Sat, May-08-04, 06:35
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Contributing Member
Posts: 20
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Plan: Dr Atkins
Stats: 165/154/120
BF:
Progress: 24%
Location: South Georgia
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Hi from Thomasville too
Looks like from this post that you just started? Gone through induction yet? Or are you in it? Meaning the first 14 days of no more than 20 gm carb. That is a good start and South Beach does the same thing, but after that it gets a little fuzzy. At least for me. Those who seem to be successful stick to the letter of the book, like their bible. I find that difficult to do. I may have to do some rearranging somehow. I ride my bike 2 to 3 times a week over the last 3 weeks at least 3 miles or more. At first when I hit the standstill I thought maybe I need to drink more water, that is real, real important. And it helped but if I eat to much sodium (women retain fluid easy) up I go as much as 2 lbs. I rode my bike yesterday 3 miles, then had two hot dogs (-bun) with saurkraut and this morning I got on the scales And for me the more I up carbs I'm finding I better lower the fat. I think for me it still comes down to this equation (calorie burn must exceed calorie intake) in order to lose along with the watch the sodium intake. New phase of life for me, mid life and nothing works like it used to (nothing). Having to relearn how to manipulate my body to get the weight off and still not go total carrots and celery route. There is some satisfaction in a bowl of low carb ice cream. But as always no matter how you look at it or slice it, it all takes a certain amount of discipline and will power. Nothing good comes easy. If you would like we can try to chear one another along. I have the Atkins paperback "New Diet Revolution" and the hard back "Atkins for Life" I checked out South Beach from Library, but it is similar to Atkins only after induction you go on to a higher carb than Atkins climb by 5 a week. At least one thing they really have right - white bread, rice, cakes, cookies and potatoes (in that order) are killer foods. Hope to hear from you. Stay motivated- it's worth it to yourself and your family.
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