Good news and BAD news. Can i get advice?

The Good News:

This week i did some experimenting, and after a pizza hut visit tuesday,
where i ate about five or six pieces of pepperoni lovers pizza (at 29g of
carbs each), i did not gain at all, i returned to the regular induction
style thta i was on the next day, however i did have some pretty strong
sugar cravings, and i gave in with about a tbsp of oreo ice cream, but have
been junk free since thursday.

The bad news:

I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I have
all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more energy etc), but
i am not losing without doing anything other than changing eating habits.

When i started, i recon i was between 185-190 lbs, standing five feet 7.5
inches tall.
I am now 168 lbs, and still have fat on my stomach.

Now i am looking for advice.
I am wondering where i should go from here.
I want to get into doing some training. I have been reading a few books on
pilaties, and think i will try that, as well as some weight training, but
nothing heavy, because i do not want to shock myself and feel terrible, as i
seem to do in the past.

My waist is thinner, i am probably a 35 or a 34 now in waist. and great
news!, i am considered normal for my BMI according to the calculator on the
CDC webpage! how awesome is that?!?

I know i can lose the little bit i have less, i know i can get the body i
want, the chest, abs, arms, etc, but i just need some advice from someone
who has been there, y'know?

Thanks alot.

Steve

"Steven C. (Doktersteve)" wrote in
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The Good News:



My waist is thinner, i am probably a 35 or a 34 now in waist. and great
news!, i am considered normal for my BMI according to the calculator on
the
CDC webpage! how awesome is that?!?



Scratch that. i am not "normal" yet according to the BMI.
Apparently, i would have to lose another 9 lbs to fall into "normal"
Oh well.

"Steven C. (Doktersteve)" wrote:
I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I
have
all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more energy
etc), but
i am not losing without doing anything other than changing eating
habits.

How long is it since you last lost weight? This is not including the
water weight you may have gained carbing up on pizza. How long have you
been low carbing? What do you eat on a daily basis?

--
Lexin
www.redrosepress.co.uk
www.livejournal.com/~lexin
LC since 9 June 2003
(300/242/182)

"Steven C. (Doktersteve)" wrote in
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: I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I have
: all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more energy etc),
but
: i am not losing without doing anything other than changing eating habits.

Exercise.

David

"David S." wrote in message
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"Steven C. (Doktersteve)" wrote in
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: I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I
have
: all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more energy etc),
but
: i am not losing without doing anything other than changing eating
habits.

Exercise.

David



Good job David, but he won't understand.

Steven C. (Doktersteve) wrote:
:: I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I
:: have all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more
:: energy etc), but i am not losing without doing anything other than
:: changing eating habits.
::
:: When i started, i recon i was between 185-190 lbs, standing five
:: feet 7.5 inches tall.
:: I am now 168 lbs, and still have fat on my stomach.
::
:: Now i am looking for advice.
:: I am wondering where i should go from here.

Eat less, move more. It's simple, really.

:: I want to get into doing some training. I have been reading a few
:: books on pilaties, and think i will try that, as well as some weight
:: training, but nothing heavy, because i do not want to shock myself
:: and feel terrible, as i seem to do in the past.

You sound like a real wuss, in case you don't realize it.

Get off your ass and pick out a routine from he

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

Then do it. Persistence pays off.

And do some cardio: walking, swimming, stationary bike, road bicycling,
tennis, table tennis, whatever. Just do it.

::
:: I know i can lose the little bit i have less, i know i can get the
:: body i want, the chest, abs, arms, etc, but i just need some advice
:: from someone who has been there, y'know?

How are we supposed to know what body you want? If you're not willing to
lift heavy, you won't make much progress in terms of muscle mass. However,
you can eat less and do some exercise and continue to lose bodyfat. The
choice is yours alone to make. If you want it, get busy. If you would
rather eat pizza, then do that.

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
...
Steven C. (Doktersteve) wrote:
:: I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I
:: have all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more
:: energy etc), but i am not losing without doing anything other than
:: changing eating habits.
::
:: When i started, i recon i was between 185-190 lbs, standing five
:: feet 7.5 inches tall.
:: I am now 168 lbs, and still have fat on my stomach.
::
:: Now i am looking for advice.
:: I am wondering where i should go from here.

Eat less, move more. It's simple, really.

:: I want to get into doing some training. I have been reading a few
:: books on pilaties, and think i will try that, as well as some weight
:: training, but nothing heavy, because i do not want to shock myself
:: and feel terrible, as i seem to do in the past.

You sound like a real wuss, in case you don't realize it.

Get off your ass and pick out a routine from he

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

Then do it. Persistence pays off.

And do some cardio: walking, swimming, stationary bike, road bicycling,
tennis, table tennis, whatever. Just do it.

::
:: I know i can lose the little bit i have less, i know i can get the
:: body i want, the chest, abs, arms, etc, but i just need some advice
:: from someone who has been there, y'know?

How are we supposed to know what body you want? If you're not willing to
lift heavy, you won't make much progress in terms of muscle mass.
However,
you can eat less and do some exercise and continue to lose bodyfat. The
choice is yours alone to make. If you want it, get busy. If you would
rather eat pizza, then do that.



hey look, someone else who has made my killfile.
You do give good advice, but you are such a jerk in doing it, I don't need
that, so I will just ignore you like I do JC... I need to consider my own
self, I can listen to you put me down, or I can just ignore you.
The third option is that I defend myself to you, but I don't see a reason
for doing that, it will just make you happy to get some big long angry reply
from me.

Steve

"David S." wrote in message
...
"Steven C. (Doktersteve)" wrote in
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: I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I
have
: all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more energy etc),
but
: i am not losing without doing anything other than changing eating
habits.

Exercise.

David



Yes, that is what I figured.
Man, I need to find myself a decently priced gym.
Everything around me is upwards of $75 a month, and right now money wise,
this isn't something I can just shell out.
Until then, I can always do resistance training at home, that will cost
almost nothing aside from a few small purchases to get me started.

Thanks for the advice, as bluntly put as it is ;-)

With all due respect, Steven, I believe that your original post (unless I
mistook the who-said-what part) included:

but i am not losing without doing anything other than
:: changing eating habits.

Once you said that, I think you did open the door for people to comment
about exercise -- some gently, some "tough love."

I don't know about gyms and such, but nearly every article I have *ever*
read stated that walking is a great way to get used to exercising. (Also,
if any of you are ever in NC, I'll lend you my dogs -- I guarantee that
walking these 2 gals will provide a fair amount of "resistance training"!)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC



"Steven C (Doktersteve)" wrote in message
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"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
...
Steven C. (Doktersteve) wrote:
:: I am no longer losing weight doing an atkins induction style diet. I
:: have all the benefits of the diet (like supressed appetite, more
:: energy etc), but i am not losing without doing anything other than
:: changing eating habits.
::
:: When i started, i recon i was between 185-190 lbs, standing five
:: feet 7.5 inches tall.
:: I am now 168 lbs, and still have fat on my stomach.
::
:: Now i am looking for advice.
:: I am wondering where i should go from here.

Eat less, move more. It's simple, really.

:: I want to get into doing some training. I have been reading a few
:: books on pilaties, and think i will try that, as well as some weight
:: training, but nothing heavy, because i do not want to shock myself
:: and feel terrible, as i seem to do in the past.

You sound like a real wuss, in case you don't realize it.

Get off your ass and pick out a routine from he

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

Then do it. Persistence pays off.

And do some cardio: walking, swimming, stationary bike, road bicycling,
tennis, table tennis, whatever. Just do it.

::
:: I know i can lose the little bit i have less, i know i can get the
:: body i want, the chest, abs, arms, etc, but i just need some advice
:: from someone who has been there, y'know?

How are we supposed to know what body you want? If you're not willing
to
lift heavy, you won't make much progress in terms of muscle mass.
However,
you can eat less and do some exercise and continue to lose bodyfat. The
choice is yours alone to make. If you want it, get busy. If you would
rather eat pizza, then do that.



hey look, someone else who has made my killfile.
You do give good advice, but you are such a jerk in doing it, I don't need
that, so I will just ignore you like I do JC... I need to consider my own
self, I can listen to you put me down, or I can just ignore you.
The third option is that I defend myself to you, but I don't see a reason
for doing that, it will just make you happy to get some big long angry
reply
from me.

Steve

"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
. com...
With all due respect, Steven, I believe that your original post (unless I
mistook the who-said-what part) included:

but i am not losing without doing anything other than
:: changing eating habits.

Once you said that, I think you did open the door for people to comment
about exercise -- some gently, some "tough love."

I don't know about gyms and such, but nearly every article I have *ever*
read stated that walking is a great way to get used to exercising. (Also,
if any of you are ever in NC, I'll lend you my dogs -- I guarantee that
walking these 2 gals will provide a fair amount of "resistance training"!)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


Thanks Anne lol.
Well, I walk alot. I don't own a vehicle, and do not drive, I take public
transportation, and I do so in Canada no less. It is COLD here, so when I
walk, I walk fast to get to shelter (cold means -25F at night sometimes).
I think that I will get into doing cardio first, and as I said, resistance
training is a good thing for me to look into.

there is a popular women's only gym in Canada that offers a 1 year contract
at only $22 or so us a month. Its women only, but its a great deal for them.
I don't understand why its more for men in almost all cases. It seems
unfair, but its a common belief that it is harder for women than men to get
into going to the gym, etc.
Perhaps that is true, I cant say personally.