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Old November 10th, 2007, 09:57 AM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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Default Eric Blackway: Weight-Loss Program

Hello, alt.support.diet.low-carb.

I'm 6'2", 33 years old, and this evening when I stepped on my brand-
new scale, I weighed 283 pounds, possibly my all-time high weight.

I have been overweight since the second grade and have been going up
and down in weight since I was 17. When I say "up and down in weight,"
I mean from 280 to 180, the lower number being close to where I want
to be.

Something has to change.

Slowly, over the years, I have come upon ways of doing this that work,
and ways that don't. Three of the ways that work are low-carb dieting,
writing, and reading, so here I am. Reading what others write about
this topic will be a fresh experience. Sharing what I write about
weight, food, and losing one while cutting back on the other is a
frightening idea, but I'm determined to go through with it.

In public, I come off as a perfectly reasonable individual with
exceptionally polished social skills. I'm one of those types who live
a double life, and my weight problem has always been a part of my
private life, in which I am a lunatic. There are reasons for this
duality, but hey, different strokes, as they say.

With this in mind, I feel obliged to warn regular readers of this
group that I'm not holding myself to even an NC-17 rating in this
thread. I've never flamed anyone without provocation and I don't
intend to start now, but I'm not just talking about language.

The story of my weight problem is the story of my life, and it's been
strange. Bits and pieces of it have been well beyond the brink of
garden-variety insanity. I'm going to do my best to be true to that.

So wish me luck, or not. Read, ignore, contribute, or not. Life is too
short and my problem is too pressing for me not to try everything to
do something real about it.

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Old November 10th, 2007, 11:00 AM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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"Eric" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello, alt.support.diet.low-carb.

I'm 6'2", 33 years old, and this evening when I stepped on my brand-
new scale, I weighed 283 pounds, possibly my all-time high weight.


Hi Eric,

Your weight story is pretty much the same as mine. I'm one of the least
knowledgable here, and I just proved it because I can't even spell
knowledgeable! Welcome on-board. Stick to your guns & you'll do just fine.

Mike


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Old November 10th, 2007, 11:49 AM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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Eric wrote:
Hello, alt.support.diet.low-carb.

I'm 6'2", 33 years old, and this evening when I stepped on my brand-
new scale, I weighed 283 pounds, possibly my all-time high weight.

I have been overweight since the second grade and have been going up
and down in weight since I was 17. When I say "up and down in weight,"
I mean from 280 to 180, the lower number being close to where I want
to be.

Something has to change.

Slowly, over the years, I have come upon ways of doing this that work,
and ways that don't. Three of the ways that work are low-carb dieting,
writing, and reading, so here I am. Reading what others write about
this topic will be a fresh experience. Sharing what I write about
weight, food, and losing one while cutting back on the other is a
frightening idea, but I'm determined to go through with it.

In public, I come off as a perfectly reasonable individual with
exceptionally polished social skills. I'm one of those types who live
a double life, and my weight problem has always been a part of my
private life, in which I am a lunatic. There are reasons for this
duality, but hey, different strokes, as they say.

With this in mind, I feel obliged to warn regular readers of this
group that I'm not holding myself to even an NC-17 rating in this
thread. I've never flamed anyone without provocation and I don't
intend to start now, but I'm not just talking about language.

The story of my weight problem is the story of my life, and it's been
strange. Bits and pieces of it have been well beyond the brink of
garden-variety insanity. I'm going to do my best to be true to that.

So wish me luck, or not. Read, ignore, contribute, or not. Life is too
short and my problem is too pressing for me not to try everything to
do something real about it.


Welcome Eric You could not have come to a better place!

I wish you all the luck in the world

O


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Old November 10th, 2007, 01:03 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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Default Emotional Eating ? Eric Blackway: Weight-Loss Program

[ Do you think that you could be classified as an "emotional eater",
where you eat in response to emotions ? ]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1108113252.htm
================================================== =====


Emotional Eaters Susceptible To Weight Regain


ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2007)

— Just in time for the start of the holiday eating season - a new study
finds that dieters who have the tendency to eat in response to external
factors, such as at festive celebrations, have fewer problems with their
weight loss than those who *eat* in *response* to *emotions* (internal
factors). Led by researchers at The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control &
Diabetes Research Center, the study also found that *emotional_eating*
was associated with weight regain in successful losers.


"We found that the more people report eating in response to thoughts and
feelings, such as, 'when I feel lonely, I console myself by eating,' the
less weight they lost in a behavioral weight loss program. In addition,
amongst successful weight losers, those who report emotional eating are
more likely to regain," says lead author Heather Niemeier, Ph.D., of The
Miriam Hospital's Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center and The
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

This is important, the authors note, because one of greatest challenges
facing the field of obesity treatment remains the problem of weight
regain following weight loss.

"Participants in behavioral weight loss programs lose an average of 10
percent of their body weight and these losses are associated with
significant health benefits. Unfortunately, the majority of participants
return to their baseline weight within three to five years," Niemeier says.

In this study, researchers analyzed individual's responses to a
questionnaire widely used in obesity research called the Eating
Inventory. The Eating Inventory is a clinical tool that is designed to
assess three aspects of eating behavior in individuals -- cognitive
restraint, hunger, and disinhibition.

Specifically, Niemeier and her team focused on the disinhibition
component of the Eating Inventory because although past studies have
suggested that disinhibition as a whole is an accurate predictor of
weight loss, the scale itself includes multiple factors that could
independently forecast outcomes.

"The disinhibition scale evaluates impulsive eating in response to
emotional, cognitive, or social cues. Our goal was to examine and
isolate the factors that make up the disinhibition scale, and then
determine if these factors have a specific relationship to weight loss
and regain," says Niemeier.

Participants in the study included two groups of individuals. The first
group consisted of 286 overweight men and women who were currently
participating in a behavioral weight loss program. The second group
included 3,345 members of the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR),
an ongoing study of adults who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it
off for at least one year.

"By examining these two very different sample groups, we were able to
assess the effect of disinhibition on individuals attempting to lose
weight, as well as on those who are trying to maintain weight loss," the
authors note.

Upon examination, the researchers found that the components within the
disinhibition scale could be grouped into two distinct factors --
external and internal disinhibition.

External disinhibition describes experiences that are external to the
individual such as, "When I am with someone who is overeating, I usually
overeat, too" and "I usually eat too much at social occasions, like
parties and picnics". Internal disinhibition refers to eating in
response to thoughts and feelings that are internal to the individual
and includes emotional eating such as, "When I feel lonely, I console
myself by eating" and "While on a diet, if I eat a food that is not
allowed, I often splurge and eat other high calorie foods".

Results showed that in both groups of participants, internal
disinhibition was a significant predictor of weight over time. For
participants in the weight loss program, the higher the level of
internal disinhibition, the less weight an individual lost over time.
The same was true for maintainers in the NWCR in that internal
disinhibition predicted weight regain over the first year of registry
membership.

"Interestingly, external disinhibition did not predict weight loss or
regain in either sample at any time," notes Niemeier.

In addition, the authors note that internal disinhibition predicted
weight change over time above and beyond other psychological issues
including depression, binge eating, and perceived stress.

"Our results suggest that we need to pay more attention to eating
triggered by emotions or thoughts as they clearly play a significant
role in weight loss. Current treatments provide minimal assistance with
eating in response to feelings or thoughts," says Niemeier.

She adds, "Modifying our treatments to address these triggers for
unhealthy eating and help patients learn alternative strategies could
improve their ability to maintain weight loss behaviors, even in the
face of affective and cognitive difficulties."'

The study is published in the October 2007 issue of Obesity.

In addition to Niemeier, the research team consisted of Suzanne Phelan,
Ph.D.; Joseph L. Fava, Ph.D.; and Rena R.Wing, Ph.D.; of the Weight
Control and Diabetes Research Center at The Miriam Hospital and The
Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.

This research was funded by a grant from the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of
Health.

Adapted from materials provided by Lifespan.



Eric wrote:
Hello, alt.support.diet.low-carb.

I'm 6'2", 33 years old, and this evening when I stepped on my brand-
new scale, I weighed 283 pounds, possibly my all-time high weight.

I have been overweight since the second grade and have been going up
and down in weight since I was 17. When I say "up and down in weight,"
I mean from 280 to 180, the lower number being close to where I want
to be.

Something has to change.

Slowly, over the years, I have come upon ways of doing this that work,
and ways that don't. Three of the ways that work are low-carb dieting,
writing, and reading, so here I am. Reading what others write about
this topic will be a fresh experience. Sharing what I write about
weight, food, and losing one while cutting back on the other is a
frightening idea, but I'm determined to go through with it.

In public, I come off as a perfectly reasonable individual with
exceptionally polished social skills. I'm one of those types who live
a double life, and my weight problem has always been a part of my
private life, in which I am a lunatic. There are reasons for this
duality, but hey, different strokes, as they say.

With this in mind, I feel obliged to warn regular readers of this
group that I'm not holding myself to even an NC-17 rating in this
thread. I've never flamed anyone without provocation and I don't
intend to start now, but I'm not just talking about language.

The story of my weight problem is the story of my life, and it's been
strange. Bits and pieces of it have been well beyond the brink of
garden-variety insanity. I'm going to do my best to be true to that.

So wish me luck, or not. Read, ignore, contribute, or not. Life is too
short and my problem is too pressing for me not to try everything to
do something real about it.

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Old November 10th, 2007, 04:42 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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On Nov 10, 2:57 am, Eric wrote:
Hello, alt.support.diet.low-carb.

I'm 6'2", 33 years old, and this evening when I stepped on my brand-
new scale, I weighed 283 pounds, possibly my all-time high weight.

I have been overweight since the second grade and have been going up
and down in weight since I was 17. When I say "up and down in weight,"
I mean from 280 to 180, the lower number being close to where I want
to be.

Something has to change.

Slowly, over the years, I have come upon ways of doing this that work,
and ways that don't. Three of the ways that work are low-carb dieting,
writing, and reading, so here I am. Reading what others write about
this topic will be a fresh experience. Sharing what I write about
weight, food, and losing one while cutting back on the other is a
frightening idea, but I'm determined to go through with it.

In public, I come off as a perfectly reasonable individual with
exceptionally polished social skills. I'm one of those types who live
a double life, and my weight problem has always been a part of my
private life, in which I am a lunatic. There are reasons for this
duality, but hey, different strokes, as they say.

With this in mind, I feel obliged to warn regular readers of this
group that I'm not holding myself to even an NC-17 rating in this
thread. I've never flamed anyone without provocation and I don't
intend to start now, but I'm not just talking about language.

The story of my weight problem is the story of my life, and it's been
strange. Bits and pieces of it have been well beyond the brink of
garden-variety insanity. I'm going to do my best to be true to that.

So wish me luck, or not. Read, ignore, contribute, or not. Life is too
short and my problem is too pressing for me not to try everything to
do something real about it.


I know what it is like to live in that double life. Having a weight
problem makes you either a slob or the funny guy in the group. I find
that being around people and listening to these guys and gals that
weigh possible 110 pounds but call themselves fat just damn
irritating. They laugh at me and just call me fluffy or pleasantly
plump. What do they know?!? If they truely were fat they wouldn't
know how to handle it. I wish the best of luck to you and look
forward to seeing your posts.

asiegel

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Old November 10th, 2007, 11:12 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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Default Eric Blackway: Weight-Loss Program

Eric wrote:

Hello, alt.support.diet.low-carb.

I'm 6'2", 33 years old, and this evening when I stepped on my brand-
new scale, I weighed 283 pounds, possibly my all-time high weight.

I have been overweight since the second grade and have been going up
and down in weight since I was 17. When I say "up and down in weight,"
I mean from 280 to 180, the lower number being close to where I want
to be.

Something has to change.

Slowly, over the years, I have come upon ways of doing this that work,
and ways that don't. Three of the ways that work are low-carb dieting,
writing, and reading, so here I am. Reading what others write about
this topic will be a fresh experience. Sharing what I write about
weight, food, and losing one while cutting back on the other is a
frightening idea, but I'm determined to go through with it.

In public, I come off as a perfectly reasonable individual with
exceptionally polished social skills. I'm one of those types who live
a double life, and my weight problem has always been a part of my
private life, in which I am a lunatic. There are reasons for this
duality, but hey, different strokes, as they say.

With this in mind, I feel obliged to warn regular readers of this
group that I'm not holding myself to even an NC-17 rating in this
thread. I've never flamed anyone without provocation and I don't
intend to start now, but I'm not just talking about language.

The story of my weight problem is the story of my life, and it's been
strange. Bits and pieces of it have been well beyond the brink of
garden-variety insanity. I'm going to do my best to be true to that.

So wish me luck, or not. Read, ignore, contribute, or not. Life is too
short and my problem is too pressing for me not to try everything to
do something real about it.


Go for it. Just remember that consistency and tenacity is the key.
Don't fall for your friends saying "just one time won't hurt"...
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Old November 10th, 2007, 11:33 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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Default Emotional Eating ? Eric Blackway: Weight-Loss Program

On Nov 10, 7:03 am, Jim wrote:
[ Do you think that you could be classified as an "emotional eater",
where you eat in response to emotions ? ]


Hell yeah. I could also be classified as a compulsive eater, a
carbohydrate addict, and in general, a screwed-up piece of damaged
goods.


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Old November 10th, 2007, 11:36 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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On Nov 10, 5:12 pm, "H.L" wrote:


Go for it. Just remember that consistency and tenacity is the key.
Don't fall for your friends saying "just one time won't hurt"...- Hide quoted text -


Thank you, and that sounds so familiar.


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Old November 10th, 2007, 11:44 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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THE FIRST DAY

November 10, 12:38 pm

Well, I wrote my first post yesterday, so I'd better pony up today
with the particulars of my diet. First of all, morning weight-in. I
was at 279.0, 38.0% fat and 45.5% water. The scale gave me two pluses,
which means that I am OBESE. Something must be done, or I feel there's
a very real chance that the next step will be bariatric surgery. I
would like to avoid that, if I could.

I intend to eat eight ounces of cheese every day, along with a multi-
vitamin and 23 grams of additional protein from a wonderfully cheap
source of whey protein powder that I found at my local supermarket.
Eight ounces of cheese will give me 64 grams of protein every day.

In the first week, at least, I'm going to mix the powder with a cup of
whole milk, which will add 6 more grams of protein but 12 more grams
of carbohydrates. I'm also going to suck down some psyllium husk
laxative, to the tune of one full tablespoon, which adds 12 grams of
carbohydrates. The cheese will give me 8 more grams of carbohydrates
for a grand total, in my first week, of:

12 (laxative) + 12 (milk) + 8 (cheese) + 2 (protein powder) = 34 grams
of carbyhydrates

While protein will be at:

0 (laxative) + 8 (milk) + 64 (cheese) + 23(powder) = 95 grams of
protein

I'll swill all the Kool-Aid I can handle, sweetened with Splenda,
which means less than 1 gram of carbohydrates per half-gallon.

Yes, this diet composition is essentially a low-carbohydrate, protein-
sparing fast. I'm worried about potassium amounts and am going out
today to get my hands on a serious supplement, but does anyone else
see anything else that could kill me?

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Old November 10th, 2007, 11:45 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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On Nov 10, 10:42 am, wrote:
On Nov 10, 2:57 am, Eric wrote:

I know what it is like to live in that double life. Having a weight

problem makes you either a slob or the funny guy in the group. I find
that being around people and listening to these guys and gals that
weigh possible 110 pounds but call themselves fat just damn
irritating. They laugh at me and just call me fluffy or pleasantly
plump. What do they know?!? If they truely were fat they wouldn't
know how to handle it. I wish the best of luck to you and look
forward to seeing your posts.


Thank you so much.


 




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