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Originally Posted by Zenagirl
If you approach this as a "diet" and something temporary, the minute you go back to your regular way of eating, you'll gain everything back. I've done exactly that far too many times in the past, which is why now I look at low carb as my lifestyle....something I'll never stop doing.
I also don't follow any particular low carb diet plan and instead have simply eliminated sugar completely from my life, severely reduced the amount of processed foods I eat, and severely restrict flour, pasta, and rice. I mostly eat meats, eggs, cheese, veggies, nuts, and a limited amount of fruits (berries mostly) and keep my alcohol consumption to a minimum.
Since changing my lifestyle 6 months ago, I've lost 27 pounds (25 more to go!), my cholestrol has gone down nearly 200 pounds, with a big drop in Triglicerides as well. I have no plans to ever return to eating the "typical" American diet of sugar and flour!
Good luck with your journey, I hope you find success!
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good going girl!!! 
Our food plans - my hubby tends to do that stupid low-carb diet about once a year, drops 25lbs and then gradually adds it right back on. Repeat cycle.
It makes me crazy! Especially because this means I have to prepare 2 meals every meal - one for him and one for me and daughter!
The daughter and I tend to slack off on the meat thing, we like beans, fish, eggs, and nuts for protein (although we both love the occasional gyro or tandoori chicken, etc.). We do still have an issue with carbs - we love brown rice and wheat bread but we
have cut way back on both. We would both rather do a vegetarian diet if we could get away with it. There are so many amazing foods (fruits, veggies, grains) out there and we love them!
I agree with you about the American diet of carbs and fats - yuck! We used to do that and weaned ourselves off, now we don't even like french fries as all we can taste is grease. Ron and I just spent a weekend in Vegas and it was impossible for me to eat vegetarian other than salads or eggplant parmesian (on every freakin' menu as their veg option!). Come on folks!
robin
09-30-2009, 12:55 PM
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