Quoted message said:Aramanth Dawe said:The sound you just heard is that of a **4 year** stall breaking.
It's 6 years ago today that I started my LC journey. As many of the
'old timers' know, it's never been easy for me. My body was seemingly
very reluctant to give up the excess weight and after 14 months just
quit doing it entirely. I even managed to regain more than half of
what I'd lost, despite sticking to my eating plan. No amount of
stallbusting seemed to help, from drinking oil to eating less and
exercising more. Fat Fasting, Meat Fasting, even Elimination Diets
didn't do a thing for me. Eventually I decided that I was sticking
with this for the health benefits - like improved kidney function,
improved asthma, increased energy, control of my diabetes T2 - rather
than for any weight loss dreams. After experimenting, I found that
sticking to about 1500-1800 cals./day and 30 - 50g carbs I could
maintain comfortably without feeling deprived.Yet now, I've been steadily losing weight for the past 6 weeks WITHOUT
changing that plan. What *was* maintenance level has suddenly changed
to loss level! There's only one thing that has changed in that time.2 months ago, I spent a night in hospital being investigated for
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. I've been a chronic snorer all my life and
it's been getting worse since I got so very ill late last year. It's
not positional for me - I can snore almost as loudly lying on my
stomach as I can on my back! As many of you are aware, interrupted
sleep can increase insulin resistance which can make attempts at
losing weight very difficult.6 weeks ago, I got the results. I have mild-to-moderate apnoea, not
quite bad enough to treat with a cpap device but still bad enough to
cause me problems. My doctor suggested that raising the head of the
bed a little can give some relief as it allows gravity to help keep
the throat open. For various reasons, raising the actual bed wasn't
an option, so I invested a few dollars into a triangular 'posture
pillow' to help lift my shoulders and head up when I sleep.DH told me that my snoring was dramatically better from the first
night. I was only loud when lying on my back, and that was merely
'annoying' rather than 'have the windows cracked yet'. It took me a
while to get used to the new position but I persevered because of the
noise reduction. I was pretty sure it wasn't going to do anything
else for me.So you can imagine my surprise when I jumped on the scales for my
2-weekly weigh in and found I'd dumped 4kg (almost 9 lb) in that 2
weeks. I was pretty sure it was some kind of a fluke (although both
sets of scales we have in the house confirmed it) that wouldn't last.As of today, I've lost 8kg (17 1/2 lb) in 6 weeks. I've ALSO lost 2"
from my bust, 2" from my waist and 3" from my hips. My clothes are
fitting differently - what were my most comfortable jeans are now
risky to wear without a belt, since the weight of my keys in the
pocket causes them to start sliding, while my 'Gosh, is it time to do
the laundry already' jeans a size smaller are slightly loose. Casual
acquaintances are starting to ask me quietly if I'm losing weight.It's like a miracle! Here I am, eating at what I though was my
maintenance levels and yet I've started to lose, far more rapidly
that I did even in my first few weeks on Atkins back in late May 1998.
For the first time I'm starting to have hope that I've found one of
the last, important pieces in the puzzle for MY body.I know that this DOESN'T mean I can give up my Plan. I know I have a
LLLOOONNNGGG way to go before I can announce Goal. It will take a lot
of work to finally get there. I'm confident that I WILL get there,
now.Aramanth
way to stick it out and reap some benefits. You'd be amazed at how many
people hypoventilate, have OSA, or just plain shallow breath too much and
deprive themselves of homeostasis in their bodies.
Lori