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Re: FOR Pat or whoever: My own experience with low-carb versus Weight Watchers: More InfoFrom: janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 20 Jul 2002 17:48:35 -0500 (CDT)
Yes, I can tell you how I have adapted my eating thus far. First of all, I haven't yet felt totally comfortable with going into a full-fledged Atkins plan. Perhaps it is all those years of being told to eat low-fat (which only added the pounds to my body no matter how much I cut the calories) or perhaps I am uncomfortable with a diet so high in fat. So I am adapting Weight Watchers and simply cutting down on the carbs they allow. Perhaps I should be getting more fat and I will add it if I feel the need. I stick to the WW points for my weight, which is 22-27 at this point, or a maximum of around 1350 calories if each point is about 50 calories. This is only a rough guide as you can eat more food and more calories if you eat more fiber as WW doesn't go strictly on calories but gives fewer points for high-fiber foods. You can also earn extra points for exercise and I do exercise because I think it is a vital part of controlling PCOS symptoms. Sometimes I use my bonus points; sometimes I don't. Because I am not a nutritionist or expert in diet, I also take a multi-vitamin pill daily as well as a calcium supplement to help with my nutrition. However, I feel strongly that most vitamins should come from REAL food, not pills, and so I aim to get my nutrition through food. As for my food plan: I try to stay around 20 grams of carbs a day. I allocate those carbs for high-vitamin foods such as tomatoes or carrots or a small container of v-8 juice (7 grams carbs) or an orange or whatever. I also strive to eat veggies because I do think veggies are important, staying within my 20 point range - yes, this takes work and planning, but I am committed to seeing what this does for me. I am still learning which veggies are low in carbs but fresh steamed green beans, asparagus, broccoli and artichokes have been part of my plan. I eat a lot of seafood, fresh fish, some lobster, clams, crab (when I can get them at lower prices). I eat some steak. I eat the low-carb bread (3 grams of carbs a serving) which satisfies me as much as regular bread. I eat cheese or use it as a condiment in salads. I eat plenty of green salads. While I may be going over my low-carb figure (20) a bit, I emphasize eating fresh veggies, some fruits, protein and high-vitamin fruits and vegetables. I am keeping a detailed journal of what I eat on a daily basis so I can fine tune my plan as I go along. A typical day? Perhaps an egg or two in the morning lightly sauteed in butter, a piece of low-carb bread (3 grams carbs) and a container of cottage cheese (4 grams carb) Total - 300 calories (6 points) and 7 grams carbs Lunch - protein of some sort - perhaps grilled chicken or fish or a small piece of beef. Veggies. A glass of skim milk or container of cottage cheese mixed with Splenda and some cinnamon. A small container of v-8 juice (7 grams) or a sliced tomato. Total - around 500-600 calories (depending on what I eat and 11 grams carbs Dinner - basically the same as lunch except I will bake a small apple if I have the extra carbs and eat it with a bit of cottage cheese mixed with Splenda and cinnamon (yes, I do like cottage cheese quite a bit). I happen to think it is vital to get calcium to lose weight so I try to allocate what I can in that direction. Cheese, of course (hard cheese) generally has 0 carbs and I eat some of that as well on some days. I use fried pork rinds as a condiment (they are high fat but 0 carbs) because I don't like the high-fat in them but I grind them up and use them in place of bread crumbs for coating fish or use them in pieces in salads for crunch. Varied calories, 0 carbs. So far, I have not found a problem with variety as there are many protein choices out there and I love seafood of all kinds. But I can see how some people might find this diet monotonous. However, I am very pleased with the lack of hunger I feel and the energy I have. When I ate lots of carbs, I was always tired, grumpy and just plain starved. This should have told me something...Now I am never hungry and just feel better. > >So, can you give us some idea of what you eat everyday, and how you make >your choices? I think this is something you should share with WW, as >they need to adapt to a healthy low carb eating plan, or at least offer >it as a choice. I would be very interested in reading about what you >have done exactly.I think their points system has some value, and what >you have done sounds even better. >Pat >> >>For 15 weeks, I was on Weight Watchers higher protein plan and lost a >>total of 13 pounds, BUT ONLY by walking 4 miles a day and staying at the >>lower end of the points range. If I ate more than 22 points, I gained, >>even with walking. This didn't seem right or even do-able to me as a >>long-term eating plan. After hearing all the controversy about low-carb >>versus high-carb diets, I decided to modify WW to fit a low-carb plan. >>Well, in the last two weeks, I have lost 2 pounds a week AND I can eat >>more calories. I have been eating 20 -25 grams of carbs a day. I am >>NOT saying this is the plan for everyone. If there is anything I have >>learned with PCOS, it is that we are all different and what works for >>some of us may not work for others.
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