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 Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:12 pm
So in an effort to drop a few pounds over the next year before my wedding, I'm trying the whole low carb thing. I simply cannot do low fat, though I do try to watch that as well. I wasn't so sure about trying to do low carb. Then I found low carb brownies...
Is anyone else doing low carb? apparently youcan use splenda instead of sugar, and soy flour and oat bran in place of white flour. It helps to reduce the amount of carbs and they're actually tasty.
Anyone else have a low carb recipie they love?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_27074,00.html
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:47 pm
Mmm...brownies *drool* blaugh
When I get settled into my new apartment I plan on resuming my low carb lifestyle *I hate the word 'diet'*. I managed to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks, but I drank tons of water and worked out 4 days out of the week for 2 hours each time.
I have a recipe book somewhere...if I manage to find it, I'll share a few low carb recipes with ya smile
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:52 pm
Tessiebean Mmm...brownies *drool* blaugh When I get settled into my new apartment I plan on resuming my low carb lifestyle *I hate the word 'diet'*. I managed to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks, but I drank tons of water and worked out 4 days out of the week for 2 hours each time. I have a recipe book somewhere...if I manage to find it, I'll share a few low carb recipes with ya smile Rock biggrin yeah I'm trying to low carb it now because my Mom's diabetic and I'm headed that way. I love cakey foods though. *nods*
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:59 pm
Blind Insight Tessiebean Mmm...brownies *drool* blaugh When I get settled into my new apartment I plan on resuming my low carb lifestyle *I hate the word 'diet'*. I managed to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks, but I drank tons of water and worked out 4 days out of the week for 2 hours each time. I have a recipe book somewhere...if I manage to find it, I'll share a few low carb recipes with ya smile Rock biggrin yeah I'm trying to low carb it now because my Mom's diabetic and I'm headed that way. I love cakey foods though. *nods* My step father is diabetic as well. I usually stea...er...borrow his diabetic cookbooks...when you start getting used to cooking healthy foods, you'll start to hate salty/overly sweet food after awhile and will use different herbs to spice up your meals. I'm not much of a cake person, but I a chocoholic, big time...mmmm, chocolate *grabs a hand of easter chocolate eggs and starts munching* blaugh
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:03 pm
chocolate is definately wonderful lol. Yeah, I don't like diets. You ask, I've tried it. I like to eat what I like, and this gives me some options. I love certain things in life. Food is one. Sex is another lol. I don't deprive myself of the later, and so I don't think I should try to do that either with food. blaugh So it's why I'm giving this a go. Honestly... I don't care about my weight. Size.. I'd like to be an 18 and not a 26. I don't think that's unrealistic. I look damn sexy as I am, and even sexier at a size 18 lol.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:11 pm
Blind Insight chocolate is definately wonderful lol. Yeah, I don't like diets. You ask, I've tried it. I like to eat what I like, and this gives me some options. I love certain things in life. Food is one. Sex is another lol. I don't deprive myself of the later, and so I don't think I should try to do that either with food. blaugh So it's why I'm giving this a go. Honestly... I don't care about my weight. Size.. I'd like to be an 18 and not a 26. I don't think that's unrealistic. I look damn sexy as I am, and even sexier at a size 18 lol. I was a 24/26 a few years back and I'm a 16/18 right now *I flucuate between sizes*. It took determination and having my friends support me, but I was able to lose the weight, so I'm sure you can do it to, you sound like a determined lass 3nodding Your goals aren't unrealistic, they're sensible. Oh, and I don't deprive myself of chocolate or the later either whee lol
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:13 pm
Thats the spirit 3nodding If you want to lose weight for YOU, and not for someone else, then you have my support, especialy if you want to do it the healthy way. (though I'd miss the extra weight... lol)
Hmm... low carbs? I don't know anything about it... *pokes self and eats some cookies*
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:19 pm
*passes some of her chocolate mini eggs to Dwarf Priest* heart
Low carbs=refraining from eating too much bread/pasta/potatoes/rice/some fruits wink
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:22 pm
DwarfPriest Thats the spirit 3nodding If you want to lose weight for YOU, and not for someone else, then you have my support, especialy if you want to do it the healthy way. (though I'd miss the extra weight... lol) Hmm... low carbs? I don't know anything about it... *pokes self and eats some cookies* *laughs* Yeah, it's for me. Wouldn't have it any other way lol. I don't plan on denying myself lol. I would just like to be 4 sizes smaller. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:47 pm
From my experience most modified low-carb foods ( like low-carb ice cream) have something I call the "Atkins Aftertaste".
I would strongly suggest you refrain from attempting a low-carb diet unless specifically adviced to. Your body should get most energy from carbs because they break down the easiest, and fat that's not broken down has to float around in your arteries for a while.
The Atkins Diet: For people who want the heart problems of the massively obese and the weak constitution of the anorexic, with the inability to take a dump thrown in for free.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:00 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer From my experience most modified low-carb foods ( like low-carb ice cream) have something I call the "Atkins Aftertaste". I would strongly suggest you refrain from attempting a low-carb diet unless specifically adviced to. Your body should get most energy from carbs because they break down the easiest, and fat that's not broken down has to float around in your arteries for a while. The Atkins Diet: For people who want the heart problems of the massively obese and the weak constitution of the anorexic, with the inability to take a dump thrown in for free. Low carb and NO carb are a tad different...taking it easy on rice/pasta/bread isn't a horrible thing to do, but cutting it out entirely isn't wise either...it's all about balance, but you are right about not starting a diet regime until speaking with a doctor *nods in agreement* 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:41 pm
I can understand that. I'm going to take it easy on the carbs not get rid of them completely. I am not dieting. I tried to do southbeach once... first diet I truly committed to. Only once I was dropping weight and was on it for about two weeks and just about passed out. I was so light headed and felt so weak that I couldn't do anything. I apparently wasn't eating enough and getting enough calories. Heh, me... not eating enough! It seemed ridiculous oh, but I won't try to do that again.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:57 pm
Low carb brownies? O.O!! WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO? sad
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:43 am
Untamed Toast Low carb brownies? O.O!! WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO? sad Hey man, as long as it's still tasty, it's all good wink
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:57 am
Tessiebean Untamed Toast Low carb brownies? O.O!! WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO? sad Hey man, as long as it's still tasty, it's all good wink True..........but low carb gotta taste nasty sweatdrop
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