Posted by BarbaraCat on September 23, 2002, at 11:33:28
In reply to Re: Remeron--Zone Diet--Barbara Cat, posted by Roo on September 23, 2002, at 10:08:11
Hi Roo,
I'm doing well, thanks. I'm holding steady at 11.5mg Remeron down from 75 and it feels right at that dose. I've been taking 5-HTP also because intuitively it seems necessary to increase serotonin that way. Plus all my vitamin drips and other naturopathic therapies are helping. It's hard to remember how miserable you were when you start feeling better, but looking back at my journals I was in very bad shape, so I'm grateful and encouraged.I haven't been on the Zone diet for very long, however, I don't get as hungry and my energy level is good throughout the day and I've lost 5 pounds in a short time. It's not a low carb diet, but it balances the ratio of carbs pretty evenly with protein and fat. It encourages complex carbs (high fiber veggies) instead of simple ones like sugar, pasta, bread, grains, booze. Other problem carbs are high glycemic, or sweet tasting veggies like corn, white rice. You need to eat enough good quality protein and fats to delay carb sugars from the entering the bloodstream rapidly, which causes excess insulin problems. This is a very simplistic explanation. You can probably find a used copy of 'Entering the Zone' by Barry Sears and see if it makes sense. I'm still studying it and getting used to the recipes and eating differently (I ate too many carbs previously) but it makes alot of sense - even though the jury is still out among some medical circles. However, more and more nutrition experts and docs are coming over to his theories. Dr. Sears also recently wrote 'The Omega Zone' which is mainly about fish oils, but goes into his Zone theories.
Remeron and weight gain. Sigh. It's definitely a problem unless you exercise like a demon. You will want to eat eat eat (especially carbs). I'd find myself standing in front of the open fridge barely remembering how I got there. Jill on this board seems to have the least problems with it and I believe she's an avid swimmer. But she did go up a few dress sizes anyway.
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