The Banting/LCHF Thread

80% diet, exercise has a limited impact unless you're pushing weights and building muscle.
 
Ol' Mean Bastid said:
80% diet, exercise has a limited impact unless you're pushing weights and building muscle.
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Bastid, I don't know why, but your profile picture combined to your comments, every time I read you, I'm kind of thinking it's this rude professor (Not that you are rude in your comments) reprimanding me after a big failure at my tests! :D
Okay, back to the subject. If it's 80% diet, why am I under the impression that I'm not losing weight at all while I'm following this LCHF quite strictly?
Like Mike, from June to December last year, I was exercising 1 hour per day (30min in the morning and 30 more in the evening) and I lost about 14kg. Then things happened I put back 10kg in a record of time.
I started this LCHF because I'm lazy to exercise (actually to wake up early) during winter and I did lose about 5 kg in the first 2-3 weeks. Then shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nothing!
 
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Loumina said:
Okay, back to the subject. If it's 80% diet, why am I under the impression that I'm not losing weight at all while I'm following this LCHF quite strictly?
Like Mike, from June to December last year, I was exercising 1 hour per day (30min in the morning and 30 more in the evening) and I lost about 14kg. Then things happened I put back 10kg in a record of time.
I started this LCHF because I'm lazy to exercise (actually to wake up early) during winter and I did lose about 5 kg in the first 2-3 weeks. Then shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nothing!
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It's more like 90% diet. People are different, you get different effects. I've hit a bit of a weight plateau and was getting bummed, then I realised the belt I bought recently (to replace the belt that I had to get rid of because I couldn't tighten it any more) was also getting on the loose side for me. Keep at it, monitor what you're putting in, and adjust accordingly.
 
Randhir said:
It's more like 90% diet. People are different, you get different effects. I've hit a bit of a weight plateau and was getting bummed, then I realised the belt I bought recently (to replace the belt that I had to get rid of because I couldn't tighten it any more) was also getting on the loose side for me. Keep at it, monitor what you're putting in, and adjust accordingly.
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Thank you Randhir.
Now this makes me hear the "Go Loumina, go Loumina" song. I can do it!
 
You will have periods of not much happening, you just have to stick at it because at the end of the day, changing your lifestyle to this will yield results. I did my measurements and weighing today and I only lost about 2-3cm in the various places and 1.7kg's whereas last week it was almost double.
 
Can't remember if I posted this already...

Woke up this morning to goal passed. 84.8kg. 85kg was my first goal since April. Like a boss.
Think I am going to treat myself to a big fat steak tonight, with a good few whiskies.
 
Loumina said:
Bastid, I don't know why, but your profile picture combined to your comments, every time I read you, I'm kind of thinking it's this rude professor (Not that you are rude in your comments) reprimanding me after a big failure at my tests! :D
Okay, back to the subject. If it's 80% diet, why am I under the impression that I'm not losing weight at all while I'm following this LCHF quite strictly?
Like Mike, from June to December last year, I was exercising 1 hour per day (30min in the morning and 30 more in the evening) and I lost about 14kg. Then things happened I put back 10kg in a record of time.
I started this LCHF because I'm lazy to exercise (actually to wake up early) during winter and I did lose about 5 kg in the first 2-3 weeks. Then shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nothing!
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:D:D:D

if I remember, I'll post some stuff when I'm back in SA next week as I'm pretty much limited to random mobile posts at the moment.

I'm in the US having a carb blowout as it's virtually impossible to avoid them here unless you want to pay a small fortune to eat.

Typical hotel breakfasts consist of cereals, waffles, pancakes and jams, bacon and eggs are rare unless you find a good diner
 
Ol' Mean Bastid said:
:D:D:D

if I remember, I'll post some stuff when I'm back in SA next week as I'm pretty much limited to random mobile posts at the moment.

I'm in the US having a carb blowout as it's virtually impossible to avoid them here unless you want to pay a small fortune to eat.

Typical hotel breakfasts consist of cereals, waffles, pancakes and jams, bacon and eggs are rare unless you find a good diner
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You must be feeling super miff and bloated from all that bad stuff - although I'm sure it tastes damn good.
 
Just a comment for a Saturday morning. I was a bit worried about my cholesterol increasing with the increased consumption of eggs but I recently did a vitality check and I'm lowest ever been! 3.2!
 
Kosmik said:
Just a comment for a Saturday morning. I was a bit worried about my cholesterol increasing with the increased consumption of eggs but I recently did a vitality check and I'm lowest ever been! 3.2!
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Because eggs are completely totally unrelated to blood lipids.
 
Going shopping sometime this weekend for LHCF friendly ingredients and the like.

Anything that should definitely be on the list?
 
Pho3nix said:
Going shopping sometime this weekend for LHCF friendly ingredients and the like.

Anything that should definitely be on the list?
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Bacon. Eggs. Steak. Chicken. Butter. Broccoli. Salt. Spinach. Cream.
 
Randhir said:
Bacon. Eggs. Steak. Chicken. Butter. Broccoli. Salt. Spinach. Cream.
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Bacon - Check
Eggs - Check
Steak - Check
Butter - Notice a couple people mentioning Almond or Macadamia Butter. That better than the normal salted butter by Clover?
Salt - Check
Spinach - Check
Cream - Check
Chicken - Check

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Any banting friendly crackers I can purchase? For snacks and the like?
 
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