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Third week on strick induction and have not hit the scale
yet. Before induction I had been at 265lbs for approximately 3 years. During that time, I rarely ate fast food, but on occasion I would go out to dinner, have deli sandwiches, bagels, chips, pizza etc. I also exersized a bit. I was holding my weight by just paying attention to what I was eating, but none the less, I did eat high card foods I suppose. If I get down to my goal of 200lbs, what would happen if I returned to eating like I had been for those 3 years. If I was able to hold my weight with that carb intake, why can't I hold it at 200 lbs as well. In other words, if i was not gaining weight at 250 carbs a day, why would i gain weight at 250 carbs a day when I reach my goal weight of 200lbs. I understand that my body won't need as many to maintain, but stories of 50 carbs a day on life maintenance sounds tough. Hope my question makes sense. |
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"John" wrote in message ... Third week on strick induction and have not hit the scale yet. Before induction I had been at 265lbs for approximately 3 years. During that time, I rarely ate fast food, I just want to point out that on induction I eat at fast food places 3 or 4 times a week of money allows. Nothing wrong with a 3/4 lb burger from Wendy's (no bun), and large diet coke IMO, although the caffeine may make some people stall. but on occasion I would go out to dinner, have deli sandwiches, bagels, chips, pizza etc. I also exercised a bit. I was holding my weight by just paying attention to what I was eating, but none the less, I did eat high card foods I suppose. All of the things you just said you ate, deli sandwiches, bagels, chips, and pizza are all extremely high carb! and if you drank soda, you can add about 30g of carbs per bottle to your total carb count. If I get down to my goal of 200lbs, what would happen if I returned to eating like I had been for those 3 years. Essentially, you would end up letting your body fall back into the inefficient way it was working before. By eating lower carb counts, your body starts to burn its own fat and the fat and protein in the foods you eat for its fuel (glucose) which is taken from carbs and transported to your cells by insulin, produced in the pancreas. If you were to stop eating carb, your body would enter ketosis, which after 2 days would mean you use up your store of glucose (stored in your liver, muscles), and would start to break down fat for fuel. If you started adding in very high carb counts again, as I understand it, this would happen: 1. Your body starts to break down carbs as usual, and sees to many carbs, so stores glucose in your liver, muscles 2. Your body keeps seeing carbs, and does not need them now, so it converts the glucose to fat, and you see flab. 3. Your body eventually over time MAY become inefficient at regulating insulin when you have carb intake, and if this is the case, you will develop hyperinsulinism, which means you risk become Type II diabetic, in which case you need to inject insulin to compensate for your body not being able to produce it on its own. The last one can happen if you constantly take in bad carbs and your body gets so used to seeing carbs, that it shuts down production more or less after time. If I was able to hold my weight with that carb intake, why can't I hold it at 200 lbs as well. Well, you cannot do it because your metabolism will change, and will speed up. As your burn excess fat (fat is easier to burn than calories), you will see fast loss, and by adding carbs to the new speed of your metabolism, you will hammer your body with something it isn't used to. You may feel some things such as: 1. Grogginess. 2. Headaches 3. Inability to sleep well. 4. Inability to concentrate 5. Breathlessness after just a little physical exercise. Also, carbs come in different forms. I eat most of my carbs in green vegetables, and these are burned much more efficiently than white sugar or flour. In other words, if I was not gaining weight at 250 carbs a day, why would I gain weight at 250 carbs a day when I reach my goal weight of 200lbs. You will find your own Critical Carb level, and stay at that. Right now, it sounds like your CCL is at 250 carbs, but I imagine that will change later on, and you will have to add 5g of carbs a day to find it. Some men are lucky and can get away with 150g of carbs a day before starting to gain fat weight. I do understand what you are saying, but you need to understand: Low carb is a lifestyle, it isn't a band aid you put on to lose weight and return to eating poorly. If you try it, you will find that you will love how you feel, and that your cravings for pizza, cakes, bagels, etc disappear. Trust me! I understand that my body won't need as many to maintain, but stories of 50 carbs a day on life maintenance sounds tough. Hope my question makes sense. It does make sense, but your CCL will be different, and while 50g of carbs sounds tough, it isn't. Trust me. |
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John wrote:
I understand that my body won't need as many to maintain, but stories of 50 carbs a day on life maintenance sounds tough. Hope my question makes sense. John, your question makes perfect sense. I've answered it for myself and my own physiology but I'm sure it's different for others. I sure hope so for their sake, cause my own solution not seem very encouraging After reading some of the more experienced people in this group I've read some real wisdom which confirms my own hard won experience. The best I've seen is the idea that for some of us, our maintenance nutritional intake will look almost exactly like our nutritional intake on the last day of OWL. In other words, no, you can't go back to eating the way you used to when you were maintaining at a much higher weight. In my case I can eat only a small increment extra, of the order of 100 - 150 cals per day on average, which is almost nothing. Below a certain weight and body fat percentage, it's almost as if I have to lose weight every day to stay at a constant maintenance weight. I've come to the conclusion that the reason for this is genetic in origin and I'm willing to make the sacrifices necessary to do it. Maybe it's the old setpoint theory at work, maybe it's something else, but for me it's a hard and fast reality. -- Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com |
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 02:41:40 GMT, "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)"
wrote: [much snipped] If you started adding in very high carb counts again, as I understand it, this would happen: 1. Your body starts to break down carbs as usual, and sees to many carbs, so stores glucose in your liver, muscles 2. Your body keeps seeing carbs, and does not need them now, so it converts the glucose to fat, and you see flab. 3. Your body eventually over time MAY become inefficient at regulating insulin when you have carb intake, and if this is the case, you will develop hyperinsulinism, which means you risk become Type II diabetic, in which case you need to inject insulin to compensate for your body not being able to produce it on its own. This is not correct. Type I diabetics inject because their bodies no longer produce insulin. Type II, characterized by having insulin resistance to their *own* insulin, have other options like drugs to increase their sensitivity to insulin, or drugs to increase their body's production of insulin. Some, but not the majority, do inject as a last resort. (The most recent Time Magazine, from December 8th, has a cover story on diabetes, which I read last night and am referencing now.) The last one can happen if you constantly take in bad carbs and your body gets so used to seeing carbs, that it shuts down production more or less after time. Not necessarily shuts down, but becomes less sensitive to the onslaught of insulin. If I was able to hold my weight with that carb intake, why can't I hold it at 200 lbs as well. Well, you cannot do it because your metabolism will change, and will speed up. As your burn excess fat (fat is easier to burn than calories), you will Fat is easier to burn than calories? Huh? ;-) see fast loss, and by adding carbs to the new speed of your metabolism, you will hammer your body with something it isn't used to. Hmmm. It depends on how he goes about it... in a responsible way with healthy carbs or in a Dunkin' Donuts wipe-out way. You may feel some things such as: 1. Grogginess. 2. Headaches 3. Inability to sleep well. 4. Inability to concentrate 5. Breathlessness after just a little physical exercise. Breathlessness? I can see the rest from too many carbs, but not processing air as well? I'm doubting this. What is your reference? [snip] If you try it, you will find that you will love how you feel, and that your cravings for pizza, cakes, bagels, etc disappear. Trust me! Totally agreed. :-) Sarah Jahn |
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"Sarah Fox Jahn" wrote in message ... On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 02:41:40 GMT, "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)" wrote: [much snipped] [SNIP] Hmmm. It depends on how he goes about it... in a responsible way with healthy carbs or in a Dunkin' Donuts wipe-out way. You may feel some things such as: 1. Grogginess. 2. Headaches 3. Inability to sleep well. 4. Inability to concentrate 5. Breathlessness after just a little physical exercise. Breathlessness? I can see the rest from too many carbs, but not processing air as well? I'm doubting this. What is your reference? Yes, as in "i am doing physical activity and now i am huffing and puffing away for air.". [snip] If you try it, you will find that you will love how you feel, and that your cravings for pizza, cakes, bagels, etc disappear. Trust me! Totally agreed. :-) Sarah Jahn |
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 04:22:54 GMT, "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)"
wrote: You may feel some things such as: 1. Grogginess. 2. Headaches 3. Inability to sleep well. 4. Inability to concentrate 5. Breathlessness after just a little physical exercise. Breathlessness? I can see the rest from too many carbs, but not processing air as well? I'm doubting this. What is your reference? Yes, as in "i am doing physical activity and now i am huffing and puffing away for air.". Thanks, but I'm asking why eating carbs would induce breathlessness, not how to use the meaning of breathlessness in a sentence ;-) I never heard of this so I'm curious about this side effect.... Sarah Jahn |
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well john you really need to remember this is a life long choice of changing your diet 50 carbs a day with the right food shopping is farly easy there are so many low carb things out there now
just look into it i think you would do just fine |
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Attn: Marli
Marli,
Could you please set your line length in your posting software to 70 characters? Your text is running way off to the right... making for a couple of very long-lined posts ;-) Thanks, Sarah Jahn |
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If I get down to my goal of 200lbs, what would
happen if I returned to eating like I had been for those 3 years. If I was able to hold my weight with that carb intake, why can't I hold it at 200 lbs as well. Because it takes less calories to sustain a 200lb body than a 265lb body. |
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Ripley7173 wrote:
If I get down to my goal of 200lbs, what would happen if I returned to eating like I had been for those 3 years. If I was able to hold my weight with that carb intake, why can't I hold it at 200 lbs as well. Because it takes less calories to sustain a 200lb body than a 265lb body. english major mode actually, it takes fewer calories. /english major mode |
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