Fri, Jan-15-10, 14:41
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New Member
Posts: 8
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Plan: moderate
Stats: 204/200/185
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Hello, I am new to LC dieting but have the education behind it and a pretty good grasp on how it works. I will start off by saying I am type 1 diabetic. I have decreased my insulin injections to meet the lower amount of carbs and sugars I am currently consuming. I did not start as low as atkins recommends to start with which is I believe aroudn 20g per day. Instead, I am hovering around 80-120g per day. I count carbs but not to the g. Basically, I am consuming no processed meats and only things like Chicken, pork, turkey, angus beef burgers w/ american cheese no bun, lean beef, fish, and some seafood but primarily only steamed shrimp with no seasoning on it. I eat salads with a little italian dressing, greens such as green beans, broccoli, lima beans, and peas (I am picky with veggies so primarily eat green beans as I know they have low carbs). I eat hardboiled eggs for breakfast with the yolk even though I know I should probably just eat the egg whites. I drink 1 cup of coffee daily with a teaspoon of french vanilla cream and 2 sweet and lows. I drink only water the past 2 weeks and anywhere from 100-128oz per day. I work out so that's partly why so much. I have been snacking on salted peanuts and cashews from time to time. I also have been making protein shakes using whole milk and sometimes throwing frozen strawberries in the mix too. I haven't had one in about 4 days though. I get muscle milk protein shakes which have 11g carbs per drink and have 1 a day here and there. I also have been eating a met-rx bar which has 19g of carbs per bar once a day. I have eliminated all breads, pasta, rice, sweets of any kind. I bought some ketone strips and show trace amounts to small amounts so I know I am in ketosis. I haven't weighed myself but twice and the 1st time was actually 3 days after beginning. So unsure of my true starting weight but for all intense purposes I weighed 204.6lbs on the day I did weigh myself. The second weigh in was a week later and I weighed 201.2. It's now almost another week later and I want to avoid the scale as that is not a good way to measure success at this. Sometimes I feel like I am slimming down and some days I look at myself and don't see a huge or noticeable difference. Part of the problem is I am not nor have I ever been fat. I am "fatter" than I have ever been but am closer to abs than most could ever dream to be. I use to have them year round eating anything. Not sure if it's just age taht changed that and this is why I began my diet. I have always worked out with free weights and cardio was added about 3 years ago. I jump rope. Anyhow, to make a long story short, after giving you guys some basic input on what I do, is it reasonable to expect weight loss from how I am doing it? I want to get back down to 185ish and realize because I am not all that far from my actual goal now, it may seem like a slower process. Would it help if I eliminate things like coffee and the nutrition bars or peanuts for snacks? If so, what should I replace it with? I went from eating very crappy snack binge food the past 3-4 years like ice cream of starbucks frappaccino's and other high carb stuff to no carbs almost at all. If I had to guess, I probably use to consume close to 900g per day of carbs. Maybe more. I know, that's bad for a diabetic. Shame on me! Any input is greatly appreciated in tweaking my diet to get ripped for the summer! Maybe I am doing things right even at higher carbs than most on this site and just need patience? It's only been 2 weeks afterall! Thanks
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