TEAM COCONUT.................TUESDAY

CarolynF · 05-02-2005, 09:10 PM

Good morning..

In any coconut book there are many advantages to using the oil..for me,
it's the easiest oil to digest..I don't have a gallbladder, so other oils
would sometimes hang around in my stomach..but coconut oil is great..

CA: Hmmm...maybe you are totally detoxed..that's why you feel light
and airy..Your calories looked good.

Turn and Burn: Ways to take it to work? It depends what you take to eat..
try making the bark, or mix some with Carb Countdown Yogurt (before work),
or take some and add it to your coffee..I'm not sure the LouAna would be
good in your coffee..or not..Maybe others have an idea.

I'm continuing to do the Protein Shakes for 2 or maybe 3 meals..tomorrow..
The 4 ounces of coconut milk really helps fill me up..as well as adding the
Benefiber.

See ya in the real a.m....

lntmyh · 05-02-2005, 10:05 PM

WHat is the effect of coconut oil on cholesterol is it safe for some1 with high cholesterol?

NikiPatiki · 05-03-2005, 04:27 AM

5cats - I wonder if massaging it on your skin has the same benefits as taking it internally, kinda like the progesterone cream? LOL - I find it hard to put in my salads as it gets solid when hitting something cold. Is that why you mix it with olive oil? I tried to mix it with my dressing and it got pretty gross!

I am going to cut back to 3 servings today and see what happens. I am going to also pick up more of the coconut milk - I didn't realize that 10 oz of that is equal to 3.5 tbsp of the oil - I can find alot more uses for the milk than I can for the oil. It seems to work out about the same on calories? Does anyone know that?

Have a great day fellow cocoheads!

joy2c · 05-03-2005, 05:23 AM

Two weeks until payday--guess I'll be rationing my remaining bark until then! One piece in the morning . . . I have coconut milk so I need to get out my Indian cookbook and make some curry using coconut milk. I LURVE curry! Did you know that you can make a curry using hard boiled eggs (i.e. instead of meat)? I've just read the recipe, never tried it, but a friend of mine is Indian and said it's very good. (Hey, I could start my own trend--the egg and coconut fast--LOL)

I read my new cookbook and Sharron Long suggests using VCO for sweet recipes and the expeller expressed for savory recipes. And she has some coconut recipes, too. Just thought I'd throw that out there for the cooks among us.

joy

Buffy45 · 05-03-2005, 05:52 AM

Morning CoCo heads.
Joy, that is what I do, use VCO for the bark and Epco for cooking my eggs, etc.

In the book it does say that you do absorb some of what you rub into your skin, I just don't know how much that would be.

I ate OP again yesterday, slap, slap. I had a very hectic day, let myself get tooo hungry, then ate the wrong things. Again though, I still got my CO in. Hopefully today I can get back on track, have one more day of this ratrace I am currently in, then things get more back to normal.

I have ordered 2 more books: 1 of: Coconut Cures: Preventing and Treating Common Health Problems with Coconut
1 of: Coconut Oil: For Health and Beauty
but one is out of stock so don't expect delivery until later in May.

WATCH-ME-SHRINK · 05-03-2005, 06:11 AM

Feeling much better today than yesterday -- following my shameful, much regretted emotional food binge on Sunday!!!

Still doing Louana CO. Won't weigh (because of binge) till Friday perhaps.

Carrie, to answer your post Q from yesterday, what I noticed most about TOM changes was my lack of insatiable appetite/cravings....they do me in every time. NOT THIS MONTH!

I've begun adding 1/4 tsp cinnamon to my bark recipe. Can't hurt, and it tastes good too.

I'm back in control today and it feels great.

TracieN · 05-03-2005, 06:41 AM

I just orfered my fist round of CO, lets see what happens.....

GeorgiaBride · 05-03-2005, 06:55 AM

OK, now I am up another 1/2 lb, and TOM is gone. I have gained a pound and a half on CO, eating beautifully cleanly, and going to the gym for an hour and a half 5 days a week. This combination usually makes me drop weight like there's no tomorrow, but as soon as I added the CO, it started sticking to me like GLUE!!!! ARG!! I am going to go off the CO for a couple days and see what happens. Wish me luck, everyone!!!!!

WATCH-ME-SHRINK · 05-03-2005, 07:01 AM

CA, this is very weird. Lots of luck, and please keep us posted on your results in the next several days.

GeorgiaBride · 05-03-2005, 07:03 AM

Thanks, I think it's wierd, too!! I'll let you guys know if anything changes. Maybe I'm allergic!! LOL!

djlloyd · 05-03-2005, 07:06 AM

Carolyn or anyone: Do you know, can you have more than one round of detox? I am back to feeling very sick: sore throat, headache, stomach ickie. this is week 4 of CO. I take 4T as bark daily.
Thanks a bunch.

Anniemt · 05-03-2005, 07:28 AM

I finally got my CO from Netrition and started yesterday. I am really impressed at how it suppressed my (monster) appetite, so I am not as worried about the extra calories. Today I added ground unsweetened coconut to the bark that I've been making. Mmmm reminds me of an almond joy!

3 tbsp CO, 1 tbsp lc peanut butter, 1 tbsp cocoa, 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut, sweetner to taste (I use fiberfit). I put a tsp of the coconut in the cupcake liner and poured in the bark/fudge mixture and popped it in the freezer for a bit. MMMMmmmmm!

9lives · 05-03-2005, 07:38 AM

I heard this guy, David Wolfe on a radio show this morning, the show was a couple hours long. He was very interesting-a raw foodist, which I've read a lot about before. I visited his web-site and he has a page on coconut oil, too. A little bit of interesting info, for some of you who may not have any books on CO yet. Here's the link:
http://www.davidwolfe.com/articles/coconut.shtml

They sell it, but it's kind of pricey. Info is interesting, though.

He also said on the program that cocoa powder is awful-processed and awful. He advocates eating raw cocao (spelled this way) beans, and sells those, too, but they are sold out. Very interesting stuff on the cocao beans-there's info on the health properties of those, too, if you look around. I definately want to try eating those-sounds real good! They probably sold out cause of the show.

CarolynF · 05-03-2005, 08:43 AM

Hi..

You can have several rounds of detox..I know that I did..one was the tummy thing and the other can be the flu thing..or the swollen lymph nodes as the body is detoxing through the lymph nodes..

On the coconut milk question: depending on the fat content of the milk, it determines how much coconut milk equals 125 calories of fat..(one TBS. of the oil)..one serving of my brand is slightly less than 3 ounces, but only has 80 calories of fat..So, I would have to take 1/2 cup to equal the 125 calories of fat..the lite is not recommended as you want the oil..not the carbs.

CA: Good luck..keep us posted on your results...

I think it is crucial to monitor the coconut oil intake..The average person needs 3.5 Tbs. to equal the amount a newborn baby gets in human milk to keep healthy.. It's the same kind of fat..LOL..

And..one of my coconut books says to take 2-4 Tbs. for weight loss..SO..for some it might be 2 Tbs...others it might be 4 Tbs...I'm going to really watch it today..and do the 2 Tbs. to see what happens..I could never eat that many calories, unfortunately...So, ladies..it might be like adding carbs..start slow..see how it goes.. then if you start to gain, cut back..We want just enough to get the metabolism up..

Good luck...

I have a Coconut Cookbook..which has some salad dressings in it..I will post those recipes on these on the Coconut Recipe Thread on the Recipe Bulletin Board..They do mix it the coconut oil with the olive oil..so it will stay liquidy..

lntmyh · 05-03-2005, 09:07 AM

Does nyone know the answer to my ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by lntmyh

WHat is the effect of coconut oil on cholesterol is it safe for some1 with high cholesterol?

tammay · 05-03-2005, 09:07 AM

Morning all!

Well, classes are officially over

but I still have one more research paper to write (20 pages - yikes!) so I'm trying to keep cooking low-key this week. I also found out that I'm eating a lot less protein than I thought I was because I'm measuring the meat raw rather than cooked. Yikes!

Menu for the day:
B: 2 eggs and 3 oz chicken sauted in 1 tbsp CO and some salt and curry powder, decaf with 2 tsp CM
L: 3 oz lean pork loin with 2 tsp LC "ketsup" (my own version - basically tomato paste mixed with red wine vinegar and some spices), 5 oz cut okra fried in 1 tbsp CO and chili powder
D: salad with CO/Olive Oil vinigrette, 4 oz salmon, 1/3 c. chopped grapes with 2 tbsp chopped mac nuts, decaf with 2 tsp CM

I think the CO is helping my skin a little - I noticed that my hands aren't as rough. Also, all die-off symptoms seem to be gone. No headaches or muscle pain.

As usual, I'll go back and read posts later.

Have a great day, all!

Tam

justmarvi · 05-03-2005, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9lives

I heard this guy, David Wolfe on a radio show this morning, the show was a couple hours long. He was very interesting-a raw foodist, which I've read a lot about before. I visited his web-site and he has a page on coconut oil, too. A little bit of interesting info, for some of you who may not have any books on CO yet. Here's the link:
http://www.davidwolfe.com/articles/coconut.shtml

They sell it, but it's kind of pricey. Info is interesting, though.

He also said on the program that cocoa powder is awful-processed and awful. He advocates eating raw cocao (spelled this way) beans, and sells those, too, but they are sold out. Very interesting stuff on the cocao beans-there's info on the health properties of those, too, if you look around. I definately want to try eating those-sounds real good! They probably sold out cause of the show.

Very interesting, thanks for this post 9lives!

djlloyd · 05-03-2005, 09:29 AM

Thank you Carolyn.

EMILY49 · 05-03-2005, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caweightloss

OK, now I am up another 1/2 lb, and TOM is gone. I have gained a pound and a half on CO, eating beautifully cleanly, and going to the gym for an hour and a half 5 days a week. This combination usually makes me drop weight like there's no tomorrow, but as soon as I added the CO, it started sticking to me like GLUE!!!! ARG!! I am going to go off the CO for a couple days and see what happens. Wish me luck, everyone!!!!!

You gained on the CO?
Oh no!!
I cannot lose on induction and started CO yesterday.
I go to the gym pretty regular.
Hope that doesn'thappen to me.
I am down 2 today but usually what happens is tomoro I will be back up.
I am taking the CO to boost my metabolism.
It didn't work for you ever?

How long have u been using it?
Emily

CarolynF · 05-03-2005, 10:06 AM

Int: Here is a quote from the Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil..
While coconut oil's direct effect on blood cholesterol has shown to be neutral, it may indirectly lower LFL and increase HDL..This is because it increases the metabolism
in the body. Because coconut oil stimulates metabolism, it actually protects against
high cholesterol..

Italian Dressing:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 Tbs. water
Good seasons Italian dressing mix OR just use some
regular spices and make up your own..

Pour all ingredients into a screw-top jar..then shake..Let this sit at room temperature
for an hour and then refrigerate..

GeorgiaBride · 05-03-2005, 10:08 AM

Emily,
Almost 2 weeks, and no- it stalled me as soon as I started, and then I have been bouncing up and down and up in weight and inches since I started. But, most people are losing, so I think it's just me. Sucks, though, cause I just got 6 jars of it in the mail!! I will save it for maintenance, when I am not wanting to lose!

EMILY49 · 05-03-2005, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anniemt

I finally got my CO from Netrition and started yesterday. I am really impressed at how it suppressed my (monster) appetite, so I am not as worried about the extra calories. Today I added ground unsweetened coconut to the bark that I've been making. Mmmm reminds me of an almond joy!

3 tbsp CO, 1 tbsp lc peanut butter, 1 tbsp cocoa, 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut, sweetner to taste (I use fiberfit). I put a tsp of the coconut in the cupcake liner and poured in the bark/fudge mixture and popped it in the freezer for a bit. MMMMmmmmm!

Hi,
How many should this recipe make?
How many carbs in each?
Can I have this on induction?

Thanks, Emily

Jackielbrown04 · 05-03-2005, 10:09 AM

i posted yesterday that I tried the NOW brand from netrition and thoght it was AWEFUL so today I went and bought garden of life brand, which I LOVE. The only thing is is that it it super expensive. Anyone use a brand that tastes like coconuts that I can order ofline?

EMILY49 · 05-03-2005, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caweightloss

Emily,
Almost 2 weeks, and no- it stalled me as soon as I started, and then I have been bouncing up and down and up in weight and inches since I started. But, most people are losing, so I think it's just me. Sucks, though, cause I just got 6 jars of it in the mail!! I will save it for maintenance, when I am not wanting to lose!

oh my.....6 jars............
good luck.........
Gosh, I hope it boosts mine.
I have tried most everything else............
Good lUck.
I'm sure you skin will look beautiful tho..........

EMILY49 · 05-03-2005, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

Int: Here is a quote from the Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil..
While coconut oil's direct effect on blood cholesterol has shown to be neutral, it may indirectly lower LFL and increase HDL..This is because it increases the metabolism
in the body. Because coconut oil stimulates metabolism, it actually protects against
high cholesterol..

Italian Dressing:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 Tbs. water
Good seasons Italian dressing mix OR just use some
regular spices and make up your own..

Pour all ingredients into a screw-top jar..then shake..Let this sit at room temperature
for an hour and then refrigerate..

I like these recipes.
Do you know the carb count?
Thanks, Emily

Anniemt · 05-03-2005, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMILY49

Hi,
How many should this recipe make?
How many carbs in each?
Can I have this on induction?

Thanks, Emily

This recipe makes 3 servings, each w/1 tbsp each of CO.
514 calories, 3 carbs....for all three servings, so 1 carb each (depending on what brands of CO, cocoa, PB and shredded coconut you use). YMMV

Calories Eaten Today
source grams cals %total
Total: 514
Fat: 54 490 92%
Sat: 40 364 68%
Poly: 1 5 1%
Mono: 2 22 4%
Carbs: 6 12 2%
Fiber: 3 0 0%
Protein: 8 31 6%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

05-02-2005, 09:10 PM	#1
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 19,556 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/144/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	TEAM COCONUT.................TUESDAY Good morning.. In any coconut book there are many advantages to using the oil..for me, it's the easiest oil to digest..I don't have a gallbladder, so other oils would sometimes hang around in my stomach..but coconut oil is great.. CA: Hmmm...maybe you are totally detoxed..that's why you feel light and airy..Your calories looked good. Turn and Burn: Ways to take it to work? It depends what you take to eat.. try making the bark, or mix some with Carb Countdown Yogurt (before work), or take some and add it to your coffee..I'm not sure the LouAna would be good in your coffee..or not..Maybe others have an idea. I'm continuing to do the Protein Shakes for 2 or maybe 3 meals..tomorrow.. The 4 ounces of coconut milk really helps fill me up..as well as adding the Benefiber. See ya in the real a.m....

05-03-2005, 04:27 AM	#3
NikiPatiki Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The South Posts: 452 Gallery: NikiPatiki Stats: 248/188/160 Restart 227/219.4/160 WOE: Whatever Works Start Date: December 2002 - Restarted March 2005	5cats - I wonder if massaging it on your skin has the same benefits as taking it internally, kinda like the progesterone cream? LOL - I find it hard to put in my salads as it gets solid when hitting something cold. Is that why you mix it with olive oil? I tried to mix it with my dressing and it got pretty gross! I am going to cut back to 3 servings today and see what happens. I am going to also pick up more of the coconut milk - I didn't realize that 10 oz of that is equal to 3.5 tbsp of the oil - I can find alot more uses for the milk than I can for the oil. It seems to work out about the same on calories? Does anyone know that? Have a great day fellow cocoheads! __________________ Nik Mini Goal 1 - 220 / ACHIEVED 03/24/05 Mini Goal 2 - 210 / Achieved ??/??/?? Mini Goal 3 - 200 / Achieved ??/??/?? Mini Goal 4 - 190 / Achieved ??/??/?? Mini Goal 5 - 180 / Achieved ??/??/?? Mini Goal 6 - 170 / Achieved ??/??/?? Mini Goal 7 - 160 / Achieved ??/??/?? 270 mins of 1000 for May fitness challenge 1000 mins of 1000 for April fitness challenge 710 mins of 1000 for March fitness challenge Proud Member of Summer Sister's Boot Camp

05-03-2005, 05:52 AM	#5
Buffy45 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 3,139 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC Start Date: Restart 6/1/08	Morning CoCo heads. Joy, that is what I do, use VCO for the bark and Epco for cooking my eggs, etc. In the book it does say that you do absorb some of what you rub into your skin, I just don't know how much that would be. I ate OP again yesterday, slap, slap. I had a very hectic day, let myself get tooo hungry, then ate the wrong things. Again though, I still got my CO in. Hopefully today I can get back on track, have one more day of this ratrace I am currently in, then things get more back to normal. I have ordered 2 more books: 1 of: Coconut Cures: Preventing and Treating Common Health Problems with Coconut 1 of: Coconut Oil: For Health and Beauty but one is out of stock so don't expect delivery until later in May. __________________ Buffy

05-03-2005, 07:38 AM	#13
9lives Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 253 Gallery: 9lives Stats: 242/187/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 15, 2008	I heard this guy, David Wolfe on a radio show this morning, the show was a couple hours long. He was very interesting-a raw foodist, which I've read a lot about before. I visited his web-site and he has a page on coconut oil, too. A little bit of interesting info, for some of you who may not have any books on CO yet. Here's the link: http://www.davidwolfe.com/articles/coconut.shtml They sell it, but it's kind of pricey. Info is interesting, though. He also said on the program that cocoa powder is awful-processed and awful. He advocates eating raw cocao (spelled this way) beans, and sells those, too, but they are sold out. Very interesting stuff on the cocao beans-there's info on the health properties of those, too, if you look around. I definately want to try eating those-sounds real good! They probably sold out cause of the show. __________________ Combat the killing of the unwanted-spay & neuter your pets!

05-03-2005, 08:43 AM	#14
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 19,556 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/144/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi.. You can have several rounds of detox..I know that I did..one was the tummy thing and the other can be the flu thing..or the swollen lymph nodes as the body is detoxing through the lymph nodes.. On the coconut milk question: depending on the fat content of the milk, it determines how much coconut milk equals 125 calories of fat..(one TBS. of the oil)..one serving of my brand is slightly less than 3 ounces, but only has 80 calories of fat..So, I would have to take 1/2 cup to equal the 125 calories of fat..the lite is not recommended as you want the oil..not the carbs. CA: Good luck..keep us posted on your results... I think it is crucial to monitor the coconut oil intake..The average person needs 3.5 Tbs. to equal the amount a newborn baby gets in human milk to keep healthy.. It's the same kind of fat..LOL.. And..one of my coconut books says to take 2-4 Tbs. for weight loss..SO..for some it might be 2 Tbs...others it might be 4 Tbs...I'm going to really watch it today..and do the 2 Tbs. to see what happens..I could never eat that many calories, unfortunately...So, ladies..it might be like adding carbs..start slow..see how it goes.. then if you start to gain, cut back..We want just enough to get the metabolism up.. Good luck... I have a Coconut Cookbook..which has some salad dressings in it..I will post those recipes on these on the Coconut Recipe Thread on the Recipe Bulletin Board..They do mix it the coconut oil with the olive oil..so it will stay liquidy.. Last edited by CarolynF : 05-03-2005 at 08:44 AM.

05-02-2005, 10:05 PM	#2
lntmyh Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 247 Blog Entries: 3 Gallery: lntmyh Stats: 283/???/165 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 02/29/08	WHat is the effect of coconut oil on cholesterol is it safe for some1 with high cholesterol?

05-03-2005, 05:23 AM	#4
joy2c MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,917 Gallery: joy2c Stats: 170 & sz16 /started atkins @164/08 restart 155/140 WOE: atkins Start Date: November, 2003	Two weeks until payday--guess I'll be rationing my remaining bark until then! One piece in the morning . . . I have coconut milk so I need to get out my Indian cookbook and make some curry using coconut milk. I LURVE curry! Did you know that you can make a curry using hard boiled eggs (i.e. instead of meat)? I've just read the recipe, never tried it, but a friend of mine is Indian and said it's very good. (Hey, I could start my own trend--the egg and coconut fast--LOL) I read my new cookbook and Sharron Long suggests using VCO for sweet recipes and the expeller expressed for savory recipes. And she has some coconut recipes, too. Just thought I'd throw that out there for the cooks among us. joy

05-03-2005, 06:11 AM	#6
WATCH-ME-SHRINK Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,143 Gallery: WATCH-ME-SHRINK Stats: 166 (12+) /Size 4-6/Fit & LEAN 140-145 (5'7) WOE: Atkins to BFFM to LC/TKD	Feeling much better today than yesterday -- following my shameful, much regretted emotional food binge on Sunday!!! Still doing Louana CO. Won't weigh (because of binge) till Friday perhaps. Carrie, to answer your post Q from yesterday, what I noticed most about TOM changes was my lack of insatiable appetite/cravings....they do me in every time. NOT THIS MONTH! I've begun adding 1/4 tsp cinnamon to my bark recipe. Can't hurt, and it tastes good too. I'm back in control today and it feels great.

05-03-2005, 06:41 AM	#7
TracieN The Incredible Shrinking Woman! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 1,890 Gallery: TracieN WOE: Low carb Start Date: LC, May of 2004	I just orfered my fist round of CO, lets see what happens.....

05-03-2005, 06:55 AM	#8
GeorgiaBride MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,405 Gallery: GeorgiaBride	OK, now I am up another 1/2 lb, and TOM is gone. I have gained a pound and a half on CO, eating beautifully cleanly, and going to the gym for an hour and a half 5 days a week. This combination usually makes me drop weight like there's no tomorrow, but as soon as I added the CO, it started sticking to me like GLUE!!!! ARG!! I am going to go off the CO for a couple days and see what happens. Wish me luck, everyone!!!!!

05-03-2005, 07:01 AM	#9
WATCH-ME-SHRINK Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,143 Gallery: WATCH-ME-SHRINK Stats: 166 (12+) /Size 4-6/Fit & LEAN 140-145 (5'7) WOE: Atkins to BFFM to LC/TKD	CA, this is very weird. Lots of luck, and please keep us posted on your results in the next several days.

05-03-2005, 07:03 AM	#10
GeorgiaBride MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,405 Gallery: GeorgiaBride	Thanks, I think it's wierd, too!! I'll let you guys know if anything changes. Maybe I'm allergic!! LOL!

05-03-2005, 07:06 AM	#11
djlloyd MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,590 Gallery: djlloyd Stats: 226/187/140 WOE: NutriSystem Start Date: 1/03	Carolyn or anyone: Do you know, can you have more than one round of detox? I am back to feeling very sick: sore throat, headache, stomach ickie. this is week 4 of CO. I take 4T as bark daily. Thanks a bunch.

05-03-2005, 07:28 AM	#12
Anniemt Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 263 Gallery: Anniemt Stats: 200/176/155 5'6" WOE: Atkins; M/E Start Date: 12/26/2003	I finally got my CO from Netrition and started yesterday. I am really impressed at how it suppressed my (monster) appetite, so I am not as worried about the extra calories. Today I added ground unsweetened coconut to the bark that I've been making. Mmmm reminds me of an almond joy! 3 tbsp CO, 1 tbsp lc peanut butter, 1 tbsp cocoa, 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut, sweetner to taste (I use fiberfit). I put a tsp of the coconut in the cupcake liner and poured in the bark/fudge mixture and popped it in the freezer for a bit. MMMMmmmmm!

05-03-2005, 09:07 AM	#16
tammay Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southweat Texas Posts: 867 Blog Entries: 17 Gallery: tammay Stats: 153/143/120 WOE: Lowcarb Vegetarian (my own) Start Date: Jan 2002 (restarted: 9/20/08)	Morning all! Well, classes are officially over but I still have one more research paper to write (20 pages - yikes!) so I'm trying to keep cooking low-key this week. I also found out that I'm eating a lot less protein than I thought I was because I'm measuring the meat raw rather than cooked. Yikes! Menu for the day: B: 2 eggs and 3 oz chicken sauted in 1 tbsp CO and some salt and curry powder, decaf with 2 tsp CM L: 3 oz lean pork loin with 2 tsp LC "ketsup" (my own version - basically tomato paste mixed with red wine vinegar and some spices), 5 oz cut okra fried in 1 tbsp CO and chili powder D: salad with CO/Olive Oil vinigrette, 4 oz salmon, 1/3 c. chopped grapes with 2 tbsp chopped mac nuts, decaf with 2 tsp CM I think the CO is helping my skin a little - I noticed that my hands aren't as rough. Also, all die-off symptoms seem to be gone. No headaches or muscle pain. As usual, I'll go back and read posts later. Have a great day, all! Tam

05-03-2005, 09:29 AM	#18
djlloyd MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,590 Gallery: djlloyd Stats: 226/187/140 WOE: NutriSystem Start Date: 1/03	Thank you Carolyn.

05-03-2005, 10:06 AM	#20
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 19,556 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/144/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Int: Here is a quote from the Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil.. While coconut oil's direct effect on blood cholesterol has shown to be neutral, it may indirectly lower LFL and increase HDL..This is because it increases the metabolism in the body. Because coconut oil stimulates metabolism, it actually protects against high cholesterol.. Italian Dressing: 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 3 Tbs. water Good seasons Italian dressing mix OR just use some regular spices and make up your own.. Pour all ingredients into a screw-top jar..then shake..Let this sit at room temperature for an hour and then refrigerate..

05-03-2005, 10:08 AM	#21
GeorgiaBride MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,405 Gallery: GeorgiaBride	Emily, Almost 2 weeks, and no- it stalled me as soon as I started, and then I have been bouncing up and down and up in weight and inches since I started. But, most people are losing, so I think it's just me. Sucks, though, cause I just got 6 jars of it in the mail!! I will save it for maintenance, when I am not wanting to lose!

05-03-2005, 10:09 AM	#23
Jackielbrown04 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: N.C. Posts: 19,425 Blog Entries: 17 Gallery: Jackielbrown04 Stats: 112.4/109.4/99- 4'10 WOE: Renfrew Meal Plan Start Date: 9.22.08	i posted yesterday that I tried the NOW brand from netrition and thoght it was AWEFUL so today I went and bought garden of life brand, which I LOVE. The only thing is is that it it super expensive. Anyone use a brand that tastes like coconuts that I can order ofline?