Oh...the Insanity

What a strange thing it is.....

I started Atkins (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) at about 220lbs on
about September 15th, 2003. I very quickly dropped 20 pounds, where I have
been stalled for about 2 months. Stalls appear to be common so I didn't
think too much of it. I am actually quite enjoying low carb eating...seems
to suit my tastes. I still sneak in the odd sugary tidbit or bread once and
a while though just for the love of all good tasting food.

Anyways....after a really ****ty series of events at work and home starting
last Thursday night, I have been on a little bit of a binge.

Friday night dinner was a large "house specialty" pizza, washed down with a
few beer. Saturday morning was out for an allergy shot, and stopped at Tim
Horton's, and ended up eating two maple danish's. Also finished off the
pizza for lunch.

Saturday dinner - stuffed in a steak and veggies "pretending" to be good,
but ate a whole restaurant loaf of sourdough bread with a ton of butter in a
weak moment. Washed down with 1/2 litre of Merlot!

Sunday night was out with friends, and sucked back 4 of the new Sleeman
Clear low carb beers, and a whole lotta (I lost count) vanilla vodka and
diet cokes.....probably drank about 2 litres of coke with a good 1/2 bottle
of vodka. Also weaked out and munched down 4 or 5 handfuls or pretzels.

Anyways....I didn't even get on the scale Monday morning, as usually after
the weekends with a little bit of cheating, I have gained 3 or 4 pounds or
water weight. I figured I was doomed after this much cheating .
So.....this morning I hold my breath and get on the scale, and I am at a new
all time low weight.....a three pound whoosh down to 197.

Damn....what a strange thing it is......

GT
220/197/who knows.....

I like your strange world. Can I visit sometime?

"GT" wrote in message
...
What a strange thing it is.....

I started Atkins (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) at about 220lbs on
about September 15th, 2003. I very quickly dropped 20 pounds, where I
have
been stalled for about 2 months. Stalls appear to be common so I didn't
think too much of it. I am actually quite enjoying low carb
eating...seems
to suit my tastes. I still sneak in the odd sugary tidbit or bread once
and
a while though just for the love of all good tasting food.

Anyways....after a really ****ty series of events at work and home
starting
last Thursday night, I have been on a little bit of a binge.

Friday night dinner was a large "house specialty" pizza, washed down with
a
few beer. Saturday morning was out for an allergy shot, and stopped at
Tim
Horton's, and ended up eating two maple danish's. Also finished off the
pizza for lunch.

Saturday dinner - stuffed in a steak and veggies "pretending" to be good,
but ate a whole restaurant loaf of sourdough bread with a ton of butter in
a
weak moment. Washed down with 1/2 litre of Merlot!

Sunday night was out with friends, and sucked back 4 of the new Sleeman
Clear low carb beers, and a whole lotta (I lost count) vanilla vodka and
diet cokes.....probably drank about 2 litres of coke with a good 1/2
bottle
of vodka. Also weaked out and munched down 4 or 5 handfuls or pretzels.

Anyways....I didn't even get on the scale Monday morning, as usually after
the weekends with a little bit of cheating, I have gained 3 or 4 pounds or
water weight. I figured I was doomed after this much cheating .
So.....this morning I hold my breath and get on the scale, and I am at a
new
all time low weight.....a three pound whoosh down to 197.

Damn....what a strange thing it is......

GT
220/197/who knows.....

"GT" wrote in message
...
What a strange thing it is.....

I started Atkins (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) at about 220lbs on
about September 15th, 2003. I very quickly dropped 20 pounds, where I
have
been stalled for about 2 months. Stalls appear to be common so I didn't
think too much of it. I am actually quite enjoying low carb
eating...seems
to suit my tastes. I still sneak in the odd sugary tidbit or bread once
and
a while though just for the love of all good tasting food.

Anyways....after a really ****ty series of events at work and home
starting
last Thursday night, I have been on a little bit of a binge.

Friday night dinner was a large "house specialty" pizza, washed down with
a
few beer. Saturday morning was out for an allergy shot, and stopped at
Tim
Horton's, and ended up eating two maple danish's. Also finished off the
pizza for lunch.

Saturday dinner - stuffed in a steak and veggies "pretending" to be good,
but ate a whole restaurant loaf of sourdough bread with a ton of butter in
a
weak moment. Washed down with 1/2 litre of Merlot!

Sunday night was out with friends, and sucked back 4 of the new Sleeman
Clear low carb beers, and a whole lotta (I lost count) vanilla vodka and
diet cokes.....probably drank about 2 litres of coke with a good 1/2
bottle
of vodka. Also weaked out and munched down 4 or 5 handfuls or pretzels.

Anyways....I didn't even get on the scale Monday morning, as usually after
the weekends with a little bit of cheating, I have gained 3 or 4 pounds or
water weight. I figured I was doomed after this much cheating .
So.....this morning I hold my breath and get on the scale, and I am at a
new
all time low weight.....a three pound whoosh down to 197.

Damn....what a strange thing it is......


Regular "refeeds" following a diet phase can be good for fat loss. I never
remember the exact specifics, but do a google groups search in the
misc.fitness.weights group with "refeed leptin" as words to search for.
There will be a few discussions found. Pay attention to posts by Lyle
McDonald and Elzi Volk.

dave h




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well the little cheating goes a long way
you have drop out of ketosis every time you do cheat
and if you are serious about losing then don't cheat
some times its hard but if your in kettosis the cravings are alot less
if you like bread that much like i do(yummy try atkins sandwich bread or mixes ther great can't go wrong for an extra few cents you pay
rembember for us larger people its a way of life now

I thought this was a post about Susan Powter.

"Taffy Stoker" wrote in message
...
I thought this was a post about Susan Powter.



Gee thanks. Now I'm gonna have nightmares!

Chris

I always regain after a whoosh that includes alcohol the day before. Hope
you don't. For me it's all about dehydration and rehydration and I usually
eat the wrong things while drinking or thereafter.
~*~Pie~*~
254/too much/150
(who cant get her head out of her ass and is going to gain all this weight
back because she's a lazy ass)

"GT" wrote in message
...
What a strange thing it is.....

I started Atkins (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) at about 220lbs on
about September 15th, 2003. I very quickly dropped 20 pounds, where I
have
been stalled for about 2 months. Stalls appear to be common so I didn't
think too much of it. I am actually quite enjoying low carb
eating...seems
to suit my tastes. I still sneak in the odd sugary tidbit or bread once
and
a while though just for the love of all good tasting food.

Anyways....after a really ****ty series of events at work and home
starting
last Thursday night, I have been on a little bit of a binge.

Friday night dinner was a large "house specialty" pizza, washed down with
a
few beer. Saturday morning was out for an allergy shot, and stopped at
Tim
Horton's, and ended up eating two maple danish's. Also finished off the
pizza for lunch.

Saturday dinner - stuffed in a steak and veggies "pretending" to be good,
but ate a whole restaurant loaf of sourdough bread with a ton of butter in
a
weak moment. Washed down with 1/2 litre of Merlot!

Sunday night was out with friends, and sucked back 4 of the new Sleeman
Clear low carb beers, and a whole lotta (I lost count) vanilla vodka and
diet cokes.....probably drank about 2 litres of coke with a good 1/2
bottle
of vodka. Also weaked out and munched down 4 or 5 handfuls or pretzels.

Anyways....I didn't even get on the scale Monday morning, as usually after
the weekends with a little bit of cheating, I have gained 3 or 4 pounds or
water weight. I figured I was doomed after this much cheating .
So.....this morning I hold my breath and get on the scale, and I am at a
new
all time low weight.....a three pound whoosh down to 197.

Damn....what a strange thing it is......

GT
220/197/who knows.....

GT wrote:

What a strange thing it is.....

I started Atkins (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) at about 220lbs on
about September 15th, 2003. I very quickly dropped 20 pounds, where I have
been stalled for about 2 months. Stalls appear to be common so I didn't
think too much of it. I am actually quite enjoying low carb eating...seems
to suit my tastes. I still sneak in the odd sugary tidbit or bread once and
a while though just for the love of all good tasting food.

Anyways....after a really ****ty series of events at work and home starting
last Thursday night, I have been on a little bit of a binge.

Friday night dinner was a large "house specialty" pizza, washed down with a
few beer. Saturday morning was out for an allergy shot, and stopped at Tim
Horton's, and ended up eating two maple danish's. Also finished off the
pizza for lunch.

Saturday dinner - stuffed in a steak and veggies "pretending" to be good,
but ate a whole restaurant loaf of sourdough bread with a ton of butter in a
weak moment. Washed down with 1/2 litre of Merlot!

Sunday night was out with friends, and sucked back 4 of the new Sleeman
Clear low carb beers, and a whole lotta (I lost count) vanilla vodka and
diet cokes.....probably drank about 2 litres of coke with a good 1/2 bottle
of vodka. Also weaked out and munched down 4 or 5 handfuls or pretzels.

Anyways....I didn't even get on the scale Monday morning, as usually after
the weekends with a little bit of cheating, I have gained 3 or 4 pounds or
water weight. I figured I was doomed after this much cheating .
So.....this morning I hold my breath and get on the scale, and I am at a new
all time low weight.....a three pound whoosh down to 197.

Damn....what a strange thing it is......

GT
220/197/who knows.....

I agree. The timing of the whooshes is just too odd. They
usually don't happen when you expect the and sometimes, as in your
case, happen when you LEAST expect them. I don't know that I
should say "good work!" under the circumstances.
--
Jean B.

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 05:53:16 GMT, "c" wrote:




"Taffy Stoker" wrote in message
.. .
I thought this was a post about Susan Powter.



Gee thanks. Now I'm gonna have nightmares!

Chris


Anytime. :-D

"GT" wrote in message ...

the weekends with a little bit of cheating, I have gained 3 or 4 pounds or
water weight. I figured I was doomed after this much cheating .
So.....this morning I hold my breath and get on the scale, and I am at a new
all time low weight.....a three pound whoosh down to 197.

Damn....what a strange thing it is......

GT
220/197/who knows.....

Happens to me all the time. When I stall, I up my carbs for a few days
and then return to "induction" style eating for a few days, then back
to around 60 gm carbs/day. Always good for a few pounds of loss, and
seems to give my system a jump start.

That's why I don't stress about special occasion meals so much.
Weddings, thanksgiving, etc...I eat what I want. As long as you're
disciplined enough to go back to good LC eating after the binge, I've
not found that the big meal indulgences every now and then have any
negative impact at all.

Skipping the special occasion meals, however, would definitely impact
me in a negative way, emotionally.

Lee