OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:

>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:51:40 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
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>> > I've lost 50 lbs. since January.
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>>
>> WOW! Congratulations! Did you low carb or do it another way?
>
>Low carb is the _only_ thing that works for me... ;-)
>
>YMMV.
>
I find that interesting, and it's probably just a matter of ignorance
on my part, but most of the stuff I've seen or read about the low-carb
thing is so full of bacon fat, butter and the like that it seemed like
a scam to me. It's sort of like, well, yeah, you'll lose weight if ya
cut down on the carbs but you're gonna die of a heart attack with all
that grisly fat you're eating. I'm on a diet for health reasons and
so far it loks like the South Beach diet is the closest thing I've
found to coincide with what the doc told me to do. Quite common sense
and very simple. I'm supposed to limit protein intake to the rough
equivalent of a piece of meat oor fish the size of a deck of cards,
but my intake of vegetables and starches (mainly whole grain, breads,
pasta, whatever) is unlimited in theory, but not in reality - you can
gain a ton of pounds if you get carried away! Low-salt, low fat and
you'd think that would be a downer, but it's not at all. As long as I
follow the diet, I can occasionally splurge and eat a piece of pizza
or a fast-food sandwich or whatever. It only happens once or twice a
month, but it's a real treat as opposed to a lifestyle, which is what
it used to be. Anyway, you've found something that works for you, and
more power to ya!
>Thanks and cheers!
>--
>Om.
>
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