"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> I was reading a magazine yesterday and it said as we age we need more
> protein to help protect our bones. Said a woman who is 5'4" and 154
> pounds should eat 77 grams of protein a day. Then went on to say that
> most meats have 28 grams per 3 oz. serving. Beans have only 18 grams
> per serving.
>
> I am screwed. I have maybe 2 servings of beans per day and at
> breakfast I have flaxseeds and chia seeds. There is some protein in
> those things but I would think not a lot. I've also had some cashews
> and soaked walnuts.
>
> I am finding it very hard to get protein into my diet. I can not eat
> any eggs, dairy, chicken or fish. I have done very little cooking
> since Angela started on this diet. She has been eating canned refried
> beans (no fat), canned kidney beans, hummus, some Italian soup made of
> white kidney beans and tomatoes that is very expensive and comes in a
> jar (must find recipe for that), tuna, cooked chicken, turkey, beef,
> beef jerky with no sugar, plenty of veggies (mainly raw) and recently
> added in whole grains and fruits. Tomorrow she will have two fruits
> and two grains per day and by the end of the week it will be three of
> each.

That sounds really carby for someone with high insulin problems.
Jazzy started putting on a bit of weight around the thighs recently. As
it was almost time for her annual blood tests (thyroid mainly) I asked
for a type 2 bloodwork as well. That came back normal in all respects
but thyroid was just out of range for hypothyroidism. Getting tested
again in July, then work from there. In the meantime I thought it
wouldn't hurt to change her diet a bit and get rid of the weight before
it became a problem. She is basically eating mostly animal protein and
veggies, little starch, no fruit as she has gone off them anyway. She
has lost the 3.5 kg already so I have let up a bit on the diet. Now
working on getting her moving a bit as she has started to not want to do
anything in recent months (another reason why I brought forward the
thyroid testing). I spoke to her teacher, this year she has been taken
everywhere by bus to local area activities along with wheelchair bound
kids. I requested that she walk to the activities like she did with her
last teacher last year. Her teacher was taking the easy way out because
he read on her profile that she is a "runner". I told him it was nothing
that holding her hand couldn't prevent