OT Diets

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:25:57 -0600, Kevin Vang
wrote:

A few minor discoveries:
Splenda is a great substitute for sugar.....way ahead of the others in taste.

It's close, but still no cigar. That's what I hate most about this
so far: forever having that artificial sweetener aftertaste in my
mouth.

Try Stevia. Use very very little of it. I find I like it best in
liquids. Almost as good in teas as honey. And I'm not dieting, so I
don't have to use it. Just got curious about it.
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Wolfgang wrote:


I don't know **** about diets.....never needed to (which, if you think about
it, just may suggest something about qualifications).....but I DO know this
much; the weight loss/gain equation is about as simple as anything can be.
Calories in calories out = weight gain. (emphasis on the "."). Calories
out calories in = weight loss. (ditto). In order to effect loss or gain,
the equation can be attacked from either end. As long as the desired result
is simply weight loss, it doesn't make a damned bit of difference what the
source of the calories is. All the bull**** about differing rates of
metabolism and the mystical nonsense about Atkins or any other "foolproof"
plan is just that. NOTE!: I did NOT say it's easy......just simple.

my diet guru is richard jenny. i'm on his "SEYFB" plan...

From: (Greg Pavlov)

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:25:57 -0600, Kevin Vang
wrote:

It's close, but still no cigar. That's what I hate most about this
so far: forever having that artificial sweetener aftertaste in my
mouth.

It looks like your current and semi-realistic
proposed states are identical to mine, but one
thing I did manage to accomplish a long time
ago was to knock off sugar.

One thing I found
is that once I weaned myself from it I got to
the point that I just don't like it very much
and some foods, like icing on cake, I don't
eat because I can't stand something with that
strong of a taste of sugar. I can't drink
coffee with sugar in it either.

The reason I like Splenda is that there is no aftertaste, at least none that I
can detect. I agree about oversweet foods like icing. I didn't eat much of that
type of thing even before I started the diet.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:44:49 -0500, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

I skipped lunch two days in a row and lost 8 lbs. :-) Seriously now, I've
got a high metabolism. Found myself drinking as many as 6 to 7 Dr. Peppers
a day (been doing that for over 20 years). Gave them up cold turkey in
October and lost 15 lbs. I'm also now doing regular exercise on the Total
Gym and, though I've not lost any weight, I've lost 3 inches around my waist
(down to a 31). Problem is, now I need new clothes.

friggin' 'ell Frank, there wasn't much of you to begin with . . . .

Peter

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I skipped lunch two days in a row and lost 8 lbs. :-) Seriously now,
I've
got a high metabolism. Found myself drinking as many as 6 to 7 Dr.
Peppers
a day (been doing that for over 20 years). Gave them up cold turkey in
October and lost 15 lbs. I'm also now doing regular exercise on the
Total
Gym and, though I've not lost any weight, I've lost 3 inches around my
waist
(down to a 31). Problem is, now I need new clothes.

friggin' 'ell Frank, there wasn't much of you to begin with . . . .

Well, got a new problem. The muscle toned up real well. The fats not gone
away so now I got more jiggles than a stage full of fan dancers. Sleep with
that thought burning into your brain tonight.

--
Frank Reid
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On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 20:42:38 -0500, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

I skipped lunch two days in a row and lost 8 lbs. :-) Seriously now,
I've
got a high metabolism. Found myself drinking as many as 6 to 7 Dr.
Peppers
a day (been doing that for over 20 years). Gave them up cold turkey in
October and lost 15 lbs. I'm also now doing regular exercise on the
Total
Gym and, though I've not lost any weight, I've lost 3 inches around my
waist
(down to a 31). Problem is, now I need new clothes.

friggin' 'ell Frank, there wasn't much of you to begin with . . . .

Well, got a new problem. The muscle toned up real well. The fats not gone
away so now I got more jiggles than a stage full of fan dancers. Sleep with
that thought burning into your brain tonight.


look man, I have enough problems getting to sleep . . .

Reidripples, eeewwwuu

Peter

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I read that with a reminder of your native land as "look man, I have enough
problems getting sheep..."
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George Adams wrote:
Started dieting two weeks ago, and I was wondering if any of you have any
success/failure stories regarding dieting and weight loss. I'm using a modified
Atkins, low carb, but with a greater variety of veggies than allowed an the
strict Atkins regime. Results so far, 8 pounds lost in two weeks. I have had a
bad cold for most of this time, so haven't been exercising. I expect to do
better once I get back on the treadmill. I'm looking to lose around forty
pounds.


George,

I've been on the low carb diet since the end of Sept.. I also started
walking 3-4 miles/day and doing some light weight lifting. I've dropped 26 lbs.
I do eat complex carbs, i.e. veggies but no longer eat bread, drink beer or
consume sugar.
I feel better than I have in years. I think it's possible I was intolerant
of milk products and possibly dairy. My G.I. problems cleared up, anyway. My
triglycerides dropped from 1094 to 554 (high and lows of last 4 years) to 98.
Total cholesterol from 211 to 248 to 187. My wife lost some weight (can't tell
you how much but she is thinner than she's been in 25 years of marriage), as well.
I think the main thing is to cut out refined foods like white bread, potatoes
and mainly sugar. I do know that what I was doing wasn't working and this diet
seems to be accomplishing the things I wanted.

Snoop



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"Snoop" wrote in message
I've been on the low carb diet since the end of Sept.. I also started
walking 3-4 miles/day and doing some light weight lifting. I've dropped
26 lbs.

I probably should have started out walking, but since the motivating event
for my present "get in shape" effort is an impending need to run up and down
a soccer field, I went straight to a slow jog. Obviously I'm a lot older &
in a lot worse shape that I thought, because I'm seeing very little
improvement in the first month. I typically run the first 1/2 mile (uphill)
then walk/run back as my lungs allow. After a month of doing this every
second or third day, I'm still hitting that wall at 1/2 mile. Anybody wanna
offer some encouragement that I'll one day be able to run a mile in less
than 13 minutes and without my legs hurting for two days? :-)

Joe F.

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George Adams wrote:
Started dieting two weeks ago, and I was wondering if any of you have
any
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