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Booze again
I have been recording calories as well as carbs while doing the LC, and I
can tell, as some of you advised, alcohol has really hindered weight loss. I was at 273lbs at the beginning of this two week period. Now I am at 267. I should have lost about 10lbs. So, to all the nay sayers I say you are right in that alcohol in INDUCTION is bad juju, but I did not completely stop loosing weight. CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jimmy 280/267/180 DATE CALS CARB WHISKEY BEERS12oz 0518 3347 13.6 0oz 4Rock Green Light @2.4c 0517 1834 18.9 0 1RGL 0516 1642 13 4oz 0 0515 Pizza and ice cream day. Did no counting. 0514 2936 5 9oz 0 0513 2730 6 3oz 0 0512 3500 6 0 0 0511 2621 8 0 0 0510 2698 18.4 3oz 6RGL long day digging sewer 0509 4000 16.8 6 2 long day digging sewer 0508 2371 14.8 0 2 0507 2796 10.4 3 0 0506 2494 18.4 10 2 buzz 0505 1970 25.2 0 0 NOTE: Within the last few days of the second week I started counting one carb for each WHISKEYoz. I think someone advised me not to add alcohol on top of a full daily carb allowance. |
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"DisplayName" wrote in message ... NOTE: Within the last few days of the second week I started counting one carb for each WHISKEYoz. I think someone advised me not to add alcohol on top of a full daily carb allowance. Calories DO count... 1 gram carb = 4 calories 1 gram alcohol = 7 calories |
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No one, including myself, said that you should drink during Induction. You
said you read The Low Carb Bartender? The book explains repeatedly that drinking during Induction is ill-advised. And 4 beers on 5-18 and 3 ounces of booze plus six beers on 5-10? The Low Carb Bartender is all about MODERATION, not cheating. Go back and read the book again. Doesn't matter if the carb count of Rock Green Light is 2.4 carbs, not if you're going to drink six of them. The recommended daily allowances for beer are no more than two 12-ounce servings, for distilled products no more than two 1.5-ounce servings, and for wine no more than two 5-ounce servings. Still and all, you lost 6 pounds while drinking. The Low Carb Bartender I have been recording calories as well as carbs while doing the LC, and I can tell, as some of you advised, alcohol has really hindered weight loss. I was at 273lbs at the beginning of this two week period. Now I am at 267. I should have lost about 10lbs. So, to all the nay sayers I say you are right in that alcohol in INDUCTION is bad juju, but I did not completely stop loosing weight. CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jimmy 280/267/180 DATE CALS CARB WHISKEY BEERS12oz 0518 3347 13.6 0oz 4Rock Green Light @2.4c 0517 1834 18.9 0 1RGL 0516 1642 13 4oz 0 0515 Pizza and ice cream day. Did no counting. 0514 2936 5 9oz 0 0513 2730 6 3oz 0 0512 3500 6 0 0 0511 2621 8 0 0 0510 2698 18.4 3oz 6RGL long day digging sewer 0509 4000 16.8 6 2 long day digging sewer 0508 2371 14.8 0 2 0507 2796 10.4 3 0 0506 2494 18.4 10 2 buzz 0505 1970 25.2 0 0 NOTE: Within the last few days of the second week I started counting one carb for each WHISKEYoz. I think someone advised me not to add alcohol on top of a full daily carb allowance. |
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The fact that you "only" lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks vs your expected 10lbs
doesn't prove anything one way or the other about alcohol. Weight loss rates vary during different time periods for everyone and 3lbs per week is a good rate to be losing weight for someone your size. Your starting weight is listed as 280. You say you lost 6 lbs in this 2 week alcohol test period and are now at 267. That means that prior to this test, you weighed 273. In other words, prior to this you lost a grand total of 7lbs. in some unspecified time period, which is hardly a basis for concluding that you should be consistently losing at the rate of 10lbs every 2 weeks. Plus, the initial weight loss during induction is almost always faster during the first week due to one time water loss and that rate can't be sustained. IMO, that is largely what you are seeing here. Note that I'm not saying anyone should be drinking alcohol during induction, which I think is a bad idea. Or that drinking 9 oz of alcohol in a day won't interfere with weight loss. I'm just saying that based on faulty data for one person, this doesn't say anything about alcohol one way or the other. |
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Perfection was not my goal. However, it does appear drinkers can improve
upon their weight. Jimmy "Bob S" wrote in message ... No one, including myself, said that you should drink during Induction. You said you read The Low Carb Bartender? The book explains repeatedly that drinking during Induction is ill-advised. And 4 beers on 5-18 and 3 ounces of booze plus six beers on 5-10? The Low Carb Bartender is all about MODERATION, not cheating. Go back and read the book again. Doesn't matter if the carb count of Rock Green Light is 2.4 carbs, not if you're going to drink six of them. The recommended daily allowances for beer are no more than two 12-ounce servings, for distilled products no more than two 1.5-ounce servings, and for wine no more than two 5-ounce servings. Still and all, you lost 6 pounds while drinking. The Low Carb Bartender I have been recording calories as well as carbs while doing the LC, and I can tell, as some of you advised, alcohol has really hindered weight loss. I was at 273lbs at the beginning of this two week period. Now I am at 267. I should have lost about 10lbs. So, to all the nay sayers I say you are right in that alcohol in INDUCTION is bad juju, but I did not completely stop loosing weight. CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jimmy 280/267/180 DATE CALS CARB WHISKEY BEERS12oz 0518 3347 13.6 0oz 4Rock Green Light @2.4c 0517 1834 18.9 0 1RGL 0516 1642 13 4oz 0 0515 Pizza and ice cream day. Did no counting. 0514 2936 5 9oz 0 0513 2730 6 3oz 0 0512 3500 6 0 0 0511 2621 8 0 0 0510 2698 18.4 3oz 6RGL long day digging sewer 0509 4000 16.8 6 2 long day digging sewer 0508 2371 14.8 0 2 0507 2796 10.4 3 0 0506 2494 18.4 10 2 buzz 0505 1970 25.2 0 0 NOTE: Within the last few days of the second week I started counting one carb for each WHISKEYoz. I think someone advised me not to add alcohol on top of a full daily carb allowance. |
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trader, 052005
For whatever evaluative clarity may be gleaned, I will further explain: Yes, I started this two weeks at 273lbs. I list 280 because this is my highest weight, which coincided with a new years resolution. I did INDUCTION earlier this year and I did not have any alcohol for the two weeks. I lost 8-10lbs. The scale I have at my disposal is not very easy to read. It is a digital that tends to bounce around in the tenths place with a swing of around 1.2lbs. I continued eating lower carb foods though I was not eating LC. Weight crept back up to 273lbs before I got started again. As far as water weight loss is concerned, I'll take all I can get! Maybe you are right about that, but if the weight continues to come off at whatever rate, I'll be happy. I know for a fact I can loose 6-8lbs of water weight in just one day of heavy work. It always returns within 72 hours. Time will tell. Jimmy wrote in message oups.com... The fact that you "only" lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks vs your expected 10lbs doesn't prove anything one way or the other about alcohol. Weight loss rates vary during different time periods for everyone and 3lbs per week is a good rate to be losing weight for someone your size. Your starting weight is listed as 280. You say you lost 6 lbs in this 2 week alcohol test period and are now at 267. That means that prior to this test, you weighed 273. In other words, prior to this you lost a grand total of 7lbs. in some unspecified time period, which is hardly a basis for concluding that you should be consistently losing at the rate of 10lbs every 2 weeks. Plus, the initial weight loss during induction is almost always faster during the first week due to one time water loss and that rate can't be sustained. IMO, that is largely what you are seeing here. Note that I'm not saying anyone should be drinking alcohol during induction, which I think is a bad idea. Or that drinking 9 oz of alcohol in a day won't interfere with weight loss. I'm just saying that based on faulty data for one person, this doesn't say anything about alcohol one way or the other. |
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DisplayName wrote: trader, 052005 For whatever evaluative clarity may be gleaned, I will further explain: Yes, I started this two weeks at 273lbs. I list 280 because this is my highest weight, which coincided with a new years resolution. I did INDUCTION earlier this year and I did not have any alcohol for the two weeks. I lost 8-10lbs. The scale I have at my disposal is not very easy to read. It is a digital that tends to bounce around in the tenths place with a swing of around 1.2lbs. I continued eating lower carb foods though I was not eating LC. Weight crept back up to 273lbs before I got started again. As far as water weight loss is concerned, I'll take all I can get! Maybe you are right about that, but if the weight continues to come off at whatever rate, I'll be happy. I know for a fact I can loose 6-8lbs of water weight in just one day of heavy work. It always returns within 72 hours. Time will tell. Jimmy The above is still unclear to me. But it sounds like your basis for thinking you should lose 10lbs every two weeks is based on your experience during the first 2 weeks of induction which you did LC back in Jan, before falling off the wagon. And you say you lost 8-10 lbs. Now you apparently are starting over again, but using alcohol during induction. This time, you lost 6lbs., which is not unusual either. From that limited data from one person, I would say it's impossible to conclude anything about alcohol and weight loss. Especially since some days you were drinking 9+ drinks. Just the calories alone amount to half of what many consume for an entire days menu. So, the same effect could have resulted if you consumed those additonal calories from a food, rather than the alcohol. In short, I don;t think your experience has any relevance for most people that have 1-3 drinks occasionally while trying to lose weight. wrote in message oups.com... The fact that you "only" lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks vs your expected 10lbs doesn't prove anything one way or the other about alcohol. Weight loss rates vary during different time periods for everyone and 3lbs per week is a good rate to be losing weight for someone your size. Your starting weight is listed as 280. You say you lost 6 lbs in this 2 week alcohol test period and are now at 267. That means that prior to this test, you weighed 273. In other words, prior to this you lost a grand total of 7lbs. in some unspecified time period, which is hardly a basis for concluding that you should be consistently losing at the rate of 10lbs every 2 weeks. Plus, the initial weight loss during induction is almost always faster during the first week due to one time water loss and that rate can't be sustained. IMO, that is largely what you are seeing here. Note that I'm not saying anyone should be drinking alcohol during induction, which I think is a bad idea. Or that drinking 9 oz of alcohol in a day won't interfere with weight loss. I'm just saying that based on faulty data for one person, this doesn't say anything about alcohol one way or the other. |
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My only point is fat drinkers may have some hope for weight loss with LC. I
will continue to post my results as they are still questionable. Again, time will tell. Our science differs in depth, and I admit to living by my PANT SEAT. You see, I (think) brakes are improved by resulting WEDGIES. Conversely, I (think) tune-ups successful, if PANTS are returned more rightfully to position. I tend towards scrutiny where impressions cease. When I speak my mind, it is only what I (think) and often originates within my PANTS. Disregard at will. I'm only talking out my PANTS. I have no greater depth than my PANTS, and cannot follow what you have suggested below about eating my booze calories. I only hope to loose significant weight without giving up my last enjoyable vice. I do this drinking while doing things. I recently dug a sewer pipe trench. I am planting vegetables where no garden existed previously. These are rows which are simply trenches with the soil tossed right back in. I rarely wear the seat of my PANTS after working my desk job. Maybe I could eat this corn instead of drinking my whiskey tea, but I didn't want anything else to eat. I wanted a few drinks while persueing my interests. Often, given time, what I (think) earns me a kick in the PANTS. Until such time, I will continue subjecting my experiences and thoughts for varying regard. I will answer any questions anyone may have pertaining to food, drink, booze, calories, carbs, or activity. However, I will abstain from further deep science discussions, preferring instead to wear the knees of my PANTS. I'm going outside to drink in the sunshine and drink in the sunshine and soil my PANTS. Later on fat folks. Jimmy PANT SEAT SCIENTIST wrote in message oups.com... DisplayName wrote: trader, 052005 For whatever evaluative clarity may be gleaned, I will further explain: Yes, I started this two weeks at 273lbs. I list 280 because this is my highest weight, which coincided with a new years resolution. I did INDUCTION earlier this year and I did not have any alcohol for the two weeks. I lost 8-10lbs. The scale I have at my disposal is not very easy to read. It is a digital that tends to bounce around in the tenths place with a swing of around 1.2lbs. I continued eating lower carb foods though I was not eating LC. Weight crept back up to 273lbs before I got started again. As far as water weight loss is concerned, I'll take all I can get! Maybe you are right about that, but if the weight continues to come off at whatever rate, I'll be happy. I know for a fact I can loose 6-8lbs of water weight in just one day of heavy work. It always returns within 72 hours. Time will tell. Jimmy The above is still unclear to me. But it sounds like your basis for thinking you should lose 10lbs every two weeks is based on your experience during the first 2 weeks of induction which you did LC back in Jan, before falling off the wagon. And you say you lost 8-10 lbs. Now you apparently are starting over again, but using alcohol during induction. This time, you lost 6lbs., which is not unusual either. From that limited data from one person, I would say it's impossible to conclude anything about alcohol and weight loss. Especially since some days you were drinking 9+ drinks. Just the calories alone amount to half of what many consume for an entire days menu. So, the same effect could have resulted if you consumed those additonal calories from a food, rather than the alcohol. In short, I don;t think your experience has any relevance for most people that have 1-3 drinks occasionally while trying to lose weight. wrote in message oups.com... The fact that you "only" lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks vs your expected 10lbs doesn't prove anything one way or the other about alcohol. Weight loss rates vary during different time periods for everyone and 3lbs per week is a good rate to be losing weight for someone your size. Your starting weight is listed as 280. You say you lost 6 lbs in this 2 week alcohol test period and are now at 267. That means that prior to this test, you weighed 273. In other words, prior to this you lost a grand total of 7lbs. in some unspecified time period, which is hardly a basis for concluding that you should be consistently losing at the rate of 10lbs every 2 weeks. Plus, the initial weight loss during induction is almost always faster during the first week due to one time water loss and that rate can't be sustained. IMO, that is largely what you are seeing here. Note that I'm not saying anyone should be drinking alcohol during induction, which I think is a bad idea. Or that drinking 9 oz of alcohol in a day won't interfere with weight loss. I'm just saying that based on faulty data for one person, this doesn't say anything about alcohol one way or the other. |
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Ummm Hello! Drinking all the fricking booze helped you get to the 270's. No way around it. The booze is full of calories and your consuming a lot in cals plus the booze. Unless your your so dependant on it and will go throught the DT's if you dont have it, try knocking off the sauce and see some real weight loss. Laureen DisplayName wrote: trader, 052005 For whatever evaluative clarity may be gleaned, I will further explain: Yes, I started this two weeks at 273lbs. I list 280 because this is my highest weight, which coincided with a new years resolution. I did INDUCTION earlier this year and I did not have any alcohol for the two weeks. I lost 8-10lbs. The scale I have at my disposal is not very easy to read. It is a digital that tends to bounce around in the tenths place with a swing of around 1.2lbs. I continued eating lower carb foods though I was not eating LC. Weight crept back up to 273lbs before I got started again. As far as water weight loss is concerned, I'll take all I can get! Maybe you are right about that, but if the weight continues to come off at whatever rate, I'll be happy. I know for a fact I can loose 6-8lbs of water weight in just one day of heavy work. It always returns within 72 hours. Time will tell. Jimmy wrote in message oups.com... The fact that you "only" lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks vs your expected 10lbs doesn't prove anything one way or the other about alcohol. Weight loss rates vary during different time periods for everyone and 3lbs per week is a good rate to be losing weight for someone your size. Your starting weight is listed as 280. You say you lost 6 lbs in this 2 week alcohol test period and are now at 267. That means that prior to this test, you weighed 273. In other words, prior to this you lost a grand total of 7lbs. in some unspecified time period, which is hardly a basis for concluding that you should be consistently losing at the rate of 10lbs every 2 weeks. Plus, the initial weight loss during induction is almost always faster during the first week due to one time water loss and that rate can't be sustained. IMO, that is largely what you are seeing here. Note that I'm not saying anyone should be drinking alcohol during induction, which I think is a bad idea. Or that drinking 9 oz of alcohol in a day won't interfere with weight loss. I'm just saying that based on faulty data for one person, this doesn't say anything about alcohol one way or the other. |
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Hi Laureen, 052106
I am working toward a goal most important to myself, weight loss. I am a drinker expecting no concessions from the group. I am attempting LC without eliminating alcohol because I enjoy it and because I think eating like a wolf all my life more likely responsible for my weight gain. You see, I can go to get burgers and have them all eaten by the time I get home. I can eat enough for four people without ever slowing or sensing any other signal than pain. I simply have had to give up on the notion I can eat until satisfied, but not full. That is completely illusive to me. I simply must learn cal/carb limits and approach all consumption as a prescribed dosage. If I temporarily abstain and resume I will not have learned limits for my lifestyle. I though there might be someone with a similar lifestyle on ASDLC, but I seem to just be slapping a bee hive. Your pics look like you have improved you health quite a bit. Good job! Jimmy "Laureen" wrote in message oups.com... Ummm Hello! Drinking all the fricking booze helped you get to the 270's. No way around it. The booze is full of calories and your consuming a lot in cals plus the booze. Unless your your so dependant on it and will go throught the DT's if you dont have it, try knocking off the sauce and see some real weight loss. Laureen DisplayName wrote: trader, 052005 For whatever evaluative clarity may be gleaned, I will further explain: Yes, I started this two weeks at 273lbs. I list 280 because this is my highest weight, which coincided with a new years resolution. I did INDUCTION earlier this year and I did not have any alcohol for the two weeks. I lost 8-10lbs. The scale I have at my disposal is not very easy to read. It is a digital that tends to bounce around in the tenths place with a swing of around 1.2lbs. I continued eating lower carb foods though I was not eating LC. Weight crept back up to 273lbs before I got started again. As far as water weight loss is concerned, I'll take all I can get! Maybe you are right about that, but if the weight continues to come off at whatever rate, I'll be happy. I know for a fact I can loose 6-8lbs of water weight in just one day of heavy work. It always returns within 72 hours. Time will tell. Jimmy wrote in message oups.com... The fact that you "only" lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks vs your expected 10lbs doesn't prove anything one way or the other about alcohol. Weight loss rates vary during different time periods for everyone and 3lbs per week is a good rate to be losing weight for someone your size. Your starting weight is listed as 280. You say you lost 6 lbs in this 2 week alcohol test period and are now at 267. That means that prior to this test, you weighed 273. In other words, prior to this you lost a grand total of 7lbs. in some unspecified time period, which is hardly a basis for concluding that you should be consistently losing at the rate of 10lbs every 2 weeks. Plus, the initial weight loss during induction is almost always faster during the first week due to one time water loss and that rate can't be sustained. IMO, that is largely what you are seeing here. Note that I'm not saying anyone should be drinking alcohol during induction, which I think is a bad idea. Or that drinking 9 oz of alcohol in a day won't interfere with weight loss. I'm just saying that based on faulty data for one person, this doesn't say anything about alcohol one way or the other. |
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