giddyup715
07-28-2005, 12:52 AM
or fatty liver, go on the atkins Diet? I read that many recommend weight loss solutions to high liver enzymes and fatty liver. One of the fastest "weight-dropping" diets is the low carb or Adkins diet. Is that safe for being so short term? Does the weight loss "out-weigh" (pardon the pun) the damage of not losing weight and putting stress on the liver?
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Green Eyed Granny
07-28-2005, 11:22 AM
Don't know about the Adkins diet, but last year my Dr. let me go on the Slim Fast diet, and I lost about 30 lbs, felt great too. (LOL) Of course I gained it all back now.
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I have http://www.healthboards.com/boards/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=1836794#
WaveCirrhosis, and Hep C.
Pat
happyelf
07-28-2005, 03:09 PM
Giddyup715
Losing weight is always a good thing when you have fatty liver and elevated enzymes-but, you're right, how you do it can impact your health. (loved the pun)
Before starting ANY diet regime I'd check w/your dr to make sure it is beneficial to your health--esp w/raised liver enzymes.
Drs usually do advocate losing weight to help fatty liver-but to do it in a way that will not deprive your body the much needed nutrients to keep the engine running smoothly. I was told not to eliminate anything totally or drastically cut back on carbs, b/c the body needs them--just not as many as we usually eat daily. Usually the Atkins diet is for lifestyle change--once you go off it you gain the weight back--so unless you're prepared to eat that way the rest of your life--I wouldn't do it. I did a 1200 cal a day diet-and didn't deprive myself. I didn't stick to exactly 1200cals a day-but close enough and felt good doing it. I ate small snacks/meals totalling 6x a day to keep the metabolism up--and it really was amazing how much that helped!! I lost 35 lbs in a fairly short period of time, but I didn[t crash diet either. A trick I learned was to eat a piece of fruit abt 15 mins before dinner-it curbed my appetite and gave me the little sugar fix I craved during the day. BTW-I'm not a big one for exercise, so I never parked in the close parking spots--I always parked out when at the store or at work--that way I got walking excercise--it adds up. Just my $.02 worth.
the elf
Losing weight is always a good thing when you have fatty liver and elevated enzymes-but, you're right, how you do it can impact your health. (loved the pun)
Before starting ANY diet regime I'd check w/your dr to make sure it is beneficial to your health--esp w/raised liver enzymes.
Drs usually do advocate losing weight to help fatty liver-but to do it in a way that will not deprive your body the much needed nutrients to keep the engine running smoothly. I was told not to eliminate anything totally or drastically cut back on carbs, b/c the body needs them--just not as many as we usually eat daily. Usually the Atkins diet is for lifestyle change--once you go off it you gain the weight back--so unless you're prepared to eat that way the rest of your life--I wouldn't do it. I did a 1200 cal a day diet-and didn't deprive myself. I didn't stick to exactly 1200cals a day-but close enough and felt good doing it. I ate small snacks/meals totalling 6x a day to keep the metabolism up--and it really was amazing how much that helped!! I lost 35 lbs in a fairly short period of time, but I didn[t crash diet either. A trick I learned was to eat a piece of fruit abt 15 mins before dinner-it curbed my appetite and gave me the little sugar fix I craved during the day. BTW-I'm not a big one for exercise, so I never parked in the close parking spots--I always parked out when at the store or at work--that way I got walking excercise--it adds up. Just my $.02 worth.
the elf
happyelf
07-28-2005, 03:10 PM
Granny-- how have you been feeling? Hope you're doing better!! Been thinking abt you and hope you're ok. Take care
Gina
Gina
OhioMOM
07-28-2005, 04:02 PM
check with your doctor. if you have a chronic liver problem you may not be able to process the proteins that the atkins diet allows.... red meats are a no no for people with end stage liver problems..... i would ask a doctor for sure!