I've switched to the dark side

"determined" wrote in message
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"em" wrote in message ...

"Bill Eitner" wrote in message
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em wrote:
Thought I'd try low-carb eating for a while to see how it goes. So far
so good. I used to wrestle with my appetite all day long, and now its
not even a factor -- I'm barely hungry at all. I doubt that I am eating
much more Calorie-wise then I was before, and am probably eating less.

I've lost six pounds in the last five days. Water weight, yup, I know.

I realize the switch-over is a risk.

Risk of what?

The risk of failure, such as gaining weight instead of losing.

Why would you gain weight simply by switching to low carb? If you are
counting calories, and are eating less calories than you burn, you can't
gain weight.

A lot of people have really succeeded on lc, so I wouldn't blame the diet
itself. Low-carb is less forgiving when you screw up, though. Its just a
matter of my staying on the wagon.

em wrote:

"Bill Eitner" wrote in message
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em wrote:
Thought I'd try low-carb eating for a while to see how it goes. So
far so good. I used to wrestle with my appetite all day long, and now
its not even a factor -- I'm barely hungry at all. I doubt that I am
eating much more Calorie-wise then I was before, and am probably
eating less.

I've lost six pounds in the last five days. Water weight, yup, I know.

I realize the switch-over is a risk.

Risk of what?

The risk of failure, such as gaining weight instead of losing.

Okay. I thought you meant some sort of health risk.
In my opinion, there's no more risk of failure or to
health with low-carb than with any other reasonable
macronutrient ratio.

"em" wrote:

Thought I'd try low-carb eating for a while to see how it goes. So far so
good. I used to wrestle with my appetite all day long, and now its not even
a factor -- I'm barely hungry at all. I doubt that I am eating much more
Calorie-wise then I was before, and am probably eating less.

Lack of hunger isn't the only advantage to low carb, but it is
far and away the biggest advantage.

I've lost six pounds in the last five days. Water weight, yup, I know.

Typical low carb result. Not unknown on other plan types.

I realize the switch-over is a risk. If lc eating doesn't work out for me,
I'll take the hit and go back to counting calories.

Given the time scale dieting works on - please stick with it at
least 6 months.

On another note, I've moved my exercise from last thing in the evening to
first thing in the morning. It makes a big difference because now I don't
"run out of time" (and not exercise) at the end of the day.

I'm an afternoon person. I exercise in the morning because it's
then like brushing my teeth - not optional.