E-PHIT Study
Hello everyone! I know...I know...it's been ages! I'm going to try to start posting here again, if nothing else to try and keep a log of this study and to see what a difference it makes. : )
E-PHIT = Eggs, Protein, and High-Intensity Training: A Diabetes Prevention Program for Women
Purpose: This research sponsored by the Egg Nutrition Center, aims to determine the effect of a higher-protein, reduced-carbohydrate (PRO) diet including eggs, alone or combined with high intensity sprint interval training, on the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in women who are maintaining a stable weight. This research will also explore the effect of a meal eaten after high intensity training on lipid (fat) levels of the blood and how the protein content of that meal may affect the results.
There are 4 groups that you can be put into and I was put into the conventional higher carb diet (CARB). So, no sprint interval training for me. LOL Basically once I get going full-swing, The CARB diet will provide ~18% of daily calories from protein and will emphasize grains with no egg consumption.
To get started, so far I did a baseline blood draw at the University Health Center after being cleared to participate by my doctor. Then last week the real fun began.
There are a few perks that were deciding factors in me signing up for this study. One was that at the beginning and end of the study, you are given a free bone density scan. For my age, this is an uncommon test, but my grandmother had osteoporosis and I know that I'm at risk for a lot of things, so I thought it would be beneficial. The scan is really simple. You lay on this table and a scanning arm goes over your body. It takes about 10 minutes or so of lying very still. LOL
OH! Also, apparently I need to call and thank my chiropractor because I have been 5'3" for most of my life and when they measure me at the testing center, I am 5'4". WOOT! : )
I was a trooper last week and decided to kill 2 birds with one stone and also did my first Meal Challenge. For any of you who might have ever had to do a glucose tolerance test, this is exactly the same, except with food instead of the syrupy concoction you have to drink. : )
So, I arrived at the facility at 7am and met Nick, who would be the person I spent the most time with that day. I learned he has been in the military for nearly 20 years so we had to talk some shop (for those of you who don't know, I went to Basic Training for the Army, but unfortunately broke my pelvis before Basic was over). I had my first-ever catheter inserted and thus began the fun. He did my first blood draw. I then met with Rachelle (she's my contact person for the study) and we started working on some paperwork stating how I was feeling, etc. After 30 minutes, it was time to meet with Nick again and while we were doing the second blood draw, Rachelle was preparing my meal. Mmmm! Being in the high protein group, my meal consisted of: a croissant with sausage and cheese, 2 sausage patties, a honeybun, and half a cup of water. After this meal, there is no eating or drinking for the following three hours. After this, there were blood draws at 30, 60, 120, and 180 minutes following eating to measure blood glucose levels and lipid levels.
So, that was my busiest day there so far. The best part is yet to come. I had to do some "homework" this week: keeping a food log for 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day, keeping a log of eggs I eat (only whole eggs, not like if they were baked in something), and an activity log. Being familiar with Weight Watchers this was a walk in the park for me. Though I didn't want to be, I was super honest with it so they can get a good baseline. Why is this important? As part of this program, I get the opportunity to meet with a dietician once a week. Ahhhh...the REAL reason I wanted to do the study. I have a very SMALL budget and PCOS. For some reason, Weight Watchers just didn't work for me like I had hoped it would. It helped me to maintain my weight, but I feel like I was working really hard to stay within my points and to exercise and saw very little results for what I felt I was doing. So...here's hoping she will have some advice for me on how and what to eat to help out with this. I'll definitely keep you posted about our first meeting!
My second meal challenge is on Saturday morning and hopefully after that, we will get me set up to meet with the dietician. I am bringing my results to Rachelle of my food log, etc and she said this will really help Whitney to get an idea of a starting point for me, so I'm excited about that. (Oh, and Nick won't be there on Saturday...I have to create a new rapport with someone named Eric)
On a similar note, but NOT part of the study, I am also really going to try to start walking to work again (at least part-time) -- which will get me drinking water like I should -- and doing some yoga at home. We'll see how that goes. My activity log is startlingly bare. LOL
Anywho thanks for listening to those of you who read through this. I'm sure it was a bit boring but since it was my first post I made it more about the technical side of the study and while there will be some technical details in the future, I think I'll be focusing more on how I'm feeling, etc. : )
E-PHIT = Eggs, Protein, and High-Intensity Training: A Diabetes Prevention Program for Women
Purpose: This research sponsored by the Egg Nutrition Center, aims to determine the effect of a higher-protein, reduced-carbohydrate (PRO) diet including eggs, alone or combined with high intensity sprint interval training, on the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in women who are maintaining a stable weight. This research will also explore the effect of a meal eaten after high intensity training on lipid (fat) levels of the blood and how the protein content of that meal may affect the results.
There are 4 groups that you can be put into and I was put into the conventional higher carb diet (CARB). So, no sprint interval training for me. LOL Basically once I get going full-swing, The CARB diet will provide ~18% of daily calories from protein and will emphasize grains with no egg consumption.
To get started, so far I did a baseline blood draw at the University Health Center after being cleared to participate by my doctor. Then last week the real fun began.
There are a few perks that were deciding factors in me signing up for this study. One was that at the beginning and end of the study, you are given a free bone density scan. For my age, this is an uncommon test, but my grandmother had osteoporosis and I know that I'm at risk for a lot of things, so I thought it would be beneficial. The scan is really simple. You lay on this table and a scanning arm goes over your body. It takes about 10 minutes or so of lying very still. LOL
OH! Also, apparently I need to call and thank my chiropractor because I have been 5'3" for most of my life and when they measure me at the testing center, I am 5'4". WOOT! : )
I was a trooper last week and decided to kill 2 birds with one stone and also did my first Meal Challenge. For any of you who might have ever had to do a glucose tolerance test, this is exactly the same, except with food instead of the syrupy concoction you have to drink. : )
So, I arrived at the facility at 7am and met Nick, who would be the person I spent the most time with that day. I learned he has been in the military for nearly 20 years so we had to talk some shop (for those of you who don't know, I went to Basic Training for the Army, but unfortunately broke my pelvis before Basic was over). I had my first-ever catheter inserted and thus began the fun. He did my first blood draw. I then met with Rachelle (she's my contact person for the study) and we started working on some paperwork stating how I was feeling, etc. After 30 minutes, it was time to meet with Nick again and while we were doing the second blood draw, Rachelle was preparing my meal. Mmmm! Being in the high protein group, my meal consisted of: a croissant with sausage and cheese, 2 sausage patties, a honeybun, and half a cup of water. After this meal, there is no eating or drinking for the following three hours. After this, there were blood draws at 30, 60, 120, and 180 minutes following eating to measure blood glucose levels and lipid levels.
So, that was my busiest day there so far. The best part is yet to come. I had to do some "homework" this week: keeping a food log for 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day, keeping a log of eggs I eat (only whole eggs, not like if they were baked in something), and an activity log. Being familiar with Weight Watchers this was a walk in the park for me. Though I didn't want to be, I was super honest with it so they can get a good baseline. Why is this important? As part of this program, I get the opportunity to meet with a dietician once a week. Ahhhh...the REAL reason I wanted to do the study. I have a very SMALL budget and PCOS. For some reason, Weight Watchers just didn't work for me like I had hoped it would. It helped me to maintain my weight, but I feel like I was working really hard to stay within my points and to exercise and saw very little results for what I felt I was doing. So...here's hoping she will have some advice for me on how and what to eat to help out with this. I'll definitely keep you posted about our first meeting!
My second meal challenge is on Saturday morning and hopefully after that, we will get me set up to meet with the dietician. I am bringing my results to Rachelle of my food log, etc and she said this will really help Whitney to get an idea of a starting point for me, so I'm excited about that. (Oh, and Nick won't be there on Saturday...I have to create a new rapport with someone named Eric)
On a similar note, but NOT part of the study, I am also really going to try to start walking to work again (at least part-time) -- which will get me drinking water like I should -- and doing some yoga at home. We'll see how that goes. My activity log is startlingly bare. LOL
Anywho thanks for listening to those of you who read through this. I'm sure it was a bit boring but since it was my first post I made it more about the technical side of the study and while there will be some technical details in the future, I think I'll be focusing more on how I'm feeling, etc. : )