June .. Jubilee, Junkets and Just shifting those 7 pounds!

murphydog999

margaretclare wrote: »

Thank you for this clarification, murphydog999. Can you quote any references?

http://eatingacademy.com/how-a-low-carb-diet-affected-my-athletic-performance

http://www.charlespoliquin.com/AskCharles/Question.aspx?ID=2081&lang=EN

This is from the renowned website 'marks daily apple,' link below.
On a PB-style (primal blueprint) low carb diet, with PB-style low training time, the body makes 200 grams of glycogen each day from fats and protein (and then we figure another 100 or so from your veggies and fruits). That gives you enough glycogen to fuel your brain, cruise through an average day and to be able to do a short hard workout – and then do it again the next day. However, when you train long every day (over an hour), your carb needs will increase. The key is discovering EXACTLY how many additional carb grams you need each day to refuel muscles, but also to keep insulin and fat storage to a minimum. Too few and you won’t recover from day-to-day. Too many and you’ll set yourself up for inflammation and unnecessary weight-gain.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-athlete-compromises/#ixzz1xroHm6kr

There is plenty of evidence for and against certain diets for certain athletes, it's not an exact science as it depends on the sport, the length of participation, and the person.

The sports thing is going off point really, it is the belief that someone who does an active job NEEDS lots of carbs to keep him going. I don't advocate zero, or strict carb intake as it is not sustainable, but carbs that come from sugar, flour based and processed products and alcohol, are def. not NEEDED by the body.

Carbs from natural produce, veg mainly, fruit sparingly, nuts and seeds etc, as we all know are good carb sources.

I don't want to loose the train of this thread and turn it into a low-carb discussion, but the elimination of sugar, anything that is marketed as low-fat or 'no-sugar,' processed foods and oils, and anything that turns straight into glucose/sugar after consumption (high/medium GI) can only benefit you, both in the short and long term.

elantan

Ok i am a bit concerned ... I weighed myself today and i am 14 st 4 ( loss of 10 lbs Dragon ) now thats 16 days and i have lost 10 lbs ... I only want to loose 1-2 lbs a week ... I DONT want to loose weight fast otherwise i'm just gonna put it all back on


HELP

The_Dragon

elantan wrote: »

Ok i am a bit concerned ... I weighed myself today and i am 14 st 4 ( loss of 10 lbs Dragon ) now thats 16 days and i have lost 10 lbs ... I only want to loose 1-2 lbs a week ... I DONT want to loose weight fast otherwise i'm just gonna put it all back on


HELP

Hmm have you just started on the journey El? What I am saying is could this be partly the large water weight drop most people get in the first week followed by a reasonable weight loss in the 2nd (oh and well done!)

elantan

Nope dragon it's not i started (this last... this is deff the LAST time) at 15 and a half stone , so when i started this challenge i was 15 stone, i had lost some before Rome but put that back on whilst in rome due to the food issues going on whilst there

LilySue

Murphy Dog, I've bookmarked the marksdailyapple site, it looks most helpful.

Okay, sorry to report no weight loss here. I did have a lot of stressful family stuff going on, and that's when I eat more sweet things....I think next week I'm going to go investigate the whole paleo world, it looks very interesting and might just help me.

murphydog999

elantan wrote: »

Nope dragon it's not i started (this last... this is deff the LAST time) at 15 and a half stone , so when i started this challenge i was 15 stone, i had lost some before Rome but put that back on whilst in rome due to the food issues going on whilst there

L, don't panic. If you have been eating pasta and the like, it will be water weight. I will guarantee it won't be the same next week!

If it is, you will bombarded by people wanting to know your secret!!

elantan

He he he thanks murphy dog ... No pasta either sadly ... I'm sure it will sort itself out though so i'm trying not to worry too much about it .. I'm just aware that people that loose weight very fast put it back on aswell ... And( i dont want to put the weight i'm working so hard to get off) back on if that makes any sense

willow_loulou

Helloooooooo I took a month off lol, I didnt want to think about loosing weight when I had so much going on at home and going on holiday. So am back on the road to a thinner me today.
I am just about to weigh myself for the first time since half way through May's thread EEEEEEEEEEk!

willow_loulou

Amazingly I have only put on 3lb in that time, pretty fantastic as whilst we were away I ate takeaways all week!
Fresh mind and attitude now things are sorted, I wish I could get over this emotional eating crud though.
How is everyone else doing?

The_Dragon

meh , 4 pounds on for me this week - just had my thyroid checked and that is okay apparently but I have all my low thyroid symptoms again (seeing the doc tomorrow *sigh*)