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| 07/09/2008 8:18 AM |
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Before I started the Zone, I would eat the exact same things everyday for every meal. It just makes life much easier for me not having to worry about planning different meals. Is there any reason why I shouldn't come up with my 3 daily meals and snacks and eat the same thing every day?
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| 07/09/2008 8:55 AM |
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| Two of the downsides that immediately come to my mind are bordom and limiting the variety of vitamins and minerals you're getting. |
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Chris
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| 07/09/2008 9:37 AM |
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I typically eat the same thing 75% of the time and it works for me. When I don't feel like eating the staples or in am in an environment where that is not possible, I just use the simple rules dr sears has laid out to zone your meal.
As far as limiting the nutrients you get, I guess that is a function of what your 3 meals and 2 snack are composed of. ...but yeah, you definitely run that risk.
On the other hand, would an individual mixing up the fast food they eat or the type of chips they are consuming on a daily basis doing any better?
I know that isn't the type of person you are directing your comment towards sue. I'm just saying that if your options are limited due to budget or food preference, I'd say you are better off eating the same nutritious foods over and over rather than adding in dooda for the sake of variety. :) |
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| 07/09/2008 1:53 PM |
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Chris,
I couldn't agree with you more.
At one time because of my wonderfull nutritional turn around thanks to finding The Zone, I would, I am sure, in attempting to "introduce" anyone and everyone to it have driven at least some of them away. This was on account of someone trying it and when they reformed their diet considerably [ to THEM ] but it was still "not there" - I would "obsses" - and in the end have just the opposite effect to what I was after - they would "kiss off The Zone" for good.
I think we all from time to time lose site of the "big picture" - that is - like you mention, there are MANY people who all day, every day, eat totally, Zone-wise, mutant meals !
When such a person gives a Zone diet a try we should be thrilled first of all they have taken that first step and thrilled EVEY TIME they manage to eat ONE balanced meal.
Like that old Chinese saying that has stuck around for a few centuries:
Even the longest of journeys starts with just one step.
I can very much sympathise with our friend Aaron who is inclined to eat the same thing over and over.
I tend to be right out of that mold. "Way back when" I figured out a couple of balanced Zone meals and snacks and consumed them over and over. Some people are just that way. Not everyone is a "gourmond" - we seem to forget that.
I was very happy not having to face what was FOR ME a "task" of figuring out the contents of a meal every time "dinner time" approached. I could quickly and efficiently make up my meal and sit down - THAT was happiness TO ME.
I also found that eventually I DID get a little bored - it just takes some people longer, we do not all get "bored" at the same rate.
Then I would come up with another recipe and "start wearing that one out" !
It took a while but I have now accumulated 20 or so "balanced" recipes for significant meals that I switch back and forth from.
I think that MOST people are not of my peruasion and would have accumulated 20 recipes in a month or two...
...that's them ...and that's Ok too.
If Aaron can "stay in the Zone" for weeks on end eating the same things - God Bless him.
When he has "worn out" one of his "usual suspects" he can email me and I'll send him a couple of others to try.
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Mine are ALL easy to make.
When I started preparing my own "Zone" meals I had to learn how to turn on the stove first !
{It's Ok girls ... you can laugh ... I do when you're not sure which end of a screwdriver to use ]
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Matt
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| 07/09/2008 2:07 PM |
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I also say to each their own. But the nutrient thing could become an issue long term. A possible solution to that would be a multi-vitamin.
I personally get bored easily, I rarely if ever eat the same thing 2 days in a row. Similar maybe but for me I need variation. That is one of the great things about the Zone is the variety & combinations of food are endless.
My wife would eat the same thing for breakfast everyday if I let her. I do most of the food prep so she gets some variety not as much as me but some.
I think it is easier for someone who is capable of eating in this manner. Food as your medicine. Eating is just another daily task like taking your vitamins or brushing your teeth. Not eating for pleasure could be the key to success.
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E.Wally
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| 07/09/2008 2:24 PM |
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Matt,
Your statement :
...Food as your medicine. Eating is just another daily task like taking your vitamins or brushing your teeth. Not eating for pleasure could be the key to success....
speaks volumes.
Among the many issues that has led to the typical atrocious American food consumption syndrome is in a very short period of time - less than a generation - "food" for a large segment of our population has been taken to the level of "constant ENTERTAINMENT".
A relative was a chef at Disney for over 25 years. I've toured the "kitchens" at Disney's training facility for their food staff. The facility would look comfortable in the middle of a college campus - many millions invested in it.
He managed all of their "upscale" restaurants at different times and he once told me one of the key differnces between restaurants at Disney - or anywhere - is what they refer to as "presentation" - the way the food on the plate "looks".
The more that goes into "presentation" the more you can charge.
For a Disney chef to "graduate" to one of their 5 star restaruants they must be able to demonstrate THEIR OWN unique style of "presentation".
..."presentation" ...
...eating for pleasure ...
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Matt
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| 07/09/2008 2:38 PM |
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I'm very guilty of this at times.
I like to entertain and have since I was a teenager. Probably should have been in the restaurant business. Too much work.
Much of what I cook I also add some presentation to make it pleasing to not only the palate but also the eye.
I usually only do this with dinner thou. Breakfast and lunch I am just a machine. I think the stuff tastes good but lacks the presentation sometimes.
One of the things I have noticed thou since being in the Zone is how I can take a plain Zone balanced meal and spice it up and present it to a non zoner and they have no clue how healthy it is.
Last night we had a Turkey burger over a bed of greens. Not so exciting. I added a 1/4 cup of black beans, minced onion, liquid smoke and some garlic to each pattie. I then sauted yellow & red sweet peppers, onions and mushrooms. Topped the burger with the veggies and had a side of mixed berries with a dalop of lite cool whip topped with chopped almonds. Much more pleasing to the eye I thought. |
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Cici
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| 07/09/2008 3:50 PM |
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Omgosh, Matt, that turkey burger with veggies dinner sounds divine! I'm sure it looked great. I just had to make note of it so I can make it myself.
I agree with you about a good presentation. It makes the food look appealing and that helps us want to eat it. And, if the food is healthy, that's all the better.
Thanks for the meal suggestion!
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Matt
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| 07/09/2008 4:49 PM |
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Cici, no problem. I weighed out each serving of meat then added 1/4 cup of black beans. I then smashed the beans a little bit with a fork. Added all the seasoning before kneading the meat mixture. This was the first time trying it and I thought they came out excellent. The idea came from a veggie black bean burger I saw at the market the other day. It was way to loaded with carbs for me to try.
I like that it gives some more mass to the patty. I usually put finely chopped mushrooms, onions and sometimes peppers inside my burgers and meatballs.
Personally I don't need the presentation, I do need the flavor. The only reason I also go for the presentation is to please others. I'm a giver.
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E.Wally
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| 07/09/2008 7:28 PM |
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Matt,
I've translated your "turkey burger" post into a recipe and saveed it - thank you.
Here's for all in "recipe" form :
TURKEY BURGER BY CHEF MATT
Last night we had a Turkey burger over a bed of greens.
Not so exciting.
So I added
1/4 cup of black beans, minced onion, liquid smoke and some garlic to each pattie.
Then sauted yellow & red sweet peppers, onions and mushrooms.
Topped the burger with the veggies
And for a side :
mixed berries with a dalop of lite cool whip topped with chopped almonds.
I weighed out each serving of meat then added 1/4 cup of black beans. I then smashed the beans a little bit with a fork. Added all the seasoning before kneading the meat mixture.
This was the first time trying it and I thought they came out excellent. The idea came from a veggie black bean burger I saw at the market the other day. It was way to loaded with carbs for me to try.
I like that it gives some more mass to the patty. I usually put finely chopped mushrooms, onions and sometimes peppers inside my burgers and meatballs.
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And about when you say :
One of the things I have noticed thou since being in the Zone is how I can take a plain Zone balanced meal and spice it up and present it to a non zoner and they have no clue how healthy it is.
... one of the things that never fails to amaze me is how when you give something [Zone prepared] and tell them "it's healthy for you" how they will EVER SO CAREFULLY, EVER SO HESITENTLY,take the tiniest bite they can and then mull it around in their mouth as if it's going to kill them - because it might be "healthy" !
I had given some Zone bars to someone at the office and later asked them what they thought - said they "were ok but tasted 'chalky'" [ What ? !!! "Chalky" ! ]
About a month later there's a big office party. I take a bunch of Zone bars and cut them up into little cubes and wrap each one in red and green foil and pile them on a pretty plate.
It was one of the first plates to be emptied !
Watched person after person pick one up, wonder what it was, eat it and gush - INCLUDING - the girl who had said they tasted "chalky".
After watching her eat yet ANOTHER I went over and popped one in my mouth and asked her if she knew what they were. She said she didn't know but they were really good and she "couldn't stop eating them" !
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Lisa
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| 07/09/2008 8:14 PM |
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Hi Matt,
The turkey burger does sound wonerful but my question is how do you do it? I mean...I know how you prepared the turkey burger because you told us how, but how do you determine what will work.
I am new to the zone and very depressed right now because I keep screwing up all of my meals. If I look for a recipe, it says its a 4 block meal, then I try to adjust for a 3 block meal (I am on 11 blocks). Needless to say, I goof if up EVERYTIME. Or the receipe will say "Makes 1 3block and 1 four block meal". So how the heck do I split it up and decide what exactly out of an entire recipe is "1 block" of the extra. Yes I would use mathematics, but what if the ratio in the mixture is not correct...do you see what I mean?
It may be hard to believe after reading this post, but I am a pretty intellegent person. Yet...I cannot put together a meal and have it come out zone balanced and I work so hard at it. I do not have a large amount of weight to lose (I weigh 115lbs), but I do have some excess fat in areas that I would like to get rid of and the gym just isnt doing it. Besides the weight loss, I am more concerned about my health and want to contribute by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
I know that you are a seasoned zoner (no pun intended) and so of course this SHOULD come naturally for you, but I see so many new people here giving advice and they make it seem so effortless, as though they've been doing it for years! I am on nearly my 4th week and I think that some days I do well and others I dont. Initially I lost 4 pounds and now I gained back one.
Poor Sue keeps coming to my resucue, and I am forever grateful to her, but really, I cannot be this STUPID when it comes to food blocks! I even found receips that I liked and for each ingredient, looked up what a block should be and made the receipe according to that...but still wrong. What do you suggest and sorry for the long post. |
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Bridget
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| 07/09/2008 10:07 PM |
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Hello Lisa,
If I remember correctly, Dr. Sears has said in one of his books about the 3 block meal plan and using 4 block recipes, is to make a 4 block meal and save a little bit of it for a snack. That way you will eat only 3 blocks for your meal and you have a 1 block snack already to eat. Plus, you do not have to be perfectly accurate in measuring to make this zone plan work. The other night I was making stir fry and the recipe calls for 2 cups of brocolli. I measured out 2 cups and had about a 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup left over. Instead of keeping this little bit of brocolli to take up space in the freezer to be used in a few weeks because I am rotating my recipes and the brocolli recipes will not show up again for a while, I just used it in my recipe. The world did not end and the sun rose the next day and lightning did not strike me for eating this extra brocolli.
Be forgiving of yourself because we ain't perfect and by showing the effort you have, will make things easier as you go along.
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E.Wally
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| 07/10/2008 12:53 AM |
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Lisa !
Step back for a moment and appreciate "the big picture" !
... which is - by all indications you are doing just fine. As mentioned by others in this thread - perhaps your "balancing" has been a bit off - so what at this stage !
The meal you have eaten that you are not sleeping at night because you may have had "the math" off was most likely VERY CLOSE to being balanced - certainly - and here's the important part - certainly compared to what you WERE typically eating "B.Z." [ before Zone ] it was a HUGE step forward nutritionaly. compared to what the average person around you at the mall is stuffing themselves with at any given moment at the food court - it is probably a HUGE MAMOTH step forward.
Instead of wondering if your "nutritional/hormonal" glass is half full or half empty - I would speculate with confidence it is about 3/4 or more full.
Appreciate how far you have come and worry less about what little you may not have accomplished.
If you continue with the same effort I am more than certain it will all come into focus and in the not too distant future you will be wondering what all the fuss was about.
A couple of suggestions :
Try simplifying things for the next week or two and gain some confidence by finding a recipe or two or three at the most you are comfortable with balancing and repeat it [ or them ] while you are considering others that look fairly easy to balance.
I would also suggest as others have to seriously consider using the "plate method" for the next two weeks. As I mentioned above - I have put meals together using the "plate method" - then measured them on an electronic scale that read out to HUNDRETHS of an ounce and found they were "balanced" per food group "plus or minus" to within fractions of ounces !!!!!
Also suggest you shift your focus on weight loss - "Zone-wise" it is attempting to "drive the bus fromt the back".
As I've mentioned in other posts about dieting in general - and that includes The Zone - all but a few strange individuals will initially [ within the first 10 days to 2 weeks } of adopting any diet I've ever seen lose significant weight - then at about the 2 week to 2 month period "hit the weight loss wall" ...
I refer you to the thread "Dealing with the weight loss barrier" in the "Weight Loss" Forum for a full explanation.
If you were to track the weight of someone who has successfully lost a significant amount of weight by day you would find one thing that IS IS NOT :
IT WOULD NOT BE LINEAR AT ALL.
There would be periods of "weight loss stagnation" and others of fairly rapid "weight loss" - sometimes with very little if any change in the diet !
This has specifically happened to me. Over about 9 months I lost 100pounds. There were SEVERAL WEEKS here and there I lost a miniscule amount of weight and even a few that I GAINED slightly - followed by weeks that about a half pound a day came off - while my diet changed not a farthing !
Every time I hit a "plateau" I wouldn't sleep at night wondering "what was wrong".
Fortunatly at the time I was being monitored by some cardiac nurses and they convinced me NOTHING WAS WRONG - keep doing what you're doing and it will all work out.
They were right.
"What" I was doing was The Zone eating plan.
Good Night Moon ...
Good Night Dr.Sears ...
Good Night Lisa ...
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Matt
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| 07/10/2008 10:29 AM |
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Wow! I trying to find a way to explain how I do it. It does come pretty easy for me and it has for most of the time I've been zoning. BZ I almost never used recipes or measured much of anything. I cooked by taste & smell. Now I measure everything but the spices. I have always been good with math so the conversions are pretty easy for me. I keep a food block list handy and I read the labels. For me labels over ride the Sears list. For things without a label I use the list.
When I cook for my wife & I it is similar to what you are talking about. 3 blocks for her 4 for me. Her portion is 75% of what mine is. If we have shrimp and 21 shrimp equals 10.5 ounces she gets 9 and I have 12. The turkey meat is easier as patties. I weigh out the amount of meat for each person and then add the extra ingredients. Meatballs I make in large quantities. I weigh out just the meat. Example 24 ounces of meat equals 16 blocks. I then add all the extras and re weigh it. Maybe it weighs 32 ounces now. divide by 16 an now every 2 ounces equals a block. I make 1 ounce meatballs and everyone equals 1/2 a block. I'm having 8 meatballs with my salad for lunch today as a matter of fact. I don't woory too much about the smaal amount of carbs added to the mix. 2-3 cups of chopped mushrooms onions peppers divided into 16 blocks of P aren't enough to worry about.
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Lisa
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| 07/10/2008 11:16 AM |
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Hi Matt,
Thanks for taking the time to respond. Believe it or not, the math IS easy for me...I am a mathematician so it's not a math thing. Well, it is a math thing, but its not MY math problem.
What was happening is that I would eat according to the food blocks list and then (after eating a few times) read the label on the package and find that I was deficient or in excess (enough to prevent me from being in the zone) on carbs or protien, sometimes fat. So it wasn't working for me.
If I am converting using food blocks alone, there is no problem. If I were converting using nutritional labels alone...no problem. Sometimes when comparing the two...I don't see the logic.
A recipe was given to me by someone else on the site and I love it, but it wasn't zoned for "me" even reading through it, it appeared to be a 3 block meal. The recipe called for a 6oz can of tuna in water and I hate fish, so I purchased a 4.5oz can of premium white chicken breast and weighed out 3 ounces. In addition to everything else in the salad, it was not balanced but I didn'tknow it. I was just looking for 3g P, thinking that all the work had been done for me.
So I prepared this 4 days in a row and each day I find that I am hungry about 2 hours later. I posted what I had been eating and Sue responded that my protien/carb ratio was out of whack, which explained the hunger. While waiting for a response, I decided to make some computations according to the nutritional content on the label and sure enough, the meal was off.
So therefore, there has been this mass confusion for me anyway, between the blocks and the nutrient content on the package. They don't jive sometimes and then I become upset because I've cheated myself out of the zone. So while I was tying to rely on these recipes, I am finding that I have to be careful. Had I known that to begin with, I think I would have been a lot better off.
I try to prepare a list of what I am going to eat a day ahead using receipes online or those in the book to make sure I have everything correct and then to find out it is not...
(anger). Needless to say, I have become very frustrated. And thenI read all these wonderful posts with wonderful meals and recipes and wonder...Why can't I be that proficient at something that appears to be so simple?
So I just returned from Borders with "Zone Food Blocks" because it lists all the famous labels, etc and seems to give a better breakdown of things. In my world, time is of the essence so convenience with respect to preparation time a necessity for me. I hope it will help me on my quest to get into and stay in the zone!
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| 07/10/2008 11:42 AM |
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Like I stated before I over ride the block list with the label of what is in front of me. I wouldn't use the generic labels from the book or from websites like nutrition data .com. You can see a major difference between 2 different brands of diced tomatoes. if they add a little sugar or something it throughs every thing off.
When I am shopping I compare the labels of different brands of everything. Black beans for example. I saw a can the other day that had something like 22 or 24 grams net carbs in a 1/2 cup, another brand had 15 in a 1/2 cup. Looking further into the label the one with higher carbs had 6 grams of sugar.
Sears quide is generic but is much better than the way many of use and most of America have been eating. keep at it and it will come to you. Soon people may refer to you as a "seasoned zoner".
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| 07/10/2008 12:42 PM |
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Thanks Matt,
Regarding the labels at the market, you are correct. I did the same thing the other day, but with kidney beans. Its amazing that there are such differences, but reading them is what started my wheels spinning (I hate it when that happens).
I would also agree that what I am doing, messing it up and everything, is STILL better than what I did prior and so it is some progress. Although it doesn't sound like I realize it, I do. I guess I am just too anxious to wake up in the morning and say "Yeah!!! I'm in the ZONE!I read the testimonials of the others and they talk about how great they feel, etc., and so of course, I want that too!
Finally, as far as becoming a seasoned zoner.... I can only hope!
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| 07/10/2008 1:49 PM |
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Lisa,
Let's title this response
"IDENTIFYING THE REAL TARGET/SEEING THE BIG PICTURE"
I'm getting the clear impression that you feel that getting "into the Zone" through a meal means HITTING THE ZONE TARGET DEAD CENTER - and - here's what seems to be getting you more upset than needed : "dead center" is a very narrow point which if you miss by even the most miniscule amount you fall off into the great abyss and your entire diet and blood chemistry goes from "Hell into a hand basket".
This is not the case.
Think about this : What is the name of this whole thing ?
Is it not "The ZONE" ?
"ZONE" ... as in a "range", as in something that has UPWARD AND LOWER limits.
BEING "IN THE [HORMONAL] ZONE" is not, does not mean, is not the same as being only "dead center".
This whole thing we pursue IS NOT called “The Zonal Point”.
Dr.Sears, I am certain, thought long and hard before he came up with The “ZONE” for it’s name – let’s not lose sight of it’s most basic meaning.
I don't have the details of exactly what the balance in fact was of all these meals that you mention "being off" were, but I am willing to bet that, are you ready for this, believe it or not - you probably were, [SOMEWHERE] IN THE ZONE as the result of consuming them.
*** Now to be CLEAR - of course, repeat, of course, we should all strive to "hit the middle" nutritionally - and - that is exactly what you are striving for - isn't it ?
SUCCESS IS NOT "DO OR DIE" DEPENDENT ON HITTING THE EXACT MIDDLE - AT ALL.
There's a most fundamental reason why it is called The ZONE.
As you are probably aware the whole idea of the Zone program is to put your insulin and eicosanoid levels in a certain balance.
One of the ways to judge/evaluate whether or not and how close you are to have done this is through the results of a blood lipid test [ cholesterol screening ]...
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of paramount importance [ to the Zone ] is the TG/HDL ratio [ Triglycerides to High Density Lipoproteins].
If the ratio is "1" your insulin and eicosanoid balance should be right where you want them.
"one" is the ideal
My blood is tested every 6 months.
Here are the ratios for the last 7 tests :
.80,.88,1.07,1.33,82,.70,.98
As you can see - NONE OF THEM ARE "1"
Because there are further tests after the reading of "1.33" you can see I didn’t "fall on my sword", or die of natural causes, as a result of the 1.33 results.
I was clearly, ZONALLY, in the Zone the entire time.
THIS IS THE “BIG PICTURE” ZONALLY
During that time period - over 3 years - you can bet I consumed more than a few meals/snacks that the "balance" was NOT dead center.
I can unequivocally state that on at least 3 occasions - because we go to Disney at least once a year - and on more than one occasion on those 3 occasions - I consumed several desserts at places like The Chefs De Paris that had enough carbs, fats, and sugars to choke a herd of horses.
If you like I can even send you photos of them ! [ I’m not kidding – my email is ewally@verizon.net – send me a message and I’ll attach some and send them back]
{Matt : since you seem to have a well developed culinary interest I’ll send you photos of some of the amazing pastry creations at various Disney restaurants If you like }
Out of curiosity I once asked the waiter if he would ask the pastry chef if he knew approximately what the fat and carb content was of a dessert I had just consumed. He came back and while smiling replied in a very thick French accent: "thee chef weesh ez me to tellll you that weeth all due respect hiss calculator duzz not go zhat high ! "
[Don't you just love that answer !]
As you can clearly see, and NOT by opinion or conjecture or speculation - my OVERALL LONGTERM HORMONAL BALANCE was just ducky.
... and THAT is what counts.
Think about this for a moment - it is a very profound fact that will maybe connect with you :
2/3, two out of three, meals that we consume are NOT balanced perfectly !
Not if the target is "dead center" - "dead center" means NO ZEROS AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT.
Because ... there are only THREE possibilities :
a meal will be balanced higher than dead center
lower than dead center
or, dead center.
WE HAVE NOW "IDENTIFIED THE TARGET" - AND IT IS THE TARGET ITSELF - AS IN "ANY"POINT ON THE TARGET - AS IN ANY POINT "WITHIN" THE ZONE ...
DEAD CENTER IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE THAT PUTS YOU "IN THE ZONE"
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As to the block values of foods :
Couldn't agree more with Matt.
I use the labels only and suggest you do the same - at least for now.
[ Those TG/HDL ratios are the result of "balancing by LABEL" ]
As I suggested - you need to "SIMPLIFY" things for now - above all else.
Pick ONE method of measuring and stick to it - ONE METHOD, for now.
Stop trying to make sense of the exact nutritional value of a food by doing a "survey" of all the places it is listed.
Matt is right - go to enough sources and you will eventually find varying nutritional analysis.
The analysis as he points out can vary ENOURMOUSLY on an item depending on brand.
Another reason to depend on LABELS.
One last word :
"Simplify" ...
and be happy...
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| 07/10/2008 7:19 PM |
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Lisa,
This is from an article that is currently being featured on the Zone website :
... To create a Zone meal, ask yourself, what is my lean protein choice? Next select your non-starchy veggies, have a piece of favorable fruit and add in a little monounsaturated fat. You’re on your way to the Zone.
Be flexible and creative and realize that being within a range by avoiding or limiting starchy foods (breads, potatoes, rice, cereals, pasta, etc.) and always consuming a little lean protein with the favorable carbs will get you the benefits you’re looking for....
************* ... Be flexible and creative and realize that being within a range ... will get you the benefits you’re looking for....
Here's the link to the complete article
Zone meals when you don’t want to cook
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Dave Schreck
http://www.zonediet.com/tabid/130/itemid/942/Zone-meals-when-you-dont-want-to-cook.aspx
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| 07/10/2008 7:27 PM |
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And here's a recipe found at the end of the article mentioned in previous post.
Lisa - you don't even have to cook - this is something even I could make !
Indian Curried Chicken and Yogurt Salad with Lentils
8 blocks (2 - 4 block servings)
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1 cup Dannon non-fat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
6 ounces Perdue Short Cuts chicken strips
2 cups cooked lentils
2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/3 cup Delmonte light apricots, drained and cut in half
2-3 scallions, chopped
Lettuce leaves
24 crushed cashews
Instructions:
In a large mixing bowl, add yogurt, curry powder and kosher or sea salt. Mix well. Add chicken, lentils, cherry tomatoes, apricots and scallions. Toss and serve on lettuce leaves. Garnish with crushed cashews.
E.Wally
ewally@verizon.net
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