Weight Loss & "Low Carb" Processed Foods - Data Please!

Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.

For the questions that follow "low carb processed food" is defined as
commercial processed foods with "low carb" labeling, including low carb
bars, candies, cereals, shakes, pasta, tortillas, muffins, etc.

1. How long have you been on a low carb diet?

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh?

3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you typically
eat per day? How much low carb processed food did you eat per week? Answer
in "servings". One bar is a serving. So is 1/2 cup of low carb ice cream.

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of carbs,
including the "net carbs" on the label?

5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the label
carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

Thanks for participating!


-- Jenny

Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!
New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm
Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
HBa1c 5.2 10/03
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * Do Starch Blockers Work? * NEW! Why the Low Carb Diet
is Great for Diabetes * NEW! Low Carb Strategies for People with Diabetes

Jenny wrote:
:: Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.

Debate what?

Jenny wrote:

1. How long have you been on a low carb diet?

2 Months (2 weeks SBD, 2 weeks Freestyle Low Carb, 4 weeks Atkins Ind)

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh?

I dont know, I havent weighed myself since September, but judging by my
pants Im probably 180-185 now.

3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you
typically eat per day? How much low carb processed food did you eat
per week? Answer in "servings". One bar is a serving. So is 1/2 cup
of low carb ice cream.

None

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of
carbs, including the "net carbs" on the label?

Aprx 20, except for the past 3 days when I got a lil depressed and pigged
out on all legal food.

5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the
label carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).

20

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

10-15


preesi

Roger,

Rather than debate whether low carb processed foods help or hinder a low
carb diet, let's get some data on how consuming them is impacting people's
weight loss.

Given the explosion of low carb products in the marketplace, this kind of
exploration is long overdue!

-- Jenny
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
...
Jenny wrote:
:: Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.

Debate what?

One more thing! Please let us know what processed foods you typically eat.

For me the answers would be:

1. Low carbing since Nov 2002 (and 3 years from 1998 -2001).

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh? 140 lbs

3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you typically
eat per day? 1.3 servings.

How much low carb processed food did you eat per week? Answer
in "servings". seven servings

What foods: More & Less Cereal, Bella Vita Pasta.

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of carbs,
including the "net carbs" on the label?

62 grams

5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the label
carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).

62 grams

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

None. I'm maintaining.



-- Jenny
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Jenny" wrote in message
...
Roger,

Rather than debate whether low carb processed foods help or hinder a low
carb diet, let's get some data on how consuming them is impacting
people's
weight loss.

Given the explosion of low carb products in the marketplace, this kind of
exploration is long overdue!

-- Jenny
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes and more
at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
...
Jenny wrote:
:: Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.

Debate what?

From: "Jenny"


Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.

For the questions that follow "low carb processed food" is defined as
commercial processed foods with "low carb" labeling, including low carb
bars, candies, cereals, shakes, pasta, tortillas, muffins, etc.

1. How long have you been on a low carb diet?

18 months

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh?

Not sure, I am in maintenance, not weight-loss mode, but I am around 128-132
depending on hormones, hydration, etc.


3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you typically
eat per day? How much low carb processed food did you eat per week? Answer

None. I try not to eat processed food and when I eat sweets, I just eat things
without much sugar such as choc/mocha/cheesecake made w/no crust & 70% choc and
sweetened with a *little* honey.

in "servings". One bar is a serving. So is 1/2 cup of low carb ice cream.

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of carbs,
including the "net carbs" on the label?

Total average carbs: 40-50 grams a day, before subtracting fiber

5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the label
carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).


Same

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

None, but I am not trying to lose weight.

Thanks for participating!

:Robyn

Jenny wrote:

Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.

For the questions that follow "low carb processed food" is defined as
commercial processed foods with "low carb" labeling, including low carb
bars, candies, cereals, shakes, pasta, tortillas, muffins, etc.

1. How long have you been on a low carb diet?

almost 5 months

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh?

134

3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you typically
eat per day?

Did not eat this every day.

How much low carb processed food did you eat per week? Answer
in "servings". One bar is a serving. So is 1/2 cup of low carb ice cream.

Maybe 1-3 servings.

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of carbs,
including the "net carbs" on the label?

Hmmm. Less than 45, assuming I had three such treats per week,
and including the fact that I had a piece of pie and 3 comice
pears.


5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the label
carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).

a few grams less

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

four pounds

Thanks for participating!

-- Jenny

Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!
New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm
Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
HBa1c 5.2 10/03
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * Do Starch Blockers Work? * NEW! Why the Low Carb Diet
is Great for Diabetes * NEW! Low Carb Strategies for People with Diabetes


--
Jean B.

"Jenny" wrote:
Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.
For the questions that follow "low carb processed food" is defined as
commercial processed foods with "low carb" labeling, including low
carb
bars, candies, cereals, shakes, pasta, tortillas, muffins, etc.

1. How long have you been on a low carb diet?

Six months, give or take a few days.

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh?

I was 247lbs on 23 November.

3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you
typically
eat per day? How much low carb processed food did you eat per week?
Answer
in "servings". One bar is a serving. So is 1/2 cup of low carb ice
cream.

Looking at fitday.com, about one or two a week or thereabouts. That
comes down to about 0.28 per day, assuming it was two per week.

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of
carbs,
including the "net carbs" on the label?

For the purposes of this survey the month I'm counting is from 23
December backwards. This means it doesn't include Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day or Boxing Day on which my food consumption wasn't typical.

As best I can approximate, it would have been around 34-36.

5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the
label
carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).

Approximately 38. It was 37.79, but I'm rounding up.

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

From 23 November to 23 December, 7lbs.

--
Lexin
www.redrosepress.co.uk
www.livejournal.com/~lexin
LC since 9 June 2003
(300/238/182)

(Jenny) wrote:

Rather than debate this abstractly, let's collect some data.

For the questions that follow "low carb processed food" is defined as
commercial processed foods with "low carb" labeling, including low carb
bars, candies, cereals, shakes, pasta, tortillas, muffins, etc.

1. How long have you been on a low carb diet?

Seven months

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh?

I haven't weighed myself for a four months thanks to a broken leg stopping
me being able to balance on our electronic scale. I'm sort of in early
self imposed maintenance as I've been advised that ketosis might not be a
good idea while trying to heal a bone. From my belt buckle holes, I've
stayed pretty much the same size (235, down from 265+), maybe lost a few
pounds.

3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you
typically
eat per day? How much low carb processed food did you eat per week?
Answer
in "servings". One bar is a serving. So is 1/2 cup of low carb ice
cream.

I eat no low carb processed food at all. I'd rather eat a very occasional
high carb treat than find an LC equivalent and eat it all the time.

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of carbs,
including the "net carbs" on the label?

I have no idea, I never really counted. My 'plan' is basically no bread,
spuds, rice, pasta or fruit. For the last few months I've been eating
yogurt and a crust of bread per day. Just being careful to keep carbs to
below the level where I get cravings really.

5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the
label
carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

Thanks for participating!

I wasn't really able to as I totally don't fit in with this carb-counting
stuff, specially not at the moment.

1. How long have you been on a low carb diet?

since 10/6/03

2. At the start of the month, what did you weigh?

160

3. During the past month, how much low carb processed food did you
typically
eat per day? How much low carb processed food did you eat per week?
Answer
in "servings". One bar is a serving. So is 1/2 cup of low carb ice cream.

I eat LC candy every day (Russell Stover SF)...may equal 1-2 servings all
together. I eat a LC bar or drink maybe once or twice a week when I'm away
from home. LC ice cream once a week. LC bread once a week.

4.. During this past month, what was your typical daily TOTAL of carbs,
including the "net carbs" on the label?

I'm not sure, but probably pretty low....I'd say around 30

5. What would that daily total have been if you had counted all the label
carbs (including sugar alcohols but not including fiber).

Hmmm...probably around 70

6. Over the past month, how much weight did you lose?

4 lbs.

Sue
175/156/125