Stall question - yeast?

[kpoll19]

Originally Posted by Elizellen

Don't forget that OWL stands for ongoing weight LOSS and is really the main Atkins weightloss phase

Loonatika found she could eat 100 net carbs a day and STILL lose weight!!

I am afraid to go to OWL , how can I add more food and still lose if I am not losing now?? Seems weird how an extra cup or two of veggies will make a difference in what is happening now?

Monica - Some people use Acidophilus for yeast. Do you know if this is a probiotic or something else? Does this work for you without making too many changes to your diet?

Thanks for the advice all

[cajunthunder]

Originally Posted by kpoll19

I am afraid to go to OWL , how can I add more food and still lose if I am not losing now?? Seems weird how an extra cup or two of veggies will make a difference in what is happening now?

For many people, moving to OWL and upping their carbs is just what their body needed to knock them out of a stall. Try it!

Monica - Some people use Acidophilus for yeast. Do you know if this is a probiotic or something else? Does this work for you without making too many changes to your diet?

Acidophilus is just one strain of good bacteria. There's a whole bunch of them and they all occupy various parts of your digestive tract and help with different things. That's why I always recommend a full spectrum probiotic, rather than just acidophilus. And if you're taking any kind of antibiotic, take a good probiotic in between the doses of antibiotics.

A lot of people use yogurt for yeast, but most yogurts contain lots of sugars or sugary fruits, which feed the yeast and bad bacteria.... so that's why it's generally better to just use a supplement rather than yogurt. Now Stoneyfield Farms does have multiple strains in their yogurt, but if I were fighting yeast/candida and wanted to use yogurt, I'd go with their plain stuff.

My personal favorites in supplement form are Primal Defense, which is some powerful stuff and rather pricey - it's made by Garden of Life...... and the other is PB8.

[kpoll19]

Thank you. I wanted to post a site that has a comprehensive yeast screen. The link is:

http://flora-balance.com/candida_questionnaire_long.asp

My results were:

7/27/05 6:42:36 PM Score Section A: History

94

Score Section B: Major Symptoms

15

Score Section C: Other Symptoms

10

Grand Total Score

119

The Grand Total Score will help you and your physician decide if your health problems are yeast-connected. Scores in women will run higher, as seven items in the questionnaire apply exclusively to women, while only two apply exclusively to men.

Yeast-connected health problems are almost certainly present in women with scores more than 180 , and in men with scores more than 140.

Yeast-connected health problems are probably present in women with scores more than 120, and in men with scores more than 90.

Yeast-connected health prblems are possibly present in women with scores more than 60, and in men with scores more than 40.

With scores of less than 60 in women and 40 in men, yeasts are less apt to cause health problems.

So that is not too bad. Maybe cutting back on the cheeses and using a probiotic will suffice??

Crossing my fingers....