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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: Pappymn on July 31, 2017, 07:50:08 PM
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I know some of you are doing this. I want to give it a try.
As my hero Dewey Oxburger said I swallowed a lot of aggression along with a lot of pizzas.
Well I'm getting tired of being fat. So I need to try something.
I really love bread and potatoes so it will not be easy.
Any good websites, apps, that you would recommend? (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170731/c71beb6cf06898119c8fabdd72881a79.jpg)
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Tommy (TMB) and Tenthunter should be able to offer a lot of information for you - they are BOTH dropping weight like crazy!
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Pappy I got some real good recipes if your interested. I'm down 48 lbs so far and two pant sizes
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Go to the recipes section and then healthy alternatives. Lots of great low carb recipes in there.
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Pappy I got some real good recipes if your interested. I'm down 48 lbs so far and two pant sizes
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What do you do for snacks? Lunch, where I almost always have a sandwich is an issue. I'm going to make a pot of low carb beef soup tomorrow. That will hit the spot for lunch for the week.
Anything you want to share is appreciated.
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Snacks...? BEEF JERKY!
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Snacks...? BEEF JERKY!
I have that one coming along, and it won't be 18 bucks a pound.
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There are several very well designed and workable low carbohydrate diet "systems". Do some research based on what you think will work best for you and which fits your tastes and habits. Fact: Weight loss only occurs when you take in fewer calories than you expend, so overall nutrition plays a much more important role than mere carbohydrates. Replacing pasta calories with bacon calories would be wonderful, but won't work :(
If you watch calories AND carbs you'll do very well. Hint: Learn about the various types of fats. Some are good, some are neutral in normal consumption, and some are killers. Don't go low carb with the killers.
Hub
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P.M sent Pappy... Let me know what type of food you like and Ill puull recipes from my little GREY book ;)
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Good Luck Pappy, looks like you are going to get some great help and advice. :)
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I've been doing for about a week. I'm always hungry. And I miss my sweets at night.
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I've been doing for about a week. I'm always hungry. And I miss my sweets at night.
This is what I do. It is also a low-carb approach, but not a pro carb way.
Avoid carbs in the morning. Get your metabolism started with with lean PROTEIN...2 or 3 eggs. Boiled - or if coked in a pan - be sure you are using a healthy, minimal amount of oil such as expeller pressed canola, or or avocado. Proteins are complex molecules that require more work for the body to break down. They will not give you the "burst" of energy that carbs do ( nor the "let down" or crash..caused by carbs) - but rather, they will give you much longer sustained energy. Add in a good B-12 supplement - and quality multivitamin. Go to a good doctor that emphasizes nutrition instead of pharmaceuticals. And...get a physical trainer. Pricey...YES. But- if weight loss were so easy on it's own - then all of us would have done it long ago with the various pieces of exercise gear we already have. :D :D :D 3 times a week. 1 hour each day. Mix weight lifting with functional/metabolic exercise.
Your body does not want to store proteins or convert them to fats. It will choose to burn them as fuel when little to no carbs are available And, while you do not want to overdo the amount of protein - know that you will pass it thru your system if not metabolized via burning of it.
Here is a safe formula, that was taught to me by a physician who has a type of diabetes that is very difficult to control:
Look at the nutritional label. Take the total calories. Now add up the amount of protein, alcohol sugars ( if any - your body cannot store them either - it burns them like proteins) and fiber. Add the protein, any alcohol sugars, and fiber amounts together. Multiply that by 4. Now subtract this number from the total calories. THAT is the true metabolic, caloric impact on your system. It is how to calculate your non-protein calories.
You want to consume no more than 600-800 NON-protein calories per day for 2 weeks - then allow yourself 1000-1200 NON protein calories per day for a week. The body adapts. You must keep 'tricking" it a little - but in a healthy manner.
It is the simplest way I know of "counting" real caloric impact of the foods we eat. And it works for me. Allowing yourself lean protein snacks, or snacks that fit this formula will keep you from getting hungry. At nite - if you can eat some cottage cheese, with a little fruit for flavor, or greek yogurt ...you will sleep thru the nite without being hungry. Protein.
There are a number of really good protein supplements you can use as well for the lunch or mid-day snack. Combined with a high quality fiber, ( I use Triple Organic Fiber - it is a brand). As well there some great tasting protein bars available from GNC the I keep around. and - I take with me when I travel so that I don't have to pull into a McDeath's fast - not - really - food place. 8)
You can do it.
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Thanks for the info Tim.
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Thanks for the info Tim.
Anytime Spark. Look - it does require some time, and readjustment. But - I will promise you that after being off the sugar laden sweets for a while, you will crave fruit instead of candy. Not that too much fruit is good either...but you get some fiber, minerals and vitamins, and a more natural food.
I also use nuts of different kinds as a snack.
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Thanks for the info Tim.
Anytime Spark. Look - it does require some time, and readjustment. But - I will promise you that after being off the sugar laden sweets for a while, you will crave fruit instead of candy. Not that too much fruit is good either...but you get some fiber, minerals and vitamins, and a more natural food.
I also use nuts of different kinds as a snack.
Tee is right :thumbup: Been off any kinda sugar for awhile (except when you came over) couldn't resist the pie :D :D
But really, once you back off of sweets you really don't miss them you just have to make your taste buds change. Like drinking un-sweet tea and no surgar in you coffee. Also making your own rubs can be fun and tasty . The sauce and rub I made for the ribs you and your wife had where very low carbs and y'all seem to enjoy them (other than the tough bark from the cider spritz (which I learned not to do anymore) :thumbup: