angie81 said:Hi everyone
I have been reading the posts on this site for a while but this is the
first time I have posted. I am starting a low carb diet tomorrow and
was wondering if anyone had any tips. About three years ago I lost
80lbs. but have gained 40 of them back. When I first lost the weight it
was easy but now I can't seem to styick to a diet for more than a couple
days. I think that maybe if there is a place I can go for support and an
occasional butt kicking it may help. Any advice would be useful. Thanks.
Three bits of advice:
1) Really do an approach. Read the book or books to see what the
programs really are; don't try to make it up as you go and sorta do it.
Read the FAQ that Rudy puts up every day and spend some time wandering
around in it. It's an encyclopedia of information for you to mine as you
see fit.
2) Take everything you see here with extremely large grains of salt.
Lots of people, all with different viewpoints, some utter nonsense and
some smack-on. And everything in between. You'll be able to sort them
out after a pretty short time.
3) Eat (within the programs) to suit yourself. On one hand, it's a
chance to try new foods, if you're of that mind. On the other, you can
find many, many foods you already eat that can fit into any of the
low-carb approaches. From my viewpoint, having a bit of an adventurous
spirit is a good idea. You'll be introduced to huge numbers of foods
created or adapted for this approach, and they're yours to enjoy.
And relax. It's not world peace or man's inhumanity to man. It's only
your next meal and tomorrow's successes. Takes a little will power, but
so does getting out of bed in the morning. Don't make it into a bigger
deal than it is. And did I mention, relax...?
Pastorio