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March 2nd 2007 17:41
Hi guys. Today I'd like to post about low carb diets. You may have read the Livin' La Vida Low Carb blog written by Jimmy Moore - which is an excellent blog on living a low carb lifestyle. Jimmy lost a huge amount of weight - I believe around 140 lbs - and has been eating a low carb diet for three years and kept the weight off.
I have about 20 lbs that I would ideally like to lose for my wedding. My first dress fitting is in June so that gives me about three months - a rate of around 2 lbs/ week. I became interested in low carb diets after hearing them get a bad rap and then reading in the media that they are as good for your heart as low-fat diets ( a study I read earlier this year). I have a nutritionist and she has always recommended a low-fat diet with plenty of carbs - but I find that those increase my cravings and make me want even more, while also leaving me hungry.
I don't really know how to go about such a thing, but I emailed Jimmy Moore himself and he sent me a great meal plan. I now have something to go on and will have to shop soon.
I recently tried Shirataki tofu noodles - these only have about 1g net carbs and can be found at health food stores or ordered online. If you haven't tried these, please do! I mixed them with a little bit of pesto and olive oil and I thought they tasted great! I bought them soaked in water, and the smell is a little off-putting (it says to parboil them to avoid this) but I just drained them and heated them up.
Jimmy is also against aspartame because he says it slows weight loss. I have been off aspartame completely for a couple weeks now and I only drink diet drinks sweetened with Splenda (Diet Rite and Diet Coke with Splenda are two of my favorites and I also like Pepsi One). Of course I am not seeing any weight loss yet, and the withdrawals were tough, but I think in the end I'll be glad I did it.
I used to eat more low-carb during the day - and eat carb-heavy cereals and sandwiches in the evening. Recently I've been trying to have a few carbs at breakfast and keep them low the rest of the day.
Have you tried a low carb diet? Post and let me know!
I have about 20 lbs that I would ideally like to lose for my wedding. My first dress fitting is in June so that gives me about three months - a rate of around 2 lbs/ week. I became interested in low carb diets after hearing them get a bad rap and then reading in the media that they are as good for your heart as low-fat diets ( a study I read earlier this year). I have a nutritionist and she has always recommended a low-fat diet with plenty of carbs - but I find that those increase my cravings and make me want even more, while also leaving me hungry.
I recently tried Shirataki tofu noodles - these only have about 1g net carbs and can be found at health food stores or ordered online. If you haven't tried these, please do! I mixed them with a little bit of pesto and olive oil and I thought they tasted great! I bought them soaked in water, and the smell is a little off-putting (it says to parboil them to avoid this) but I just drained them and heated them up.
Jimmy is also against aspartame because he says it slows weight loss. I have been off aspartame completely for a couple weeks now and I only drink diet drinks sweetened with Splenda (Diet Rite and Diet Coke with Splenda are two of my favorites and I also like Pepsi One). Of course I am not seeing any weight loss yet, and the withdrawals were tough, but I think in the end I'll be glad I did it.
Have you tried a low carb diet? Post and let me know!
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Comment by Claire S
Congrats on your weight loss! Thanks for the tips - I will check that book out. I've also heard keeping a food journal is good...I keep one online at Sparkpeople but haven't updated it recently. Good idea!
Comment by Ladyred
Congrats on starting your new Low Carb Journey! I began eating this way awhile back for weight loss but have discovered that this way of eating has helped me feel so much better. I have some other medical problems and as long as I am sticking to my eating plan I am not only losing weight but having much more sucess with the other problems.
You made a very good choice in contacing Jimmy Moore he is a wonderful resource for everything to do with this way of life.
If there is anything I can do to help you please let me know.
Ladyred.
Comment by BamaGal
I weighed nearly 400 lbs a few yrs ago and opted for the gastric bypass surgery---my health was in dire straits prior to surgery---I have since lost over 240 lbs and never felt better in my life. Great huh...
Want to know what eating plan you are encouraged to eat after surgery??? Yup--you guessed it---low carb--all the studies done on those of us who have gone the surgery route---when we add carbs back into our diet--we gain weight. Even though we have a stomach the size of an egg.
So yes I'm a firm believer in this way of life---and it is a way of life---you just don't do it for awhile--then go back to eating all the things that made you chunky, chubby, obese, fat or whatever terminology you want to use---in the first place.
So I didn't have my insides reworked just to have the same health problems as before--so I stick faithfully with my low carb lifestyle.
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