My EFGT Personal Experiment
Thursday, March 5th, 2009I decided to try the Grove’s theory this year. I was low carb at age 49 and lost 25 pounds and kept it off for 3 years, then it piled back on during the Fall before last and nothing seemed to do anything plus I put on 10 more pounds.
I don’t do very well with tracking or having to report and count as a busy life keeps getting in the way. I’d been having sweets cravings that are met with erythritol and stevia and crunchy food cravings. Otherwise I’m very healthy except for allergies.
So, one of the things that appeals to me is Grove’s claim that you should not have to count or worry about the amount of food intake if you are eating what is naturally healthy for us. This worked very well for me in college in the 1970’s (back before we worried about fat intake).
So, thanks to a lot of reading and info on this board, I’ve been eating a lot more fat. The only fats I avoid now are trans fats and polyunsaturated ones. It has taken about a month to ramp up the fat content and another month before it finally feels like I’m making some progress. Just the last week, I finally lost 5 pounds effortlessly.
This after not losing anything and even gaining about 5 more pounds.
Now, here’s the effects I’ve seen:
Eating a lot of fat and moderate protein has meant my sweet cravings have disappeared. I’ve been putting some EVCO in my tea which has cut any incipient sweet tooth but often, the high fat in meals cuts any desires. I went a month without any chocolate desires at all. I’m not even using much erythritol or stevia anymore.
Lots of fats means I’m not hungry at all for 5-6 hours after a meal. Sometimes I make myself eat a little something becaue it has been so long since the last meal. Other times, I have real hunger and not that craving that isn’t really hunger.
I haven’t been exercising much at all these last 2 months as I have a hematoma on my knee, yet my muscle tone is improved over the condition before I started this.
Anyone else seen this sort of thing with EFGT?
Hopefully this will continue. I’m thinking that this particular WOE requires some internal metabolic adjustments before you start it working right. I still eat a little fruit but it is with fat and protein and is low carb fruit. I’m not sure what my carb intake is but it must be pretty low. Veggies are asparagus, cabbage, onions, peppers, tomatoes, coconut, herbs, califlower – always with lots of butter, cream, EVCO, or olive oil. Even my crunchy cravings are reduced (but not gone).
This is fairly easy to do after awhile. Not having to track is a huge help. I always fail at that chore. It’s been a mental challenge because I had always believed the saturated fat condemnation. Reading the real science and lack of it has changed that. It makes me mad that we’ve been so hoodwinked by the medical community.
