Starch solution weight loss stories
In 1990, at age 40, I joined Weight Watchers and ended up losing all my extra weight in about 18 months. Some starches such as potatoes and sweet potatoes can be regarded as complete foods because they can meet all of our nutritional needs. This includes avocado, dried fruit, fruit juice, nuts, seeds, and simple sugars such as maple syrup. And according to him the ideal diet for humans is based on starches. In January of 2003, I decided to try to get things under control yet again. However, I was often hungry because the allowed portions were so small, and this often led me to break the rules. His explanation was that it was all due to my genes. It is probably all right if you break the diet once or twice a year. In The Starch Solution, he asserts that eating more rice, corn, potatoes and beans is the secret to losing weight. I ate the standard American diet but restricted my calorie intake by eating small portions at each meal. You will center the food on your plate around starches with the addition of nonstarchy vegetables and fruit to add color and flavor. I ended up taking a job with Weight Watchers, and the environment of constant reinforcement enabled me to keep the weight off for five years. There are a few foods that are allowed but they may slow your progress. John McDougall says there is a specific diet that best supports the health of every animal. McDougall proposes this as evidence that the foods best suited to human physiology are starches. McDougall is also the author of The McDougall Diet. When I eventually left my job at Weight Watchers, gone was the constant reinforcement to keep my weight down. My perpetual hunger led me to regain of all my lost weight. I was now back at my original high weight of 235 pounds.
I did not rejoin Weight Watchers, but instead created my own portion-controlled calorie-counting regimen based on what I had learned at Weight Watchers. McDougall advises avoiding these foods all the time for the rest of your life. Dr. Starches promote satisfaction and enjoyment of food by stimulating the sweet taste buds. Gaining back the extra weight at age 50 took a much greater toll on my body than it had the first time around. On this program you should avoid all meat, fish, dairy, eggs, animal fats such as lard and butter, vegetable oils including olive oil, processed and packaged foods (except those containing only permitted ingredients). They are best consumed in small quantities as part of a starch-based meal. They are a good source of nutrients including proteins, essential fats, vitamins, and minerals. Believe it or not, my doctor at the time never even mentioned that I should lose weight. You can also add fat-free seasonings for variety and to make your meals more interesting. However, the weight came off much more slowly since I was now older. In the early eighties I went through a divorce and other emotionally challenging periods and started eating as a way to comfort myself. Recent research has shown that we produce up to eight times more starch-digesting enzymes in our saliva than other primates. In a matter of just a couple of years, I was 100 pounds overweight. Karen Barrow lost 100 pounds and kept it off for 3 years by eating a delicious low-fat starch-based diet. But indulging too often makes it hard to get back on track so it is better to avoid these foods altogether. I also joined a Jazzercise class, the first form of exercise I had ever enjoyed during my previous weight loss. I had little energy, was short of breath with minimal exertion, and my back and knees hurt. McDougall explains that scientific experts have long concluded that we are designed to eat a diet consisting mostly of plant foods.
