I started the Atkins Diet today

[ShowMeLiberty]

Day 3: 292 lbs
Change: -5 lbs

Keep it up - you're doing great!

refined sugar and refined wheat flour are the devil.

http://www.fathead-movie.com/FatHeadDVD.html

 

[The Magic Hoof]

I lost 135lbs on Atkins

 

[Demigod]

I lost 135lbs on Atkins

That is like 30 kg.How much did you weigh before ?

 

[ShaneEnochs]

I lost 135lbs on Atkins

Wow! That's awesome!

All I'm looking for is to get under 200. I haven't been under 200 since the 9th grade.

 

[Demigod]

Wow! That's awesome!

All I'm looking for is to get under 200. I haven't been under 200 since the 9th grade.

How tall are you ?

Because to be 100 kg in the 9th grade is a lot.

I am aiming at lowering to 86-88kg with 192 cm height.Although what I really want is self discipline in eating I used to eat all day long.Not large meals bite by bite but all day long I had to have something in my mouth to chew.Now I only eat 2 meals 6 hours apart.

 

[The Magic Hoof]

By the way, I don't agree with some of the things posted in this thread.

I've never had a problem with aspartame affecting my weight loss. In fact, it helps me a lot as I get at least something sweet (diet drinks). I'm not saying aspartame is GOOD, but Diet Dr. Pepper sure is convenient. I've never believed in this 'starvation mode' thing, at least the way some put it. I believe in starvation mode if you're doing just that - literally starving, but that's like a deserted island case.

I found that instead of doing this thing where you eat 5-6 small meals a day that I eat less when I eat only 2 large meals a day. Don't believe in the 'meal timing' thing either. Eat whenever you want, even if it's 10 minutes before bed. It hasn't affected my weight loss any, only made me sleep better!

 

[The Magic Hoof]

Long story short guys, I was 165 lbs when I was 18 (6'0 at the time), and I'm still 6'0.... and back at 165lbs again years later. The doctors completely overprescribed anxiety medication (which was 100% unnecessary by the way) and I ballooned from 165 to 295lbs. I stopped taking the medication cold turkey because it screwed me up so bad. I lost 100lbs in 6 months from the day I stopped taking it, then the other 30 lbs came off over time.

I can't credit Atkins solely because my body was just like WTF!?, but Atkins sure did speed the process up.

 

[PatriotOne]

I've never had a problem with aspartame affecting my weight loss. In fact, it helps me a lot as I get at least something sweet (diet drinks).

Your right. I shot from the hip there. I have this running list of 100 poisons in my head to avoid in the food supply that I have researched...but I don't always remember the why of it. I got lazy. I used aspartame sweeteners alot in my coffee and drank diet pepsi liberally the first time I did Atkins. It didn't stop any weight loss as far as I could tell since I was so successful. Now I cringe at the thought of using so much aspartame for other reasons and considered it a near death experience . I use stevia now.

Aspartame is, by Far, the Most Dangerous Substance on the Market that is Added To Foods


November 06 2011

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a...e-most-dangerous-substance-added-to-food.aspx

 

[ShaneEnochs]

How tall are you ?

Because to be 100 kg in the 9th grade is a lot.

I am aiming at lowering to 86-88kg with 192 cm height.Although what I really want is self discipline in eating I used to eat all day long.Not large meals bite by bite but all day long I had to have something in my mouth to chew.Now I only eat 2 meals 6 hours apart.

5'7

And yeah, it was a lot.

 

[ShaneEnochs]

Day 4: 292 lbs
Change: -5 lbs

Well, I actually lost 0.6 lbs from yesterday, but I haven't been putting the decimals.

So yeah, still losing weight. I was pretty proud of myself yesterday for walking a mile with my fiance and my little boy. Haven't done that in a while.

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

You're doing great, Shane. Keep it up!

 

[cucucachu0000]

glad to hear it, i just started the primal diet i chose it because it seemed easier than atkins. its great i recomend it, im 6 foot and i started off at around 225 and just yesterday im down to 208 in 4 weeks, i have a 2 or 3 beers or glasses of wine on saturdays when im out, i eat a couple pieces of dark chocolate or some berries with whipped cream on top for desert a couple times a week, and i eat every time i get hungry its great.

 

[BamaAla]

glad to hear it, i just started the primal diet i chose it because it seemed easier than atkins. its great i recomend it, im 6 foot and i started off at around 225 and just yesterday im down to 208 in 4 weeks, i have a 2 or 3 beers or glasses of wine on saturdays when im out, i eat a couple pieces of dark chocolate or some berries with whipped cream on top for desert a couple times a week, and i eat every time i get hungry its great.

Awesome! I'm the same height and started at around ne same weight (I was 230.) I'm down 12% body fat and at 173 lbs. keep it up my Grok brother!

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Mine could be better. I need to do strength training pretty badly, but every time I try to do anything, I have a giggling baby climbing on me--I lift her a lot, but it's just not the same. Doing most of the weight loss first, then starting to work out was my plan though...so things are going according to plan.

I don't like the idea of juicing because of all the fiber that's removed, but I do like the idea of getting bigger amounts of certain nutrients. Plus, I don't have a juicer, nor do I have the space. How's the juicing working out for you? What do you have for dinner?

Get a pullup bar and do lots of pushups (and learn all the variations of pushups you can). You can get a really good workout with little to no equipment.

 

[trey4sports]

Mine could be better. I need to do strength training pretty badly, but every time I try to do anything, I have a giggling baby climbing on me--I lift her a lot, but it's just not the same. Doing most of the weight loss first, then starting to work out was my plan though...so things are going according to plan.

I don't like the idea of juicing because of all the fiber that's removed, but I do like the idea of getting bigger amounts of certain nutrients. Plus, I don't have a juicer, nor do I have the space. How's the juicing working out for you? What do you have for dinner?

i use the lexen healthy juicer. which is portable and small and can be had for $30.

(if you ever do get into juicing make sure you get a masticating juicer because centrifigul juicers create a lot of heat and kill enzymes and such.)

That said, it is VERY difficult to physically EAT the amount of greens that it takes to get 8 oz of juice. I go through a lot of food on a daily basis for juicing. 6 asparagus spears, handful of green beans, an orange and a 1/2 of a head (not sure what measurement kale comes in) of kale on an average day. If you're really worried about wasting the fiber simply throw put the remaining fiber that has been juiced in the fridge and eat it later. When i juice apples i do that because the remaining pulpy fiber is delicious.

 

[Revolution9]

Stop, you're making my mouth water!!

Look! Cardboard cubes with fru fru.

Rev9

 

[Revolution9]

I just prefer the taste of turkey bacon.

So I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is bad for me?

Yes. When you get clean and try it it will give a weird and nasty quasi-heartburn just below the lungs.

Rev9

 

[RickyJ]

I always stay on the eat what you like diet and it works pretty good for me. I even drink coke, way too much of it, and I am still healthy, running a 10K July 4th.

 

[Revolution9]

I thought EDTA was good for you? Doesn't it bind to all the bad crap in your body so it can't be absorbed?

Seed oils are originally paint binders. It is what Ford used on his Model T's. When petroleum products began replacing seed oils in the painting industry they had to find a way to sell them. One of the first was Crisco which they touted as a substitute for good fats like lard and tallow. Damned if heart attacks and cancers started becoming prevalent.. They were a medical anomaly prior to 1879. The first fat guy in England, in the early 1800''s I think was a medical anomaly. I think he was lighter than you. He made his money as a side show curiosity and retired somewhat of an aristocrat. Rapeseed oil, Canola oil has to be doused in a bath of heavily caustic sodium hydroxide to kill the rancid odor which starts almost immediately after pressing. This oil, in it's natural form is an insecticide and part of the plants defense against insects and animals.

HTH
Rev9

 

[ShaneEnochs]

Day 5: 291 lbs
Change: -6 lbs