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So!! Why Am I not Losing Weight??

So!! Why Am I Not Losing Weight??

by L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.

http://www.leanseekers.com

I work out four to five days each week. I eat “low fat / no fat” everything and I carefully count Calories. I never eat after 6:00 P.M. and I rarely eat desert. I eat whole grains and try to follow the recommended food guide. I have been faithful to this program for nearly two years but I still can’t lose those twenty excess pounds.

If the foregoing scenario sounds familiar despair not for you are not alone. Also, don’t be discouraged because there are some answers to your problems. Read on.

If your are troubled by this frustrating, routinely recommended “diet and exercise” system and find that you also tend to gain all of your shed kilograms / pounds back every time you digress from your program you are likely among the 75+% of the population who have not been controlling your Insulin levels.

The Heller’s of “The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet” fame would call you an addict. Some would call you Insulin resistant and others would call you “Pre-Diabetic”. It doesn’t matter what your condition is called, the reality is, you are likely not controlling your insulin levels.

North Americans are eating less fat than ever recorded in history and yet they are gaining weight to a point where the World Health Organization has called it an epidemic. We also have a Type II Diabetes epidemic in progress and a new case is diagnosed every 8½ minutes in Canada. Type II Diabetes is the condition where you produce enough or a lot of insulin but appear to be resistant to its proper utilization – it is know as Non Insulin Dependant Diabetes or Adult Onset Diabetes)

The form of Diabetes is totally controllable by diet although few choose that route. Most Type II Diabetics gain weight because the excess insulin (the storage hormone) prevents the mobilization of free fatty acids to be burned for energy.

Could the problem be that the “Politically Correct” diet recommendations are in fact less than correct for the majority. Scientific publications contain a wealth of documentation demonstrating that excess insulin may be the culprit responsible for excess weight gain. Dr. Norman Kaplan, author of the medical text book “Clinical Hypertension” states ‘most overweight people are hyper-insulinemic’ (too much insulin in the bloodstream). Dr. Calvin Ezrin, professor of endocrinology at UCLA and author of “The Endocrine Control Diet and its second edition “The Type II Diabetics Diet” outlines very clearly the research on hyperinsulinemia and its many negative effects on human health.

Insulin, the famous storage hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to elevated blood sugar, might be dubbed the Good guy / Bad guy. You can’t live without it, just ask any Type I Diabetic but too much causes a virtual smorgasbord (pardon the pun) of problems.

Problems like :

• Frequent hunger
• Fat storage
• Sodium retention – leading to fluid retention and hypertension
• Essential Fatty Acid Metabolic interference leading to hormonal imbalances and inflammatory conditions
• Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides
• Prostate growth.

Excess insulin is the result of either a condition of insulin resistance or from an over sensitized pancreas which over produces insulin in the presence of rapidly rising blood sugar. Regardless of the cause the ONLY SOLUTION is to control the amount of blood sugar and the rate at which blood sugar rises.

So to answer the question posed in the title: Because you are not controlling your blood insulin levels.

The only way to control blood insulin levels is through careful and responsible selection of carbohydrate sources and to exercise. Exercise does reduce insulin levels but only for about two hours (less if you follow your exercise with a high carbohydrate drink or snack which is a good idea to speed recovery following exhaustive exercise—not a good idea following moderate aerobic exercise designed to help you burn Calories and lose weight).

I have found the least painful and healthiest way for dietary control of insulin is to follow a food selection program of 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 30% fat. (Remember that even the American Heart Association does not endorse fat intakes below 30%). This plan has been dubbed the 40-30-30 plan as opposed to the typical dietary habits and recommendation of 60-15-25 or 55-15-30 or the athletes diet of 60-20-20. A few simple rules need to followed in a 40-30-30 eating plan (which is not a short term “diet” but rather a responsible lifestyle choice):

· Eat protein in every meal and every snack—no exceptions

· Eat some of your protein and fat first to control the rate of blood sugar elevation

· Choose low Glycemic Index (raise blood sugar slowly) vegetable and fruit as your main sources of carbohydrates. They have higher nutritional density per Calorie and more fibre. Minimize pop, juice, dried fruit, bananas, root vegetables, and corn.

· Choose fewer grain products as your carbohydrate choices and always use the most unprocessed versions.

· Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) and high quality proteins are the “spark plugs to metabolism” choose them wisely. Be sure there are some EFAs in every meal.

· Food Supplementation is not an option for enduring good health. It is a necessity. -Start with a complete and reputable Multi Vitamin and some EFAs like Lecithin and GLA.

Good choice examples

Breakfast: 2 eggs, ½cup plain yogurt, 1 slice whole grain bread, 1cup strawberries and 1 Tbsp of slivered almonds (adds good fat).

Lunch: 4 oz. grilled chicken, 2 cups of lettuce, ¼ cup each of onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, some spices of choice with 2 Tbsp of Oil & vinegar dressing and an orange for desert.

Dinner: 5½ oz. fish fillets, and ½ oz of shredded cheese ; 1 cup chopped spinach salad with onion, red pepper and lemon juice and 2 Tbsp of oil & vinegar dressing. ½ a pear for desert.

2 snacks for the day could include : ½ cup of plain yogurt or 1 oz of cheddar cheese and

½ an apple, or 1 cup of 1% milk and 4-6 almonds or 1 oz of soft cheese and 1 cup V-8 juice

I don’t count Calories in this program, I only offer them here as a frame of reference. Your nutritional choices are far more important than the number of Calories. High quality diets are automatically lower in Calories because it is easier to supply the nutrient demands. This would be approximately a 1300 Calorie day and I can assure you will not feel hungry, You will have lots of energy and you will lose weight if you need to.

About the Author

Dr. L. Lee Coyne, Ph. D. is a former Professor of exercise physiology and nutrition and the nutrition coach to many high performance athletes including several Canadian Olympic teams. (Tanya Dubnicoff, Olympic cyclist, Michelle Morton, Olympic speed skater, several Olympic Biathletes, skiers and hockey players, Jamie Clarke, Everest Summiteers) and successful “Empty Quarter desert expedition leader. His writing appears regularly in the Fit Start insert of the Calgary Sun and a bi-monthly health and fitness magazine “Impact”.

His books include “Fat Won’t Make You Fat”,(http://www.leanseekers.com/books.htm) “The Sports Nutrition Coaches Handbook” & “Nutritional Symptomatology, the consumers handbook” are accompanied by computer software programs designed to analyze the nutritional needs of clients based on client reported symptoms.His most recent release is “The Little Book of Nutrition Nuggets”.

He is the President of Lean Seekers International and he is the nutrition coach for the endurance program “Critical Speed”.

Lean Seekers is a Nutrition Education and Coaching company. We coach you to achieve better health, optimum weight and total fitness. The emphasis is to teach a healthy way of eating that will give you more energy, better sleep, control of cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar. All of this will lead to optimal weight.

The foundation is a health program and “by the way” if you need to lose weight you will. Calories count but we don’t count Calories rather we deal with nutrition and find that the Calories are automatically controlled.

Is there a diet where an insulin dependent diabetic can lose weight? Say 25lbs or so?

I have had trouble losing any weight no matter the diet or exercises. My Dr just says that insulin makes it hard to lose significant weight.

Low GI diets work well for diabetics. I’m assuming you’re a guy from your avatar, so you would aim for about 1800 calories/day or a little more if you’re very active. Eat smaller amounts 5-6 times a day. Meals should be 2-3 protein servings with 1-2 carb servings; snacks 1 carb + 1 protein. Limit fat to a few servings a day and make sure they are GOOD fats such as olive oil, avocado, or nuts. Eat lots and lots of non-starchy veggies. Only have fruit when you’re counting it as a carb.

For your carb servings, use low-glycemic ones where possible – whole wheat bread, brown rice, ww tortillas, ww or high protein pasta, etc. No “white” carbs such as white bread, white rice, sugar.

I lost weight while on insulin – it can be done, but those last 20-25 pounds are very challenging. Try to change up your routine. Try adding more protein to your diet, or exercising a little more. Try a day where you eat more calories followed by a day where you eat fewer. Drink LOTS of water, minimum 64 oz. because water will help metabolize the fat.

Find a good website for support like sparkpeople.com. A good support system is crucial for weight loss because if you’re only sticking to it 50% of the time you just won’t get results. It takes a lot of micromanaging what you’re eating because even being off by a snack or two could be what is keeping those pounds on. It helps to track all your daily meals on a site such as thedailyplate.com or fitday.com.

Should I give my diabetic cat insulin?
Q: I read your article on the loss of Abby and am facing the same situation with my calico cat ”Callie,” who was diagnosed with diabetes a year ago. I chose not to give her insulin shots twice a day and prick her ears for the blood work every week. She is 15 and I wanted the time she has left to be pain free.

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