Hi Beth,



Initially you are not supposed to eat grains other than wild rice but oat
bran is so high in fiber it would probably be fine. Only lemon and lime are
allowed for the first few weeks, then more fruit is added. Dr. Weil is not
a fan of saturated fats. Unfortunately he does not understand and he just
spews typical rhetoric about it without doing any research. The fatty acids
in coconut oil are of a medium chain length - these are not typically stored
as fat but I have found that people react very differently to fats.

For probably thousands of years, native people have lived on the coconut
without killing over of heart disease. It would be nice if Dr Weil would
ask himself why that might be.



I don't see this forum as active at all. At one point the author Cherie
Calbom would answer people but I have not seen anything for quite some time.



All the best to you,

Alana



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If you are gaining weight with coconut oil, I would not use it personally.
I know that it does not work for everyone in the same way. I have put a few
of my clients on it for various reasons and some lose weight right away
while others after some time and still others not at all. As long as you
feel good and are losing weight with what you are doing, don't change it.
If you want the health benefit, try just a tsp each day. That will still
have good effect.

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Alana....Thank you for your input...it seems like the weight has now come
off! I will keep an eye on the scale and see if I need to cut it back or
not...

I do not have the book so do not know what the diet actually is...although I

looked thru the book at the bookstore... but didn't find this group...until
after I left the store! Now I need to go back and get the book!

It does sound like on this diet you can not eat fruits...what about oat
bran?



I was looking over Dr Weils site and he does not recommend vco....He is a dr

that I respect and just wonder why he doesn't recommend it....

I really get a bit confused at all the conflicting reports on what to eat
and what not to eat....

I have gone back and read all the posts from this group....I would love to
see an update from those that started on the diet and hear where they are at

in their weight loss and how they feel.....

Beth

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