This Week's Realization

Yeah, it's only been around for 30 years.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| Probably just a matter of time before the lawsuits coming pouring in
| over a diet that recommended meat as a diet staple.Not to mention the
| strain it puts on the body to convert stored fat to glucose. Whatever
| happened to just eating a balanced diet only less of everything.
| Compulsive eaters will never stay slim no matter what fad diet they
| are on for a while.
|
|
|
|

Maybe Atkins, but hasn't low-carbing been around longer than that?

FOB said:

Yeah, it's only been around for 30 years.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| Probably just a matter of time before the lawsuits coming pouring in
| over a diet that recommended meat as a diet staple.Not to mention the
| strain it puts on the body to convert stored fat to glucose. Whatever
| happened to just eating a balanced diet only less of everything.
| Compulsive eaters will never stay slim no matter what fad diet they
| are on for a while.
|
|
|
|

On 8 Aug 2005 14:28:18 -0700, "Doug Freyburger" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

TavliGal said:

I too used to get alot of headaches, more like migraines, but not anymore.
I'm rarely popping the tylenol or advil nowadays.

Before starting Atkins I used to get 3-5 common migraines or
cluster headaches per year. In the 6 years since I started
I've had ONE. It was during a month I was far off the wagon.

Hmmmm. I'm very low carb right now, so perhaps it's the low carb and
not the lowering of BG's that is making me headache free?

You can expect to balloon to over 300lbs. once off the low carb diet.It'll
happen because fat bastids can't resist chocolate cake.

Quoted message said:

McPhallus wrote:
I weighed 258 on April 27th, 2005. I now weight 232 pounds as of
today. All because of low carbing.

You can't argue with that, baldies.

Quoted message said:

Dr. fAtkins was fat. And now he's dead. And his company is in
bankruptcy.

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Quoted message said:

Doug Freyburger wrote:
> Bailey's Girl wrote:
> >
> > This week -- my hair isn't falling out anymore!
>
> About 6 months after starting Atkins I compared before
> and after photos. The advance of grey seemed to have
> gotten several years set-back. It was amazing. I
> have since stayed on mostly-Atkins-Maintenance for
> long enough that there's more grey no matter the set
> back, but I took any delay I could get.

Hm. Maybe it will slow my hair loss...

(crossposted to alt.baldspot)

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Well I hope you enjoy all the steroids,growth hormones,antibioics,
pesticides,parasites etc. that go into an animal these days.Not to mention
the contaminated parts of a downed cow's vertabre being mixed in.

Oh that's right cooking them at high temperatures gets rid of this stuff
lol.

FOB said:

Yeah, it's only been around for 30 years.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| Probably just a matter of time before the lawsuits coming pouring in
| over a diet that recommended meat as a diet staple.Not to mention the
| strain it puts on the body to convert stored fat to glucose. Whatever
| happened to just eating a balanced diet only less of everything.
| Compulsive eaters will never stay slim no matter what fad diet they
| are on for a while.
|
|
|
|

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Yes, but he was referring to suits against Atkins.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| Maybe Atkins, but hasn't low-carbing been around longer than that?
|
| FOB wrote:
|| Yeah, it's only been around for 30 years.
||
|| In news:[email hidden],
|| [email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
||| Probably just a matter of time before the lawsuits coming pouring in
||| over a diet that recommended meat as a diet staple.Not to mention
||| the strain it puts on the body to convert stored fat to glucose.
||| Whatever happened to just eating a balanced diet only less of
||| everything. Compulsive eaters will never stay slim no matter what
||| fad diet they are on for a while.

Yes, but he was referring to suits against Atkins.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| Maybe Atkins, but hasn't low-carbing been around longer than that?
|
| FOB wrote:
|| Yeah, it's only been around for 30 years.
||
|| In news:[email hidden],
|| [email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
||| Probably just a matter of time before the lawsuits coming pouring in
||| over a diet that recommended meat as a diet staple.Not to mention
||| the strain it puts on the body to convert stored fat to glucose.
||| Whatever happened to just eating a balanced diet only less of
||| everything. Compulsive eaters will never stay slim no matter what
||| fad diet they are on for a while.

Most of us don't plan to ever go off. And not everyone likes chocolate
cake, in fact it is at the very bottom of things that might tempt me.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| You can expect to balloon to over 300lbs. once off the low carb
| diet.It'll happen because fat bastids can't resist chocolate cake.
|
|

Most of us don't plan to ever go off. And not everyone likes chocolate
cake, in fact it is at the very bottom of things that might tempt me.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| You can expect to balloon to over 300lbs. once off the low carb
| diet.It'll happen because fat bastids can't resist chocolate cake.
|
|

I'd guess the lowered BG's. I would get nasty PP headaches before
diagnosis. After I got it under control they disappeared.

--
Colleen

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things
over and over and over again for the truth to sink in,
to kind of catapult the propaganda."

G.W. Bush
Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005

"Chris J." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On 8 Aug 2005 14:28:18 -0700, "Doug Freyburger" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

TavliGal said:

I too used to get alot of headaches, more like migraines, but not
anymore.
I'm rarely popping the tylenol or advil nowadays.

Before starting Atkins I used to get 3-5 common migraines or
cluster headaches per year. In the 6 years since I started
I've had ONE. It was during a month I was far off the wagon.

Hmmmm. I'm very low carb right now, so perhaps it's the low carb and
not the lowering of BG's that is making me headache free?

I'd guess the lowered BG's. I would get nasty PP headaches before
diagnosis. After I got it under control they disappeared.

--
Colleen

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things
over and over and over again for the truth to sink in,
to kind of catapult the propaganda."

G.W. Bush
Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005

"Chris J." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On 8 Aug 2005 14:28:18 -0700, "Doug Freyburger" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

TavliGal said:

I too used to get alot of headaches, more like migraines, but not
anymore.
I'm rarely popping the tylenol or advil nowadays.

Before starting Atkins I used to get 3-5 common migraines or
cluster headaches per year. In the 6 years since I started
I've had ONE. It was during a month I was far off the wagon.

Hmmmm. I'm very low carb right now, so perhaps it's the low carb and
not the lowering of BG's that is making me headache free?

Well, even before low carbing I have always been a meat eater, have survived
nicely to age 69 so far, so am not terribly worried. It would be nice to
have more natural meats, which I probably did have earlier in life as these
changes in farming are fairly recent.

Oh, and I eat mine raw, blood dripping from my chin.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| Well I hope you enjoy all the steroids,growth hormones,antibioics,
| pesticides,parasites etc. that go into an animal these days.Not to
| mention the contaminated parts of a downed cow's vertabre being mixed
| in.
|
| Oh that's right cooking them at high temperatures gets rid of this
| stuff lol.
|

Well, even before low carbing I have always been a meat eater, have survived
nicely to age 69 so far, so am not terribly worried. It would be nice to
have more natural meats, which I probably did have earlier in life as these
changes in farming are fairly recent.

Oh, and I eat mine raw, blood dripping from my chin.

In news:[email hidden],
[email hidden] <[email hidden]> stated
| Well I hope you enjoy all the steroids,growth hormones,antibioics,
| pesticides,parasites etc. that go into an animal these days.Not to
| mention the contaminated parts of a downed cow's vertabre being mixed
| in.
|
| Oh that's right cooking them at high temperatures gets rid of this
| stuff lol.
|

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Quoted message said:

Maybe Atkins, but hasn't low-carbing been around longer than that?

I remember my mother doing Stillman's diet back in the 60's. Looking back,
and from what I can recall, she ate a lot of meat, some cottage cheese, the
occasional salad, and not much else...

--
Sherry
364/311/195
http://lowcarb.owly.net

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Quoted message said:

Maybe Atkins, but hasn't low-carbing been around longer than that?

I remember my mother doing Stillman's diet back in the 60's. Looking back,
and from what I can recall, she ate a lot of meat, some cottage cheese, the
occasional salad, and not much else...

--
Sherry
364/311/195
http://lowcarb.owly.net

Anyone who gorges on chocolate cake will get fat.

Quoted message said:

You can expect to balloon to over 300lbs. once off the low carb diet.It'll
happen because fat bastids can't resist chocolate cake.

Quoted message said:

McPhallus wrote:
I weighed 258 on April 27th, 2005. I now weight 232 pounds as of
today. All because of low carbing.

You can't argue with that, baldies.

Quoted message said:

Dr. fAtkins was fat. And now he's dead. And his company is in
bankruptcy.

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>
> Doug Freyburger wrote:
>> Bailey's Girl wrote:
>> >
>> > This week -- my hair isn't falling out anymore!
>>
>> About 6 months after starting Atkins I compared before
>> and after photos. The advance of grey seemed to have
>> gotten several years set-back. It was amazing. I
>> have since stayed on mostly-Atkins-Maintenance for
>> long enough that there's more grey no matter the set
>> back, but I took any delay I could get.
>
> Hm. Maybe it will slow my hair loss...
>
> (crossposted to alt.baldspot)
>

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Chris J. said:

Doug Freyburger said:

TavliGal wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I too used to get alot of headaches, more like migraines, but not anymore.
I'm rarely popping the tylenol or advil nowadays.

Quoted message said:

Before starting Atkins I used to get 3-5 common migraines or
cluster headaches per year. In the 6 years since I started
I've had ONE. It was during a month I was far off the wagon.

Hmmmm. I'm very low carb right now, so perhaps it's the low carb and
not the lowering of BG's that is making me headache free?

I don't know. My guess is my cluster/migraines were caused
by some sort of combination that involved food intolerances
rather than blood glucose levels, but I don't have any good
reason for that particular guess.

I do think that the "very" part of your "very low carb" is
not key to why you are headache free. On Maintenance I often
go to 100 grams per day. That's borderline to even call "low"
and certainly not "very low" and I remain headache free. I
seriously doubt that moving up to 50 will cause headaches to
return based on my history that 100 didn't.

"Chris J." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On 8 Aug 2005 14:28:18 -0700, "Doug Freyburger" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

TavliGal said:

I too used to get alot of headaches, more like migraines, but not
anymore.
I'm rarely popping the tylenol or advil nowadays.

Before starting Atkins I used to get 3-5 common migraines or
cluster headaches per year. In the 6 years since I started
I've had ONE. It was during a month I was far off the wagon.

Hmmmm. I'm very low carb right now, so perhaps it's the low carb and
not the lowering of BG's that is making me headache free?

I used to get a lot of very bad headaches before diagnosed diabetic.
not anymore and I am far from low carb.
--
Tom
Exercise Today = Life Tomorrow

Information you can trust from the diabetes experts...
Your American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
the American Diabetes Association's Message Boards
http://community.diabetes.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=amdiabetesz&nav=index
Chat Live with Mr. Gantlet
http://profiles.yahoo.com/mrgantlet911

"Chris J." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On 8 Aug 2005 14:28:18 -0700, "Doug Freyburger" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

TavliGal said:

I too used to get alot of headaches, more like migraines, but not
anymore.
I'm rarely popping the tylenol or advil nowadays.

Before starting Atkins I used to get 3-5 common migraines or
cluster headaches per year. In the 6 years since I started
I've had ONE. It was during a month I was far off the wagon.

Hmmmm. I'm very low carb right now, so perhaps it's the low carb and
not the lowering of BG's that is making me headache free?

I used to get a lot of very bad headaches before diagnosed diabetic.
not anymore and I am far from low carb.
--
Tom
Exercise Today = Life Tomorrow

Information you can trust from the diabetes experts...
Your American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
the American Diabetes Association's Message Boards
http://community.diabetes.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=amdiabetesz&nav=index
Chat Live with Mr. Gantlet
http://profiles.yahoo.com/mrgantlet911

On 9 Aug 2005 09:22:29 -0700, "Doug Freyburger" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Chris J. said:

Doug Freyburger said:

TavliGal wrote:

Quoted message said:

> I too used to get alot of headaches, more like migraines, but not anymore.
> I'm rarely popping the tylenol or advil nowadays.

Quoted message said:

Before starting Atkins I used to get 3-5 common migraines or
cluster headaches per year. In the 6 years since I started
I've had ONE. It was during a month I was far off the wagon.

Hmmmm. I'm very low carb right now, so perhaps it's the low carb and
not the lowering of BG's that is making me headache free?

I don't know. My guess is my cluster/migraines were caused
by some sort of combination that involved food intolerances
rather than blood glucose levels, but I don't have any good
reason for that particular guess.

I do think that the "very" part of your "very low carb" is
not key to why you are headache free. On Maintenance I often
go to 100 grams per day. That's borderline to even call "low"
and certainly not "very low" and I remain headache free. I
seriously doubt that moving up to 50 will cause headaches to
return based on my history that 100 didn't.

Probably is a result of the lower BG's, then... Thanks!