Ignoramus7068 wrote:
:: In article , Roger Zoul wrote:
::: Ignoramus7068 wrote:
::::: In article , Roger Zoul wrote:
:::::: Ignoramus7068 wrote:
:::::::: Jane Brody, author of books like "High Carb Eating" etc, a low
:::::::: fat advocate, did miss it.
::::::
:::::: I see. Perhaps she is blinded by the notion that to lose weight
:::::: it is necessary to reduce calories. Period. While most will
:::::: find that a true statement, the real issue, afaic, is in how to
:::::: reduce calories. That's where LC shines, IMO.
:::::
::::: Exactly.
:::::
:::::: Just like you, eating a lot of low-calorie foods with lots of
:::::: water does not reduce my appetite. If that were the case, I
:::::: could just eat a couple head of lettuce a day and be happy. NOT!
:::::
::::: Same here.
:::::
::::::::: What I can imagine is you becoming bored and wanting to eat
::::::::: other things, down the road. It can happen to anyone.
::::::::
:::::::: This is absolutely true, that's why I am not ready to say that
:::::::: "this
:::::::: diet is forever" etc.
::::::
:::::: Nothing is forever. However, it could be 80 or 90% of forever.
:::::: Shooting for perfection is not likely to work. But to realize
:::::: that if you go off LC for a period of time and then come back to
:::::: it, or do some other variation of the notion that you devise
:::::: because it works for you, may allow you to implement an
:::::: effective strategy for the long term.
:::::
::::: All good points, plus, so far, I am very happy on this diet. I
::::: have some experience with not eating sweets, it's been almost 1.5
::::: years since I stopped eating them, and I do not miss them at all.
::::: So, maybe,
::::: my current diet will prove palatable over a long time.
:::
::: Maintaining a WOE for 1.5 years has got to stand for something!
::: Most can't hang for 2 weeks!
:::
:::
::
:: Roger, I appreciate the compliment, but, to be fair, I did change my
:: WOE. I was on a portion controlled moderate carb diet until july, and
:: changed to paleo in July. The part about not eating sweets did not
:: change though.

You made an adjustment....not eating junk for 1.5 years is significant, imo.