Week 3 of low-carb

don't just weigh yourself
get blood and urine checkup also
check for liver health and cholestrol level

On Aug 6, 5:16 am, "em" wrote:
I've been weighing myself daily since the 1st of July & am just now getting
enough data to chart and start to see, maybe, some data that is meaningful.
A pattern is starting to emerge, but I need another month or two worth of
data to see if it is real or not.

I'm now keeping track of my average weight over a seven day period instead
of day-to-day, and that changes my numbers by a couple pounds. In fact, I
weigh more today then I did a week ago, but my seven day average is less
then it was a week ago. Last Sunday I weighed 245, but my 7 day average was
249.6. Today, Sunday, I weighed in at 246.5, which is 1.5 pounds more, but
my seven day average is 247.2. So, hey, (I think) I lost two pounds ;-)

I'm going to stick with 20g for the next week & see if my loss remains
reasonably steady. Once I have a baseline, I'll start to up my carbs and see
what happens to my charts.

One thing I'm trying to learn is what "full" means. I've always been an
eat-till-I'm-stuffed kind of eater. What's happening, since I've been doing
low-carb, is that over-stuffed feeling sticks with me for hours and is
starting to feel uncomfortable. When I was doing low-cal, and also when I
was not watching what I eat, that over-stuffed feeling always went away
within 20 minutes or so & I would "think" I was hungry again. The way it is
now is working out pretty well. I'll eat like a pound of lean steak, feel
TOTALLY stuffed, and the feeling lasts for hours.

The real bottom line is that on average I'm losing one to two pounds a week
& am getting used to the idea that this is as good as it gets.

I'm 6-2 and have a huge frame. I don't know what a good weight will be for
me in the end, but twenty years ago, 210 was skinny and 220 was OK.

Based on all of this, I've modified my stats a little bit. They're based on
my average weight, not my "lowest weight I've seen so let me run and post my
stats". Also, I think that 220 is a pretty good goal for me, at least for
now, and possibly for the long term.

298/247/220

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On Aug 5, 2:16 pm, "em" wrote:

I personally would reevaluate my calorie intake if I had not lost
weight over a week period. If you are eating less, it must still be
very close to your maintenance calories for your present weight.

I think that not losing weight for one week, or even gaining just a little
bit, is par for the course on -any- diet.

Gaining over a week supports the possibility that you are still
overeating relative to your weight and exercise level of course.

I'm going to continue doing what I'm doing for the next week or two and go
from there. I plan to increase/decrease my carb level based on the results
I'm getting. My objective is to put as many carbs as is reasonably possible
into my diet without foiling my ongoing weight loss.

To each his/her own though. When I
dieted, I wanted to see at least 2 pounds a week come off, but then I
was way overweight. Perhaps you are really tall and 245 isn't so
overweight. dkw

Well, I'm 6-2, have a large frame, and am not sure where I "should be" in
terms of weight. I think that 220 or so is a pretty good goal for me right
now, and when I get close to that I'll re-evaluate.

I've been weighing myself every day since July 1. If there's one thing I'm
certain of, its this: when a person steps on a scale, the reading they see
means very little if they are watching their weight by the pound. What I'm
doing now is measuring and recording my weight every day and taking a seven
day average. Even though my "step on the scale weight" was more today then
it was a week ago, the reality is that my average weight this week was two
pounds less then the week before.

I think that weighing one's self regularly is a great tool to use to monitor
and perfect your diet. I dieted for quite a long time without a scale and
did pretty well. Real progress and success takes months and can only be
measured in smaller clothes sizes, before-and-after pictures, improved blood
& urine test results, etc.

My .02, fwiw.

On Aug 5, 4:16 pm, "em" wrote:
I've been weighing myself daily since the 1st of July & am just now getting
enough data to chart and start to see, maybe, some data that is meaningful.
A pattern is starting to emerge, but I need another month or two worth of
data to see if it is real or not.

I completely agree with this. I chart bg, not weight. But it's the
same basic principle... you have to see what is happening over time,
not just one single reading, to spot the difference between meaningful
data and noise.


I'm now keeping track of my average weight over a seven day period instead
of day-to-day, and that changes my numbers by a couple pounds. In fact, I
weigh more today then I did a week ago, but my seven day average is less
then it was a week ago. Last Sunday I weighed 245, but my 7 day average was
249.6. Today, Sunday, I weighed in at 246.5, which is 1.5 pounds more, but
my seven day average is 247.2. So, hey, (I think) I lost two pounds ;-)

I think you did too.

Weight depends on a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with fat
loss.


I'm going to stick with 20g for the next week & see if my loss remains
reasonably steady. Once I have a baseline, I'll start to up my carbs and see
what happens to my charts.

Yup, give it a few weeks.


One thing I'm trying to learn is what "full" means. I've always been an
eat-till-I'm-stuffed kind of eater. What's happening, since I've been doing
low-carb, is that over-stuffed feeling sticks with me for hours and is
starting to feel uncomfortable. When I was doing low-cal, and also when I
was not watching what I eat, that over-stuffed feeling always went away
within 20 minutes or so & I would "think" I was hungry again. The way it is
now is working out pretty well. I'll eat like a pound of lean steak, feel
TOTALLY stuffed, and the feeling lasts for hours.

Being uncomfortable for hours doesn't sound like fun.

Maybe try eating half the steak, and just setting the other half aside
for an hour and then see how you feel.


The real bottom line is that on average I'm losing one to two pounds a week
& am getting used to the idea that this is as good as it gets.

You're pretty close to goal, so that is a damned good rate of loss.


I'm 6-2 and have a huge frame. I don't know what a good weight will be for
me in the end, but twenty years ago, 210 was skinny and 220 was OK.

It may be different. Partly, it depends on how much lean body mass
you have.

The same weight can look very different depending on how much of it is
fat vs lean. You can see how you look when you hit goal and then see
what you want to do from there.


Based on all of this, I've modified my stats a little bit. They're based on
my average weight, not my "lowest weight I've seen so let me run and post my
stats". Also, I think that 220 is a pretty good goal for me, at least for
now, and possibly for the long term.

298/247/220

You're doing great!