Delight yourself in the Lord and He will grant you the desires of you heart ~Psalms 37:4

I love your signature phrase, however, note that the Lord does not promise to give you the desires of you heart on your timeline, they will be granted on His timeline.

Karen

Yes. I am very aware of that. Thank you.


Delight yourself in the Lord and He will grant you the desires of you heart ~Psalms 37:4

How come the extremely long stalls? Didn't you change up your exercise routine? Were you on meds or something? Didn't you vary your low-carb foods?
Six months is an extremly long time to stall, but you did state you don't pratice what you preach so maybe that was it?


Delight yourself in the Lord and He will grant you the desires of you heart ~Psalms 37:4

Hey, on NBC's The Biggest Loser, you had folks lose over 200 pounds on that show in less than six months, and more than one lost 100 pounds in the first three months.

Three to Five hours a day of exercise and a 1500 calorie low carb, low fat diet.

Combining low carb and low fat means lots of greens and lots of clean proteins but they did it.

My goodness! 200 lbs in six months? Now that's just scary! I don't think I even want to lose that much weight that fast that can't be good for your body at all. Besides, Atkins states not to combine low-carb w/ low-fat. Can't remember the reason why. He just stated it wasn't good for you. Heck. Were all grown though so I guess you can do what 'cha wanna.


Delight yourself in the Lord and He will grant you the desires of you heart ~Psalms 37:4

I can't say if it's possible for everyone, but I lost around 110 lbs in about a year (11 months) but I gained 35 back. Lose it as slow as you can stand, I say. For me, I wanted results fast once I discovered I could actually lose weight. It took me 10 years to figure out how...

So, now I have 95 more pounds to lose. We'll see how that goes...

wow this is fabulous

[QUOTE=MisterE]Let me add one other item to the mix.

The FIRST time I lost 102 pounds in 4 months.

The SECOND time I lost the same 100 pounds in 8 months.

The THIRD time I am losing the same 100 pounds it will take as long as it takes.

What I am trying to say is that it is NOT in the LOSING the weight where the success lies...it is in the KEEPING it off after you have lost it where true health is found.

I wish you every success in finding health. However long that takes.[/QUOTE
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lbs in 4 months OMG how did u do that????

As for me, the losing is the easy part. It's keeping the weight off that is hard and each time I regain, I weigh more than ever before.

I can say that it is most definitely possible to lose 100 pounds in a year as I have lost 81 in 4 months. Only with the Help Jesus was this possible...
Heb 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
Heb 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

yeah i thought recenrlty about ussing god. well parying to go becoming more spiritula and relegious. i was raised catholic but i have gone to church in years except for x mas

I can't speak for anyone else, but yes, I've done all those things, and I've still been stalled nearly a year. Why? I can't say for sure, but I have some theories.

1. This past year has been extremely draining and stressful. Stress affects your hormones in preparation for killing the bandersnatch, which is what evolution thinks stress is.

2. I lost much of my weight so fast because I had a previously undiscovered food allergy so was getting sick every day. Not the right way to do that. Maybe I lost too much too quickly for my body's liking.

I've heard a lot of people with a whole lot to lose have long stalls, especially those of us who have dieted a lot in the past. Your body needs time to adjust, reorganize, and rest, before its ready to lose again.

And really, if low carb has become a way of life, then a few more months doesn't really make that much difference, we're still so much better off than we were before LC.

wasa bandersnatch? *giggles* it don't sound good

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get rid of the "frankenfood" bars and shakes. Fake sweet candy bar type eating is not going to help you in the long run. Eat whole real foods. Learn why processed crap is bad news for your body. You are not getting the mindset about sugars and "sweets" whether they are low carb or not. One of your other posts said you made pies and cakes for your family and they didn't eat them... you did. They don't need them either. I see you have over 3000 posts, so you definitely have enough advice from this forum.... you just have to wrap your head around it and stop the excuses.

Wow, you're 99 pounds??? Do you currently also do calorie restrictions and/or exercise? Just wondering. Wow.