sophiaserpentia | (no subject)

Well, as threatened I added a few new CDs to my work listening rotation. I'm pleased with this new selection.

Of all the things I have done in my life to try to eat healthier and/or lose weight by far the most successful has been Sugar Busters. Since I started eating this way last summer I am down 45 pounds. For anyone who is unfamiliar, SB is an approach that avoids all refined and simple sugars and saturated fats in favor of complex carbs, unsaturated fats (particularly a balance of omega-3, -6, and -9 fats), and high protein.

But lately I've allowed myself to creep off of the straight and narrow. It started with a few cookies here and there, sometimes eating pasta or even rice with meals to keep costs low. Finally last week with the move going on -- pots and pans and dishes all packed away, no time to fix things -- I didn't even pretend to adhere to this plan. For the first time in months I ate french fries and white bread.

As a result during the move I actually put a few pounds back on.

So, now that things are settling down, and finances are looking a bit better, I am going to rededicate myself to low-carb.

The first few days will feel like withdrawal. God help us all.

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Sugarbusters is good. Like Atkins and some others, it depends on controlling insulin. SB is one of the easier ones to follow. One caveat -- when avoiding saturated fats, be carefult hat you don't substitute hydrogentated fats (margarine, Crisco) because they are een worse. We're eveolved to eat animal fats, but hydrogentated fats don't occur in nature at all.

good luck with it, and thanks for reminding me what a lardass I've become.

when avoiding saturated fats, be carefult hat you don't substitute hydrogentated fats

Good catch. I generally use olive oil anyway.

alobar extolls the virtues of coconut oil.

good luck with it, and thanks for reminding me what a lardass I've become.

Actually you brought up low-carb first. :-p

the only virtue i can see to coconut oil is that it would make anything inedible. Oh wait. That maybe because I hate it. Remind never to go healthy.

Healthy doesn't require coconut oil. You don't get off that easy. :-p

BTW how are you feeling this morning?

I've doing Weightwatchers and it is working pretty well. It doesn't make you quit eating anything, which helps prevent cravings brought about by feelings of deprivation. It does emphasize eating vegetables and drinking water.
I could never in a million years give up my pasta, but I eat much less of it now.