Glucomannan anyone?

Evie1978 · 03-08-2013, 01:28 PM

So, the manager at my local vitamin shoppe recommended that I give glucomannan a shot to help ease the hunger and keep me feeling full longer. I must admit that I took one earlier, then two with lunch and it's now almost 4:30 and while I just started to feel a bit peckish, it's manageable. My question is, does this supplement adversely affect weight loss with this particular WOE? I've heard good things about it helping with weight loss even w/out dieting, but I'm not sure if it will be metabolized differently while juddding...I will take 3 with dinner to get me through the evening....(supposed to take 3 with each meal but I wanted to work up to it because it is my first day on it...so far so good)

BTW: I bought it in the capsule form and mix it with 2 tbsp of unsweetened applesauce..there is a danger of the pill swelling up in your throat and choking you lol so I decided to try it this way instead...yes, I count in those calories...haha)

taghag · 03-08-2013, 01:44 PM

Funny, I have been reading up on that today! I am curious too.

Yam-Yam · 03-08-2013, 01:50 PM

JUDDers love gluc powder! There are whole threads devoted to recipes for puddings and all kinds of yummy things. It works great in protein shakes! They taste like milk shakes.

I get my glucomannan powder from netrition.

Yam-Yam · 03-08-2013, 01:53 PM

Here is my newest favorite shake recipe:

Pour 1 container of Muscle Milk Light (chocolate) into blender
Add half cup fat free, Lactose Free milk
Add half scoop (45 calories worth) of Whey Protein Isolate
Add 1 teaspoon Gluc powder
Add crushed ice last
Blend on high until thick and frosty

It's like a milk shake! So yummy.

Yam-Yam · 03-08-2013, 01:55 PM

Oh, I forgot I was gonna add calories and protein break down:

Muscle Milk Light - 100 calories 15 grams of protein
FF, LF milk 45 cal. 5 gr protein
Whey protein 45 cal. 10 gr protein

Evie1978 · 03-08-2013, 01:56 PM

Thanks! I just started today but taking it in capsule form...breaking it into applesauce..lol...vitamin shoppe doesnt have the powder..besides online anyone know where i can purchase some?

Yam-Yam · 03-08-2013, 02:09 PM

I would check at stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, I've never looked in drug stores or regular grocery stores. It's so convenient to buy things on line. I live way out in the boonies, so there's not much shopping available here. We have a really small Mom and Pop grocery store and that's it.

Yam-Yam · 03-08-2013, 02:10 PM

Oh yeah, click on this link: glucomannan powder so you can see what the package looks like. Maybe that will help when you are looking for it in a store.

Yam-Yam · 03-08-2013, 02:12 PM

Dang! That link took me to the pills.

Here's the right link:

Konjac Foods Konjac Glucomannan Powder

Evie1978 · 03-08-2013, 02:19 PM

Thanks Yam-Yam!! I will be on the lookout for it!

Carly · 03-08-2013, 02:27 PM

Glucomannan Recipes

There are tons of ideas here.

KeirasMom · 03-08-2013, 02:36 PM

I've only found it through Netrition or on-line. I shop at WF and TJ's and have never seen it at either place.

Carly · 03-08-2013, 02:43 PM

I love using netrition. It's a flat shipping fee and everything comes super-fast.

I get lots of things in each order so for me it's worth it.

Evie1978 · 03-08-2013, 02:57 PM

Thanks Carly...I will definitely check it out!

Missouri_Librarian · 03-08-2013, 03:41 PM

i just bought some last week and take the capsules in capsule form but with lots of water

Librarygirl · 03-08-2013, 04:41 PM

I can only find it in capsule form here, and all the health food stores have never heard of it in powder form. I think netrition may be the way to go.

Nelle Belle · 03-08-2013, 04:53 PM

These are a must...

Dumplings

Missouri_Librarian · 03-08-2013, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nelle Belle

These are a must...

Dumplings

those look really good...have you tried them?? how is the taste, close to the real old fashioned biscuit type dumplings?

Nelle Belle · 03-08-2013, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Missouri_Librarian

those look really good...have you tried them?? how is the taste, close to the real old fashioned biscuit type dumplings?

Tried them, easy to make and taste AWESOME!
Read the whole thread. Lots of different ideas.

Missouri_Librarian · 03-08-2013, 05:30 PM

oh i will,.....thank you...i LOVE dumplings...matter of fact it was just the 2 of us for christmas dinner and that was what i made chicken and dumplings, love love love that meal

Librarygirl · 03-08-2013, 06:04 PM

Only 7 calories per dumpling! I can see these in my future (DDs).

SlowSure · 03-09-2013, 04:25 AM

Those dumplings are good in Thai-style broths (fish stock/Tom Yum paste with added kaffir lime leaves and maybe lemongrass and then Holy Basil or coriander/cilantro as the herb in the dumpling). I tend to make dumplings a bit smaller for the Thai-style soup (40-70 out of that mix).

For me, the dumplings also work well if poached in some apple juice and cinnamon, and then served with apple sauce.

JMBM · 03-09-2013, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yam-Yam

Oh, I forgot I was gonna add calories and protein break down:

Muscle Milk Light - 100 calories 15 grams of protein
FF, LF milk 45 cal. 5 gr protein
Whey protein 45 cal. 10 gr protein

Sounds yummy! I think I'm going to give it a try.

03-08-2013, 01:28 PM	#1
Evie1978 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 128 Gallery: Evie1978 Stats: 275/215/150 WOE: Exercise/Diet lost 60 then stall/JUDDD 3/2013 Start Date: March 2013	Glucomannan anyone? So, the manager at my local vitamin shoppe recommended that I give glucomannan a shot to help ease the hunger and keep me feeling full longer. I must admit that I took one earlier, then two with lunch and it's now almost 4:30 and while I just started to feel a bit peckish, it's manageable. My question is, does this supplement adversely affect weight loss with this particular WOE? I've heard good things about it helping with weight loss even w/out dieting, but I'm not sure if it will be metabolized differently while juddding...I will take 3 with dinner to get me through the evening....(supposed to take 3 with each meal but I wanted to work up to it because it is my first day on it...so far so good) BTW: I bought it in the capsule form and mix it with 2 tbsp of unsweetened applesauce..there is a danger of the pill swelling up in your throat and choking you lol so I decided to try it this way instead...yes, I count in those calories...haha)

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03-08-2013, 01:44 PM	#2
taghag Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 88 Gallery: taghag Stats: 136/120-5'2",48YO WOE: WheatBelly,JUDDD Start Date: 3/4/13	Funny, I have been reading up on that today! I am curious too.

03-08-2013, 01:50 PM	#3
Yam-Yam Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,047 Gallery: Yam-Yam Stats: 230/191/183 @5'9"tall and 58 yrs. alive WOE: Dukan 8/1/11 and now JUDD (12/22/11) Start Date: 8/1/11	JUDDers love gluc powder! There are whole threads devoted to recipes for puddings and all kinds of yummy things. It works great in protein shakes! They taste like milk shakes. I get my glucomannan powder from netrition.

03-08-2013, 01:53 PM	#4
Yam-Yam Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,047 Gallery: Yam-Yam Stats: 230/191/183 @5'9"tall and 58 yrs. alive WOE: Dukan 8/1/11 and now JUDD (12/22/11) Start Date: 8/1/11	Here is my newest favorite shake recipe: Pour 1 container of Muscle Milk Light (chocolate) into blender Add half cup fat free, Lactose Free milk Add half scoop (45 calories worth) of Whey Protein Isolate Add 1 teaspoon Gluc powder Add crushed ice last Blend on high until thick and frosty It's like a milk shake! So yummy.

03-08-2013, 01:55 PM	#5
Yam-Yam Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,047 Gallery: Yam-Yam Stats: 230/191/183 @5'9"tall and 58 yrs. alive WOE: Dukan 8/1/11 and now JUDD (12/22/11) Start Date: 8/1/11	Oh, I forgot I was gonna add calories and protein break down: Muscle Milk Light - 100 calories 15 grams of protein FF, LF milk 45 cal. 5 gr protein Whey protein 45 cal. 10 gr protein

03-08-2013, 01:56 PM	#6
Evie1978 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 128 Gallery: Evie1978 Stats: 275/215/150 WOE: Exercise/Diet lost 60 then stall/JUDDD 3/2013 Start Date: March 2013	Thanks! I just started today but taking it in capsule form...breaking it into applesauce..lol...vitamin shoppe doesnt have the powder..besides online anyone know where i can purchase some?

03-08-2013, 02:09 PM	#7
Yam-Yam Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,047 Gallery: Yam-Yam Stats: 230/191/183 @5'9"tall and 58 yrs. alive WOE: Dukan 8/1/11 and now JUDD (12/22/11) Start Date: 8/1/11	I would check at stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, I've never looked in drug stores or regular grocery stores. It's so convenient to buy things on line. I live way out in the boonies, so there's not much shopping available here. We have a really small Mom and Pop grocery store and that's it.

03-08-2013, 02:10 PM	#8
Yam-Yam Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,047 Gallery: Yam-Yam Stats: 230/191/183 @5'9"tall and 58 yrs. alive WOE: Dukan 8/1/11 and now JUDD (12/22/11) Start Date: 8/1/11	Oh yeah, click on this link: glucomannan powder so you can see what the package looks like. Maybe that will help when you are looking for it in a store.

03-08-2013, 02:12 PM	#9
Yam-Yam Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,047 Gallery: Yam-Yam Stats: 230/191/183 @5'9"tall and 58 yrs. alive WOE: Dukan 8/1/11 and now JUDD (12/22/11) Start Date: 8/1/11	Dang! That link took me to the pills. Here's the right link: Konjac Foods Konjac Glucomannan Powder

03-08-2013, 02:19 PM	#10
Evie1978 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 128 Gallery: Evie1978 Stats: 275/215/150 WOE: Exercise/Diet lost 60 then stall/JUDDD 3/2013 Start Date: March 2013	Thanks Yam-Yam!! I will be on the lookout for it!

03-08-2013, 02:27 PM	#11
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,495 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	Glucomannan Recipes There are tons of ideas here.

03-08-2013, 02:36 PM	#12
KeirasMom Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,598 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/154.8/145, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 6/4/13 Back to WLM for a few more pounds	I've only found it through Netrition or on-line. I shop at WF and TJ's and have never seen it at either place.

03-08-2013, 02:43 PM	#13
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,495 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	I love using netrition. It's a flat shipping fee and everything comes super-fast. I get lots of things in each order so for me it's worth it.

03-08-2013, 02:57 PM	#14
Evie1978 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 128 Gallery: Evie1978 Stats: 275/215/150 WOE: Exercise/Diet lost 60 then stall/JUDDD 3/2013 Start Date: March 2013	Thanks Carly...I will definitely check it out!

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Missouri_Librarian Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: St. Joseph, Missouri Posts: 3,967 Gallery: Missouri_Librarian Stats: 254/242/152 WOE: JUDDD/IF Start Date: 3/4/13	i just bought some last week and take the capsules in capsule form but with lots of water

03-08-2013, 04:41 PM	#16
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,127 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 178/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	I can only find it in capsule form here, and all the health food stores have never heard of it in powder form. I think netrition may be the way to go.

03-08-2013, 04:53 PM	#17
Nelle Belle Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northern NJ in the path of Sandy... And now Nemo Posts: 4,230 Gallery: Nelle Belle	These are a must... Dumplings

03-08-2013, 05:30 PM	#20
Missouri_Librarian Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: St. Joseph, Missouri Posts: 3,967 Gallery: Missouri_Librarian Stats: 254/242/152 WOE: JUDDD/IF Start Date: 3/4/13	oh i will,.....thank you...i LOVE dumplings...matter of fact it was just the 2 of us for christmas dinner and that was what i made chicken and dumplings, love love love that meal

03-08-2013, 06:04 PM	#21
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,127 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 178/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	Only 7 calories per dumpling! I can see these in my future (DDs).

03-09-2013, 04:25 AM	#22
SlowSure Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nr London, UK Posts: 1,022 Gallery: SlowSure Stats: 157/132/130 WOE: JUDDD Maintenance. Ketogenic PHD. Start Date: 11 Dec. 2011 Restart 1 Jan 2013	Those dumplings are good in Thai-style broths (fish stock/Tom Yum paste with added kaffir lime leaves and maybe lemongrass and then Holy Basil or coriander/cilantro as the herb in the dumpling). I tend to make dumplings a bit smaller for the Thai-style soup (40-70 out of that mix). For me, the dumplings also work well if poached in some apple juice and cinnamon, and then served with apple sauce.