Sun, May-09-04, 22:42
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,472
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 229/205/170
BF:I have Body Fat!??
Progress: 41%
Location: Idaho
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You've got a lot of great information here--I think reading several of the books (like all you can get your hands on) would be great for you! Then you could choose a plan to fit you best.
There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to the blood sugar thing, and since you're wanting to maintain these are the most important points. In order to maintain blood sugar levels it is essential that you eat foods in the right combination. Never eat carbs without something to counter-act their affects (either fat or protein or both). So for example, if you maintain your body on 150 carbs, for breakfast you'd want to eat something like eggs, sausage and fruit. A great snack would be maybe more low-glycemic fruit with some cheese. A good lunch might be a taco salad made with refried beans, taco meat, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, olives, etc.
I know the Zone puts foods like this into groups (called blocks) to help control blood sugar levels. My sis-in-law has been on the Zone for several years now and just loves it. She was hypoglycemic and had quite a few problems associated with blood sugar. She often eats oatmeal and something else for breakfast; meat, legumes and veggies for lunch, so on and so forth. She can't tolerate any artificial sweetener that I know of, so she does have the very rare sugar treat, but she knows she can't overdo it. If she eats too much sugar or chocolate, she has a horrible case of flebitis (sp?) flare up. She suffered with it for a long time before she finally figured out what would help it, and low-carbing has been the key for her.
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