Hey, another newbie here

Hi,

Just wanted to say hello. Started the Atkins low-carb diet today after a few
days of not being able to keep my blood sugar at a reasonable level. So, I'm
officially saying good-bye to most carbs (including Bud Light!).

Starting weight: 235 lbs; Goal: 150.

Simon wrote:

Just wanted to say hello. Started the Atkins low-carb diet today after a few
days of not being able to keep my blood sugar at a reasonable level. So, I'm
officially saying good-bye to most carbs

Most low carbers count grams and become aware that nearly all foods have
some carb in them. You mean good bye to most high starch and/or high
sugar counts I bet. Low carbing has its own language. Since we deal
with low amounts of carb we need to be more observant of the small
amounts.

(including Bud Light!).

Yet another reason that standard Induction is two weeks and the reasons
for moving on tend to beat the reasons for extending it.

Have you tried the zero carb beer? It comes in concentrated form. Just
add water to bring it up to beer strength. As with any substitute it's
not really the same but it does have plenty of fans of its own. It's
called whiskey.

Starting weight: 235 lbs; Goal: 150.

How did you select your goal weight? It's extremely easy to pick a goal
that is 10 or even 20 too low. Pick the right goal weight and it's
possible to maintain without hunger. Pick below that level and your
HEAD tries to get up to the ideal that it wants so hunger becomes
constant. Picking a goal weight carefully is very important but at this
point you have lots of time to consider.

"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
...
Simon wrote:

Just wanted to say hello. Started the Atkins low-carb diet today after a
few
days of not being able to keep my blood sugar at a reasonable level. So,
I'm
officially saying good-bye to most carbs

Most low carbers count grams and become aware that nearly all foods have
some carb in them. You mean good bye to most high starch and/or high
sugar counts I bet. Low carbing has its own language. Since we deal
with low amounts of carb we need to be more observant of the small
amounts.

Yes, that's certainly what I meant. For now I'm basing myself on the
information provided on the Atkins site. With any luck I'll be able to get a
copy of the new book this week.


(including Bud Light!).

Yet another reason that standard Induction is two weeks and the reasons
for moving on tend to beat the reasons for extending it.

Have you tried the zero carb beer? It comes in concentrated form. Just
add water to bring it up to beer strength. As with any substitute it's
not really the same but it does have plenty of fans of its own. It's
called whiskey.

Heh... I'll probably take the opportunity to give my poor tortured liver a
bit of a break!


Starting weight: 235 lbs; Goal: 150.

How did you select your goal weight? It's extremely easy to pick a goal
that is 10 or even 20 too low. Pick the right goal weight and it's
possible to maintain without hunger. Pick below that level and your
HEAD tries to get up to the ideal that it wants so hunger becomes
constant. Picking a goal weight carefully is very important but at this
point you have lots of time to consider.

I'll admit, it's somewhat arbitrary. 150 seemed to be an ideal weight for me
when I was in my 20s. Now that I'm 43, it's probably an unrealistic goal.
I'll certainly give it some further thought.

Stick to it and you will be happy and healthy.

Simon wrote:
| Hi,
|
| Just wanted to say hello. Started the Atkins low-carb diet today
| after a few days of not being able to keep my blood sugar at a
| reasonable level. So, I'm officially saying good-bye to most carbs
| (including Bud Light!).
|
| Starting weight: 235 lbs; Goal: 150.

On Aug 16, 4:57*pm, "Simon"
wrote:
"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message

...

Simon wrote:

Just wanted to say hello. Started the Atkins low-carb diet today after a
few
days of not being able to keep my blood sugar at a reasonable level. So,
I'm
officially saying good-bye to most carbs

Most low carbers count grams and become aware that nearly all foods have
some carb in them. *You mean good bye to most high starch and/or high
sugar counts I bet. *Low carbing has its own language. *Since we deal
with low amounts of carb we need to be more observant of the small
amounts.

Yes, that's certainly what I meant. For now I'm basing myself on the
information provided on the Atkins site. With any luck I'll be able to get a
copy of the new book this week.

(including Bud Light!).

Yet another reason that standard Induction is two weeks and the reasons
for moving on tend to beat the reasons for extending it.

Have you tried the zero carb beer? *It comes in concentrated form. *Just
add water to bring it up to beer strength. *As with any substitute it's
not really the same but it does have plenty of fans of its own. *It's
called whiskey.

Heh... I'll probably take the opportunity to give my poor tortured liver a
bit of a break!



Starting weight: 235 lbs; Goal: 150.

How did you select your goal weight? *It's extremely easy to pick a goal
that is 10 or even 20 too low. *Pick the right goal weight and it's
possible to maintain without hunger. *Pick below that level and your
HEAD tries to get up to the ideal that it wants so hunger becomes
constant. *Picking a goal weight carefully is very important but at this
point you have lots of time to consider.

I'll admit, it's somewhat arbitrary. 150 seemed to be an ideal weight for me
when I was in my 20s. Now that I'm 43, it's probably an unrealistic goal.
I'll certainly give it some further thought.


Welcome to the group. It's gotten very quiet here over the last few
years. But if you have any questions, feel free to ask and some of us
who've been around a while will try and help.

Simon wrote:
"Doug Freyburger" wrote:
Simon wrote:

(including Bud Light!).

Yet another reason that standard Induction is two weeks and the reasons
for moving on tend to beat the reasons for extending it.

Heh... I'll probably take the opportunity to give my poor tortured liver a
bit of a break!

Cool. The harder it is to go the 2 weeks without alcohol the more
important it is to do so. I probably average one drink per week so the
carbs in it are easy for me to count against my maintenance grams.
Guinness has no more carbs than regular American pilsners. If there's
only one in a week starting after Induction is over may as well make it
a good one.

Last week I tried a wine cooler. Nasty sweet thing. So I went to the
store and got a Chimay. Belgian Trappist monks have spent centuries
glorifying God through making the skill of brewing into a devotional
service. They've had time to get extremely good at it. It's on a
different scale than most beers can even dream of.

Starting weight: 235 lbs; Goal: 150.

How did you select your goal weight? It's extremely easy to pick a goal
that is 10 or even 20 too low. Pick the right goal weight and it's
possible to maintain without hunger. Pick below that level and your
HEAD tries to get up to the ideal that it wants so hunger becomes
constant. Picking a goal weight carefully is very important but at this
point you have lots of time to consider.

I'll admit, it's somewhat arbitrary. 150 seemed to be an ideal weight for me
when I was in my 20s. Now that I'm 43, it's probably an unrealistic goal.
I'll certainly give it some further thought.

I will guess that 160 is the goal to use. Life insurance tables tend to
run 10 pounds to light because men overstate their height and women
understate their weight. It's not a strong reason to guess 10 pounds
more when someone didn't use life insurance tables to select thie goal
weight but it seems to work much of the time anyways.

The reason I brought it up has to do with planning and attitude. To
fail to plan is to plan to fail. If you target a weight under your
actual ideal it will take hunger to get there and to maintain there.
Hunger gives constant incentive to fall off the plan. It's likely that
if you target 160 you can get to 170 in a year without hunger
(post-Induction except times you learn a trigger food) and then to 160
in another year without hunger or in a few months with hunger. It's
likely that you will be able to maintain at 160 without hunger.

That's not anything to rush about. But long term planning is yet
another method for staying on the plan. When walking do you stumble
less by looking at the horizon or by looking at your feet? That's the
principle. Keep your eye on the ball but also keep the ball well out in
front of you. Act today, look to next year. It's about attitude
setting.

Looking forward tends to help folks stay on the plan, to move through
the phases on schedule, to not freak out during the standard week 3
pause, to puzzle out stalls rather than quit during stalls and so on.
It's indirect but it works. You're on a new life style.