JCurmyGod
Fri, Feb-13-04, 22:29
Hi! Just found you and I'm so glad you are here! Don't you ever get frustrated with the looks and comments from people who see you toss away a bun and eat a chicken breast and side salad? The worst ones are the "old guys" who are thin and look like they never carried an extra pound in their life - mean.
I am a recovering sugarholic. I never ate that many calories in a day, just all of them after 2 p.m. and in the form of misleading snacks foods - light popcorn, fat free pretzels, baked potatoes with butter buds, and rice galore. Blood sugars started running amok.
So, I tried a Protein Power/Atkins combo, but the saturated fats increased my cholesterol ratio and caused incurable D for me. Quit the program and found out I had blown my gall bladder. Quit everything. Gained everything back. Tried pills. Gained 20 new pounds.
January 23, 2004 I received an epiphany. I got up, quit my pity party, and opened South Beach. I lost twelve pounds in the first two weeks on Phase I. This week I slowed dramatically on Phase II. I also started exercising four times a week at the gym, so I can't tell if I'm still losing and gaining muscle or stalling.
Already y'all have been a big help! One comment on these forums mentioned the problem of stalling out if you eat less than 1200 calories a day. I counted up this week and BINGO! I've averaged only about 1000 a day! Thank you![FONT=Arial]
I am a recovering sugarholic. I never ate that many calories in a day, just all of them after 2 p.m. and in the form of misleading snacks foods - light popcorn, fat free pretzels, baked potatoes with butter buds, and rice galore. Blood sugars started running amok.
So, I tried a Protein Power/Atkins combo, but the saturated fats increased my cholesterol ratio and caused incurable D for me. Quit the program and found out I had blown my gall bladder. Quit everything. Gained everything back. Tried pills. Gained 20 new pounds.
January 23, 2004 I received an epiphany. I got up, quit my pity party, and opened South Beach. I lost twelve pounds in the first two weeks on Phase I. This week I slowed dramatically on Phase II. I also started exercising four times a week at the gym, so I can't tell if I'm still losing and gaining muscle or stalling.
Already y'all have been a big help! One comment on these forums mentioned the problem of stalling out if you eat less than 1200 calories a day. I counted up this week and BINGO! I've averaged only about 1000 a day! Thank you![FONT=Arial]