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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:43 PM Original message |
Diet advice--this no-carb thing is driving me NUTS |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Your kidneys and your brain need carbs.... |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yeah, that's why |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. eat some fruit. quell the craving. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. that's kinda what I'm thinking... |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. The exercise will jump start your metabolism... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. The cravings will die down |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Thanks! |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Another option |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Good idea. |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
82. do be aware of an unpleasant side-effect of Splenda: |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #82 |
86. uh, doesn't do that to me at ALL, and I use it every day--I believe you're confusing it with olestra |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. no, actually, it's Splenda -- I won't go near olestra |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. Yeah, does the ol' migraine thing to me |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. I did Atkins a few years ago, lost about 30 lbs. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yeah... |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. yeast eat sugar |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Oooh, that's interesting. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
65. The Beast Yeast |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. the week i was on the south beach diet i had a migraine and general crankiness |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Really? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. i eat carbs now but if i have bread then there will be no rice or pasta that day |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Wow, congratulations! |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. i understand totally, i was coming up on my 38th birthday and i was dreadfully |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think you need carbs in the morning - if you don't get any, your brain will be glucose-deprived by |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Yeah, I definitely noticed that |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. My dear huskerlaw... |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I knooowwww... |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
67. Okay, that's an easy solve. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:04 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Hahaha |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. Ummm, hello? You can eat fruit on Atkins. In fact, why aren't you? |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. No, you can't... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. If you can't get past the 2 week induction without fruit |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. let me give you a little hint they don't include--the first week i was on i bought |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Hee hee |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. Diet advice? The Atkins "diet" is shit. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Heh. That's pretty much what my doc said. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Doctors are clueless about nutrition. I don't think they take any nutrition |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
94. the doctors i know are pretty open minded about |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Deleted message |
flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
60. I got your PM, but the above "deleted message" of mine |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Delete - wrong place |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Check your inbox. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Now check yours. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
33. i had to give up dietary starch altogether |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Me too, and wheat |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #34 |
80. i've got a condition called ankylosing spondylitis.... |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
35. If you really want to kick start your metabolism |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. Muscle = good |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
36. You are supposed to eat veggies |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Yes, I've been eating the veggies |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
37. the one thing i forgot to tell you is that on SB is there is vegetables during the |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Yeah, I think that's the biggest difference |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
40. For the last time, THE ONLY THING THAT COUNTS IS CALORIC INTAKE!! |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I'm getting that... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. That's why a REAL "how to lose weight" book would never sell. It would be too short, |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Well... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. OK, the book should have one more sentence: |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
96. An old fav comic strip |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. You are right... |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. My trainer wants me to eat 2250 calories a day and do no more than 20 min of cardio a day. |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. My trainer makes a funny face when he mentions Cardio... |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. Kicking carbs has been difficult for me. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Carbs suck. |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Yes they do. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. No, no, they don't. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Ok, the carbs I'm used to SUCK. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
45. No fruit? |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. For 2 weeks... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:31 AM Response to Reply #45 |
77. no it wouldn't, everyone has tried to "eat less" and this never works |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. The jog should do wonders for you metabolism. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Thanks. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Sounds like you don't really need it. |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
49. Get protein shakes to calm the "sweet tooth" |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Thank you. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
59. Drop that ridiculous Atkins diet now! |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Yeah, that's basically the conclusion I've come to... |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Lots of vegetable quiche and a healthy BBQ!!! |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:03 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Except that |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. You don't need one... |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Oooh, hmm! |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
73. the cravings go away real fast, you'll be surprised |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
74. Look up the South Beach Diet |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:26 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. I might do that... |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:27 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. I have about 15 to lose myself - I was good until I caught pneumonia |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #75 |
78. really? you seriously think the world is full of fat people because they are all lazy? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:47 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Hey, you. Haven't seen you for a while...how've you been? |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. No. I absolutely do not think that. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #74 |
84. I've had great success with SBD |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. me too, it is literally the only prgram that really worked for me, 80 pounds down |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. 80? Congrats!! |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. thanks, i feel a whole lot better too, i wanted to look better of course but that |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. As well it should |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
83. strawberries and cantaloupe are ok |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
88. LIke the late Richard Jenni advised |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. Aging slows down metabolism because lean muscle mass begins to break down. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
93. My father went on a low carb diet |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
97. Lisa, you're full of crap |
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SoCalDemGrrl (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-02-07 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
98. Try the Zone Diet -you can eat good carbs including grapes and it works |
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