I am convinced that each person is an "Experiment of One".
One thing true for me is that in order to see any realistic changes in my weight, I must consistently and constantly follow a "diet" or "way of eating" for quite a long time. For me, there is usually a large initial weight-loss due to a quick drop in salt/water/waste levels, but then weight-loss creeps along very slowly.
It is extremely helpful to me to record all of my daily food intake EVERY DAY in some type of computer software food journal. There are quite a few of them online. Some are free, some have ongoing monthly charges, some have a relatively small initial cost and no monthly charge. My own personal favorite, which I've been using for the past 5 years is DietPower. It is similiar to FitDay, which is a free program, but after a 2 week free trial, DietPower has a small purchase price.
Based on my own observation and experience, I've seen that almost any "diet" or "way of eating" in which less calories are eaten than are burned will cause a small consistent weight-loss for most people. However, the charts are often wrong on how many calories each person burns. Using them is essentially following the measurement of someone else's shadow. There are many many very heavy people with a very low calorie burn, sometimes due to medical conditions and genetics, -- increasing exercise isn't the key for many of those people.
Every "diet" or "way of eating" is just another way to limit calorie intake. Some, like Fast 5; EatStopEat; JUDDD; NoS, tend to limit calorie intake through the timing of eating. Some, like Atkins and low-GI diets etc. tend to limit calorie intake through elimation or restriction of specific foods. One can choose to eat whatever one wants, whenever one wants....IF one can do that and keep their calorie intake the same of less than their calorie burn.
If you've been doing this for 33 years, none of this is new information to you. However, even though you are a small, older woman who carrys a very large amount of weight, you may have a very calorie burn. Despite what "science" says, even when I was over 250 lbs --as a small, older woman, my daily calorie AVERAGE needed to be around 1500 -1800 calories to keep from gaining more weight. It sounds as though, at present, you are choosing a combination of Fast 5 (a Restricted Time way of eating) AND low-carb (a specific Restricted Foods way of eating). Either or both will work, as long as your total calorie intake is less than your total calorie burn...which could be very different than the Charts say. The way to find out your total calorie burn is simply to keep consistent and careful records of your food intake for a long period of time--minimum 6 to 12 weeks. This will give you a good idea of how many calories have come in. The amount of weight you lose during that 6 to 12 weeks based on your calorie intake will show you the amount of calories you burned and document exactly how much your personal calorie burn is....(but, of course, only if you have kept consistent, detailed, acuurate records of your food intake during that time period.)
I wish you success in your Efforts.
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.
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> Hi all
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> I am 51, ffemale, 5ft 3 and weigh 365lb and have been dieting for 33 years. Tried every kind of diet. Got fatter. Doctors exasperated. Labelled me a liar when low fat did not work. Even Atkins didn't work. Am severely reactive to sugar and wheat makes me ill. Reduced carbs as I got more desperate and have been zero carbing for 6 weeks.
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> I have been studying everything I can find on the Net and in books and have come to learn that it must be insulin that is driving my weight gain and high weight maintenance. As only carbs raise insulin, I gave them up (well I have a bit of green salad, and maybe some broccoli now and again.)
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> ZC has deadened my appetite in a most remarkable manner. I'll eat a meal (80% fat and 20% protein) at, say, 6pm and I have no appetite for about 15 hours. Sometimes I have gone 18, 19, 20, and twice went to over 21 hours before feeling hunger pangs.
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> I eat about 8oz of meat and plenty of fat, twice a day. Usually once about 6pm and again about 10am.
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> I don't use coffee, tea or sweeteners or any meds. I do 1hr water exercise 3 x week. I drink about 4pts water a day.
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> Many bad health conditions* cleared up since I gave up carbs BUT to everyone's amazement I have lost NO weight whatsoever. Obviously, weight loss is my #1 priority as I can barely walk or get upstairs or hills at this weight and so I have poor quality of life.
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> I asked for advice of various experts and it was conflicting.
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> --- Charles Washington of ZC fame tells me I am not eating enough plus that I must give up swimming/water aerobics as it will stop me losing weight.
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> --- Kurt Harris MD told me to eat just once a day, and eat at that meal 170g protein and 50g of carbs. I worry about eating all those carbs as anything other than leafy green stuff sets up sweet cravings.
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> --- Lisa Grant of LCHF group says I am eating far too much protein and should reduce it to about 6oz a day and make up the rest of my food with carbs such as rice cakes (yuk) and potatoes (love them so much I am scared I will never be able to stop eating them!)
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> --- Atkins people say I MUST eat 20g veggies a day or I won't lose weight.
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> I was directed to this site by a friend. I am very interested in the concept of lowering my insulin levels by fasting, especially as I am 90% of the way there already, as I frequenly fast 15 to 20 hours.
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> Helena
> England UK
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> * Oedema - gone! Carpal tunnel syndrome - gone! Arthritis in knee and foot - gone! Sleep apnoea - gone! Stomach bloating - gone! Indigestion - gone! Sugar cravings - gone!
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