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Originally Posted by Judynyc
Perhaps you should explain what you changed to make this happen for you.
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For me eliminating dairy seems to have been the key. I learned in February that dairy is insulinotropic. I eliminated it, and I'm losing weight.
Recently I reduced my caffeine intake greatly and saw an immediate dip in my blood sugar, and my weight dropped even more quickly for a week and a half. I should say that I've tried eliminating caffeine while low carbing before (because Dr. Atkins recommends it) and saw no change. That's interesting to me and suggests that sometimes multiple changes need to be made for any one to work. For example, I doubt eliminating dairy would have helped, if I weren't also low carbing. In fact, I know it wouldn't because I was a vegan for four years, and I
gained 50 pounds during that time.
One thing I experimented with was a very high fat diet. That was a disaster for me. I lost some weight, but I was miserably hungry the whole time. Looking back, I see that much of my fat was coming from dairy. I wonder if I'd have had a different experience if I'd tried a different fat. I'm not interested in trying it now, because I'm happy with my current diet. The point is, just because something hasn't been helpful in the past doesn't mean it might not help in the future under a different set of circumstances.
For me right now success seems to be LOW CARB DIET + DAIRY FREE + (maybe) LOW CAFFEINE
An interesting side note: I'm actually eating
more carb now than in past times when I was losing on low carb. Not a lot and not every day, but I do occasionally eat a little rice or potato or even sugar. Apples and pears. Things like that. I'm staying gluten-free for now, but I'm open to trying to add back various foods when I get back closer to a normal weight.
Another point I think is important: Not seeing an immediate change to a particular change doesn't mean it won't work. Unless a change is making you ill, it's worth sticking with it for a while. I lost 12 pounds my first four weeks dairy free. Then 2 pounds the second four weeks. Then zero the third. I figured this was another failed experiment but decided to stick with it another four weeks. I'm glad I did, because I lost 8 pounds that month. It's important to me, though, that I was not hungry, weak, etc. Had I been I likely wouldn't have continued.