tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896078274401130971.post8831202729320366494..comments2023-07-26T03:07:08.342-07:00Comments on dieting dietitian: My menopausal brain and fatSharon Salomon, M.S., R.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09137626980098105399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896078274401130971.post-47485889412539692442009-07-28T07:31:45.443-07:002009-07-28T07:31:45.443-07:00Hi Matty,
You made the front page of our Chicago ...Hi Matty,<br /><br />You made the front page of our Chicago Tribune today and it mentioned your blog.<br /><br />At 65, I've been trying, unsuccessfully, to lose 20 lbs. that I gained over the past 10 years during menopause . I've always been active ( I'm a gardener and landscape designer ) and ate a healthy diet but no matter what I tried the scale wouldn't budge.<br /><br />Recently I bought a book called 'Cracking the Fat-Loss Code ' by Wendy Chant. It's not a diet really, but a lifestyle change, as she stresses in the book . Although the first phase of the diet reduces carbs drastically, it is not a low-carb diet either. <br /><br />To my amazement I lost 5 lbs. the first week and 5 the next. 10 lbs. of fat - this is not water weight that you'll gain back or muscle loss. I shrunk 2 sizes.<br /><br />This lifestyle change requires discipline but I never felt hungry since you have to eat 5 meals a day. There are 4 cycles to follow, each different, in which your body is forced to burn fat and not carbs. Eating 5 small meals also revs up the metabolism.<br /><br />You'll see a difference in 8 weeks, and, the good news is that if you cheat a day or two all you have to do is repeat four 'carb down ' days to keep your weight off.<br /><br />You can google Wendy Chant or the book. She has a website as well.<br /><br />I'm a blogger as well if you'd like to visit me at http:// www.sweethomeandgardenchicago.blogspot.com<br /><br />I've enjoyed visiting your blog and reading your very interesting posts. Good luck.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896078274401130971.post-17578814429302040302009-07-27T14:17:28.483-07:002009-07-27T14:17:28.483-07:00Interesting article... I hope I don't become J...Interesting article... I hope I don't become Jabba the Hut either when I hit menopause... although he was one of my favorite characters :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525134640263384524noreply@blogger.com