would be more thorough and the science behind the observations -- if you can call the study "science" -- would be more accurate.
28 Jun 12 by member: wiener4
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So, Sandy...are you just determined to sit at 146...or are you headed to the goal line!!! I'm so excited for you, chicky! You my friend...have done a great job! And thank you for all your insights and wisdom along the way. Much Love. :)
29 Jun 12 by member: jsfantome
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Everyone has made so many great observations concerning the "study" you posted so I'll just say I agree with them all. I also believe 100% that these anomalies in your blood work are the result of losing the amount of weight you've lost. Our bodies go through large scale changes while shedding weight and burning fat. Hormone levels are in an almost constant state of flux so it isn't surprising that the results are what they are. I trust in the science behind Atkins, and the fact that it's a plan whose health benefits have been proven many times over for the past 40 years. My doctor is actually the one who suggested the Atkins plan to me (honestly, I would never have considered it otherwise) and I trust that when it comes to my health, he has my best interests at heart. Chin up my friend! I'm sure your results will normalize after you've been on maintenance for a few months. : )
29 Jun 12 by member: MrsB1228
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Hey Sandy - just trying to catch up on the blood work tests? Are you referring to Cholesterol??? If so, when I first lost a good chunk of my weight, my blood work then came in terrible! I was shocked. And my doctor was too. I asked her to let's wait... give it six months, and retest...and use a fasting blood test, etc. She agreed. In the meantime I did a lot of reading about healthy fats, and cholesterol, what it is and why it is made in the body intentionally! For women in particular, it's not uncommon for it to be higher than the averages they suggest it should be! Any way, after six months and continuing along w/ low carb the whole time, it was back in the acceptable range. Some things just take time. I wouldn't over react and jump on meds. Love Ya! Paula
29 Jun 12 by member: jsfantome
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