paulgfoster

Thanks Saul, yes i think it makes sense. Trialing 1700 calories a day at the moment . Finding it easy and am very motivated. i will get my 6 monthly blood checks and see how i go, and also increase my exercise and reduce bmi. Many Thanks Paul

Hi i havent posted here for a number of years as to be honest i drifted away from Cr and gained weight , bmi now 25, though i still ate reasonably healthy food, vegetarian with a little fish but much more than i ever needed, probably more than 3000 calories a day, some days much more. I have around 40% abdominal fat. 180 tall, 80 kg. I have had autoimmune issues which they havent fully diagnosed as yet, including raynaulds, peripheral neuropathy and more recently i have pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. This is helped with enzymes i have to take with each meal . My pancreas is clear on abdominal cat scan and i have excellent endocrine function. I am currently seeing a gastro specialist in this regard. Then this year i was initially told i had chronic lymphocytic leukemia...Cll... (sound a wreck don't i , but quite active ).........Fortunately the haematologist i finally got to see corrected my doctor and i have monoclonal b cell lymphocytosis, which is like a very early pre Cll, and oddly enough found in about 8% of the population over 60. Only 2-3% a year go on to develop Cll. So not as bad as it seems. No need to see haematologist again unless blood levels rise and monitored with 6 monthly blood counts at Drs surgery. The point of this rather long winded post is rather than cling to all manner of supplements etc i feel my best chance of stopping this condition progressing is to go back on a mild calorie restriction with optimal nutrition being of paramount importance. I have ceased all supplements except tumeric, and vitamin D, as i feel some may be involved in the proliferation of cells especially the b vitamins. I know green tea is supposed to be beneficial but my body hates it and it gives me gastric irritation. Not asking for medical advice just general thoughts of perhaps what you would do in my situation. i dont want to practice a severe calorie restriction (i am 65) but enough to try and clear out the rogue cells through the good things that happen with fasting, i do have a 16 hour fast and eat in the other eight hours. i found previously i lost weight , felt good on 1800 calories, so thats what i am doing at the moment All the best Paul

Thank you for the replies Keith and Michael, they are very much appreciated. I am at the moment about 16/40/40 and 4% alcohol for my 100ml glass of red wine............when i tried to increase fat levels i did not feel as well and had less energy when exercising. Also unhappy about increasing sfa levels, so will probably stay at my current ratio which seems to work best for me. It is always re assuring to know what others are doing, especially those that have been practicing some time............

I have been managing very well to adhere to my allocated calories of late but must admit to total confusion over macro nutrient ratios..........The more i read the more i am not sure, I read Ornish Pritikin and it sounds plausible.....i was on Pritikin for years and scored zero on the coronary calcium scan,.......... Then i ate sad and moved towards metabolic syndrome..........cr has fixed this , but how should i eat now........ There is a huge movement towards high fat and olive oil, and it all makes sense...........I dont feel happy with a Paleo approach as i dont eat meat anyway.............ON a strict low fat regime like Pritikin i will have low cholesterol and ldl but also very low Hdl............some say this is risky , Pritikin says it isnt and higher fat diets which in my case would lead to better hdl levels, lead to more arterial plaque. Whatever is thought about recent changes in attitudes to fat if Ancel Keys practiced what he preached he did live to a 100. At the moment i have increased my fat intake to 50% of calories, and although mostly healthy fats my sat fats go up to nearly 20g a day along with them. I dont eat refined carbs at all or sugar, no bread, rice pasta or potatoes. Part of me says go back Ornish ?pritikin and the other part just doesnt know, and the more i read the more it seems the scientific community doesnt know either.(conclusively) What sort of macro nutrient ratios do most others follow on here?

Occasionally I would like to contact another member privately, however although I am a member if I click on another members name I receive a message stating you are not authorised to view profiles.............on the old lists it is easy enough to contact members individually , how is done on here?

Thanks so much for the informative replies. Due to living in Australia and the difficulty obtaining specific European wines and a change in my financial circumstances i am currently drinking a red blend which is local from the Margaret river region, a blend of cabernet and merlot and completely organic/preservative free. The problem of how much to drink has been answered for me as i now need to follow a budget and only drink 50 mls a day which i still enjoy. Whether or not i get any reservatrol in that small amount is questionable but thats ok , ill stick with it anyway. Paul

Hello Hayley, I have only been on Cr with optimal nutrition myself for six months so cannot speak as a voice of great experience. Whilst maybe occasional alternate day eating would be ok i wonder long term if it would be detrimental.??? My main concern being getting the right amount of calories and nutrients in just one meal. I eat 1800 calories a day , hypothetically if i were to follow your eating plan i would need to eat 3600 calories in one sitting. This would not be possible if i were to be eating my usual large salads, raw or steam veggies, fruit and maybe a little fish. The volume would be too much for one meal ........and therefore i would not be meeting my nutritional requirements. Are you using cronometer? which i believe is essential, and incidentally i try to meet all my nutritional requirements from food without taking supplements and multi vitamins, however this is an individual choice which can be further guided by your chrono meter results/records. Kind regards Paul

Hello ,I have a question regarding alcohol , in specific red wine. I have read Hungarian Pinot Noir is best for reservatrol but i drink an Austraian red as its easier living here. I appreciate people follow Cr in there own way but would really like to know how much wine others that drink actually consume ? I am drinking 120 mls day and wonder if this is too much? I would appreciate some opinions. Incidentally i have been on Cr since last year and my health and blood levels have shown vast improvement. :)