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I Wish I Knew How to LOSE You--The Weight Loss Thread (check first post)
Luvlylittlewing:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 17, 2013, 09:06:43 am ---Well, when I weighed myself this morning, the needle of the scale was firmly on 160. I'm sure it will bounce back up again, but if I can continue this trend--and then figure out how to stablilize--those size 36 pants I just bought may be too large and I'll have to go buy more in size 34 again. That would be nice. :)
Thing is, right now, I'm just living with being constantly hungry. I'm sure the day will come when I'm tired of that. It always does. Then the weight will start to increase again. :-\
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Don't say that! :) Maybe you'll finally be satisfied with eating less, I hope so. Congrats on your success. I've sort of leveled off, but I'll get back on-track soon.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 17, 2013, 09:06:43 am ---Thing is, right now, I'm just living with being constantly hungry. I'm sure the day will come when I'm tired of that. It always does. Then the weight will start to increase again. :-\
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The beauty of a high-fat, low-carb diet is that you're not constantly hungry. You get tired of the food limitations, for sure. But you don't really miss sweets and starches as much as you'd think. And since you get to eat something whenever you're hungry, it's easier to stick with it.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 17, 2013, 09:06:43 am ---Thing is, right now, I'm just living with being constantly hungry. I'm sure the day will come when I'm tired of that. It always does. Then the weight will start to increase again. :-\
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--- Quote from: Luvlylittlewing on April 17, 2013, 11:50:20 am ---Don't say that! :) Maybe you'll finally be satisfied with eating less, I hope so. Congrats on your success. I've sort of leveled off, but I'll get back on-track soon.
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Well, this has happened before, so I more or less expect it. Or, what has really frequently happened is that I'll lose the weight, and then I'll do something like go on vacation, where it's more difficult to control how much I eat because more restaurant meals are involved, and so the weight comes back.
Best of luck to you getting back on track! :)
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 20, 2013, 02:31:36 pm ---The beauty of a high-fat, low-carb diet is that you're not constantly hungry. You get tired of the food limitations, for sure. But you don't really miss sweets and starches as much as you'd think. And since you get to eat something whenever you're hungry, it's easier to stick with it.
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So, what would constitute an acceptable snack?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 20, 2013, 05:51:06 pm ---So, what would constitute an acceptable snack?
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Nuts of all kinds, seeds, cheese, olives, avocado, smoked salmon, eggs. Hummus with carrot sticks and chopped bell peppers. Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto. Chicken salad scooped onto cucumber slices. Any combination of protein and vegetables on a salad.
If you're craving something sweet, choose berries or chunks of coconut (my grocery store chop it up and sells it packaged in the produce department). The weirdest thing I eat is spoonfuls of Crave Bros. mascarpone cheese, which has no sugar, very few carbs, but tastes like sweetened whipped cream the consistency of butter. Sometimes I stud it with fresh blueberries. Yum.
Fat is of no concern. And because my fruit intake has been mostly limited to berries, I don't worry about the fact that they're out of season and overly expensive at the moment.
Some low-carb enthusiasts avoid dairy, but I don't. That would be too limiting for me.
I have found some low-carb tortillas that aren't too bad cooked. I don't think they'd be good enough raw to make a good wrap, but you could do a microwaved or grilled burrito with refried beans, cheese, salsa, maybe eggs. Or you can make them into enchiladas.
Liquor -- whiskey, vodka, etc. -- has no carbs, but watch the mixes. Wine has some. Beer has a lot.
I've lost about 25 pounds since Thanksgiving and would like to lose another seven or so.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 20, 2013, 08:44:05 pm ---Fat is of no concern.
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Thanks for all those suggestions, Katharine. Some of them sound pretty high-toned (smoked salmon, asparagus wrapped in prosciutto). I'm afraid a hard-boiled egg might be more my speed. ;D
Actually, since I asked my question--and this speaks to what I quoted from your post--I'm not so sure fat isn't a concern for me, because I have a strong family history of heart disease.
--- Quote ---Liquor -- whiskey, vodka, etc. -- has no carbs, but watch the mixes.
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I'm glad to know my scotch passes muster. I'll just switch to water as a mixer--which is how I drink it at home--instead of soda, which is how I ordinarily order it in a bar.
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