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tried to prove low carb no good.
Hi all. Embarrassed to admit I went on a low carb diet over a week ago to
prove to my sister she was on the wrong track. So for a week I've been abusing a low carb diet written by a certain doctor, doing everything I can to sabotage it. I've been eating 4x honey cured bacon and 2 eggs every day. (heaven!) Either tined tuna or 2x chicken pieces with this lovely salad my wife came up with (lots of sweet corn! Yum) And STUFFING my self with as much salad and meat as I can at dinner! (Life just gets better and better)(And lots of salt!) Just to make sure it didn't work I've been breaking the rules and eating lots of cashew nuts :-) and I'd die without at least a cup of cold milk every day. Yesterday I made a special effort and had two FULL lunches!!! he he he!!!. I haven't however, eaten any spuds or carb foods. I really miss my muesli for breakfast and someone please throw me a chocolate bar or a plate of ice-cream with chocolate topping. Consequence? Having purchased digital scales to track my weight gain, in spite of my best efforts to wreck the diet, I've lost 2.9 kg (6.6lb) in just over a week. I should, at this rate, hit my target weight in just three and a half weeks. It took me four miserable months of dieting last year to loose 17lb. :-( This diet is awesome. And ridiculously delicious. Cheers Glen |
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Anyone want to bet on how long this lasts? I'll put $10 in that he won't
make it past week 3. Glen Sayers wrote: :: Hi all. Embarrassed to admit I went on a low carb diet over a week :: ago to prove to my sister she was on the wrong track. :: :: So for a week I've been abusing a low carb diet written by a certain :: doctor, doing everything I can to sabotage it. :: :: I've been eating 4x honey cured bacon and 2 eggs every day. :: (heaven!) Either tined tuna or 2x chicken pieces with this lovely :: salad my wife came up with (lots of sweet corn! Yum) And STUFFING my :: self with as much salad and meat as I can at dinner! (Life just gets :: better and better)(And lots of salt!) :: :: Just to make sure it didn't work I've been breaking the rules and :: eating lots of cashew nuts :-) and I'd die without at least a cup of :: cold milk every day. :: :: Yesterday I made a special effort and had two FULL lunches!!! he he :: he!!!. :: :: I haven't however, eaten any spuds or carb foods. I really miss my :: muesli for breakfast and someone please throw me a chocolate bar or :: a plate of ice-cream with chocolate topping. :: :: :: :: Consequence? Having purchased digital scales to track my weight :: gain, in spite of my best efforts to wreck the diet, I've lost 2.9 :: kg (6.6lb) in just over a week. I should, at this rate, hit my :: target weight in just three and a half weeks. :: :: It took me four miserable months of dieting last year to loose 17lb. :: :-( :: :: :: :: This diet is awesome. And ridiculously delicious. :: :: Cheers :: :: Glen |
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"Glen Sayers" wrote in message news:1107548873.178122@ftpsrv1... Hi all. Embarrassed to admit I went on a low carb diet over a week ago to prove to my sister she was on the wrong track. So for a week I've been abusing a low carb diet written by a certain doctor, doing everything I can to sabotage it. It actually works much better if you actually follow the diet as written... you're going to get a lot of flack, I suspect! Nicky. -- A1c 10.5/4.5/6 Weight 95/78/72Kg 1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 |
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If you are very obese, you may actually lose some weight, despite your
efforts to the contrary. "Glen Sayers" wrote in message news:1107548873.178122@ftpsrv1... Hi all. Embarrassed to admit I went on a low carb diet over a week ago to prove to my sister she was on the wrong track. So for a week I've been abusing a low carb diet written by a certain doctor, doing everything I can to sabotage it. I've been eating 4x honey cured bacon and 2 eggs every day. (heaven!) Either tined tuna or 2x chicken pieces with this lovely salad my wife came up with (lots of sweet corn! Yum) And STUFFING my self with as much salad and meat as I can at dinner! (Life just gets better and better)(And lots of salt!) Just to make sure it didn't work I've been breaking the rules and eating lots of cashew nuts :-) and I'd die without at least a cup of cold milk every day. Yesterday I made a special effort and had two FULL lunches!!! he he he!!!. I haven't however, eaten any spuds or carb foods. I really miss my muesli for breakfast and someone please throw me a chocolate bar or a plate of ice-cream with chocolate topping. Consequence? Having purchased digital scales to track my weight gain, in spite of my best efforts to wreck the diet, I've lost 2.9 kg (6.6lb) in just over a week. I should, at this rate, hit my target weight in just three and a half weeks. It took me four miserable months of dieting last year to loose 17lb. :-( This diet is awesome. And ridiculously delicious. Cheers Glen |
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Ahh come on guys and girls.
I'll take on that challenge. Hootenanny PS I don't follow the "eat all the fat you can" message my sister was preaching. That I refuse to do and his book certainly doesn't seem to preach that. Don't know where she got that idea. Blah! With regards to being obese, I'm afraid I'm not in that field. Due to last years diet and a new mountain bike my BMI is 23.8. However I originally lost weight because I was walking along the road laughing at all the "overweight people" and caught my reflection in a shop window and suddenly thought "B****Y H**L. It's me they are talking about. Further to that, I have a 9 month old daughter and I don't want her turning 10 and finding her 55 year old dad is too fat to go water skiing, body surfing, bike riding etc! Also, once I get a handle on this died I can hopefully help my sister get back on track. Thus my very serious goal is 140lb. about 14 to go. Cheers "Perdu" wrote in message ... On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:23:18 -0500, "Roger Zoul" Cried out loud... : Anyone want to bet on how long this lasts? I'll put $10 in that he won't make it past week 3. Yep. Agree. A classic. Best Regards, Steve Tout est per·du fors l'hon·neur |
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hi, welcome to the group.
since you're already been bashed a few times, i'll try to be supportive. however: (1) honey cured bacon is not low carb (2) who is this doctor - do you mean Atkins? if you are, read the book! (3) you're not supposed to stuff yourself regardless of what diet you're on. low carb makes certain people feel more satiated for longer, it's not a licence to stuff, remember that!!!! (4) milk is not low carb - you either have to limit the volume you drink (btw it's 5g carb per 100ml on full fat) or you'll have to replace it with Hood's milk like the low carbers in US do, or you have to just say it out loud "I am a fake low carber!" (5) read the ASDLC FAQ, you'll find some useful tips and recipes (not that you cook), and links to success stories (6) do you exercise? you didn't say. meanwhile, have a nice weekend. cheers, ada Glen Sayers wrote: Hi all. Embarrassed to admit I went on a low carb diet over a week ago to prove to my sister she was on the wrong track. So for a week I've been abusing a low carb diet written by a certain doctor, doing everything I can to sabotage it. I've been eating 4x honey cured bacon and 2 eggs every day. (heaven!) Either tined tuna or 2x chicken pieces with this lovely salad my wife came up with (lots of sweet corn! Yum) And STUFFING my self with as much salad and meat as I can at dinner! (Life just gets better and better)(And lots of salt!) Just to make sure it didn't work I've been breaking the rules and eating lots of cashew nuts :-) and I'd die without at least a cup of cold milk every day. Yesterday I made a special effort and had two FULL lunches!!! he he he!!!. I haven't however, eaten any spuds or carb foods. I really miss my muesli for breakfast and someone please throw me a chocolate bar or a plate of ice-cream with chocolate topping. Consequence? Having purchased digital scales to track my weight gain, in spite of my best efforts to wreck the diet, I've lost 2.9 kg (6.6lb) in just over a week. I should, at this rate, hit my target weight in just three and a half weeks. It took me four miserable months of dieting last year to loose 17lb. :-( This diet is awesome. And ridiculously delicious. Cheers Glen |
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Well, you might not be doing it by the book, but you seem to be having fun and are losing, so I'm on your side. Go for it. Just plan on spending lots of time on that mountain bike! It will be the difference between success and failure. And also, give yourself a little more time to reach goal. A pound a month will get you there and the path is a lot smoother. ps: I've heard that some folks consider the word "bloody' to be vulgar, but being an american, I have no concept of it as anything but a simple adjective. PJ On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 15:42:10 +1300, "Glen Sayers" wrote: Ahh come on guys and girls. I'll take on that challenge. Hootenanny PS I don't follow the "eat all the fat you can" message my sister was preaching. That I refuse to do and his book certainly doesn't seem to preach that. Don't know where she got that idea. Blah! With regards to being obese, I'm afraid I'm not in that field. Due to last years diet and a new mountain bike my BMI is 23.8. However I originally lost weight because I was walking along the road laughing at all the "overweight people" and caught my reflection in a shop window and suddenly thought "B****Y H**L. It's me they are talking about. Further to that, I have a 9 month old daughter and I don't want her turning 10 and finding her 55 year old dad is too fat to go water skiing, body surfing, bike riding etc! Also, once I get a handle on this died I can hopefully help my sister get back on track. Thus my very serious goal is 140lb. about 14 to go. Cheers "Perdu" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:23:18 -0500, "Roger Zoul" Cried out loud... : Anyone want to bet on how long this lasts? I'll put $10 in that he won't make it past week 3. Yep. Agree. A classic. Best Regards, Steve Tout est per·du fors l'hon·neur |
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Hmmm
Just read my posts from yesterday. I see I wrote "I'm a jackass, listen to me spout" When what I meant to write was "I didn't think this diet works - but it does. Now I look forward to taking it a lot more seriously and watching the effects." However........ It is a pretty cool/fun diet to be on compared to the low calorie diet I self imposed last year. And please don't under estimate the importance I place on the reasons I've given. Particularly my daughter. Unfortunately I know I'm at the age where weight is going to be an ongoing issue every year. How quickly time flies. "PJx" wrote in message ... Well, you might not be doing it by the book, but you seem to be having fun and are losing, so I'm on your side. Go for it. Just plan on spending lots of time on that mountain bike! It will be the difference between success and failure. And also, give yourself a little more time to reach goal. A pound a month will get you there and the path is a lot smoother. ps: I've heard that some folks consider the word "bloody' to be vulgar, but being an american, I have no concept of it as anything but a simple adjective. PJ On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 15:42:10 +1300, "Glen Sayers" wrote: Ahh come on guys and girls. I'll take on that challenge. Hootenanny PS I don't follow the "eat all the fat you can" message my sister was preaching. That I refuse to do and his book certainly doesn't seem to preach that. Don't know where she got that idea. Blah! With regards to being obese, I'm afraid I'm not in that field. Due to last years diet and a new mountain bike my BMI is 23.8. However I originally lost weight because I was walking along the road laughing at all the "overweight people" and caught my reflection in a shop window and suddenly thought "B****Y H**L. It's me they are talking about. Further to that, I have a 9 month old daughter and I don't want her turning 10 and finding her 55 year old dad is too fat to go water skiing, body surfing, bike riding etc! Also, once I get a handle on this died I can hopefully help my sister get back on track. Thus my very serious goal is 140lb. about 14 to go. Cheers "Perdu" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:23:18 -0500, "Roger Zoul" Cried out loud... : Anyone want to bet on how long this lasts? I'll put $10 in that he won't make it past week 3. Yep. Agree. A classic. Best Regards, Steve Tout est per·du fors l'hon·neur |
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"Glen Sayers" wrote in message news:1107629056.318984@ftpsrv1... Hmmm Just read my posts from yesterday. I see I wrote "I'm a jackass, listen to me spout" When what I meant to write was "I didn't think this diet works - but it does. Now I look forward to taking it a lot more seriously and watching the effects." However........ It is a pretty cool/fun diet to be on compared to the low calorie diet I self imposed last year. And please don't under estimate the importance I place on the reasons I've given. Particularly my daughter. Unfortunately I know I'm at the age where weight is going to be an ongoing issue every year. How quickly time flies. I've found it a great diet too - maybe it would be fairer to say that I'm enjoying this new way of eating, I'm the same age as you and want to get the weight off and keep it off before I hit that nasty-looking "reduce calories by 20% or get fatter" thing that age throws at you. It's heresy, but I skipped induction, and moved straight to OWL; that's because I have almost no cravings for carbs, and dropped pretty well everything non-veggie without a problem. If you still feel like you'd love pasta/potatoes/bread etc, you might like to think about doing the 2 week induction stint, the purpose of which is to break your body's dependence on carbs. Nicky. -- A1c 10.5/4.5/6 Weight 95/78/72Kg 1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 |
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Ignoramus30020 wrote:
On 5 Feb 2005 06:15:19 -0800, AM wrote: (3) you're not supposed to stuff yourself regardless of what diet you're on. low carb makes certain people feel more satiated for longer, it's not a licence to stuff, remember that!!!! He may be thinking that he is stuffing himself because of the feeling of satiety, but in fact it is more likely that he is eating a normal quantity of food. i fair point. i agree with you satiation might feel like stuffing after that 4 months long diet he had last year. |
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