marcus
Mon, Feb-25-02, 20:51
ok I guess Im an odd one here since im just looking to lose about 5 pounds or so of fat. I weigh somewhere between 155 -158 lbs I think and am about 67" or 68" ~ 32 yrs old.
After hearing and seeing all the lo-carb studies and real-life results it simply amazes me that the abundance of misinformation our government has allowed to filter its way thru simply for the almighty dollar. ok, I spent 8yrs in the Army, it doesnt really amaze me. lol.
Although I dont have a weight problem, I learned something very interesting that wont surprise any of you. When I was 8 yrs old til about 13 yrs old, I did have a weight problem. I never thought I really ate that much not to mention I played sports, etc. Well, throughout these yrs was the chips/processed foods time I had gone thru but never really overate. My mom took me to a doctor who simply told me to eat less calories. Ok, Ill get to my point (lol), my mom put me on a diet (simply by chance) where I ate a steak or burger or chicken as my entree for each meal with a salad and a baked potato. I was never hungry, I lost all the weight in about 4 mos. No one knew why or how I had the 'willpower' to suddenly not eat as much as I did. Problem was, I was stuffed and had no need to eat more. Now, to see the results of everyone here makes complete sense to a 12 yr old who has experienced this same success by pure luck. Also, I am proud of each of you who make an effort to change your lives as that's the first step is wanting to do something and also taking action.
Finally, there is a history of heart disease in my family and thats my main reason for staying informed on these subjects....I think this may prove, albeit contrary to everything we've heard the last 30 yrs, to be the real way of life we need to readapt to. I do think, however, we may find out that Dr. Atkin's WOE is a somewhat extreme end and maybe there will be more scientific evidence that our processed food are refined wrongly and arent 'SO' bad and may not have as neagative an impact on our 'systems' once they figure this out. But until then, I see this as a great step and I think Im proof of that.
(sorry i was long-winded) gl to all of you. And yes this 5 lbs of fat around the midsection is aggravating and hard to get off. id like to see my abs again. So bring on the steaks (what a sacrifice)
----marc
After hearing and seeing all the lo-carb studies and real-life results it simply amazes me that the abundance of misinformation our government has allowed to filter its way thru simply for the almighty dollar. ok, I spent 8yrs in the Army, it doesnt really amaze me. lol.
Although I dont have a weight problem, I learned something very interesting that wont surprise any of you. When I was 8 yrs old til about 13 yrs old, I did have a weight problem. I never thought I really ate that much not to mention I played sports, etc. Well, throughout these yrs was the chips/processed foods time I had gone thru but never really overate. My mom took me to a doctor who simply told me to eat less calories. Ok, Ill get to my point (lol), my mom put me on a diet (simply by chance) where I ate a steak or burger or chicken as my entree for each meal with a salad and a baked potato. I was never hungry, I lost all the weight in about 4 mos. No one knew why or how I had the 'willpower' to suddenly not eat as much as I did. Problem was, I was stuffed and had no need to eat more. Now, to see the results of everyone here makes complete sense to a 12 yr old who has experienced this same success by pure luck. Also, I am proud of each of you who make an effort to change your lives as that's the first step is wanting to do something and also taking action.
Finally, there is a history of heart disease in my family and thats my main reason for staying informed on these subjects....I think this may prove, albeit contrary to everything we've heard the last 30 yrs, to be the real way of life we need to readapt to. I do think, however, we may find out that Dr. Atkin's WOE is a somewhat extreme end and maybe there will be more scientific evidence that our processed food are refined wrongly and arent 'SO' bad and may not have as neagative an impact on our 'systems' once they figure this out. But until then, I see this as a great step and I think Im proof of that.
(sorry i was long-winded) gl to all of you. And yes this 5 lbs of fat around the midsection is aggravating and hard to get off. id like to see my abs again. So bring on the steaks (what a sacrifice)
----marc