> On 12/23/10 7:59 AM, "flippetskater" <flippetskater@...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Or is this even a plateau?
> >
> > So, I started around Thanksgiving. By Dec 11, I was down to 133.4 - a loss of
> > about 7 pounds. I felt a cold coming on (and posted here), so, with things to
> > do and no time to be miserable, I broke fast and ate 'normally' for about
> > three days (one day was a snow day here - and it's always a bit harder when
> > I'm home with the kids).
> >
> > Due to that, the weight climbed again - I lost a week's worth of progress, and
> > it's taken me until *today* to get back down to 133.4.
> >
> > I'm so discouraged and disappointed - I feel that if I just had stuck with it,
> > I wouldn't have lost so much ground - that I was on a roll that I've
> > completely lost. Since that third day, I haven't broken fast a bit - not even
> > a taste of something. I haven't overstuffed myself during my window, either.
> > It's a normal meal - totally what I would have eaten for dinner previously. I
> > tallied up the calories for one of my meals out of curiosity - 1050 - and
> > after that I made cookies with the kids, so I had two cookies and some milk -
> > and I couldn't even finish the second cookie, because I was full.
> >
> > I'm not sure what to do to get back on track. Part of why I'm doing this is
> > because there *isn't* anything to count, or keep tight track of. I *hate*
> > counting calories. I *hate* trying to keep track of nutrients. (I'm an
> > English major - I was told there would be no math.) I also generally hate to
> > cook. It's like a science experiment that I fail at. And if it takes longer
> > to make it than to eat it, I'm really not interested. Feels like an utter
> > waste of time - there's so much else I'd rather be doing.
> >
> > I've never tried 'low' *anything*, really, because of that. (I lost 15-20 lbs
> > on Weight Watchers, but once I got down to 19 points a day, I was just hungry,
> > and it was hard to find food that felt like 'enough' at each meal, when those
> > points were spread throughout the day.) I just know that if it starts to
> > involve too much counting, math, or interminable chopping or pot-watching,
> > it's something I won't stick with, because I hate it all so much.
> >
> > I know I sound like I'm complaining - I'm just really bummed.
> >
> > Has anyone here combined a longer water-fast with the plan? I'm wondering if
> > a 3-day water fast might jump-start things again.
Extending fasting period for 2 or 3 days could be worth a try for you once in a while, without harm. You'll be in a state of Low Insulin which is great for Fat loss. Don't worry about your metabolism slowing down during fast for several days. Then you can return to your 20 hour daily fasts to find they are now "a breeze" to complete.
Grains, Cereals and other such carbs instead of Fat with your Meat will make you hungry much sooner than sufficient animal fat, which sticks with you far longer.
Gary Taube's latest "Why We Get Fat' helps to explain why all that counting wasn't worth it. Except, to eat so few hi-glycemic carbs that thie number will be close to Zero.
http://www.garytaubes.com/2010/12/inanity-of-overeating/
Your fasting will put you in low insulin level, similar to what is attained with Low carb.
Barnaby
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