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Re: Abstaining from sugars????
From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:21:57 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Barbra-
I eat WAY more sugar than I should be eating, but still lose weight at a
steady pace as long as I watch my calories. I'm on 2000mg glucophage. I
know low carbing would be best for me, but I spent so much time low
carbing and not losing an ounce that I have really bad feelings about
the Atkins diet. I would love to be someone that could be on a low-fat
and low-carb diet (which I'm sure is the best diet for anyone to be on)
but I just can't do it, there are just so few foods that fall under this
category that I think I'd go nuts. As it stands now I'm losing about
1.5 lbs a week (with 30 to 50 left to lose, depending on what my body
chooses to do) and have lost a total of 55lbs. If there comes a time
when I'm no longer losing or feeling great, I will surely look into
low-carbing as an option. I guess we all have to find what works for us
- but I don't think it can be said as a rule that we can't lose weight
while still enjoying the sweeter things in life! I must say that I have
not yet low-carbed and been on glucophage at the same time - so perhaps
my results would be even better that way - but I guess I'm pretty happy
with the steady weight loss I'm experiencing.
At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Barb wrote:
>
>Do most of you limit or totally eliminate refined sugars in your diet?
>Do you cheat and have a piece of cake?
>Just wondering how this interferes with the weighloss issues while on
>GLUC.
>
>I go to the clinic regularily where they have these women (PCOS)that are
>participating in a group study.They are tried on different meds.
>Most were extremely overweight.Since they totally eliminated all refined
>sugars from their diets-almost all are very satisfied with their weight
>loss.
>I know what it is like to have the sugar cravings,but I don't need to
>lose the weight,but have done so as I do not give in to one little
>cookie anymore and this has made the difference in more weight loss.I
>think that by me not giving in to that one little chocolate chip cookie
>has made a difference.My abdominal viscosity has just resolved.I must
>have been very sensitive to sugars.
>
>I've heard some women mention that they barely eat anything and still
>cannot drop any weight even while on Gluc.Could it be that we are that
>sensitive that even a half of teaspoon of sugar is something that we
>cannot handle?
>Think of everything you eat in a day and then see how much refined
>sugars you are actually consuming without realizing it.
>
>HOpe this helps with weight loss,as I was wondering why I was losing
>weight,yet eating so much.NO sugar!Body is more toned and now considered
>Lean.
>I think this was in a period of about three months or so.
>I was at 155...now 138 and getting more energy.I am five feet four.
>
>--
>Sincerely,
>Barb C.
>
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