spatzei
Fri, Nov-30-01, 15:25
What is V2 and the other projects and where can I find out more about them? And if I want to join in, how do I do that?? I am new here and still finding my way around :p .
Cheers! :confused:
deb
Natrushka
Fri, Nov-30-01, 17:15
Deb, as far as I know this is the only project ongoing at the present :
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24977
I think it's already started but take a look. I'm sure one of the participants will be along shortly to answer your questions :)
Nat
Ruth
Fri, Nov-30-01, 18:14
Hi Spatzei,
I hope you check out the link Nat gave you, but here it is in a nutshell:
4 weeks, to have begun by Nov 24 and completed the week b4 christmas; someone did start the project late; not sure if she will continue through christmas; Note: the Stillman reference is somewhat misleading, as the rules here are more restrictive than Stillman sets out. Next time it will probably just be called lean protein day ;)
Copied from Island Girl's thread, post is about 5 down on thread:
BASICS: =edited Nov 7th 6pm=
Week 1:
Day 1 -- Follow your regular (Atkins, Protein Power, Zone, etc) low-carb plan.
Day 2 -- Lean Protein (Stillman). Allowable food: lean meat (trim all fat), homemade or sugarless jerky, poultry without skin, white fish, shellfish, egg whites, baker's (dry curd) cheese, meat and fish broth. Quantities unlimited. Up to 1/2 cup of lowfat ricotta or cottage cheese OR up to 3 oz. tofu (the lowest carb you can get). Lemon/lime juice, herbs, spices, hot sauce, soy sauce, Splenda, in moderation.
Optional: one cup lettuce.
Recommended: Water, as much as you can; Psyllium Husks.
Day 3 Calorie Boost. Follow your regular low-carb plan, with the following modifications:
First, absolutely no dairy. Second, eat a minimum of 10 calories per pound of current body weight. 25 total grams carbohydrates (inc fiber) are eaten in the form of green vegetables only, preferably leafy.
Day 4 -- Lean Protein (Stillman Day) as per Day 2.
Day 5 -- Calorie Boost Day, as per Day 3.
Day 6 -- Follow your regular low-carb plan, as per Day 1.
Day 7 -- Follow your regular low-carb plan, as per Day 1.
Week 2: -- REPEAT Week 1
There are a few more guidelines you'll find in the link Nat gave; hope you read the whole thread. I plan to 'publish' my results after the 4 weeks. Our results will be gathered after 4 weeks. If you choose to try this for, say, 2 weeks b4 christmas, and report daily menus, etc in your regular journal, I don't see why you shouldn't. Do let us know (via V2 project thread) if you want to give it a go, because we'll pop into your journal to see what's happenin'. Oh, and check out the lean protein recipe thread in group journals, lots of recipes there.
I have to say that I like the discipline this project imposes on me. I tried to restart Induction in October and had a miserable time. I hadn't fallen off LCing, just wanted to have more control over AS & dairy; I couldn't hack Induction, however, I'm handling the strict rules of the project quite well.
In my regular journal Karen made a comment that the lean protein days are 'calming' and help control her cravings for AS and cigrettes (she quit a few weeks ago). Certainly my own cravings on lean protein days are virtually nil and will assess this fully after the project ends.
Come join us, if only for 2 weeks. Caution: Some planning required before starting because you need to know in advance what you will eat on Days 2 & 3; it is not easy to 'wing it' on those days.