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What I like about low carb
I'm glad things are going well for you.
Did you see 60 minutes Sunday? They had a rebroadcast on a two year old story of folks who went to Durham for a fruit and rice, 1200 calorie diet. In the update, all but one of the folks interviewed had regained their weight. They quoted a statistic of 95% (or was it 96%?) regaining after significant weight loss. "Ignoramus6334" wrote in message ... I am not on LC to lose weight, but to not regain weight and to not be hungry. What I like about it, so far: I can eat as much as I want. I do not gain weight while eating as much as I want. I eat yummy foods. I love eating fat. I am not going hungry. My morning blood sugar went down from 90-91 to 75, and is stable throughout the day. My knees, inexplicably, no longer hurt after running. It is quite difficult for me to become physically tired now. I feel like a normal person and, after I overeat, I am simply not hungry for quite a while. I am not counting anything, carbs, calories, etc etc. I am on paleo, so it works out to perhaps 60 carbs per day, maybe even less. So far, LC is a blessing to me, no less. I would love to take a blood test and see what my lipid panel is like. Thank you to all people who posted here, and who convinced me that LC is not a dangerous fad and who made helpful suggestions to me personally. Cubit, Jenny, amongst others. i |
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I'm glad things are going well for you.
Did you see 60 minutes Sunday? They had a rebroadcast on a two year old story of folks who went to Durham for a fruit and rice, 1200 calorie diet. In the update, all but one of the folks interviewed had regained their weight. They quoted a statistic of 95% (or was it 96%?) regaining after significant weight loss. "Ignoramus6334" wrote in message ... I am not on LC to lose weight, but to not regain weight and to not be hungry. What I like about it, so far: I can eat as much as I want. I do not gain weight while eating as much as I want. I eat yummy foods. I love eating fat. I am not going hungry. My morning blood sugar went down from 90-91 to 75, and is stable throughout the day. My knees, inexplicably, no longer hurt after running. It is quite difficult for me to become physically tired now. I feel like a normal person and, after I overeat, I am simply not hungry for quite a while. I am not counting anything, carbs, calories, etc etc. I am on paleo, so it works out to perhaps 60 carbs per day, maybe even less. So far, LC is a blessing to me, no less. I would love to take a blood test and see what my lipid panel is like. Thank you to all people who posted here, and who convinced me that LC is not a dangerous fad and who made helpful suggestions to me personally. Cubit, Jenny, amongst others. i |
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On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:11:32 GMT, Cubit wrote:
I'm glad things are going well for you. Did you see 60 minutes Sunday? They had a rebroadcast on a two year old story of folks who went to Durham for a fruit and rice, 1200 calorie diet. In the update, all but one of the folks interviewed had regained their weight. They quoted a statistic of 95% (or was it 96%?) regaining after significant weight loss. On a fruit and rice diet, I think I'd easily regain all my weight. There's no protein. -- Bob in CT Remove ".x" to reply |
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Ignoramus13667 wrote:
:: In article , Cubit :: wrote: ::: I'm glad things are going well for you. :: :: Thanks. :: ::: Did you see 60 minutes Sunday? :: :: I do not watch TV. :: ::: They had a rebroadcast on a two year old story of folks who went to ::: Durham for a fruit and rice, 1200 calorie diet. In the update, all ::: but one of the folks interviewed had regained their weight. :: :: out of how many? :: ::: They ::: quoted a statistic of 95% (or was it 96%?) regaining after ::: significant weight loss. :: :: Very impressive. I could keep my weight off on a reduced calorie diet :: (still 50% fat, much more than those Durham guys), for almost a year :: after weight loss, but, it was a struggle to some extent. This new :: diet, is no longer a struggle. :: :: What is the LC success rate? Not very high, also, I bet. :: :: I am still going to check whether my health deteriorates on it in any :: way on this diet, but, so far, there is no indication of that. Maybe :: I will splurge and order a $30 blood lipid test that is available :: from our drugstore. I do not know if 2 months is enough to time see :: meaningful changes, or I should wait longer. Wait longer. I'd say at least 6 months...even though, with stable weight there should be less reason to wait, really. But letting thing settle down & reach a steady state can't be a bad idea. |
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Ignoramus13667 wrote:
:: In article , Cubit :: wrote: ::: I'm glad things are going well for you. :: :: Thanks. :: ::: Did you see 60 minutes Sunday? :: :: I do not watch TV. :: ::: They had a rebroadcast on a two year old story of folks who went to ::: Durham for a fruit and rice, 1200 calorie diet. In the update, all ::: but one of the folks interviewed had regained their weight. :: :: out of how many? :: ::: They ::: quoted a statistic of 95% (or was it 96%?) regaining after ::: significant weight loss. :: :: Very impressive. I could keep my weight off on a reduced calorie diet :: (still 50% fat, much more than those Durham guys), for almost a year :: after weight loss, but, it was a struggle to some extent. This new :: diet, is no longer a struggle. :: :: What is the LC success rate? Not very high, also, I bet. :: :: I am still going to check whether my health deteriorates on it in any :: way on this diet, but, so far, there is no indication of that. Maybe :: I will splurge and order a $30 blood lipid test that is available :: from our drugstore. I do not know if 2 months is enough to time see :: meaningful changes, or I should wait longer. Wait longer. I'd say at least 6 months...even though, with stable weight there should be less reason to wait, really. But letting thing settle down & reach a steady state can't be a bad idea. |
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On 22 Sep 2004 00:30:00 GMT, Ignoramus6334
wrote: I am not on LC to lose weight, but to not regain weight and to not be hungry. What I like about it, so far: I can eat as much as I want. I do not gain weight while eating as much as I want. I eat yummy foods. I love eating fat. I am not going hungry. My morning blood sugar went down from 90-91 to 75, and is stable throughout the day. My knees, inexplicably, no longer hurt after running. It is quite difficult for me to become physically tired now. I feel like a normal person and, after I overeat, I am simply not hungry for quite a while. I am not counting anything, carbs, calories, etc etc. I am on paleo, so it works out to perhaps 60 carbs per day, maybe even less. So far, LC is a blessing to me, no less. I would love to take a blood test and see what my lipid panel is like. Thank you to all people who posted here, and who convinced me that LC is not a dangerous fad and who made helpful suggestions to me personally. Cubit, Jenny, amongst others. i Best thing about low carbing is the natural appetite suppression. Anyone that really thinks about obesity must realize that increased appetite is the primary cause. Success rates among dieters is going to be higher where the WOE is not a temporary deprivation. Low carbing addresses cravings and appetite long term without requiring huge amounts of willpower. Another nice side effect of low carbing is the reduced risk of type II diabetes and its complications. |
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On 22 Sep 2004 00:30:00 GMT, Ignoramus6334
wrote: I am not on LC to lose weight, but to not regain weight and to not be hungry. What I like about it, so far: I can eat as much as I want. I do not gain weight while eating as much as I want. I eat yummy foods. I love eating fat. I am not going hungry. My morning blood sugar went down from 90-91 to 75, and is stable throughout the day. My knees, inexplicably, no longer hurt after running. It is quite difficult for me to become physically tired now. I feel like a normal person and, after I overeat, I am simply not hungry for quite a while. I am not counting anything, carbs, calories, etc etc. I am on paleo, so it works out to perhaps 60 carbs per day, maybe even less. So far, LC is a blessing to me, no less. I would love to take a blood test and see what my lipid panel is like. Thank you to all people who posted here, and who convinced me that LC is not a dangerous fad and who made helpful suggestions to me personally. Cubit, Jenny, amongst others. i Best thing about low carbing is the natural appetite suppression. Anyone that really thinks about obesity must realize that increased appetite is the primary cause. Success rates among dieters is going to be higher where the WOE is not a temporary deprivation. Low carbing addresses cravings and appetite long term without requiring huge amounts of willpower. Another nice side effect of low carbing is the reduced risk of type II diabetes and its complications. |
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The 95 or 96% number is typical for all low-fat/low-cal diets.
TC "Cubit" wrote in message ... I'm glad things are going well for you. Did you see 60 minutes Sunday? They had a rebroadcast on a two year old story of folks who went to Durham for a fruit and rice, 1200 calorie diet. In the update, all but one of the folks interviewed had regained their weight. They quoted a statistic of 95% (or was it 96%?) regaining after significant weight loss. "Ignoramus6334" wrote in message ... I am not on LC to lose weight, but to not regain weight and to not be hungry. What I like about it, so far: I can eat as much as I want. I do not gain weight while eating as much as I want. I eat yummy foods. I love eating fat. I am not going hungry. My morning blood sugar went down from 90-91 to 75, and is stable throughout the day. My knees, inexplicably, no longer hurt after running. It is quite difficult for me to become physically tired now. I feel like a normal person and, after I overeat, I am simply not hungry for quite a while. I am not counting anything, carbs, calories, etc etc. I am on paleo, so it works out to perhaps 60 carbs per day, maybe even less. So far, LC is a blessing to me, no less. I would love to take a blood test and see what my lipid panel is like. Thank you to all people who posted here, and who convinced me that LC is not a dangerous fad and who made helpful suggestions to me personally. Cubit, Jenny, amongst others. i |
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