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Hi Prof LJ! I've been thinking about ur question on the science behind EE - don't know that much - when I was a consultant EE hadn't been discovered but here's a bit more on the concept of Red/Green which will apply to EE I shd think - pls don't take this as 100% my grey cells aren't what they were!
When I had my class - all consultants were advised that any questions on nutrition which cdn't be answered shd be referred to the head of SW Nutrition team Dr Jacquie Lavin - just checked the site and she's still there (so she must have been there over 10 years) when I referred the few qs I sent to HQ - there was always a quick, concise response in plain English!
The history of SW as I understand it - is that the found Margaret ? wanted to devise a healthy eating prog which after reaching goal cd be followed for life by adding HEs rather than too may syns for the lifelong maintenance period.
So all avenues were explored inc lots of theories - again my best recall is that the findings they decided to base the plan on were:
1. to devise a plan which met the calorie req'ments to lose and maintain weight - but without the hassle of counting each morsel.
2. to include the satiety and satiation concept as I mentioned earlier - just looked in the book with all free/superfree/syns info and they call the s & s - filling power and satisfying power on p5 of my version.
3. to follow the approved healthy eating guidelines and to update these as appropriate
4. to encourage members to move more and to develop an exercise model which cd be adopted by all members but this wd not be compulsory.
When I was a consultant we were always advised to encourage body magic but that although exercise was healthy and desirable, toned the body etc it was the reduced calorie intake was the major contributor to weight loss.
I think it takes something like a reduction 3,500 cals to lose a lb whilst walking a mile at 2mph burns about 160 cals.
That's all I can think of now but if any other snippets come to mind - I'll pass them on. Do u buy the SW mag? When I used to buy them there was usually an article from Margaret or the Nutrition team
explaining the plan or new health developments etc.
When I had my class - all consultants were advised that any questions on nutrition which cdn't be answered shd be referred to the head of SW Nutrition team Dr Jacquie Lavin - just checked the site and she's still there (so she must have been there over 10 years) when I referred the few qs I sent to HQ - there was always a quick, concise response in plain English!
The history of SW as I understand it - is that the found Margaret ? wanted to devise a healthy eating prog which after reaching goal cd be followed for life by adding HEs rather than too may syns for the lifelong maintenance period.
So all avenues were explored inc lots of theories - again my best recall is that the findings they decided to base the plan on were:
1. to devise a plan which met the calorie req'ments to lose and maintain weight - but without the hassle of counting each morsel.
2. to include the satiety and satiation concept as I mentioned earlier - just looked in the book with all free/superfree/syns info and they call the s & s - filling power and satisfying power on p5 of my version.
3. to follow the approved healthy eating guidelines and to update these as appropriate
4. to encourage members to move more and to develop an exercise model which cd be adopted by all members but this wd not be compulsory.
When I was a consultant we were always advised to encourage body magic but that although exercise was healthy and desirable, toned the body etc it was the reduced calorie intake was the major contributor to weight loss.
I think it takes something like a reduction 3,500 cals to lose a lb whilst walking a mile at 2mph burns about 160 cals.
That's all I can think of now but if any other snippets come to mind - I'll pass them on. Do u buy the SW mag? When I used to buy them there was usually an article from Margaret or the Nutrition team
explaining the plan or new health developments etc.
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that's good to see. Cheese scones! Anything that has cheese in the name or I fact is a winner for me!i will be trying those at the weekend, yummy. Glad your little yogurt friends survived their traumatic journey and unplanned stop over. Does it taste yummy? Or is it still brewing?
