New to the group

[Guest guest]

We do Huggies nighttime diapers with a Double Up pad inside (can buy on Amazon pretty cheap) and a cloth diaper "shell" over so we don't have to wake her up to change her. We fasten both diapers below the bottom edge of the cast. No leaks & nothing on the cast & she sleeps 11 hours at night! On Jun 27, 2012, at 11:40 AM, "G" <deznsw1230@...> wrote:

Thank you Eryn!

Yeah I was thinking about doing the middle of the night diaper change. My concern though is waking her and then it being playtime. Currently we do cloth diapering at night. I'm hoping that maybe the cloth diapers will still fit with the cast and then the poise pads will do it. We'll see. We just spoke with the casting doctor last night and he was telling us how we'll have to stay over the first night of her cast at the hospital so she can be observed. Did you have to do this? How did it go? Thank you for your response. Being a part of this group is going to be a huge help for me!

>

> Our son, Brayden, got his first cast at 15 months and we had the same questions about diapering. We changed from Seventh Generation diapers to Pampers because they seemed to hold more and fit better around his cast. I have heard Huggies are great for girls but have no experience since we have no girls.

>

> Even though our son slept through the night my husband and I take turns getting up in the middle of the night and changing his diaper. We also place a poise pad on the top front of the diaper (belly area) for extra protection at night in case he pees too much and we don't wake up in time to change him.

>

> We also limit his fluids after dinner with his snack before bedtime. These have helped us to limit accidents.

>

> Best of luck!Â

>

> Eryn,

> Mom to Brayden, 20 months, 3rd cast

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: G <deznsw1230@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:06 AM

> Subject: New to the Group

>

>

> Â

> Good Morning!

>

> My name is and I just joined this support group following my daughter Olivia's diagnosis of idiopathic infantile scoliosis. My little one is 15 months old. At 13 months my mother and I noticed that the back of her ribs felt funny. Her left side protruded out, while her right side was caved in. I looked it up and found the infantile scoliosis support page. I instantly panicked and the next day made an appointment with the pediatrician. She noticed what we noticed and referred us to a specialist at the children's hospital. We got in there the following week.

> The ortho looked at her spine and said "this is usually one of those things that straighten out on their own, but we'll take an x-ray to check it out." We had the x-ray done and after checking it he said "Well I didn't expect that! I really thought she had maybe a 10 degree curve. She is at a 35 degree curve and is a perfect candidate for casting." Having seen the x-ray as it was being taken, and having done my research, I wasn't surprised. What I wasn't ready for was what he said next "We're going to schedule an MRI to make sure there's nothing causing the curve before we proceed." Now this didn't occur to me. I hadn't read about cord tethering or brain stem issues. This frightened me.

> On Friday we went in for her MRI. This was very stressful as this was the first time being sedated. The hospital was behind due to emergency procedures so we were in the prep room for 2 hours before she was taken in. She was a real trooper when they put her IV in and Mama made sure not to cry until after the nurses were gone. I couldn't go into the MRI room where she was going to be sedated because of a previous eye injury I had obtained as a child as a precaution so my husband went in with her. He read her a story and out she went. The nurses had to comment about how great my husband is, which they're right! Olivia was a real trooper and did great with the sedation and came out of it fine.

> The great news is that the scoliosis is officially idiopathic. The MRI came back clear. What's amazing is how one's perspective changes. I was initially dreading casting and now I welcome it over the alternative. We are yet to be scheduled for her cast. I will keep everyone posted on that.

> My biggest casting concern is diapering. Olivia drinks like a fish and her diapers fill fast. She also (sorry TMI coming) saves her bowel movements for one massive, messy one 9 out of 10 times. I am terrified that she is going to seriously soil this cast and I'm not going to know what to do with it. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. We are all nervous about the road ahead, but are doing what we can to prepare ourselves. I truly believe this will be harder on Mama and Daddy than it will be on her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. '

>

> Thank you for taking the time to read our story.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We do Huggies nighttime diapers with a Double Up pad inside (can buy on Amazon pretty cheap) and a cloth diaper "shell" over so we don't have to wake her up to change her. We fasten both diapers below the bottom edge of the cast. No leaks & nothing on the cast & she sleeps 11 hours at night! On Jun 27, 2012, at 11:40 AM, "G" <deznsw1230@...> wrote:

Thank you Eryn!

Yeah I was thinking about doing the middle of the night diaper change. My concern though is waking her and then it being playtime. Currently we do cloth diapering at night. I'm hoping that maybe the cloth diapers will still fit with the cast and then the poise pads will do it. We'll see. We just spoke with the casting doctor last night and he was telling us how we'll have to stay over the first night of her cast at the hospital so she can be observed. Did you have to do this? How did it go? Thank you for your response. Being a part of this group is going to be a huge help for me!

>

> Our son, Brayden, got his first cast at 15 months and we had the same questions about diapering. We changed from Seventh Generation diapers to Pampers because they seemed to hold more and fit better around his cast. I have heard Huggies are great for girls but have no experience since we have no girls.

>

> Even though our son slept through the night my husband and I take turns getting up in the middle of the night and changing his diaper. We also place a poise pad on the top front of the diaper (belly area) for extra protection at night in case he pees too much and we don't wake up in time to change him.

>

> We also limit his fluids after dinner with his snack before bedtime. These have helped us to limit accidents.

>

> Best of luck!Â

>

> Eryn,

> Mom to Brayden, 20 months, 3rd cast

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: G <deznsw1230@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:06 AM

> Subject: New to the Group

>

>

> Â

> Good Morning!

>

> My name is and I just joined this support group following my daughter Olivia's diagnosis of idiopathic infantile scoliosis. My little one is 15 months old. At 13 months my mother and I noticed that the back of her ribs felt funny. Her left side protruded out, while her right side was caved in. I looked it up and found the infantile scoliosis support page. I instantly panicked and the next day made an appointment with the pediatrician. She noticed what we noticed and referred us to a specialist at the children's hospital. We got in there the following week.

> The ortho looked at her spine and said "this is usually one of those things that straighten out on their own, but we'll take an x-ray to check it out." We had the x-ray done and after checking it he said "Well I didn't expect that! I really thought she had maybe a 10 degree curve. She is at a 35 degree curve and is a perfect candidate for casting." Having seen the x-ray as it was being taken, and having done my research, I wasn't surprised. What I wasn't ready for was what he said next "We're going to schedule an MRI to make sure there's nothing causing the curve before we proceed." Now this didn't occur to me. I hadn't read about cord tethering or brain stem issues. This frightened me.

> On Friday we went in for her MRI. This was very stressful as this was the first time being sedated. The hospital was behind due to emergency procedures so we were in the prep room for 2 hours before she was taken in. She was a real trooper when they put her IV in and Mama made sure not to cry until after the nurses were gone. I couldn't go into the MRI room where she was going to be sedated because of a previous eye injury I had obtained as a child as a precaution so my husband went in with her. He read her a story and out she went. The nurses had to comment about how great my husband is, which they're right! Olivia was a real trooper and did great with the sedation and came out of it fine.

> The great news is that the scoliosis is officially idiopathic. The MRI came back clear. What's amazing is how one's perspective changes. I was initially dreading casting and now I welcome it over the alternative. We are yet to be scheduled for her cast. I will keep everyone posted on that.

> My biggest casting concern is diapering. Olivia drinks like a fish and her diapers fill fast. She also (sorry TMI coming) saves her bowel movements for one massive, messy one 9 out of 10 times. I am terrified that she is going to seriously soil this cast and I'm not going to know what to do with it. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. We are all nervous about the road ahead, but are doing what we can to prepare ourselves. I truly believe this will be harder on Mama and Daddy than it will be on her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. '

>

> Thank you for taking the time to read our story.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We had the same thoughts about trying not to wake up our son. He is a really great sleeper except when he doesn't feel well. If he ever woke up, I would just rock him back to sleep and turn on the lullabies. This always worked for us. Is Olivia a light sleeper? I do not have any experience with cloth diapers.We did not have to stay overnight in the hospital. You will see from other parents that each doctor and child's circumstances are different. Honestly, we were a nervous wreck when our son got his first cast. He doesn't let it keep him from doing anything except being in water and playing in sand.This group has been wonderful too us as well. We have met others going through the same thing and it's just nice to know we can lean on each other for

support. Thanks to all of you listening and helping with advice!!!ErynMom to Brayden, 20 months, 3rd cast From: G <deznsw1230@...> infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:40 PM Subject: Re: New to the Group

Thank you Eryn!

Yeah I was thinking about doing the middle of the night diaper change. My concern though is waking her and then it being playtime. Currently we do cloth diapering at night. I'm hoping that maybe the cloth diapers will still fit with the cast and then the poise pads will do it. We'll see. We just spoke with the casting doctor last night and he was telling us how we'll have to stay over the first night of her cast at the hospital so she can be observed. Did you have to do this? How did it go? Thank you for your response. Being a part of this group is going to be a huge help for me!

>

> Our son, Brayden, got his first cast at 15 months and we had the same questions about diapering. We changed from Seventh Generation diapers to Pampers because they seemed to hold more and fit better around his cast. I have heard Huggies are great for girls but have no experience since we have no girls.

>

> Even though our son slept through the night my husband and I take turns getting up in the middle of the night and changing his diaper. We also place a poise pad on the top front of the diaper (belly area) for extra protection at night in case he pees too much and we don't wake up in time to change him.

>

> We also limit his fluids after dinner with his snack before bedtime. These have helped us to limit accidents.

>

> Best of luck!Â

>

> Eryn,

> Mom to Brayden, 20 months, 3rd cast

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: G <deznsw1230@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:06 AM

> Subject: New to the Group

>

>

> Â

> Good Morning!

>

> My name is and I just joined this support group following my daughter Olivia's diagnosis of idiopathic infantile scoliosis. My little one is 15 months old. At 13 months my mother and I noticed that the back of her ribs felt funny. Her left side protruded out, while her right side was caved in. I looked it up and found the infantile scoliosis support page. I instantly panicked and the next day made an appointment with the pediatrician. She noticed what we noticed and referred us to a specialist at the children's hospital. We got in there the following week.

> The ortho looked at her spine and said "this is usually one of those things that straighten out on their own, but we'll take an x-ray to check it out." We had the x-ray done and after checking it he said "Well I didn't expect that! I really thought she had maybe a 10 degree curve. She is at a 35 degree curve and is a perfect candidate for casting." Having seen the x-ray as it was being taken, and having done my research, I wasn't surprised. What I wasn't ready for was what he said next "We're going to schedule an MRI to make sure there's nothing causing the curve before we proceed." Now this didn't occur to me. I hadn't read about cord tethering or brain stem issues. This frightened me.

> On Friday we went in for her MRI. This was very stressful as this was the first time being sedated. The hospital was behind due to emergency procedures so we were in the prep room for 2 hours before she was taken in. She was a real trooper when they put her IV in and Mama made sure not to cry until after the nurses were gone. I couldn't go into the MRI room where she was going to be sedated because of a previous eye injury I had obtained as a child as a precaution so my husband went in with her. He read her a story and out she went. The nurses had to comment about how great my husband is, which they're right! Olivia was a real trooper and did great with the sedation and came out of it fine.

> The great news is that the scoliosis is officially idiopathic. The MRI came back clear. What's amazing is how one's perspective changes. I was initially dreading casting and now I welcome it over the alternative. We are yet to be scheduled for her cast. I will keep everyone posted on that.

> My biggest casting concern is diapering. Olivia drinks like a fish and her diapers fill fast. She also (sorry TMI coming) saves her bowel movements for one massive, messy one 9 out of 10 times. I am terrified that she is going to seriously soil this cast and I'm not going to know what to do with it. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. We are all nervous about the road ahead, but are doing what we can to prepare ourselves. I truly believe this will be harder on Mama and Daddy than it will be on her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. '

>

> Thank you for taking the time to read our story.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We do the exact same thing only we just use panty liners doubled up so

that two sticky sides are together across the front and back of the diaper

to help soak up. No leaks unless the tabs on the shell & diaper get

loose. That has only happened one time. great system & my son is almost

29 months so it absorbs a lot!

Amber

> We do Huggies nighttime diapers with a Double Up pad inside (can buy on

> Amazon pretty cheap) and a cloth diaper " shell " over so we don't have to

> wake her up to change her. We fasten both diapers below the bottom edge of

> the cast. No leaks & nothing on the cast & she sleeps 11 hours at night!

>

> On Jun 27, 2012, at 11:40 AM, " G " <deznsw1230@...> wrote:

>

>>

>> Thank you Eryn!

>>

>> Yeah I was thinking about doing the middle of the night diaper change.

>> My concern though is waking her and then it being playtime. Currently we

>> do cloth diapering at night. I'm hoping that maybe the cloth diapers

>> will still fit with the cast and then the poise pads will do it. We'll

>> see. We just spoke with the casting doctor last night and he was telling

>> us how we'll have to stay over the first night of her cast at the

>> hospital so she can be observed. Did you have to do this? How did it go?

>> Thank you for your response. Being a part of this group is going to be a

>> huge help for me!

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> >

>> > Our son, Brayden, got his first cast at 15 months and we had the

>> same questions about diapering. We changed from Seventh Generation

>> diapers to Pampers because they seemed to hold more and fit better

>> around his cast. I have heard Huggies are great for girls but have no

>> experience since we have no girls.

>> >

>> > Even though our son slept through the night my husband and I take

>> turns getting up in the middle of the night and changing his diaper.

>> We also place a poise pad on the top front of the diaper (belly area)

>> for extra protection at night in case he pees too much and we don't

>> wake up in time to change him.

>> >

>> > We also limit his fluids after dinner with his snack before bedtime.Â

>> These have helped us to limit accidents.

>> >

>> > Best of luck!Â

>> >

>> > Eryn,

>> > Mom to Brayden, 20 months, 3rd cast

>> >

>> >

>> > ________________________________

>> > From: G <deznsw1230@...>

>> > infantile scoliosis treatment

>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:06 AM

>> > Subject: New to the Group

>> >

>> >

>> > Â

>> > Good Morning!

>> >

>> > My name is and I just joined this support group following my

>> daughter Olivia's diagnosis of idiopathic infantile scoliosis. My

>> little one is 15 months old. At 13 months my mother and I noticed that

>> the back of her ribs felt funny. Her left side protruded out, while

>> her right side was caved in. I looked it up and found the infantile

>> scoliosis support page. I instantly panicked and the next day made an

>> appointment with the pediatrician. She noticed what we noticed and

>> referred us to a specialist at the children's hospital. We got in

>> there the following week.

>> > The ortho looked at her spine and said " this is usually one of those

>> things that straighten out on their own, but we'll take an x-ray to

>> check it out. " We had the x-ray done and after checking it he said

>> " Well I didn't expect that! I really thought she had maybe a 10 degree

>> curve. She is at a 35 degree curve and is a perfect candidate for

>> casting. " Having seen the x-ray as it was being taken, and having done

>> my research, I wasn't surprised. What I wasn't ready for was what he

>> said next " We're going to schedule an MRI to make sure there's nothing

>> causing the curve before we proceed. " Now this didn't occur to me. I

>> hadn't read about cord tethering or brain stem issues. This frightened

>> me.

>> > On Friday we went in for her MRI. This was very stressful as this was

>> the first time being sedated. The hospital was behind due to emergency

>> procedures so we were in the prep room for 2 hours before she was

>> taken in. She was a real trooper when they put her IV in and Mama made

>> sure not to cry until after the nurses were gone. I couldn't go into

>> the MRI room where she was going to be sedated because of a previous

>> eye injury I had obtained as a child as a precaution so my husband

>> went in with her. He read her a story and out she went. The nurses had

>> to comment about how great my husband is, which they're right! Olivia

>> was a real trooper and did great with the sedation and came out of it

>> fine.

>> > The great news is that the scoliosis is officially idiopathic. The MRI

>> came back clear. What's amazing is how one's perspective changes. I

>> was initially dreading casting and now I welcome it over the

>> alternative. We are yet to be scheduled for her cast. I will keep

>> everyone posted on that.

>> > My biggest casting concern is diapering. Olivia drinks like a fish and

>> her diapers fill fast. She also (sorry TMI coming) saves her bowel

>> movements for one massive, messy one 9 out of 10 times. I am terrified

>> that she is going to seriously soil this cast and I'm not going to

>> know what to do with it. Any advice on this would be greatly

>> appreciated. We are all nervous about the road ahead, but are doing

>> what we can to prepare ourselves. I truly believe this will be harder

>> on Mama and Daddy than it will be on her. Any advice would be greatly

>> appreciated. '

>> >

>> > Thank you for taking the time to read our story.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

>

[Guest guest]

We do the exact same thing only we just use panty liners doubled up so

that two sticky sides are together across the front and back of the diaper

to help soak up. No leaks unless the tabs on the shell & diaper get

loose. That has only happened one time. great system & my son is almost

29 months so it absorbs a lot!

Amber

> We do Huggies nighttime diapers with a Double Up pad inside (can buy on

> Amazon pretty cheap) and a cloth diaper " shell " over so we don't have to

> wake her up to change her. We fasten both diapers below the bottom edge of

> the cast. No leaks & nothing on the cast & she sleeps 11 hours at night!

>

> On Jun 27, 2012, at 11:40 AM, " G " <deznsw1230@...> wrote:

>

>>

>> Thank you Eryn!

>>

>> Yeah I was thinking about doing the middle of the night diaper change.

>> My concern though is waking her and then it being playtime. Currently we

>> do cloth diapering at night. I'm hoping that maybe the cloth diapers

>> will still fit with the cast and then the poise pads will do it. We'll

>> see. We just spoke with the casting doctor last night and he was telling

>> us how we'll have to stay over the first night of her cast at the

>> hospital so she can be observed. Did you have to do this? How did it go?

>> Thank you for your response. Being a part of this group is going to be a

>> huge help for me!

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> >

>> > Our son, Brayden, got his first cast at 15 months and we had the

>> same questions about diapering. We changed from Seventh Generation

>> diapers to Pampers because they seemed to hold more and fit better

>> around his cast. I have heard Huggies are great for girls but have no

>> experience since we have no girls.

>> >

>> > Even though our son slept through the night my husband and I take

>> turns getting up in the middle of the night and changing his diaper.

>> We also place a poise pad on the top front of the diaper (belly area)

>> for extra protection at night in case he pees too much and we don't

>> wake up in time to change him.

>> >

>> > We also limit his fluids after dinner with his snack before bedtime.Â

>> These have helped us to limit accidents.

>> >

>> > Best of luck!Â

>> >

>> > Eryn,

>> > Mom to Brayden, 20 months, 3rd cast

>> >

>> >

>> > ________________________________

>> > From: G <deznsw1230@...>

>> > infantile scoliosis treatment

>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:06 AM

>> > Subject: New to the Group

>> >

>> >

>> > Â

>> > Good Morning!

>> >

>> > My name is and I just joined this support group following my

>> daughter Olivia's diagnosis of idiopathic infantile scoliosis. My

>> little one is 15 months old. At 13 months my mother and I noticed that

>> the back of her ribs felt funny. Her left side protruded out, while

>> her right side was caved in. I looked it up and found the infantile

>> scoliosis support page. I instantly panicked and the next day made an

>> appointment with the pediatrician. She noticed what we noticed and

>> referred us to a specialist at the children's hospital. We got in

>> there the following week.

>> > The ortho looked at her spine and said " this is usually one of those

>> things that straighten out on their own, but we'll take an x-ray to

>> check it out. " We had the x-ray done and after checking it he said

>> " Well I didn't expect that! I really thought she had maybe a 10 degree

>> curve. She is at a 35 degree curve and is a perfect candidate for

>> casting. " Having seen the x-ray as it was being taken, and having done

>> my research, I wasn't surprised. What I wasn't ready for was what he

>> said next " We're going to schedule an MRI to make sure there's nothing

>> causing the curve before we proceed. " Now this didn't occur to me. I

>> hadn't read about cord tethering or brain stem issues. This frightened

>> me.

>> > On Friday we went in for her MRI. This was very stressful as this was

>> the first time being sedated. The hospital was behind due to emergency

>> procedures so we were in the prep room for 2 hours before she was

>> taken in. She was a real trooper when they put her IV in and Mama made

>> sure not to cry until after the nurses were gone. I couldn't go into

>> the MRI room where she was going to be sedated because of a previous

>> eye injury I had obtained as a child as a precaution so my husband

>> went in with her. He read her a story and out she went. The nurses had

>> to comment about how great my husband is, which they're right! Olivia

>> was a real trooper and did great with the sedation and came out of it

>> fine.

>> > The great news is that the scoliosis is officially idiopathic. The MRI

>> came back clear. What's amazing is how one's perspective changes. I

>> was initially dreading casting and now I welcome it over the

>> alternative. We are yet to be scheduled for her cast. I will keep

>> everyone posted on that.

>> > My biggest casting concern is diapering. Olivia drinks like a fish and

>> her diapers fill fast. She also (sorry TMI coming) saves her bowel

>> movements for one massive, messy one 9 out of 10 times. I am terrified

>> that she is going to seriously soil this cast and I'm not going to

>> know what to do with it. Any advice on this would be greatly

>> appreciated. We are all nervous about the road ahead, but are doing

>> what we can to prepare ourselves. I truly believe this will be harder

>> on Mama and Daddy than it will be on her. Any advice would be greatly

>> appreciated. '

>> >

>> > Thank you for taking the time to read our story.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi my name is . I am interested in finding some new food ideas / recipes

and hope to find some great ones here. I started purging our home of processed

foods, high sugar foods several years ago. We still have the occasional box of

pasta in the house and cold breakfast cereal, which I try to buy the better

brands with ingredients I know.

I am trying to lose weight and eat real food while serving my family nutritious

real food as well. I have lost 50lbs but I have about 15-20 more to go and am

stuck. Now and then I do have a " bad food day " and eat to many carbs (refined

carbs/sugars like bread or pasta) when I do I end up with an upset stomach and

painful bloating. I think I should just get rid of the bread, pasta, etc...

foods from my diet all together but I just haven't been successful with it yet.

I get bored with my regular rotation of low carb/wheat/sugar free foods and

either don't eat or eat something I shouldn't because I if I don't I will just

skip that meal. Then I start craving those foods again and it gets quite

intense when those cravings hit. Anyone have any tips for getting past these

cravings? cold turkey? slow reduction?

I'll be trying out the search tool here to see what I can find as well as far

as info and recipes. Thank you!

[Guest guest]

Welcome !

Sounds like you & #39;re doing great and you know what you need to know. The

answer to carb cravings is more fat (good clean saturated fat of course). Try

making saturated fat in all it & #39;s glorious forms the bulk of your diet. It

satisfies like nothing else and is the perfect fuel for the human body. A very

high fat diet also trains your body to rely on fat, not blood sugar as the main

energy source. Carb cravings reflect the body & #39;s dependence on the fickle,

fleeting and unstable energy source of blood sugar.

Breakfast cereal? I think I & #39;d eat a Twinkie first. It & #39;s a super

processed, denatured, blood sugar skyrocketing, health robbing, fattening, full

of artificial " vitamins " food-like excuse for nutrition. (you should know I tend

to have strong opinions . Throw it and all processed food out. It & #39;s

terribly addictive stuff. If its in the house, you & #39;re gonna eat it and

suffer for it.

Gene

[Guest guest]

Thanks Gene, What would be some of your suggestions for good clean saturated

fat? I mainly have trouble with snacks,something quick with minimal cooking

time. I have been eating more nuts (cashews, pistaccios, almonds, walnuts.

The cereals is mainly for my husband and kids who haven't given it up but since

it is here I will occasionally have some (maybe once every month or two) but the

last time I did I got a bit of an upset stomach and I don't care for the taste

of milk anymore which makes cereal no fun anyway.

>

> Welcome !

>

> Sounds like you & #39;re doing great and you know what you need to know. The

answer to carb cravings is more fat (good clean saturated fat of course). Try

making saturated fat in all it & #39;s glorious forms the bulk of your diet. It

satisfies like nothing else and is the perfect fuel for the human body. A very

high fat diet also trains your body to rely on fat, not blood sugar as the main

energy source. Carb cravings reflect the body & #39;s dependence on the fickle,

fleeting and unstable energy source of blood sugar.

>

> Breakfast cereal? I think I & #39;d eat a Twinkie first. It & #39;s a super

processed, denatured, blood sugar skyrocketing, health robbing, fattening, full

of artificial " vitamins " food-like excuse for nutrition. (you should know I tend

to have strong opinions . Throw it and all processed food out. It & #39;s

terribly addictive stuff. If its in the house, you & #39;re gonna eat it and

suffer for it.

>

> Gene

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good clean saturated fat....hmmmm....let me count the delicious and satisfying

ways....   1.  Virgin coconut oil.  Excellent energy source and so many

other benefits.  I put 4 Tbsps in my morning coffee.  If you don't regularly

eat alot of VCO, ramp up consumption over the course of a few weeks.  4 Tbsp

would leave the uninitiated spending the day in the bathroom.  Coconut cream is

another great way to get coconut oil in if you don't like the straight oil. 

2.  Raw pastured butter (or something like Kerrygold in a pinch).  Me and my

kids love to snack on it plain and we put it on and in just about

everything.   Unsalted butter is also very good when blended with

coffee 3. pastured pork lard and bacon (cold bacon makes a great snack,

especially when used to scoop butter  4. Pastured eggs.  lightly cooked or

just the raw yolks even better.  soft boild eggs make a great portable snack. 

4.  Red Palm oil.  lot of great fat and

incredible levels of antioxidnts, Vitamin A and CoQ10.  I just take a few Tbps

with breakfast.  5. Extra Virgin Olive oil.  great for dressings, avoid

vegtable and seed oils,  but its too fragile to heat.   6.  Grassfed

beef.  Don't you dare trim that fat off   When I have a cow butchered I ask

the butcher to add some of the extra tallow to the hamburger.  I shoot for 50%

" lean "   7. grassfed beef and lamb liver.  The Superman of food and fat. 

Fried with onions, cubed and wrapped in bacon,  pureed and mix into burgers or

meatloaf, raw frozen cubes  8. Full fat cheese.  Great snack option.  8.

Avacados.  9. olives. 10. Nuts.  ok as a small snack but should not be a meal

or significant part of the diet.  Too much Omega six and phytic acid concerns.

10.  high fat smoothies: 3 cups of full fat kefir or plain, live yogurt; 1 cup

of berries; 1/2 bananna; 5 Tbsp VCO (add in liquid form while blender is

running); 5 Tbsp heavy

cream.  These also make great popsicles.  Just pour the smoothies into those

little posicle trays.  My kids love them.

 

Raw, non-starchy vegtables are also good for snacks, epecially when dipped in

butter or a homemade olive oil or cream based dressing.

 

I know that you asked for snack options and I realize my list isn't full of

them.  What we have found as a family is that when we consistently eat high fat

nutrient dense foods and have high calorie/high fat breakfasts, snacks just

aren't a big deal.  Our bodies have returned to their normal and natural

state of primarily burning fat.  We don't need snacks every couple of hours

to try maintain high blood glucose levels because our bodies have been saved

from a carb fueled, screwed up hormone, reliance on glucose.  If you can't go

4-5 hours between meals with ease, its a classic sign that you are short on

nutrition or fat or both, and that your body's metabolism has been perverted

into a reliance on glucose. 

 

I thought you might find this article interesting: 

 

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/a-metabolic-paradigm-shift-fat-carbs-human-body-m\

etabolism/#axzz22GVOZR9iGood luck,

 

Good luck, 

 

Gene

 

 

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>Thanks Gene, What would be some of your suggestions for good clean saturated

fat? I mainly have trouble with snacks,something quick with minimal cooking

time. I have been eating more nuts (cashews, pistaccios, almonds, walnuts.

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>The cereals is mainly for my husband and kids who haven't given it up but since

it is here I will occasionally have some (maybe once every month or two) but the

last time I did I got a bit of an upset stomach and I don't care for the taste

of milk anymore which makes cereal no fun anyway.

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>> Welcome !

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>> Sounds like you & #39;re doing great and you know what you need to know. The

answer to carb cravings is more fat (good clean saturated fat of course). Try

making saturated fat in all it & #39;s glorious forms the bulk of your diet. It

satisfies like nothing else and is the perfect fuel for the human body. A very

high fat diet also trains your body to rely on fat, not blood sugar as the main

energy source. Carb cravings reflect the body & #39;s dependence on the fickle,

fleeting and unstable energy source of blood sugar.

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>> Breakfast cereal? I think I & #39;d eat a Twinkie first. It & #39;s a super

processed, denatured, blood sugar skyrocketing, health robbing, fattening, full

of artificial " vitamins " food-like excuse for nutrition. (you should know I tend

to have strong opinions . Throw it and all processed food out. It & #39;s

terribly addictive stuff. If its in the house, you & #39;re gonna eat it and

suffer for it.

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>> Gene

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