I need to gain weight rather than lose weight. I cannot eat protein powders or shakes due to a food sensitivity. I have simply increased the amount of food I eat especially protein, vegetables and fruit. I wonder if it would be best not to eliminate high glycemic foods. I am also working with doctors including specialists and in the past with a nutritionist. I have made my second batch of hummus this week and have made pumpkin biscuits. I do not have a gluten sensitivity but am trying to add more gluten free options anyway, but not as a priority. I talked with customer service before I started. I learned that the website is more than weight loss and I have found that to be the case. I felt encouraged by the nutter butter cup video and made a dessert with raw cacao nibs. I also felt encouraged by the video on avoiding deprivation diets. I wanted to let you know that I am out here also.
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Thanks for reaching out! I’m glad that you are encouraged by the various resources on this site! Yes, getting to a healthy weight (gaining or losing) can be accomplished through whole foods eating. When you are wanting to gain weight, absorption is another avenue to explore, to make sure you are actually taking in all that you are consuming. This may require digestive enzymes and probiotic supplements. I would encourage you to first focus on increasing the frequency with which you have non-gluten grains, starchy vegetables (sweet potatoes, yams, beets), as well as the portion sizes of healthy fats and high quality proteins instead of increasing high glycemic foods. – Coach Zoe
Thanks. I appreciate knowing where the emphasis belongs. Now I have some beets ready to cook. I already eat sweet potatoes and yams and will increase the non-gluten grains. Unfortunately my food sensitivity includes probiotics. I cannot eat anything fermented, cultured, aged or conventionally farmed foods. I have looked into bottled enzymes, but find that they may be produced through fermentation and may also be concentrated by the nature of their processing. So I think I might have to stick to food sources and spices. What is your take on this last part?
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Chewing food slowly and in a non-stressful environment will naturally increase enzyme activity without supplementation. Additionally, eating a whole foods diet without sugar and refined/processed foods in addition to paying special attention to reduce/avoid environmental toxins (pesticides, herbicides, molds, heavy metals, etc.) can help to keep your microbiome healthy.
Can I ask how you have come to understand that you are sensitive to fermented foods? The reason I ask is there are fermented vegetables made with vinegar, and those brined (which maintain their probiotic benefit). Often a reaction can be to the vinegar (and sugar) used in the process, not to the fermentation by products. Additionally, folks often turn to fermented dairy products, which can cause a reaction not because of the active cultures, but because of the lactose or casein if you have a sensitivity to that, which many of us do. – Coach Zoe
Since this is on-line, I don’t want to get too specific. I have had good medical and chemistry guidance as well as learning by experience. However, I will look into brining. Thank you. Also, I seem not to have a good feeling about expressing confidence in what I know.
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