How do I get past a stall with my weight loss doing low carb?
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Don't despair, you've done GREAT so far and stalling like this is perfectly normal.  It sounds like you've made all the dietary changes you can make, so I suggest you focus on keeping up your activity level and/or boosting your metabolism.  \n1) Keep up the exercise, and look for ways to incorporate more movement into your daily activities.  Every little bit helps.\n2) Green tea or green tea extract is believed to help the body burn more fat and carbs.  It's worth a try.\n3) Try not to stress out too much -- I suspect stress helps to keep us fat.  \n4) CONGRATULATE YOURSELF.  You've already added years to your life and vastly improved your quality of life.  Way to go!
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Congratulations on that 26 pound loss!!!  You are at a plateau.  The only way to break the plateau is to further alter your diet and change your workout.  You have to workout even harder than before.  If that doesn't work for you then I would suggest seeing the Dr.  I'm in the same boat right now.  Just have to decide if I really WANT to know what is wrong with me.  My personal trainer told me that there isn't anything more he can do for me and see the doctor for a full physical workup.  I fired him.
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Do not eat carbohydrate (rice, potato, bread, cookies, etc) at all !!!\nEat only vegetables and fruits. I highly recommend you to eat vegetables, because fruit contains some sugar which is not help you a lot to lose weight.\nThese are some low-calorie veggies : \nlettuce\ncarrots\ncelery\ncucumber\nasparagus\nbeets\ncabages\n\nand fruits : \nstrawberries and all the berries\ntomatoes\nkiwi fruit\ncherry\n\nThese are some meal plans for you :\nBREAKFAST : 4 strawberries, 1 kiwi fruit, 1 cup of tea/coffee without sugar, 1/2 cup of  natural non-fat yogurt\nLUNCH : you can only have salad and some grilled chicken breast or steamed fish. DO NOT eat salad with mayonaise, mustard, oil olive, etc. Just salad without any dressing.\nDINNER : Fruit salad with another 1/2 of yogurt dressing, or you can have some vegetables soup (Do not put any cream or milk on your soup, never!!)\nSNACK : Carrots and celery. Eat as much as you want, but only carrots and celeries.\nDRINKS : Water, green tea, and coffee without sugar. No soda, milkshake, cow milk, etc).\nDo not eat sweets (candies, chocolates, cookies). Do not have dessert. From now on all that you have are salad with steamed or grilled chicken breast and fish. \n\nTry to eat those things for 1 week. If it doesn't work, go extreme (I really don't suggest this actually, just in case that you'll have your mariage in 1 week). Eat 2 cups of natural and non-fat yogurt for a day and drink water. Eat 1/2 cup of yogurt for breakfast, 1 cup for lunch, and another 1/2 for dinner. Don't do this if it's not really necessary.
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You cannot "spot" reduce.To lose the fat around your middle you need to incorporate cardio activities such as walking,running or swimming.You also have to cut your intake of calories.Our country is so caught up in low carb this and that but if you eat too much and don't move you will get fat!!It takes 30-45 minutes of cardio 4-5 days a week for effective weight loss.Try to lift weights 2-3 days a week also.This is the simplest way,eat 250 calories less a day AND burn 250 calories more a day to lose 1 pound a week.3500 calorie deficit=1 pound.You will burn about 100 calories a mile whether you walk or run it!!The only reason running burns more,is that we cover more miles in a shorter period of time!You may want to go to ediets.com and get on their diet program,one of the best on the web!
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Count calories and exercise. You will lose weight if your calorie intake is less than your calorie expenditure.\n\nThe easiest way to limit your calories is to watch the fats & sweets. Fat has 9 calories per gram. Protein & carbs are 4 calories per gram. BUT it does all come down to using more calories than you take in.
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You can't control where your body loses the weight.  You just need a safe weight loss plan (low carb is not safe) to lose the weight.
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Drink lots of water and don't shun carbs, our brain needs them to function! Stick with smart carbs. Stay away from processed foods. Good healthy snacks to keep you going are V-8 juice, lowfat mozzerella sticks and whole wheat pita bread with hummus. That way you feel sustained and don't break down and gorge at meals!\nWhen I cook pasta I make the Barilla Plus, which has 17g protein, 7 g fiber, and 360 mg of Omega 3! Now that is a healthy way to get your pasta. I put veggies in my pasta dishes every chance i get to add some fiber and help fill me up. Bell Peppers are a good choice sliced and mixed in with some chopped chicken breast.\nTry and eat fruits and veggies every chance you can. They are amazingly low in calories and will help fill you up. Good choices are spinach salad, crisp, cold green grapes, and sweet sugar snap peas for snacking on.\nEat lean and low-fat sources of protein at every meal, it should be part of a calorie-controlled diet that's also rich in 'smart carbs' such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, along with healthy fats like nuts, seeds, olives, oils, fish, and avocado.\nBe sure to look for protein sources that are nutrient-rich and lower in fat and calories, such as lean meats, beans, soy, and low-fat dairy.\nI think the best diet is the 3 hour diet. \nThe problem with other diets is that they require starving your body of needed calories or carbs, things we need to survive and have proper brain function! When we do that, our body goes into survival mode and doesn't want to burn fat like we want it to! They cause you to lose lean muscle tissue and lean muscle is your metabolism, your resting metabolism.\nIt is well known that high levels of cortisol hormone (which is produced when we cut too many calories & put our body under stress) are closely associated to abdominal fat. Medical research has shown that eating every three hours helps reduce levels of cortisol and that is the key to losing belly fat first.\nBy eating every three hours you lower belly fat, you burn two pounds a week and you prevent muscle loss, which keeps your metabolism active. Then you constantly reset the metabolism so you're constantly burning fat. That's the beauty of what it does, and because there are no bad foods, it brings back the joy of eating.\nThat is what I try to do and recently I learned that there is actually a Yale University endorsed 3-Hour Diet™!\nI could explain how it works, but I'll let the experts do the talking.\nGood Luck!\n\nMango\n\n"The Yale University endorsed 3-Hour Diet™ is about uncovering the buried concept of timing – the fact that when you eat is critical to weight loss. By eating every three hours you’ll constantly set in motion your metabolism™ and lose two pounds a week starting with belly fat first. And you will never have to count calories or ban any foods including carbs.\n\nSo how does the 3-Hour Diet™ work exactly? The answer is found in what we call: Time Based Nutrition™. It’s the future of effective nutrition. Think of it as a new category of nutrition. Forget low-fat or low-carb. It’s the power of combining smart eating with smart timing. Yes, timing. You see, the secret to losing weight and keeping it off has to do with much more than what you eat.\n\nWhy every 3-hours? Countless numbers of research studies have confirmed the power of eating every three hours. What specifically happens if you wait more than 3 hours to eat? Well, after 3 hours your body passes a tipping point and signals your body to launch its natural “starvation protection mechanism” or your SPM. When your SPM is switched on, your body preserves the most calorie-rich tissue in the body to ensure your survival. That tissue is body fat. But there’s even more bad news. This is the most critical point you must never forget about the 3-Hour Diet™: Anytime you allow more than 3 hours to pass without eating, your body not only preserves body fat, but wors
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Ok here goes.\n\nDo NOT go on a diet pill. These make you totally hyper, and can cause joint damage.\nDo NOT go on a low carb diet. Low carb diets work by causeing your body to go into ketosis. You will be miserable. (I know from experience!)\nDo NOT eat "diet" foods made with artificial sweetners or that claim to be no fat/no sugar. These foods are not good for you, and people tend to eat more of them because they are not satisfying.\n\nDO drink lots of water. This is the only thing you should be drinking daily. Try to get it filtered (no chlorine/flouride)\nDO excerise. I know you're in a wheelchair, but if you at least do upper body excercises, you'll increase muscle there. Increased muscle means increased calories burned while at rest\nDO get enough sleep. Not sleeping enough slows down your metabolism, and tricks your body into thinking it is hungrier than it really is.\nDO talk to your doctor about your desire to lose weight. They can refer you to a nutritionist, who is qualified to give you advice.\n\nGood luck!
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There are several Low Carb Diets out there,\n Years ago I used the Drinking Man's Diet\n You could only have 60 Grams of Carbs\n A day - all the drinks you wanted (NO CARBS)\n Steaks,Greens,Eggs,and all the veggies You\n wanted - I Walked and lost 40 pounds
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Try staggering your diet and workouts.  It may be that your body has hit a plateau and adjusted to your regimen.\n\nTry a new approach.  Alter workout times.  Another suggestion, is using intervals during cardio.  Walking for 1 minute, jog for 2, walk for 1, and so on for the length of your workouts.   Try increasing the incline or resistance level as well.  \n\nAlso, try scaling back on carbs in the evening.  You don't have to cut them out, just eat the bulk of your high-content foods during the day.  Increase fiber/proteins, these will also jump start your metabolism.
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I usually start with a very low carb diet for about 7 days, this keeps me full and lets me have a quick start. Then I switch to a low calorie diet and make sure I have lots of salads, fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry and some meats, as well as the carbs I could'nt have the week before. If you can't find any reasonably-priced books around with calorie, carb and fat contents, your computer or the library is always a good choice. It's also good to mention any diet plan to your doctor. Exercise every day or every other day if you can for at least 30 minutes more or less and the weight will come off evenly. Do not get discouraged if you go off it one day, just resume the next day and be proud of yourself when you reach your goal no matter how long it takes. Then try to keep your good eating habits. Good Luck -
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It depends on the diet you pick. Any form of low carb or low glycemic is effective. Either way you go, no trans-fat, sugar or white flour.\n\nAs for exercise do mostly weight lifting and a little cardio. Do some interval training when you work up to it.
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exercise and watch your diet and cut back on the carbs
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Cardio(hill climbing) on treadmills, sit ups and low carb diets...Bad carbs usually occupy your stomach and waist. \n\nIf this doesn't help, try Pilates, along with the Aloe Vera juice diet.
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Sonya was on the right track. Eat enough protein to maintain your lean body mass while cutting back on excess carbs. Abs are made in the kitchen. Continue to diet well with exercise and remember ab muscles need rest to develope too .  If you do more resistance type work outs, this will support a high protein low carb diet plan and help you lose the fat faster. Good luck!
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Losing weight is easy: Just eat less. Keeping it off is hard. This involves a life style change. And exercise needs to be part of it. There is nothing hard about exercise. Just go out for a walk. You don't have to run. Just walk. Walk around the block. Then, after a while, 2 blocks. Then work up to 3 blocks. \n\nAnd while your exercising, eat a little less and eat healthy. Cut back on the calories, starting with about 200 calories less than you eat now. Give it a couple weeks, and if that is not working, cut back another 100 to 200 calories. The calories you eat should come from mostly proteins and good carbs. Cut back (or cut out) refined sugars and fatty foods - especially trans-fat.
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You have the right idea of slowly incoporating carbs back into you diet. I've learned that a healthy balance of foods is best. Not and "carbs only" diet or "no carbs" diet or all cabbage...whatever. \n\nI tried Atkins a couple different times in my life. The first time it worked very well, I lost about 10-15 lbs. Then I got sick of it and gained the weight back. The second time around I don't think I lost any weight at all. I love carbs way too much to do that diet ever again. lol Plus you stay away from any real sugar and that doesn't help when they are back into your diet. You feel like gorging on anything you avoided like the plague.\n\nThe best thing that worked for me was counting calories and still eat what I wanted but in moderation. I lost 50 lbs. over the course of a year. Yes, it's not instant but in the long run it will help you and you will be more likely to stick with it rather than Atkins or any other diet. Go to the source below. That helped me keep track of calories and my progress. I hope it's still free. :)