My wife calls TBN ....

[Golfgar4]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My goal is to get down to around 230 by the end of May so that I won't look like a complete fool wallerin' around the water trying to climb up on the thing. )</font>

Steve,

If you only want to drop 15 pounds, you might consider trying the South Beach diet plan. If you follow the plans schedule, over the first two weeks you'll lose somewhere between 8 and 13 pounds, all pretty much from around your middle. This plan should be a cinch for you to make your goal. Plus, once you get through the first two weeks, you'll find that your eating habits have changed quite a bit, and you'll be eating more healthy.

I've been using the plan since just after Thanksgiving. I'm no fool, I waited until AFTER good eats day! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Anyway, at the end of my first two weeks, I'd lost 12 pounds from the waist line, and had dropped one full pant size. Since then, I've been averaging about 2 pounds per week, which is considered the proper amount to lose. I've got to admit that I didn't lose anything during the holidays, but I didn't gain anything back either! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif I just watched what I was eating most of the time, and indulged when I wanted to. In the last week, I finally got back on the tread mill for 30 minutes a day, and have started losing slowly again. I've pretty much lost just about 25 pounds since I started. Not as much as I wanted, but a WHOLE lot better than I've ever done. And I'm eating much healthier and enjoying it more!

It might just work for you too. Get a copy of the book, either soft cover or hard cover, and take a look.

You may have recently heard that the Atkins diet has just announced that they are making some "revisions" to the eating plan. Upon close examination, it appears that their revisions will make the Atkins more like the South Beach. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Good luck, and please make sure to post some pictures of you climbing on that PWC!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[thcri]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( You may have recently heard that the Atkins diet has just announced that they are making some "revisions" to the eating plan. Upon close examination, it appears that their revisions will make the Atkins more like the South Beach. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
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Yeah I heard they were changing some things. One thing I heard was they were going to limit the amount of red meat in a day. It use to be you could eat all you wanted. All's I know is it worked for me and health is greater.

murph

 

[Golfgar4]

Yeah, I know it's helped a lot of folks. And that's great.

But there have been some who have had some pretty dramatic problems. Boondox is the first one that comes to mind. I don't think he'd mind my mentioning this, as he posted it himself. He had successfully lost quite a bit of weight on Atkins. The number of 47 lbs. comes to mind. Not sure about that. But when he went to the Doc for a check-up, the Doc told him to get off of the Atkins and go to the South Beach because his blood pressure had sky rocketed.

Now certainly that's not necessarily the norm, but it sounds like at least some in the medical community agree that South Beach is a bit more healthy than Atkins was. Maybe with the changes, Atkins will be right there too!

A few weeks back, I saw a panel discussion on one of the news channels. The panel consisted of medical people and dieticians and they were discussing the various "eating plans", including Atkins and South Beach. At the end of the discussion, each panelist was asked if they had to choose one of the eating plans above all others that they would recommend to someone, which one would it be? Yeah, you guessed it. They ALL named the South Beach.

Glad your program worked for you. Hope that when I'm done with mine, I'm as pleased you were! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[BillyP]

You're not going to find a diet that will be healthy for everyone. If anyone does (and it works) they'll be richer than Bill Gates /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Golfgar4]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( You're not going to find a diet that will be healthy for everyone. )</font>

I guess in a round about way, that's what I was saying too. You just said it more succinctly! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[thcri]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I guess in a round about way, that's what I was saying too. You just said it more succinctly! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )</font>

One entry found for succinct.


Main Entry: suc·cinct
Pronunciation: (")s&k-'si[ng](k)t, s&-'si[ng](k)t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird from below, tuck up, from sub- + cingere to gird -- more at CINCTURE
Date: 15th century
1 archaic a : being girded b : close-fitting
2 : marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
synonym see CONCISE
- suc·cinct·ly /-'si[ng](k)t-lE, -'si[ng]-klE/ adverb
- suc·cinct·ness /-'si[ng]t-n&s, -'si[ng]k-n&s/ noun

WOW /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Never knew the word existed??

 

[Golfgar4]

Hee, hee, hee! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I may be dumb............


........but I ain't stupid!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> You're not going to find a diet that will be healthy for everyone. </font>
How about this one...drum roll...the EFCTYB Diet?

Eat Fewer Calories Than You Burn Diet? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I'm not trying to be a smarty pants, but, in essence, that's what Weight Watchers is 'cept they assign points to foods and have you count points instead of calories. A balanced diet that consists of fewer calories than a person burns will work every time.

 

[Golfgar4]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How about this one...drum roll...the EFCTYB Diet?
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Very true Mike! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

But how the heck do you pronounce the silly thing? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

And in our society, it'll have to come out in a book before anyone takes it REALLY seriously! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[thcri]

Hey Gary, I don't know if you got my email last night or not but was wondering if your close to Redgranite Wisconsin. I was there on Monday and will heading back over soon for a few days.

murph