FlufferNutter, Low-Fat, Low-Carb, High Protein,

Trim Healthy Mama’s eating on either end of the fueling spectrum, low-fat E-Meals on one end and low-carb S-Meals on the other end, along with using OptimisingNutrition’s glucose trigger value work beautifully hand-in-hand (bit.ly/3wItok9) to help me maintain my 1984 Wedding Weight. Both ends of the dietary spectrum are effective for weight loss, meaning, a low-fat dietary style (#THM E-Meals) will work, and a low-carb dietary style (#THM S-Meals) will work, whereas combining fats and carbs (#THM XO Crossover Meals) is the way to gain weight during pregnancy and childhood. That’s what I’ve been learning about since 2013 when I was introduced to the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle. In 2018 my understanding was deepened when I discovered Marty Kendall’s teaching at #OptimisingNutrition about eating from either end of the fueling spectrum, using fats or carbs, but not both if wanting trim down. He writes, “…both low-carb and low-fat camps are successful when they move away from hyper-palatable blends of fat and carbs that are easy to overeat.” And, “Carbs are more inclined to spike your blood sugars initially following a meal, whereas fats are more prone to keeping them elevated for longer.” Separating them helps the body have better glucose and insulin interactions.
It was in 2018 when I discovered Marty Kendall’s blog post about using a glucose meter as a personalized fuel gauge: bit.ly/3qENiKk, and I began learning from his OptimisingNutrition.com blog posts that the nutrients I consume being another key to weight loss. He says, “Your diet doesn’t need a name or a belief system, just enough nutrients.” Did you know that dieta’s Greek root means way of life? If I didn’t want to stick to my 2013 discovery of the THM way of life, I didn’t have to. But I like THM!…all I needed to do was pull back on the 3hr-4hr frequent fueling…after going into menopause because that frequent eating was initiating too many elevated glucose responses and working against me keeping trim. Thankfully I discovered eating by my glucose meter’s feedback which then helped me get back to trim after a two-year struggle with menopausal weight gains. This is my 5min dietary story: • Listener Special - Lor...
Here’s are some articles about eating either low-carb or low-fat:Carbs OR Fat vs Carbs AND Fat by Marty Kendall: optimisingnutrition.com/carbs...
Low-Carb vs Low-Fat: What’s Best for Weight Loss, Satiety, Nutrient Density, and Long-Term Adherence?: optimisingnutrition.com/low-c...
Supra-Additive Effects of Combining Fat and Carbohydrate on Food Reward by Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio in Cell Matobilism: bit.ly/2BVVEE1
This is a link to a low-carb vs low-fat study published in Jama (Journal of American Medical Association) by Gardner: “Effect of Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on 12-Month Weight Loss in Overweight Adults”: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...
And this is a link to another low-carb vs low-fat related study by Hall: “Effect of a plant-based, low-fat diet versus an animal-based, ketogenic diet on ad libitum energy intake”: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33479...
People on low-fat, low-energy-density diets have lower ad libitum energy intake than that of those on high-fat, high-energy-density diets: “Impact of carbohydrates, fat and energy density on energy intake” by Stubbs: www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
Here’s a SHORT video clip from Max Lugavere about the purpose of having some fat when we eat low-fat (a #THM E-Meal or the #THM FP - fuel pulling meal...the one that I refer to as "Munching on the Muffin Top" meal): bit.ly/3kFEh3x. This is part of a long podcast CZcams interview that has many useful dietary brain tips all throughout the content.
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I try to include lots of veggies with every meal, especially green veggies such as the nutritional powerhouse of LEAFY GREENS. A recent study (n.neurology.org/content/90/3/...) published in the Journal of Neurology of almost 1,000 seniors found that those who ate a serving of leafy greens every day, over a span of 4.7 years, were the equivalent of being 11-years younger in brain age! Leafy Greens & Brain-Age Neurology Study: n.neurology.org/content/90/3/.... THM Ideas to make your salads non-boring and slimming! trimhealthymama.com/eating-sa...
My food choices show up in my blood glucose that I can measure right at home, all that is needed is a $20 kit from Walmart ( • Glucose Meter as a Fue... )
I recorded did a series of 30 Days of DDF, THM, and IF: • 30 Days of #DDF, #THM,...

[@geneva1011]

AMAZING Lori! You are such a treasure!! Thank you for pushing the boundaries in your kitchen!

[@LoriTildenLeeke]

Thank you, @geneva1011, for sharing your thoughts of appreciation. I had fun with that one. I’m going to try to do it again at some point this month when I’m in California staying with our oldest and her family.

[@geneva1011]

@@LoriTildenLeeke Love your videos! Keep them coming!!

[@LoriTildenLeeke]

@@geneva1011 Now that I am settled in at our daughter's home in California, I am hoping to make a couple of "In the Kitchen" videos. Thank you for the vote of confidence. I'll try not to disappoint.

[@LoriTildenLeeke]

@geneva1011, I'm back in Texas, but while I was in California I was busier than expected, and now that I'm back here at home I still haven't gotten into the flow of making videos from my kitchen...but it's still on my mind. I am replying again just to let you know that I haven't forgotten. It just that making videos hasn't been the "biggest fire" to fight on my list of things I need (and want) to do. This coming week is my last week of the Spring Semester for my community college nutrition course. I'm hoping that things will quiet down a bit with that "off my plate."

[@barbarabaker5216]

Oooooohhhhh, I love nutter butters....will you be sharing your recipe?

[@LoriTildenLeeke]

@BarbaraBaker, I will try to recreate this sandwich again in the next couple of weeks while I’m staying in California with our oldest. I’ll do my best to write everything down so that I can share it as a recipe. I’m adding a note to my ToDo List that you, in particular, have asked about it so that I will make sure to let you know when the deed is done.

[@LoriTildenLeeke]

@barbarabaker5216, I'm back in Texas, but I still haven't gotten to making the FlufferNutter again...but it's still on my mind. I am replying again just to let you know that I haven't forgotten. It just hasn't been the "biggest fire" to fight on my list of things I need (and want) to do.