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General Discussion / Re: Week 2 and stalled?
« on: February 17, 2012, 11:32:38 AM »
Buford, you are so wise.
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General Discussion / Re: Can you go into starvation mode with low-carb?
« on: February 17, 2012, 11:30:03 AM »
Congrats on your pointy shoulders. I'm hoping for visible collar bones someday.
Can you look for new comfort foods to replace the sweets and breads of your past? If you are trying to lose the weight only to go back to the things that caused you to gain it in the first place. . . well, you know what's going to happen. Yo-yos are for playing with, not living with.
Coconut cake! Try that as a replacement comfort food.
Can you look for new comfort foods to replace the sweets and breads of your past? If you are trying to lose the weight only to go back to the things that caused you to gain it in the first place. . . well, you know what's going to happen. Yo-yos are for playing with, not living with.
Coconut cake! Try that as a replacement comfort food.
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General Discussion / Re: Chocolate for valentines day
« on: February 17, 2012, 11:26:03 AM »
The prevailing wisdom is that Adkins bars are too good to be true. Sorry. They do taste good but will sabotage you. Give them to the food bank.
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Ask Umpa / Re: Why can't we make our own tortillas?
« on: February 17, 2012, 09:09:38 AM »
I'll play with it this weekend. I think it might help.
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Ask Umpa / Re: Why can't we make our own tortillas?
« on: February 16, 2012, 05:53:33 PM »
Aversion therapy!
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General Discussion / Re: Getting started
« on: February 16, 2012, 04:35:33 PM »
Welcome aboard, good buddy. If we get you speakin' CB and Buford speakin' Deep South, we're gonna have us a party! Pork skins and Katary's crackers for everyone!
You are definitely on the right road (pun intended) and we're happy to have ya aboard.
You are definitely on the right road (pun intended) and we're happy to have ya aboard.
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Ask Umpa / Re: Why can't we make our own tortillas?
« on: February 16, 2012, 01:42:44 PM »
I'm not much of an experimenter, but could vital wheat gluten help give them the elasticity?
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General Discussion / Re: Hi There New to site
« on: February 16, 2012, 11:19:35 AM »
Calcium deficiency can cause leg cramps.
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Lean On My Shoulder / Re: ready to give up
« on: February 15, 2012, 04:08:19 PM »
Jenn,
It is unfortunate that you are so discouraged. There is a lot of support on this forum so welcome. If you can give us some more specific information, folks will be able to tell what worked for them in the same scenario. I know for sure that weighing yourself every day over-emphasizes the normal fluctuations in body weight. The FTS carb limitation is no more than 20 carbs per day. Your bread may be higher in carbs than you think and that could be sabotaging your efforts.
So, what are you eating and how much, exactly? What are you drinking and how much? How long was your plateau before you gave up? It might have been a normal period for your body to adjust to the weight you had already lost. Are you looking for a change in lifestyle or a diet? There's a big difference between the two. There's also a big difference between Atkins and FTS and hanging around the forum and asking questions will make that clear to you over time.
I wish you the best of luck.
It is unfortunate that you are so discouraged. There is a lot of support on this forum so welcome. If you can give us some more specific information, folks will be able to tell what worked for them in the same scenario. I know for sure that weighing yourself every day over-emphasizes the normal fluctuations in body weight. The FTS carb limitation is no more than 20 carbs per day. Your bread may be higher in carbs than you think and that could be sabotaging your efforts.
So, what are you eating and how much, exactly? What are you drinking and how much? How long was your plateau before you gave up? It might have been a normal period for your body to adjust to the weight you had already lost. Are you looking for a change in lifestyle or a diet? There's a big difference between the two. There's also a big difference between Atkins and FTS and hanging around the forum and asking questions will make that clear to you over time.
I wish you the best of luck.
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General Discussion / How does your garden grow?
« on: February 15, 2012, 08:33:50 AM »
We are expecting snow in Colorado tonight so I am thinking about a vegetable garden. What does an FTS garden look like? What would you grow?
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Ask Umpa / Re: Let's talk about vinegar.
« on: February 15, 2012, 08:24:20 AM »
Thanks for the info, Buford. I think I know the cousin or twin brother of the guy next door.
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General Discussion / Re: Week 2 and stalled?
« on: February 14, 2012, 11:57:50 AM »
Since you know that dropping all of your excess weight at once wasn't realistic, take a deep breath and embrace this new lifestyle that will get you to the body you want and can maintain. Since you have de-toxed, you're most likely feeling better than you have in quite a while. The FTS benefits are so much more than numbers on a scale but the numbers are so easy to count that they can overshadow the other great things.
And, if you lose too fast you get saggy skin. Heaven forbid!
And, if you lose too fast you get saggy skin. Heaven forbid!
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General Discussion / Re: Hi There New to site
« on: February 14, 2012, 11:37:33 AM »
Hi, Joey,
You've had a lot of snow to shovel. That's probably building muscle.
You've had a lot of snow to shovel. That's probably building muscle.
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General Discussion / Re: Family FTS! Bringing the kiddo into the mix need ideas
« on: February 14, 2012, 11:35:42 AM »
I grew up with 3 brothers and my mom used to fill them up with pancakes.
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Click Here To Share Your Success Story / Re: I'm very happy...
« on: February 13, 2012, 04:02:23 PM »
Thanks.