2nd Time Around

On Sun, 30 May 2004, Luna wrote:

I wonder what the difference is, then, because I've seen this "second time
around" problem often on this group. Maybe you keep up your exercise even

Yeah, but to me it frequently sounds like people get complacent the second
time around. They think they've been there, done that, got the size S
t-shirt they can't wear anymore, and so they don't follow the plan as
faithfully as they did the first time around.

when you go off low-carb, and others don't? Maybe when you go back on
low-carb you are stricter with calories than others? I know that when I
started low-carb I ate quite a lot of food and still lost weight, it was
relatively recently that I had to start limiting calories as well. Maybe
second timers need to limit calories right from the beginning in order to
see a loss. Whatever the reason for the difference is, since you are the
only person I've seen on here who did not have difficulty losing again
after going off low-carb, it makes me want to _never_ go off it.


If they're closer to goal (although still above where they went off plan),
it may just be that making it harder to lose. But, I suspect that if most
second timers approached it with the honeymooner's zeal that newbies give
it, they might have better results.

Martha



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Begin where you are - but don't end there.

"Martha Gallagher" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 May 2004, Luna wrote:

I wonder what the difference is, then, because I've seen this "second
time
around" problem often on this group. Maybe you keep up your exercise
even

Yeah, but to me it frequently sounds like people get complacent the second
time around. They think they've been there, done that, got the size S
t-shirt they can't wear anymore, and so they don't follow the plan as
faithfully as they did the first time around.

when you go off low-carb, and others don't? Maybe when you go back on
low-carb you are stricter with calories than others? I know that when I
started low-carb I ate quite a lot of food and still lost weight, it was
relatively recently that I had to start limiting calories as well.
Maybe
second timers need to limit calories right from the beginning in order
to
see a loss. Whatever the reason for the difference is, since you are
the
only person I've seen on here who did not have difficulty losing again
after going off low-carb, it makes me want to _never_ go off it.


If they're closer to goal (although still above where they went off plan),
it may just be that making it harder to lose. But, I suspect that if most
second timers approached it with the honeymooner's zeal that newbies give
it, they might have better results.

Martha



--
Begin where you are - but don't end there.


Martha says:-

Yeah, but to me it frequently sounds like people get complacent the second
time around. They think they've been there, done that, got the size S
t-shirt they can't wear anymore, and so they don't follow the plan as
faithfully as they did the first time around.

Dave says:-

What a good reason not to vote for George W!! Next stop Armageddon.