If you are looking at this as a 'diet' - your right you get off the 'diet' and gain the weight back - if you look at it as changing your approach to food - eating healthier and doing it not so much to loose weight, but to be HEALTHY - you can continue to eat this way - because it doesn't end... it is a new way of LIFE
PS we (Klingon and I) also follow a low carb/protein focused life style...
The 4 Hour Body
Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by TheHealthyDriver, Jan 15, 2011.
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You're right, Lady K. It's a whole different way to look at eating, for the rest of your life. One thing I'll say though, is that this is slow carb, and high protein, with no real limiting of fats. Not sure if that's what you follow, but I thought I would make sure I made that clarification. I eat lots of carbs in the way of veggies. Lots and lots of veggies. However, I also eat lots and lots of beans and lentils, and lots and lots of protein, plus a gallon or more of water a day. Eating this way makes the cheat day a special day for the wife and I, as we actually enjoy the crappy foods more(absence makes the stomach and tastebuds grow fonder...haha)
In the first week, you lose a lot of water weight, as the body is purging itself of the stored water it no longer requires(since you're no longer feeding it quick sugars, and keeping it under hydrated). Also, the body tends to create some muscle on this diet. So, after the first week or two, you might not see the scale move, HOWEVER, if you're recording your inches lost, you'll see the continual improvement.
After less than 2 weeks on this new way of living, with little to no exercise, I'm back into pants that I haven't worn in a few years. I have muscle, but was too lazy to do what I should have done to lose the extra fat. Now, it's coming off on its' own.
So, as you said, and said it right, it's a new way of life, and one I'll never be giving up.
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That is the same 'eating priciple' that we have because we also had Gastric Bypass... so we HAD to change our approach to foods or we would gain it all back. Our focus is protien first, then complex carbs (veggies/legumes) - we stay away from the processed carbs and sugars. SO thankful we did the surgery - just gave us a new tool to use - a bigger hammer you might say. Without it, we would still be diabetics on BP and heart meds!! Now we are starting a new career we would not have been able to do before
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The body does need carbs to operate - you just have to be aware of what TYPE of carbs you are ingesting... the less processed the better
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I'll agree to disagree - the carbs I'm thinking of though are the veggies mostly - with occasional fruit tossed in (such as berries in greek yogurt)... not the processed pasta/bread/rice stuff. That's one of the things that got me MO to begin with and helped me maintain 160# over what I am now
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I'm only speaking about what the body needs. Please don't confuse that with what is fine to put into your body. I agree whole heartedly with eating vegetables, as I eat them at every meal. Spinach is a mainstay, as far as vegetables are concerned.
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Ah - gotcha - Ok I will agree with you - LOL! Especially if there is a good storage of already processed carbs (stored fat) - LOL - and I had a good amount stored
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