Guest guest Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Sweets My question - I need to gain about 18 lbs to be considered a " normal " body weight. My physician does not want me to exercise (which I am used to walking 1/2 - 1 hour daily) and just eat are his directions. My concern is that the increased caloric intake plus no exercise will make me gain fat, when it's muscle that I need to gain. Any suggestions or recommendations? Should I continue my walking, and just increase the calories? I eat a pretty much raw food diet, all organic foods, and I eat until I feel satiated. Thanks for any and all help/advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 , " Kammenzind " <kammenzind@a...> wrote: My question - I need to gain about 18 lbs to be considered a " normal " body weight. My physician does not want me to exercise (which I am used to walking 1/2 - 1 hour daily) and just eat are his directions. My concern is that the increased caloric intake plus no exercise will make me gain fat, when it's muscle that I need to gain. Any suggestions or recommendations? Should Continue my walking, and just increase the calories? I eat a pretty much raw food diet, all organic foods, and I eat until I feel satiated. Hi there, I have a few suggestions that may be useful for you. After reading your message it occurred to me that perhaps you're not gaining weight because your body isn't effectively metabolizing the nutrients from your food. Otherwise it seems you have a very healthy diet although you didn't mention the type of diet your doctor advised. The only changes I would make would be to add a few organic eggs and some oily fish like Alaskan salmon/sardines (in water)to your regimen. also, a few portions of organic yogurt in your diet each day either in a smoothie or a fruit salad may help to improve your digestion and in that way improve weight gain. Some grated ginger root and herbal licorice also may be helpful for this. .. There are good organic fats that help with weight gain which go by the name of monounsaturated fats. They provide good fats that our bodies need to counteract the bad fats and in that way they also aid in the healing process. These fats include extra virgin olive oil, avocadoes, macadamia nuts, almonds, and brazil nuts. The dry roasted or processed varieties with many harmful refined oils (cottonseed, etc.) are the very worst. I certainly wouldn't advise eating them. If you prefer roasted my advice would be to just roast your own with sea salt and sesame oil. This adds flavor as well. I am well aware that nuts will help you put on weight. Immediately after my heart attack I certainly found a few extra pounds I had lost while eating them. They make a great between meal snack right along with dates, raisins, and prunes. Dates especially are high in calories and they are my favorites wouldn't you know.<LOL Just a word of caution on the avocadoes though. they are best eaten raw in a salad or if you wish, make your own guacamole. The many available commercial brands contain many harmful oils. Include a few organic chips from your natural foods grocery or health food store. Black bean and salsa chips from Garden of Eatin' are luscious! Organic popcorn sprinkled with sea salt is great for adding a calorie or two to your diet. Cashew or peanut butter is great as long as it's non-hydrogenated and goes well with Ezekiel breads Blackstrap molasses provides a great overall tonic and revitalizer. Tree of Life makes a fabulous organic brand. Organic tastes best and provides more healing minerals. It tastes great in a cup of tea… and either the Teecino coffee substitute or Roma coffee substitute with a scoop of Meyenberg powdered goat milk to improve digestion..Yum... www.meyenberg.com Organic potatoes are wonderful for weight gain if you add a little organic sour cream, butter or cheese, although I wouldn't advise this for those with even a hint of heart or cardiovascular disease. As a former cardiovascular patient I use it very sparingly. Even though at the moment you cannot endure chelation, there are supplements that are effective to clean out your system. Milk thistle, dandelion, alfalfa, selenium and zinc help with daily detox! I make sure I get at least two of three of these supplements on a daily basis. If it is only possible for you to purchase even two or three of them, I believe selenium, zinc and milk thistle would be my first choice for this! This is all that comes to mind at the moment. I had to think about this for a few moments befpre responding.I have never ever been approached with this type of question in the past. Usually it's the direct opposite. Kind Regards, JoAnn P.S If I were you I wouldn't stop exercising though. Exercise and especially rebounding helps remove toxic wastes from the lymph glands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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