Dated Resolutions

"John E" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi all,

Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.

Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.

One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.

I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.

My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
resolution.

Good luck,

J.

Sage advice, John; I agree with it. For many of us who went with the
low-carb WOE it became such a central part of our lives that we'll never get
out of it. And in fact, that goes with the plan.

I have to almost force myself to eat foods that contain carbohydrates. I
make myself eat 30 grams of carbs per day, and when I reach my goal weight
(and I'm not that far from it), I'll go on maintenance and increase my carb
intake. For me, that's going to be difficult, actually.

John E said:

Hi all,

Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.

Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.

One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.

I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.

My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
resolution.

That's fine advice except for people who have never eaten low carb before.
They shouldn't be deciding today that they're going to start low carbing
tomorrow. They should get a book and read it to find out what the low carb
WOE really is and not wing it on what they've heard it is from friends or
the media.

"Jim Bard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have to almost force myself to eat foods that contain carbohydrates. I
make myself eat 30 grams of carbs per day, and when I reach my goal weight
(and I'm not that far from it), I'll go on maintenance and increase my
carb intake. For me, that's going to be difficult, actually.

This seems to be my difficulty, too. I've been averaging 30 a day, and I
know I should be upping this. What I'm eating satisfies me, I honestly
can't imagine making myself eat more, that stinks of the old way of eating
and I don't want to go there. I have been adding larger amounts of chopped
veggies and a few nuts in my salads, so that helps to bring up the carb
count a bit more. I know *how* to do it, I guess it's something I'm not
comfortable with.
Lisa 208/162.5/145-150

Low-carb since June 2004

I hadn't noticed Monday's being busier, but then I may have been too focused
to notice. I go on Mondays and Thursdays. I'll have to watch for a
difference. If you are right, maybe I should switch to a Tuesday and Friday
schedule in the weeks after the 1st.

I'm finding pant sizes and visible weight loss in my face to be going faster
than the numbers on the bathroom scale. I think I'm building muscle. My
lifted weight totals on the computer at the gym are still rising. I
recently totaled 27,740 pounds for a 20 minute workout on 12 machines. I
started around 10,000 a few months ago.

Cubit
311/203/165

"John E" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.

Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.

One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.

I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.

My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate

resolution.

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Good luck,

J.

Jim Bard,

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." IMHO you should stay with your current
plan, rather than do "maintenance." I think Dr. Atkins was avoiding
professional censure by making his very low carb phase temporary. Use
Fitday to verify your nutritional status. If the numbers are OK, why mess
with it? So far, the only claims I've seen for a need for carbs comes from
commercial product promotions.

"Jim Bard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"John E" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.

Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.

One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.

I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.

My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
resolution.

Good luck,

J.

Sage advice, John; I agree with it. For many of us who went with the
low-carb WOE it became such a central part of our lives that we'll never

get

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out of it. And in fact, that goes with the plan.

I have to almost force myself to eat foods that contain carbohydrates. I
make myself eat 30 grams of carbs per day, and when I reach my goal weight
(and I'm not that far from it), I'll go on maintenance and increase my

carb

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intake. For me, that's going to be difficult, actually.

I started without reading the book (DANDR). Until one starts to stall,
things can go just fine on their own. Later, one can pick up a lot on the
internet.

Now I have a copy of DANDR, but I only use it for reference. I learned a
lot by reading "Calories Don't Count" by Dr. Herman Taller. However, my
eclectic approach is a bit different than his. I do count calories, and I
use any fats (except trans fats) in place of his recommended omega 6.

I did not start with induction. I started with a goal of 50 carbs per day.
It was a few months later that I adjusted my carbs downward. It took about
6 weeks for my carb cravings to go away. I have wondered if they would have
gone away sooner, if I had started at 20 carbs.

Cubit
311/203/165

"Jeri" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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John E said:

Hi all,

Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.

Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.

One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.

I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.

My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
resolution.

That's fine advice except for people who have never eaten low carb before.
They shouldn't be deciding today that they're going to start low carbing
tomorrow. They should get a book and read it to find out what the low carb
WOE really is and not wing it on what they've heard it is from friends or
the media.

Cubit wrote:
:: I'm finding pant sizes and visible weight loss in my face to be
:: going faster than the numbers on the bathroom scale. I think I'm
:: building muscle. My lifted weight totals on the computer at the gym
:: are still rising. I recently totaled 27,740 pounds for a 20 minute
:: workout on 12 machines. I started around 10,000 a few months ago.

Or you're getting stronger (perhaps both, since you're still a newbie). What
kind of gym tracks info this way?

John E wrote:
:: Hi all,
::
:: Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.
::
:: Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
:: diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.

Yep.

::
:: One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
:: to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
:: The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.

Yep.

::
:: I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
:: them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.

Around here they need about a month. It's an interesting thing to watch.

::
:: My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
:: morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
:: resolution.

Start now.

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:36:41 -0500, Roger Zoul <[email hidden]>

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John E wrote:
:: Hi all,
::
:: Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.
::
:: Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
:: diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.

Yep.

::
:: One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
:: to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
:: The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.

Yep.

::
:: I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
:: them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.

Around here they need about a month. It's an interesting thing to watch.

::
:: My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
:: morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
:: resolution.

Start now.

I'm going to get a membership to the gym after the 1st of the year, only
because I won't have time before then to go. (I'll be riding my bike, and
there's a small gym at work with cardio equipment, so I'll be exercising;
I just won't be lifting weights.)

--
Bob in CT

Jim Bard wrote:
:: "John E" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:: news:[email hidden]...
::: Hi all,
:::
::: Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.
:::
::: Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
::: diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.
:::
::: One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
::: to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
::: The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.
:::
::: I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
::: them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.
:::
::: My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
::: morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
::: resolution.
:::
::: Good luck,
:::
::: J.
::
:: Sage advice, John; I agree with it. For many of us who went with the
:: low-carb WOE it became such a central part of our lives that we'll
:: never get out of it. And in fact, that goes with the plan.
::
:: I have to almost force myself to eat foods that contain
:: carbohydrates. I make myself eat 30 grams of carbs per day, and
:: when I reach my goal weight (and I'm not that far from it), I'll go
:: on maintenance and increase my carb intake. For me, that's going to
:: be difficult, actually.

Jack up your exercise and you'll likely not have any problems.

Jeri wrote:
:: John E <[email hidden]> wrote:
::: Hi all,
:::
::: Throughout my life I've watched people's dated resolutions collapse.
:::
::: Every Monday I find the gym very full. The number of people
::: diminishes day by day in the week and it spikes again on Monday.
:::
::: One day, I went to the gym after New Year's Day and found no place
::: to walk at the gym. There was lines for every workout machine.
::: The sauna was packed, and no room to get in the swimming pool.
:::
::: I asked the manager: What is going on? New Year resolutions, give
::: them 2 weeks the gym will be back to normal, he replied.
:::
::: My call on this: If you need to lose weight today, begin tomorrow
::: morning at the latest; i.e. you should have sort of an immediate
::: resolution.
::
:: That's fine advice except for people who have never eaten low carb
:: before. They shouldn't be deciding today that they're going to start
:: low carbing tomorrow. They should get a book and read it to find out
:: what the low carb WOE really is and not wing it on what they've
:: heard it is from friends or the media.

Reading a book on LC because you're planning to lose weight IS starting.
One can simply start eating fewer carbs (starting with junk/fast food) while
wading through a book. It's not rocket science....but one should do the
homework. A quick stop at the Atkins website would be a jumpstart.

Cubit wrote:

:: Now I have a copy of DANDR, but I only use it for reference. I
:: learned a lot by reading "Calories Don't Count" by Dr. Herman
:: Taller. However, my eclectic approach is a bit different than his.
:: I do count calories, and I use any fats (except trans fats) in place
:: of his recommended omega 6.

Why?

::
:: I did not start with induction. I started with a goal of 50 carbs
:: per day. It was a few months later that I adjusted my carbs
:: downward. It took about 6 weeks for my carb cravings to go away. I
:: have wondered if they would have gone away sooner, if I had started
:: at 20 carbs.

They likely would have.

Cubit wrote:
:: Jim Bard,
::
:: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." IMHO you should stay with your
:: current plan, rather than do "maintenance." I think Dr. Atkins was
:: avoiding professional censure by making his very low carb phase
:: temporary. Use Fitday to verify your nutritional status. If the
:: numbers are OK, why mess with it? So far, the only claims I've seen
:: for a need for carbs comes from commercial product promotions.

Try doing some really hard and/or long exercise.

But for weight loss, I agree.

It is at the YMCA. It is on a commercial computerized system they bought.
I don't remember the brand name. If I wanted, I could bring up a report
that shows each weight training machine separately, but I just check the
total as I log out. My upper body strength sucks, but my legs are great. I
now leg press 360, and I know I can do better.

"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Cubit wrote:
:: I'm finding pant sizes and visible weight loss in my face to be
:: going faster than the numbers on the bathroom scale. I think I'm
:: building muscle. My lifted weight totals on the computer at the gym
:: are still rising. I recently totaled 27,740 pounds for a 20 minute
:: workout on 12 machines. I started around 10,000 a few months ago.

Or you're getting stronger (perhaps both, since you're still a newbie).

What

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kind of gym tracks info this way?

Cubit wrote:
:: It is at the YMCA. It is on a commercial computerized system they
:: bought. I don't remember the brand name. If I wanted, I could bring
:: up a report that shows each weight training machine separately, but
:: I just check the total as I log out. My upper body strength sucks,
:: but my legs are great. I now leg press 360, and I know I can do
:: better.

Very typical for formerly overweight folks. Keep working that upper body!