"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> "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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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> 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

That seems to be the amount of carbs that I need. If I eat any less my BG
goes up waaaay too high. Like into the 300's. Low carbing simply does not
work for me. My BG is back down now. Thankfully no hypos yet but much more
in the normal range.