tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303315598056093516.post750805683311751229..comments2024-03-28T14:23:12.861-04:00Comments on Change is Good...Changing for Good!: The ScaleLittle Chef On The Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855253373859654107noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303315598056093516.post-19290129309243555582007-11-05T15:54:00.000-05:002007-11-05T15:54:00.000-05:00Tiffany,Responding to your comment on my blog:Wow,...Tiffany,<BR/><BR/>Responding to your comment on my blog:<BR/><BR/>Wow, that sounds a fun and cool way to celebrate your success! Let's see, that's like 60+ lbs in 5 months. I think it's doable, it's largely a factor of how strict you want to be and how much weight have you been regularly losing lately. You said you don't lose for like 2-3 weeks, then bam, weight just falls off. My personal theory is that when that kind of things happens, you're not eating enough. Your body is hanging on to a lot of water weight as a reaction to not getting enough food in then it hits a set point and starts to let go. Lather, rinse, repeat. Mind you, this is just a theory, but my every stall was broken when I ate more protein and/or fat.<BR/><BR/>When you say you're watching your carbs, what range are you in? Also how much protein are you getting in a day? For me, I lose best when my protein is over 200+ grams a day. When I add exercise to my daily routine, they need to be in the 225-250 range. I know that seems a lot but I have a short common channel (65cm) and my labs barely budge when I've compared my 100g levels to my 200g+ levels. I think my protein went up from like 4.0 to 4.1 or something like that. With carbs, I'm a firm believer that most carbs are evil! I do best when they are under 50g a day, most often in the 30g per day. When I want to really kick up the weight loss, I also try to stay away from known digestive irritants, as I like to call them, like almost all dairy (except for butter) and wheat-based products (pasta, bread - even low carb). It kinda sucks 'cause my favorite food is cheese, I love low-carb wraps. Any approach you take, especially if you're gonna increase your protein, you'll need to watch you labs carefully.<BR/><BR/>My body scares me sometimes, because I can have a totally crappy month and then in the last 10 days, completely turn it around by being strict and end up losing like 10-11 lbs, even 14 months out. So that tells me one of two things is happening. One, that even though I do eat crap, I am still losing weight even though I am retaining water or two, my DS is much more powerful than I thought (which is a little frightening).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think you can do it. You're average over 20lbs a month, even given the fact that you lost the most in the earlier months, that is still a good clip. Go for it and you'll be able to gauge your success come February/March. <BR/><BR/>Hope that helps!Tia L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05637950407007847381noreply@blogger.com