Please help me critique my eating plan?

Kaz Kylheku wrote:
:: On May 22, 6:01 am, Annie wrote:
::: Can you see anything wrong with the above? Anything to explain WHY
::: I am not losing much weight and my body fat is going up?
::
:: You're eating a whole lot of the stuff that you're trying to get rid
:: of from your body.

Nonsense. Eating fat doesn't make you fat unless you eat too many calories.

:: What you have to do is cut out the cream, butter,
:: cheese and oil. Choose leaner meats.

Only if one is eating too much food. Without knowing exactly how much she
is eating, we can't be sure. Still, fat isn't the problem, it's the
amounts.

::
::: p.s on the positive side, the pork chops with cheese "gravy" recipe
::: that has been posted here is an absolute winner.. I have this at
::: least once per week (on a day when the carbs are low as a LOT of
::: cream cheese is needed).
::
:: See, I wouldn't put this in my mouth, let alone once a week. My body
:: fat percentage is in the 6-7 percent range, which I easily maintain.

Good for you, but that clearly doesn't mean you know what you're talking
about.

::
:: The most sure-fire way for me to put on fat is to start eating it.

Bull****. Why are you hanging out in here if believe this BS?

:: Last year, I experimented with low-carb dieting (without fat
:: restriction).

LC dieting does have fat restriction in that you don't pig out on it.

:: I was frequently light-headed, and always hungry, yet
:: gained body fat! My waist shot up from 26 inches to more than 28,
:: making my abdominals almost invisible.

Of course you gained weight since you were eating without restriction. What
in the hell do you think would happen?


I reversed the process by
:: returning to a sane nutrition plan high in complex carbohydrates and
:: very low in fat.

Please explain exactly what are complex carbohydrates?

::
:: Mind you, I need the carbs for the amount of exercise that I do. Your
:: carbohydrate intake has to be matched to your activity level.

Ok...I can agree with this.

:: Moreover, if you're insulin-resistant, you have to avoid eating too
:: much carbohydrate material in one sitting, and be strict about
:: staying away from sugars and refined carbs.

So, potatoes, rice, bread, and pasta are okay?

::
:: The low-fat aspect of the diet is not negotiable. Nearly every gram
:: of fat that you take in is a gram that your body doesn't have to burn
:: from its own stores, thereby setting you back!

This is nonsense.

The only exception are
:: essential fats: the few grams of omega-3 and omega-6 fats that your
:: body needs daily.


::
:: If you eat 60 grams of fat in a day, and your body burns 50 grams in
:: the same period, how do you think you're going to lose any body fat,
:: regardless of how you have manipulated your intakes of the other
:: nutrients? Your body will just store that extra 10 grams. Fifty days
:: later, that adds up to 500 grams: already more than a pound.

Nonsense.

::
:: Perhaps you can increase your body's reliance on fat by cutting out
:: carbs. However, you can easily offset that by ingesting more fat.

True, but it's only a problem if one eats too much.

"Annie" wrote in message
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Hey Sherry..

Thanks for your reply. I'm just wondering - what have I eaten that
contains wheat? Can you see anything in my list of foods that might
be the culprit? (except the wraps I think they might have some)

Yeah, the wraps are what caught my eye . Reason being, I use them
occasionally but can always count on them to stop any weight loss or even
cause a slight (but temporary) gain. Wish I had the link to the article I
just read on the subject...it's interesting at any rate, even if just for
informational purposes.

--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net

On Tue, 22 May 2007 15:25:27 -0400, UsenetID wrote:


"Annie" wrote in message
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Hey Sherry..

Thanks for your reply. I'm just wondering - what have I eaten that
contains wheat? Can you see anything in my list of foods that might
be the culprit? (except the wraps I think they might have some)

Yeah, the wraps are what caught my eye . Reason being, I use them
occasionally but can always count on them to stop any weight loss or even
cause a slight (but temporary) gain. Wish I had the link to the article
I
just read on the subject...it's interesting at any rate, even if just for
informational purposes.


Well, that sucks. What do you use for things like hamburgers and hot
dogs? I can eat them without a "bun" (i.e., low carb wraps), but that
limits the appeal of them.

--
Bob in CT

"Bob in CT" wrote in message
news
Well, that sucks. What do you use for things like hamburgers and hot
dogs? I can eat them without a "bun" (i.e., low carb wraps), but that
limits the appeal of them.

It would suck to many I guess but I got used to it. (Feelings and opinions
are states of mind and therefore I have the ability to control them - I
chose long ago not to let certain things "suck" .) If you're not one for
whom wheat causes issues, then more power to you .

Still, I have made various bread subs using different combinations of
ingredients, usually with adequate results, and eaten burgers and sandwiches
on them. But since they're not as satisfying as the real thing and I don't
miss the real thing all that much, I typically don't make the effort. Maybe
once every other or every third month when my husband starts getting
restless G...

--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net

On Tue, 22 May 2007 17:01:58 -0400, UsenetID wrote:

"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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Well, that sucks. What do you use for things like hamburgers and hot
dogs? I can eat them without a "bun" (i.e., low carb wraps), but that
limits the appeal of them.

It would suck to many I guess but I got used to it. (Feelings and
opinions
are states of mind and therefore I have the ability to control them - I
chose long ago not to let certain things "suck" .) If you're not one
for
whom wheat causes issues, then more power to you .

Still, I have made various bread subs using different combinations of
ingredients, usually with adequate results, and eaten burgers and
sandwiches
on them. But since they're not as satisfying as the real thing and I
don't
miss the real thing all that much, I typically don't make the effort.
Maybe
once every other or every third month when my husband starts getting
restless G...


Well, I also eat hot dogs and hamburgers without a "bun", but it's not
easy to do. They're impossible to hold in my hands for instance. I do
think I have a problem with wheat, so I try to avoid it. On the other
hand, I've lost weight while eating low carb wraps, but biking 100+ miles
a week will allow one to do that (even with a wheat problem).

--
Bob in CT

On May 22, 12:16 pm, Kaz Kylheku wrote:

The low-fat aspect of the diet is not negotiable. Nearly every gram of
fat that you take in is a gram that your body doesn't have to burn
from its own stores, thereby setting you back! The only exception are
essential fats: the few grams of omega-3 and omega-6 fats that your
body needs daily.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

There have been any number of studies comparing diets of various
compositions and the diet that results in more weight loss than
fasting is a high fat diet; i.e. the fat fast.

Perhaps you can increase your body's reliance on fat by cutting out
carbs. However, you can easily offset that by ingesting more fat.

No you can't... unless you find some magical fat that increases
insulin.

Generally, you can't store fat efficiently without the presence of a
lot of carb.

"Kaz Kylheku" wrote in message




The low-fat aspect of the diet is not negotiable. Nearly every gram of
fat that you take in is a gram that your body doesn't have to burn
from its own stores, thereby setting you back! The only exception are
essential fats: the few grams of omega-3 and omega-6 fats that your
body needs daily.

Kaz, lowfat/ high carbs worked for you. Congrads but there are more than
one ways to accomplish goals. I"m down 58lbs since October 2006, eating
just as Annie does. Lowfat/higher carbs adds weight for me. So your
body, your experiment, but to tell Annie, your way is the only way..
nah!

Annie, hang in there. Other than the wraps, ( I have them but limit them
to one, once a week at Sub way) I see nothing that I would personally
change. I believe that veggies and key and you are getting them in. I
also like to have cole slaw ready for a side dish with my hamburgers.
Fork works wonders when there is no bun. Just takes a bit of getting
use too. As to mayo, yes my friend too. Favorite lunch, tuna, mayo, with
chopped up cucumbers and almonds. I started in a size 22/24 and am down
to 16's with some 14;s fitting. I added Exercise in January, it has
helped tone up my body. Lowcarb takes off MORE in sizes than even on the
scale for me. So hang in there, get a tape measure out and see if that
will help you determine how things are going. Sometimes when the scale
did not move for me, the tape measure was moving.

Cheryl
258/200/179
I know funny goal weight, but I make new goals as I achieve old ones.
179 is my next one.

The most sure-fire way for me to put on fat is to start eating it.


you sure are in the wrong newsgroup!

Cheryl
258/200/179
I know funny goal weight, but I make new goals as I achieve old ones. 179
is my next one.


congrats!

"Bob in CT" writes:

Well, that sucks. What do you use for things like hamburgers and
hot dogs? I can eat them without a "bun" (i.e., low carb wraps), but
that limits the appeal of them.

A fork and plate. Yeah, it does limit the appeal (although it's not
the flavor of the bun that I miss, so it must be a subconscious
connection between the bun and the serotonin and other "relaxation"
chemicals it prompts the production of), but sometimes you do what you
have to do. I seem to be in the same boat where wheat is concerned,
so until someone comes out with a corn-based wrap or some alternative
that I can test with my BG meter, I'll be avoiding all that stuff.

Some people wrap sandwiches in lettuce, but I've never had much luck
with that. The lettuce doesn't soak up any meat juices, so they end
up dripping while I eat or running down my arm. Not much "appeal" in
that either.



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Aaron -- 285/235/200 -- aaron.baugher.biz