Posts by clink182

Wow!  Thank you all VERY much for all of the fantastic (and admittedly, somewhat disturbing) information that you provided.  What a wonderful wealth of information!

Ellie, I am 30 years old.  I knew I forgot to add something onto my intro.  

I am so glad I found this site.  I think that GI-Jane hit it on the head when she mentioned that the switch to "healthy" eating seemed to necessitate the elimination of a lot of calories, when in fact, there is a distinct line between cutting out sugar or empty calories, but keeping up good ones.  I must admit that I have also gotten somewhat caught up in the "all carbs are bad" fad, and I have probably been missing out on a ton of calorie opportunities there.  That fact probably is a big part of the problem.  There is so much info about how to cut calories, but until now I haven't realized the need for them.  Only lately have I begun to think of the body as an object that needs fuel to run properly.  I guess getting into my 30's was a bit of a wake-up call.

I have experienced some of the symptoms that you addressed above, though thank goodness not the really bad ones (I am so glad I am finding out about them now!).  I feel like a car that's running on fumes.  To be honest I thought it was the fact that I was not getting enough sleep.  But for the past 6 months I have been getting around 7-8 hours, so that obviously wasn't the problem.  

This is really great news and I can't thank you guys enough for the info and the help.  I will definitely check out the links that you posted, Ellie.  Its a great start!  You guys are life-savers!

Based on this I am going to try to put together a hypothetical meal plan and see how it works.