Posted by beardedlady on March 30, 2003, at 5:40:48
In reply to Re: low carbo suggestion » beardedlady, posted by bozeman on March 29, 2003, at 20:06:50
> That's OK, beardy. I figured either you never saw it, or just got busy. Either way, I didn't take it personally.
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O.K., good.
---> Also being a woman with chocolate cycles :-) I found I had to modify the diet a little at the outset. My first week has more of an Atkins flavor to it -- Daily salads (usually two, sometimes three), no fruit, some green beans or broccoli, the rest proteins or fat -- steak, omelettes, roasted chicken, chicken salad, roast beef, deviled eggs, salmon salad, chicken soup (no noodles, just meat and some veggies), roast turkey, etc. That week "breaks" the insulin cycle for me that makes me crave carbs. (I keep carbs under 30 grams per day for that week.)
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Yes, that has happened to me when I did Weight Watchers with absolutely no bread, rice, pasta, or potatoes. I am really thinking that, although it's not in the "zone," it doesn't raise my insulin levels to eat this way; therefore, I may not be at optimum fat burning or good-feeling, but I'm still losing weight and carb cravings.But I can never kill the chocolate cravings. Last night, after about a week without a single bit of anything chocolate, I broke down and had two wedges of a chocolate orange. So good.
The shake sounds okay, but I am loathe to drink my calories. Though I have felt a nice full feeling from the Soy Slim Fast shakes!
> Probably more than you wanted to know (chuckle!) but I hope it helps. Good luck with those last ten pounds -- you should have them off in plenty of time for summer!!!Vanity is a tough thing for many to deal with or admit to. But we've changed pools this summer, and I'll now be going where everyone in my neighborhood goes--all the people who work with my husband and whose kids are my husband's students. I feel like they're about to see me naked.
Thanks for all the information. It's helpful!
beardy : )>
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