Eating the Low-Carb Way: your place to share

[MoneyGal]

New thread! I thought (especially in light of SAG's most recent post on the "old" thread) that it was time for a place specifically to ask questions, share stories and get and give advice on eating low-carb. (Or is there a better name for this than "low-carb"?)

I prepared a baked chilis dish from "Low-Carb, Quick and Easy" last night and it was amazing! NO additional eating last night (almost a first for me). NO hunger upon waking. PLUS it was made with feta and blue cheese....SO delicious! I brought the leftovers for lunch.

I found a new local butcher (walking distance from my office) who specializes in meat from small local farms, including grass-fed beef and bison. They have CHEESEBURGER SAUSAGES. Doesn't that sound good? I'm walking over there at lunch.

Honestly, people. I was raised by VERY strict vegans. I think I've been unwittingly starving myself for years. Plus beating myself up for eating "bad" foods like full-fat yogourt, egg yolks (actually any eggs), any added fats, any animal products at all. Bleagh!

[BlackSpinner]

Great idea. I was thinking of starting the same thing but I am still battling the flu.

As soon as I have energy I will get some of my recipes together too.

I too love eggs (inspite of my earlier post) and felt guilty enjoying them. I am glad I can eat them again. Omelets are the quickest and easiest things to make, hard boiled eggs are so easy as a portable lunch.

And cheese - love the cheeses.

There is so much more FLAVOUR in this diet!

I noticed years ago that if I ate out at brunch then I wasn't hungry for the rest of the day, in fact I could go most of the day on bacon and eggs and not feel like eating at all except for a snack late at night - and I thought that was bad!

[Catnapper]

Here is one of my favorite recipes, easy and more or less low carb, depending on the way you view tomato sauce. If you only use (or consume) only a small amount and it is the kind without added sugar, I think it works. It also works for the rest of the family who like to have it with pasta. I sometimes make tomato sauce from my home-grown tomatoes, so I can control what is in it.

You will need boneless skinless chicken breasts, enough to serve your group. Prepare a baking dish with the oil of your choice. Smear a dab of the tomato sauce in the bottom of the dish, and then arrange the chicken in the dish. Spread however much tomato sauce you prefer on the chicken, then sprinkle garlic, Italian herbs, black olives and sliced mushrooms on top. Finally, cover with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or so. You can add salt and pepper to taste as well, but I do that at the table. Very easy and surprisingly tasty. You can add onions and peppers to the tomato sauce to vary the dish.

Catnapper - Joanie

[sagesteve]

I'm not supposed to do this buuuuut.....here is just one of the 11 day diets I put together. I selected the food and the site "generated" the diet. There are many more foods to select from. Just look at what you get to eat! You absolutley WILL lose bewtween 9 and 11 pounds in 11 days eating this way...read the WHOLE thing and follow it EXACTLY. I took three days off and followed it up with another "generated" diet of MY selection each time. You are a member for life. This diet works great when you are going to see family and you want to lose some INSTANT weight...we all know what I mean! Sign up here:

http://diet4idiots.net/


11 Day MENU


**Please PRINT THIS PAGE by pressing your PRINT BUTTON.

*Remember that you can create another menu anytime by going to: DietHandbook.com


VERY IMPORTANT TIP:
Our rules state that you should eat until you feel "satisfied" but never "stuff yourself full". This rule will make or break your dieting success so we want to offer you a simple "guideline".



Basically, when you finish eating each meal you should "still have some room leftover" (in your stomach) afterward. You should still have enough room left to eat something else if you wanted to, but of course you won't be eating anything else.

*If you have no room leftover to eat something else then that means you've eaten more than necessary. Always eat slightly less if you're not sure when to stop eating at each meal -- but you should always feel "satisfied" after eating of course, you should NEVER starve yourself.




*Also, remember that each day's meals can be eaten in ANY ORDER (you don't have to eat all 4 meals in order, you can have Meal #1 for dinner and Meal #4 for breakfast if you choose to).

11 Day Diet SHOWN BELOW

(The DIET RULES and the FOOD PREP instructions are shown at end of diet, please be sure and read them)






DAY #1



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Delicious Shrimp


Ham Slices


Garden Salad




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Macadamia Nuts


Scrambled Eggs




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Tuna Salad Plate


Regular Cheese Slices


Bowl of Green and Red Vegetables




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bacon Strips


Hard Boiled Eggs


Frozen Yogurt Dessert






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DAY #2



Today is a day of FRUIT ONLY for 3 meals --- plus a DELI-MEAT Sandwich for 1 meal.

This means that 3 meals must consist of only FRESH FRUIT and nothing else, and 1 meal must consist of just a sandwich (as shown below).

Meal #1

For Meal #1 you must eat a DELI MEAT SANDWICH.

This Sandwich must be made from the below ingredients only:


2 Pieces of bread
This means REGULAR-sized sandwich bread (normal sliced bread).


Any deli style MEAT
(such as roast beef, ham, pastrami, turkey, or any other deli meat).


Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Onions are OPTIONAL
*You don't have to use these condiments, they are optional.



Meal #2, Meal #3 and Meal #4 are explained BELOW:

For Meal #2, Meal #3 and Meal #4 you must eat FRESH FRUIT chosen from the below list only:


Oranges

Pears

Apples

Grapes

Peaches

Plums

Strawberries

Kiwis

Grapefruit

*All fruit must be fresh fruit, and you may eat as many of these fruits as you wish per meal. There is NO LIMIT on portions either.






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DAY #3



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Sausage Links


Pastrami Slices




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Broiled Halibut


Cottage Cheese




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Chicken


Cashews


Bowl of Baked Beans




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Delicious Shrimp


Ham Slices






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DAY #4



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Macadamia Nuts


Scrambled Eggs




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Tuna Salad Plate


Regular Cheese Slices


Bowl of Mixed Vegetables




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bacon Strips


Hard Boiled Eggs




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Sausage Links


Pastrami Slices






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DAY #5



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Broiled Halibut


Cottage Cheese




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Fresh Apples


Fruit Salad Dessert




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Chicken


Cashews




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Delicious Shrimp


Ham Slices






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DAY #6



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Macadamia Nuts


Scrambled Eggs


Bowl of Oatmeal




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Banana Milk Shake


Bowl of Green Beans




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Tuna Salad Plate


Regular Cheese Slices




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bowl of Green Vegetables


Fresh Grapes






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DAY #7



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bacon Strips


Hard Boiled Eggs




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Sausage Links


Pastrami Slices




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Broiled Halibut


Cottage Cheese


Garden Salad




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Chicken


Cashews






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DAY #8



Today is a day of VEGETABLES AND SALAD ONLY

This means that all 4 meals for this day must consist of only VEGETABLES or SALAD and nothing else.

You'll be eating 4 meals (just like other days), but you must choose foods from the below list only:


Lettuce

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Green Beans

Onions

Celery

Carrots

Pinto Beans

Sprouts

Spinach

Broccoli

Zucchini

Squash

Peppers

You may top each meal with only ONE of the following 2 items (but not both):

1 ounce of Grated Cheese (or)

3 tablespoons of Low-Calorie Salad Dressing






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DAY #9



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Delicious Shrimp


Ham Slices




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bowl of Green and Red Vegetables


Frozen Yogurt Dessert




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bowl of Baked Beans


Bowl of Mixed Vegetables




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Macadamia Nuts


Scrambled Eggs






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DAY #10



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Fresh Apples


Fruit Salad Dessert




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Tuna Salad Plate


Regular Cheese Slices




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bowl of Oatmeal


Banana Milk Shake




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bacon Strips


Hard Boiled Eggs






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DAY #11



Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Sausage Links


Pastrami Slices


Bowl of Green Beans




Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Broiled Halibut


Cottage Cheese




Meal #3:

For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Bowl of Green Vegetables


Fresh Grapes




Meal #4:

For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).

*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Chicken


Cashews






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ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:


Any Diet Soda


Iced Tea with Lemon


Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)


Water


ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)



These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.




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ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:

These condiments may be used on ANY meal:


Lemon Juice


Ketchup


Barbecue Sauce


Salsa


Salt


Pepper


Mustard


Seasoning Salts


*No other condiments are allowed on any meal.

Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.





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DIET RULES:

The Diet Rules are fairly simple.

*First, you may eat your 4 Daily Meals in ANY ORDER.

This means that you don't have to eat MEAL #1 first and MEAL #4 last each day. For example, if you want to eat Meal #3 for breakfast then you can, or if you want to eat Meal #1 for dinner then you can...

You must eat all 4 meals on the day they are scheduled though ---- but you may eat them in ANY ORDER.

Here are the rest of the simple rules:

You will follow this 11 Day menu, and at the end of the 11 Days you may take 3 "Cheat Days" where you can eat ANYTHING YOU WANT for 3 straight days.

Then, after that 3 day period you may GENERATE A NEW 11 DAY MENU by logging in here: http://DietHandbook.com

The new menu will shift foods around differently throughout the 11 Day period, and thus your calories will be shifted around as we mentioned on our web site.

However, you will be allowed to choose many of the same foods if you wish.

Remember that the Diet Generator shifts the "calories" around every 11 Days (by assigning the foods in a different manner every 11 Days), but the overall foods chosen may be the same every 11 Days -- if you want (or they may be different if you like).





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*FOOD PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS are below.
Please prepare all meals according to the food prep directions shown below.



Delicious Shrimp
This means non-breaded Shrimp cooked or uncooked

Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat

Garden Salad
This means a Salad made with vegetables only (potatoes and corn not allowed) -- and you may have 3 tablespoons of Low Cal Salad Dressing only

Macadamia Nuts
You may have regular Macadamia nuts, either salted or unsalted

Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan

Tuna Salad Plate
You may prepare your Tuna Salad with any of the following: low fat mayo, mustard, lettuce, onions, or tomatoes

Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed

Bowl of Green and Red Vegetables
This means a bowl of any vegetables which are Green or Red in color

Bacon Strips
This means normal Bacon strips

Hard Boiled Eggs
This means normal Hard-Boiled Eggs

Frozen Yogurt Dessert
This means normal Frozen Yogurt Dessert, the kind which looks like ice cream (but no toppings are allowed)

Sausage Links
This means normal Sausage links

Pastrami Slices
This means regular deli-style Pastrami slices, either full-fat or low-fat

Broiled Halibut
This means Broiled and Non Breaded Halibut

Cottage Cheese
This means regular full-fat or low-fat Cottage Cheese

Chicken
This means normally prepared chicken, skinless and non breaded.

Cashews
You may have regular Cashews, either salted or unsalted

Baked Beans
This means a bowl of regular Baked Beans

Bowl of Mixed Vegetables
This means cooked or frozen vegetables mixed together -- but NO POTATOES or CORN allowed

Fresh Apples
This means regular FRESH Apples

Fruit Salad Dessert
You can prepare this Fruit Salad Dessert by mixing up the following ingredients: Cool Whip Topping, Kiwi Fruit, Watermelon ,Cantaloupe, Pineapples, Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Grapes, Peaches, Bananas, Plums

Bowl of Oatmeal
This means a bowl of instant/flavored oatmeal -- it can be flavored oatmeal, but no extra sugar is allowed

Banana Milk Shake
You can prepare this Milk Shake by adding the following ingredients into a blender: 1 Large Banana, 6-8 oz. Non Fat Milk, 2-3 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract, Jelly/Jam as a sweetener

Bowl of Green Beans
This means normal green beans

Bowl of Green Vegetables
This means a bowl of any vegetables which are Green in color

Fresh Grapes
This means regular Fresh Grapes

Deli Meat Sandwich
This means a Sandwich made with the following ingredients only: 2 normal slices of bread, plus ANY deli-style meat of your choosing (such as ham, pastrami, roast beef, turkey, etc.). *You may optionally add lettuce, tomatoes, or onions if you like (these extra veggies are optional). You may also add mustard, ketchup and any other condiment shown in the ALLOWED CONDIMENTS LIST for this diet



Number of DIFFERENT foods chosen: 27

Total Food Prep Instructions Printed: 27

Diet Menu ID: #31265214692

[DreamStalker]

I'm not supposed to do this buuuuut.....here is just one of the 11 day diets I put together. I selected the food and the site "generated" the diet. There are many more foods to select from. Just look at what you get to eat! You absolutley WILL lose bewtween 9 and 11 pounds in 11 days eating this way...read the WHOLE thing and follow it EXACTLY. I took three days off and followed it up with another "generated" diet of MY selection each time. You are a member for life. This diet works great when you are going to see family and you want to lose some INSTANT weight...we all know what I mean! Sign up here:

That really is not low-carb (topic of this thread). Those meal plans have bread, oatmeal, and way too much fruit to be low carb and most frozen yogurt usually has sugar added to it.

[Uncle_Bob]

Before my kids were born i did the atkins diet for about 18 months and went from 225lbs to 164lbs. It was easy to loose the weight without even exercising, during the induction phase i lost 12lbs in the first 2 weeks.

At 164lbs i had people commenting on my weight. Even servers at restaurants would say things like "why do you need to diet" when i tried to choose something low carb from the menu. Its funny how people consider it rude to comment on excess weight but when you loose a lot of weight they have not problems telling you that you look too thin.

I'm not sure if its related but the onset of my anxiety occurred after 18 months on the atkins diet. Also i know i did not have any sleep apnea at that time because i was up every morning at 5am and had noticed an increase in energy through the day through not eating carbs.

I stopped the atkins after the birth of my first child in 2005 as life just got too busy and its gets awkward to prepare meals for someone avoiding carbs along with someone loving them.

Also i found that when i took up cycling for my commute i often ran out of energy. After 10 miles in 100 degree heat i would be out of energy and even ended up physically shaking. Now i take the complex carb energy supplements when i ride and i no longer run out of steam, but they have carbs in them.

[sagesteve]

Dreamstalker...do want to lose weight or not! And yes, It really IS a low carb diet. Just took at it. Natural sugar in the fruit, (for a day!) oatmeal has a low glycemic index. WAAAAY too little sugar in the yogurt to matter on this diet. You are talking to someone who has done it all! Went from 279 to 200 pounds. THIS WORKS. ANNNND what you'll learn from this will stay with you. You need the "balance" and this teaches you how to do it. Complete low carb is hogwash! I did Atkins too.

[carbonman]

I'm on the see-food diet......

I'm also on my bike 100-140 miles a week.

No weight problem here.

UB, have you tried the Hammer complex carbs yet???

[fidelfs]

You guys try something called the "no grain diet" it is better balanced that any other diet. You can find some information on Dr. Mercola site or other websites.

[BlackSpinner]

Dreamstalker...do want to lose weight or not! And yes, It really IS a low carb diet. Just took at it. Natural sugar in the fruit, (for a day!) oatmeal has a low glycemic index. WAAAAY to little sugar in the yogurt to matter on this diet. You are talking to someone who has done it all! Went from 279 to 200 pounds. THIS WORKS. ANNNND what you'll learn from this will stay with you. You need the "balance" and this teaches you. Complete low carb is hogwash! I did Atkins too.

It is a good beginning but personally I would push the bread and diet sodas out totally. Those kinds of stuff is now a treat allowed only as a special deal.
By allowing some in the regular diet it is too easy to slide off too far. By not putting them in my day I can give my self treats with out shooting my self or feeling deprived.

Sugar substitutes are not healthy, personally I would rather eat real sugar then put substitutes in my body.

I have the same issue with many of the recipes I found on line - too much processed stuff to try to duplicate breads.

[DreamStalker]

Dreanstalker...do want to lose weight or not! And yes, It really IS a low carb diet. Just took at it. Natural sugar in the fruit, oatmeal has a low glycemic index. WAAAAY to little sugar in the yogurt to matter on this diet. You are talking to someone who has done it all! Went from 279 to 200 pounds. THIS WORKS. ANNNND what you'll learn from this will stay with you. You need the "balance" and this teaches you. Complete low carb is hogwash!

Well I am glad that it is working for you and I'm sure many others too ... and 79 lbs is nothing to sneeze at.

For me, I actually want optimal health, the weight loss is just an added bonus. Perhaps that is the difference between my 95 lb weight loss to date and your own 79 lbs.

The body does not care whether the sugar is natural or not, if you eat all you want of sugar and low-glycemic starch grains(NOT low-carb way), you may be able to loose weight but you will not achieve optimal health.

If you feel that low-carb is hogwash, then why are you posting to this thread meant for low-carb way? If you feel you need "balance" maybe you are following Zone diet or some other weight loss diet based on conventional nutritional advice? But it is not the hogwash way that I prescribe to. Eating veggies and quality meat and fat does not need to teach you anything. The body is already programed to take advantage of that complete low-carb hogwash and bacon too.

Losing weight is not about getting healthy. Getting healthy is about feeding your body what it is designed to eat ... healthy weight loss or gain is determined by the health state of the body ... not the other way around.

Just saying.

[MoneyGal]

Carbonman, I hear you! My issue is NOT lack of physical activity. It's excess weight. Have you ever been overweight and lost weight? I can MAINTAIN my weight just like you can. I'm not gaining weight, and have not gained weight since starting CPAP a year ago. However, I would like to lose excess body fat. That is a different issue than weight maintenance.

Signed, Going to the Gym to Do Leg Presses Now

[Uncle_Bob]

I'm on the see-food diet......

I'm also on my bike 100-140 miles a week.

No weight problem here.

UB, have you tried the Hammer complex carbs yet???

No not yet, I'm off the bike right now recovering from septoplasty surgery and i think i need to give it a couple more weeks to fully recover. Plus I find that i need supplements more in the hot summer months rather than the cooler winter ones.

Can you recommend a place to buy online at a good price?

[sagesteve]

Just saying....this works and I'm at optimum health. Also trying to help others. You can select other foods on this diet and it shows you why and how this works. Also, I don't need to lose anymore weight. So your 95 compared to my 79 is no comparison. Off course if you eat ALL you want of sugar and non-complex carbs...it's not good. This diet is VERY little of both.

[Kiralynx]

I'm not supposed to do this buuuuut.....here is just one of the 11 day diets I put together. I selected the food and the site "generated" the diet. There are many more foods to select from. Just look at what you get to eat! You absolutley WILL lose bewtween 9 and 11 pounds in 11 days eating this way...read the WHOLE thing and follow it EXACTLY. I took three days off and followed it up with another "generated" diet of MY selection each time. You are a member for life. This diet works great when you are going to see family and you want to lose some INSTANT weight...we all know what I mean! Sign up here:

http://diet4idiots.net/

I looked at the site -- and because of my dietary limitations, I wasn't willing to pay their fee to find out this diet would not work for me. Thanks for posting the menu, because now I know --