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Thank you everybody for your input on this topic. I have learnt quite a bit and Matt is right about it not always making sense, but I guess it is simpler than one would like to think.
I have realised that by eating strictly whole grain, I took the enjoyment out of eating. Try making apple pie with whole wheat flour, might as well not bother….Try making puff pastry with whole wheat, yuck…
So I’m buying some white flour today and start making, apple pies, cakes, etc. However, I don’t feel that whole wheat flour bothers my digestion, it is just that it is so dense I tend to eat less of food made with it and stop making yummy things. So I allow myself to eat white four in desserts and in foods that I used to avoid due to inferior results with WW flour. I will still use WW flour where it doesn’t influence the final outcome and taste.
The lengths I went to, to even make WW breadcrumbs, it is crazy. Make a sourdough bread, cut off crusts, break it up in a food processor, dry it in the oven overnight, then break it up in the food processor again to make it superfine, pack away in the freezer. Not anymore, I’m buying white breadcrumbs, sod it! :)
And I’m so pleased that I have discovered this info now whilst the kids are still small, 3 years and 16 months so that I don’t screw them up with my food obsessions, no more.Thank you so much everybody. It is reassuring to know I’m not the only one with a racing heart. I now believe that it is mainly due to not eating enough. I have been restricting and ignoring my hunger pangs lately for fear of gaining too much weight. I’m now back on track stuffing my face again.
Also, it is interesting what bambipel said regarding having to add some protein along sugar and starch. I think I have the same thing. If it is just pure starch or sugar, I feel awful.Also I wonder, if you are going to eat restricted calories then you better make it a healthy choice otherwise with slow digestion and generally things not working as they should, eating a poor quality diet would lead to more illnesses?
Please someone tell me I might be onto something. It would be a great relief to make some understanding of this all.
So basically by raising metabolism we can get away with eating anything we want (pretty much) as the body deals with it very efficiently.Thank you both very much for getting back to me. It could be both that I don’t eat enough or eating late. But I should mention that I used to suffer from anxiety and panic attacks and upon reducing my water intake this has improved hugely. However I used to get this racing heart before RRAF, so even when I didn’t eat at night, and I am hoping that by raising my metabolism this will stop. The racing heart is now worse though than before RRAF. This sort of feels like anxiety, but without the panicky thoughts, I only have the symptoms of wanting to empty my bowls, sweaty, hot, racing heart, etc. What hormones does it involve? Is it cortisol/adrenaline? I am also very reactive (mood wise and prone to heart racing) to all sorts of food stuff, lots of different foods can destabilise me and stimulate me. I experience this with alcohol, coffee and even some benign substances. So this should be a clue to what is going on, but I don’t have the knowledge to put it together and make sense of it all. All I know is that my body is experiencing some sort of stress when this is happening. However when that happens, food is last thing on my mind. Same thing also happens when I’m trying to take a nap. I am so tired and there comes my racing heart, almost like giving me a kick just right before I dose off. It is morning here now, and I still feel shaky and not quite alright after a rough night. I just wish somebody would have a definitive answer for me and tell me what to do to make it go away. I am hoping for a good night’s sleep tonight after three uncomfortable nights. This is so frustrating!!
Thanks for the message. I’m not doing any cardio, however it is interesting about the high cortisol levels. I’m not sure how I’m stressing my body, perhaps I’m not eating enough as I should, but I feel really wired, have been unable to fall asleep and tossing and turning for 4 hours in bed now. Also, I felt immediate effect following the bowl of cornflakes so I wonder whether it could have something to do with the pure high starch meal affecting me? Any thoughts?
Yes, I gained 10 kg when breastfeeding. And now that I started rrafing another 4 kg and I am not even there temperature wise. I never lose weight breastfeeding, only gain. We are now going through teething and what I’m doing at night is that 1 night I am available for my little one and the next I put earplugs in my ears and am not available. It may sound cruel, but I am only a human and also need to sleep, especially as I also have another child who needs my attention during the day.
Maybe try valerian herb for sleeping?
