so frustrated!

"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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You mean ranch or blue cheese. Hopefully, you measure the amounts.

Actually it is Kraft Carb Free Ranch that I have been using this past week

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:> Snack - 2 ounce slice cheese or slice of summer sausage

Cut the snack to lower calories.

I can cut it but 12:00 until 5:00 is a long period of time with no food

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I don't think I'm eating much at all, not hungry though. Am I eating too
lean for Atkins? The first time I did it I was eating a lot more fat
like bacon and sausage

How can you say you are following Atkins to the T when you apparently
don't know what it says. Do you have book and have you actually read it?

Rich

I'm doing it from memory, how I lived for four months on it last time. I'm
following it to a T except not as much high fat, my doctor said I need to
watch my fat intake

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I'm doing it from memory, how I lived for four months on it last time.

I'm

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following it to a T except not as much high fat, my doctor said I need to
watch my fat intake

You need to eat fat to burn fat, what you seem to be doing is a high protein
diet.

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Crystal said:

Kevin, can you provide an online link so I can read about the diet and what
to eat without me having to run out and buy the book?

Here's the link: http://www.gidiet.com/

There's not a whole lot of info, as their goal is to get you to buy
the book. Still, it will give you an idea about the plan.

There are a lot of other GI sites out there, just do a search for
glycemic index. Good luck.

Kevin

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no, I'm not with fit day. protein is meat, so less meat? but then eat

more

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fat, but what FAT? I always think of meat as fat AND protein, I'm

confused

Cream, olive oil, olives, avocado, nuts, cream cheese, mayonnaise, cheese
www.fitday.com
http://yarrow.best.vwh.net/Usda_data/foods.cgi?state_num=5

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Crystal said:

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noticeably absent is exercise. I have been on maintenance for over a year
now and I have lost 5 pounds this summer just from exercise. And, I don't
mean "walking every once in a while"....

Pat in TX

my problem with exercise is that I have very bad knee pain. While I can
walk with no problem, I have exercise tapes ranging from step to aerobics,
my knees cant take it and jumping or bending at all. I feel limited to how
I can burn calories

Walk as much as you can. As you lose weight, your knees will feel
better, as will every other part of you. Even if you can just walk a
bit, do it. Just don't blow your potential progress by eating more.

You might try muscle-building exercises, such as bands.

Kevin

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Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:> news:[email hidden]...
:>> Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not
:>> :> eating that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be eating
:>> :> more. I'm doing the same thing I did the first time the diet
:>> :> was successful
:>> :> for me.
:>>
:>> You can't lose weight by eating more. Continue to eat less than
:>> you're eating until you start losing weight. saying that you're
:>> not eating that much doesn't mean you're not eating too much to
:>> lose weight.
:>
:>
:>
:> see my other message for how much I eat on a typical day.... and
:> from what I learned on Atkins the first time I was on it, the more I
:> upped my fat from sausage and bacon, the more I lost... this is
:> something I'm not doing this time around

You don't need to avoid fat....in fact, you may want to eat more fat and
less protein, depending on where you are exactly. Are you using
fitday.com?

I still have a fitday account. I logged in and put my activities in and
what I ate on a typical day last week and this is the breakdown:

Fat 55%, Sat 26%, Poly 4%, Mono 22%, Carbs 4%, Fiber 0%, Protein 33%,

Calories: 1224

I'm sure your doctor would have a stroke if he found out you're doing
Atkins. FYI, most doctors don't believe in Atkins.

Serena

Crystal said:

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Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not eating
:> that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be eating more. I'm
:> doing the same thing I did the first time the diet was successful
:> for me.

You can't lose weight by eating more. Continue to eat less than you're
eating until you start losing weight. saying that you're not eating that
much doesn't mean you're not eating too much to lose weight.

see my other message for how much I eat on a typical day.... and from what
I learned on Atkins the first time I was on it, the more I upped my fat from
sausage and bacon, the more I lost... this is something I'm not doing this
time around

Chapter 22 of Atkins New Diet Revolution is titled:

EXERCISe: IT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE

You aren't DOING Atkins.

You are TALKING Atkins.

You are EATING Atkins... so you say.

But you are NOT DOING ATKINS.

Period.

Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:> news:[email hidden]...
:>> Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>> :> news:[email hidden]...
:>> :>> Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :>> :> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not
:>> :>> :> eating that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be
:>> :>> :> eating more. I'm doing the same thing I did the first time
:>> :>> :> the diet
:>> :>> :> was successful
:>> :>> :> for me.
:>> :>>
:>> :>> You can't lose weight by eating more. Continue to eat less than
:>> :>> you're eating until you start losing weight. saying that you're
:>> :>> not eating that much doesn't mean you're not eating too much to
:>> :>> lose weight.
:>> :>
:>> :>
:>> :>
:>> :> see my other message for how much I eat on a typical day.... and
:>> :> from what I learned on Atkins the first time I was on it, the
:>> :> more I upped my fat from sausage and bacon, the more I lost...
:>> :> this is something I'm not doing this time around
:>>
:>> You don't need to avoid fat....in fact, you may want to eat more
:>> fat and less protein, depending on where you are exactly. Are you
:>> using fitday.com?
:>
:>
:> no, I'm not with fit day. protein is meat, so less meat? but then
:> eat more fat, but what FAT? I always think of meat as fat AND
:> protein, I'm confused

Meat is fat and protein. Some meats contain more fat than protein...so don't
worry about avoiding the fattier cuts of meat, but also don't overeat...

Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:> news:[email hidden]...
:>> Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>> :> news:[email hidden]...
:>> :>> Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :>> :> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not
:>> :>> :> eating that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be
:>> :>> :> eating more. I'm doing the same thing I did the first time
:>> :>> :> the diet was successful
:>> :>> :> for me.
:>> :>>
:>> :>> You can't lose weight by eating more. Continue to eat less than
:>> :>> you're eating until you start losing weight. saying that you're
:>> :>> not eating that much doesn't mean you're not eating too much to
:>> :>> lose weight.
:>> :>
:>> :>
:>> :>
:>> :> see my other message for how much I eat on a typical day.... and
:>> :> from what I learned on Atkins the first time I was on it, the
:>> :> more I upped my fat from sausage and bacon, the more I lost...
:>> :> this is something I'm not doing this time around
:>>
:>> You don't need to avoid fat....in fact, you may want to eat more
:>> fat and less protein, depending on where you are exactly. Are you
:>> using fitday.com?
:>
:>
:> I still have a fitday account. I logged in and put my activities in
:> and what I ate on a typical day last week and this is the breakdown:
:>
:> Fat 55%, Sat 26%, Poly 4%, Mono 22%, Carbs 4%, Fiber 0%, Protein 33%,
:>
:> Calories: 1224

Yeah, you need to lower your protein and up your fat...

Do you have a scale to weigh your potions? Do you have the various spoons
(1 tea, T, etc.).

Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>
:>> You mean ranch or blue cheese. Hopefully, you measure the amounts.
:>
:>
:> Actually it is Kraft Carb Free Ranch that I have been using this
:> past week
:>
:>
:>> :> Snack - 2 ounce slice cheese or slice of summer sausage
:>>
:>> Cut the snack to lower calories.
:>
:>
:> I can cut it but 12:00 until 5:00 is a long period of time with no
:> food

Noon to 5pm is a long tine with no food? You're kidding, right?

Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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:>> workdramas <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :> Jesus ever-loving Christ. Now I see why JC gets so frustrated.
:>>
:>> What? You're kidding, right?
:>
:>
:> I certainlly don't see JC's advise as GOOD advise.

I doubt he gets frustrated.

Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
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:>>
:>> "Crystal" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>> news:[email hidden]...
:>>
:>>> I don't think I'm eating much at all, not hungry though. Am I
:>>> eating too lean for Atkins? The first time I did it I was eating
:>>> a lot more fat like bacon and sausage
:>>
:>> How can you say you are following Atkins to the T when you
:>> apparently don't know what it says. Do you have book and have you
:>> actually read it?
:>>
:>> Rich
:>
:>
:> I'm doing it from memory, how I lived for four months on it last
:> time. I'm following it to a T except not as much high fat, my
:> doctor said I need to watch my fat intake

Fat is what makes Atkins work....not many doctors can deal with Atkins...but
those are the stupid ones...sorry.

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Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:> news:[email hidden]...
:>> Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>> :> news:[email hidden]...
:>> :>> Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> :>> :> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not
:>> :>> :> eating that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be
:>> :>> :> eating more. I'm doing the same thing I did the first time
:>> :>> :> the diet was successful
:>> :>> :> for me.
:>> :>>
:>> :>> You can't lose weight by eating more. Continue to eat less than
:>> :>> you're eating until you start losing weight. saying that you're
:>> :>> not eating that much doesn't mean you're not eating too much to
:>> :>> lose weight.
:>> :>
:>> :>
:>> :>
:>> :> see my other message for how much I eat on a typical day.... and
:>> :> from what I learned on Atkins the first time I was on it, the
:>> :> more I upped my fat from sausage and bacon, the more I lost...
:>> :> this is something I'm not doing this time around
:>>
:>> You don't need to avoid fat....in fact, you may want to eat more
:>> fat and less protein, depending on where you are exactly. Are you
:>> using fitday.com?
:>
:>
:> I still have a fitday account. I logged in and put my activities in
:> and what I ate on a typical day last week and this is the breakdown:
:>
:> Fat 55%, Sat 26%, Poly 4%, Mono 22%, Carbs 4%, Fiber 0%, Protein 33%,
:>
:> Calories: 1224

Yeah, you need to lower your protein and up your fat...

so I need to eat less fat, but what meat that I do eat, it should be less
lean? oh boy I'm confused

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Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>
:>> You mean ranch or blue cheese. Hopefully, you measure the amounts.
:>
:>
:> Actually it is Kraft Carb Free Ranch that I have been using this
:> past week
:>
:>
:>> :> Snack - 2 ounce slice cheese or slice of summer sausage
:>>
:>> Cut the snack to lower calories.
:>
:>
:> I can cut it but 12:00 until 5:00 is a long period of time with no
:> food

Noon to 5pm is a long tine with no food? You're kidding, right?

no I'm not kidding, 5 hours is a long period of time with nothing but water
(for me) that is why I allowed myself at least a slice of cheese

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I'm sure your doctor would have a stroke if he found out you're doing
Atkins. FYI, most doctors don't believe in Atkins.

Serena

Yes actually, my doctor said I shouldn't do Atkins because of my high BP
issues (hypertension)

Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:> news:[email hidden]...
:>> In article <[email hidden]>,
:>> "JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>>
:>>> "Crystal" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>> news:[email hidden]...
:>>> >
:>>> > "JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>> > news:[email hidden]...
:>>> >> "Crystal" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>> >> news:[email hidden]...
:>>> >>>
:>>> >>> "JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>> >>> news:[email hidden]...
:>>> >>>> Try eating less and exercising more.
:>>> >>>>
:>>> >>>> --
:>>> >>>> Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than
:>>> >>>> hat. --
:>>> >>>> MFW
:>>> >>>>
:>>> >>>>
:>>> >>>> "Crystal" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>> >>>> news:[email hidden]...
:>>> >>>>> 1-1/2 years ago I went on Atkins for the first time. Within
:>>> >>>>> 4 months
:>>> >>>>> I lost 30 pounds with hardly any effort, not even any
:>>> >>>>> exercise. I have maintained that loss doing low carb or low
:>>> >>>>> fat.
:>>> >>>>>
:>>> >>>>> Now I want to lose more weight. I restarted Atkins
:>>> >>>>> following it to a
:>>> >>>>> T just like I did 1-1/2 years ago. I cannot lose a single
:>>> >>>>> ounce. I've checked and I'm not overdoing it on fatty food,
:>>> >>>>> I'm eating lots
:>>> >>>>> of allowed veggies and lean meats, fish, etc. Drinking the
:>>> >>>>> suggested
:>>> >>>>> amount of water. I even added some exercise though only
:>>> >>>>> walking daily.
:>>> >>>>> Still can't lose an ounce.
:>>> >>>>>
:>>> >>>>> Prior to this I did a low fat and watching calories diet,
:>>> >>>>> with the walking, on that I couldn't lose anything either.
:>>> >>>>> I'm so frustrated
:>>> >>>>> and at a loss to what I should try! help!
:>>> >>>
:>>> >>>
:>>> >>> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not
:>>> >>> eating that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be eating
:>>> >>> more. I'm doing
:>>> >>> the same thing I did the first time the diet was successful
:>>> >>> for me.
:>>> >>>
:>>> >>>
:>>> >>>
:>>> >>
:>>> >> Exactly how many calories are you taking in per day?
:>>> >
:>>> >
:>>> > around 1200 a day, some days 1400, but I do have 80-100 to lose
:>>> >
:>>> >
:>>>
:>>> Eat less protein in favor of more fat and take in less calories
:>>> while increasing your exercise.
:>>>
:>>>
:>>
:>> Agreed.
:>>
:>> And NO Atkins muffins!!!
:>> Bread is not low carb.
:>> I don't care how it's made,
:>> not when you are stalled!
:>
:>
:> okay, I didn't make my muffins today, instead for the week I made egg
:> muffins, the kind with bacon, cheddar and cream in them. two small
:> muffins for breakfast. I want clarification on something:
:>
:>>> Eat less protein in favor of more fat and take in less calories
:>>> while increasing your exercise.
:>
:>
:> Eat less protein... so less meat? but more fat... what type of fat?

Use fitday.com to track your intake...it will tell you the precentages of
foods by fat, protein, and carb. Fiddle with your foods until you get for
fat up to around 75% or more.

Avoid transfat, but don't worry about the type of fat beyond that.
Remember, since you are on low carb, the fat in your diet won't hurt
you...it will get burned off. Fat is only a problem in the presense of
excessive carbs, which isn't going to be a problem for anyone on a low carb
plan....

You need to reread the book.

Also, the fact that you quit Atkins the first time is a bad sign, as it
implies that you didn't get the point about what Atkins is all about....it's
not a diet that you quit...you work through the phases if you plan to follow
it. If you revert back to being a HCer, then you'll regain every bit of
your weight.

The fact that you have serious problem with exercise and controling your
weight means that you really need to consider adopting a low carb lifestyle
for the remainder of your life. That may be hard for you to accept with so
many telling you that fat is bad for you. Saidly, for the most part, that is
a damn lie.

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Crystal said:

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Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not eating
:> that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be eating more. I'm
:> doing the same thing I did the first time the diet was successful
:> for me.

You can't lose weight by eating more. Continue to eat less than you're
eating until you start losing weight. saying that you're not eating that
much doesn't mean you're not eating too much to lose weight.

see my other message for how much I eat on a typical day.... and from
what I learned on Atkins the first time I was on it, the more I upped my
fat from sausage and bacon, the more I lost... this is something I'm not
doing this time around

Chapter 22 of Atkins New Diet Revolution is titled:

EXERCISe: IT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE

You aren't DOING Atkins.

You are TALKING Atkins.

You are EATING Atkins... so you say.

But you are NOT DOING ATKINS.

Period.

excuuuuuuuuse me

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Crystal said:

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Crystal <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> I admit I probably could up the exercise, but I really am not eating
:> that much. Maybe for an Atkins plan I should be eating more. I'm
:> doing the same thing I did the first time the diet was successful
:> for me.

You can't lose weight by eating more. Continue to eat less than you're
eating until you start losing weight. saying that you're not eating that
much doesn't mean you're not eating too much to lose weight.

see my other message for how much I eat on a typical day.... and from
what I learned on Atkins the first time I was on it, the more I upped my
fat from sausage and bacon, the more I lost... this is something I'm not
doing this time around

Chapter 22 of Atkins New Diet Revolution is titled:

EXERCISe: IT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE

You aren't DOING Atkins.

You are TALKING Atkins.

You are EATING Atkins... so you say.

But you are NOT DOING ATKINS.

Period.

well I would exercise IF I could! all I can do is walk and I'm walking 4
miles a day... that is ALL my knees can handle! maybe I'm not in as good
shape as you are. I cannot do much exercising because of my bad painful
knees