Anyone doing The Galveston Diet?

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  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    wunderkindking wrote: »
    I actually am loosening up my belief that what you need to do, you need to do forever.

    I think you have to be prepared with an exit strategy, and to be prepared for some regain of at least water weight, and I don't think VLCD are a good idea unless your doctor puts you on one and is supervising it (this is sometimes necessary when weight is more dangerous than the very low calories), but.

    I think sometimes a week or two of going hard can be a good idea. Not forever but especially when there's not a lot to lose. I'm vaguely considering a similar thing now that I'm down to 10lbs from ideal. We'll see where I am in the fall but 2 weeks of restricting down to 1400ish calories (which I could not maintain - that's a pretty big deficit for me) and that's likely to involve cutting some things I could not give up forever. Then do 2 weeks maintaining, and rotating.

    I feel like that might be a less painful way for me to lose the last bit than a smaller deficit with VERY PRECISE LOGGING and a lot of extreme accuracy. Which I just *hate*.

    That said I'm not doing any diet plan I have to pay for or has marketing schemes at all. Screw that, the diet industry is predatory and getting 0 dollars from me.

    I agree with all of this. Rather than needing to do something forever, you need to understand what you are doing, why, and why it is working for you. For me, an important part of this was NOT following someone else's plan, but knowing how to eat a sensible nutritious diet and to meal plan for myself. I have broad guidelines about how I eat, but no inflexible rules. Most of that "diet" seems like a combination of just normal healthy eating (which is great if one doesn't already have a healthy diet, but eating 25-30 g of fiber, for example, or a good amount of veg just doesn't strike me as particularly challenging or something one needs to follow a set plan to do. No grains but quinoa, on the other hand, or absolutely no added sugar ever, or eat only a few lower sugar types of fruit and otherwise avoid fruit seem to me to be kind of pointless inflexible rules unless they are things that a particular person decides would be good for them for their own reasons -- reasons that would be more specific than "only way to lose if menopausal."
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,584 Member
    33gail33 wrote: »
    paperpudding wrote: »
    @33gail33 It is about doing an intermittent Fast, cutting sugar, increasing fiber (veggies). It's really a good livable plan. Not expensive. No re-ocurring fee. So way cheaper than any plan I've ever tried over the years. Its also for menopausal women. So I'm not sure what all the mansplaining about menopausal women's bodies is in this thread. Not sure why they're here, but it's a diet that really would be healthy and affordable for you too. Welcome.
    no correct information has been posted in this group about this diet by other people. Its not restrictive at all. Its for reducing inflammation in menopausal women's bodies and therefore helping us lose the stubborn weight. It's not expensive. There's nothing to buy really but the instructions on how to do it. It's more of a method of eating than a diet.


    I am a post menopausal woman - started losing weight in 2013 when I was a peri menopausal woman, kept it off ever since.

    Did not buy any diet plan, just followed free MFP calorie counting method - way cheaper than any other plan since free.
    Healthy as you like and affordable and since I didnt notice any inflammation in my post menopausal body compared to my pre menopausal body, reducing inflammation was not an issue for me

    Nor was 'stubborn weight' - it came off at a slow and steady pace, jut like it does for other people who are not menopausal women, if they eat at an appropriate calorie deficit.


    PS a 'method of eating' by definition is a diet.


    OK. It's great for you that menopause hasn't had a detrimental effect on your body - I am jealous.

    Since menopause I have developed frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, insomnia, hot flashes, chronic rhino-sinusitis and last year post viral fatigue syndrome. And skin cancer. Reducing inflammation is a huge factor for me, up there with weight loss. I am 56 and feel like I have aged 20 years since I turned 50.

    The anti-inflammatory type diet I mentioned I was on for 8 weeks (which sounds very similar to the one in the OP) allowed me to straighten my knee completely for the first time in several years, and also reduced bloating and increased energy - along with losing 20 lbs. I started exercising again a couple of weeks into it which is key for me.

    And yes a "method of eating" is a diet - therefore we are all technically on a diet.

    Well . . . .

    Individual menopause experiences differ, certainly. Reducing systemic inflammation (if a person has it) can be very beneficial, and potentially applies to any age, of course.

    The unfortunate experiences you've had post-menopause include several things that occur randomly in the population, or become more common with aging in both sexes, in addition to some that are pretty commonly considered to be more directly menopause related (like hot flashes, sleep issues).

    I do sympathize, and have experienced some (not all) of the same since menopause, but for me menopause was 20 years ago (around age 44, chemotherapy induced, immediate symptoms at the time magnified by 7.5 years of anti-estrogen drugs afterward). The health conditions spread out widely over those 20 years, for me. As a result, I'm less inclined to consider them directly *caused* by menopause vs. aging, genetics coming home to roost, cumulative effects of lifestyle, etc. On top of that, I started exercising loooong before weight loss (about 12 years being very active, ages 44-60, while still at/over the line into obese). That gives me a different perspective on the correlations between symptoms/conditions and the 2-3 interventions (exercise, weight loss, composition of diet).

    Doesn't matter, though. That sort of health condition stuff stinks, regardless of causes. Sympathies! I'm glad you've found some relief.
  • 33gail33
    33gail33 Posts: 1,155 Member
    edited June 2021
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    33gail33 wrote: »
    paperpudding wrote: »
    @33gail33 It is about doing an intermittent Fast, cutting sugar, increasing fiber (veggies). It's really a good livable plan. Not expensive. No re-ocurring fee. So way cheaper than any plan I've ever tried over the years. Its also for menopausal women. So I'm not sure what all the mansplaining about menopausal women's bodies is in this thread. Not sure why they're here, but it's a diet that really would be healthy and affordable for you too. Welcome.
    no correct information has been posted in this group about this diet by other people. Its not restrictive at all. Its for reducing inflammation in menopausal women's bodies and therefore helping us lose the stubborn weight. It's not expensive. There's nothing to buy really but the instructions on how to do it. It's more of a method of eating than a diet.


    I am a post menopausal woman - started losing weight in 2013 when I was a peri menopausal woman, kept it off ever since.

    Did not buy any diet plan, just followed free MFP calorie counting method - way cheaper than any other plan since free.
    Healthy as you like and affordable and since I didnt notice any inflammation in my post menopausal body compared to my pre menopausal body, reducing inflammation was not an issue for me

    Nor was 'stubborn weight' - it came off at a slow and steady pace, jut like it does for other people who are not menopausal women, if they eat at an appropriate calorie deficit.


    PS a 'method of eating' by definition is a diet.


    OK. It's great for you that menopause hasn't had a detrimental effect on your body - I am jealous.

    Since menopause I have developed frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, insomnia, hot flashes, chronic rhino-sinusitis and last year post viral fatigue syndrome. And skin cancer. Reducing inflammation is a huge factor for me, up there with weight loss. I am 56 and feel like I have aged 20 years since I turned 50.

    The anti-inflammatory type diet I mentioned I was on for 8 weeks (which sounds very similar to the one in the OP) allowed me to straighten my knee completely for the first time in several years, and also reduced bloating and increased energy - along with losing 20 lbs. I started exercising again a couple of weeks into it which is key for me.

    And yes a "method of eating" is a diet - therefore we are all technically on a diet.

    Well . . . .

    Individual menopause experiences differ, certainly. Reducing systemic inflammation (if a person has it) can be very beneficial, and potentially applies to any age, of course.

    The unfortunate experiences you've had post-menopause include several things that occur randomly in the population, or become more common with aging in both sexes, in addition to some that are pretty commonly considered to be more directly menopause related (like hot flashes, sleep issues).

    I do sympathize, and have experienced some (not all) of the same since menopause, but for me menopause was 20 years ago (around age 44, chemotherapy induced, immediate symptoms at the time magnified by 7.5 years of anti-estrogen drugs afterward). The health conditions spread out widely over those 20 years, for me. As a result, I'm less inclined to consider them directly *caused* by menopause vs. aging, genetics coming home to roost, cumulative effects of lifestyle, etc. On top of that, I started exercising loooong before weight loss (about 12 years being very active, ages 44-60, while still at/over the line into obese). That gives me a different perspective on the correlations between symptoms/conditions and the 2-3 interventions (exercise, weight loss, composition of diet).

    Doesn't matter, though. That sort of health condition stuff stinks, regardless of causes. Sympathies! I'm glad you've found some relief.

    Fwiw I have always exercised - I was a runner for many years up until I had to give it up due to knee arthritis. Not sure if it is what you meant to say, but the implication I am reading is that perhaps my weight and lifestyle contributed to my health problems? I was not obese until the last year (at age 55) and was always active (running, biking, kayaking) up until things started going downhill for me with my frozen shoulder at age 49, and continued down from there.

    So for me the health issues came first, and led to the weight gain.

    When I said I "started exercising again" I meant that last summer at the height of my post viral fatigue I couldn't find the energy for several months to do anything really, and I "started again" after that short period of layoff.

    I am fairly confident that the frozen shoulder, and hot flashes (and by extension insomnia) are hormone/menopause related - but yes some of the other could be "just" age related.
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    @33gail33 Diet has such a negative appearance. I've been told for years that one doesn't want to be on a "diet." So I've learned to eat healthy for me. I too, have lost weight the regular way with healthy eating, exercise, and MFP. I could only go so far though. I had a last 20 pounds that just didn't budge. I exercised myself into a knot of pain over 8 years. Then I found out that exercise and healthy eating was not the end all and be all for me. It's IF and not eating inflammatory foods that's gotten my weight to start to move down again.

    I'm not looking to sway anyone to start this. My hope was to find someone else on this journey for support. What do I get... rescuers and the strangest kind. Basing their help on the completely wrong information. It's like they see a drowning person and throw a stalk of broccoli at their head. How is that going to make them float?
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    @springlering62 Thank you I do want to get to the finish line. I started in 2011 with exercise and healthy eating. Got 86 pounds off and then got stuck with the last 24 pounds. No amount of diet and exercise budged it. Me nor any professional could get it to move. They'd say... MORE exercise, Don't eat below 1200 calories. The weight stayed, my shoulders were now frozen, my left piriformis was inflamed all the time and my right plantar fasciitis

    This diet only alters my plan slightly. Consistent IF, eating foods that aren't inflammatory, no deprivation, exercise (not at the boot camp level), and now my weight is moving down. It's not a crazy unhealthy plan or I wouldn't do it.

    As far as healthy advice from Tiktok....hahaha its a starting place for quick snippets to see if one is interested. Geeze I've got a grip on myself and my health.
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    @33gail33 for my frozen shoulders from too much bootcamp classes over 6-8 years in my 50's I quit them and started pilates as recommended by a massage therapist. They asked me why I was pounding my body so hard for a woman my age. hmmmm. I did pilates for nearly 4 years in the first year both my shoulders were back to normal. My left in 6 months and my right took nearly a year before I could one day reach up and open my morning blinds without a catch. Pilates was gentle and they showed me the proper way to use my shoulders.
  • 33gail33
    33gail33 Posts: 1,155 Member
    edited June 2021
    kingscrown wrote: »
    @33gail33 for my frozen shoulders from too much bootcamp classes over 6-8 years in my 50's I quit them and started pilates as recommended by a massage therapist. They asked me why I was pounding my body so hard for a woman my age. hmmmm. I did pilates for nearly 4 years in the first year both my shoulders were back to normal. My left in 6 months and my right took nearly a year before I could one day reach up and open my morning blinds without a catch. Pilates was gentle and they showed me the proper way to use my shoulders.

    Interesting thanks. My frozen shoulders were "idiopathic" as I didn't have an injury, but I have since learned that menopause is a factor. They have long since healed and I have almost complete mobility back now. The first one took about 18 months, and three cortisone shots in the second one stopped it from freezing completely before it got as bad as the first.

    Hard to believe that I had just started training for my first sprint triathlon back then when the shoulders went. Never got back there. :(
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,584 Member
    33gail33 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    33gail33 wrote: »
    paperpudding wrote: »
    @33gail33 It is about doing an intermittent Fast, cutting sugar, increasing fiber (veggies). It's really a good livable plan. Not expensive. No re-ocurring fee. So way cheaper than any plan I've ever tried over the years. Its also for menopausal women. So I'm not sure what all the mansplaining about menopausal women's bodies is in this thread. Not sure why they're here, but it's a diet that really would be healthy and affordable for you too. Welcome.
    no correct information has been posted in this group about this diet by other people. Its not restrictive at all. Its for reducing inflammation in menopausal women's bodies and therefore helping us lose the stubborn weight. It's not expensive. There's nothing to buy really but the instructions on how to do it. It's more of a method of eating than a diet.


    I am a post menopausal woman - started losing weight in 2013 when I was a peri menopausal woman, kept it off ever since.

    Did not buy any diet plan, just followed free MFP calorie counting method - way cheaper than any other plan since free.
    Healthy as you like and affordable and since I didnt notice any inflammation in my post menopausal body compared to my pre menopausal body, reducing inflammation was not an issue for me

    Nor was 'stubborn weight' - it came off at a slow and steady pace, jut like it does for other people who are not menopausal women, if they eat at an appropriate calorie deficit.


    PS a 'method of eating' by definition is a diet.


    OK. It's great for you that menopause hasn't had a detrimental effect on your body - I am jealous.

    Since menopause I have developed frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, insomnia, hot flashes, chronic rhino-sinusitis and last year post viral fatigue syndrome. And skin cancer. Reducing inflammation is a huge factor for me, up there with weight loss. I am 56 and feel like I have aged 20 years since I turned 50.

    The anti-inflammatory type diet I mentioned I was on for 8 weeks (which sounds very similar to the one in the OP) allowed me to straighten my knee completely for the first time in several years, and also reduced bloating and increased energy - along with losing 20 lbs. I started exercising again a couple of weeks into it which is key for me.

    And yes a "method of eating" is a diet - therefore we are all technically on a diet.

    Well . . . .

    Individual menopause experiences differ, certainly. Reducing systemic inflammation (if a person has it) can be very beneficial, and potentially applies to any age, of course.

    The unfortunate experiences you've had post-menopause include several things that occur randomly in the population, or become more common with aging in both sexes, in addition to some that are pretty commonly considered to be more directly menopause related (like hot flashes, sleep issues).

    I do sympathize, and have experienced some (not all) of the same since menopause, but for me menopause was 20 years ago (around age 44, chemotherapy induced, immediate symptoms at the time magnified by 7.5 years of anti-estrogen drugs afterward). The health conditions spread out widely over those 20 years, for me. As a result, I'm less inclined to consider them directly *caused* by menopause vs. aging, genetics coming home to roost, cumulative effects of lifestyle, etc. On top of that, I started exercising loooong before weight loss (about 12 years being very active, ages 44-60, while still at/over the line into obese). That gives me a different perspective on the correlations between symptoms/conditions and the 2-3 interventions (exercise, weight loss, composition of diet).

    Doesn't matter, though. That sort of health condition stuff stinks, regardless of causes. Sympathies! I'm glad you've found some relief.

    Fwiw I have always exercised - I was a runner for many years up until I had to give it up due to knee arthritis. Not sure if it is what you meant to say, but the implication I am reading is that perhaps my weight and lifestyle contributed to my health problems? I was not obese until the last year (at age 55) and was always active (running, biking, kayaking) up until things started going downhill for me with my frozen shoulder at age 49, and continued down from there.

    So for me the health issues came first, and led to the weight gain.

    When I said I "started exercising again" I meant that last summer at the height of my post viral fatigue I couldn't find the energy for several months to do anything really, and I "started again" after that short period of layoff.

    I am fairly confident that the frozen shoulder, and hot flashes (and by extension insomnia) are hormone/menopause related - but yes some of the other could be "just" age related.

    No, the bolded is not necessarily what I intended. Weight and lifestyle *can* contribute to physical problems that pop up as the years accumulate, but I don't know you or your history at all. I'm trying to say that generically there are a lot of factors, that the longer we're lucky to be alive, the statistical odds are that more things will pop up. I have no doubt that menopause has consequences; I'm just trying to say that it's complicated, really hard to sort out causation from correlation.

    Generically - again, not talking directly to your case - I've seen many things blamed on menopause, that can also happen to people who people who aren't in menopause. Menopause could still be a cause for some of those things in some people, but it's really hard to tell what's menopause, what's aging, what's genetics coming home to roost, what's related to eating (current or former), environmental exposures to something sometime somewhere, and more.

    I agree with the point someone else made that menopause seems to be becoming a strong marketing focus for diet, exercise, supplement, and other health products/services. It's in those marketers' interests to link many, many possible bad things to menopause, in that context. I'm skeptical, in a generic sense - a caveat emptor sense - that all the claimed causation links are real, or statistically significant. That's not an observation about any particular person. But when something is marketed as extra good for menopausal women, for me warning lights come on.
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    33gail33 wrote: »
    kingscrown wrote: »
    @33gail33 for my frozen shoulders from too much bootcamp classes over 6-8 years in my 50's I quit them and started pilates as recommended by a massage therapist. They asked me why I was pounding my body so hard for a woman my age. hmmmm. I did pilates for nearly 4 years in the first year both my shoulders were back to normal. My left in 6 months and my right took nearly a year before I could one day reach up and open my morning blinds without a catch. Pilates was gentle and they showed me the proper way to use my shoulders.

    Interesting thanks. My frozen shoulders were "idiopathic" as I didn't have an injury, but I have since learned that menopause is a factor. They have long since healed and I have almost complete mobility back now. The first one took about 18 months, and three cortisone shots in the second one stopped it from freezing completely before it got as bad as the first.

    Hard to believe that I had just started training for my first sprint triathlon back then when the shoulders went. Never got back there. :(

    My shoulders turned out to be not an injury either. Like you I was at my most fit training to win a weight lifting contest for my age (55) and my shoulders just slowly but surely were in excruciating pain. What I know now was from over training in the wrong direction. Never went back either.

    I did get cortisone twice in the worst shoulder hoping it would allow me to surf on a Hawaii trip. Cortisone gave me minimal relief so I never did it again. I caught 3 waves and hubs got great pictures. I had to tell my daughter that the paddling out was excruciating for me. She was on her own. It was fun to watch her though.

    It being caused my menopause never occurred to or was spoken by any of my health professionals! I had to treat myself. It certainly sounds plausible with the change in hormones.

    I sure hope you get your shoulders healed. Living with arms that operated only in the T-Rex zone was miserable!
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    @AnnPT77
    I agree with the point someone else made that menopause seems to be becoming a strong marketing focus for diet, exercise, supplement, and other health products/services. It's in those marketers' interests to link many, many possible bad things to menopause, in that context. I'm skeptical, in a generic sense - a caveat emptor sense - that all the claimed causation links are real, or statistically significant. That's not an observation about any particular person. But when something is marketed as extra good for menopausal women, for me warning lights come on.

    Again this diet is based on real science. Based on real medical studies written by real doctors that everyone can read if they want to put in the time. They point you to every study.

    Not enough is said about menopausal women and how they suffer. We're supposed to just sweat our balls off and just get through it. Yes, there are quacks that want to sell things to not just menopausal woman, but to all people feeling they need a quick fix.

    There's no magic pill. No magic diet. No magic hormone replacement. There's exercise and dietary tweaks that can help alleviate the discomfort suffered... not for a year or 2 but for years by menopausal women. Will it help all... no, but I thought it was worth a try or myself.

    I like being active. I like fitting into my pants. My body does not like exercising like I'm 25 to fit in said pants. So far this diet has me working smarter not harder.

  • 33gail33
    33gail33 Posts: 1,155 Member
    kingscrown wrote: »
    33gail33 wrote: »
    kingscrown wrote: »
    @33gail33 for my frozen shoulders from too much bootcamp classes over 6-8 years in my 50's I quit them and started pilates as recommended by a massage therapist. They asked me why I was pounding my body so hard for a woman my age. hmmmm. I did pilates for nearly 4 years in the first year both my shoulders were back to normal. My left in 6 months and my right took nearly a year before I could one day reach up and open my morning blinds without a catch. Pilates was gentle and they showed me the proper way to use my shoulders.

    Interesting thanks. My frozen shoulders were "idiopathic" as I didn't have an injury, but I have since learned that menopause is a factor. They have long since healed and I have almost complete mobility back now. The first one took about 18 months, and three cortisone shots in the second one stopped it from freezing completely before it got as bad as the first.

    Hard to believe that I had just started training for my first sprint triathlon back then when the shoulders went. Never got back there. :(

    My shoulders turned out to be not an injury either. Like you I was at my most fit training to win a weight lifting contest for my age (55) and my shoulders just slowly but surely were in excruciating pain. What I know now was from over training in the wrong direction. Never went back either.

    I did get cortisone twice in the worst shoulder hoping it would allow me to surf on a Hawaii trip. Cortisone gave me minimal relief so I never did it again. I caught 3 waves and hubs got great pictures. I had to tell my daughter that the paddling out was excruciating for me. She was on her own. It was fun to watch her though.

    It being caused my menopause never occurred to or was spoken by any of my health professionals! I had to treat myself. It certainly sounds plausible with the change in hormones.

    I sure hope you get your shoulders healed. Living with arms that operated only in the T-Rex zone was miserable!

    It's to late for you now, but maybe someone else will benefit: My first cortisone shot was into the tendon and had minimal benefit. The second one was directly in the CAPSULE and that is what helped more. Although honestly after the amount of pain that I had even the freezing for the shot and the couple of days relief it gave me was worth it. Having pain free shoulders for even a short time I described as like I 'died and went to heaven'. Honestly going through the frozen shoulder experience gave me empathy for those that live with chronic pain - it was the most brutal pain I have ever experienced (and that includes two herniated disks and three 10 lb babies!)
    Glad it is in the past - for both of us. :smile:
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    @wunderkindking you’re getting warmer.
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    @33gail33 hahaha I had a 9 pound baby in less than 3 hours. She cracked my tail bone. That took a couple years to get over.

    I had a shoulder surgeon do my cortisone he bragged that it had to go into capsule. So I hope he got it there. I do know my GP Git the tendon only. It was a waste.

    Like you said thank God we’re past that pain. I got a temper-pedic mattress during that time as I couldn't lay in any position comfortable on a regular mattress. Hubs hates it because it’s hot, but it’s so comfy still.
  • pammee44
    pammee44 Posts: 49 Member
    Hi there! I just started the Galveston Diet, I am in boot camp right now, just trying to learn about Intermittent fasting. I am excited about this journey.
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  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,647 Member
    Leapstronor wrote: »
    First of all, we eat what we want, not what is good for the body. From childhood, so many unnecessary things accumulate in the body. And then it pours out in our female problems. We think about it too late, when nothing can be fixed, or it's difficult.

    But isn’t this a direct result of “eating what we want”?

    And it wasn’t difficult to “fix”. I was well past menopause, and it really just took sitting up and paying attention for a change to what I was stuffing in my gob.
  • mborzone123
    mborzone123 Posts: 3 Member
    I started the Galveston Diet two weeks ago. I got the book out of the library and applied the simple framework. It's the only thing that has moved the scale in over 5 years. I'm post menopausal and for people to suggest that it's caloric deficit is simply ignorant of the impact of menopause on weight gain and loss. The combo of IF and the 10/70/20 ratio and high fiber has helped me drop 5 lbs in one week. I only have a total of 15 to lose and the last 15 are the hardest. I'm excited to lose all the weight I gained from menopause and an ankle injury (no exercise). I'm a big fan of this eating plan.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,876 Member
    mborzone123 wrote: »
    I started the Galveston Diet two weeks ago. I got the book out of the library and applied the simple framework. It's the only thing that has moved the scale in over 5 years. I'm post menopausal and for people to suggest that it's caloric deficit is simply ignorant of the impact of menopause on weight gain and loss. The combo of IF and the 10/70/20 ratio and high fiber has helped me drop 5 lbs in one week. I only have a total of 15 to lose and the last 15 are the hardest. I'm excited to lose all the weight I gained from menopause and an ankle injury (no exercise). I'm a big fan of this eating plan.

    I'm going to guess that the 10 or the 20 in this ratio are carbs (although 70 sounds extremely high for protein)? Which would explain the rapid weight loss certainly in large part by the loss of water weight. I'm wondering how many calories you're consuming.

    I'm also curious to see how you've gotten on in a few months.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,584 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    mborzone123 wrote: »
    I started the Galveston Diet two weeks ago. I got the book out of the library and applied the simple framework. It's the only thing that has moved the scale in over 5 years. I'm post menopausal and for people to suggest that it's caloric deficit is simply ignorant of the impact of menopause on weight gain and loss. The combo of IF and the 10/70/20 ratio and high fiber has helped me drop 5 lbs in one week. I only have a total of 15 to lose and the last 15 are the hardest. I'm excited to lose all the weight I gained from menopause and an ankle injury (no exercise). I'm a big fan of this eating plan.

    I'm going to guess that the 10 or the 20 in this ratio are carbs (although 70 sounds extremely high for protein)? Which would explain the rapid weight loss certainly in large part by the loss of water weight. I'm wondering how many calories you're consuming.

    I'm also curious to see how you've gotten on in a few months.

    I think the 70 is fats.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited May 2023
    Lietchi wrote: »
    mborzone123 wrote: »
    I started the Galveston Diet two weeks ago. I got the book out of the library and applied the simple framework. It's the only thing that has moved the scale in over 5 years. I'm post menopausal and for people to suggest that it's caloric deficit is simply ignorant of the impact of menopause on weight gain and loss. The combo of IF and the 10/70/20 ratio and high fiber has helped me drop 5 lbs in one week. I only have a total of 15 to lose and the last 15 are the hardest. I'm excited to lose all the weight I gained from menopause and an ankle injury (no exercise). I'm a big fan of this eating plan.

    I'm going to guess that the 10 or the 20 in this ratio are carbs (although 70 sounds extremely high for protein)? Which would explain the rapid weight loss certainly in large part by the loss of water weight. I'm wondering how many calories you're consuming.

    I'm also curious to see how you've gotten on in a few months.

    I was curious about the 10/70/20 ratio and found this, which I am only quoting and by no means endorsing:

    https://www.getthegloss.com/health/galveston-diet-for-menopausal-women

    "70% healthy fats, 20% lean protein, 10% carbohydrates"
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,876 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    I think the 70 is fats.
    kshama2001 wrote: »

    I was curious about the 10/70/20 ratio and found this, which I am only quoting and by no means endorsing:

    https://www.getthegloss.com/health/galveston-diet-for-menopausal-women

    "70% healthy fats, 20% lean protein, 10% carbohydrates"

    Ah right, that does sound more reasonable, at least where protein is concerned. And low carb as I thought.
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    The Galveston Diet website is a giant push to pay for diet plans and coaching and supplements. While divulging nothing about the diet, I did find this headline within the site:

    "End The Vicious Cycle Of Calorie Restriction" lol lol

    No thanks.

  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,785 Member
    Is 10% doable? On a practical basis, doesn't that rule out all grains positively, all fruits probably, dairy? With only 20% protein, it would limit meat somewhat. I know this part is short duration, but what foods can you eat to make even one day that skewed? Just wondering.
    Maybe when you pay for it, they tell you exactly what to eat.

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