Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Thank you Kathy! I am eating lots of fats and lots of protein and trying to keep my carbs down to 10 or less a day. I was eating 2 eggs and cut back to 1 and went from 2 packs of stevia a day to none. Its probably just water weight. My pants are looser a little bit. I will have to get the books you recommended. The recipies sound great! My hubby is also trying and lost 5 pounds just this week. I am a little leary about any coconut or almond flour just because I am just starting out and those will add carbs. I have no cravings, no headache, no energy loss either. I homeschool my 14 and 11 yr olds and also have a busy 2 yr old and have plenty of energy for them. I have about 25 pounds to loose, I have already lost 20. I have also been on the treadmill this week twice too for intensity intervals runs. I felt good and strong! I will get the books, thank you. You are an inspiration!!! Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone kdeboer <kdeboer@...> wrote: >Water weight can shift 4-5 pounds, so you have to take that in account when >you weigh yourself. Most books say you will see weight loss, or clothes are >looser every couple weeks. I use recipes from www.genaw.com/lowcarb/ I >modify them using WAP food sources. Stevia is the only sweetener I use, and >I use about 3 packets a week for a family of 3. Last week we used it for >low carb ice cream. I might make quick breads using flax seed or almond >flour, but I noticed I craved " breads " a lot more at first. I might make a > " bread " substitute every 10 days now. > >30 grams of protein 3 times daily, 20 grams of carb daily, LOTS of fat. >Surprising how many yummy recipes you can make following the guidelines. To >me, it doesn't seem like a diet because of all the stuff I can have. Pork >chops Alfredo with broccoli. Chicken fried in almond flour and coconut, >with cauliflower smothered in melted cheese. My doc said to eat all I want. >Most people don't over eat calorie wise because of the healthy fats. The >body gets full and stops craving. > >Did you get the books? They answer most questions. After I read them, I >only had about 5 questions for my doc. > >Kathy > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Are you referring to any specific books? If so, which ones? There are so many out there. ________________________________ From: Suanne <suannemarie@...> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:32 AM Subject: Re: low carb  Thank you Kathy! I am eating lots of fats and lots of protein and trying to keep my carbs down to 10 or less a day. I was eating 2 eggs and cut back to 1 and went from 2 packs of stevia a day to none. Its probably just water weight. My pants are looser a little bit. I will have to get the books you recommended. The recipies sound great! My hubby is also trying and lost 5 pounds just this week. I am a little leary about any coconut or almond flour just because I am just starting out and those will add carbs. I have no cravings, no headache, no energy loss either. I homeschool my 14 and 11 yr olds and also have a busy 2 yr old and have plenty of energy for them. I have about 25 pounds to loose, I have already lost 20. I have also been on the treadmill this week twice too for intensity intervals runs. I felt good and strong! I will get the books, thank you. You are an inspiration!!! Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone kdeboer <kdeboer@...> wrote: >Water weight can shift 4-5 pounds, so you have to take that in account when >you weigh yourself. Most books say you will see weight loss, or clothes are >looser every couple weeks. I use recipes from www.genaw.com/lowcarb/ I >modify them using WAP food sources. Stevia is the only sweetener I use, and >I use about 3 packets a week for a family of 3. Last week we used it for >low carb ice cream. I might make quick breads using flax seed or almond >flour, but I noticed I craved " breads " a lot more at first. I might make a > " bread " substitute every 10 days now. > >30 grams of protein 3 times daily, 20 grams of carb daily, LOTS of fat. >Surprising how many yummy recipes you can make following the guidelines. To >me, it doesn't seem like a diet because of all the stuff I can have. Pork >chops Alfredo with broccoli. Chicken fried in almond flour and coconut, >with cauliflower smothered in melted cheese. My doc said to eat all I want. >Most people don't over eat calorie wise because of the healthy fats. The >body gets full and stops craving. > >Did you get the books? They answer most questions. After I read them, I >only had about 5 questions for my doc. > >Kathy > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I think one was The Low Carb Diet, is that right Kathy? Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone Reece <reece.catherine@...> wrote: >Are you referring to any specific books? If so, which ones? There are so many out there. > > >________________________________ > From: Suanne <suannemarie@...> > >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:32 AM >Subject: Re: low carb > > >Â >Thank you Kathy! I am eating lots of fats and lots of protein and trying to keep my carbs down to 10 or less a day. I was eating 2 eggs and cut back to 1 and went from 2 packs of stevia a day to none. Its probably just water weight. My pants are looser a little bit. I will have to get the books you recommended. The recipies sound great! My hubby is also trying and lost 5 pounds just this week. >I am a little leary about any coconut or almond flour just because I am just starting out and those will add carbs. >I have no cravings, no headache, no energy loss either. I homeschool my 14 and 11 yr olds and also have a busy 2 yr old and have plenty of energy for them. >I have about 25 pounds to loose, I have already lost 20. >I have also been on the treadmill this week twice too for intensity intervals runs. I felt good and strong! >I will get the books, thank you. You are an inspiration!!! > >Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > >kdeboer <kdeboer@...> wrote: > >>Water weight can shift 4-5 pounds, so you have to take that in account when >>you weigh yourself. Most books say you will see weight loss, or clothes are >>looser every couple weeks. I use recipes from www.genaw.com/lowcarb/ I >>modify them using WAP food sources. Stevia is the only sweetener I use, and >>I use about 3 packets a week for a family of 3. Last week we used it for >>low carb ice cream. I might make quick breads using flax seed or almond >>flour, but I noticed I craved " breads " a lot more at first. I might make a >> " bread " substitute every 10 days now. >> >>30 grams of protein 3 times daily, 20 grams of carb daily, LOTS of fat. >>Surprising how many yummy recipes you can make following the guidelines. To >>me, it doesn't seem like a diet because of all the stuff I can have. Pork >>chops Alfredo with broccoli. Chicken fried in almond flour and coconut, >>with cauliflower smothered in melted cheese. My doc said to eat all I want. >>Most people don't over eat calorie wise because of the healthy fats. The >>body gets full and stops craving. >> >>Did you get the books? They answer most questions. After I read them, I >>only had about 5 questions for my doc. >> >>Kathy >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I liked " The Art and Science of Low Carb Living " because it explains the science behind this. " The New Atkins for a New You " gives more practical how to information. Gene suggested " Why We Get Fat " and I like that too. It has information from European research, pictures of twins where one is obese, one normal weight, etc. I liked " Wheat Belly " because it goes into how grain has changed over the years. I didn't start eating this way to lose weight. My husband has polio and I asked my doc what I could do to save his muscle as he ages? First thing he said was eat 30 grams of protein 3 times daily. One egg is 6.2 grams of protein give or take, depending on egg size. This means for breakfast we needed 4 eggs scrambled with cheese in coconut oil. At first it was hard. We couldn¹t imagine eating that much! We didn't lose any weight, but we were stuffed. We were complaining about how much protein and fat we had to eat while we ate our sourdough bread:) Next doc had me read " The Art and Science of Low Carb Living. " Will had me read " Wheat Belly. " Then doc said to cut carbs to 20 grams until we were at the weight we wanted. Use all the healthy fats we wanted. Don't count calories. Don't let yourself feel hungry. You can't be hungry eating that much fat and protein. If I'm hungry, I might have sliced mozzarella and pepperoni. Some folks eat 4 tablespoons of coconut oil straight on low carb. My green beans are smothered in sour cream and bacon. It's the carbs you have to cut, not limit yourself to one egg. Many diets fail because people count calories and eat rabbit food only. They always feel hungry. Low carb is different. I feel good on it. I think the hardest part is no one has written a WAP low carb cookbook. I joined Atkins (it's free) and they sent me some nasty candy bars I wouldn't feed my dog. You have to understand the basics of low carb, then apply what you know about real food. Some people lose a pound a day on this diet, that's not me. I have stopped checking my weight because I know I'm losing weight at the speed my body is comfortable with. What impressed me the most is my husbands pant size went down and he's in a wheelchair. When he was a teen in the hospital, the doctors would put all the polio kids on 800 calories a day and they still didn't lose weight. We will eat low carb the rest of our lives. You need a carb/protein counter to do this. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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