tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post593875220804822606..comments2024-02-18T15:43:14.717-05:00Comments on Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: My Neverending Low-Carb E-mail BonanzaJimmy Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-89158818112204428152008-04-08T17:31:00.000-04:002008-04-08T17:31:00.000-04:00I also agree with Amy. There's no way I could los...I also agree with Amy. There's no way I could lose 10 pounds in two weeks! It's a lot of weight and unless you're super-obese you can't expect to lose that much, IMO. If you're merely overweight, 5-8 pounds would be a very good loss for the induction two weeks.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366843936664158258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-59898633973160150962008-04-08T13:34:00.000-04:002008-04-08T13:34:00.000-04:00I totally agree Amy. During induction I was so car...I totally agree Amy. During induction I was so careful and doing everything right and I lost 6 pounds. I actually stopped losing about 9 days in and was reading all kids of posts from people losing 12-25 pounds! I had to stop comparing and stick with it and get to OWL ASAP. As soon as I moved to OWL and my body started digesting food properly I stay at 1-2 pounds a week. It still isn't super fast but honestly my skin looks bad enough from the twins than to add quick weight loss to the mess. There are good sides to losing slowly!Quotidianlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797482895372882116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-68620679097401082712008-04-08T10:24:00.000-04:002008-04-08T10:24:00.000-04:00I thought I might hear from you again anonymous. ...I thought I might hear from you again anonymous. :) THANK YOU for sharing your concerns and I'm happy to address them.<BR/><BR/>As you can see in <A HREF="http://livinlavidalocarb.blogspot.com/2008/04/three-months-of-resistance-training.html" REL="nofollow">this blog post</A>, I have gained a lot of muscle in the past three months. While a 30-pound "gain" may seem shocking to you, it's not at all to me or many of the experts I have spoken with about it.<BR/><BR/>Keep in mind I've never lifted weights in my entire life before this. Never. So there was virtually zero muscle on my upper body especially prior to beginning this routine. Now there is.<BR/><BR/>The only thing I'm doing different now from what I wrote in my book three years ago is I'm lifting weights (something I regretted not doing sooner in the midst of my weight loss efforts in 2004). So I'm not sure what you mean by the "differences" in my diet then and now. <BR/><BR/>I've always enjoyed low-carb chocolates (way back when Z-Carb bars were still around) and such to help keep me away from the sugary things. You might want to go back and read my book again because you'll notice the menus are fairly similar to what I eat now. :)<BR/><BR/>As for "soaring," I've never been flying higher than I am right now. God has been immensely good to me over these past few years and I anxiously await what He has in store for my life next. In the meantime, I'll keep sharing, encouraging, and doing my best to inspire others with quality information on a daily basis. It's my purpose in life now and I'm happy to do it.<BR/><BR/>One last thing: If I wanted to simply "lose those 30 pounds" at this point, then I'd stop my weight training. But I'm not gonna do it. For me, it's not about weight loss--it's about being fit, muscular, and healthy. And that's the direction I'm moving in.<BR/><BR/>But thank you for your concern. ;)Jimmy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-65672319760808564622008-04-08T09:49:00.000-04:002008-04-08T09:49:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your letters Jimmy. It's always...Thanks for sharing your letters Jimmy. It's always interesting to see how others are doing on this WOE.<BR/><BR/>One tidbit of advice I'd add for the author of the last letter you posted is this: Don't compare your weight loss to anyone else's. Someone told them they should have lost 10 lbs in two weeks? What's wrong is this misconception that everyone will loose hoards of weight during the first couple of weeks. It doesn't work that way for everyone. There are so many factors involved - how much you need to lose, your metabolism, your level of insulin resistance, hormones... the list could go on and on.<BR/><BR/>5 lbs in two weeks is a great start and this reader should just continue on as they are. As long as they have read and understand the plan book, they should have no trouble being the success they want to be.<BR/><BR/>I wish them all the best!Amy Dunganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-60294120814478694192008-04-08T07:00:00.000-04:002008-04-08T07:00:00.000-04:00Jimmy, You give excellent advice to these people, ...Jimmy, You give excellent advice to these people, but I am confused that you don't seem to follow this advice yourself. I understand that maintenance looks a bit different from induction, but it seems to me that if someone wrote to you about livin' la vida low carb and gaining back 30 pounds and posted menus similar to what your recent menus look like, then you would reiterate to do induction again and provide the same advice that you do here. You have been an inspiration to me for years. I even have your first book, but I am starting to wonder if doing low carb properly long term won't work for me because someone it worked amazingly for can't seem to keep the weight down either. Please, please, please, don't close your eyes to the differences in the diet in your book and what your current menu blog is posting. I so much want you to go back to "soaring".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-36104485074284133932008-04-08T05:29:00.000-04:002008-04-08T05:29:00.000-04:00Along the lines of Atkins bashing I find it astoun...Along the lines of Atkins bashing I find it astounding that he could have sold something like 25 million books and built his clinic and career in this kind of an environment. I know though that a lot of the bashing came much later after the powers that be got a chance to recoup and counter attack. He kind of caught them off guard in the beginning. The 'everybody being addicted',(including the doctors and scientists) to carbohydrates and fighting for there addictions, factor plays in here as well. -- Another thing along this line I think is that Dr. Atkins eventually caved in to all this bashing and public pressure after his original 1972 publication and allowed much more caffeine and alcohol and other things into his diet than he had origionally intended. His diet origionally was very nearly a native, traditional diet with almost all of the sugars removed and with plenty of fat and meat and eggs and water. -- It stands to reason with one man in the face of millions and millions of carbohydrate addicts that the pressure would be overwhelming. -- His contribution and the revolution he started is priceless. Dr. Jay Wortman, Native American Doctor from Canada, is the next Dr. Atkins.Tom Bunnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840576840382147883noreply@blogger.com