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    Default Boundless relief...

    ...to know I'm not alone. :-)

    I just started a blog. Never been one to rant before... Not sure what to make of it, or where it'l go. Would definitely enjoy feedback and comments--here or from the blog.

    http://carboholic1967.blogspot.com

    Thanks.

    David

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    Well, to say the least....... it made "interesting" reading. Good luck with regaining control of your life.

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    Welcome, David.

    I wish you every good thing on your journey.

    Hope you'll make yourself at home.
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    Welcome David! I can relate to your Blog comments. I remember days when I would eat 2 loaves of homemade french bread.
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    David,

    I know you will find that there are many carb addicts out here!

    Are you following any particular eating plan?

    My WW leader emphasizes being careful about your attitude. Focusing on weight loss and belittling yourself when you "break your diet" ends up being self-defeating and counter-productive.

    The forum you posted in, one for CAD/CALP followers can give you a way of "having your cake and eating it too". The plan wants you to eat LC for two meals a day and any snacks. One meal can have carbs, but there are restrictions on the amount of carbs. The one meal also has a time frame, in order to minimize the body's insulin response to the carbs. This eating plan (ala the Heller's) does work. From 2000-2001 (just less than a year), I lost 100 pounds with it. Because one meal allows balanced carbs of your choice, eating this way can prevent feelings of deprivation. If you are interested in more info (if you are not familiar with this plan, there is a sticky at the top of the forum that will lead you to additional information. (or ask and some of us will respond to the best of our abilities)

    Good luck in this journey!
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    Welcome, David. Enjoyed reading your blog - you are a very good writer and quite expressive.

    You are among friends here - people who know full well the addictive power of carbohydrates! Losing fifty pounds is a wonderful accomplishment and success story. Don't berate yourself if you experienced a lapse and regained it. Use that experience as a learning tool - learn how to jump back on the wagon more quickly, rather than feel badly or pessimistic about your chances for success.

    I am close to reaching my 3rd year of maintenance and I occasionally still fall off the wagon and under the addictive power of high carb foods. But, now when that happens, I'm quicker to realize I've reawakened a sleeping demon (carb cravings). I know that it will take me 3 to 10 days of "clean eating" to put those cravings to rest. After I've gone through a few days of re-entry (or, maybe detox), the cravings subside and I am happy and comfortable eating on plan again.

    What low carb eating plant do you follow? There are several well-respected low carbohydrate diets, and you may find that one or another suits you better. I started out on a hit-or-miss version of my own. I lost 9 lbs in 3 weeks. That gave me enough success that I started reading about the different plans - I wanted to become even more successful. I tried CAD/CALP (Carb Addicts) for a few weeks, then I switched to Atkins as it seemed easier to track. Also, in my case, CAD/CALP's "reward meal" where one can eat a higher carb level, left me with cravings for more carbs. My metabolism seems to have a hair-trigger when it comes to consuming high glycemic carbs, so sticking with good carbs (from veggies, nuts, and certain low glycemic fruits) happens to work better for me.

    ~~~tlb

    PS.. DH and I used to do the french bread and butter thing for dinner, too. Oh, I'd dish up bowls of soup to go with it, but the real meal was in polishing off the sour dough french!
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    David, what can I say except I'm with you brother. I'm amazed that you lost that much weight in three months and were wearing pants that you wore in high school. Pretty amazing. Even though you've gained some of it back, that is a great accomplishment.

    I did that with Atkins dropping from 295 to about 260 in about the same time period but the cravings for carbs were just too powerful and that weight came back faster than it came off with more added onto it. I'm now 314 lbs and cannot seem to get back on track with Atkins so I'm going to try CAD.

    I have to go in with the mindset that it's going to come off slower (much slower) than it did with Atkins but it will come off. I have to continuously remind myself that next year is going to come whether I want it to or not and ask myself how do I want to look and feel when next year does arrive?

    I need to stay on this. Being this heavy impacts so much in my life. Swimming pool party this past weekend. Did I go in the water despite friends and family heckling me to get in the water with them? Despite my stepdaughter who doesn't see a fat man but just loves her stepdaddy to death asking me to swim with her. No, I just sat there and drank beer and ate hotdogs on a bun with ketchup and much chips and dip watching everyone else having fun.

    Friday night my son was in an outdoor shakespeare play. I had stopped at Del Taco and picked up two tacos and a macho combo burrito. After I got settled in with my lounge chair and everything situated to watch the play, I started to dig in and eat my burrito. Suddenly I was aware that people were watching the fat man eat and I became so self conscious about it that I put it away... for now. Throughout the play, I kept thinking about my food sitting there waiting to be demolished when I got into the privacy of my livingroom.

    This is just sick. So completely sick. I feel your pain believe me. Yeah they're just carbs, but I love them as much as I hate them. Your blog was very heart-felt for me.
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    David - great blog. I've only recently accepted that I am truly a carb ADDICT. I've always joked that I was a carb junkie, but only in the last few month have I realized how true that label is. AND by accepting it as an addiction, as potentially serious as alcoholism or drug use, have I been able to stay away. I'd always tried to moderate and control my carbs, but seeing it as an addiction I've accepted that there is no moderate amount that will work for me.

    Best wishes on your journey.
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    hey bud... i guess barry manilow said it best...and i QUOTE"

    " All the time I thought there's only me
    Crazy in a way that no one else could be
    I would have given everything I own
    If someone would have said "you're not alone"

    All the time I thought that I was wrong
    Wanting to believe but needing to belong
    If I'd've just believed in all I had
    If someone would have said "you're not so bad"

    All the time, all the wasted time
    All the years waiting for a sign
    To think I had it all
    All the time


    All the time I thought there's only me
    Crazy in a way that no one else could be
    I can't believe that you were somewhere, too
    Thinking all the time there's only you.


    YOU ARENT ALONE...

    best wishes on your journey!
    kim

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