Re: Another Success Story - long but hopefully worth it.

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> I was diagnosed as hypo when I was a kid & have spent a lifetime dealing with

weight issues. I currently am at an alarming weight & its frustrating to no end.

One day I gained 8lbs (in a single day!) & I didn't eat more than 1600 calls

that day.

A gain of 8 pounds in a day means it's all water. Usually caused by excess carb

consumption, since every gram of carb carries 4 H2O molecules with it. This is

why people often lose 8-14 pounds the first two weeks on Atkins, for instance:

they're not eating carbs, and the body releases the excess water.

1600 calories a day is a very small amount, unless you are a very small woman

who basically sits in a chair all day. What makes up those 1600 calories?

> Could you give me an idea of a typical day's menu of your diet?

I don't have a 'typical' day, since I really like to cook (and eat), but a

breakfast for me might be three slices of bacon cooked in a pan. When the

bacon's done I remove it, add a tablespoon or two of butter to the pan, and then

three eggs. I slide the eggs and all the fat into a bowl and eat with a spoon. A

slice of WW toast, buttered within an inch of its life. Topped with a bit of

LC jam. Coffee with heavy cream (several times a day). Some dark chocolate, or

any of my homemade LC goodies, like fudge, or cookies or cheesecake.

After that I'm not hungry again till dinner (if then) and will have a light

dinner of maybe homemade yogurt cheese (I make my yogurt with half and half or

light cream, then drain all the whey from it) with berries, and topped with

homemade LC granola. Then more dark chocolate or LC goody.

Or I could have a sandwich (I slice the slice horizontally in half to make two

thin slices), like tuna mushed with a ton of my homemade mayo, topped with

cooked bacon, tomato and lots of cheese and put under the broiler till bubbly. I

eat that with a modest amount of potato chips (cooked in olive oil), slices of

red bell pepper and pickles or olives.

On days I eat a light breakfast (maybe a rice cake topped w/crunchy peanut

butter and LC jam), I'll eat a snack around 3ish -- maybe a bowl of whipped

cream and berries. I do love my whipped cream, keep it in the fridge at ALL

times, and put it on everything I can think of.

Dinner then is my main meal. I like spicy food, so will often cook a tagine with

meat, veg and potatoes and some kind of fruit like pear or figs. Followed by

dessert -- usually topped with whipped cream.

Tonight is a grass-fed burger, RARE, topped with muenster cheese, mayo, tomato

and bacon, along with a modest amount of french fries, LC ketchup and pickles. I

have an orange-chocolate cheesecake with a cocoa macadamia and coconut crust I

made for my New Year's party, along with the black raspberries I dipped in dark

chocolate, so that will be dessert. I haven't had any breakfast today, and so

will eat this around 3 or 4 this afternoon.

> And some links to any info that I can research - to follow in your

> footsteps.

There are several files now up at the Leptin Resistance Yahoo Group.

> If you do start a Yahoo group, I want to join too.

You didn't give your name in your application, so your membership is pending

until you send it in reply to the email sent to you this morning.

Anyone from here wanting to join -- Yay! -- But please remember to say you're

from here, and sign your NAME.