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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? Thanks, Katie |
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"Katie" wrote: 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? Thanks, Katie Hey Katie! I'm on AS3 too. As to your question, I don't think anyone here is doing a "no-carb" diet. It's LOW carb, not no carb. Carbs are in everything except meat, and we don't just eat meat. Which plan you go on is up to you. Here are some of the formal diet plans some of us are on: Atkins South Beach Protein Power Neanderthin Carbohydrate Addict's Diet There are more but I can't remember them all. If you start researching those online, maybe one of those will jump out at you as something you think fits your personality and your lifestyle. If you don't want to do someone else's plan, and you'd rather make up your own, that's ok too. The best diet to go on is one that eliminates or severely limits those foods that you, personally, find hard to stop eating. For most people, that ends up being starchy and/or sugary foods. It's quite easy to mindlessly munch on a big tubful of popcorn, or a big bag of chips or candy, and never feel full. A bit harder to do that with hardboiled eggs or steak, huh? Anyway, to be a bit more specific, my plan, which enabled me to lose 50 pounds (before I quit smoking and gained back 8, lol), started thusly: No potatoes, corn, pasta, bread, fruit, milk, or sugary stuff like candy, cakes, etc. I ate as much meat, cheese, eggs, and vegetables (other than pasta or corn) that I wanted. I started working out, first at Curves, then later on at the YMCA. After about the first 40 pounds, I had to start paying more attention to portion size. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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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? Thanks, Katie I lost weight doing Atkins WOE (Way of Eating). I am glad you joined in. I have a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia too. There are others in here also. The WOE has improved the symptoms of FMS. Yet some still remain. A little improvement is better than none at all. I no longer have IBS, painful knees, Urinary or Kidney troubles. Allergies have even cleared up. Trying to remember all the things thats improved. Fibro fog here at times. I have lost around 70 pounds so far, I started the WOE in January 2004. Anyway, welcome to the group! Once you choose which plan you want to try. Buy the book and read it from cover to cover first. Look forward to reading you. Good Luck! Congrats on the quitting smoking. I am going to try and quit again myself. I set this weekend as my quit date. |
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"Luna" a écrit dans le message de news: ... In article , "Katie" wrote: 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? Thanks, Katie Hey Katie! I'm on AS3 too. As to your question, I don't think anyone here is doing a "no-carb" diet. It's LOW carb, not no carb. Carbs are in everything except meat, and we don't just eat meat. Which plan you go on is up to you. Here are some of the formal diet plans some of us are on: Atkins South Beach Protein Power Neanderthin Carbohydrate Addict's Diet There are more but I can't remember them all. If you start researching those online, maybe one of those will jump out at you as something you think fits your personality and your lifestyle. If you don't want to do someone else's plan, and you'd rather make up your own, that's ok too. The best diet to go on is one that eliminates or severely limits those foods that you, personally, find hard to stop eating. For most people, that ends up being starchy and/or sugary foods. It's quite easy to mindlessly munch on a big tubful of popcorn, or a big bag of chips or candy, and never feel full. A bit harder to do that with hardboiled eggs or steak, huh? Anyway, to be a bit more specific, my plan, which enabled me to lose 50 pounds (before I quit smoking and gained back 8, lol), started thusly: No potatoes, corn, pasta, bread, fruit, milk, or sugary stuff like candy, cakes, etc. I ate as much meat, cheese, eggs, and vegetables (other than pasta or corn) that I wanted. I started working out, first at Curves, then later on at the YMCA. After about the first 40 pounds, I had to start paying more attention to portion size. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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Sorry about that last one that was empty! Thanks for the info. I am looking up the diets you mentioned. I said I'd begun a "no carb" diet, but meant that I have cut out potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, anything sugary and alcohol. Carbs have always been addictive for me so I will probably check out the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. Thanks muchly. Katie "Luna" a écrit dans le message de news: ... In article , "Katie" wrote: 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? Thanks, Katie Hey Katie! I'm on AS3 too. As to your question, I don't think anyone here is doing a "no-carb" diet. It's LOW carb, not no carb. Carbs are in everything except meat, and we don't just eat meat. Which plan you go on is up to you. Here are some of the formal diet plans some of us are on: Atkins South Beach Protein Power Neanderthin Carbohydrate Addict's Diet There are more but I can't remember them all. If you start researching those online, maybe one of those will jump out at you as something you think fits your personality and your lifestyle. If you don't want to do someone else's plan, and you'd rather make up your own, that's ok too. The best diet to go on is one that eliminates or severely limits those foods that you, personally, find hard to stop eating. For most people, that ends up being starchy and/or sugary foods. It's quite easy to mindlessly munch on a big tubful of popcorn, or a big bag of chips or candy, and never feel full. A bit harder to do that with hardboiled eggs or steak, huh? Anyway, to be a bit more specific, my plan, which enabled me to lose 50 pounds (before I quit smoking and gained back 8, lol), started thusly: No potatoes, corn, pasta, bread, fruit, milk, or sugary stuff like candy, cakes, etc. I ate as much meat, cheese, eggs, and vegetables (other than pasta or corn) that I wanted. I started working out, first at Curves, then later on at the YMCA. After about the first 40 pounds, I had to start paying more attention to portion size. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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Hello, it's nice to meet a fellow fibromite although I'm sorry it has to be
the case for both of us. Could you tell me a little bit about the WOE diet? I remember Atkins from long ago and I also remember it being classified as unhealthy by certain people. I have a cookbook for people with Fibro. It says to avoid fat, red meat, green peppers, eggplant, alcohol... If milk products are used, it's usually low-fat yogurt. It's hard to find my way in all these diets. So glad you have noticed an improvement in your health. I certainly wish you luck quitting smoking. It's a tricky addiction. All the best and take care, Katie "Sunshyne" a écrit dans le message de news: ... 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? Thanks, Katie I lost weight doing Atkins WOE (Way of Eating). I am glad you joined in. I have a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia too. There are others in here also. The WOE has improved the symptoms of FMS. Yet some still remain. A little improvement is better than none at all. I no longer have IBS, painful knees, Urinary or Kidney troubles. Allergies have even cleared up. Trying to remember all the things thats improved. Fibro fog here at times. I have lost around 70 pounds so far, I started the WOE in January 2004. Anyway, welcome to the group! Once you choose which plan you want to try. Buy the book and read it from cover to cover first. Look forward to reading you. Good Luck! Congrats on the quitting smoking. I am going to try and quit again myself. I set this weekend as my quit date. |
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"Katie" wrote: Hi! Sorry about that last one that was empty! Thanks for the info. I am looking up the diets you mentioned. I said I'd begun a "no carb" diet, but meant that I have cut out potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, anything sugary and alcohol. Carbs have always been addictive for me so I will probably check out the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. Thanks muchly. Katie In my opinion, ironically the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet is the one that makes the least sense for people who are truly addicted to carbs. Since you're an ex-smoker too, maybe you will get this analogy. To me the CAD is like a program to quit smoking where you don't smoke all day, but then you can smoke as much as you want for a one hour period at night. Huh? I guess if you try it and it doesn't help with cravings, you can always move on to something more strict. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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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 |
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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 |
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