My experience with weight loos

"skizi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi,

I have been LC'ing since January. I decide to do it for 6 months just to
see what might happen. I am at 4 months. In this time I went off plan
only 3 times. But I did not binge on any of them and one was unavoidable
because there was nothing low carb. (OK I could have skipped desert but
after eating spaghetti I decided not to). I have only lost 8 pounds. It
seems that there is only on week per month that I loose. It would be the
third week of my menstrual cycle I am at the lowest weight I have been in
3 years. The other slight advantage is I have had this hair on my chin
for years. It is getting less.

It is also weird how my shape has changed while losing. At first my
clothiers were very loose in the waist, but the hips still fit perfectly.
Now the hips and below are loose but the waist is not as loose as it was.
I also noticed recently that my sleeves are getting looser. It seems that
the fat before it leaves the body moves to another area first.

I do some exercises but not as much as I should. I am 44, and still have
30 pounds left to go. I am hoping that during these 6 months my body will
heal from my sugar abuse. I am not planning on stopping after the 6 months
maybe just reevaluate. Before I started, I would eat something in the
morning and not be able to stop eating until I went to bed at night.
Sometimes I felt sick to my stomach because I ate so much junk but I would
eat more to settle my stomach. I do not want to go back to that.

I am writing this to encourage people, who are not loosing as fast as they
want to,to keep at it. Unless you know you are doing something wrong (like
eating bread) or you are taking advantage of the freedom to eat as much as
you want the weight will come off. We are asking our bodies to go through
a major adjustment. we truly do not know all the things that are going on
inside our body while it makes this adjustment. It took me 44 years and 4
kids to get where I am at today. Why should I expect it to change in 6
months?

Shari

You may have PCOS. Obviously this diet is benefitting you in other ways than
simply weight. Keep up the good work. I had many small niggling problems
that have gotten better on this diet, this is my way for life (hopefully).

To lose more, you'll have to look into cutting calories.

I wish you the best of luck. I started a diet that works for me and
tends to be low carb but also low cal. In 5 months I have lost 60lb and
I have 55 or so left so it can happen.

I am not high on calories. Every time I check it I am between 1500 and 1700.
If you do 150 pounds and multiply it by 13 for sedentary, I should be losing
until I get to the 150 mark. Then I should have to reduce calories to get
to a lower weight. But I am not at 150 yet. I am working on increasing my
activity by running. I just started a week ago because I couldn't wake up in
the morning. I run as far as I can then walk to catch my breath then run
again. I am not going very far but it is a start. At best I am doing 1/2
mile.

I did this diet before, about 7 years ago when I was only 38 and I lost a
lot of weight quickly. I think therefore that something changed in my body
and no so much that I am doing it wrong.

Shari

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

Hi,

I have been LC'ing since January. I decide to do it for 6 months just to
see what might happen. I am at 4 months. In this time I went off plan
only 3 times. But I did not binge on any of them and one was unavoidable
because there was nothing low carb. (OK I could have skipped desert but
after eating spaghetti I decided not to). I have only lost 8 pounds. It
seems that there is only on week per month that I loose. It would be the
third week of my menstrual cycle I am at the lowest weight I have been
in 3 years. The other slight advantage is I have had this hair on my
chin for years. It is getting less.

It is also weird how my shape has changed while losing. At first my
clothiers were very loose in the waist, but the hips still fit
perfectly. Now the hips and below are loose but the waist is not as loose
as it was. I also noticed recently that my sleeves are getting looser. It
seems that the fat before it leaves the body moves to another area first.

I do some exercises but not as much as I should. I am 44, and still have
30 pounds left to go. I am hoping that during these 6 months my body
will heal from my sugar abuse. I am not planning on stopping after the 6
months maybe just reevaluate. Before I started, I would eat something in
the morning and not be able to stop eating until I went to bed at night.
Sometimes I felt sick to my stomach because I ate so much junk but I
would eat more to settle my stomach. I do not want to go back to that.

I am writing this to encourage people, who are not loosing as fast as
they want to,to keep at it. Unless you know you are doing something wrong
(like eating bread) or you are taking advantage of the freedom to eat as
much as you want the weight will come off. We are asking our bodies to
go through a major adjustment. we truly do not know all the things that
are going on inside our body while it makes this adjustment. It took me
44 years and 4 kids to get where I am at today. Why should I expect it to
change in 6 months?

Shari

You may have PCOS. Obviously this diet is benefitting you in other ways
than simply weight. Keep up the good work. I had many small niggling
problems that have gotten better on this diet, this is my way for life
(hopefully).

To lose more, you'll have to look into cutting calories.

At 230 I don't lose on 8.5 cal/pound. Don't count on losing at 13. And
what happened to your body is called age.

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skizi <[email hidden]> stated
| I am not high on calories. Every time I check it I am between 1500
| and 1700. If you do 150 pounds and multiply it by 13 for sedentary, I
| should be losing until I get to the 150 mark. Then I should have to
| reduce calories to get to a lower weight. But I am not at 150 yet. I
| am working on increasing my activity by running. I just started a
| week ago because I couldn't wake up in the morning. I run as far as I
| can then walk to catch my breath then run again. I am not going very
| far but it is a start. At best I am doing 1/2 mile.
|
| I did this diet before, about 7 years ago when I was only 38 and I
| lost a lot of weight quickly. I think therefore that something
| changed in my body and no so much that I am doing it wrong.
|
| Shari
|
|

So how do I fix that? Is there any way to reverse it?

"FOB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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At 230 I don't lose on 8.5 cal/pound. Don't count on losing at 13. And
what happened to your body is called age.

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skizi <[email hidden]> stated
| I am not high on calories. Every time I check it I am between 1500
| and 1700. If you do 150 pounds and multiply it by 13 for sedentary, I
| should be losing until I get to the 150 mark. Then I should have to
| reduce calories to get to a lower weight. But I am not at 150 yet. I
| am working on increasing my activity by running. I just started a
| week ago because I couldn't wake up in the morning. I run as far as I
| can then walk to catch my breath then run again. I am not going very
| far but it is a start. At best I am doing 1/2 mile.
|
| I did this diet before, about 7 years ago when I was only 38 and I
| lost a lot of weight quickly. I think therefore that something
| changed in my body and no so much that I am doing it wrong.
|
| Shari
|
|

Age? I don't think so.

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skizi <[email hidden]> stated
| So how do I fix that? Is there any way to reverse it?
|
|
| "FOB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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|| At 230 I don't lose on 8.5 cal/pound. Don't count on losing at 13.
|| And what happened to your body is called age.
||

Exercise.

"skizi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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So how do I fix that? Is there any way to reverse it?

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

At 230 I don't lose on 8.5 cal/pound. Don't count on losing at 13. And
what happened to your body is called age.

In news:[email hidden],
skizi <[email hidden]> stated
| I am not high on calories. Every time I check it I am between 1500
| and 1700. If you do 150 pounds and multiply it by 13 for sedentary, I
| should be losing until I get to the 150 mark. Then I should have to
| reduce calories to get to a lower weight. But I am not at 150 yet. I
| am working on increasing my activity by running. I just started a
| week ago because I couldn't wake up in the morning. I run as far as I
| can then walk to catch my breath then run again. I am not going very
| far but it is a start. At best I am doing 1/2 mile.
|
| I did this diet before, about 7 years ago when I was only 38 and I
| lost a lot of weight quickly. I think therefore that something
| changed in my body and no so much that I am doing it wrong.
|
| Shari
|
|

skizi said:

I am not high on calories. Every time I check it I am between 1500 and 1700.
If you do 150 pounds and multiply it by 13 for sedentary, I should be losing
until I get to the 150 mark. Then I should have to reduce calories to get
to a lower weight. But I am not at 150 yet. I am working on increasing my
activity by running. I just started a week ago because I couldn't wake up in
the morning. I run as far as I can then walk to catch my breath then run
again. I am not going very far but it is a start. At best I am doing 1/2
mile.

I did this diet before, about 7 years ago when I was only 38 and I lost a
lot of weight quickly. I think therefore that something changed in my body
and no so much that I am doing it wrong.

Shari

The run - walk sequence is very good.

Keep at it.

As you get older, you find it can be harder to lose weight.

Don't place rigid confidence in the "X Grams per Pound" rules.
Metabolisms do vary between people, something like efficiencies in
automobile engines.

With humans, it is almost impossible to change spark plugs or to reset
the ignition timing.

Exercise is a good tune-up.

--
1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)

I'd say it's metabolism. They say people with slower metabolisms live longer
but find it harder to lose weight. It's a mixed blessing I guess. There are
ways to increase it... the best one is probably weight training.

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

So how do I fix that? Is there any way to reverse it?

"FOB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

At 230 I don't lose on 8.5 cal/pound. Don't count on losing at 13. And
what happened to your body is called age.

In news:[email hidden],
skizi <[email hidden]> stated
| I am not high on calories. Every time I check it I am between 1500
| and 1700. If you do 150 pounds and multiply it by 13 for sedentary, I
| should be losing until I get to the 150 mark. Then I should have to
| reduce calories to get to a lower weight. But I am not at 150 yet. I
| am working on increasing my activity by running. I just started a
| week ago because I couldn't wake up in the morning. I run as far as I
| can then walk to catch my breath then run again. I am not going very
| far but it is a start. At best I am doing 1/2 mile.
|
| I did this diet before, about 7 years ago when I was only 38 and I
| lost a lot of weight quickly. I think therefore that something
| changed in my body and no so much that I am doing it wrong.
|
| Shari
|
|