Hi CalicoCat ....I am, I can't believe it....I am having allot of fun in my closet trying on cloths that fit again....

So glad your still here...I thought you had left....

I see your doing very good....Keep up the good work....Julie

Hi Julie, I haven’t left. In fact, I update my journal regularly. Feel free to drop by anytime you want, you are always welcome in it.

Thanks CalicoCat...I will do that...Do you list everything you eat in a day in your journal?.....When did you start to add more carbs?....I started but I am really not brave about it.....Julie

Hi Julie,

I don’t list what I eat in my journal anymore. I list it on my fitday. Believe me, it is much more help to me this way. With fitday, I immediately see what I did wrong and why, where I could do better and how. The more I use it, the more I like it. I list only my results on my journal.

I never started to add more carbs because I always ate more carbs. I never did Atkins so I never did the induction where people eat so little carbs. I used to do Montignac and I lowered my carb when I started general low carbing.

Hi CalicoCat......

Do you have a limit of carbs you can have in one day?....I have lost the weight I wanted and now I have started to add more but only 5 per week....I will try to add 5 per day every week.....Do you work out?....

Julie

In the winter, I do Pilates at home about 3 times a week and go outside cross-country skiing when the weather is right and my knees/elbows/ankles/feet are not bothering me.

As for how many carbs I eat, it depends. If my liver is upset, I need to reduce my fat and proteins so the carbs will be higher. My averages are between 70g net carb to 40 net carb. I always try to keep it under 100g total carb anyway.

Wow....I can;t wait to be able to eat a higher carb count....I usaully stay anywhere between 20 & 30.....Did you start at 40 to 70 aday?.....Its great that you are working out....I usually just walk allot but lately there is no way I can bring myself to do that .... Its so cold....

Julie

Hello everybody,...

could someone explain to me the difference between pork rinds and oreilles de crisse as us French Canadians low carbers are confused...
Thanks a lot!

TBoneMitch, the difference? They taste better at the sugar shack
OK, I am just as confused as you are. Now what is that Optimal Diet?

Julie, on Montignac I was not counting my carbs but it must have been around 200g daily. Then I slowly cut those down until my liver got upset, around 40g daily, I think. I know all of you do it the other way around. Get your carbs really low and then start to eat more. That’s not what I am doing. I am trying to find a balance where all parts of my body will stop complaining. It is like living in a democracy, it’s not going anywhere because everyone has it’s little complain to make.

Hi CalicoCat.....I started with somersizing ... I did this for over a year...I never lost but I didn't gain either....I also cheated quite abit with wine (almost everynight at dinner) and sometimes beer....I did felt really good somersizing....I than stopped the wine and beer (maybe once a month ) and started to gain....That is when I decided to count carbs and its finally working.....

I am feeling really good and like you....I am really paying attention to my system....

Julie

hi there:
I will be moving to DDO in the next couple of months, so i'm taking note of those places to look for LC products, just have 4 weeks on the LC diet, (with no much progress, by the way)..
Julie i saw that you reached your goal, i have just 10 pounds to lose and the scale is not moving ( just 2 pounds) in month, any sugestions?...

Nice to meet you all!

PLGURU

Hi PLGURU...I used to live close to you. My brother still lives in Hudson and we'll be going to his wedding in Sept.

Hi Everyone.....How do you like this humidity???....Sweetmom, hang in there.....You will see results...Its like our body won't let go of those last few pounds but it will....Try not to cheat and drink allot of water....Julie

Hi there:
Finally the summer is here!, i love summer!, before moving to canada i lived in the tropic close to the beach, here in montreal we don't have the ocean, but at least i feel almost like my other home...
Julie how long did you take to lose those 15 pounds? i can see that my body is really fighting to lose those extra pounds!!!