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Post by wjgirl on Jul 15, 2014 13:59:40 GMT -5
Not sure if this thread belongs on this board, forgive me if there's a better spot of for it, and I jut haven't discovered it yet!
I have a really hard time with E meals, I don't enjoy them very much, and have gotten myself so accustomed to S meals, even before I knew about THM, that I find myself very dopey after a meal of even low-glycemic carbs.
Is there a minimum number of E meals I should shoot for each week, and try and work up from there?
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Post by rebekahrl on Jul 15, 2014 16:35:01 GMT -5
I believe the book mentions 3 E meals as a minimum. Dopey would be a good word to describe how I used to feel after eating gluten. Is it possible you are gluten intolerant? I think I would make sure to include lots of vegies and plenty of protein with an E meal and see if that makes a difference in how you feel.
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Post by steffanie3 on Jul 15, 2014 17:07:30 GMT -5
I know it was mentioned somewhere with three as a bare minimum, not sure if it was in the book or just on a question to Pearl. Many ladies tried to make that a rule and started stalling in their loss. I would challenge you to shoot for at least four to five I agree with maybe changing the type of E fuels, especially coming from a low-carb type approach your body might need some time to adjust. Maybe look more to fruit or a sweet potato with your lean meat and veggies. Maybe use them as snacks. If you have time to switch fuels after supper use a piece of fruit with a bit of nuts as dessert. Or maybe use them at breakfast where you have more energy and things to get done and see how you do. It seems to be a trend talking with ladies that many are finding they need at least one E a day to keep their metabolism rev'ed up. I like this quote "Please don’t get obsessed with having to include 50 percent of each type of meal per day. You could change between the two meal types each day depending on how you feel, or do full days of either S or E. We caution against spending more than a few full days eating only one meal type—that’s slipping into extremes." ~page 111 Trim Healthy Mama
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Post by rebekahrl on Jul 15, 2014 20:11:08 GMT -5
I, for one, got hung up on the 'only 3 a week!' I now include a lot... sometimes 2 or three a DAY. Of course my journey with THM has been with nursing and pregnancy and nursing again! So my needs might be different than yours, but still, E meals are wonderful! :-)
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Post by wjgirl on Jul 15, 2014 22:07:40 GMT -5
Thank you ladies, I appreciate the advice. I'll try and work in one a day to see if that helps my metabolism at all. It seems stalled. And while fruit makes me sleepy, having a piece after an E dinner wouldn't be a bad thing...sleep is elusive lately lol. Not sure if I'm gluten intolerant per se (good point though), but I do know when I eat wheat my joints hurt so not much temptation to eat wheat!
I just love butter much more than fruit ... hahaha!
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Post by susieq on Jul 15, 2014 22:49:34 GMT -5
I also try for 1 -E a day. Today it was 2. My journey has been similar to rebekahrl as well, started when nursing, pregnant, now nursing again. I'm sure I needed more Es than I did. I want to feel more natural with putting the E meals into practice. I want to learn to love eating different kinds of grains and enjoying fruit with that as dessert. Peaches and yogurt would be wonderful. Even adding cooked grains (soaked wheat or rice or quinoa) to the yogurt would make it a salad and a full meal. Mmmm, I'm getting excited to try it out!
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Post by wjgirl on Jul 16, 2014 12:27:27 GMT -5
Thank you...all of these ideas are wonderful. I appreciate it all!
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Post by vastamper on Jul 17, 2014 21:33:33 GMT -5
I have also had a hard time with E meals. I posted a whole thread about it in S and E plan section...it's week TWO THM. I don't find E meals energizing, but it's getting better...maybe our bodies need to adjust. I had an E lunch yesterday and really enjoyed it. So, check out the gluten thing, but keep trying E meals till they click for you.
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