Sat, Nov-27-04, 11:24
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 251/198/170
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Because one size does not fit all...
Wildcard, I also experience extreme tiredness when I go extremely low carb...there have been a lot of good responses to your original post -- numerous suggestions to try -- the bottom line is whatever you try, the key is to give it a true go and be sensible. Throwing the body into the extreme of very low carbs, few meals AND heavy exercise is a lot at once.
I like to think of my whole eating/exercise/weight loss thing as a science experiment. I don't change too many variables at once so that I can see the effect of the thing I have changed. Then I can evaluate the result properly and tweak that change appropriately. Then I go onto the next variable I want to change.
Using this approach, I have been able to develop a good understanding of what generally works with my body IF I pay attention.
By paying attention, I have learned what amount of exercise I need to incorporate (I learned this by over-training). I have learned what level of carbs I need to eat in order not to feel hungry and yet still have sufficient energy (learned this through good old journalling). And, unfortunately for me, I have learned that I have to count calories in addition to carbs (again, learned through journalling during my low carb diets, not losing and then tracking cals to see what was going on).
I also see and accept that with each diet, it is harder to get the momentum going and of course, as my age/hormone/stress levels change, that plays into things as well.
The message is that I by learning how my body responds to the variables we are told to work with in a low carb lifestyle, I learn how to develop what works for me. We are so conditioned to listen to something external for answers (including reading low carb books or attending good, ol' weight watchers), that we are less inclined to trust ourselves a bit and to look within for our own answers and develop a partnership with the approach we are working with. I continually refine my own process -- not just because I keep learning stuff but also because my body becomes conditioned and will stop responding (esp. true of exercise). I really look at the whole project of getting into better health as just continually refining my approach with the refinements getting smaller and more subtle as I go along.
Arlene
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