When you need to lose 250, it's only 2. Are you really that stupid?

Yes Yes

LC Dieting often produces weight loss that is too fast.  I worry that it
could make it easier to regain that quickly lost weight.  A slow but steady
2 pounds is great.  It just requires some patience.

The problem for me is that the book ( I'm talking South Beach Diet here)
*promises* that if you follow his plan you will lose 8-13 lbs. in the first
two weeks.  He even mentions that exercise is not essential but of course
always a good idea.  He even includes in the book a day by day menu plan.  I
wanted to be a purest and follow the plan verbatim so as not to make any
errors in food consumption.  I've only lost 2 or so pounds.  A person who is
doing everything the book says and is *promised* something feels cheated and
lied to when it doesn't happen for them.  Losing weight can be an emotional
thing and when you do lose it gives you the incentive to keep going.  I
think the book should have explained in greater detail what types of people
will benefit the most from this diet and who will not.  Since starting this
diet I have learned sooooooooooo much more from this newsgroup and other
sources.  I FEEL CHEATED!  However, and I continuing on the low carb thing
and giving it more time.  Time will tell.
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I was thinking the other day about the whole notion of folks
complaining about losing *only* two pounds in some period of time.

Go to your fridge.  Take out eight sticks of butter and look at them.
That is 2 lbs of fat.  That is what is *off* your body when you lose
*only* two pounds.

Seems like a *lot* of fat loss to me.  I can't see an *only* in eight
sticks of butter.

good visual. I have many sticks to get rid of.

anyone remember when Oprah wheeled out 50 lbs of beef fat when she had lost
that much?  how about carrying bags of groceries up the stairs and thinking
this is how much extra I am carrying around in fat.

I carried a 50 lb box to a customer's door and thought I hate this.....but I
do it every minute of my life at this weight

Diane

Depends upon yor goal.  I have never had much will power. FOr that
reason I didn't try diets. Diets always stressed lots of fruit and
vegetables, which I ate less of (typical guy diet). Diets usually
talked about 1 lb a week in loss. For someone 150 lbs overweight, that
means staying on a strict diet for 3 years. For the typical low-fat,
low calorie, rabbit-food diets that looked like planned failure to me.

I've spent the last fifteen years consciously expanding my tastes.
When I was 18 I ate hamburgers, fries, chili, tacos, ham, sausage,
chicken, corn, tuna fish, pasta(not a favorite), and deli sandwiches-
that's about it.  Over the years I forced myself to experiment with
different and better foods. Over time I came to see salad as good
lunch (Although I like a large variety in my salad). I now eat fresh
fish, shellfish, sushi, and lots of different ethnic dishes. I
experiment with cooking often.  Fresh veggies dipped in ranch or a
vegetable dip are a favorite at parties. I'm one of the least picky
eaters I know.

Unfortunately also a chocoholic and a eat-what-i-see person.

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)