DEATH TO CORPULENCE - A Womans Journey to a Size 14

LOW GI

deathtocorpulence — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:38:56 +0000

Well, I have managed to put on weight – but my body shape has changes SLIGHTLY. I am starting swimming tomorrow after work..Going to do a couple of laps.

DID YOU KNOW?

Low GI diets help people lose and control weight
Low GI diets increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin
Low GI carbs improve diabetes control
Low GI carbs reduce the risk of heart disease
Low GI carbs reduce blood cholesterol levels
Low GI carbs can help you manage the symptoms of PCOS
Low GI carbs reduce hunger and keep you fuller for longer
Low GI carbs prolong physical endurance
High GI carbs help re-fuel carbohydrate stores after exercise

How to Switch to a Low GI Diet

The basic technique for eating the low GI way is simply a “this for that” approach – ie, swapping high GI carbs for low GI carbs. You don’t need to count numbers or do any sort of mental arithmetic to make sure you are eating a healthy, low GI diet.

Use breakfast cereals based on oats, barley and bran
Use breads with wholegrains, stone-ground flour, sour dough
Reduce the amount of potatoes you eat
Enjoy all other types of fruit and vegetables
Use Basmati or Doongara rice
Enjoy pasta, noodles, quinoa
Eat plenty of salad vegetables with a vinaigrette dressing

extract http://www.glycemicindex.com/

Lite N Easy – Not so peasy

deathtocorpulence — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:33:54 +0000

Well, Lite N Easy, I have a freezer full and I have decided I am not going to do it – It was okay to think well there is no shopping its so convenient blah blah, which it is – but i still have to shop and cook for other people…I think I would prefer it to do a big shop, have some meal plans in place…low GI of course and do it that way.

I love to cook and I have cooked every day this week and I realise just how much I miss cooking. Taste.com.au have some fantastic low GI recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks…I also have the CSIRO books which have great recipes…So that’s that!

so confusing

deathtocorpulence — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:54:00 +0000

all this food is so confusing – high GI low GI Carb s, no fat, low fat, portion size blah blah blah blah

lite n easy here i friggin come!

Chicken and Pumpkin Stir Fry

deathtocorpulence — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:29:32 +0000

Chicken & pumpkin stir fry

Preparation Time

20 minutes

Cooking Time

20 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

450g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded
350g broccoli, cut into florets
200g snow peas, halved diagonally
Olive oil spray
2 (about 500g) single chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
1 tbs finely grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
60ml (1/4 cup) Chang’s hoisin sauce
60ml (1/4 cup) sweet chilli sauce
2 tbs rice wine vinegar
1 tbs brown sugar
1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
Steamed rice, to serve

Method

Cook broccoli in a saucepan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Add snow peas and cook for 1 minute. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a bowl of iced water to refresh. Drain. Add pumpkin to the saucepan and cook for 5 minutes. Transfer to iced water to refresh. Drain.
Spray a wok with olive oil spray. Place over high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add ginger, garlic and vegetables and stir-fry for 1 minute. Return chicken to pan with the hoisin sauce, sweet chilli sauce, vinegar and sugar. Bring to the boil and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in coriander.
Spoon the rice among serving bowls. Top with chicken stir-fry to serve.

Source

Australian Good Taste – November 2006, Page 103

Recipe by Michelle Southan

Nutrition information (per serve)

Nutrition Per Serve
Protein	Dietary Fibre
38.00g	10.00g
Fat Total	Energy
5.50g	1265kJ
Fat Saturated	Sodium
1.50g	-
Carbohydrate Total	Cholesterol
24.00g	-
Carbohydrate Sugars
-

19.2.2009

deathtocorpulence — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:07:03 +0000

Breakfast

2 slices white toast with Jam and 1/2 cup white coffee with skim milk

Lunch

3 inch chicken fillet on honey oat with lettuce cucumber and onion – Gatorade

Boscaiola Sauce

deathtocorpulence — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:04:28 +0000

yum

Boscaiola sauce

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
175g shortcut bacon rashers, chopped
200g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
300ml thickened cream
1/3 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped

Method

Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and bacon. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
Add mushrooms. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir in cream and parsley. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce is reduced slightly. Season with salt and pepper. Serve over pasta.

Source

Super Food Ideas – April 2007, Page 76

Recipe by Annette Forrest

What Motivates Me

deathtocorpulence — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:03:04 +0000

ERICA
my little girl. She helps keep me motivated. She says cmon mum..you cant do it! I dont want to die of a heart attack or have a stroke before I see her become a woman and achieve great things for herself.

HAVING A BABY
I just want to have another baby or 2 or 3! And I cant if I stay the way I am – I never will be able to

WHEN I TRY ON MY OLD CLOTHES and SHOP FOR NEW ONES
I Just want to be able to wear this great dress I have and have my sense of fashion back again
MUSIC
When I play my fav tunes I feel lifted. Strong enough by cher is definitely a fav and also songs from the 80′s!

INSULTS
people can never think of other insults cept for insulting the fatness… How original

Calculate your BMI

deathtocorpulence — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:59:15 +0000

You can get your BMI by: weight in kgs/height in meters (squared) – so I’m 111 kgs divided by 1.65 cm (squared) = 45.3 (basically)

My Healthy weight range is 53-66 kg – But I dont agree with that at 73kg I had a great body

a BMI (Body Mass Index) of over 29.9 = OBESE

Protein rich foods help you feel fuller for longer

Corpulence

deathtocorpulence — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:58:10 +0000

cor·pu·lence

n. The condition of being excessively fat

Reproductive Assistance

deathtocorpulence — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:57:00 +0000

Assisted Reproductive Therapies

(Thanks to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia INC.)

Women with PCOS should spend as much time as they can trying Assisted Reproductive Therapy (ART) before proceeding on to IVF. This is because ART does not have the risks or the costs of IVF. Further, since the main reason women with PCOS have trouble conceiving is the fact that their cycle is erratic and unpredictable, ovulation induction should be able to address this issue. It is only when complications arise, or unexplained infertility persists after several cycles, that couples might find they need to try IVF.

Metformin
Research over the past decade has shown that treatment strategies aimed at lowering blood insulin levels by exercise, diet, weight loss and the 50 year old medication Metformin can restore fertility in some PCOS patients.
According to Sydney-based endocrinologist Dr Warren Kidson, Metformin can:
• Restore regular menstruation and ovulation in 70% -80% of women with PCOS.
• Reduce the need for IVF by 25% – 30%.
• Increase the clinical pregnancy rate in IVF from 30% to 70% per treatment cycle.
Meformin help also help with non-reproductive health issues, such as:
• Clear acne in the majority of young women with PCOS.
• Reduce progression towards type 2 diabetes.

Ovulation Induction using Clomid (Clomiphene Citrate)
Clomid (Clomiphene Citrate) is often the first drug used to induce ovulation in women with PCOS. It is a tablet taken for five consecutive days early in the menstrual cycle. It works on the pituitary gland by forcing it to stimulate the production of eggs. Regular ultrasounds should be done to monitor follicle growth and to help predict ovulation
Clomid is also implicated in causing ovarian cancer and should never be used for more than twelve cycles. Generally, if pregnancy has not occurred after six or seven it will not occur using Clomid and another therapy should be tried.
Clomid can be made more effective by increasing the dosage if ovulation has not occurred, or by combining Clomid with other medications. Many women with PCOS have become pregnant by taking a combination of Clomid and metformin (glucophage).
Clomid is known to make cervical mucus more hostile to sperm. This problem can be solved by combining Clomid treatment with artificial insemination with husband’s sperm.
Because it acts on the pituitary gland, Clomid can cause headaches, blurred vision and extreme mood swings. The mood swings are the most common side effect. Many women with PCOS have discussed the stress these mood swings put on their relationships. Before going on Clomid, take the time to explain to your partner that this medication will make you moody and you may be a little “difficult” for the duration of treatment.
While some would call Clomid the “Relationship Killer”, it is possible that some of the stress on your relationship is the fact that you have just entered a new phase. For most couples, taking Clomid is their first real experience of fertility treatment. It represents a failure to conceive normally, and it is a harsh reality to accept. This may also be a couple’s first ever experience of clinical sex. One of the key aspects of ovulation induction is being told when ovulation is expected. A couple will generally be instructed to have sex at least once every 48 hours until ovulation has been confirmed by blood test. Needless to say, it’s not very romantic.

Ovulation Induction using Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Ovulation induction can be done using FSH in a very similar manner to Clomid, however there are more complications. FSH is administered by injection and getting the dosage high enough to ovulate, but keeping it low enough not to superovulate, is a medical challenge. It may take several cycles to get the dosage right, but since FSH is not implicated in causing ovarian cancer it can be used on numerous cycles.
FSH has a couple of other benefits over Clomid. FSH acts directly on the ovary, as opposed to the pituitary gland, and therefore does not have the side effects of headaches and extreme mood swings. FSH does not make the cervical mucous hostile to sperm.
FSH can be combined with other therapies like artificial insemination. FSH is the main treatment used to stimulate ovulation in IVF, however IVF uses much higher doses than used in ovulation induction.

Ovarian Drilling
Ovarian Drilling is performed during a laparoscopy under a general anaesthetic. Sometimes called ‘golfballing’, holes are drilled or cauterised on the surface of the polycystic ovaries in an attempt to break through the white outer shell and remove some of the stroma of the ovary. In women with PCOS, the stroma is enlarged and surrounded by a circle of undeveloped follicles. This stroma is known to produce excessive amounts of testosterone and can prohibit ovulation.
Ovarian drilling achieves approximately six months ovulation in women who don’t normally ovulate. After this time, the effects of ovarian drilling have worn off. Women who did not respond to ovulation induction with Clomid often respond to it after having their ovaries drilled.

Artificial Insemination or Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) with Husband’s Sperm
This procedure is a fairly simple procedure carried out in the doctor’s rooms, however the husband’s sperm needs to be prepared first in a lab. Sperm is washed and prepared for insertion, either into the cervix, or directly into the uterus. Bypassing the cervix eliminates the possibility of sperm being destroyed by hostile mucous or cervical antibodies and is far more common.

Cycle tracking is necessary so that ovulation can be predicted. It is also possible to artificially create ovulation by giving an injection of HCG and timing the IUI appropriately. Having sex the night before and the night after IUI will also increase the chances of conception.