Help! I just don't know what to do anymore...

"Tom" wrote in message
news:SF64d.469930$M95.240527@pd7tw1no...


I know that I probably won't convince you to totally change the way you
eat. But I hope that my reflections can help you in finding a way of
eating
that works for you. It's tough to know what to do with all the conflicting
reports and the way you actually feel as well. You'll have to experiment
and
do lots of reading and body monitoring no matter what plan you come up
with.
For me, this is the way I intend to eat the rest of my life, because it
works and it feels healthy. Good luck to you Doug.

Tom
210/180/180




Tom, you sold me! Thanks for an excellent post ...... now I have to get
back to the lo-carb way with a vengeance. Your reflection was quite
helpful.


--
John V.
LC - not quite Atkins, since 1/2/04
262/249/175

"Tom" wrote in message
news:SF64d.469930$M95.240527@pd7tw1no...


I know that I probably won't convince you to totally change the way you
eat. But I hope that my reflections can help you in finding a way of
eating
that works for you. It's tough to know what to do with all the conflicting
reports and the way you actually feel as well. You'll have to experiment
and
do lots of reading and body monitoring no matter what plan you come up
with.
For me, this is the way I intend to eat the rest of my life, because it
works and it feels healthy. Good luck to you Doug.

Tom
210/180/180




Tom, you sold me! Thanks for an excellent post ...... now I have to get
back to the lo-carb way with a vengeance. Your reflection was quite
helpful.


--
John V.
LC - not quite Atkins, since 1/2/04
262/249/175

The only problem you cited was the chocolates. Chocolate can be fine if you
make your own and use splenda. Cocoa powder is mostly fiber.

The only problem you cited was the chocolates. Chocolate can be fine if you
make your own and use splenda. Cocoa powder is mostly fiber.

"Tom" wrote in
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I finally came to the conclusion that if I were living 100,000 years
ago,
the only things I could find to eat were meat and whatever edible
plants I could find. Fruits would have been seasonal and a lot smaller
and less sweet. High starch foods would have been a lot smaller in
size and not as tasty as well. Grains are tough to eat unless crushed
and or cooked and they must be gathered by hand first. The body would
have had to work quite a bit harder to extract the carbs from all the
surrounding fiber of the available plant foods. Sugar would only be
available if I was willing to risk being stung by bees. My only
beverage would probably have been water or tea. The refined starches
and sugars of today's foods are simply too easy to digest and cheap to
make. The nutritionists claim that 60% of our calories should come
from these high carb foods. I think the best way to satisfy our
appetites is to emulate as much as possible the diets that we evolved
to eat, Not breads, french fries, and pastas.

This paragraph has renewed my strength to butch up and stop 'tasting'
things that keep me from losing weight. I've saved it to look at
periodically to remind myself why I'm doing this. Thanks!

Cate
who's maintained a 35-pound loss for 6 months but still has many more
pounds to lose

"Tom" wrote in
news:SF64d.469930$M95.240527@pd7tw1no:

I finally came to the conclusion that if I were living 100,000 years
ago,
the only things I could find to eat were meat and whatever edible
plants I could find. Fruits would have been seasonal and a lot smaller
and less sweet. High starch foods would have been a lot smaller in
size and not as tasty as well. Grains are tough to eat unless crushed
and or cooked and they must be gathered by hand first. The body would
have had to work quite a bit harder to extract the carbs from all the
surrounding fiber of the available plant foods. Sugar would only be
available if I was willing to risk being stung by bees. My only
beverage would probably have been water or tea. The refined starches
and sugars of today's foods are simply too easy to digest and cheap to
make. The nutritionists claim that 60% of our calories should come
from these high carb foods. I think the best way to satisfy our
appetites is to emulate as much as possible the diets that we evolved
to eat, Not breads, french fries, and pastas.

This paragraph has renewed my strength to butch up and stop 'tasting'
things that keep me from losing weight. I've saved it to look at
periodically to remind myself why I'm doing this. Thanks!

Cate
who's maintained a 35-pound loss for 6 months but still has many more
pounds to lose

"Tom" wrote in
news:SF64d.469930$M95.240527@pd7tw1no:

I finally came to the conclusion that if I were living 100,000 years
ago,
the only things I could find to eat were meat and whatever edible
plants I could find. Fruits would have been seasonal and a lot smaller
and less sweet. High starch foods would have been a lot smaller in
size and not as tasty as well. Grains are tough to eat unless crushed
and or cooked and they must be gathered by hand first. The body would
have had to work quite a bit harder to extract the carbs from all the
surrounding fiber of the available plant foods. Sugar would only be
available if I was willing to risk being stung by bees. My only
beverage would probably have been water or tea. The refined starches
and sugars of today's foods are simply too easy to digest and cheap to
make. The nutritionists claim that 60% of our calories should come
from these high carb foods. I think the best way to satisfy our
appetites is to emulate as much as possible the diets that we evolved
to eat, Not breads, french fries, and pastas.

This paragraph has renewed my strength to butch up and stop 'tasting'
things that keep me from losing weight. I've saved it to look at
periodically to remind myself why I'm doing this. Thanks!

Cate
who's maintained a 35-pound loss for 6 months but still has many more
pounds to lose

"Tom" wrote in message news:SF64d.469930$M95.240527@pd7tw1no...
"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...
But I'm very frustrated and really just don't know what do to anymore...

doug

I realize from your prior postings that you are battling with low-cal
vs. low-carb. Here are a few reasons why I continue with low-carb, as well
as some helpful things I did to keep myself on it, especially in the
beginning.

Reasons to continue
My acid reflux is totally gone since low-carbing.
My cholesterol is now in normal range.
Blood pressure is 120/78, down from 136/86.
I don't starve while I'm low-carbing.
I've lost 30lbs and have maintained my weight within 3lbs either way for
the past 6 months.
I've lost my fear of eating fat for energy.
My joints don't ache anymore.
I feel more mobile.
Although I never felt highly energetic, I never felt really low energy
either. A welcome change from before.
Having more endurance.
Feelings of being able to control my diet rather than the other way
around.
Compliments from friends and family.

Things that helped me
Planning what I was going to eat the day before.
Deciding what I could eat and sticking only to those foods.
Keeping small baggies of nuts or beef jerky with me in case I was hungry
when I went out.
Not eating or drinking anything sweet tasting like diet coke or foods
sweetened with sugar substitutes.
Avoiding low-carb labeled foods.
Switching pop for soda water or green tea.

Good for you for conquering your acid reflux. Imho, soda once in a
while is not unhealthy, but if it affects your reflux, then is good
that you are taking inventory of your food and drink intake.

"Tom" wrote in message news:SF64d.469930$M95.240527@pd7tw1no...
"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...
But I'm very frustrated and really just don't know what do to anymore...

doug

I realize from your prior postings that you are battling with low-cal
vs. low-carb. Here are a few reasons why I continue with low-carb, as well
as some helpful things I did to keep myself on it, especially in the
beginning.

Reasons to continue
My acid reflux is totally gone since low-carbing.
My cholesterol is now in normal range.
Blood pressure is 120/78, down from 136/86.
I don't starve while I'm low-carbing.
I've lost 30lbs and have maintained my weight within 3lbs either way for
the past 6 months.
I've lost my fear of eating fat for energy.
My joints don't ache anymore.
I feel more mobile.
Although I never felt highly energetic, I never felt really low energy
either. A welcome change from before.
Having more endurance.
Feelings of being able to control my diet rather than the other way
around.
Compliments from friends and family.

Things that helped me
Planning what I was going to eat the day before.
Deciding what I could eat and sticking only to those foods.
Keeping small baggies of nuts or beef jerky with me in case I was hungry
when I went out.
Not eating or drinking anything sweet tasting like diet coke or foods
sweetened with sugar substitutes.
Avoiding low-carb labeled foods.
Switching pop for soda water or green tea.

Good for you for conquering your acid reflux. Imho, soda once in a
while is not unhealthy, but if it affects your reflux, then is good
that you are taking inventory of your food and drink intake.

"Tom" wrote in message
I realize from your prior postings that you are battling with low-cal
vs. low-carb. Here are a few reasons why I continue with low-carb, as well
as some helpful things I did to keep myself on it, especially in the
beginning.... (snipped to save bandwidth)


Tom-
Excellent post!
Julie