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08-15-07, 08:28 PM
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|  Hello from Canada
I just thought I would say hello to everyone. I'm getting my feet wet here reading the forums. I am beginning my diet tomorrow. I'm going the low carb route.
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08-15-07, 08:42 PM
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| Re: Hello from Canada
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Originally Posted by LadyBrandon  I just thought I would say hello to everyone. I'm getting my feet wet here reading the forums. I am beginning my diet tomorrow. I'm going the low carb route. |
Welcome to the site, eh! 
OK, sorry, I had to get that out. I love saying it. 
Glad to have you here with us! Low carb has worked well for many of us in the past including myself! We have a ton of atkins low carb recipes on the site in case you hadn't noticed, and they are so tasty! 
Have you set any goals for yourself?
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08-15-07, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by William Wallace Welcome to the site, eh!
OK, sorry, I had to get that out. I love saying it.
Glad to have you here with us! Low carb has worked well for many of us in the past including myself! We have a ton of atkins low carb recipes on the site in case you hadn't noticed, and they are so tasty!
Have you set any goals for yourself? | Feel free to say 'eh' all you like.
I've done Atkins in the past and did well on it. I lost 50 pounds.
Sadly however I regained that 50 back plus more so I need to get back on it.
The only goals I have presently are just to stick to the first two weeks. I have problems with cheating too much and must get that under control.
After the two weeks is close to being over I will think about another goal....probably just getting through another two weeks.
P.S. Braveheart is one of my favourite movies as I am part Scottish. | |
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08-15-07, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by LadyBrandon Feel free to say 'eh' all you like.
I've done Atkins in the past and did well on it. I lost 50 pounds.
Sadly however I regained that 50 back plus more so I need to get back on it.
The only goals I have presently are just to stick to the first two weeks. I have problems with cheating too much and must get that under control.
After the two weeks is close to being over I will think about another goal....probably just getting through another two weeks. | Have you considered writing out a plan? Maybe that would help you commit to certain things if it was on paper?  Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyBrandon P.S. Braveheart is one of my favourite movies as I am part Scottish. | Aye? I love that movie too! A little bit of everything. Drama, Romance, Action and Comedy. 
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Originally Posted by William Wallace Welcome to the site, eh! |
You stole my line! 
Anywho, welcome to our diet forum LadyBrandon! I've been a big fan of low carb myself for many years! It too has worked well for me.
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08-16-07, 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by William Wallace Have you considered writing out a plan? Maybe that would help you commit to certain things if it was on paper? | What sort of a plan do you have in mind? I'm open to any suggestions. | |
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion You stole my line!
Anywho, welcome to our diet forum LadyBrandon! I've been a big fan of low carb myself for many years! It too has worked well for me. | Thank you for the welcome.  | |
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Originally Posted by LadyBrandon What sort of a plan do you have in mind? I'm open to any suggestions. | My guess is that he didn't have any specific plan in mind, but was merely suggesting that you plain ahead what you want to eat for the coming day or coming days based on your goals.
Some people find it easier to commit to healthy eating if they write down what they should be eating for each day ahead of time.
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welcome LadyBrandon! what part of canada are you from? i must ask, who is in your avatar picture i could not figure it out!
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Originally Posted by Irving welcome LadyBrandon! what part of canada are you from? i must ask, who is in your avatar picture i could not figure it out! | I live in Hamilton, Ontario and the photo in my avatar is a photo of the character Mrs. Hyancinth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouquet') from the British comedy 'Keeping Up Appearances'.
I'm a big fan of British Comedy. | |
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Originally Posted by LadyBrandon I live in Hamilton, Ontario and the photo in my avatar is a photo of the character Mrs. Hyancinth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouquet') from the British comedy 'Keeping Up Appearances'.
I'm a big fan of British Comedy. | Hamilton is between London and Toronto is it not?  I bet it is gorgeous this time of year!
I have had good success with low carb and it is hard to stick to it that's for sure! There are some REALLY yummy desserts and tasty atkins low carb treats in the recipe section, and those have helped me behave myself a bit better! 
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Originally Posted by Merle Hamilton is between London and Toronto is it not?
| Hamilton is on the west end of Lake Ontario, an hour's drive west of Toronto.
London is 3 hours west of Hamilton. | |
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08-18-07, 11:25 AM
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Welcome!!! My only suggestion is that in being a previous Atkins advocate that if you don't follow it well it becomes the death diet packing on tons of pounds and throwing cholesterol through the ROOF and if you drop off you drop on all the weight you lost. Throw in a teeny bit of exercise with small dumbells just doing overhead raises and lifts etc along with as long of walks as you can and work up from there. YOU CAN DOOO EEEET!!!!
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Originally Posted by MikeB Welcome!!! My only suggestion is that in being a previous Atkins advocate that if you don't follow it well it becomes the death diet packing on tons of pounds and throwing cholesterol through the ROOF and if you drop off you drop on all the weight you lost. Throw in a teeny bit of exercise with small dumbells just doing overhead raises and lifts etc along with as long of walks as you can and work up from there. YOU CAN DOOO EEEET!!!! | You gain all the weight you lost and then some which is what happened with me. Now I weigh more then my previous highest weight.
Some of the tings I am not fond of with Atkins is all the greasy food he suggests..like bacon and butter for a couple of examples. I just cannot eat those things anymore and I don't eat dairy because it causes me to have sinus congestion problems.
I also miss fruit and would like to eat way more then the allowed 3 cups of veggies. I never got fat eating veggies. In fact when I was on a diet with several servings of veggies and little fat I lost more weight in one month then I ever did on 5 months of Atkins.
I'm currently considering just making up my own plan...something that *I* can live with for the rest of my life centred around the foods I prefer to eat with a treat once in a while. Like a peice...ONE PEICE...of apple pie once a month...or a scoop of ice cream once a month. I figure a treat once a month will be enough for me and keep me on plan so I don't feel deprived.
I hear you on the exercise. This past week I just got finished changing my bedroom around so I now have the space to put in a small area carpet to make up my own little exercise area. I'm also going to get 5 pounds weights to start some upper body exercises and going to start walking.
I also just bought a walking dvd (Leslie Sansone) to do in the livingroom when the days are bad weather days. The dvd has a one mile walk and a 2 mile walk on it.
I love your posts Mike. I've been reading them with great interest. | |
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Originally Posted by LadyBrandon You gain all the weight you lost and then some which is what happened with me. Now I weigh more then my previous highest weight.
Some of the tings I am not fond of with Atkins is all the greasy food he suggests..like bacon and butter for a couple of examples. I just cannot eat those things anymore and I don't eat dairy because it causes me to have sinus congestion problems.
I also miss fruit and would like to eat way more then the allowed 3 cups of veggies. I never got fat eating veggies. In fact when I was on a diet with several servings of veggies and little fat I lost more weight in one month then I ever did on 5 months of Atkins.
I'm currently considering just making up my own plan...something that *I* can live with for the rest of my life centred around the foods I prefer to eat with a treat once in a while. Like a peice...ONE PEICE...of apple pie once a month...or a scoop of ice cream once a month. I figure a treat once a month will be enough for me and keep me on plan so I don't feel deprived.
I hear you on the exercise. This past week I just got finished changing my bedroom around so I now have the space to put in a small area carpet to make up my own little exercise area. I'm also going to get 5 pounds weights to start some upper body exercises and going to start walking.
I also just bought a walking dvd (Leslie Sansone) to do in the livingroom when the days are bad weather days. The dvd has a one mile walk and a 2 mile walk on it.
I love your posts Mike. I've been reading them with great interest. | Good progress with getting an exercise program for yourself! Regarding Atkins,they do offer quite a bit of non-greasy non-dairy foods in addition to the greasy items. If you check our recipe section I'm sure you'll find quite a few that meet your needs. I'm all for eating veggies in large quantities but am a little leary of eating too much fruit due to the sugar in fruits. Moderation is key.
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