It’s working. I’m not following it perfectly. I’m still drinking diet sodas and having nuts once a day. I tried having macadamia nuts but they left me hungry so I switched back to the cashews I was eating before–one small handful each evening. Cashews have more carbs than macadamias but they also appear to have more fat. And fat helps offset the effects of carbs. Anyway, the cashews don’t make me hungry and they satisfy my salty/crunchy cravings.
And in five days I have lost four pounds.
I like that!
TTYL,
Linda
ps. I should add that my results are probably not normal. Because I had already been eating low-carb I suspect my body adapted more quickly than most.
wow. I like that too! can’t argue with 4 pounds in 5 days!
unless like me… you can carry around that much water … in your lungs and around your heart!
I had no idea that fat helps offset the effects of the carbs! I have to look into that! kind of exciting news there.
WOW…that is super. Congratulations. Keep up the good work!
Could you please send me the link to your friends website. I would like to read a bit more about this way of eating.
Congrats! Have kinda started mine. Had bread today…my bad! Haven’t weighed yet.
Good job! Looks like your making it work for you. Everything has to be tweaked. You may have found just what works for you!
I’m glad this seems to be working for you.
I’m now at 3 full years of maintaining a substantial weight loss and my best advice is to not make it complicated. The weight has only stayed off because I didn’t make taking it off work. I never counted calories or kept a food journal or did any of the things you’re “supposed” to do. I just made better food choices, ate less, and learned that being hungry doesn’t have to be a panic-inducing state, all of which were sustainable habits.
My biggest revelation in my own journey is that I don’t need a carb with a meal if I have meat. A couple of chicken breasts or pork chops + a green are more satisfying and nourishing to me than is, say, mac and cheese, and I’m not hungry 30 minutes later. If I need a carb (say I had a big walking day), then a sweet potato or a piece of fruit does more for me than does pasta, rice or bread.
I know you have some real health issues to consider that make carbs definitely something you have to track, but please remember that you’re an individual and that only you know what is best for your body. It sounds like you’re heading in the right direction with your discovery of how cashews (yum!) work for you.
I do my low carbs early in the day, that helps with energy. Great to hear your success. I found that I needed to stop my diuretic to lessen side effects.