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Old Wed, Jan-11-17, 16:25
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Plan: Atkins
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Eat to live... don't live to eat.
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Old Wed, May-02-18, 05:06
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Plan: atkins, carnivore 2023
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An amazing old thread that sums up lc-sad life beautifullly.
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Old Sat, May-19-18, 12:06
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Plan: Slow Carb
Stats: 110/110/125 Female 5"0'
BF:26%
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Location: Houston, TX
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Ok, I thought maybe those of us who have tackled this subject over and over could put together a thread of ideas and suggestions for the hoards who find they're bored with low carb eating. Clearly they just need inspiration and we got it for them, what say you?

First off let me say I have dietary restrictions that probably make most people's look very liberal. I can't eat anything with gluten period. I avoid dairy and legumes and all other grains, sugar, excesses starch. I loosely follow a "paleo" diet.

I've got quite a few recipes and what-not in my blog "Mostly Paleo".

This time of the year I like making stew and chili. I have a recipe book called "300 Stew Recipes". I also have Karen Barnaby's low carb cook book (amazing recipes!)

I'll post more later!



The biggest issue that I have experienced when eating LC is the "stall pattern" my body seems to go in when I am trying to lose weight? This generally leads me to go into patterns of losing interest in LC. Does anyone ever experience this too? Any tips?
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Old Sat, May-19-18, 15:37
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Plan: My own
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The biggest issue that I have experienced when eating LC is the "stall pattern" my body seems to go in when I am trying to lose weight? This generally leads me to go into patterns of losing interest in LC. Does anyone ever experience this too? Any tips?


I have been "stalled" for about 5 years. I lost 30# in about 15 months, and have been vacillating up and down in the same ~6# range ever since, with 10 to 15 pounds to go to get to "not overweight" on the BMI scale. However, when I started eating this way I also read a lot about the "whys", and so I find myself unable to consider eating bread and pasta and sweets again. My health is good, I hardly ever get sick, my occasional sore finger joints are just fine now, unless I slip up and eat grain. All that stuff doesn't just make me fat, it also negatively impacts my health, and, at 66, I don't feel that I want to go down that road. All this to say that my incentives to continue eating this way are way stronger than any minor inclination to eat bread or other carbs. And, on top of all that, I find the food to be fantastic! I love what I eat, and rather than feeling that the occasional slip is a "guilty pleasure" I actually am more annoyed that "whatever" isn't as good as what I might have had if I'd done my own cooking. I continue to read (here and elsewhere), so am constantly reminding myself of the health reasons I do this. I also collect recipes that sound appealing, and I am such a food geek that these encourage me LOL. My "stall", rather than discouraging me, encourages me to keep going.
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Old Sat, May-19-18, 17:25
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Plan: atkins, carnivore 2023
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The biggest issue that I have experienced when eating LC is the "stall pattern" my body seems to go in when I am trying to lose weight? This generally leads me to go into patterns of losing interest in LC. Does anyone ever experience this too? Any tips?


Perhaps you need to examine WHY you eat LC?

Is this weight loss?

Is this to live healthy?

Is this to fix a health problem???

There is no quick fix for any of these. IT takes dedication and a no-quit attitute to win.

When you hit a stall, the key is to NOT quit. YOur body is readjusting and trying to figure this out. Otherwise there are steps to take to kick thru this stall. Maybe up exercise. Maybe up protein. Maybe up fats, Maybe up carbs. You work it until you find the answer your body is happy with.
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Old Sun, May-20-18, 05:57
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Plan: Slow Carb
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Location: Houston, TX
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I have been "stalled" for about 5 years. I lost 30# in about 15 months, and have been vacillating up and down in the same ~6# range ever since, with 10 to 15 pounds to go to get to "not overweight" on the BMI scale. However, when I started eating this way I also read a lot about the "whys", and so I find myself unable to consider eating bread and pasta and sweets again. My health is good, I hardly ever get sick, my occasional sore finger joints are just fine now, unless I slip up and eat grain. All that stuff doesn't just make me fat, it also negatively impacts my health, and, at 66, I don't feel that I want to go down that road. All this to say that my incentives to continue eating this way are way stronger than any minor inclination to eat bread or other carbs. And, on top of all that, I find the food to be fantastic! I love what I eat, and rather than feeling that the occasional slip is a "guilty pleasure" I actually am more annoyed that "whatever" isn't as good as what I might have had if I'd done my own cooking. I continue to read (here and elsewhere), so am constantly reminding myself of the health reasons I do this. I also collect recipes that sound appealing, and I am such a food geek that these encourage me LOL. My "stall", rather than discouraging me, encourages me to keep going.


Congratulations on the 30#! That is quite the accomplishment regardless of how long you work towards your goal. I agree with the guilty pleasure and not having your cravings satisfied. There is really no substitute to a home cooked meal. I think that I just need to have better self discipline to try and continue down the right path and stick with it. Actually reminds me of a quote by Harry S. Truman..."In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first."
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Old Sun, May-20-18, 06:00
NoCarbMica NoCarbMica is offline
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Plan: Slow Carb
Stats: 110/110/125 Female 5"0'
BF:26%
Progress: 0%
Location: Houston, TX
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Originally Posted by Ms Arielle
Perhaps you need to examine WHY you eat LC?

Is this weight loss?

Is this to live healthy?

Is this to fix a health problem???

There is no quick fix for any of these. IT takes dedication and a no-quit attitute to win.

When you hit a stall, the key is to NOT quit. YOur body is readjusting and trying to figure this out. Otherwise there are steps to take to kick thru this stall. Maybe up exercise. Maybe up protein. Maybe up fats, Maybe up carbs. You work it until you find the answer your body is happy with.


I am interested in this because of the healthy lifestyle. I am looking at it from blood sugar regulation and cholesterol reduction perspective. I will stick with it and put the right pieces of the puzzle together! Thanks for all of the support everyone here is always so helpful!
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