Have you lost weight with the coconut oil? - Page 12

[Teenytoona]

Originally Posted by MrsGooGil

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your replies. I have been grain free for over a year and casein free too (except for butter). I was doing the GAPS intro diet for about 2 months and have since moved on to the full GAPS diet. My only carbs come from fruit--I have a weakness for dried fruit too! So upset because everyone on the GAPS Intro has lost weight and I gained!

I know fruit are high in carbs though.

I heard from someone else that in "Good Calories, Bad Calories" he says that some people will gain eating only one apple per day. Maybe I need to completely cut out the fruit. Anyone had expereience with this? Also, I work out about four to five days per week.

I just do not understand why I actually was down 10 pounds more than now when I was only 2 month postpartum and I am now 9 months postpartum and have since GAINED!

Any thoughts?

P.S. have been using CO and ACV in food for years.

Maybe you need the extra lbs for breastfeeding? There are from time to time threads in breastfeeding about people who seem to hold onto those last few pounds while breastfeeding. The body needs a certain amount of fat for that, so perhaps that's the reason. Where are you at weight/ht wise?

[ebbybaby]

Coconut fat is a MCT, MCT'S are traditionally used as a energy replacement for carbs, an MCT fat usually acts the same as a carb, in terms as it helps regulate metabolism, controlling your appetite, MCT'S are commonly used by bodybuilders when their body fat %'s get really low to help their brain keep functioning properly while they are carb depleted, I've used MCT's and I find they do work. Though with any diet its more about calorie restriction or balance and replacing once thing with another, I actually increase my fat intake and lower my carb intake to lose weight, its a pretty traditional method to avoid your body going into starvation mode and burning muscle rather than fat, which is what you always want to avoid, the skinny fat syndrome, blah!

[ebbybaby]

Originally Posted by MrsGooGil

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your replies. I have been grain free for over a year and casein free too (except for butter). I was doing the GAPS intro diet for about 2 months and have since moved on to the full GAPS diet. My only carbs come from fruit--I have a weakness for dried fruit too! So upset because everyone on the GAPS Intro has lost weight and I gained!

I know fruit are high in carbs though.

I heard from someone else that in "Good Calories, Bad Calories" he says that some people will gain eating only one apple per day. Maybe I need to completely cut out the fruit. Anyone had expereience with this? Also, I work out about four to five days per week.

I just do not understand why I actually was down 10 pounds more than now when I was only 2 month postpartum and I am now 9 months postpartum and have since GAINED!

Any thoughts?

P.S. have been using CO and ACV in food for years.

DO NOT CUT OUT YOUR FRUIT INTAKE TO LOSE WEIGHT.... Fruit is important for fiber to keep you full longer, as are vegetables, apples are super good for aiding in digestion, also all fruits help prevent cancers.

I gained 70+lbs with my first baby who is 17 months old, lost it all in 3 months, to find out I was preg with my second, gained 35 lbs with him, have lost it all, now I am 6 lbs less than my prepregnancy weight, I have increased my strength, while maintaining muscle, and now I'm in the slow process of all over toning rather than losing anymore weight. If you want to start a new thread I can help you address a few things there, I'm a marathon runner, who has been powerlifting/bodybuilding, doing pilates, and aspiring to do a fitness competition in the next year, also I worked in a fitness and nutrition supplement store for a year. It all comes down to a calorie balance, not cutting one specific thing out of your diet, if you do this unless your body actually requires avoidance out of allergies, your body will be missing out on important things those foods provide and it cannot live long term with out them realisitically, there will be a rebound phase.


JUST wanted to add one more thing, if its not a hormonal thing from you breastfeeding still keeping on the weight, it sounds as though your body has actually hit a plateau and needs a completely different routine, whats your workout looking like? Do you vary them?

[Bri'sgirl]

Originally Posted by ebbybaby

Coconut fat is a MCT, MCT'S are traditionally used as a energy replacement for carbs, an MCT fat usually acts the same as a carb, in terms as it helps regulate metabolism, controlling your appetite, MCT'S are commonly used by bodybuilders when their body fat %'s get really low to help their brain keep functioning properly while they are carb depleted, I've used MCT's and I find they do work. Though with any diet its more about calorie restriction or balance and replacing once thing with another, I actually increase my fat intake and lower my carb intake to lose weight, its a pretty traditional method to avoid your body going into starvation mode and burning muscle rather than fat, which is what you always want to avoid, the skinny fat syndrome, blah!

What is a MCT fat?

[IsaFrench]

MCT = medium chain triglycerid oil (just read that on the net, don't know much about them either ......)

[Bri'sgirl]

Originally Posted by IsaFrench

MCT = medium chain triglycerid oil (just read that on the net, don't know much about them either ......)

Thanks! When I googled MCT, it kept coming up with Microsoft Certified Trainer, and I knew that couldn't be it!!

[es1967]

About a week ago I started taking coconut oil again and have been wondering why I have not been craving any snack at night-so weird. I am so happy! And I havn't craved chocolate chip cookies at all -a miracle. I just finished reading this entire thread and am also going to try the ACV along w the coconut oil to see if I can drop a few pounds. I'm still nursing my 2.5 yr old and am hanging on to about 6 lbs which I would love to lose. I love ACV so I'm going to try to have it in my salads at lunch and do the coconut oil in my oatmeal and another snack in the day. Hope it works and I will post back to let everyone know.

[es1967]

One thing I would like to mention is that if you are having a problem (taste wise) with one coconut oil try another. A few yrs ago I had a brand that I really didn't like the taste as much but kept buying it. This time I bought another brand and I like the taste much better. Both are good brands but one tastes better to me.

[es1967]

After doing this a few days decided to mix the oil and the vinegar together. Then chug it down w some water. Easiest way for me to take it!

[Smokering]

So, tell me... is unrefined coconut oil meant to taste kinda rancid and dusty and gross?? I was using the refined stuff which is flavourless, but when I saw some organic unrefined coconut oil I pounced on it - it's supposed to be Better, right? Well, it's yucky. It tastes just like the brand I bought years ago which I threw out thinking it was off - but this was new stock in the store and a different brand.

I realise "off" is a somewhat subjective term, but does anyone know the taste I mean? It doesn't taste like desiccated or fresh coconut, it tastes dusty and smells kinda... I dunno... dingy? I've stopped taking CO because of it - even frozen as "almond bark" the taste was still there.

[Hazelnut]

Um, I don't think I'd describe it as dingy. It's been a while since I've had the flavorless kind, but my unrefined stuff just tastes oily and coconuty. It's very fresh tasting to me, but rather like eating butter plain, so not something I eat alone. What brand is it?

[MirandaMoes]

Sounds weird but I do sometimes find the unrefined to taste like soap or soapy or something. It is not real bad but it just has a strange flavor.

Good luck!
Miranda

[es1967]

I have Barleans Extra Virgin, cold pressed and the flavor is awesome. The best one I have had yet.

[Gwendolyn's babies]

Ok I tweaked the bark recipe yet again.

Ok, I just kinda of eyeball it so...this is NOT exact
1 tablespoon of stevia
1/4 or less of cocoa powder
1 cup of peanutbutter (natural)
1 cup of coconut oil

warm in a pan to all liquidy. Pour into a 9X9 glass pan then sprinkle whole almonds over the whole thing. Place int he frig until firm enough to cut into squares (little ones about 1" by 1".)

[Etoile]

Well I've been doing the EFLF diet strictly for 4 days--have lost 5 pounds (I have a LOT to lose, though.) Prior to that I had been doing just a low-carb diet since December 1, had lost about 32 pounds but then gained back about 5 and was stalled. I can't say it's the coconut oil, because I'm carefully counting calories, too, but I think the CO helps with appetite supression.

[neverdoingitagain]

I've known about coconut oil for awhile but have been lazy about getting back into taking it.
I had gotten a large container of refined coconut oil for my skin and hair. I've been using it for cooking too. I'm also starting to do oil pulling.
For actual internal use, I bought two large containers of EVCO. I was cringing at the thought of taking it since my last batch of EVCO was disgusting. I tasted some of the new stuff yesterday and omg...: yum!
Word to the wise, if you decide to take coconut oil, stay far away from Now brand. I ate the last of my Now brand coconut oil that I had neglected for awhile (we're talking a year here) and remembered why I stopped taking EVCO. It tasted like soap : it was horrible.
The new stuff is from Gold Top Organics. I love it.

I tried the coconut oil and avc together and my throat felt scratchy afterwards too. Almost like I was having heartburn.

FWIW, I made my first batch of fermented carrot ginger last night I may become fully TF one day

[Periwinkle]

I've been grain/sugar-free for a long time now (2+ years) and have gone from 220 to 140 lbs. but lately have been struggling with sugar cravings. I don't eat sugar, but will have lots of fruit. I know fruit is great for you, and have never eliminated it, but I'm looking for something to curb the sugar cravings naturally. Interesting in trying the coconut oil. Does ACV do anything special there too? (Read all 12 pages of this thread and still not sure I understand the point of drinking ACV as a weight-loss aide.) At 5'7" I'm not specifically interested in losing much more weight (though 135 is closer to my "ideal" weight) just eliminating the cravings to down, oh, say 3 cups of bing cherries in a single sitting. (And not that there's anything wrong with eating 3 cups of cherries, it's just for me it's a slippery slope to feeding those cravings and going back to sugar/wheat etc. again.)

[outlier]

I've been taking CO without ACV for a couple weeks now. I tried the ACV too for a while, but it just made me feel sick. I've found that the CO alone (well, I take it with honey) eaten before breakfast and again before dinner has done a lot to curb my appetite, especially for sugary stuff. I bought some frozen yogurt last night for the first time in a couple weeks and could barely choke it down. I used to have to limit myself to no more than one serving every other day!

Maybe start just with the CO and then add ACV later on and see what you think?

[BetsyPage]

I too have been trying to figure out the ACV connection. I'm doing coconut oil 1-2 times a day and it IS helping, I am loosing weight and I'm not as hungry. I'm eating eggs fried in butter and adding coconut oil and slowly but steadily losing weight. Amazing.

[neverdoingitagain]

Originally Posted by BetsyPage

I too have been trying to figure out the ACV connection. I'm doing coconut oil 1-2 times a day and it IS helping, I am loosing weight and I'm not as hungry. I'm eating eggs fried in butter and adding coconut oil and slowly but steadily losing weight. Amazing.

Apple cider vinegar helps aid in the digestion of fats.