Thu, Jul-05-01, 07:13
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Senior Member
Posts: 318
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Plan: modified Dr. A
Stats: 214.5/214.5/150
BF:
Progress: 0%
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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Thanks Julia for picking up on my question that I posted on June 24th.
Thanks Karen for your detailed comments, and your useful suggestion of posting this thread on the other Forum which I don't know how to change without having to retype the whole thing.
My original reason for asking this question was to establish whether any of the members of LC dieting that where taking medication for their angina, had had side effects on this low carb., high protein and fat diet, which necessitated them to drop from this WOE lifestyle.
I certainly would find it difficult to approach any cardiologists with this question, as the medical profession in general seem to frown on this WOL.
I do agree that this is not to be expected as a short term diet, but as a lifetime WOL.
I believe that the majority of the new member of this Forum expect to go back to their original way of eating and maintain their lowered weight. I am certainly convinced that this cannot be done,
I will read Power Protein as you suggest Karen, and see if the writers spend most of the book space protecting their theory against the medical profession (aka Atkins) or give you the plain unvarnished facts.
Personally I have been stalled at 187/188 lbs. for the last six weeks, but I cannot honestly blame the LC diet, because I don't count every single carb. each day.
I want to be able to eat my meals instinctively knowing what is the right and wrong foods to eat, and how much of it can be consumed, without having to look up each item in a chart or reference book. To me that would represent the ultimate WOL.
Regards
Joe
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