Rick's Diet Diary [Archive] - A Pinch of Health

rickyc

02-11-2002, 03:35 AM

I have been using this web site as a reference for a few weeks and has been invaluable. So it is time I shared my story.

I started a low cab diet 6 weeks ago. I started out at 135kg and I am 170cm tall.

Week 6 I am 123kg and feeling very happy. I have gone down a trouser size and I am down from a 49cm to a 46cm neck size for work shirts.

I have a bit of a boring menu but it is working so I am sitcking with it.

Breakfast.
Cerial mix with one scoop of Protein shake mixed together.
1x Chelared Minerals, 1x MultiVitamin and 2x L-Glutamine(500mg)
20ml of Flaxseed oil.

Lunch.
Green salad with Chicken breast.

Dinner.
Steak or Lamb maybe some pork with green salad or some vegs.

Stumbling Blocks on the way have been.
Nuts, Cheese, Bacon all of these when consumed have stoped the weight loss of resulted in weight gain.

I have broken my diet twice with a pizza dinner and have been back into ketosis the next morning with no weigth gain.

Noteable things.
I have found my water consumption requirements have decreased from the initial weeks where I needed to constantly drink water or feel rotten.

I have to force myself to keep the calorie intake up or I stop the weight loss process.

If I feel a bit week or off I drink a Protein shake and that gives me a boost.

So I will try to add something each week :)

Sherrie

02-11-2002, 02:05 PM

Wow your doing extremely well. Whats your goal weight?

rickyc

02-11-2002, 02:16 PM

Sheree,

I tried this diet about 15 years ago and went from 105kg to 80kg under a Doctors guidence.

Back then I didn't understand it like I do now so I am going for 70-75kg's. I want to be skinny for once in my life.

Atkins recommends being agressive with your targets so I am going to be agressive this time.

I haven't started exercising yet but I am going to start with some bike rides. Last time I used to go riding before I went to bed late at night.

Moonie

02-11-2002, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by rickyc
I tried this diet about 15 years ago and went from 105kg to 80kg under a Doctors guidence.
You were lucky to find a doctor that supported this diet.
Good luck in achieving your goal weight:)

Sherrie

02-11-2002, 03:18 PM

The way your going it won't take you too long. Good Luck!

rickyc

09-11-2002, 12:34 PM

Well only half a Kilo lost this week, down to 122.5kg. Nothing changed in the diet.

I guess my body has really got used to the new food intake as I seldom have any side effects like I used to back in the first month.
The Faxseed Oil in the morning really made a difference and I am off to buy my second bottle this weekend.

I also found that Subway has a salad menu that can get you out of the poo when forget your lunch.

I have to start exercising. I will try to pick up some heights so I can build on my mussle as I suspect that I did a few things wrong in the first few weeks and lost some mussle mass.

Seeya Rick

rickyc

09-11-2002, 12:35 PM

Well only half a Kilo lost this week, down to 122.5kg. Nothing changed in the diet.

I guess my body has really got used to the new food intake as I seldom have any side effects like I used to back in the first month.
The Faxseed Oil in the morning really made a difference and I am off to buy my second bottle this weekend.

I also found that Subway has a salad menu that get you out of the poo when forget your lunch.

I have to start exercising. I will try to pick up some heights so I can build on my mussle as I suspect that I did a few things wrong in the first few weeks and lost some mussle mass.

Seeya Rick

makeely

09-11-2002, 12:42 PM

Good on you Rick, keep up the good work and the postive attitude you and you will be loosing that weight in no time....

have a good weekend

makeely:D

Sherrie

09-11-2002, 12:46 PM

Some walking and weights will pick it up again. Good luck!

Moonie

09-11-2002, 01:41 PM

I think you are doing extremely well losing 12.5kg .Your weight loss has slowed not stalled and.5kg a week is 2kg a month.Pretty good.Don't be impatient with yourself,or you will get discouraged.
Keep drinking heaps of water,this is important for weight loss and health.:)

kegs

09-11-2002, 03:12 PM

Yeah congrats Rickyc! They say if you lose it slowly it's more likely to stay off. Keep up whatever you're doing!:D

Kegs

rickyc

16-11-2002, 02:56 PM

Well I cheated a couple of time this week. Only minor break downs with a couple of potato chips and an attempt to eat some baked beans.

I heated the baked beans and loaded it up with Tobasco as I love super hot food and it tased Sickly Sweet. I turned me off so much I didn't eat any more of it.

I did the weekly weigh in and I clocked up 120.8Kg. That gets me almost to the 120Kg mile stone I set my self for Christmas. Looks like I will be aiming for 115 for Christmas now or even 110.

I ordered my Flax Seed Oil throught the POH web site this time and the brand they sell is better tasting than the one at the local Health Food store.

Thanks to everybody for the encouragement.

See Ya next week.

Rick

Moonie

16-11-2002, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by rickyc
I ordered my Flax Seed Oil throught the POH web site this time and the brand they sell is better tasting than the one at the local Health Food store..
So thats why Jesper can skull his out of the bottle!!!

Why were you eating baked beans,they are very high in carbs.

goodluck on achieving your goal by xmas:)

Sherrie

08-01-2003, 04:45 PM

What weight did you end up reaching by christmas?

rickyc

09-01-2003, 12:50 AM

Sherrie,

Well I was 117Kg three weeks before Christmas when I Celebrated my 4 year old sons birthday and never really got back into Ketosis.

I have been back in Ketosis this week and I am 119Kg so I am very happy that I didn't undo everything only a minor set back.

I have also learned that I will never be able to stop this style of eating as my body is not suited to the conventional way.

When I reach my goal weight I will have to go on a maintenance version but it will be worth the effort.

How did you go?

Rick

Sherrie

09-01-2003, 01:15 AM

I am the same at 56kg, I hav'nt lost any more yet but I hav'nt gained either. It seems to be more waiting now for my body to let go of the fat which I know it will eventually. I'm trying to shake things up a bit atm to see if I can spur it on. Theres not much left to lose though.

When I first started to gain weight I stayed at 55kg for the longest time, so maybe it's a set point thing.

Well your still below your original weight goal for christmas so that it still great going!
Now with christmas over and done with I'm sure thats all going to melt off before you know it.

Keep us updated :)

rickyc

25-12-2007, 11:57 AM

Well I am back again. I was led back from Sherrie's merry Christmas post. Merry Christmas to all and I wish you luck in the comming year.

I am back to 136kg after getting down to 117kg's 3 years ago. It was lost by low carb but I didnt sustain it.

I am going to start it again. I have been trying different things over the last year none with any success. I have been up and down 10kg's on average.

I am certain that my trigger's are fructose related and I constantly crave sugar and chocolate. It makes me very tried and I have no energy after eating it and I kick myself when that happens.

So the next step is a no Fructose and very low Pheylalnine existance for me in the future. I find it strange that when I try to give up Zero Coke I find myself very thursty. I am sure this is telling me that the chemicals I am pumping through my poor liver are retarding my bodies true potential.

I heard that fructose sugar can only be processed via the liver and is a poison. Maybe this will explain the black marks under my eyes.

Anyway.

I am going to be posting my calorie intake and physical activity on here and lets see if I can get myself healthy with the help of being fully aware of what is going in to my body and what I am doing with it.

Stay tuned. :)

Alies

25-12-2007, 12:59 PM

Welcome back...and Merry Christmas.:)

What is your menu plan this time around?

I'm wondering if it was hard to maintain because you admitted to it being boring. I eat quite basic, but have a bit of variety.

Sherrie

25-12-2007, 07:38 PM

Hey Ricky, welcome back! :)

Will move this out of the archive section for you!

They say fructose is low gi due to it being converted to glucose in the liver but there is a lot of research out there connecting it to insulin related problems. Also your liver only holds so much at a time so any spill over goes straight to those fat stores!

I have also been reading lately that a lot of people don't tolerate high fructose foods well which can have quite an effect from gas and bloating to anxiety, this is known as fructose malabsorption.

Good luck Rick!

rickyc

26-12-2007, 07:54 AM

Annelies,

I am going to try lots of salads with trying to keep the 3 main meals of the day around the 400 calorie mark. In between snacks I want to keep below 100 calories.

Breakfast will be a typical low carb meal with a shot of Flaxseed oil.

Lunch Salad with chicken, tuna or other meat.

Dinner is a stir fry or salad again. I am also going to add brown rice as well on occasions.

I am not sure about the snacks yet. As I want to avoid fructose I want to stay away from a lot of fruit for a while to try and clear my body of give my liver a rest.

If I keep to less than 2000 cals a day and eat relatively low carb that should keep me happy after I have gone through the sugar and zero coke addiction effects.

rickyc

26-12-2007, 08:06 AM

Sherrie,

Thanks for that info and moving me out of the archive section.

I tried a low fructose diet for a week last month and I lost 6 kg's quickly mostly fluid I guess but my itchy skin on my face cleared up completely and the black marks under my eyes started to fade.

There was an interesting piece on fructose on Radio Nationals Health Report and unless you get it from fruit naturally then it is not good for you. They say that 40% of table sugar is fructose.

In any case today is the first day.

Rick

Sherrie

26-12-2007, 08:22 AM

Good stuff Rick but remember you are male so don't go to low on calories, how many snacks are you planning on? I am thinking you need your main meals to be at least 600 calories?

Alies

26-12-2007, 10:10 AM

Good stuff Rick but remember you are male so don't go to low on calories....lol I couldn't help chuckling when I read that, sorry Sherrie.:D

You've got me thinking about fructose and the black marks under my eyes. A couple of years ago a lady was trying to be helpful and told me a doctor told her to give her daughter more water to drink and hers would clear up. She suggested I do the same. What she didn't know was that I drink at least 2 litres of water a day.

Back then I wasn't having any fruit, though, so I doubt I can put it down to that necessarily, but I am having berries now and it may be exacerbating it.:confused: I'm leaning towards lack of sleep more than anything else.

rickyc

26-12-2007, 10:17 AM

I think fructose is ok if you eat the whole fruit. I have been really eating lots of chocolate so I know I have been getting it from lots of unnatural sources.

Sherrie - Thanks for that advice. I was going to have about 3 snacks at least maybe 4 depending on how I go.

DOINGIT

27-12-2007, 10:08 AM

Good stuff Rick but remember you are male so don't go to low on calories, how many snacks are you planning on? I am thinking you need your main meals to be at least 600 calories?

Hi RIck welcome back.

Sherrie is right you should be doing 600 for your meals and approx 2oo for snacks. :)

Good stuff Rick but remember you are male so don't go to low on calories,

that really cracked me up The rotten sods (sorry RIck no offence meant) always loose faster than us women. :(

all I can say is
GO FOR IT RICK!!:D

Moonie

27-12-2007, 10:19 AM

The rotten sods (sorry RIck no offence meant) always loose faster than us women.
LOL!!!

Sherrie

27-12-2007, 10:20 AM

Girls men have much more muscle mass then us so they naturally need more calories at rest, they also tend to lose muscle easier when they are getting lean, I wasn't even going into which sex loses weight the easiest :)

rickyc

27-12-2007, 01:51 PM

Thanks for that.

I will up it to the 600 cals a meal. I have just read the TF thread and was amazed at what it was doing to people. I tried it for a week and could not stay on it. There was no many empty carbs in those shakes for me to take it seriously.

Has been a hard couple of days. I have not been very good at resisting those naughty foods.

Number 1 Priority is to get into Ketosis and then everything will be right with the world. :)

Alies

27-12-2007, 02:03 PM

Oooh, can I throw a spanner in the works and perhaps convince you to change that priority?:D

Some of us (me) don't give a positive reading on ketostix and wouldn't know how many carbs we're having each day either (me), yet continue to shed weight.

How about making the first priority to eat cleanly and start feeling better?:)

I'm eating better and it seems the few small things I shouldn't be having aren't making much of a difference.;)

I mean, come on, how many of us would say no to the odd hand-made or belgian chocolate they were given for Christmas? I am sharing so they go faster.

rickyc

27-12-2007, 02:37 PM

I know what you mean. I dont really need a stick to tell me anymore. I have some really old ones and I wonder if they work properly.

I have this feeling when I am doing the right thing. I used to have pizza once a fortnight on a saturday as a treat for being good when I was loosing weight last time and went back into ketosis by Monday morning. Boy was I thursty that night after the pizza.

I dont do the ketosis thing as hardcore anymore myself but still want to get in there for a week or so and start things off sort of my version of induction.

Sherrie

27-12-2007, 04:06 PM

Its always a good way to get those cravings in control.

DOINGIT

28-12-2007, 08:33 AM

Oh yeas and please don't take offence. Change your avatar - make it a spikey active handsome thing... this one depresses me so how must it make you feel. If you do feel like that all the more reason to get a zappy one. ;)

Sherrie

28-12-2007, 09:11 AM

I think it's funny :)

rickyc

29-12-2007, 11:19 AM

rickyc

29-12-2007, 01:05 PM

Sherrie,

Any chance you can turn on signatures and add a picture fuctions for my profile.

Thanks

Rick

http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wD7e0J9/weight.png
(http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wD7e0J9/)

Prothvar

29-12-2007, 01:56 PM

Hi rick - late welcome from me :D - PS I love your avatar LOL

So far you are going great and I look forward to hearing about your future success :)

Sherrie

29-12-2007, 03:40 PM

Sherrie

29-12-2007, 03:43 PM

I feel more like barney than any of the others I saw that were available. I am going to put my face up there but havent gotten around to it.

Boy have I been bad thie morning. The first time I had time to eat today was at 1030am. To get me out of trouble I resorted to a protein shake and 10ml of flax seed oil. Did I feel bad. I am feeling much better now.

I must remember to have something in the fridge that I can grab quickly.

Rick you can add your own avatar as well, also if anyone ever has a cool set of avatars to share just send them to me and I will upload them :)

Little packs of nuts are handy to have around, just buy those little snap lock snack bags and fill them up with small portion controlled amounts.

rickyc

29-12-2007, 07:51 PM

Thanks for that Sherrie and Prothvar,

I have made up a large stir fry tonight and have enough left over for breakfast so that should give me a break from the bacon and eggs tomorrow.

I have been reading the recipes. If I could only win that 30 million on the lotto I could employ a full time chef and give them the recipes. It just goes to show that we dont need to live with all those carbs to make great meals.

The headache disappeared today and I feel like I am in Ketosis. I keep forgetting to keep up the water, but I start to feel crap so I have a big drink and I am back to normal again.

Sherrie

29-12-2007, 09:28 PM

Oh I better go check if I am a millionaire yet!!!

rickyc

30-12-2007, 07:48 AM

Well guys I have had 2 crap nights of sleep. I seem to now remember this happen to me last time until my body got used to being in ketosis.

Yesterday I missed breakfast due to some poor planing.

Morning Snack - Protein Shake (Max's Daytime Protein) and 15ml of flax seed oil.

Lunch - Salad with Lettuce, tomato, cheese, beetroot, alfalfa and 2 tins of John West Chili tuna.

Dinner - Stir Fry consisting of Rump Steak 250g, onion, 3 mushrooms, chili, 250g broccoli, zucchini, roma tomatoes and a teaspoon of mustard.

I was low on the calories yesterdays and I can feel it. The loss of appetite tricked me a bit so I forgot to eat.

Alies

30-12-2007, 09:37 AM

Hi there Rick (saying that again because of your pic :))

I double-checked in your first page how nuts, cheese and bacon stalled your weightloss. Is that because you were having too much? because I would venture to say a small handful of almonds would be a good addition as a snack just once a day.

We don't want your body to go into starvation mode.;)

Do you also take a good magnesium supplement?

rickyc

30-12-2007, 10:03 AM

Hi Annelies,

I think you could of be right. I also think that I used to starve myself a bit as well so that would of stalled things on occations and the extra carbs from those things would of stopped things a bit.

I needed to eat more in the meal to stop me needing so much in the snacks which tended to be thnigs that had to many carbs it you over did it with them.

I am just using a muli vitamin at the moment.

Rick

Sherrie

30-12-2007, 10:54 AM

Your tuna is that with oil? Salad dressing? Do you stir fry in plenty of oil etc?

rickyc

30-12-2007, 02:13 PM

The tuna is one of those little cans. It has oil in it but I drain it off with all the juice so it doesnt make the salad to wet.

rickyc

30-12-2007, 02:15 PM

I also dont use salad dressing and I stir fry with olive oil, enough to wet the fry pan. I am not to concerned with trying to skimp on the oil as it is a good oil.

rickyc

01-01-2008, 05:01 PM

Yesterday was a strange one. I dropped out of ketosis with constant cravings for things.

I gave the kids pizza for dinner as something special for NYE and boy was it hard. I had a nice big piece of rump steak. I got some new ketosticks as the other ones were as old as the hills.

Today I am back in ketosis and feeling really good with a nice purple reading haven't seen it that concentrated for yonks.

Brunch was a Protein shake and a boiled egg.

Lunch a nice chicken salad without the beetroot but an extra slice of cheese.
Chicken 250g
Cheese 60g
Tomato 4 slices
Cucumber 4 slices
Lettuce leaves x2
Alfalfa palm side clump

I figure this gives me about 600cal with about 6g of carbs.

I have been cleaning out my shed so I have a nice exercise area. I will start the Paul Zaichik's Home workout using your own body weight featured on Mr.LowBody Fats blog site.

Snez

01-01-2008, 08:03 PM

Have you got the link to it?

You're doing really well - especially not giving in to the pizza.

Moonie

01-01-2008, 08:11 PM

The link is in the KISS thread Sherrie started Snezzy..
http://www.apinchofhealth.com/forum/vbb/showthread.php?p=136270#post136270

Tenacious

02-01-2008, 07:17 AM

Hi Rick, from a training point of view - I think you're doing things all wrong. I know fat loss is a main consideration for you, but as a male you should also be gearing toward gaining/maintaining muscle mass. I believe you should look at having 6 meals a day all of approximately equal proportions. ATM you are having the traditional 3 main meals a day and a snack in between. Your main carb sources should be consumed first thing in the morning and after exercise. IMO 250g of chicken at any one sitting is too much - 1/2 that amount for one meal, and you can eat the other half two and a half - three hours later (another meal).

You need to start a resistance training split ASAP!!!!!! A proper weights routine, using free weights and machines. In my experience, bodyweight workouts don't work for a lot of reasons. Neither does working out at home. Sooo many distractions. Variety and the ability to increase resistance is what's needed for success. In my humble opinion of course!

rickyc

02-01-2008, 07:47 AM

Tenacious,

Thanks for your comments. I do have a gym membership that I use infrequently. I hate going there and at the moment I am on holidays and my gym is an hours drive away close to work.

I have started the body weight exercises and see how they go until I go back to work.

I dont know how I would go if I was to try 6 equal meal sizes. I really enjoy a nice size meal so I guess my stomach would need to shrink a bit for me to feel satisfied.

How long does it take for you to get used to little meals?

Rick

Sherrie

02-01-2008, 08:20 AM

The 6 meals is very popular amongst BB but not everyone subscribes to that, Anthony Colpo for example is a low carber that doesn't and he has a nice physique. But I think he does have a protein shake and BCAAs and maybe some high gi carb after he works out.

Tenacious

02-01-2008, 08:24 AM

Is there a reason you hate going to your gym? Maybe I can put a different spin on it for you to turn it into a positive experience!!!

The change from 3 big meals to 6 smaller ones is only a transition of being prepared! I suppose it depends on the person, but in my experience people get used to it VERY quickly. As long as you have a good amount of fibre and are drinking plenty of water you shouldn't feel hungry having 6 meals a day. You need to have a really good protein source - look for things that are higher in protein. An example meal plan might be:

Meal 1: 1/4 cup oats cooked with water / splash of cream and sprinkle
with cinnamon.
5 egg whites and 1 whole egg with a handful of mushrooms in
an omlette.
Mug of green tea.

Meal 2: Small tin of tuna (be careful of the sugar content of some of
these - READ LABELS!!!!)
Sml piece fruit or 1/2 cup veg

Meal 3: 125g chicken
1 cup steamed veg / green salad

Meal 4: Handful of nuts (measured - depedning on your cal intake)
60g cottage cheese

Meal 5: 125g steamed fish
1 cup steam veg / salad
Mug of green tea

Meal 6: Protein shake with flaxseed oil

Another protein shake during the day post work-out.

You may need to LC it yourself, but you get the idea - there just isn't time to get hungry as you're eating every 2 1/2 - 3 hours. You're still on a good level of calories - just spreading them out over the day and keeping your metabolism revved up.

I know it is a bit of a BB way to do things (go figure!!!), but I thought i'd give another option!

Moonie

02-01-2008, 10:09 AM

The three meals and two snacks has been the way for so long it is hard to change unless very prepared..Depending on the sort of work you do, it is not always easy to eat that often, whereas three meals, and snacks in your pocket or bag comes easier..
Depends too if you are cooking different meals for others in the family. It's often just easier to eat when they do.

I guess it depends on how motivated you are to do the preperations ahead of time.;)

Tenacious

02-01-2008, 10:19 AM

For sure, motivation is a huge factor. But hey, fail to plan - plan to fail!

jojoamethyst

02-01-2008, 10:48 AM

not everyone likes the 6 meals a day - i prefer not to. Get hungrier if anything and I am too busy to do that - working etc
I think if something is working for you - keep with it and I think with Rickys level of motivation at the moment he should stick to that for a while. If he starts to come undone then maybe change things.
Two things ...
1. If it aint broke, dont fix it!
2. KISS - keep it simple....

Alies

02-01-2008, 10:58 AM

Sorry to hijack your diary, Rick.

I'm sitting her wondering how eating that often would mess with a woman's reproductive system? We are currently having issues with our budgie going into reproductive mode and she doesn't even have a mate!:eek: The cure is: less food, water and hours uncovered.

When we eat too little our bodies go into starvation mode. When we eat too often, do they go into reproduction mode?:confused:

I snack every couple of hours, but have the three main meals. Maybe this explains a few things?

Perhaps Rick can choose to try these suggestions when he's happy with his routine and steady weight shedding and let us know if it works. Not everyone needs to be a body builder.:cool:

Sherrie

02-01-2008, 12:00 PM

I don't think it is just a motivation/discipline thing but simply a matter of preference. Personally, I like to enjoy my food, to a lot of people the BB style makes food a chore, not necessarily in regards to preparation but just that it is bland and not enjoyable and your constantly feeling like you have to eat all the time, like a robot. It's not like 3 meals a day is harmful, it is not.

The 6 meals comes more from being hard core and wanting to make the most of the protein you eat, subscribing to the theory that you only absorb so much in a sitting and that your muscles will need a constant supply. I'm not saying there isn't any truth to it just that, that is where it comes from.

The main thing if working out is to have a protein shake and BCAA's afterwards.

Annelies there are some that claim that eating too often causes too much inflammation and messes with your insulin and coincidently I was emailed today an email where they were subscribing to the theory that eating too often causes diabetes.

Snez

02-01-2008, 12:56 PM

Very interesting discussion.
I'm not too keen on the gym because whenever I've purchased a membership I've always wasted it by not going often enough. I hate waiting for the machines to be free. Also, it takes time to drive to the gym, do the routine, drive home when I could do it at home in half the time.
The problem doing it at home is I haven't got much equipment. But those body weight exercises look quite good. Bloody hard though. When you can master those you really have a lot of strength. That body weight exercise guy (forgot his name) is amazing!

Saying, all that I think I would do best in the gym (or if I could afford it - my own gym at home fully stocked) and with a personal trainer who can recommend the type of exercises I should do to re-shape, sculpt my body.

Tenacious

02-01-2008, 07:33 PM

I certainly wasn't saying that the 3 meals a day is wrong, or that 6 a day is right - just giving another option that may not have been though of.

I know that not everyone want to be a BB, but i was also going along the lines of assuming (perhaps incorrectly - and if so I apoloogise) that as a male, Rick may want to preserve as much muscle as possible - and that fact that he is choosing to do resistance work indicates (to me) that there is a desire to increase muscle mass.

Just putting forward another option - that's all!! :D (And I love my food waaaaay too much not to be eating it 6 times a day!!!)

Sherrie

02-01-2008, 08:38 PM

All options are good Sue!

Alies

02-01-2008, 09:51 PM

(And I love my food waaaaay too much not to be eating it 6 times a day!!!)lol

I eat/snack that many times a day, too (sometimes more) and I'm thinking that may be a key to my 'female problems', but there is no way on earth I'm going to change.:D

rickyc

03-01-2008, 10:57 AM

Well I have been a bit slack and not eating enough. It looks like I made it hard for myself in the past as well with skipping snacks and starving myself.

I really need to boot myself in the bum and sort my eating habits out.

It looks like I have been so used to starving myself in between eating the wrong things most of my life. I am sort of worried about eating too much and I think this is silly. I can eat a whole family block of chocolate and not hold back or eat 2 Quarter Pounders and be wanting more but eating an extra boiled egg in a snack seems to stop me.

I think my I have been brain washed over the years.

DOINGIT

03-01-2008, 11:16 AM

I think my I have been brain washed over the years.

Yep a lot of us have/had been BUT a lot of us have seen the light and it is a bright shining one. Health is more important than anything and the benefits of LC are shown byu all the members here. I don't do strict LC but middle of the road and eat VERY healthy.

SO Come on Rick and get with it YOU CAN Do IT!!!

Sherrie

03-01-2008, 11:38 AM

Yep don't worry you will get your head around it.

Alies

03-01-2008, 02:22 PM

Rick, yesterday I ate a two egg omelette with salad veggies and cheese and a few rashers of bacon for breakfast. Mid morning I had a serve of my cheesecake and for lunch I had a 200g tin of salmon with mayo/sauce and celery. In the afternoon I had a protein shake with flax and a piece of my chocolate coconut rough. For tea I had a lamb steak with veggies drizzled with the fat from the pan. For dessert I had diet jelly with cream. That is more food than I usually eat and yet I registered a loss this morning. :cool:

rickyc

03-01-2008, 06:56 PM

Annelies,

Thanks that sounds good with the cheese cake and chocolate coconut rough.

I will have to start making that stuff for when I am back at work.

rickyc

04-01-2008, 10:14 AM

Just got back from the Doctor to find out my blood test results after 1 week back LC.

The results were very good. All was normal which was a change from the last one where my liver function tests and glucose were not good.

I cant see how anyone can argue that this type of eating is bad for you as it brings all your levels back to where they are supposed to be.

I feel like I have rebooted myself and have a healthy life in front to me now.

:D

Sherrie

04-01-2008, 10:19 AM

Good stuff Ricky, it would be interesting to see what your results are in a 3 months, when you get your cholesterol done do you get everything checked or just your total?

rickyc

04-01-2008, 10:31 AM

Everything was checked which is good.

jojoamethyst

04-01-2008, 10:47 AM

hey ricky - you are doing fine
doo you cook? i ask because making things like cheesecake etc is fine for some people but for me i cant be bothered - dont crave sweet things that much
but there are lots of recipes on this site so you could experiment
the one time i did make the cheesecake, i learned to cut it up in portions and wrap them up and put in the freezer otherwise i would have just eaten them all
quite calorie dense for me
do you track what you eat?
i use calorieking to track food and exercise- it is free and although does generate a diet plan, you can choose not to so you can stick with your low carb
there are a few guys on there - one called blake posted that he has lost 57kg!! looks amazing

rickyc

04-01-2008, 11:16 AM

Hi Jojo,

I do cook but I cant be bothered with anything to complicated at the moment. I am just doing simple stuff at the moment. When I get sick of that I will move to more intereting recipies.

I use a calorieking book. I might have a look at the web site.

I was wondering how I was going to avoid eating the whole thing if I made one. I am sure that would be a bad thing.

Rick

Sherrie

04-01-2008, 11:32 AM

Just get settled into low carb a bit and then make one and see, I found it easier to resist the longer I did LC and the more I practiced resiting it. As soon as it was set I would cut it up into specific portions and limit myself to one a day (I would work out the calories for the whole cake then divide that by the number of portions). First I used to use light cream cheeses and light cream, then I used Pauls continental cottage cheese which was lighter again, this made for a very low fat/calorie cheesecake but I found that unsatisfying so eventually I changed to full fat cream and cream cheese. I also used to have my daily piece as my lunch or breaky that way it didn't interfere with my calories. I also found it easier to control then because I was satisfied and I knew I only had to wait until the next day before I could have another piece. I used to look forward to every day because then I got to have a yummy piece of cheesecake :)

Also sometimes when it wasn't being eaten quick enough I would wrap individual pieces in glad wrap and then alfoil and freeze it and it kept really well with no freezer burn. I would put a piece out in the morning and it would be ready for lunch or if I wanted it for breaky I'd wack it in the warmest put of the fridge the night before.

Alies

04-01-2008, 11:37 AM

Good news on the bloods, Rick.*thumbsup*

How to portion the cheesecake? I have a lot of those decor containers they sell in the supermarket in packs of 3 or 4.

The 250ml ones would be perfect for splitting the cheesecake into 4 portions, but because I use them for the kids fruit for school I have 500ml ones for my cheesecake and jelly and they're only partly filled. That way everyone knows whose is whose around here.:)

I worked out the PFC for each serve of cheesecake and it's roughly 6:21:2 with 950kJ. Not that that makes any difference to me.:D

rickyc

06-01-2008, 10:37 AM

Stalled again. It didnt take long. No movement with the measurements and no weight loss this week.

I have been very good. I havent had one slip up with the wrong foods. I have even exercised.

Lets see what happens over the next week.

Moonie

06-01-2008, 11:02 AM

Stalls are very disheartening, but there is usually a reason, maybe if you put your daily meals into your diary for a week you (and everyone else) will be able to see what is happening..

jojoamethyst

06-01-2008, 12:59 PM

yes - dont give up
i agree a diet dairy - that is why calorieking is so good
sometimes you may be eating all the right things but too much of them
it still amounts to calories in, calories out

Moonie

06-01-2008, 01:07 PM

sometimes you may be eating all the right things but too much of them
Or not enough and the body is hanging on to what it's got...

jojoamethyst

06-01-2008, 01:23 PM

thats true but still cant emphasize enough how important it is to track in the early stages
calorieking will also work out how many colories approximately you should be eating - sometimes that is hard to know yourself
there is a mathematical formula that i teach to work it out but this site does it for you

rickyc

06-01-2008, 01:28 PM

Thanks,

I dont feel bad so I think I must of been eating to much.

I will keep track of them over the next few days when I am away with work. I will be back webnesday.

Sherrie

06-01-2008, 02:41 PM

As annoyed with me you will be for saying this but one week is not classed as a stall. There can be many reasons you don't lose in one week, do you measure?

rickyc

06-01-2008, 03:56 PM

Ok I will take some heart that I may not have stalled yet.

Yes I measured on the 2 Jan and I am the same as then. Same weight same measurements.

Anyway I will see what happens at the end of the week. I am in canberra until wednesday. I think the armonds are going to be my snacks for a few days.

I am sure the 4kgs that have come off so far are the water I have lost. So its now on to the hard stuff.

I feel great so thats the most important thing.

Moonie

06-01-2008, 04:11 PM

I feel great so thats the most important thing.
Yep it is, and now you just have to wait for the whoosh!!! you will feel even greater when it happens..

Sherrie

06-01-2008, 04:22 PM

Sometimes as your fat cells empty they fill up with fluid and then you experience a woosh, I always know when its about to happen as my tummy will fill very spongy.

Alies

06-01-2008, 07:43 PM

Don't go overboard on the almonds, Rick.;)

If it's the least bit stressful planning the trip to Canberra, that could explain the lack of a shift in weight.

Could you have an esky in the car with other snacks in it, too? Have you tried protein bars?

Sherrie

06-01-2008, 08:21 PM

Even lack of sleep can interfere with weight loss.

rickyc

09-01-2008, 09:20 PM

Thanks guys I cant wait for the woosh.

I managed to keep in ketosis while away. I was strong and didnt eat anything bad expect a couple of cups of coffee. The little chocolates they server with your meal on the plane are very tempting.

I did do 2 sessions at the gym. My arms, shoulders, abs and lats are killing me at the momment. The pain is good as I know I have done some work.

Lets see what the scales say in the morning.

Snez

10-01-2008, 11:13 AM

You can do it Rick. Look at some success pics to spur yourself on. If they can do it - so can you!

rickyc

13-01-2008, 09:36 AM

I am seeing a little progress and I have taken your advice and gone for the 6 meals a day.

I checked on the BMR yesterday and found that I had it all calculated wrong from a dodgy website.

My BMR is 1510 Calories.

So I am heading for 1600 Calories a day with 6 meals to see what happens.

Protein 182gms
Carbs 30gms
Fat 51gms

I have split it into 6 meals and yesterday was the first day doing this. I found it strange I never felt full all day. I am so used to eating a big meal that I never really felt totally satified like I am normally do. I am sure I will get used to it.

It is great that 150gms (uncooked) steak works out to meet my protein and fat requirement for each meal of 30grams Protein and 8grams of Fat. The carbs 5grams I get from salad or veges.

I noticed a 0.4 Kgs change in the scales this morning so that was nice.

I now wonder if I have been doing this the hard way and sending my body in a wild series of up and downs going in and out of starvation mode during the day.

Alies

13-01-2008, 03:58 PM

That sounds promising Rick.:) You shouldn't feel hungry though.

I find when I have the right snacks in between meals then I don't feel like having such big meals.

I used to love smorgasbords, but now I reckon they'd be a waste of money...unless there is plenty of seafood.:D

Sherrie

13-01-2008, 08:54 PM

Tenacious

14-01-2008, 05:29 AM

Well done Rick!

rickyc

16-01-2008, 09:48 PM

Thanks.

I have survived another 4 days away from home.

I will weigh myself in the morning. I never did get 6 meals a day in when away. I wont be traveling for a while so I can get down to the serious food management. Sherrie you are probably correct and I need more.

The last 3 days have consisted of the following meals.

Breakfast
2 eggs 2 rashes of bacon and half a tomato.

Lunch
Qtr of Chicken, 1 roma tomato and a large bowl of lettuce.

Dinner
T bone steak and a Small bowl of salad.

When I have realised that I needed to eat a snack I had about 15 almonds.

I think this is nice and healthy and sort of as much as someone that is a healthy weight would consume. I haven't done the calculations. I was very happy with this amount of food and never felt hungry. I jumped on the scales and was 131kgs so in the morning I would hazard to guess I will be in the 130kgs zone.

luv2bslim

16-01-2008, 10:13 PM

wow..excellent work :-)

Alies

17-01-2008, 08:56 AM

Great going Rick.:)

Tenacious

19-01-2008, 10:00 AM

Hey Rick - how's the exercise going?

Cazza

19-01-2008, 11:17 AM

Hi Rick,

Just read all of your diary. We sound very similar as I too lost a lot of weight and have put most of it back on :mad:

I am TRYING to do the low carb thing again so its great reading your diary and seeing what your eating ... gives me inspiration :D

Keep up the good work xx

jojoamethyst

19-01-2008, 02:34 PM

I will weigh myself in the morning.

How was the weigh-in?

rickyc

19-01-2008, 08:05 PM

Hi guys,

Well I did get into the 130.x zone so that was fantastic.

I tried a zero coke after not having any for over 4 weeks and it tasted terrible I only managed 2 sips and through it away. I am never drinking that stuff again. :)

Now the exercise has not been good. I have been lazy. Lots of travel interstate so I have gone to the gym 4 times in the last 2 weeks. This is no excuse I am just lazy.

Sherrie

19-01-2008, 08:41 PM

Thats 2 times a week, thats not bad, were they all resistance training?

Alies

19-01-2008, 09:19 PM

That's 4 times more than me! lol

rickyc

20-01-2008, 07:23 AM

Yes they were. The last time I over did it on the ab machine so had to give it a rest other wise it would of been more.

OMG I just jumped on the scales. 129.4 Kg :D

Sherrie

20-01-2008, 07:39 AM

Good stuff and please don't let me catch you calling yourself lazy again over something as trivial as that!

jojoamethyst

20-01-2008, 10:49 AM

going down - well done :)

Moonie

20-01-2008, 10:49 AM

OMG I just jumped on the scales. 129.4 Kg
well you must be doing something right..ONYA!!!!

DOINGIT

21-01-2008, 08:43 AM

YYYYEEEEEE PPPPEEEE well done Rick. Way to go man - and you are NOT lazy 2 x with all your travel is good.

Sherrie

28-01-2008, 12:56 PM

Rick how are you progressing?

rickyc

07-02-2008, 07:22 AM

I am still doing ok. I am eating 3 meals a day. I cant manage 6 so I have gone back to the default 3 per day.

I have found myself not thinking of food much and sometimes I have to force myself as I dont feel hungry.

I am still loosing weight and I think this is because I have kept in ketosis since I started just before new year.

I have'nt touched any high carb foods so I am very proud of myself.

I am down a clothes size and feeling great.

Looking forward to getting to the 10kg of weight loss stage. I can feel I have made the change of lifestyle this time. I dont crave anything. When offered I just say no thanks I dont eat it. Bread, Pasta, potatoes just are food I choose to hate. Like I was when I was a little kid and I hated vegies, and I have good reason to hate them they will shorten my life.