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Hello,

I found this group thanks to Ken Bessler posting about his medical
miracle
on alt.support.stop-smoking. Congratulations Ken! I quit smoking almost
5
months ago and I am trying very hard to lose weight now. I had already
put
on a lot of weight in the past years since coming down with
fibromyalgia,
going through menopause and depression. No diets seem to work for me.

Recently I started a no-carb diet. I wonder if you could let me in on
what
exactly you all are doing in order to lose weight?

Hi Katie, welcome to the group! First and foremost, do NOT go on a "NO
carb"
diet. LOW carb is what you should aim for. Eat your vegetables, drink
lots of
water and take your supplements. Have you decided on a particular plan
(Atkins,
South Beach, Protein Power, etc.)?

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Wow Saffire, congratulations on your new figure!
I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

Thanks
Katie

welcome to the group!
you can learn a lot about LOW CARBING here, without buying the book,
though i do recommend it!
http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/15-464579.html

--
rosie

"I think Senator Kerry should be proud of his record. No, I don't
think he lied."
.................................................. ...GEORGE W. BUSH
(8-25-04)
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/USfatalities.html







"Katie" wrote in message
...
:
: "Saffire" a écrit
dans le
: message de news: ...
: In article ,
:
: says...
: Hello,
:
: I found this group thanks to Ken Bessler posting about his
medical
: miracle
: on alt.support.stop-smoking. Congratulations Ken! I quit
smoking almost
: 5
: months ago and I am trying very hard to lose weight now. I had
already
: put
: on a lot of weight in the past years since coming down with
: fibromyalgia,
: going through menopause and depression. No diets seem to work
for me.
:
: Recently I started a no-carb diet. I wonder if you could let
me in on
: what
: exactly you all are doing in order to lose weight?
:
: Hi Katie, welcome to the group! First and foremost, do NOT go
on a "NO
: carb"
: diet. LOW carb is what you should aim for. Eat your
vegetables, drink
: lots of
: water and take your supplements. Have you decided on a
particular plan
: (Atkins,
: South Beach, Protein Power, etc.)?
:
: --
: Saffire
: 205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
: Atkins since 6/14/03
: Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333
:
: Wow Saffire, congratulations on your new figure!
: I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e.
cut out
: bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any
reason I
: should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet
book, but
: I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!
:
: Thanks
: Katie
:
:

welcome to the group!
you can learn a lot about LOW CARBING here, without buying the book,
though i do recommend it!
http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/15-464579.html

--
rosie

"I think Senator Kerry should be proud of his record. No, I don't
think he lied."
.................................................. ...GEORGE W. BUSH
(8-25-04)
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/USfatalities.html







"Katie" wrote in message
...
:
: "Saffire" a écrit
dans le
: message de news: ...
: In article ,
:
: says...
: Hello,
:
: I found this group thanks to Ken Bessler posting about his
medical
: miracle
: on alt.support.stop-smoking. Congratulations Ken! I quit
smoking almost
: 5
: months ago and I am trying very hard to lose weight now. I had
already
: put
: on a lot of weight in the past years since coming down with
: fibromyalgia,
: going through menopause and depression. No diets seem to work
for me.
:
: Recently I started a no-carb diet. I wonder if you could let
me in on
: what
: exactly you all are doing in order to lose weight?
:
: Hi Katie, welcome to the group! First and foremost, do NOT go
on a "NO
: carb"
: diet. LOW carb is what you should aim for. Eat your
vegetables, drink
: lots of
: water and take your supplements. Have you decided on a
particular plan
: (Atkins,
: South Beach, Protein Power, etc.)?
:
: --
: Saffire
: 205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
: Atkins since 6/14/03
: Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333
:
: Wow Saffire, congratulations on your new figure!
: I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e.
cut out
: bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any
reason I
: should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet
book, but
: I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!
:
: Thanks
: Katie
:
:

In article ,
"Katie" wrote:


I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

Thanks
Katie



Yeah, don't worry about it, just go with your plan. That's pretty much how
I started. Also cut out anything with corn syrup or partially hydrogentated
oils, which would probably limit upwards of 90% of packaged, processed
foods and junk food. If you want you can always refine your plan later on.

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

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

In article ,
"Katie" wrote:


I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

Thanks
Katie



Yeah, don't worry about it, just go with your plan. That's pretty much how
I started. Also cut out anything with corn syrup or partially hydrogentated
oils, which would probably limit upwards of 90% of packaged, processed
foods and junk food. If you want you can always refine your plan later on.

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

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

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:08:40 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
"Katie" wrote:


I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut
out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet
book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

Thanks
Katie



Yeah, don't worry about it, just go with your plan. That's pretty much
how
I started. Also cut out anything with corn syrup or partially
hydrogentated
oils, which would probably limit upwards of 90% of packaged, processed
foods and junk food. If you want you can always refine your plan later
on.


Add sugar to that list, and you'd be at 99.99%. The bummer is the
partially hydrogenated oils -- they are in everything.

--
Bob in CT
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On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:08:40 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
"Katie" wrote:


I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut
out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet
book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

Thanks
Katie



Yeah, don't worry about it, just go with your plan. That's pretty much
how
I started. Also cut out anything with corn syrup or partially
hydrogentated
oils, which would probably limit upwards of 90% of packaged, processed
foods and junk food. If you want you can always refine your plan later
on.


Add sugar to that list, and you'd be at 99.99%. The bummer is the
partially hydrogenated oils -- they are in everything.

--
Bob in CT
Remove ".x" to reply

In article ,
says...

Wow Saffire, congratulations on your new figure!

Thank you!

I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

You can check websites (such as www.atkins.com) to get more info. We usually
STRONGLY recommend reading at least one of the books because it's very easy to
get off-track when that track is not clearly defined. For instance, I can't tell
you how many people start to post here telling us that they are on a no-carb diet
-- and they really mean NO CARB, eating nothing but cheese and meat morning, noon
and night. That's because they are basing their new way of eating on what
they've seen on TV (which is usually GROSSLY slanted and often just plain WRONG)
and by gossip. Then they give up because it's too restrictive or because they
are severely constipated. Or they THINK they are not taking in any carbs, but
they are actually taking in a LOT of carbs because they don't understand what
they are doing. When it doesn't work for them, they tell everyone what a crock
it is and how it doesn't work when, in reality, they weren't doing it in the
first place. By understanding HOW a particular way of eating (WOE) works, you
are MUCH more likely to stick to it and do it RIGHT.

You are certainly headed in the right direction by cutting out the aforementioned
foods, and you will feel better because of it (after the first week, anyway :-).
I know *I* feel better than I have in YEARS -- low carbing has TRULY changed my
life for the better! This is a good group to stick around in for low-carb
support. It's been INVALUABLE in keeping me informed and helping me to stay
focused! Some people lose weight quickly, and others (like ME) lose it very
slowly, so it's good to know you are not alone, no matter which category you ar
ein. Most of us are pretty friendly (although we all have our days), and the
trolls are usually pretty obvious.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article ,
says...

Wow Saffire, congratulations on your new figure!

Thank you!

I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

You can check websites (such as www.atkins.com) to get more info. We usually
STRONGLY recommend reading at least one of the books because it's very easy to
get off-track when that track is not clearly defined. For instance, I can't tell
you how many people start to post here telling us that they are on a no-carb diet
-- and they really mean NO CARB, eating nothing but cheese and meat morning, noon
and night. That's because they are basing their new way of eating on what
they've seen on TV (which is usually GROSSLY slanted and often just plain WRONG)
and by gossip. Then they give up because it's too restrictive or because they
are severely constipated. Or they THINK they are not taking in any carbs, but
they are actually taking in a LOT of carbs because they don't understand what
they are doing. When it doesn't work for them, they tell everyone what a crock
it is and how it doesn't work when, in reality, they weren't doing it in the
first place. By understanding HOW a particular way of eating (WOE) works, you
are MUCH more likely to stick to it and do it RIGHT.

You are certainly headed in the right direction by cutting out the aforementioned
foods, and you will feel better because of it (after the first week, anyway :-).
I know *I* feel better than I have in YEARS -- low carbing has TRULY changed my
life for the better! This is a good group to stick around in for low-carb
support. It's been INVALUABLE in keeping me informed and helping me to stay
focused! Some people lose weight quickly, and others (like ME) lose it very
slowly, so it's good to know you are not alone, no matter which category you ar
ein. Most of us are pretty friendly (although we all have our days), and the
trolls are usually pretty obvious.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article ,
says...

Wow Saffire, congratulations on your new figure!

Thank you!

I haven't decided yet. I just wanted to do something simple, i.e. cut out
bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar and alcohol. Is there any reason I
should not do this? I am not so stingy that I refuse to buy a diet book, but
I can't figure out which one would be worth the money and effort!

You can check websites (such as www.atkins.com) to get more info. We usually
STRONGLY recommend reading at least one of the books because it's very easy to
get off-track when that track is not clearly defined. For instance, I can't tell
you how many people start to post here telling us that they are on a no-carb diet
-- and they really mean NO CARB, eating nothing but cheese and meat morning, noon
and night. That's because they are basing their new way of eating on what
they've seen on TV (which is usually GROSSLY slanted and often just plain WRONG)
and by gossip. Then they give up because it's too restrictive or because they
are severely constipated. Or they THINK they are not taking in any carbs, but
they are actually taking in a LOT of carbs because they don't understand what
they are doing. When it doesn't work for them, they tell everyone what a crock
it is and how it doesn't work when, in reality, they weren't doing it in the
first place. By understanding HOW a particular way of eating (WOE) works, you
are MUCH more likely to stick to it and do it RIGHT.

You are certainly headed in the right direction by cutting out the aforementioned
foods, and you will feel better because of it (after the first week, anyway :-).
I know *I* feel better than I have in YEARS -- low carbing has TRULY changed my
life for the better! This is a good group to stick around in for low-carb
support. It's been INVALUABLE in keeping me informed and helping me to stay
focused! Some people lose weight quickly, and others (like ME) lose it very
slowly, so it's good to know you are not alone, no matter which category you ar
ein. Most of us are pretty friendly (although we all have our days), and the
trolls are usually pretty obvious.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333