CRASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.

It's 6 years ago today that I started my LC journey. As many of the
'old timers' know, it's never been easy for me. My body was seemingly
very reluctant to give up the excess weight and after 14 months just
quit doing it entirely. I even managed to regain more than half of
what I'd lost, despite sticking to my eating plan. No amount of
stallbusting seemed to help, from drinking oil to eating less and
exercising more. Fat Fasting, Meat Fasting, even Elimination Diets
didn't do a thing for me. Eventually I decided that I was sticking
with this for the health benefits - like improved kidney function,
improved asthma, increased energy, control of my diabetes T2 - rather
than for any weight loss dreams. After experimenting, I found that
sticking to about 1500-1800 cals./day and 30 - 50g carbs I could
maintain comfortably without feeling deprived.

Yet now, I've been steadily losing weight for the past 6 weeks WITHOUT
changing that plan. What *was* maintenance level has suddenly changed
to loss level! There's only one thing that has changed in that time.

2 months ago, I spent a night in hospital being investigated for
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. I've been a chronic snorer all my life and
it's been getting worse since I got so very ill late last year. It's
not positional for me - I can snore almost as loudly lying on my
stomach as I can on my back! As many of you are aware, interrupted
sleep can increase insulin resistance which can make attempts at
losing weight very difficult.

6 weeks ago, I got the results. I have mild-to-moderate apnoea, not
quite bad enough to treat with a cpap device but still bad enough to
cause me problems. My doctor suggested that raising the head of the
bed a little can give some relief as it allows gravity to help keep
the throat open. For various reasons, raising the actual bed wasn't
an option, so I invested a few dollars into a triangular 'posture
pillow' to help lift my shoulders and head up when I sleep.

DH told me that my snoring was dramatically better from the first
night. I was only loud when lying on my back, and that was merely
'annoying' rather than 'have the windows cracked yet'. It took me a
while to get used to the new position but I persevered because of the
noise reduction. I was pretty sure it wasn't going to do anything
else for me.

So you can imagine my surprise when I jumped on the scales for my
2-weekly weigh in and found I'd dumped 4kg (almost 9 lb) in that 2
weeks. I was pretty sure it was some kind of a fluke (although both
sets of scales we have in the house confirmed it) that wouldn't last.

As of today, I've lost 8kg (17 1/2 lb) in 6 weeks. I've ALSO lost 2"
from my bust, 2" from my waist and 3" from my hips. My clothes are
fitting differently - what were my most comfortable jeans are now
risky to wear without a belt, since the weight of my keys in the
pocket causes them to start sliding, while my 'Gosh, is it time to do
the laundry already' jeans a size smaller are slightly loose. Casual
acquaintances are starting to ask me quietly if I'm losing weight.

It's like a miracle! Here I am, eating at what I though was my
maintenance levels and yet I've started to lose, far more rapidly
that I did even in my first few weeks on Atkins back in late May 1998.
For the first time I'm starting to have hope that I've found one of
the last, important pieces in the puzzle for MY body.

I know that this DOESN'T mean I can give up my Plan. I know I have a
LLLOOONNNGGG way to go before I can announce Goal. It will take a lot
of work to finally get there. I'm confident that I WILL get there,
now.

Aramanth

Aramanth Dawe wrote:
The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.

Hi Aramanth,
I'm quite amazed that you could stay on-plan during a 4 year stall.
That's determination indeed. Congrats :-)

Huey

============================================
Huey / started LC October 27th 2002
(1.74 m) 5ft 8 inch tall
lbs : 234 / 198 / 147 mini-goal : 195 lbs by June 5th 2004
kg : 106.4 / 90.2 / 67 mini-goal : 89 kg by June 5th 2004
============================================

congrats to you for sticking with it!
there is evidence that those who do not get the proper amount, and
quality of sleep, can suffer from MANY physical maladies!
congrats on finding a fix for yours!

--
rosie

http://interactive.lwv.org/News/News.cfm?ID=1192&c=1



"Aramanth Dawe" wrote in message
...
: The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.
:
: It's 6 years ago today that I started my LC journey. As many of
the
: 'old timers' know, it's never been easy for me. My body was
seemingly
: very reluctant to give up the excess weight and after 14 months
just
: quit doing it entirely. I even managed to regain more than half
of
: what I'd lost, despite sticking to my eating plan. No amount of
: stallbusting seemed to help, from drinking oil to eating less and
: exercising more. Fat Fasting, Meat Fasting, even Elimination
Diets
: didn't do a thing for me. Eventually I decided that I was
sticking
: with this for the health benefits - like improved kidney function,
: improved asthma, increased energy, control of my diabetes T2 -
rather
: than for any weight loss dreams. After experimenting, I found
that
: sticking to about 1500-1800 cals./day and 30 - 50g carbs I could
: maintain comfortably without feeling deprived.
:
: Yet now, I've been steadily losing weight for the past 6 weeks
WITHOUT
: changing that plan. What *was* maintenance level has suddenly
changed
: to loss level! There's only one thing that has changed in that
time.
:
: 2 months ago, I spent a night in hospital being investigated for
: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. I've been a chronic snorer all my life
and
: it's been getting worse since I got so very ill late last year.
It's
: not positional for me - I can snore almost as loudly lying on my
: stomach as I can on my back! As many of you are aware,
interrupted
: sleep can increase insulin resistance which can make attempts at
: losing weight very difficult.
:
: 6 weeks ago, I got the results. I have mild-to-moderate apnoea,
not
: quite bad enough to treat with a cpap device but still bad enough
to
: cause me problems. My doctor suggested that raising the head of
the
: bed a little can give some relief as it allows gravity to help
keep
: the throat open. For various reasons, raising the actual bed
wasn't
: an option, so I invested a few dollars into a triangular 'posture
: pillow' to help lift my shoulders and head up when I sleep.
:
: DH told me that my snoring was dramatically better from the first
: night. I was only loud when lying on my back, and that was merely
: 'annoying' rather than 'have the windows cracked yet'. It took me
a
: while to get used to the new position but I persevered because of
the
: noise reduction. I was pretty sure it wasn't going to do anything
: else for me.
:
: So you can imagine my surprise when I jumped on the scales for my
: 2-weekly weigh in and found I'd dumped 4kg (almost 9 lb) in that 2
: weeks. I was pretty sure it was some kind of a fluke (although
both
: sets of scales we have in the house confirmed it) that wouldn't
last.
:
: As of today, I've lost 8kg (17 1/2 lb) in 6 weeks. I've ALSO lost
2"
: from my bust, 2" from my waist and 3" from my hips. My clothes
are
: fitting differently - what were my most comfortable jeans are now
: risky to wear without a belt, since the weight of my keys in the
: pocket causes them to start sliding, while my 'Gosh, is it time to
do
: the laundry already' jeans a size smaller are slightly loose.
Casual
: acquaintances are starting to ask me quietly if I'm losing weight.
:
: It's like a miracle! Here I am, eating at what I though was my
: maintenance levels and yet I've started to lose, far more rapidly
: that I did even in my first few weeks on Atkins back in late May
1998.
: For the first time I'm starting to have hope that I've found one
of
: the last, important pieces in the puzzle for MY body.
:
: I know that this DOESN'T mean I can give up my Plan. I know I
have a
: LLLOOONNNGGG way to go before I can announce Goal. It will take a
lot
: of work to finally get there. I'm confident that I WILL get
there,
: now.
:
: Aramanth

It's amazing what the right amount of oxygen will get you!!

Congratulations.

Jennifer


Aramanth Dawe wrote:

The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.

It's 6 years ago today that I started my LC journey. As many of the
'old timers' know, it's never been easy for me. My body was seemingly
very reluctant to give up the excess weight and after 14 months just
quit doing it entirely. I even managed to regain more than half of
what I'd lost, despite sticking to my eating plan. No amount of
stallbusting seemed to help, from drinking oil to eating less and
exercising more. Fat Fasting, Meat Fasting, even Elimination Diets
didn't do a thing for me. Eventually I decided that I was sticking
with this for the health benefits - like improved kidney function,
improved asthma, increased energy, control of my diabetes T2 - rather
than for any weight loss dreams. After experimenting, I found that
sticking to about 1500-1800 cals./day and 30 - 50g carbs I could
maintain comfortably without feeling deprived.

Yet now, I've been steadily losing weight for the past 6 weeks WITHOUT
changing that plan. What *was* maintenance level has suddenly changed
to loss level! There's only one thing that has changed in that time.

2 months ago, I spent a night in hospital being investigated for
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. I've been a chronic snorer all my life and
it's been getting worse since I got so very ill late last year. It's
not positional for me - I can snore almost as loudly lying on my
stomach as I can on my back! As many of you are aware, interrupted
sleep can increase insulin resistance which can make attempts at
losing weight very difficult.

6 weeks ago, I got the results. I have mild-to-moderate apnoea, not
quite bad enough to treat with a cpap device but still bad enough to
cause me problems. My doctor suggested that raising the head of the
bed a little can give some relief as it allows gravity to help keep
the throat open. For various reasons, raising the actual bed wasn't
an option, so I invested a few dollars into a triangular 'posture
pillow' to help lift my shoulders and head up when I sleep.

DH told me that my snoring was dramatically better from the first
night. I was only loud when lying on my back, and that was merely
'annoying' rather than 'have the windows cracked yet'. It took me a
while to get used to the new position but I persevered because of the
noise reduction. I was pretty sure it wasn't going to do anything
else for me.

So you can imagine my surprise when I jumped on the scales for my
2-weekly weigh in and found I'd dumped 4kg (almost 9 lb) in that 2
weeks. I was pretty sure it was some kind of a fluke (although both
sets of scales we have in the house confirmed it) that wouldn't last.

As of today, I've lost 8kg (17 1/2 lb) in 6 weeks. I've ALSO lost 2"
from my bust, 2" from my waist and 3" from my hips. My clothes are
fitting differently - what were my most comfortable jeans are now
risky to wear without a belt, since the weight of my keys in the
pocket causes them to start sliding, while my 'Gosh, is it time to do
the laundry already' jeans a size smaller are slightly loose. Casual
acquaintances are starting to ask me quietly if I'm losing weight.

It's like a miracle! Here I am, eating at what I though was my
maintenance levels and yet I've started to lose, far more rapidly
that I did even in my first few weeks on Atkins back in late May 1998.
For the first time I'm starting to have hope that I've found one of
the last, important pieces in the puzzle for MY body.

I know that this DOESN'T mean I can give up my Plan. I know I have a
LLLOOONNNGGG way to go before I can announce Goal. It will take a lot
of work to finally get there. I'm confident that I WILL get there,
now.

Aramanth

I'm really impressed. I've had complaints about my night time concerto's
too! My doc wanted me to lose weight before he would do any tests. I'm
going to go back next month. I think I'll pick up a new pillow like yours
in the meantime. Sounds like the extra oxygen in your body has really made
a fantastic difference.

Congrat's on your loses! You didn't say, are you close to goal now???

JD

262/206/140
started 5th Jan, 2004
May Challenge 8lbs/so far 7.5lbs.......

"Aramanth Dawe" wrote in message
...
The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.

It's 6 years ago today that I started my LC journey. As many of the
'old timers' know, it's never been easy for me. My body was seemingly
very reluctant to give up the excess weight and after 14 months just
quit doing it entirely. I even managed to regain more than half of
what I'd lost, despite sticking to my eating plan. No amount of
stallbusting seemed to help, from drinking oil to eating less and
exercising more. Fat Fasting, Meat Fasting, even Elimination Diets
didn't do a thing for me. Eventually I decided that I was sticking
with this for the health benefits - like improved kidney function,
improved asthma, increased energy, control of my diabetes T2 - rather
than for any weight loss dreams. After experimenting, I found that
sticking to about 1500-1800 cals./day and 30 - 50g carbs I could
maintain comfortably without feeling deprived.

Yet now, I've been steadily losing weight for the past 6 weeks WITHOUT
changing that plan. What *was* maintenance level has suddenly changed
to loss level! There's only one thing that has changed in that time.

2 months ago, I spent a night in hospital being investigated for
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. I've been a chronic snorer all my life and
it's been getting worse since I got so very ill late last year. It's
not positional for me - I can snore almost as loudly lying on my
stomach as I can on my back! As many of you are aware, interrupted
sleep can increase insulin resistance which can make attempts at
losing weight very difficult.

6 weeks ago, I got the results. I have mild-to-moderate apnoea, not
quite bad enough to treat with a cpap device but still bad enough to
cause me problems. My doctor suggested that raising the head of the
bed a little can give some relief as it allows gravity to help keep
the throat open. For various reasons, raising the actual bed wasn't
an option, so I invested a few dollars into a triangular 'posture
pillow' to help lift my shoulders and head up when I sleep.

DH told me that my snoring was dramatically better from the first
night. I was only loud when lying on my back, and that was merely
'annoying' rather than 'have the windows cracked yet'. It took me a
while to get used to the new position but I persevered because of the
noise reduction. I was pretty sure it wasn't going to do anything
else for me.

So you can imagine my surprise when I jumped on the scales for my
2-weekly weigh in and found I'd dumped 4kg (almost 9 lb) in that 2
weeks. I was pretty sure it was some kind of a fluke (although both
sets of scales we have in the house confirmed it) that wouldn't last.

As of today, I've lost 8kg (17 1/2 lb) in 6 weeks. I've ALSO lost 2"
from my bust, 2" from my waist and 3" from my hips. My clothes are
fitting differently - what were my most comfortable jeans are now
risky to wear without a belt, since the weight of my keys in the
pocket causes them to start sliding, while my 'Gosh, is it time to do
the laundry already' jeans a size smaller are slightly loose. Casual
acquaintances are starting to ask me quietly if I'm losing weight.

It's like a miracle! Here I am, eating at what I though was my
maintenance levels and yet I've started to lose, far more rapidly
that I did even in my first few weeks on Atkins back in late May 1998.
For the first time I'm starting to have hope that I've found one of
the last, important pieces in the puzzle for MY body.

I know that this DOESN'T mean I can give up my Plan. I know I have a
LLLOOONNNGGG way to go before I can announce Goal. It will take a lot
of work to finally get there. I'm confident that I WILL get there,
now.

Aramanth

It's more than changing your pillow.

Aramanth had a sleep study done in a medical setting to determine how
invasive the sleep apnea was. Sleep apnea can be a life threatening disease.

Don't just get a pillow, if you think there is a problem... demand your
doctor test you. Waiting until you lose the amount of weight he thinks
is right, might be damaging you now. You can always be tested again
after weight loss.

Don't weight.

Jennifer

JCD wrote:

I'm really impressed. I've had complaints about my night time concerto's
too! My doc wanted me to lose weight before he would do any tests. I'm
going to go back next month. I think I'll pick up a new pillow like yours
in the meantime. Sounds like the extra oxygen in your body has really made
a fantastic difference.

Congrat's on your loses! You didn't say, are you close to goal now???

JD

262/206/140
started 5th Jan, 2004
May Challenge 8lbs/so far 7.5lbs.......

"Aramanth Dawe" wrote in message
...

The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.

It's 6 years ago today that I started my LC journey. As many of the
'old timers' know, it's never been easy for me. My body was seemingly
very reluctant to give up the excess weight and after 14 months just
quit doing it entirely. I even managed to regain more than half of
what I'd lost, despite sticking to my eating plan. No amount of
stallbusting seemed to help, from drinking oil to eating less and
exercising more. Fat Fasting, Meat Fasting, even Elimination Diets
didn't do a thing for me. Eventually I decided that I was sticking
with this for the health benefits - like improved kidney function,
improved asthma, increased energy, control of my diabetes T2 - rather
than for any weight loss dreams. After experimenting, I found that
sticking to about 1500-1800 cals./day and 30 - 50g carbs I could
maintain comfortably without feeling deprived.

Yet now, I've been steadily losing weight for the past 6 weeks WITHOUT
changing that plan. What *was* maintenance level has suddenly changed
to loss level! There's only one thing that has changed in that time.

2 months ago, I spent a night in hospital being investigated for
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. I've been a chronic snorer all my life and
it's been getting worse since I got so very ill late last year. It's
not positional for me - I can snore almost as loudly lying on my
stomach as I can on my back! As many of you are aware, interrupted
sleep can increase insulin resistance which can make attempts at
losing weight very difficult.

6 weeks ago, I got the results. I have mild-to-moderate apnoea, not
quite bad enough to treat with a cpap device but still bad enough to
cause me problems. My doctor suggested that raising the head of the
bed a little can give some relief as it allows gravity to help keep
the throat open. For various reasons, raising the actual bed wasn't
an option, so I invested a few dollars into a triangular 'posture
pillow' to help lift my shoulders and head up when I sleep.

DH told me that my snoring was dramatically better from the first
night. I was only loud when lying on my back, and that was merely
'annoying' rather than 'have the windows cracked yet'. It took me a
while to get used to the new position but I persevered because of the
noise reduction. I was pretty sure it wasn't going to do anything
else for me.

So you can imagine my surprise when I jumped on the scales for my
2-weekly weigh in and found I'd dumped 4kg (almost 9 lb) in that 2
weeks. I was pretty sure it was some kind of a fluke (although both
sets of scales we have in the house confirmed it) that wouldn't last.

As of today, I've lost 8kg (17 1/2 lb) in 6 weeks. I've ALSO lost 2"
from my bust, 2" from my waist and 3" from my hips. My clothes are
fitting differently - what were my most comfortable jeans are now
risky to wear without a belt, since the weight of my keys in the
pocket causes them to start sliding, while my 'Gosh, is it time to do
the laundry already' jeans a size smaller are slightly loose. Casual
acquaintances are starting to ask me quietly if I'm losing weight.

It's like a miracle! Here I am, eating at what I though was my
maintenance levels and yet I've started to lose, far more rapidly
that I did even in my first few weeks on Atkins back in late May 1998.
For the first time I'm starting to have hope that I've found one of
the last, important pieces in the puzzle for MY body.

I know that this DOESN'T mean I can give up my Plan. I know I have a
LLLOOONNNGGG way to go before I can announce Goal. It will take a lot
of work to finally get there. I'm confident that I WILL get there,
now.

Aramanth

In article ,
says...
The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.

Aramanth, I'm SOOO happy for you! What a relief (and wonderful SURPRISE) that
must be after all this time! AND your apnea has abated somewhat -- double
happiness for you!

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

In article ,
says...
I'm really impressed. I've had complaints about my night time concerto's
too! My doc wanted me to lose weight before he would do any tests. I'm
going to go back next month. I think I'll pick up a new pillow like yours
in the meantime. Sounds like the extra oxygen in your body has really made
a fantastic difference.

I got some wedges like that when I first was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia back
in 1992. I put them UNDER the mattress. Unfortunately, I tended to slide down
until all it was doing was bending my neck -- this happened whether the wedge was
under or over the mattress, and I eventually gave up on it. Of course, I had an
air mattress for all of those years with a fairly slippery cover over the
plastic, so maybe now that I have a regular mattress plus a fairly slip-free
visco-elastic (memory) foam topper might make a difference. Wait a second --
since low-carbing I don't HAVE problems with reflux anymore! Oh well, good to
keep in mind :-)

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

Aramanth Dawe wrote:
The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.

That is amazing! Very well done!

--
Lexin
(300/216/182) (5'7)
LC since 9 June 2003

On Sat, 29 May 2004 01:11:24 +0930, Aramanth Dawe
wrote:

So you can imagine my surprise when I jumped on the scales for my
2-weekly weigh in and found I'd dumped 4kg (almost 9 lb) in that 2
weeks. I was pretty sure it was some kind of a fluke (although both
sets of scales we have in the house confirmed it) that wouldn't last.

As of today, I've lost 8kg (17 1/2 lb) in 6 weeks. I've ALSO lost 2"
from my bust, 2" from my waist and 3" from my hips. My clothes are
fitting differently - what were my most comfortable jeans are now
risky to wear without a belt, since the weight of my keys in the
pocket causes them to start sliding, while my 'Gosh, is it time to do
the laundry already' jeans a size smaller are slightly loose. Casual
acquaintances are starting to ask me quietly if I'm losing weight.

YAAAAAAAAAAY, Aramanth!!!

Carol
--
Fasting BG 151
227/223/150 (official weigh-day: Thursday)
Bernstein 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
Diet, Exercise, Oral Medication