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The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
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I follow Dr. Marie Claire Haver on TikTok so I preordered her book to go more in depth on her ideas.
What I liked about this book:
Right up front, she notes how key sleep and exercise are, recommending both strength and cardio for optimal health. As this is a diet book though, the rest of the book obviously focuses on that.
The book thoroughly explains the benefits of intermittent fasting, offering tips on how to work up to it more easily. The book also talks at length about specific nutrients that are particularly important to women 40+. She suggests only a couple of supplements, emphasizing instead the importance of getting nutrients from food.
Her approach doesn’t track calories, but instead monitors macros. At the beginning of her plan, in addition to eating intermittently, she recommends a low-carb diet. Over time, more carbs are added and the macro ratio adjusts. She spends time explaining the importance of fat and protein to satiety and overall health.
What I didn’t like:
The recipes are very nut-heavy and I’m allergic. Alternatives aren’t offered.
The shopping lists are pretty useless to me since I can’t eat some of the recipes so I’d have to modify the plan. I actually find it hard to imagine anyone who has a family could follow the plan. What with different dietary needs, allergies and appetites, everyone at my table eats a different version of dinner. Tips on making the plan work for families would also be awesome. I’d have to do a lot of mental work to adjust these recipes for myself and my teens and husband.
What I liked about this book:
Right up front, she notes how key sleep and exercise are, recommending both strength and cardio for optimal health. As this is a diet book though, the rest of the book obviously focuses on that.
The book thoroughly explains the benefits of intermittent fasting, offering tips on how to work up to it more easily. The book also talks at length about specific nutrients that are particularly important to women 40+. She suggests only a couple of supplements, emphasizing instead the importance of getting nutrients from food.
Her approach doesn’t track calories, but instead monitors macros. At the beginning of her plan, in addition to eating intermittently, she recommends a low-carb diet. Over time, more carbs are added and the macro ratio adjusts. She spends time explaining the importance of fat and protein to satiety and overall health.
What I didn’t like:
The recipes are very nut-heavy and I’m allergic. Alternatives aren’t offered.
The shopping lists are pretty useless to me since I can’t eat some of the recipes so I’d have to modify the plan. I actually find it hard to imagine anyone who has a family could follow the plan. What with different dietary needs, allergies and appetites, everyone at my table eats a different version of dinner. Tips on making the plan work for families would also be awesome. I’d have to do a lot of mental work to adjust these recipes for myself and my teens and husband.
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Dec 23, 2023 09:58AM
Just started this book after a friend recommended it. She had a lot of success with it. After looking at the recipes I do agree, it would be nice to have substitutions. I have IBS so several of the foods like the cruciferous veggies and tofu I avoid at all costs. I’m going to have to figure out some alternatives but it would be better if those were included.
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I agree with much of your review and I gained a lot of insight reading this book. I add nuts to almost nothing. Although I like nuts, I don't really crave them. I do however eat many salads but not without throwing in some protein or useful grains. I keep a stock of pumpkin and sunflower seeds and toast them in a dry frying pan till they slightly pop open (the sunflower seeds). I always throw one or two tablespoons in the salad. I think they are healthy and they add dimension, crunch, and taste to the salad. If you are not allergic to seeds, I recommend. Also, I could never follow the recipes. I'm just not a recipe follower but I do use the ingredients wherever possible and in different ways that I devise (I roast a lot of different roots in my ninja, and occasionally Brussel sprouts ). Basically barley, quinoa (yuck, but nice in salads with vinaigrettes), lentils (yuck again) are good additions and keep me satiated better and longer than carbs, I grill salmon (seasoned with my favorite spices, butter, and lemon) in the ninja, eat once for lunch and then often smash the rest with mayo (you will have noted that I am not a ascetic) for shmearing on other occasions. I make a lot of yogurt (or rather my bread machine does with whole milk and greek yogurt starter) and aside from banana or strawberry yogurt smoothies I make a lot of Tzatziki. I don't know if all of that fits into the diet but it fits well-enough and like I wrote in my review, I took off between 20-22 lbs/9-10 kilos in about 7-8 months and, keeping more or less to the regimen. with a cheat here an there, is easy and keeps the weight stable. I don't think this works without a daily walk or some other form of mild exercise and eating a last meal early (my variation of intermittent fasting). Certainly, not going to bed after a heavy meal is also helpful. I think the authors' guidance + a dash of common sense for what works for an individual, does the trick.
Yes, subs would be helpful. I'm allergic to almonds in all forms, so that rules out anything with almonds, almond flour, almond milk ...
