In article <[email hidden]>,
Christa said:I started following E-diets low carb diet one week ago. I have heard
all these people talk about losing 5-10 pounds the first week. Well, I
have been absolutely careful....eating below 20grams of carbs a day,
lots of meat, quit caffeene and have been drinking 64 ounces of water a
day and today was my weigh-in...only 3 pounds down. I guess I was just
expecting more. This diet is very hard on me because I love sweets,
pastas and breads, so to cut that down to 20 grams has been torture and
I know I have to keep going because my goal weight is 50 pounds less
than where I am now....please, some words of wisdom and encouragement
here!🙂 Thanks
Christa
Exactly what and how much are you eating? Are you still eating sweets,
breads, and pastas, just less than 20g worth? Because that will just add
to the torture. It gets _much_ easier when you cut those things out
entirely. If you are still eating them, just in smaller amounts, it's like
an alcoholic trying to just have just a little drink, or a smoker trying to
just smoke one. So, the bad news is, you are much more likely to be
sucessful if you completely eliminate those foods during the beginning
stages of your plan. If you are very disciplined, you may be able to add
them back in, in strict moderation, when you are closer to goal or at goal.
The good news is, you may find that once they are gone, like many people
here, after a while you don't miss them. Low-carb foods like meat, cheese,
and vegetables are so flavorful, compared to the blandness of bread and
pasta. I used to love Kraft Mac and Cheese, for example, but steamed
broccoli with melted cheese and butter is soooo much yummier. And, believe
it or not, bellpeppers actually taste sweet now. Your tastebuds most
likely will change.
More good news is, 3 pounds a week lost is great, when you look at it long
term. If you continue to lose 3 pounds a week, that's 156 pounds in one
year, lol! Or, you're at goal in about 4 months. But, most people don't
lose the same amount of weight every week. Sometimes it's more, sometimes
less. Factors affecting this, aside from what you eat, include exercise,
menstruation, amount of sleep, stress levels, and the mysterious stalls for
no apparent reason at all. The hypothesis on the latter is that the body
sometimes needs to stop weight loss in order to adjust to the lower weight,
but really it's a mystery sometimes why weight loss stops for a while, and
then sometimes has a big jump. Daily and weekly fluctuations are
interesting, but not as reliable as monthly losses are for judging how
effective the diet is.
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Michelle Levin
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