Way to go Sandy! I myself lost 40 lbs on Atkins, and I did it over a period of 6 months; a bit slow by Atkins standards, but by "normal" diet standards very healthy, a little less than 10 lbs a month. I took a break for about three months, but took care not to reintroduce sugars (soda, some fruits like apples) and large amounts of other carbs (which sucks, 'cause I'm a pasta lovin' freak!) and maintained my new weight. now I'm three weeks into round two, my goal is 50 pounds by July (again, healthy by "normal" diet standards). I exercise semi-regularly (when I'm not up to my eyeballs in code...) and I like the fact that I still lose weight. My cholesterol is low, and I feel better and am more alert than I have been in years. I'll stick with what works.
will ---- Knocking off the weight, for a better tomorrow. ---- William H. Bowen Webmaster ALSTOM's Energy Management and Markets Business [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.esca.com/ > Sorry to disturb your thinking Ben, > > I also did some diet research over the last few years after finding out that > I am on a fast track to diabetes. In my research I did discover that the > low carb way of life (not diet) is actually the best one for me. I've been > on it for 2 years now. Lost 40 pounds, my blood sugars are on the low to > mid side of normal (other than on the high side) and my cholesterol level is > consistently on the low to normal side. > > The ketosis you are talking about is called Benign Dietary Ketosis and is > not the type of Ketosis associated with high levels of blood glucose in > Diabetes. All it means is that your body is burning fat. Carbohydrates > (which all turn into glucose, which is a sugar) are much easier for your > body to burn than fat. So given the choice, your body will burn carbs (if > you put carbs in, your body will burn them as energy and store any excess > away as fat.) When you don't give your body carbs, it is forced to go to > your fat to burn after burning whatever you have eaten, hence the ketones. > (also bad breath, but that is a known side effect). > > I tried the diet the hospital gave me. Which was high in Carbohydrates and > low in fat. Not only was I starving and miserable, but my blood sugars > never went down. I tried another diet which claimed to be healthful for > diabetes, which was high in carbohydrates, and low in fat. (Julian > Whitakers Reversing diabetes). After 2 days on this diet, my blood sugars > shot up more than 40 points! I was exercising regularly at this point as > well, hiking 1 to 2 days a week and going to the gym regularly. > > I then turned to trying Low Carb. I read Atkins, I read Protein Power > (Eades), I read Dr. Bernstein's books. I decided to go on the Atkins plan > since it was easier to work with. Within 2 days, my blood sugars had > dropped 10-15 points from where they normally were. Within 2 months, I was > losing 5 pounds a month. Within 2 weeks, I was more alert. > > > I am now on a maintenance diet. Occassionally I will have some grains or > alcohol. I have kept the weight off for a year now. I am still in a size > 10. This is a lifetime commitment for me and I will never give it up. If I > can manage to stave off diabetes and live a normal life style, why screw > with success??? > > What's my average daily diet? Well this morning I had plain whole milk > yogurt (brown cow cream on top - yummy) sprinkled with Splenda and > cinnammon. Good earth herbal tea and my vitamins (which includes potassium, > magnesium and psyllium husks for fiber). For lunch I will probably have a > salad with tuna and cheese. For dinner, I am going out with a friend, so I > will probably splurge on a drink along with chicken or steak (hold the > potatoes, bring on the extra veggies!) I don't feel deprived, I don't want > the potatoes anymore. Note, no processed foods (unless you count yogurt as > a processed food), no sugars. The fat in my diet fills me up, satisfies me > so that I dont feel deprived (well depraved, but that's another story and > has NOTHING to do with the way I eat <grin>) and keeps me looking and more > importantly feeling good. > > A few things that helped me for anyone contemplating doing this. First > READ, read as much as you can. I found a usenet newsgroup that really > helped. alt.diets.locarb.support (I believe). I also found a ton of web > sites that have sugar free and low carb food that helped me out entirely. > > Some of the sites I still frequent, and order from are: > > Low Carb Luxury (www.lowcarbluxury.com) - Reviews of new food products and > links to lots of great low carb stores. > Synergy Diet (www.synergydiet.com) - Tons of foods, baked goods that are > truly low carb. > Low Carb Connoisseur (http://store.yahoo.com/low-carb/index.html) More low > carb foods. > > Sandy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:41 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: UDF parameters and Scope and muffins! > > > Stephenie- > > not to start a controversial new thread (diet), but this is *NOT* a "healthy > living choice". > any nutrition program which entirely cuts out a "something" from our diet is > not "healthy". > > My wife and I did some research on the Atkins no-carb diet the last time it > became a fad. It throws your body into ketosis, not good. > > Something people (including me) just don't like to hear, is there's no > "magic formula" for painless dieting, just lower calorie intake, and higher > calorie expenditure (i.e., exercise). > > Before cutting complex carbs, I would investigate cutting back on fat in the > diet, substituting more servings of fruits and vegetables - which also > benefits from more fiber, and may reduce the risk of cancers. > > Re: bread - substituting whole grain breads for processed breads is a good > alternative. > > Just my 2 cents worth... > > -Ben > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephenie Hamilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: UDF parameters and Scope and muffins! > > > patrick, please post, I am starting a new (it is not a diet, it > is a healthy living choice) next week, and i have been warned > that any type of bread is a no-no..... > > ~~ > Stephenie Hamilton > Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Professional > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Harkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:30 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: UDF parameters and Scope and muffins! > > > believe it or not Raymond I have a complex-carb-free muffin > recipe that is > the only one i ever use and it is very good! I will post it to > the list if > you want. Be warned though, they contain plenty of calories.....! > > Patrick > > At 09:14 AM 30/01/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >And, um, of course, if you want to see some examples, you may > want to > >stroll over to www.cflib.org. Not that I have anything to do > with the > >site, of course. > > > >Mmmm - muffins - I'm on a no-carb diet, so muffins sound about > as good > >as crack about now. ;) > > > >-rc > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:06 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: UDF parameters and Scope > > > > > > > > > > In this example, x and y refer to arguments passed to the > > > UDF and will > > > > NOT overwrite any existing x or y var. Z is also local. > > > > > > OK, now I get it... They have their "own" scope, but they are > > > scope-less > > > when coding... > > > > > > Thanks for this Ray, I'll buy you a muffin at the 2k2 DevCon, > since I > > > should be there with the wife <g> > > > > > > Philip Arnold > > > Technical Director > > > Certified ColdFusion Developer > > > ASP Multimedia Limited > > > T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133 > > > F: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > > > > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > > > > > > ***************************************************************** > ***** > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential > and > > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to > whom they > > > are addressed. If you have received this email in error > please notify > > > the system manager. > > > > ***************************************************************** > ***** > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > _____ > Your ad could be here. 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