S.B Low Carb Diet-2 weeks only lose 8LB?!

Thanks for ALL ur reply!! I am so appreciate!! ^__________^

Actually, I am not very sad about the weight that I have lost.
Sorry for the misunderstanding....
It's just I am Newbie of SB diet....so I am not sure if I am in
the right track or not.

Anyhow, I am still on my phase 2 which is also eat as low carb
as possible and until I reach my weight goal. Believe or not,
since I've tried SB Diet, I don't feel hungry at all comparing
with before. So maybe it's also a good thing for me to eat more
healthy while controlling my weight.

For "Daria": Thanks for ur suggestion. I was not sure 8LB is
too much to lose in 2 weeks or not..'cause I like to use the healthy
way to lose my weight...that's why I chose SBD and did
not chose taking any diet pill to lose weight. Therefore, I usually
take One-A-Day "Weight Smart" Mutli-Vitamins after breakfast
just in case if I need more vitamins while I am controlling my weight.
Not sure is it a good idea or not...but I did in last 2 weeks.

BTW, here is my profile...JFY..
Height: 5.34 feet
Weight: 120~121 (NOW) (Used to 105LB for almost 25 yrs)
My Goal: 105~110 pounds (48~50kg)

Anyway, THANKS for all ur feedback!! I love it!!

Elva *^-^*




"Elva" wrote in message ...
Hi..all,

I've been following the South Beach Low Carb Diet since 5/3/04 (Day 1).
Now, I am in phase 2!

In phase 1, I have cut down my favorite food such as Rice, noodle,
bread, pasta, corn, and potato stuff......(well..not "cut down"...
I mean...I DO NOT eat them during this SB diet)

For my daily meal, I usually eat:
breakfast: 1egg + 1~2 lean ham + cheese
lunch: Vegi + ham + water
Dinner: fish (salmon), vegi, pork, beef..
3 Snack breaks: nuts, 0 carb/sugar free jelly

However, in phase1 (2 weeks period), I only lost 8LB(about 4 kg) in
14 days. As for the SB, it said it can lose up to 13LB. Am I in the
right track? Or is there anything that I should do to improve my
weight loss process?

Can anyone of u who are also in SB diet give me some suggestions?
And tell me more about your diet experiences?

Thanks!

Elva

In article , says...
Hi..all,

Hi Elva, welcome to the group!

However, in phase1 (2 weeks period), I only lost 8LB(about 4 kg) in
14 days. As for the SB, it said it can lose up to 13LB. Am I in the
right track? Or is there anything that I should do to improve my
weight loss process?

Well, I'm on Atkins, but I CAN tell you that 8 lbs in 14 days is pretty GOOD.
The rate of loss on ANY plan is going to vary from one person to the next and can
be affected by a multitude of factors, including your current weight, age,
activity level, medications and just plain genetics. Generally speaking, the
impressive initial loss is mostly water -- after that, 1-2 lbs/week is average
and considered to be GOOD.

--
Saffire
205/157/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article ,
says...
Hi everyone,
I'm Olena, and I'm a newbie.

Hi Olena, welcome to the group!

--
Saffire
205/157/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Bob in CT" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 18 May 2004 16:46:06 -0300, Crafting Mom
wrote:

Elva wrote:

However, in phase1 (2 weeks period), I only lost 8LB(about 4 kg) in
14 days.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

As for the SB, it said it can lose up to 13LB.

"up to"


I'm sick of this -- OK, 8 pounds was terrible. Absolutely terrible. I
recommend not continuing.

I'm just obsessing -- I biked a heck of a lot last year and lost 30 pounds
for the YEAR. You've lost at a rate that surpasses that, and I worked my
butt off. So, be happy.

--
Bob in CT
Remove ".x" to reply

Bob, if you would hire a personal trainer, you may see better results.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Curt

Thanks -- I'll look at the bookstore to see if they have it. Having the
info on fast food chains is a great idea.

Al Fresco wrote:

On Tue, 18 May 2004 20:02:21 GMT, Olena
wrote:



For a good reference for dieting I highly recommend, " The Doctor's
Pocket Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter - 2004 Edition" as it has
a whole lot of info.

See:
http://www.calorieking.com/shop/item...&product_id=11

I got mine in a local bookstore for the same price as online.







--
Olena Fitza
Avon Independent Sales Rep

revek wrote:




No, you need to read the book. Go to the library if you don't want
to buy a copy, but you do need to get a foundation of why it works and
how it works so you can make sensible alternative choices for
yourself.


Oh, OK. I thought I could get out of some reading.

I wanted to know what vitamins/supplements everyone is taking.
Anything specific, or is the Wal-Mart one a day ok? My husband is
trying to get me to take amino acids too.


A simple one-a-day is fine. If you are increasing your dark green
veggies, you may want to cut back on the iron supplement (a slight
possibility of overdosing on iron). Centrum Silver (or any
formulation for those over 50) dosen't have iron.

You may also want to watch your potassium/magnesium/salt intake--
lowcarb diets are diruetic and you tend to flush some of these
electrolytes. If you feel tired, run down, draggy, light headed,
dizzy, muscle aches, even though you know you're past the 'cab flu'
stage (where you depelete your glycogen stores-- it happens within the
first few days), it may be because your electrolytes are low
(especially during the summer when we sweat a lot more). You can take
supplements in pill form (and potassium by Morton's Lite Salt Sub) or
increase electrolyte rich foods, or you can mix up a batch of lowcarb
'gatorade'. Google the group for recipes.

I will definetely look for the low carb gatorade -- my hubby drinks
gatorade like crazy.

About amino acids. Lots of interesting information available these
days. I know that l-glutamine works wonders for stopping sugar
cravings, and one poster says it helps increase his mental acuity.
There are others that help with other things. Check the L-glutamine
thread that has been running recently for more information. (In fact,
bookmark this page:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=AL...ARB&ie=UTF-8&o
e=UTF-8&hl=en as you'll refer to it again and again in the comming
weeks).


I know amino acids are good for you -- athletes use them. But how much
is too much? I get a little leary when the bottle says 4 tablets a day.
And I do know that there are some amino acids that you cannot take by
themselves (without another amino acid). I figured I'd take 1-2 pills a
day to start and then see how it works.





Good eating.

Thanks for all your help!
--

--
Olena Fitza
Avon Independent Sales Rep

curt wrote:
:: "Bob in CT" wrote in message
:: news ::: On Tue, 18 May 2004 16:46:06 -0300, Crafting Mom
::: wrote:
:::
:::: Elva wrote:
::::
::::: However, in phase1 (2 weeks period), I only lost 8LB(about 4 kg)
::::: in 14 days.
::::
:::: You say that like it's a bad thing.
::::
::::: As for the SB, it said it can lose up to 13LB.
::::
:::: "up to"
::::
:::
::: I'm sick of this -- OK, 8 pounds was terrible. Absolutely
::: terrible. I recommend not continuing.
:::
::: I'm just obsessing -- I biked a heck of a lot last year and lost 30
::: pounds for the YEAR. You've lost at a rate that surpasses that,
::: and I worked my butt off. So, be happy.
:::
::: --
::: Bob in CT
::: Remove ".x" to reply
::
:: Bob, if you would hire a personal trainer, you may see better
:: results.
::
:: Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Quit eating nuts if you want to lose faster.
=========


"Elva" wrote in message
...
Hi..all,

I've been following the South Beach Low Carb Diet since 5/3/04 (Day 1).
Now, I am in phase 2!

In phase 1, I have cut down my favorite food such as Rice, noodle,
bread, pasta, corn, and potato stuff......(well..not "cut down"...
I mean...I DO NOT eat them during this SB diet)

For my daily meal, I usually eat:
breakfast: 1egg + 1~2 lean ham + cheese
lunch: Vegi + ham + water
Dinner: fish (salmon), vegi, pork, beef..
3 Snack breaks: nuts, 0 carb/sugar free jelly



However, in phase1 (2 weeks period), I only lost 8LB(about 4 kg) in
14 days. As for the SB, it said it can lose up to 13LB. Am I in the
right track? Or is there anything that I should do to improve my
weight loss process?

Can anyone of u who are also in SB diet give me some suggestions?
And tell me more about your diet experiences?

Thanks!

Elva

8-13 lbs was what the book said you should lose in two weeks. So you're doing ok!
"Elva" wrote in message ...
Hi..all,

I've been following the South Beach Low Carb Diet since 5/3/04 (Day 1).
Now, I am in phase 2!

In phase 1, I have cut down my favorite food such as Rice, noodle,
bread, pasta, corn, and potato stuff......(well..not "cut down"...
I mean...I DO NOT eat them during this SB diet)

For my daily meal, I usually eat:
breakfast: 1egg + 1~2 lean ham + cheese
lunch: Vegi + ham + water
Dinner: fish (salmon), vegi, pork, beef..
3 Snack breaks: nuts, 0 carb/sugar free jelly

However, in phase1 (2 weeks period), I only lost 8LB(about 4 kg) in
14 days. As for the SB, it said it can lose up to 13LB. Am I in the
right track? Or is there anything that I should do to improve my
weight loss process?

Can anyone of u who are also in SB diet give me some suggestions?
And tell me more about your diet experiences?

Thanks!

Elva

Thanks -- I'll look at the bookstore to see if they have it. Having the
info on fast food chains is a great idea.


I find many fine, used, low cost books on half.com and found the atkins and
southbeach books from my library.

*

Al Fresco wrote:

On Tue, 18 May 2004 20:02:21 GMT, Olena
wrote:



For a good reference for dieting I highly recommend, " The Doctor's
Pocket Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter - 2004 Edition" as it has
a whole lot of info.

See:
http://www.calorieking.com/shop/item...&product_id=11

I got mine in a local bookstore for the same price as online.







--
Olena Fitza
Avon Independent Sales Rep