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Originally Posted by livinlovinlaughin  I really do not think I can "quit" ww considering it is my lifestyle. WW is what allowed me to lose over 80lbs a few years before getting pregnant and keep it off. WW has never said losing weight is about calorie restriction alone. They push healthy fats and activity also. I am not saying you are wrong and do not intend to sound defensive. I am just trying to explain. When I lost those 80+ pounds I simply counted points (and exercised). At that time in my life I ate like crap even though I was losing weight. Lots of low fat, no fat, sugar free crap not many fruits and veggies. I ate whatever I wanted as long as it fit my daily points and it the weight came off so easily. After I hit my goal weight I cleaned up my diet. Now I eat very little processed food, mostly whole foods, use EVOO to cook and bake bread/crusts. I take daily fish oil supplements. We have salmon 1-2 times per week. I do not eat many nuts or PB (I make my own) because they are so easy for me to over do. Everytime I tried hard in the past to concentrate on eating balanced meals or getting the correct amount/type of exercise, my weightloss suffered. In turn I tend to concentrate mostly on daily points/calories (if only I could find that magic number while nursing). That said, I do not always eat balanced meals. I read somewhere that healthy fats should make up like 20% of your daily calories. Does that sound right? Also, I am just curious why do you say no dairy, grains, and legumes?
I think I will try your idea and concentrate more on healthy fat while keeping my daily calories around 2000. I will also work on getting protein fat and veggies at every meal. Thanks.
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Fats should make up more than 20% of your daily calories. I eat a diet that is about 60% calories from fat. That said, you will need more carbohydrates while nursing than while not nursing, so 60% is probably a little high for most people. Remember, you have to eat fat to burn fat. Also, pretty much all fats are "good" fats as long as they are natural - i.e. not hydrogenated. We could get into the talk about Omega 3 vs. Omega 6, but what I'm trying to say is that animal fats are fine (esp. from grass fed animals) so is coconut oil.
I say no grains, dairy, and legumes for a lot of reasons.
1. All of those foods are or MUST BE highly processed to eat them. You cannot eat raw grains (i.e. in their natural state) or legumes, and dairy is highly processed in most places in our country. If you're consuming raw dairy, that's another issue, but I will still recommend against it.
2. Those foods are all very high in carbohydrates. Carbs elicit an insulin response in your body. Chronically elevated insulin is the cause of a heck of a lot of problems, from obesity to heart disease to strokes to diabetes and even to cancer. DAIRY in particular elicits an unusually high insulin response relative to the amount of sugar (lactose) in the dairy, so it's even worse.
3. Grains and legumes (and dairy from grain fed cows) have things called lectins in them which irritate the lining of your small intestine leading to wonderful things from diarrhea to lupus (yes, lupus). Any autoimmune disorder (arthritis, many thyroid problems, alzheimers, etc) is lined to a gluten intolerance. Gluten is the most offensive of all of the lectins in grains, but all grains and legumes have these irritants.
The diet I'm suggesting is called the Paleo Diet. Another poster mentioned it, also (except, unlike what this poster said, you cannot eat rice on the paleo diet). Note that peanuts are legumes.
You most certainly can eat paleo foods in weight watchers proportions.
As an interesting side note, my mom did WW for many, many years. She then adopted the paleo diet and in 6 weeks lost 2 inches from every dimension (hips, chest, waist) and a bunch from legs, arms, etc.
Here's a good website that introduces the primal way of eating (which is very similar to paleo):
Mark's Daily Apple.
Let me know if you have any more questions, and good luck to you! Just remember:
Eat meats and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar.
P.S. You should lose weight on this diet even with NO exercise. Don't get me wrong, exercise is great - I own a gym! But, too much low-intensity exercise is bad. Keep your intensity up (think sprints, not a slow jog) and the workouts short and you'll be fine. Your adrenals might be fried from too much exercise and not enough food!
I'm gaining at 3 months pp. *sigh*
). I'm nursing baby #3 right now and I'm pretty sure the same thing will happen, though this time I'm not planning on getting pregnant again.
Not only that, I am very irritated that I may not get down to where I should be before we plan to have another child.
