Just an introduction

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Low carb diet, Weight Loss | 0 comments

Another recent comment I did over at lowcarber forum on a post about low carb diet

 

Lyndsey’s post:

Hey everybody! My name is Lyndsey and I am excited to join you- I’ve been on low carb for 6 weeks (CAD) and I’ve lost about 20 lbs. I have 120 lbs left to go, and it’s crazy how daunting it can be! I find that if I think too much about the big number it’s easy to get discouraged!

I am 26, have 2 little girls ages 3 and 1 (my oldest has severe autism) and I am a professional photographer. I am so glad to be here and get some support! I’ve been active over in the CAD section but it’s a little sleepy over there and I don’t want to annoy them with my desire to post so frequently lol! 

Weight has been a life struggle for me. I have always been addicted to sugar, but only in the last year after having my youngest has my weight gotten higher than ever. I don’t want to blame circumstance but part of that has been dealing with the autism diagnosis for my oldest girl. The lowest I have ever been has been 125 at 15 years old (after doing THIS very diet!!), and that will be my goal again. More than anything, all of the silly reasons have gone and I now know I need to do this for my kids, for my health.. So it’s more motivating knowing I am doing it to be around for my kids in the long term. 

My husband is also obese but he is over 400 lbs. He has joined me on this but he’s not the type to join a forum  

Anyway, nice to meet you all and you WILL be seeing a lot of me

 

I replied:

Hi Lyndsey and a very warm welcome to you. Great to see you’ve lost 20 lbs and in only 6 weeks. Well Done!

I’m sure if you keep at it those extra 120 lbs will be gone before you know it just stick with the plan and don’t let anything disways you.

The link that JEY100 has suggested is well worth looking at. As is another one that focuses on the work of Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride who is considered a world wide specialist in the Gut and Psychology Syndrome, natural treatment for autism and other similar types of problems. Here is the link for that: http://www.doctor-natasha.com/gaps-book.php

Once again a warm welcome and I’m looking to seeing more of you on the forum as time goes past.

Mark

Questions…New to low carbing

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Low carb diet | 0 comments

This is one of my comment on a post at Jimmy Moore’s regarding low carb diet

 

Debs wrote:

HI

I hope someone can help me… I’m fairly new to this and I have some questions.

I have read extensively on low carbing and am on a huge learning curve.

1.) 25g of carbs per day works very well for me do I have to go up or can I stay here?

2) I have almost zero appetite, is this a perm thing or just a honeymoon period?

3) I am seeing a lot of stuff about ketosis…should I be finding out more to incorporate this? and where would I find the info?

I’m sure that I will have more questions as things go on… but thanks in advance

 

I replied:

Hi Debs and a warm welcome to you too.

Yup I would agree with much of what nzmegs said particularly about reading Jimmy’s blog as well.

The important thing is to find a plan that works for you and then follow it to the letter and stick with it until you reach your goals. It’s a very simple plan providing you stick with it and I’m sure as you see more and more positive results that you’ll be encouraged to do so and yes we are always here if you want to come back and ask questions. So don’t hesitate to do that.

Hope that helps,

Mark

Looking for low carb salty crunchy snack

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Food Choices, Low carb diet | 0 comments

Another post at lowcarber forum  that I have commented on regarding low carb foods

 

belovednes:

Sometimes I will like to crunch in to salty snack. If you have a recipe please let me know.

 

My reply:

Hi belovednes,

One of my favorites is streaky bacon fried until it’s crispy but just before it gets crispy sprinkle it with slivers of Parmigiano cheese or any other strong hard Italian type cheese; can be eaten hot or cold. It’s also nice chopped up into small bits and sprinkled over salad.

Hope you enjoy that.

Mark

I hate to exercise

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Exercise, Low carb diet, Weight Loss | 0 comments

Here is a post over at lowcarber forum where I have commented on about exercise

 

From BlueDress:

So… I hate to exercise. I hate to feel hot. I hate having sweat pouring down my face BUT I want to feel fit & healthy. I want the whole package and I’m going to give it a solid go. I’m going at my pace. The goal is to improve my fitness without injury. I’m working with a bad back and weak, left leg that I inherited after a long episode with sciatica. Inever want to go back to that so safety is my first priority. 

 

My comment:

Hi BlueDress,

Yes I know exactly where you’re coming from. That’s the part about exercise I never really liked, feeling hot, sweaty and uncomfortable. But the great thing about doing exercise is that it gradually gets easier as you’re finding out and does we get fitter the exercise we do becomes easier therefore less hot and less sweaty.

Years ago when I used to do weight training when I first started, almost by the end of the first exercise I felt like I was melting yet towards my affair with that type of exercise I went low carb and within a very short period I was doing the same type of exercises with much heavier weights and a much faster pace and many times wouldn’t even break out into a sweat.

So you just keep going doing what you’re doing, knowing that’s it doing you good and the only pace that matters is yours.

Well done you!

Mark

Are avocados good for me?

by | Jan 25, 2013 | Food Choices, Low carb diet, Weight Loss | 0 comments

Here is another of my comments on a post about avocados at Jimmy Moore’s

 

Jimmy Moore wrote:

Are avocados good for me?: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/heal…cle7524624 ~ Do we REALLY have to ask this question about a real food like avocados? Unfortunately in this fat-phobic culture we live in these days, yes we do and it’s indicative of the mountain of work that’s still in front of us to convince people that dietary fat (especially from whole food sources) is NOT the problem. I credit the registered dietitian for answering this question well except for her dig at butter and promotion of “whole grain toast” towards the end. Is there a mandate that fat be demonized and grains heralded in the RD manual or what?

 

My comment:

I absolutely love avocados. Many years ago I was staying in a small chalet in the garden of a friend’s house. The gardener has planted something like 35 years beforehand and all around the chalet there were 12 different varieties of avocado, each one fruiting to maturity at a different time of the year so you virtually have avocados all year round.

Everyday for breakfast along with cottage cheese we used to have an avocado salad that was simply the pulp of 2 fresh avocados cut into small cubes, mixed in with finely chopped onion and dressed with a little lemon juice, salt and pepper. The secret was to leave it for about 20 minutes so all the flavors exchange before you eat it. It was absolutely delicious in fact thinking about it now makes me want to go and make something just like that.

Incidentally the owner of that garden lived well into his 90s and strangely enough he had avocados virtually every day.

Definitely a food for thought.

Mark

I’m back?!?!

by | Jan 25, 2013 | Low carb diet, Weight Loss | 0 comments

Here is a post at lowcarber.org where I have commented on about low carb diet

 

Blackstone said:

After a long and counterproductive leave of absence, I am back! Day 2 to be precise. I just finished a large break fast of 3 scrambled eggs w, cheese, sour cream and salsa. I was feeling very hungry this morning. Probably because I am so bloated and use to eating carbs until they’re coming out my ears. Last time I weighed myself I was at a devastating 240. That is 3 pounds higher than my highest ever point. I am not going to weigh myself for a few days. Just too hard. I am just glad I made it through day 1. Had a nightmare that I was chowing down on pasta w/alfredo sauce and thought “oh well, I start tomorrow” which I have been saying for about 4 months now. I was so relieved to wake up this morning to realized it was just a dream. 

I’m trying to be truthful with myself. I have a hard time switching gears from making this a life style vs. a diet. I’ve seen time and time again people jump on and off this diet…only to come crawling back after they went astray and gained back all their weight and then some. I really am not able to say “I’ll just have one piece of bread, a handful of chips, etc” I am truly addicted to these things. I can’t feel deprived because that doesn’t work for me. What does work for me is to research and find tons of wonderful food that my body can deal with. 

I’m so uncomfortable with my size…none of my clothes fit and I don’t even attempt to make an effort anymore. The sweats have got to go! And sick of the carb/sugar hangover that has been lingering over my head for far too long. So here’s to yet another go…another start..another chance! Cheers!!

 

My response:

It seems for most of us our low carb journey is a longer very narrow path that is also easy to slide off of.

I found the best way for me to avoid temptation is not to bring it into the house. As I’m going around the store, I’m looking at things that are oh so tempting and saying to myself “No I won’t buy that, it won’t be good for me” and I’ll save 195 or whatever the price happens to be.  It seems in the store that when temptation has a price it seems much easier to resist.

Does anyone else have any good tips for avoiding temptation?

Cheers,

Mark