On an entirely different note - anyone here ever done the Atkins diet/South Beach diet/otherwise high protein & low carb kinda diet?
I did Atkins, twice. First time was more successful than the second. I think it was because I did it right after I moved. There was nothing in the house that I couldn’t eat. If I wanted to do something that I shouldn’t, I had to leave the house. My inherent laziness kept me from messing up.
These days I drink club soda most of the time, and maybe once every few weeks I have a diet coke out of vague curiosity
I started drinking club soda during the Atkins diet, and never stopped. I really like it. I’ve tried to expensive Pellegrino, Perrier, etc., but my favorite is still Giant brand flavored seltzer.
Also, I think one of the reasons that I lost the weight is that I kept going to the gym. I wasn’t drinking, so I was staying in a lot. When I was out, I wasn’t getting drunk and eating fat laden junk at 3AM And not drinking the beer at rugby games helped too, I suspect.
I stress eat a lot and I can't make myself stop. The gym has been helping me keep from gaining but I can't lose until I get that under control.
high protien can be hard on your kidneys
high fat not so good for your heart and arteries- if you have had a heart attack , I'd be more careful.
But the numbers from atkins - are % numbers - not fat grams numbers.
Lots of people end up eating less calories on Atkins, so of couse the % numbers look high. That's my theory anyway.
Even in the later stages - Atkins aims for meals of less than 15 grams of charbohydrates. But - 3 half cup servings of vegetables are about 15 grams of carbohydrates. So think about it - a bit more protien /fat ( maybe 6 onces instead of 4) than average plus 1 and 1/2 cups of veggies - you have a large volume o f food on your plate. 1 serving of fruit - 15 grams of carbohydrate. -- so Turkey sausage and fruit cup for breakfast ( this is the later stages)
what you have really given up is bread, or potatoes,or rice.
for me - I learned that I don't need a traditional starch with every meal - and that only haveing half a baked potato at dinner means there is half a baked potato for lunch or breakfast.
I am never giving up potatoes. or fruit. or pasta.
but I eat a lot less of them
I started out eating a lot of high fat stuff. I mean, how much did it rock to have a three egg omelet with cheese and 4 slices of bacon and be on a diet!?!?!? but, the novelty wore off, and I started eating more sensibly. I never stopped doing the induction 20 grams of carbs.
I did it twice, but I didn't lose as much weight the second time. I wasn't as serious, though.
Whoo-hoo! (It is a whoo-hoo, right?)
yes! He's tried of having to pay bills on time.
yes! He's tried of having to pay bills on time.
Poor baby. And you are such a fascist for insisting on it....
eta: So is he mad?
yeah he is. It's so odd. He's accusing me of wasting energy and yet I turn the heat down all the time. He leaves his TV on. His girlfriend is over here all the time using the shower.
