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What are the effects of cheating?
I fasted on Yom Kippur (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown). So for
dinner Saturday night I broke the fast with several dishes I have become accustomed to using for this purpose. Most of the dishes were fine on the South Beach Diet, but one consisted of boiled potatoes topped with (low-fat) sour cream. I didn't want to skip the dish, as it has become "traditional" for me. So my question relates to the physiological effects of eating these potatoes, the first ones I've had since last December. My understanding is that eating the potatoes causes a spike in blood sugar, leading to hunger (appetite). How long does this hunger last? Assuming I did not overeat after my break-fast (it was a large meal), have I done myself any harm? |
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Your diet will never work for you again. Ever.
HTH -- You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW "Gary" wrote in message ... have I done myself any harm? |
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Assuming that you ate enough to knock you out of ketosis, it will take you
a day or two to get back into ketosis, depending on what else you ate/eat. Your hunger will probably be related to being in ketosis. My experience is that if I don't enough to knock me out of ketosis, nothing happens, except that I taste that "tasty" food again, wanting it again. But, I may gain a pound or two as I store water along with the extra carbs. Becky P. http://www.family.solidrockpl.org/html/my_diet_.html |
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"Gary" wrote in message ... I fasted on Yom Kippur (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown). So for dinner Saturday night I broke the fast with several dishes I have become accustomed to using for this purpose. Most of the dishes were fine on the South Beach Diet, but one consisted of boiled potatoes topped with (low-fat) sour cream. I didn't want to skip the dish, as it has become "traditional" for me. So my question relates to the physiological effects of eating these potatoes, the first ones I've had since last December. My understanding is that eating the potatoes causes a spike in blood sugar, leading to hunger (appetite). How long does this hunger last? Assuming I did not overeat after my break-fast (it was a large meal), have I done myself any harm? Personally I haven't had the worst effects. i had a few situations where not eating the foods would have ben very insulting to the hostess (my old world grandmother that is) so I've had about 2 or 3 occasions where I ate potatoes and I just didn't lose weight for about 2 days. then back to normal. stick with your plan otherwise and you should be fine. everyone here says "it's not a race" and it's good to keep that in mind. good luck |
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I've written up my own observations about going off plan he
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/offplan.htm After many years of low carbing, I'm convinced that learning how to go off plan and then back on plan is essential for anyone who intends to control their weight for life. In reality most of us will oscillate back and forth between careful control and sloppier control as the years go by. If we let our off plan phases last a few days or weeks and learn how to recover, we may gain a pound or two and move on. If we don't learn how to deal with a dietary lapse, we may join the many people who post here who lose as many as 100 lbs, do great for a few years, and then after some lapse or strain gain it all back and more. So treat your day or two off going off plan as a helpful educational opportunity, not a moral lapse, and learn how your body responds to a change in carbs. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.7 . Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Jenny's new site: What they Don't Tell You About Diabetes http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/ Jenny's Low Carb Diet Facts & Figures http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Dropped 21" wrote in message . net... "Gary" wrote in message ... I fasted on Yom Kippur (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown). So for dinner Saturday night I broke the fast with several dishes I have become accustomed to using for this purpose. Most of the dishes were fine on the South Beach Diet, but one consisted of boiled potatoes topped with (low-fat) sour cream. I didn't want to skip the dish, as it has become "traditional" for me. So my question relates to the physiological effects of eating these potatoes, the first ones I've had since last December. My understanding is that eating the potatoes causes a spike in blood sugar, leading to hunger (appetite). How long does this hunger last? Assuming I did not overeat after my break-fast (it was a large meal), have I done myself any harm? Personally I haven't had the worst effects. i had a few situations where not eating the foods would have ben very insulting to the hostess (my old world grandmother that is) so I've had about 2 or 3 occasions where I ate potatoes and I just didn't lose weight for about 2 days. then back to normal. stick with your plan otherwise and you should be fine. everyone here says "it's not a race" and it's good to keep that in mind. good luck |
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I don't subscribe to the idea that blood sugar controls appetite. There is
reason to believe the mechanisms are much more complex than that. However, it is likely that some level of eating increased carbs will cause a return of the carb cravings often reported in the early weeks of low carb eating. Why risk it? Also, buying low-fat anything, such as the sour cream is asking for trouble. Would your religious tradition be satisfied by having a very tiny portion of the traditional food? It should be possible to figure out how much potato would be about 10 carbs. A 10 carb cheat is probably without consequence. "Gary" wrote in message ... I fasted on Yom Kippur (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown). So for dinner Saturday night I broke the fast with several dishes I have become accustomed to using for this purpose. Most of the dishes were fine on the South Beach Diet, but one consisted of boiled potatoes topped with (low-fat) sour cream. I didn't want to skip the dish, as it has become "traditional" for me. So my question relates to the physiological effects of eating these potatoes, the first ones I've had since last December. My understanding is that eating the potatoes causes a spike in blood sugar, leading to hunger (appetite). How long does this hunger last? Assuming I did not overeat after my break-fast (it was a large meal), have I done myself any harm? |
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Most of the dishes were fine on the South Beach Diet, but one
consisted of boiled potatoes topped with (low-fat) sour cream. I didn't want to skip the dish, as it has become "traditional" for me. It had become "traditional" for me to be fat. I had to learn to skip the potatoes to break this tradition. I think getting over the whole 'celebrating with food' thing is a big hurdle, but one that people really must make. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/165/140 & hubby- 6' 310/188/180 http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos |
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Gary wrote:
I fasted on Yom Kippur.... How long does this hunger last? Assuming I did not overeat after my break-fast (it was a large meal), have I done myself any harm? Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start right over again! Everyone has their cheats but a couple days on the straight and narrow should have you back on track. I am fairly conservative with respect to fasting, however I fasted twice yesterday. Once between breakfast and lunch, and again between lunch and 'break the fast'! :-) I manage my diabetes with exercise and diet (no meds) so don't let myself go too long without. Irv -- -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/index.html Visit my Baby Sofia website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/index.htm Visit my OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/index.htm -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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Gary wrote:
Assuming I did not overeat after my break-fast (it was a large meal), have I done myself any harm? no. |
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It's time in your life to start creating new traditions.
Potatoes don't have to be a part of your new traditions. Learn from this experience. Jennifer Gary wrote: I fasted on Yom Kippur (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown). So for dinner Saturday night I broke the fast with several dishes I have become accustomed to using for this purpose. Most of the dishes were fine on the South Beach Diet, but one consisted of boiled potatoes topped with (low-fat) sour cream. I didn't want to skip the dish, as it has become "traditional" for me. So my question relates to the physiological effects of eating these potatoes, the first ones I've had since last December. My understanding is that eating the potatoes causes a spike in blood sugar, leading to hunger (appetite). How long does this hunger last? Assuming I did not overeat after my break-fast (it was a large meal), have I done myself any harm? |
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