assuranceagent

Joined January 2011

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Weight History

Start Weight

274.0 lb

Lost so far: 39.4 lb

Current Weight

234.6 lb
Performance: losing 4.2 lb a week

Goal Weight

247.0 lb

Still to go: 12.4 lb

42 years old. Husband and father of 3 boys. Type II diabetic.

Lost almost 80 lbs about 10 years ago and got into the best shape of my life. Began a new career that resulted in a lot less activity and time - meaning sedentary lifestyle and lots of quick food (read: drive thru fast food). Gained all the weight back and my blood sugar is not controlled at all.

Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired and of seeing myself in pictures and videos and barely recognizing who I am. Ready to get back to discipline and get healthy again. Looking to lose 75 lbs. total and control blood sugar. Short term goals are 27 lbs. (10% body weight) and A1C 6 or lower. Let's do it.

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assuranceagent's Cookbook

cals: 438kcal | fat: 31.00g | carbs: 4.25g | prot: 35.03g

Mustard Creamy Chicken

Low carb chicken breasts with a creamy mustard sauce that are delicious.

cals: 304kcal | fat: 12.43g | carbs: 6.55g | prot: 40.16g

Cheesy Beef Bake

A quick toss-together and bake meal that's great for hungry families.

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Questionnaire
1) Dates you pulled from? Jan 24th-Feb 2nd

2) How many daily calories do you have on average? 1671

3) How many nCarbs (or specify if you count actual carbs) do you have on average daily? 39.3 nCarbs

4) How many grams of fat do you have average daily? 114.1

5) What level of Atkins are you on? Phase 2

6) Do you exercise? If so, how often? Yes, 5-6 days per week, cardio every day, weight training 2-3 days.

7) What's your loss/gain during this time frame? Loss of 9 lbs.

7.5) Age, Sex, Weight, Height? 31/M/242/ 5'9"

** I broke my rule about weighing once a week to give an accurate number here. I'm still going to wait to record my weigh in until Saturday, though. Smile

posted 02 Feb 2011, 19:35

just starting
I find counting carbs MUCH easier and more satisfying than counting calories.

And who is suggesting restricting anything totally? Atkins surely doesn't advocate that.

/shrug.

Weight Watchers is not a bad plan, by any means. That said, any diet that focuses on calorie restriction typically results in hunger. It is hunger, more than anything else, that leads to diet failure.

For some, Weight Watchers is the ticket. For me, as a diabetic, a low calorie, high carbohydrate diet is much like putting a person with heart disease on a diet high in trans fat.

What is healhty for one may be dangerous for another.

posted 31 Jan 2011, 16:39

Body Fat Estimator
Most of my research into the matter has shown that the Navy method returns results with a roughly 1-2% margin of error versus displacement. I'd say that's a pretty solid estimation.

posted 30 Jan 2011, 15:18

hcg and Atkins?
HCG seems dangerous and extreme to me. I can see no good reason to artificially alter your hormonal balance unless it is medically necessary.

posted 30 Jan 2011, 15:16

Help with Atkins-newbie
More fat than protein. Say 65% fat, 10-15% carbs, 25ish % protein.

Give or take. Wink