On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 9:30:12 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
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> > "Bruce" > wrote in message
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> > >> "Bruce" > wrote in message
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> > >> > In article >, says...
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> > >> >> On Tue, 09 Aug 2016 07:24:01 -0400, Gary > wrote:
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> > >> >> >The only way to lose weight is to increase your activity (and your
> > >> >> >metabolism) and eat less calories than you burn each day. There's no
> > >> >> >easy way out and losing takes time and lots of discipline.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> People don't want to hear the simple truth Gary.
> > >> >> *Especially* the 'increase your activity' bit
> > >> >
> > >> > They also don't like the "eat less" bit, so they go on a low carb diet.
> > >> > That way, they can continue to stuff themselves.
> > >>
> > >> Goes to show how ignorant you are about low carb diets.
> > >
> > > I imagine someone with a kilo of steak and a kilo of lettuce on their
> > > plate, proudly saying they're low carbing. No?
> >
> > Not anyone I know. I have low carbed for a whole lot of years, and I
> > actually don't eat a lot. I imagine that if someone just tries it as a lark
> > or something, that might be the case, but long term low carbers are
> > satisfied with quite a bit less since you don't have all those carbs
> > swirling around making you hungrier.
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> I don't understand how carbs mnake you hungrier. If I leave out the
> bread from my bread and cheese breakfast, I'm hungry again after 30
> minutes.

Are you talking squishy white bread, which is what many Americans
eat, or about real, whole-grain bread?

I know that if I have, say, a piece of birthday cake at work for
someone's celebration, I'm hangry and sleepy about 45 minutes
later. First the carbs spike your blood sugar, then comes the
crash.

Cindy Hamilton