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Old June 10th, 2009, 03:29 PM
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Default Re: Don't want to lose weight

As I understand, Riverj has been eating eggs before without any issues (from his May 27 posts).

Here are more questions for you, Riverj.

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Originally Posted by Riverj View Post
I suffer from low energy, fatigue, mood swings, insomnia, anxiety. The typical ailments of modern western life.
Did you seek help from a mental health professional for some of these problems?

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My problem with Atkins is that I can't find a middle ground.
As I've said in my previous post, that's because the way you've been adding carbs back is not how you should have done it if you were following Atkins.

Can you open your book on page 89 and check #1 and #2 there? And then open it on page 112 and read the section that starts there? Also, just to make sure we're talking about the same book, could you tell me what you have on this pages in your book? I wouldn't want to give you advice from a different book as your problems are already very serious.

You said you're tracking your carbs. So can you post here a graph showing your carbohydrate intake since you began low carbing? Like, day on the x-axis, carb intake on the y-axis?

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When I restrict carbs I lose my appetite to the point I never feel like eating and skip meals all the time.

When I eat more carbs I can't stop being hungry all the time and eating slice after slice of bread.
What does "more" mean? More than what? More by how much? And from what foods?
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"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.

Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"


(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)