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Re: Please help with any diet weight loss tipsFrom: Celeste (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 12 Oct 2000 12:42:07 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Kelly wrote: >Hi Kelly! A low (or at least lowered) carbohydrate diet is supposed to help us ladies out a lot. I have a strong strain of PCOS (no cycles or ovulation during the year without medication, and no medication has resumed ovulation) and this diet has helped me lose weight. I began this summer with eating half of the normal amounts of "carb-y" things in my diet. That resulted in the loss of several pounds. I then switched to the Maintenance level of the Atkins plan for low carbing, about 40 grams of carbohydrate per day. This resulted in a few more pounds gone. I learned gradually this way how to avoid some carbohydrates and how to get used to other choices; I've always failed when I've risen on a morning and resolved to change everything about my diet starting that day. Now I am on the Atkins plan at the Induction level of 20 grams carb per day; I finished the initial 2 week period and decided that since it is allowable to stay on it longer, decided that I would not change my routing. I have gone off it twice for a dessert and though it takes a couple of days for the weight loss to resume after such an event, I am losing steadily and have lost 23 pounds in all now. I learned that you can stay on the Induction level as long as you want, but the point of the Atkins diet is to lose weight slowly at a somewhat higher carb count after Induction, then gradually add carbs at the end of the weight loss time and find the amount you as an individual can eat to maintain the loss. Lots of info is available at http://www.atkinscenter.com, but to really make this work it is most useful to truly read his book. Current ideas about lowfat diets (ie high carb diets) and misinformation about what is really required on this diet abound, and if you read the book from start to finish it will make sense and you will not sabotage yourself by mixing in parts of other diets that don't belong on this one. Several other books about lowcarb are The Zone, Protein Power, Carbohydrate Addicts, and SugarBusters. The key in any of them is to READ and understand what is allowed. All of these allow more carbohydrate than Atkins, so see for yourself what you think you can manage. I tried the Zone first and it was too many carbs; I still craved them and couldn't stick to small amounts. I do much better on Atkins because at least until I get to my first goal of 50 lbs, I would rather just do without certain things. I tell myself they will always be available after I take care of myself FIRST in this TEMPORARY time of stricter dieting. Another thing that helps is my husband needs to lose weight too and went on it with me. As we have no children (thank PCOS for this sorrow) it is easiest when tempting foods are not nearby. I cleared my kitchen not only of foods with too many carbs for use during this time, but also of certain cooking items (such as bakeware for cakes and muffins) which only get in my way when I am trying to get meals together. We have begun to try some of the low carb substitutes for cooking items we used to eat, and so far they are acceptable. It helps that after weeks of not having the typical sweet things, the lesser sweetness of these substitutes seems greater than it probably would have had we started on them right away. Even plain foods, like tomato, seem to have a lot of sweetness now that it is not a common part of every meal anymore. Finally, I would say to plan your meals and snacks as best you can ahead of time, particularly around work and travel, when proper foods may not be readily available. Bring your own things and don't worry about people watching; most of the time they are too busy with their own concerns anyway. No matter which lowcarb plan you choose, make peace with the fact that you must drink plenty of water, and remove barriers to doing that. I require chilled water, so I found a refrigerator to store mine in and take a little cooler in the car. My husband has problems with tap water, so we purchase bottled water in small bottles for him. We try to limit the activities which will keep us away from easy access to the bathroom, because these situations cause us to restrict water intake which slows weight loss which causes us to become demoralized and want to quit. I suggest you use a vitamin supplement as an insurance policy, no matter which plan you choose. Finally, http://www.lowcarbluxury.com has low carb substitutes for common foods for sale; I'm not suggesting these will be something you would like to use or that it will be feasible to order from them, however they have a good site and you can use it to click on Links and surf the lowcarb web-ring. There are lots of wonderful links to sites run by people who are having success in this plan, and you can get recipe ideas, other tips, and support from them. Good luck and let us know how it goes! Celeste
>Hi Folks
-- Celeste
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