Sun, Mar-22-09, 11:00
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Senior Member
Posts: 139
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Plan: general low carb
Stats: 220/179.6/150
BF:
Progress: 58%
Location: Ohio
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Hi ladies,
I'm new to this site. I've been reading some of your past posts and would love to join in. I'm 56 and been LCing on and off for many years. I just recently reread the Atkins book because my weight loss has always been very slow. I now realize that I was not eating enough fats. For the last week, I have been trying to fix this. I been eating cream cheese, whipping cream, sour cream, and just added coconut oil (4tsps a day). I've have lost 2lbs. so far. Do any of you use the coconut oil? I am confused about how many grams of fat I need a day. I try to keep my carbs below 20 and I would say I eat probably 80-100 grams of protein a day. I don't count calories but maybe I should. Please let me know what you think.
As far as a little about myself. I am married with one grown daughter. We used to have a peekapoo but have no pets anymore. I work at home doing transcription for an attorneys office. I play bridge with a great group of ladies and am in a book club at our art museum.
I don't tell people about doing Atkins anymore; the response is not usually supportive. I'm so glad to have found this forum to speak with people who get it.
Abby
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