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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / February 2005I'm THERE!! ...but now what?
Hi guys! After about a year of l/c... I'm happy to announce... I'm thin again! Here's the thing, though. NOW what? I walk about three miles every other day; I also do weight training now, three times a week. I stalled at a size 12 for months, which felt right to me, but on the advice of my doctor, I just started picking my fitness level up and decided not to worry about losing any more weight. After a recent "whoosh", I have suddenly lost more, and my husband is starting to worry that I'm getting too thin!! Recently, I find that though my carbs have been creeping back up, but my appetite hasn't. I still eat very, very small portions. A bowl of soup is a meal to me. I've had to up my carbs a little (though I watch my calories when I do this) because sometimes I feel I want very light/bland foods, like soup and salad, and can't handle the heavy fat/animal protein stuff. The whole question is - now what do I do? I've briefly gone back to Induction a few times, after a particularly carby day or two, but I'm finding that now that I'm pretty much at goal, and have a more active life, I don't feel well if I eat the same low-carb diet I had been eating before. Maybe I can bump the carbs up just a little (more whole grains) and bump the fat down just a little. Congratulations on your success. -- Cheri awilson42@gmail.com wrote in message <1109291365.473101.57310@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>... >Hi guys! > >After about a year of l/c... I'm happy to announce... I'm thin again! .. now, stay there... do the same things as you did to lose weight. Enjoy slim life and put fat pictures of you where you can see them.  Signature223/173.2/180 On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:29:25 -0800, awilson42 wrote: > After about a year of l/c... I'm happy to announce... I'm thin again! > Here's the thing, though. > NOW what? If you're happy with what you're doing, keep doing it. If you're not, decide whether your lifestyle or your weight is more important to you, and do that. If you've been following Atkins' regimen, you've been working on determining the precise carb level at which you can maintain your weight, with the intention of maintaining that forever. If you've been making extraordinary efforts to lose weight, you've missed his point (not 'the' point, that's a perfectly reasonable thing to do, you've missed Atkins' point). If there's stuff you'd rather be or not be doing, make changes slowly, watch the effects, keep what works and give up what doesn't. I approached the problem differently. I decided what lifestyle changes were acceptable, did those, and let the weight fall where it might. Much to my good fortune (considering how much I abhor organized exercise) the weight at which I stabilized pleases the one person whom I care whether she thinks I'm sexy. If you ARE happy with how you're living and happy with your weight, I'm pretty sure I don't understand your question. Martin (215/165/165 since 4/2003, stable since 5/2004) SignatureMartin (Fryer) Golding | An average adult can feed one person for 30 days, Dod #236 KotLQ KotSM | or 30 people for a day. There's 120 of us to each government employee, so rationing will be necessary. martin_golding@adp.com Portland, OR >Hi guys! > >After about a year of l/c... I'm happy to announce... I'm thin again! Congratulations! A wonderful thing to have gotten to your goal. >The whole question is - now what do I do? I've briefly gone back to >Induction a few times, after a particularly carby day or two, but I'm >finding that now that I'm pretty much at goal, and have a more active >life, I don't feel well if I eat the same low-carb diet I had been >eating before. Maybe I can bump the carbs up just a little (more whole >grains) and bump the fat down just a little. You've got it. Keep a close watch on your weight and if you find it starts to climb then you'll need to attack it again (and be aware that this means you're above your personal Critical Carb Level for Maintenance). But yes, now you're at Goal, you can fine-tune your Plan to find the way you can feel best, maintain your healthy weight and enjoy life. Well done! Aramanth > Hi guys! > > After about a year of l/c... I'm happy to announce... I'm thin again! CONGRATULATIONS! > The whole question is - now what do I do? Now you move into Maintenance. SignatureSaffire 205/144/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 > Hi guys! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > NOW what? <snip> Congratulations on getting to your goal!!! If you've been following a specific low carb plan then move on to the maintanance section for it. If you've been doing a personal low carb thing then I'd suggest borrowing a couple of low carb books from the library and reading up on their maintenance plans so you can have some guidance in creating your own. > After about a year of l/c... I'm happy to announce... I'm thin again! Kudos. > Here's the thing, though. > NOW what? Whatever your chosen plan, move on to the Maintenance phase. if your plan doesn't *have* a Maintenance phase, switch to one that does. > Recently, I find that though my carbs have been creeping back up, but > my appetite hasn't. That sounds like Maintenance to me. On Atkins PreMaint you increase until you find your CCLM. From then until you decide to quit and gain it all back your daily range is CCLL to CCLM. He isn't exactly clear on how you figure out what your CCLM is. I have theories but they are only a bit less vague than the small write-up in DANDR. > The whole question is - now what do I do? I've briefly gone back to > Induction a few times, after a particularly carby day or two That's the Maintenance phase from Atkin's 1972 book before he thought through the CCLL-to-CCLM idea. > but I'm > finding that now that I'm pretty much at goal, and have a more active > life, I don't feel well if I eat the same low-carb diet I had been > eating before. Maybe I can bump the carbs up just a little (more whole > grains) and bump the fat down just a little. Yup. As long as you start your meals with your veggies, fruit or whatever, you will generally fill up enough that you will eat less of the meat and high fat desserts. It will roughly stay at the same calorie level as you change carb intake, at the expense of fat. A caution that's a repeat of what you already know: Some carb foods are more filling and they tend to make you less hungry. These are the lower glycemic load ones usually. Some carb foods are less filling and they tend to make you more hungry or trigger cravings. There are the higher glycemic load ones usually. There's another high carb food category that can have the same problem - high carb plus high fat together. Cake, candy bars and such. Carrots beat cake on Maintenance. ;^) > Hi guys! > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > eating before. Maybe I can bump the carbs up just a little (more whole > grains) and bump the fat down just a little. My advice: up the carbs. Not to a dabgerous level of course, but you are obviously at goal. Eat more fruit and enjoy a "few" cheat days. Keep up the excercise and the wisdom of eating. Godspeed. > > Hi guys! > > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > obviously at goal. Eat more fruit and enjoy a "few" cheat days. Keep up the > excercise and the wisdom of eating. Godspeed. At 400 pounds and not comprehending basic metabolic processes you are now eminently dispensing advice? >> > Hi guys! >> > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > At 400 pounds and not comprehending basic metabolic processes you are > now eminently dispensing advice? Good question. > >> > Hi guys! > >> > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > Good question. I know all about metabolic processes, health and nutrition. I'm not to fat to read. Beside that, I have lost over 80 pounds before, so I also know what it is like. I can't believe I responded to you. I need more hobbies. Are you too fat to know the difference between too and to? SignatureMost people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW >> >> > Hi guys! >> >> > [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > I can't believe I responded to you. I need more hobbies. > Are you too fat to know the difference between too and to? > > -- I missed an "o". I must be REALLY fat, huh? > Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW > [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > > > I can't believe I responded to you. I need more hobbies. Most likely. SignatureYou take stupid to a new level. -- MFW >> Are you too fat to know the difference between too and to? >> [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] >> > >> > I can't believe I responded to you. I need more hobbies. > Most likely. > > -- > You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW How is it going through life so angry? If it helps, I think you are a very intelligent person. > >> Are you too fat to know the difference between too and to? > >> [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] > >> > > >> > I can't believe I responded to you. I need more hobbies. So now you can discern anger through a couple of words. Excellent. SignatureNow piss off. You cannot possibly be this stupid and remember to breathe. You must be trolling. -- Carmen >> Most likely. >> [quoted text clipped - 89 lines] >> >> > >> >> > I can't believe I responded to you. I need more hobbies. >> >> > Hi guys! >> >> > [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > >I know all about metabolic processes, health and nutrition. But then you proceeded to post the following that makes your assertion of knowing all about metabolic processes rather gratuitous ; >Is it true that low carb will deplete muscle glycogen and cause muscle >fatigue? > >> >> > Hi guys! > >> >> > [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > >Is it true that low carb will deplete muscle glycogen and cause muscle > >fatigue? That is a given specific that I was unsure of. It shows nothing in the way of my all my knowledge. Why are you so ready to attack? You post on Ng's alot don't you? >> >> >> > Hi guys! >> >> >> > [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] >Why are you so ready to attack? >You post on Ng's alot don't you? Impeaches your credibility directly regarding your knowledge of metabolic processes and your ability to provide nutritional advice for same. Your last two questions are uninteresting feints to the central issue, which is your inability to "Practice What You Preach" while not fully understanding what you're preaching. > > > Hi guys! > > > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > At 400 pounds and not comprehending basic metabolic processes you are > now eminently dispensing advice? I comprehend. I just don't do it. |
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