small meals, breakfast and BF%

[Ivan]

Hello to all.

I'm trying to lose some fat, reducing cal intake, doing some
cardio everyday, plus some strenght training too.

1. Im still new in this, and some of the tips i see most
frequently, is to eat some small meals, at least 6. But
what should this meals be? Should they be based on
low-glycemic, so that keeps me "busy"? This way, energy
source would be mostly those carbs, and almost none of
fat? Or if i get higher GI, would it burn more fat?
What's the best way?

2. What about the breakfast? What should it be made of?

3. Is there a way to measure my body fat percentage, at
home, with some precision? I've read about calippers, but
is there another way? I have found some sites, that have
some calculations, inputing some body measures, but i
need a more precise measure. They give different values.

Thanx.

[Montygram]

Eating many meals will likely make you heavier. You probably
have a chronic low-level inflammation going on, as well as
suppressed metabolism. You need to avoid polyunsaturated fatty
acids and oxidized cholesterol. Also, too much iron, anything
with carrageenan, etc. must be avoided. In practice, this
means you can eat shellfish, dark chocolate, whole milk dairy
(stay away from homogenized), coconut oil, and most fruit and
vegetables (berries and tropical fruit are best, and a few
broccoli florets now and then). Breads/grains are okay in
small amounts, but no whole grains. Once you get control of
the oxidative stress your current diet is producing, the
inflammation will attenuate, and then the hunger will lessen.
The key is to eat foods with sugars in them with high fat
foods. An interesting experiment from a few years back showed
that this is very satisifying, and you don't have to worry
about the "glycemic index" because when you eat sugar with fat
there is no "sugar rush." Keep protein consumption fairly high
too, in other words, don't go out of your way to avoid
protein. Just stay away from polyunsaturates and boil foods
high in cholesterol (or eat raw if possible). Remember that
lard, a so-called "saturated fat," is actually only 39%
saturated and has not antioxidant cover, and so should be
avoided. Other fats like chicken, turkey, and beef tallow are
also a problem, so just stick with boiled shellfish. Once in a
while tuna is okay, if the can says no fat, and be sure that
soy is not added to it. "White fish" are also okay once a week
or so, but with it you should probably steam it with lemons on
top. Read the book Overdosed America and you'll see that all
the studies and recommendations you hear about in the
mainstream media are basically the opposite of what the
science actually indicates. On this type of diet, I raised my
HDL from 40 to 63 and the LDL is still in the so-called normal
range. Also, my blood glucose went from 94 on a vegan diet to
75 now. A recent MRA showed now signs of atherosclerosis at
age 39, after being on this diet about 3 years. I eat three
meals a day, and am never very hungry, so I don't eat a huge
amount of calories. Last night I made crabmeat newburg (cooked
by stirring constantly on low-medium in a butter and yogurt
sauce, which is okay in terms of not oxidizing much, if any,
of the lipids).

Good luck!

ivan wrote:
> Hello to all.
>
> I'm trying to lose some fat, reducing cal intake, doing
> some cardio everyday, plus some strenght training too.
>
> 1. Im still new in this, and some of the tips i see most
frequently,
> is to eat some small meals, at least 6. But what should this
> meals be? Should they be based on low-glycemic, so that
> keeps me "busy"? This way, energy source would be mostly
> those carbs, and almost none of fat? Or if i get higher GI,
> would it burn more fat? What's the best way?
>
> 2. What about the breakfast? What should it be made of?
>
>3. Is there a way to measure my body fat percentage, at home,
> with
> some precision? I've read about calippers, but is there
> another way?
I
> have found some sites, that have some calculations,
> inputing some
body
> measures, but i need a more precise measure. They give
> different values.
>
> Thanx.

[Ivan]

On 6 Jan 2005 12:08:36 -0800, "montygram"
<nazztrader@lycos.com> wrote:

>Eating many meals will likely make you heavier.
Humm... i read almost everywere about doing small meals. If I
choose the right nutrients/food, guess i won't get heavier. I
guess I'll eat low-GI's so my metabolism gets busy (i guess
its like this, im just a newbie).

My problem is, what is the right nutrients in those
small meals?

Thanx for your post, montygram

[Montygram]

It took me over a year to understand why the mainstream advice
doesn't work, and why the so-called French Paradox is no
paradox once you understand the role of oxidative stress and
chronic inflammation. Did you see NBC TV's Dateline tonight?
They were talking about how the French eat plenty of eggs,
butter, cheese, etc., and yet are not fat as a people
(especially compared to Americans). I'm currently writing a
book, and if/when it's done, I'll post at least one chapter on
this newsgroup.

[Montygram]

It took me over a year to understand why the mainstream advice
doesn't work, and why the so-called French Paradox is no
paradox once you understand the role of oxidative stress and
chronic inflammation. Did you see NBC TV's Dateline tonight?
They were talking about how the French eat plenty of eggs,
butter, cheese, etc., and yet are not fat as a people
(especially compared to Americans). I'm currently writing a
book, and if/when it's done, I'll post at least one chapter on
this newsgroup.

[Ivan]

On 9 Jan 2005 20:11:34 -0800, "montygram"
<nazztrader@lycos.com> wrote:

>It took me over a year to understand why the mainstream
>advice doesn't work, and why the so-called French Paradox is
>no paradox once you understand the role of oxidative stress
>and chronic inflammation. Did you see NBC TV's Dateline
>tonight? They were talking about how the French eat plenty of
>eggs, butter, cheese, etc., and yet are not fat as a people
>(especially compared to Americans).

Nop. I don't watch much tv. But when i do, i mostly watch
music,
sports, or the news on my country's channels (im from
Portugal).

> I'm currently writing a book, and if/when it's done, I'll
> post at least one chapter on this newsgroup.

Eheh, good luck with it. :)

Now about my diet:

I got start the first of this year, and since then, i guess
i lost 1kg, by just cutting the calories intake plus cardio
everyday, plus weights. I may have lost more, but gained
weight on muscle, just a guess. Today i started doing High
Intensity Interval Training. This will help lose some
weight, and, will help with sports (I practise karate, but
got a little break, because of studies). Maybe tomorrow
i'll buy a caliper and mesure my bf.

cya