too many nuts and seeds

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Permalink Reply by Frances Worster on September 26, 2010 at 8:51pm

I personally can't digest nuts or seeds very well (though some do better with soaking them). For some people, especially really active athletes, the nuts/seeds help deal with potential soreness and maintain joint function. Really, if you "think 1/4 of nuts or seeds a day is near impossible", then don't eat 'em! The Thrive book is only a set of guidelines, but you are the expert on your body. I find that nuts cause me to eat too many of them, and then I don't feel well. I personally do best on fruit with some veggies and sometimes some grains/pseudograins at dinner.
SO the answer is there is no answer. Except the one you can provide for your body! :)

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Permalink Reply by Krissdee on September 27, 2010 at 5:10am

Well this makes for a sad day. Several recipes inculds nuts/seeds/or flours so now what? Burgers, pizza crust etc...Not that I make those every day or have yet but they scare me off do to the high fat levels, however I do believe some fat is good and read this book b'c it made since but now I feel like I am back to sqaure one. Eat raw, don't eat nuts, eat friut, but not too much ... what to believe....Im an avergae gal who works out 5 days a week with calories averging per day 2000-2200 which means weight maintance, not lost. Since I started this 4 weeks ago I feel better, seem lighter yet haven't seen the scale move and would like to see some action soon. I will aim to limit my nuts and only eat when prepared and bought fresh from vegan stores. I dont think I could live without fats and only veggies, fruits and grains...

Frances Worster said:

I personally can't digest nuts or seeds very well (though some do better with soaking them). For some people, especially really active athletes, the nuts/seeds help deal with potential soreness and maintain joint function. Really, if you "think 1/4 of nuts or seeds a day is near impossible", then don't eat 'em! The Thrive book is only a set of guidelines, but you are the expert on your body. I find that nuts cause me to eat too many of them, and then I don't feel well. I personally do best on fruit with some veggies and sometimes some grains/pseudograins at dinner.
SO the answer is there is no answer. Except the one you can provide for your body! :)

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Permalink Reply by Ann Richter on September 27, 2010 at 6:33am

Hey there, Krissdee, so you're nuts about nuts, eh? I love them too and also measure a portion to a quarter cup.
Now, I KNOW you can hold yourself to a quarter cup at a time, Krissdee; you're a strong woman with a strong mind and body. I think the trick to stopping there is to SAVOR them.

Beyond that, perhaps your body is telling you something. Are you getting enough good fats? MAYBE you want more because you need more??
But here's some good news to brighten your day, nuts can aid in weight loss. Here's one site that talks about it, though if you google "nuts and weight loss," you'll find even more.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Nuts-For-Weight-Loss

Now as to the scale not moving but your feeling lighter, it's possible that you've lost some body fat and gained some muscle. If you feel lighter and notice an inch loss, then that's great!
I recently purchased a Weight Watchers scale (it was only $29.99) that tells all kinds of info, body weight, body water/hydration levels, bone mass (so impt for us ladies), body-fat weight, body-fat percentage, and body-mass index (BMI). Yeah, it's a LOT of info. Thankfully, the users guide helps make sense of all the numbers and puts things in proper perspective, as in fluctuations from day to day in the numbers and what that means, and it gives other helpful tips. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but sometimes it's nice to have numerical validation to back up our feelings of positive changes.

Now as to feeling back to square one--Yes, I'm writing you a novella here. Sorry.--Have you checked out the Thrive in 30 e-course? It's free and it's fabulous and it has a way you can review lessons. Each new lesson still has a link to all previous lessons. If you save your last one, you've got links to all the individual lessons. If you're interested, go to the main MyVega.com page and scroll down until you see the link.

You can do it, Krissdee! Never give up!

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Permalink Reply by Krissdee on September 28, 2010 at 3:42am

Wow - that puts things in prespective, thank you. Occassional treats works for me when it comes to the thrive recipes as well. Persoonally 10 % seems near impossible and I am not a fat free kinda girl, when I was I ate so many carbs and was hungry all the time. I will admit not being hungry is a great feeling and filling up on all these friuts, veggies and some fats and not over doing in the grain department. At the end of the day eating the other way was a higher fat diet with the dairy and teh nits on top. Its a journey but so far I feel good about eatting less fats 20-30%. A day without nuts sure keeps the fat down so even doing it every other day or random days will overall equal to fat lost in the long run.

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Krissdee on September 28, 2010 at 3:46am

Thank you for your kind words and motivation. I will definently think of this post next time I eat nuts. Going to read the now. THANKS

Ann Richter said:

Hey there, Krissdee, so you're nuts about nuts, eh? I love them too and also measure a portion to a quarter cup.
Now, I KNOW you can hold yourself to a quarter cup at a time, Krissdee; you're a strong woman with a strong mind and body. I think the trick to stopping there is to SAVOR them.

Beyond that, perhaps your body is telling you something. Are you getting enough good fats? MAYBE you want more because you need more??
But here's some good news to brighten your day, nuts can aid in weight loss. Here's one site that talks about it, though if you google "nuts and weight loss," you'll find even more.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Nuts-For-Weight-Loss

Now as to the scale not moving but your feeling lighter, it's possible that you've lost some body fat and gained some muscle. If you feel lighter and notice an inch loss, then that's great!
I recently purchased a Weight Watchers scale (it was only $29.99) that tells all kinds of info, body weight, body water/hydration levels, bone mass (so impt for us ladies), body-fat weight, body-fat percentage, and body-mass index (BMI). Yeah, it's a LOT of info. Thankfully, the users guide helps make sense of all the numbers and puts things in proper perspective, as in fluctuations from day to day in the numbers and what that means, and it gives other helpful tips. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but sometimes it's nice to have numerical validation to back up our feelings of positive changes.

Now as to feeling back to square one--Yes, I'm writing you a novella here. Sorry.--Have you checked out the Thrive in 30 e-course? It's free and it's fabulous and it has a way you can review lessons. Each new lesson still has a link to all previous lessons. If you save your last one, you've got links to all the individual lessons. If you're interested, go to the main MyVega.com page and scroll down until you see the link.

You can do it, Krissdee! Never give up!

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Permalink Reply by Brian Gordon on October 5, 2010 at 6:30pm

If you work out regularly, having up to %20 fat should not cause weight gain. Especially if it is composed of healthy fats and in a decently healthy omega 6 - omega 3 ratio. I just finished reading a book by Matt Fitzgerald and in it he described a study which it was found that, on average, people who eat nuts often have a leaner body composition than those who do not. It is worth looking into since you may be able to indulge a little more.
Low fat diets may even increase the bodies desire to store fat since dietary fat is scarce.
The belief that "fat makes you fat" is a myth. Another book worth looking into is "Fats that heal and fats that kill" by Udo Erasmus

However. this information is based solely on research, I am not a Doctor yet. My degree is still in progress.

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Permalink Reply by Krissdee on October 6, 2010 at 3:58pm

well I havent given my nuts up but its a work in progress, just to limit the amonut mainly to stay with my calorie budget. The good this about the good fats is you feel normal the next day, not sluggish and grumpy. Ive been reading up on Coconut oil to help reduce weight. Any takers on this topic. Im going to post it to th fourm.

thanks for the feedback

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