Originally Posted by
brittone2
MedPage today recently had a piece written by an ob/gyn who was saying how when women would complain about not knowing how they quickly gained 20 lbs, she didn't really believe them. She went back for additional continuing ed and now specializes in part in menopause, etc. Her piece discussed how what she sees with a lot of with women is that they put on 5-10 lbs over the winter, in a crisis or stressful time, etc. and since that is often abdominal fat, it sets them up to be more insulin resistant and they have a tough time losing, or that 5 lbs spirals into more. In many cases, she says that 5-10 lbs easily spirals to 20 lbs because people feel hungry, etc. from the abdominal fat and insulin resistance. Her advice was that many women really need to cut back on carbs to starve that abdominal fat of more sugar and carbohydrates in order to jump start their weight loss.
For me, the breakfast alone would be too much sugar for me even spread over a whole day (sweetened yogurt+muffin), but I know I am insulin resistant thanks to PCOS.
eta: I thought you'd have to log in to read but it looks like it is available without logging in. FWIW, her recommendation of 5 carb servings per day from fruit plus additinoal complex carbs (brown rice, oatmeal, etc) would still be too carby for me, and maple syrup and agave would still have an impact on me, especially on top of oatmeal. But some of her explanation may be helpful?
http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/GeneralOBGYN/49865
This was really interesting. And helpful. Thank you for the link!
Originally Posted by
georgiegirl
Huevos rancheros is another great breakfast...two eggs, salsa, beans and cheese/guacamole.
Oh my goodness does that sound yummy right now!
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