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The Zone broke my addiction to carbs from day one.....it is low in carbs--- less than 100 grams a day. I did it for ten years & still refer to it. The more protein based diets you are familiar with, the better imo.......they are all similar. Even ER4YT says blood type Os thrive on high protein. It's *years of experience* that has made me a pro at weight management.
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The Zone eating regime might well be healthy and balanced. It has a ratio of carbs, fats, and proteins at 40:30:30. So 40% carbs, 30% fats, 30% proteins. It certainly isn't a low-carb diet though, so if you're looking specifically for a low-carb diet in order to eliminate carbs entirely, I wouldn't recommend the Zone.
The Zone broke my addiction to carbs from day one.....it is low in carbs--- less than 100 grams a day. I did it for ten years & still refer to it. The more protein based diets you are familiar with, the better imo.......they are all similar. Even ER4YT says blood type Os thrive on high protein. It's *years of experience* that has made me a pro at weight management.
Lemon, if I may ask...what is the heaviest you'd been and what is your stable weight now, after years of weight management experience? I am not asking what is the lowest you got but what is the weight at which you settled comfortably?
If you're looking for a high protein meal, try 2 boiled eggs (6 grams protein per egg), an orange and a cup of kefir (12 grams of protein per cup). It will leave you satisfied for hours. It's easily transported and you can eat it anytime.
I met a woman who hadn't had a potato in 20 years. I must have looked at her like a spiders were crawling from her eyes. Oh, the willpower! Staying away from carbs is also one of the keys for better digestion, at least for me. Giving up sugar is 90% of the battle for me. One day...
Highest weight was 120 in the 80s....I am tiny, 5'1" and have weighed 97-102 for over a decade. My body fat ranges from 17%-20%...I am usually happier at the lower % & slightly higher weight. Although I have weighed 105 I've had trouble getting back up to that weight simply due to not lifting weights consistently like I should.
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Lemon, if I may ask...what is the heaviest you'd been and what is your stable weight now, after years of weight management experience? I am not asking what is the lowest you got but what is the weight at which you settled comfortably?
I met a woman who hadn't had a potato in 20 years.
I didn't have a problem avoiding potatoes and rice (except fried rice in Chinese restaurants ... Why do I love that stuff so much?).
Pasta ... *sigh* is another story. Even so, I didn't miss it as much as I thought I would. You learn to find substitutes. Spaghetti squash is a godsend and can be used in any recipe you'd use any kind of pasta. Those thick broccoli stems, julienned very thin and steamed lightly, make a great "pasta" for cold salads.
Fruit ... I love fruit. Fortunately, some of my favorites are berries, which are lower in carbs. Apples, while high in carbs, are also high in pectin, which doesn't have as big an effect on blood sugar.
One of my biggest binge triggers, though, is cheese. Even though it's high in protein, it's not a daily staple.
Why not? The whole cholesterol thing has been discredited. An egg is as near perfect a food as you can get from one item.
Hmm...I read some of that but I am still conditioned by the knowledge I grew up with, namely that you should not have more than 2 eggs a week.
Also, not in the evening because they are heavy.
I feel weird having eggs every day and almost feeling like i am doing something extremely unhealthy. On top of that, my husband has high cholesterol (250) and to use eggs as a staple in our house feels extremely unfair to him.
I HAVE used eggs but sparingly. Granted, my kids could certainly use more eggs.
I feel weird having eggs every day and almost feeling like i am doing something extremely unhealthy. On top of that, my husband has high cholesterol (250) and to use eggs as a staple in our house feels extremely unfair to him.
I typically eat half a dozen eggs daily (though sometimes on weekends I go egg-free just for variety's sake). Been doing this for about a year or so now and, while my cholesterol has gone up to 174, my trigyclerides went down to 69. From what I've read, overall cholesterol is not always that big of a deal compared to trigs, so maybe the egg-eating is a good thing for me.
I understand how scary it is to go against the conventional wisdom that we grew up on...perhaps you could try eating eggs for a couple of months and then get your cholesterol, etc. tested. If the results are alarming, you can always drop the eggs.
I would end up hating eggs if I felt I had to eat them every day. I use eggs in cooking, and have an egg or two every week for a meal with various additions (mushrooms, cheese, shallots, diced chicken, etc). But I eat them because I like them. If I had to limit my eating habits and had to stock up on eggs every day, I'd get sick of them. That'd be a shame.
There are plenty of other ways to include protein in your breakfast. You can have peanutbutter and bananas. You can have wasa and honey. You can have hummus. You can have chicken, you can eat chopped liver. When you eliminate the names of the meals from your vocabulary, you find that your options are a lot less limited than they were, when you thought you could only eat "breakfast food" for breakfast.
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