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Originally Posted by MsJinx
I bought SPI and the cookbook because I didn't know SPII existed.
From what I understand, book II, which I am about to go buy, better addresses the different conditions of burned out adrenals, specific insulin problems (sensitive or resistant), etc. and that is really important because being sensitive or resistant to insulin are opposite and require different fixes.
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Did you buy it? I am re-reading it. When I first got it, I devoured it in a day and a half. I am now - a week later - reading it again with a pencil and underlining all the bits I want to remember.
I don't agree with everything she says, but I am certainly convinced about the need for tapering off my caffeine intake!!! I feel I have been able to identify myself as an "adrenaline junkie", who, at the age of 45, now needs to learn how to slow down and take it easy.
I think it is a really interesting take on the whole diet and nutrition issue from a psychological viewpoint and has given me some valuable insights into why I got myself hooked on coffee, for example, and, to a lesser degree, beer. I am prepared to give her tips a really serious try!!!
My problem has been that although I can successfully lose weight on low-carb (done that twice in the last two years!), I can just as easily put it on again in the face of stress - whether due to self-imposed stress or stress from outside - when I tend to self-medicate with beer in the evenings, feel tired the next day, self-medicate during the day with caffeine, get myself stressed out, and then the whole cycle begins again.
From her descriptions, I am insulin-sensitive with - most likely - burned-out adrenal glands. I would love to get out of this whole cycle that I continually fall into, and I really think her tips could help.
I have been cooking low-carb style for two years, so I think looking at the meal plans in SPII will be enough for me. I know my carb counts, so it's just a question of tweaking my meals to put a few extra carbs in. So far, so good - I feel better with a few extra carbs and the meals keep me going longer!
Can anyone recommend the cookbooks, by the way?
amanda