Re: low carbing (long)
From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 18:41:12 -0600 (CST)
Hi!
I agree. This was a good, honest and inspiring post. There are many
different low carb plans out there and they all have a slightly
different approach but they all do the same thing -- lower you carbs. If
you are having difficulty low carbing it is probably because you have
not researched it well enough to know what you CAN eat. Most plans tell
you that you are on a qualitative diet not a quantitative one -- you can
actually eat lots of food. Research well before you start. Make lists
of what is "legal" and get all "illegal" items out of the house. Find
legal substitutes for the things you really enjoy so that you don't
break down when you have a craving.
I usually feel satisfied but I do love chips and chocolate! I get
cravings sometimes in the evenings but I have to tell myself that one
cookie WILL hurt me (20 carbs!) and I know I would screw up my whole day
if I ate it! I have to tell myself that if I was going to eat that
cookie I might as well have eaten the fries and bun at Wendy's instead
of the burger and salad that I had for lunch. Also, if you are having
difficulty low carbing you may have an addiction that can be broken. You
just have to give it some time. Check out atkinsfriends.com for
recipes, success stories and support. Take care and thanks for the
posts! God bless! Tera
At Sat, 23 Mar 2002, thea wrote:
>
>I thank you for this message/response. I too had the same questions
>Boy this low carb is harder than I thought. I now know that I am
>addicted to carbs. I went about 14-18 hours without it. And then I
>went to work and boy that was it. Thanks again this was great., I will
>try tomorrow since I have blown today! thea
>
>At Sat, 23 Mar 2002, Dave wrote:
>>
>>Hi Candi
>>I remember thinking exactly the same. I tried to lower my carb intake about
>>this time last year, and I was pretty useless at it if I'm honest. I am semi
>>vegetarian, so doing a low carb diet, I thought was nigh on impossible.
>>Pasta and Jacket potatoes were staples in my diet. However, I got told
>>everytime I saw a gyno or specialist that if I lost weight things would be
>>easier. I used to really take exception to that, as far as I was concerned I
>>was not the biggest girl in my group of girlfriends - but I was the only one
>>with PCOS. They all conceived and had their beautiful babies, yet, I who
>>started trying before them, still wasn't pg. (That's just my own personal
>>goal!)
>>I tried a low fat diet, and actually gained a couple of pounds! Then I went
>>on the internet and did a search on low carb as I had seen it mentioned on
>>here so many times. After loads of research I decided to try Atkins, I
>>bought the book, you do need to read lots of info before starting. I knew
>>that I would not be able to be as strict as they tell you to be in the book,
>>you have to do a two week induction, and limit your carbs to 20g or less per
>>day. Anyway within the first two weeks I lost quite a bit of weight, I had
>>my first af in four or so months. Now 29 days later, I have had another af,
>>I've lost loads of inches, and nearly 14lbs - that is in five weeks.
>>Food wise, I don't think I have ever eaten better. I certainly have never
>>gone hungry, and I've become more adventurous in what I eat.
>>Atkins is quite a harsh low carb diet to do, I have to do it that way, it's
>>a discipline thing, however one that you might find fairly easy to do is The
>>Carbohydrates Addicts diet, you have to be low carb all day except for one
>>hour, and then you can eat carbohydrates, but you have to have eaten them
>>all within the hour. A couple of people I work with have done VERY well on
>>that diet.
>>I think that the met is starting to work properly now, all that time I was
>>taking it while eating carbs - what a waste! Since I have been low carbing I
>>snore less, have much LESS gas (I suffered big time before!!!) I weigh less,
>>my clothes are becoming too big for me, I have much more energy - and I have
>>had two af on the trot, those were just not happening before.
>>Doing low carb is as easy or as difficult as you make it. Help yourself,
>>read, read and read some more. There are lots of plans, and many people do a
>>bit of this or a bit of the other.
>>The thing that shocked me the most was how many carbs there are in
>>everything. The average person eats between 300 - 400g carbs a day. I know I
>>would eat more than that now I read labels! I try and limit myself to 30 -
>>40g perday. Somedays I have more, and other days I have less.
>>Don't give up yet -
>>Sorry - I'll finish my lecture now!!!!!!!!
>>Cathy
>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>>To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>>Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 10:48 AM
>>Subject: low carbing
>>
>>> How on this earth do you ladies maintain a low carb diet? I have tried and
>>> tried. I guess its my will power... I can't live without my pasta,
>>cereals,
>>> and bread. Is there any other kind of diet that will help women with PCOS
>>> lose weight? I am not real big on "fad" diets but reduced calorie and
>>> exercise don't work for me either! Any suggestions? Thanks! Candi
>>>
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>thea
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Tera
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