Comments on: Oxidation

By: maria

maria — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:14:04 +0000

I found out I’m a mid-fast oxidizer, too, and I’m bummed because I’m not good at including protein. To boot, I cook for my mom, and she’s mid-slow. But now we both know to cut out the sugar, I guess..

By: Luciana

Luciana — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:31:19 +0000

Thanks for this! I think I’m a fast-mid oxidizer as well.

If I eat just fruit for breakfast, I am really hungry-and angry-until lunch, and I’m usually starving before every meal, even though I eat at least three meals a day. When I eat sweets, I just get hungrier, so I eat more sweets, and so on… I did South Beach as a vegetarian, and was at my lightest and most energetic.

Then I went vegan and discovered the (wonderful!) world of cupcakes and cookies, and the thing is that I just cannot eat sweets in moderation, so I’ll have to just get them on special occasions.

I know some of how I feel has to do with not exercising as much and emotional eating, but still, I’m going to try modifying my diet and see how I feel.

By: jocelyn

jocelyn — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:28:46 +0000

Thanks for that! I did some googling, and I traced it back to an MD in Florida. I admire Jillian Michaels (although I haven’t seen much of Biggest Loser), so I would be willing to consider the oxidizing seriously . . . and I admire her MORE for calling the blood type diet bullshit!

By: joanna

joanna — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:22:53 +0000

jocelyn, i don’t know who came up with the test originally, but i know it’s the same quiz that fitness and weight loss expert jillian michaels puts on her website and gives her contestants. she is a huge believer in it, has discussed it in several of her books, and since she knows pretty much all there is to know about the science behind weight loss, i feel okay putting my faith in her, but understand if you don’t.

she has also said that the blood type diet is utter bullshit, if that makes you feel like she’s more of a credible source.

you might have more luck if you search for “fast oxidizer” or “oxidation weight loss.”

By: Vegetation

Vegetation — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:49:50 +0000

I’m another mid oxidizer and another one who’s also not going back to meat! Being a “balanced person” doesn’t really fit me, however a few of the other things about being a mid oxidizer do.

By: jocelyn

jocelyn — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:10:59 +0000

Joanna, I am very interested, so I googled this, and I am not coming up with any reliable sources that explain where the test comes from. Can you give me a link? Without background, I start feeling askance when I see something like this, a la Eat Right for Your Blood Type, and then I involuntarily make weird faces.

By: snugglebunny

snugglebunny — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:36:10 +0000

I haven’t quite finished the test yet, still one question to answer, but it looks like I am a slow to balanced oxidizer. All of my answers are A or B with just two C’s. I guess that explains why when I went vegetarian then mostly vegan that I lost a few pounds and can’t seem to gain any. And I have really only gained about 10 pounds since graduating from high school (which was over 20 years ago). Now the big question is why am I so thin when the rest of my family on both sides, particularly my mothers, is so overweight.

By: veganmegan

veganmegan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:04:48 +0000

at least i love turnips.

By: joanna

joanna — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:07:31 +0000

megan, i was also pretty disappointed about that. some of the sites i saw acknowledged plant-based protein sources, but a couple just flat out said that it would be hard for a vegetarian to follow a fast oxidizer optimized diet. SAD, dude. we will need to get crafty, i think. lots of hearty bean salads in our future.

By: veganmegan

veganmegan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:04:02 +0000

Also, I feel sad that everything I am finding about this says vegetarian diets aren’t good for FO. I bet we can find a way. I am happy to try anything if it might make me feel better!