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I am finding it hard to put exercise in. I am looking for unique and easy ways to do strength building, while resting at night, or while in my desk at work.
I have done research into fatsecret members and learned some interesting truths. The women who are under 140 regularily eat less than 1000 calories a day - many days they are down under 300. Now, here is a trend. All these women cannot be sick.
Is the daily RDI a myth? Is it what is keeping us fat? Is it set to keep women about 180lb? Even if you do take in 1400 calories - you might not get all the nutritional intake you need. Is it not better to get all your vitamines and minerals - as much as possible, and eat healthy than to stuff yourself with fat so that you can reach a specific fat %?
I am not questioning Atkins, or the method. I am just questioning why most of the people who can't lose weight (or are losing too slow) are eating more than 1000 calories, and many of the people who are the 'desired weight' eat less than 1000 calories a day (many less than 800)
Health is not wrapped around how much 'fuel' we have in our body, but how many nutrients we have, and are we giving our body enough so it can work properly?
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176.1 lb
Lost so far: 18.9 lb.
Still to go: 26.1 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 23 September 2010:
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640 kcal
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Fat: 34.27g | Prot: 56.61g | Carb: 22.76g.
Breakfast: Original Lite Coffee Creamer, sweetener. Lunch: sweetener, coffee, bottled water, chicken wings, chicken breast, macaroni salad. Dinner: green tea, mixed berries, chicken leg. more...
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2483 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Shopping - 30 minutes, Desk Work - 11 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 4 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 2.1 lb a week
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I can tell you from personal experience, that I started dieting to get under 150, I cut calories and fat, counted and exercised, tried to stay under 1200 calories, and as a result I gained 20 lbs, then 20 more, and it kept coming. The less I ate and more I worked out, the more I gained. It wasnt that I was eating too much, I was eating too little and my body was in starvation mode. After having 3 - 4 cups of coffee with splenda and cream, and a veggie patty for breakfast, I had given my body enough carbs to fuel it for the day, so anything I put in my mouth after that turned to fat. The result was a 100 lb weight gain in 5 years. So now I am eating almost twice as much and finally losing weight. I just started, and it is slow, I also think I have a thyroid problem, but for once the scale is going in the right direction, good luck with whatever you choose, this experience has taught me I do not tolerate carbs very well at all..
If you are interested, message me and I will give you some links that have good stuff to read
23 Sep 10 by member: feeling fatter
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I have found most 'maintaining' or even 'long term' low carb eaters...are NOT logging their daily intake COMPLETELY...so I think your findings are flawed. By the time they get to their goal weight (or anywhere near 140) they have worked through this way of eating soooo thoroughly, they pretty much know what they can have, what they can't (or choose not to) and what they eat sparingly. Many of us do refer to 'fueling' our bodies...just another way of saying giving ourselves the necessary 'nutrients' for good health. Most of the low carb eaters I see are eating between 1500 and 2000 calories a day, with a moderate exercise plan, and a wide variety of wholesome, clean foods...not stuffing themselves w/ fat! As for the strength training question at the top of your journal... I often do sets of 10 pushups against the kitchen counter in the evening. Or squats - or - lunges across the living room during a commercial break. You could use hand weights to do some bicep and tricep work, chest exercises, and even leg lifts, ballet work, pilates, or yoga would all be great to try. Good luck w/ adding that in...that too is good for you!!
24 Sep 10 by member: jsfantome
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I agree with Paula, most of the people here are somwhere in the middle of thier 'plan' so to speak. I find that when I go to look at someone's log who has made it to lifetime maintenance there is a lot of 'this is some of what I eat'. It sure would be helpful to the rest of us to see what an actual maintenance menu looks like on a daily basis...even a gradual OWL step up menu would be great too :)
24 Sep 10 by member: msamy034
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My doctor said starvation mode is a myth. Atkins said that you were probably not metabolizing the sugars you ate. I bet you are eating twice as much - but different foods.
Msamy - I would love an OWL step up menu. I just stay on the plan for 5 - 7 days and then cheat for one day.
jsfantome - I am OCD...I log everything accurately.
The stats I used came from polling a whole bunch of my friends. We are all in our late 40s and 50s and still waiting for this 'detremental effects' or 'starvation mode' to kick in :)
28 Sep 10 by member: SuzanneJ
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Well I stalled at 297 lbs for over a month and found the starvation mode theory, added over 1000 calories to my diet and have been steadily losing since... I'm now over half way to goal! I'm a firm believer in starvation mode after ready whyguy's thread on the atkins forum why stalls happen!
28 Sep 10 by member: Myree67
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I have to agree with Jsfantome in that I feel your findings are flawed. Suzanne, there are many ways in which a person can successfully lose weight. Some find low cals work the best, others find low carb ones do. There are scientific findings that have been found to prove that we all have different body types and depending on which one we fall into, is the weight loss plan that will work for us. No one is going to put you down for changing to a low cal way of eating. If it works for you and you aren't running around starving yourself, then by all means, go for it. Just dont confuse this with Atkins. Atkins low-cal does not exist. The problem I have is that your Dr is incorrect. There is a starvation mode. Unfortunately, you wont realize the side effects until you actually begin to eat once you have entered it. This is what prevents us from maintaining weight loss after a long term caloric deficit.
28 Sep 10 by member: kmartin
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