tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post3727080495923194711..comments2023-09-09T09:35:53.171-05:00Comments on The Divine Low Carb: Paying Attention and Water WeightPJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391277875371518678noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-66394069528113075572008-11-10T01:24:00.000-06:002008-11-10T01:24:00.000-06:00Vikki I'm so glad to hear you are doing well. I ho...Vikki I'm so glad to hear you are doing well. I hope you still are. Get a blog girl! It's such a long journey, it's such a big plan, but it's so important that we focus on where we are in the journey and keep moving along!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391277875371518678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-58113881094272433272008-11-10T01:23:00.000-06:002008-11-10T01:23:00.000-06:00Complex: I don't drink a gallon of water a day but...Complex: I don't drink a gallon of water a day but I wish I did. The times I've been losing the most weight usually corresponded with the times I was drinking the most water, although there were other variables in there too. It's best to increase water gradually as the organs have to get used to it. I think I feel better when I'm drinking a lot of water, and it goes without saying that the more water I drink, the less diet soda I drink!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391277875371518678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-40682127392590985562008-11-10T01:22:00.000-06:002008-11-10T01:22:00.000-06:00Gene: you may be right about the relationship of c...Gene: you may be right about the relationship of carbs that make me 'crash' (off lowcarb) and alcohol for an alcoholic. Anything with gluten is especially bad although I suspect caseine is an issue too but I love dairy so I'm in denial about that. It really does, with me, seem to be an either/or issue. I can either eat horribly, or I can eat very lowcarb. If I have carbs they have to be mostly fruit or nut based. Otherwise, if they are say, based on something with gluten, it's just a matter of time before I'm off the wagon again. It's like having 90% of your food sources become heroin or something, and everywhere you go people push it on you and "hide" it in all kinds of foods and even ingredients (both in grocery and in restaurants and other peoples' cooking) and lecture you on how avoiding it is so unhealthy. And you can avoid it 99% of the time with immense and constant effort and then 1 time after a month, 1 meal out of those 99 or so, eat off plan and end up devolving completely and eating like the rest of the world--that is to say, horribly--for the next month. Not everybody has that reaction to eating badly, but much of the time I seem to.<BR/><BR/>It always seems to start with insufficient protein with me. And THAT always seems to start with insufficient TIME to GET that much protein. I'm working, I can't stop to make food, it requires at least 20 minutes to MAKE 'real food' even with nothing special just a plain piece of meat (aside from spending longer earlier so you can nuke smoething later), and I end up not eating for a meal, or two, or I realize it's 11pm and I forgot to eat. And I'm fine with that--except that if I don't instantly obsess on protein for the next 48 hours, in retrospect, I can track that my "food decisions" will suck within about 48 hours.<BR/><BR/>It's harder that it doesn't happen immediately, it happens gradually, subtly enough that my conscious mind thinks *it* is in control, despite that just like with science measuring animal feeding behaviors, from a larger pattern observation, it clearly is not a conscious thing but driven by nutrition (or its lack).PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391277875371518678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-54522187345364330262008-11-10T01:14:00.001-06:002008-11-10T01:14:00.001-06:00FDJ: "Pilot error", yep! To me half the battle is...FDJ: "Pilot error", yep! To me half the battle is figuring out what will insidiously result in pilot error down the road, sigh!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391277875371518678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-82804826401882851082008-11-10T01:14:00.000-06:002008-11-10T01:14:00.000-06:00Thanks Jim. :-)Thanks Jim. :-)PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391277875371518678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-35411638123784026212008-10-04T16:12:00.000-05:002008-10-04T16:12:00.000-05:00PJ,I just wanted to say thank you! You've made a ...PJ,<BR/>I just wanted to say thank you! You've made a big difference in my life lately. I had been losing and gaining the same 10lbs for nearly the last year. I was defeated, sliding in and out of my low carb lifestyle like a pair of jammies. Nothing seemed to work.<BR/><BR/>Then I came across you posting about making changes, and how being so anal about your carbs counts just wasn't working for you. It got me thinking about what I had been doing. How I had let things slide so because trying to keep up with every single gram of food was just too much.<BR/><BR/>Well, I just restarted my efforts again on the 17th. The first weight loss was exactly 13 lbs of fluid in the first day, but I had put that 13lbs on in 2 days. It scared the bejeezous out of me.<BR/><BR/>I'm now down 11 lbs not counting that initial 13 which I don't count either. How have I done it, by making my plan simplier and not stressing over every single gram of carbs. I no longer count the carbs in veggies at all. I count all other carbs but meat, veggies and of course fat, I don't keep track of at all. <BR/><BR/>I was really hesitate at first thinking that it wouldn't work. But it HAS and I'm thrilled. I know with as much weight as I have to lose, I've still got another couple hundred to go, that I will have to reorganized and make changes again and again. I know in the next week or so that the rate of loss will slow way down, I'm prepared for that, and what's more I can deal. <BR/><BR/>I just feel so much better having taken a postive action, having done something. And for that I want to thank you. Whether you know it or not, your making a difference out here. We read, we think and you help us all on our journey to healthier, slimmer bodies. <BR/>VikkiVikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244128212156453322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-22270893081329535172008-09-25T07:08:00.000-05:002008-09-25T07:08:00.000-05:00Protein, protein, protein girl!Protein, protein, protein girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-45782709684095924562008-09-22T11:20:00.000-05:002008-09-22T11:20:00.000-05:00PJ do you drink a actual gallon of water ever day,...PJ do you drink a actual gallon of water ever day, or is that just a manner of speaking? My legs swell up. I wonder if I should drink a lot of water? BTY I am glad you are back to low carb.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346012776764422626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-77826664713656032952008-09-21T15:30:00.000-05:002008-09-21T15:30:00.000-05:00I wrestle a bit with my weight, which I found I wa...I wrestle a bit with my weight, which I found I was better able to control with low-carb, which also provided a number of side benefits such as the loss of a horrid case of acid reflux and great cholesterol numbers. But it's nothing like what you have had to face. Though I have wrestled with a serious case of alcoholism/ addiction for which the only cure was not to drink at all, and by the grace of God that has been the case for a bit over 22 years. The reason I mention the alcoholism is I see a lot of parallels in what you continue to post here. As an example it's a really common thing for alcoholics to attempt time, after time, after time to continue to control it by endless methods. By cutting down, switching brands, going from scotch to beer, swearing this is the last time they'll do that, etc., etc., etc. In the end the only solution is to simply accept totally that you simply cannot drink with impunity like everyone else seems to be able to do. No it's not fair etc, but it's the only thing that works. Now the problem here is that you can't stop eating. And if I had had to somehow get by with being forced to drink even a little bit of whatever even just once in a while, I don't think I could have ever made it long term. So I'm very serious in saying that I understand how hard this must be. But it is what it is, and I wonder if you accepted that you simply cannot eat certain "trigger" carb/ foods. And I mean really accepted that, knowing from years of experience the whole downward spiral that just one bite can lead to, and thereby treating it in the same manner an alkie would when considering taking just one drink. In a very real sense you are simply allergic to a whole host of delicious foods that you love, but the only workable option is to give up every single one of them completely.<BR/><BR/>Yes I know advice is easily handed out in such matters, and it may be that none of, or only part of the above proves to be of any use. But as your friend I really do give a crap about you and thought I would at least toss the thought out there.<BR/><BR/>GeneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-78278897350772865292008-09-21T14:38:00.000-05:002008-09-21T14:38:00.000-05:00Wow! It's so refreshing to hear someone 'fess up ...Wow! It's so refreshing to hear someone 'fess up that they regained a few pounds, yet <I>DIDN'T</I> blame it on their low-carb nutritional lifestyle. For myself, it's ALWAYS "pilot error"! <I>Drifting</I> off plan is the silent, invisible enemy whose stealthily devised scheme will derail us without fail every time. In the end we always seem to scratch our head and mutter, "Gee, I never saw that one coming!"Former Donut Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369706571759605173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34953284.post-39063510616106752992008-09-21T12:06:00.000-05:002008-09-21T12:06:00.000-05:00Wow! You've really done an amazing job of analyzi...Wow! You've really done an amazing job of analyzing how your low-carb diet is working for you. That's the great thing about keeping records. I know I need to do a better job of keeping track of my low-carbing. Best wishes to you.jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.com