Monday Ramblings

[kybearfuzz]

I finished the weekend driving home and then mowing the yard. I hate to admit this, but I started a dreaded low carb diet last night.

I'm a little chunky guy, I know, and I honestly find a stocky man attractive, but I have health concerns that I need to address now. My dad was built like me, maybe a bit heavier, and he developed adult-onset diabetes, high blood pressure, and a stroke, all of which eventually led to his demise a few years ago. All of his doctors said that his weight contributed to it and warned my mom that if any of her kids were built the same way to watch out for him. Well, out of five kids, I'm the only one.

The idea of losing weight is a good one. I'm not looking for washboard abs (although a nicer, bigger chest would be nice). I hope to drop 30 lbs. I plan on hitting the gym a bit more too. This is day one. Here we go....

Comments

[koalabr.livejournal.com]

Weight watchers worked for me.... and all my friends.. maybe worth a try?

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

It's tempting. I'll see how this one goes first and work from there. And it's good to hear from you handsome! ;)

[stereobare.livejournal.com]

Good luck with this program.

My friend versakub and I started a low carb also, but I've not been as faithfull as him.

He found a low carb cook show on the food channel. But does that give you some great iddeas for meals. And the products we have found in the stores, a very cool too.

So witht his show on tv and all the new products out there, I think you'll find this to be easier then you think.

2 things to check out. diet Vanilla coke? is the best diet tasting pop I've every tasted (and I hate diet pop) and Jolly Rancher's sugar free candy? they cure my sweet tooth.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. I'll have to keep my eye open for the low carb show on the food network. So far, I've not really missed things, but this is day one! Most restaurants have a low carb menu now. My biggest problem is going to be cooking at home.

As for pop, I gave up regular soda in January and have been on diet drinks since then. Diet Rite is pretty good, it uses a new sweetener called Splenda, which is actually a sugar derivative, that doesn't have that nasty after taste. Diet Coke with Lime is really good too, the lime gives it a little bit of a kick and it seems to cover some of the after taste as well.

[stereobare.livejournal.com]

Yes, Splenda. It is making a big splash in this low-carb thing.

The name of the tv program is "Low Carb and Lovin' it". Last nights show was meatloaf, then deep fried chicken and onion rings. Not an onion fan here, but nthe chicken looked really good. Now if they can do low carb potato's....

[ghostcub.livejournal.com]

Splenda is actually sugar, just chemically altered so that your body can't absorb it. Splenda is a wonderful thing, and something that my family has used for a couple years (though I'm still a sugar fiend)

[electrobear.livejournal.com]

Be prepared to get bitchy. ;-) Well at least for a week or so. The body tends to get a bit upset the first week or two of the diet. After that if you stick to it you will find it smooth sailing. Also be prepared to get tons of energy along about the third week...find some things to do because otherwise you'll be tweaking out.

Be careful of all the low carb stuff out there. If you haven't already you may want to look through the latest Consumer Reports about all the new low carb stuff. Yeah, much of it is good but remember that you can't eat all of it and still be low carbing.

Good luck!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... bitchy, huh? Many of my coworkers may not realize the difference. I take it you've been through this yourself. I'm finishing day one and feeling pretty good so far, even went to the gym. The hardest part is going to be eating out. I travel a lot and making my lunch would be hard.

[electrobear.livejournal.com]

Yeah...it'll probably hit you in a few days...of course how bad it'll be depends on how many carbs you're used to right now. You'll not feel all that great for a few days and then all of a sudden you'll be feeling better than ever as your body switches what it burns for fuel.

Eating out isn't that bad really, unless you're into alot of fast food. When I was doing it I'd just get a burger with no bun or a steak or some such and then substitute in some extra veggies for whatever the carb-du-jour was. I did it in the spring of 99 when the low-carb thing was still being touted as dangerous by the mainstream. Now that the diet has been proven safe restaurants are alot more likley to allow for low-carb substitutions.

The biggest pain is having to give up sandwiches of all types...they're so easy to eat, particularly in the car and all of a sudden you can't.