Easiest and Effective Way to See Weight Loss is to Cut the Carbs

Portion control is key Tnthomas I agree,
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Me too. That is the answer. If you need 1800 calories and you consume less, you will lose weight regardless of what you eat.

I'm fortunate. I don't have a big appetite. I cook for myself, and try to make only enough for one meal and have no leftovers.
 

I was out of town for a while and fell off the wagon. Over eating and under exercising. I went nine straight days without walking. I did manage to get in two weight lifting sessions, but that was it. So I'm up 3 lbs from where I was. This morning I was 213 in my skivvies before breakfast. I'm going to try Atkins for a while. I started off the day with two polish sausages and a fried egg for breakfast. 3 net carbs, about 600 calories (although they don't count on Atkins, right?:cool:) And I did my two mile walk in 37 minutes.
 
I found that getting the right carbs is as important as abstaining from them. Atkins worked for me in the short term. But boring, I have since discovered after much research WHAT WORKS FOR ME, is eating complex carbs. I consume sweet potatoes, oatmeal, beans, beans & more beans. The complex carbs stay with you longer giving you the feeling of fullness. You body knows what to do with those carbs, converting it to energy rather than storing it as fat. I also walk for exercise have reached & maintained myself at 180 lbs (6'2") for more than 2 years. Never drink sodas (lots of unsweetened coffee/half n half), don't eat empty carbs (sugared or low fat) or anything processed (packaged). But that's me might not work for everyone.
 

Roadwarrior said:
I found that getting the right carbs is as important as abstaining from them. Atkins worked for me in the short term. But boring, I have since discovered after much research WHAT WORKS FOR ME, is eating complex carbs. I consume sweet potatoes, oatmeal, beans, beans & more beans. The complex carbs stay with you longer giving you the feeling of fullness. You body knows what to do with those carbs, converting it to energy rather than storing it as fat. I also walk for exercise have reached & maintained myself at 180 lbs (6'2") for more than 2 years. Never drink sodas (lots of unsweetened coffee/half n half), don't eat empty carbs (sugared or low fat) or anything processed (packaged). But that's me might not work for everyone.
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That sounds like the south beach approach. Probably better for you than Atkins, but it's complicated. Atkins on the other hand is simple.

Today for lunch I had a burger and four skinless boneless chicken thighs for lunch. 0 net carbs, about 800 calories. So far for today it's 1400 calories and 3 net carbs.
 
Don M. said:
Correct! More and more medical studies are pointing at Belly Fat as being one of the worst conditions...especially as a person grows older. The Waist to Height ratio is becoming a more accepted measurement. If a person's waist is more than half their height, that person needs to find a diet/exercise routine that reduces their waist size. Anything substantially over that ratio will probably result in excess visits to the doctor, and much of the retirement funding going to prescription drugs.
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That's very interesting and I tend to agree with you, it makes more sense than BMI. When I go each year for my birthday checkup the nurse always measures my waist as well as my weight & height. The trouble is she measures me in centimetres, where at my age I understand inches more.
 
Iam said:
The trouble is she measures me in centimetres, where at my age I understand inches more.
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Really? When did England move over to the metric system?

I wish we would here. It's a much easier system once you get used to it.
 
Trade said:
I was out of town for a while and fell off the wagon. Over eating and under exercising. I went nine straight days without walking. I did manage to get in two weight lifting sessions, but that was it. So I'm up 3 lbs from where I was. This morning I was 213 in my skivvies before breakfast. I'm going to try Atkins for a while. I started off the day with two polish sausages and a fried egg for breakfast. 3 net carbs, about 600 calories (although they don't count on Atkins, right?:cool:) And I did my two mile walk in 37 minutes.
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Atkins is a good way to jump start your weight loss but it is tough for the long haul.

I noticed in one of your posts that you are considered pre-diabetic, ask your PCP to prescribe a meeting with a nutritionist and to enroll you in the standard three session eating program that explains how to eat using the diabetic exchange system. The program will quickly show you how to navigate any situation involving food and make the correct choices when filling a plate. You can also find some good information about the exchange system online. You can really eat anything that you enjoy on this system although the portions may not be what you are used to.

Good luck!
 
Aunt Bea said:
I noticed in one of your posts that you are considered pre-diabetic, ask your PCP to prescribe a meeting with a nutritionist and to enroll you in the standard three session eating program that explains how to eat using the diabetic exchange system. The program will quickly show you how to navigate any situation involving food and make the correct choices when filling a plate. You can also find some good information about the exchange system online. You can really eat anything that you enjoy on this system although the portions may not be what you are used to.
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I appreciate the effort you took in writing this all down but I'm afraid it's wasted on him. If I could get by on a diet where all you needed in your kitchen was a can opener and a spoon I'd be happy.
 
8 ounces (before cooking) of salmon, a salad, 1/4 cup of almonds an another Polish sausage for dinner. That's what I like about Atkins, being 1/2 Polish, I could live on Polish sausage.:cool:

Total estimated calories for the day 2400. Net carbs 17.

Going to bed now, not a bit hungry. Let's see what my weight is in the am.
 
Trade said:
Really? When did England move over to the metric system?

I wish we would here. It's a much easier system once you get used to it.
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We changed several years ago in agreement with EU. We measure and weigh in metric, on the road it's supposed to be kilometres, I no longer drive but I think some the of the old road signs are still in miles. We still talk of miles and miles per hour. For myself I'm happy to weigh food in grams but my self in lbs and sts. (14 pounds = 1 stone.) :)
 
Iam said:
We changed several years ago in agreement with EU. We measure and weigh in metric, on the road it's supposed to be kilometres, I no longer drive but I think some the of the old road signs are still in miles. We still talk of miles and miles per hour. For myself I'm happy to weigh food in grams but my self in lbs and sts. (14 pounds = 1 stone.) :)
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I like the metric system myself. It's so darned easy to make conversion when all you have to do is multiply or divide by 10's. But of course I think in the English system because you pretty much have to here. There was a big push in the 80's to try to get people used to it, but it met so much resistance that it fizzled out.
 
Trade said:
8 ounces (before cooking) of salmon, a salad, 1/4 cup of almonds an another Polish sausage for dinner. That's what I like about Atkins, being 1/2 Polish, I could live on Polish sausage.:cool:

Total estimated calories for the day 2400. Net carbs 17.

Going to bed now, not a bit hungry. Let's see what my weight is in the am.
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No change. 213 again this am. But I feel better without those carbs. Lots of energy. So I'll stay the course for a while.
 
OK, so today, after my second day of Atkins my weight dropped 3 lbs. to my pre-vacation mark of 210 lbs! Of course I'm aware that the weight one drops in the first few days of any diet, especially Atkns is mostly water, but it's still encouraging.
 
Five days into 20 or less net carbs and my weight is holding at 210. I haven't felt any of the usual low carb bonk this time.
 
I'm now 11 days into it and still stuck at 210 lbs. I have cheated a little on the 20 net carb limit though. My highest day was 47. Still well below what I would average if I was eating the way I usually do which is probably at least 300 net grams.
 
I'm doing well with the "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants". We have a little garden and try to stay away from processed or fast food.
I eat less food when I don't constantly think about food or dieting. I stay away from food network! It makes me hungry but I do enjoy the cooking shows on PBS. I like to cook and to eat.
 
I was losing weight on low carb/ketogenic diet, and then this summer just stopped doing it, and now I have started to gain someof the weight back. It is time for me to get back into low carb way of eating again, and back into those jeans I was wearing last spring. With the cooler weather of fall fast approaching, it is time to start wearing warmer clothes again, and now my jeans are tight.
I know that winter is a harder time (at least for me) to lose weight because I spend more time inside , eat warmer/heavier foods, and exercise less.
I belong to the low carb forum that Matrix has listed at the bottom of the main pages here, and have just been inactive there for the last few months; but I am going to start posting more there , too.
Yesterday I started back on low carb, and I am again logging my food intake into the Carb Manager app on my iPad. I love this app, and it gives me so much information, and it has a place that I can even save recipes, and it gives me all of the nutrition information, just like you find on the back of something you purchase at the grocery store.
Here is the link for the CarbManager website, and from there you can download either the Apple or Android apps, or just use it with you computer.
The basic app is free, and if you want all of the stastics and graphs, then they have the upgraded edition that costs.

https://www.carbmanager.com
 
Trade said:
I'm now 11 days into it and still stuck at 210 lbs. I have cheated a little on the 20 net carb limit though. My highest day was 47. Still well below what I would average if I was eating the way I usually do which is probably at least 300 net grams.
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I fell off the low carb wagon. Still stuck at 210 lbs.:(


 
Going very low carb like Atkins is brutal but general low carb or good carb isn't too hard. I'm not on a diet because my weight is good at 128 but to maintain that I eat healthy and that means no bad carbs.

This way of life has worked for me for that last 9-10 years. I was never overweight except when I was pregnant and when I quit smoking 10 years ago. Had to lose 30lbs then and I did it on the 17 day diet which is similar to South Beach.

Its low carb but not as low as Atkins.
 
Trade said:
I fell off the low carb wagon. Still stuck at 210 lbs.:(

If you are having trouble losing weight, check your TV channel line up to see if you get a channel called "TLC". If you do, watch a couple of episodes of a show called "My 600lb. Life". Watching a couple of those shows should give almost anyone all the incentive they need to do whatever it takes to control their weight. If your phone company is part of the online viewing network, you can even watch these shows on your computer....

https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/my-600-lb-life/
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Don M. said:
Trade said:
I fell off the low carb wagon. Still stuck at 210 lbs.:(

If you are having trouble losing weight, check your TV channel line up to see if you get a channel called "TLC". If you do, watch a couple of episodes of a show called "My 600lb. Life". Watching a couple of those shows should give almost anyone all the incentive they need to do whatever it takes to control their weight. If your phone company is part of the online viewing network, you can even watch these shows on your computer....

https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/my-600-lb-life/
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Ive watched that show. Ive seen a few die after some complications of the bariatric surgery they had. When you're that heavy only way to lose is the surgery.
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Don M. said:
Trade said:
I fell off the low carb wagon. Still stuck at 210 lbs.:(

If you are having trouble losing weight, check your TV channel line up to see if you get a channel called "TLC". If you do, watch a couple of episodes of a show called "My 600lb. Life". Watching a couple of those shows should give almost anyone all the incentive they need to do whatever it takes to control their weight. If your phone company is part of the online viewing network, you can even watch these shows on your computer....

https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/my-600-lb-life/
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Jesus Christ Don! I'm not that fat! I've just got some belly fat and some love handles. I'm going to try a more moderate low card approach. Try to average no more than 100 net carbs a day and see how that works.
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