Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

Some low carbers have suggested I beat my stall by gaining 3 pounds ( yikes)
and then resuming the Low carb lifestyle all over again. My record - I've lost
51 LB in one year. Cholesterole dropped from 258-181, all blood work good.
Anybody heard this one?

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

Sounds insane.

Have you tried http://www.FitDay.com ?

If you establish how many calories you eat per day, you will know your burn
rate.


"MEKIESS" wrote in message
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Some low carbers have suggested I beat my stall by gaining 3 pounds (
yikes)
and then resuming the Low carb lifestyle all over again. My record - I've
lost
51 LB in one year. Cholesterole dropped from 258-181, all blood work
good.
Anybody heard this one?

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

"Cubit" wrote in message
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Sounds insane.

i would assume the idea is to try to trick your metabolism. gaining 3
pounds requires eating more, which increases the metabolism, thereby
kickstarting your weight loss.

not sure if it works, but i've heard other versions of that idea.

-kelly

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

MEKIESS wrote:

Some low carbers have suggested I beat my stall by gaining 3 pounds ( yikes)
and then resuming the Low carb lifestyle all over again.

why is three the magic number? why not two pounds, or four?

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

"metta" wrote in message
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"Cubit" wrote in message
. ..
Sounds insane.

i would assume the idea is to try to trick your metabolism. gaining 3
pounds requires eating more, which increases the metabolism, thereby
kickstarting your weight loss.

not sure if it works, but i've heard other versions of that idea.

Yes, usually by 'carbing up'. Google on leptin and Doug Freyburger. He
has done some interesting combing thru the research and added up a few
things.

revek

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

I think that what people mean is to change what you are doing. Sometimes
your body needs to be "shaken up" a little....more exercise, more food,
different food. It isn't that bad of an idea and has definitely worked
for me. I didn't intentially "gain" a certain number of pounds, but
changed the way I ate for a couple of days and then back to low Carb. When
you eat higher carb foods you will put back on the water weight, but then,
I was able to take it back off quickly and go a little lower.

It worked for me. I think one thing I've learned from the wonderful (:))
people here is to not be afraid to experiment and look at this whole
dieting/eating thing a little less emotionally and more like a science
experiment. It kind of takes the scare tactic out of "gaining 1 lb" or
whatever, esp. when you are talking LC and being a female (like me), it's
okay to fluctuate a little bit and if you are trying to find out what
"makes you tick" it may take a little while of ups and downs and eating
different ways.

I know that I find myself sometimes eating the same way day in and day out
for a couple of weeks. If things settle down to "boredom" and nothing is
happening, weightwise, and it seems like it should (in other words, I'm
being very controlled, etc.) I would definitely do something different for
a couple of days.

However, I think most people think they are stalled when they are just
eating too much--in other words, they are probably really eating at what
their body needs, and thus, don't. Probably it feels like "dieting"
because most Americans eat way more than we need.

JMO,
Becky P.
www.family.solidrockpl.org

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

I exercise three days a week at a fitness club - 20 minutes on the cross
trainer and fifteen minutes on the treadmill plus warmup and cooldown. I
suppose I can increase the intensity of these workouts, but I sweat plenty
already. Incidently I'm 66!

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

Thanks for the good thoughts. I'll try to shake it up a bit. Since i've been
doing this for over a year, I'll need to do some serious thinking about what
todo differently. I've lost 50 lbs so far, but maybe I'm in a rut foodwise.
Any suggestions? I do eggs, poultry, fish, some berries, and salads, plus ok
veggies.

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

In article ,
(MEKIESS) wrote:

I exercise three days a week at a fitness club - 20 minutes on the cross
trainer and fifteen minutes on the treadmill plus warmup and cooldown. I
suppose I can increase the intensity of these workouts, but I sweat plenty
already. Incidently I'm 66!

I would suggest that you add some weight training.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Is this the way to beat a stall?
 

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:16:59 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
(MEKIESS) wrote:

I exercise three days a week at a fitness club - 20 minutes on the cross
trainer and fifteen minutes on the treadmill plus warmup and cooldown.
I
suppose I can increase the intensity of these workouts, but I sweat
plenty
already. Incidently I'm 66!

I would suggest that you add some weight training.


That's a good idea, and will add some bone mass, too.

--
Bob in CT
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