I would also get rid of rice. If you're going to keep carbs, try something closer to being a vegetable proper, like potatoes or yams, rather than grains or beans. I don't know why, but I notice a HUGE difference (the next day) between eating potatoes (even French fries) and eating beans or rice.
Rice in particular is terrible. You can see its ability to sustain life (for your purposes this is the same as putting on weight) in that where in pre-industrial Europe you would find a farm, in southern China you would have an entire village.
Also, I think that there's a fundamental error in your thinking when you write "I'm glad this worked for you". You can't put that in the past tense. A fitness program is (or should be) a permanent change to your life. This is why I avoided Atkins, South Beach Diet, etc. The changes they propose are not changes that I can (or perhaps, to be more honest, want to) make to my eating habits.
I did a strict Atkins diet for a month. I cut out ALL carbs aside from trace carbs in things like nuts and cheese. I ate meat, cheese and nuts and drank only water. Every now and then I would allow myself some vegetables that were very, very low in carbohydrates. I lost 10 pounds in that month.
The problem is that I knew I couldn't keep eating like that. I probably should have never gone back to drinking Coke since I had kicked the sugar AND caffeine habits completely with that diet. The thing is that, even after the withdrawal symptoms were gone, even after I was totally over both, I knew that sooner or later I'd just go back to drinking Coke.
That's why I jog and try to just eat smaller portions. It's something that I can keep doing as long as I have my health.
Rice in particular is terrible. You can see its ability to sustain life (for your purposes this is the same as putting on weight) in that where in pre-industrial Europe you would find a farm, in southern China you would have an entire village.
Also, I think that there's a fundamental error in your thinking when you write "I'm glad this worked for you". You can't put that in the past tense. A fitness program is (or should be) a permanent change to your life. This is why I avoided Atkins, South Beach Diet, etc. The changes they propose are not changes that I can (or perhaps, to be more honest, want to) make to my eating habits.
I did a strict Atkins diet for a month. I cut out ALL carbs aside from trace carbs in things like nuts and cheese. I ate meat, cheese and nuts and drank only water. Every now and then I would allow myself some vegetables that were very, very low in carbohydrates. I lost 10 pounds in that month.
The problem is that I knew I couldn't keep eating like that. I probably should have never gone back to drinking Coke since I had kicked the sugar AND caffeine habits completely with that diet. The thing is that, even after the withdrawal symptoms were gone, even after I was totally over both, I knew that sooner or later I'd just go back to drinking Coke.
That's why I jog and try to just eat smaller portions. It's something that I can keep doing as long as I have my health.
Time for some community support.
11/04/2011 07:34:18 PM
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11/04/2011 07:46:19 PM
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I think elastic would be more supporting than I
11/04/2011 07:47:16 PM
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You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason.
11/04/2011 07:50:32 PM
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Thanks. Helpful.
11/04/2011 08:19:45 PM
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I would get rid of any beans in your diet.
11/04/2011 10:24:58 PM
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What's wrong with beans? *NM*
11/04/2011 11:19:29 PM
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Re: You should just run and eat whatever you want within reason.
12/04/2011 01:47:24 AM
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I don't eat much bread at all. (I go into much DETAIL on this topic)
12/04/2011 02:18:19 AM
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Your points make sense
12/04/2011 02:45:07 AM
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I get this response every single time.
12/04/2011 02:52:28 AM
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The last time I pontificated on this topic:
12/04/2011 03:04:58 AM
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Hmm...
12/04/2011 03:15:25 AM
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Re: Hmm...
12/04/2011 04:01:13 AM
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Mass-produced sliced bread is gross. Fresh tasty bread is delicious.
12/04/2011 02:23:08 PM
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Well.
11/04/2011 07:53:02 PM
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Re: Well.
13/04/2011 02:44:30 PM
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You don't get it.
13/04/2011 03:28:38 PM
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Re: Time for some community support.
11/04/2011 08:39:34 PM
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I don't know what that means
13/04/2011 02:46:07 PM
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Don't know what what means?
14/04/2011 07:24:54 PM
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Kilos.
14/04/2011 07:48:02 PM
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Oh. 10 kilos is 22 lbs (that's pound, right?) and 17 kilos is 37 lbs.
14/04/2011 10:39:53 PM
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*is supportive*
11/04/2011 09:53:02 PM
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Re: *is supportive*
11/04/2011 10:35:44 PM
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Ha. Speaking of weight fluctuation... That's probably the exception though.
11/04/2011 11:53:24 PM
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Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you.
11/04/2011 11:14:38 PM
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Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you.
13/04/2011 02:55:27 PM
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Re: Don't lose weight quickly! It's weight fluctuation that's bad for you.
14/04/2011 06:53:55 PM
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This is kind of what I'm in school for.
12/04/2011 01:20:01 AM
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I can support this
12/04/2011 01:30:08 AM
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You're back! Hi!
12/04/2011 01:51:48 AM
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I'm not really back, really
12/04/2011 02:03:14 AM
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You have been given plenty of advise......I'll just add one little thing.
12/04/2011 06:00:45 PM
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