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two years on maintanence
Just checking in on my reach goal anniversary.
i started over 200 pounds (but did not weigh till 197) and then reached my goal of 160 december 9 2003 in the last year my weight has averaged 160.8, maxing at 166 for a day during the summer, minimum at 157.5. I recently made it back to goal after a month 2 pounds up. some notes from the year In August i went on a 6 day gourmet rafting trip down the middle fork of the salmon river in idaho (celebrating my 50th). five days off diet (gourmet food 3+ meals a day, with incredible deserts......) but all day whitewater rafting, hiking in the evenings, etc. at the end of 6 days i had gained only 2 pounds. apparently the arm exercise of the oars undoes a lot exercise has been more intensive and consistant this year than the first. whereas i did 5 days a week the first year, i averaged 6 days the second I have gradually added back carbs in whole grain form, including triscuits, and whole grain bakery breads. I have stayed away from sugar like the plague, and any white potatoes. Sweet potatoes regularly I have pretty much quit worrying about "crusts" (deep fried battered excluded). Coconut encrusted fish (baked) is a weekly dish. I have the special K low carb cereal with skim milk 2-4 days a week for breakfast. best breakfast alternative i have found. I successfully enrolled in the long term weight loss clinical trial that several on this group complained about. It was not completely friendly to low carb, but appeared to have been written before low carb, and working with clinical trial databases for a living, i can relate to how hard it is to respond to changes in the scientific landscape wine: i had a system of drinking a glass of wine with strawberries while i prepared supper. this grew into two glasses of wine, and the eating of nuts and snacks, which the wine was supposed to supplant came back anyway. had to cut back there. lesson learned, no simple solutions as i added back carbs, while my weight is still in the range, i found that when it did go up (because of over eating, typically on the weekends) it was much more difficult to lose. whereas simple cutbacks in the past would immediately take off a pound a day, I now have to focus and be really strict for a week to see the weight go down even a single pound. I have concluded that at least for me low carb allows me to see quick results when i cut back on my intake. carbs create a buffer, that make weight response to dieting slow, and i suspect that others for whom this is true simply give up before the diet has time to take effect. work and weekends. the weight loss study i am enrolled on found that people who dieted on the weekends succeeded more than those who were workday dieters. this concerns me a lot. I have great difficulty dieting when i am at home, and typically my weight goes up by monday 1-2 pounds, and down to target by friday. how i would maintain once retired perplexes me a lot. overall health my resting pulse is down below 60, my bp (a rise in this is one of the things that sparked me to diet) is back in normal range, and my cholesterol is great (bad down, trig down, and good cholesterol, which has always been low, is up into the normal range) my doctor is happy, though he believes it is the exercise and the weight loss, not the diet (I tend to agree, but we both agree that without the weight loss method, neither would have happened) thanks for all the support this group gave me getting here. I intend to keep this weight off for life..... Bob 200+/160/160 maint. since dec 9 2003 |
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two years on maintanence
"bob" wrote in message m... thanks for all the support this group gave me getting here. I intend to keep this weight off for life..... Bob 200+/160/160 maint. since dec 9 2003 Great to see such a success story, Bob - thanks! Nicky. -- A1c 10.5/5.6/6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/73/72Kg |
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two years on maintanence
"bob" wrote in message m... Just checking in on my reach goal anniversary. i started over 200 pounds (but did not weigh till 197) and then reached my goal of 160 december 9 2003 Great work, Bob. It sounds like you have learned some good lessons on maintenance. I need to learn how to do the coconut crust, since I've found another source of sf coconut (Trader Joe's has stopped carrying it). It's also good to hear that your bp and bloodwork and all that has stayed very good. I have seen some anti-lc'ers (the PCRM types) claim that the improvement in these on lc are transitory, and that when you stop losing weight, they will revert to high-risk values. You, and others on asdl-c prove them wrong. Not that that will stop 'em. Thanks for the great report! HG |
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