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#161709 - 12/01/04 09:50 AM
Re: My own weight loss story
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15575
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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Jose,
While there are some folks that would like to believe this is water loss, in truth--it is not. It's real fat that you're loosing on this diet. Keep in mind that water weighs nearly 7 pounds per gallon. If you were to loose that much bodily fluid in a month, you would be so severely dehydrated that you would likely be in renal failure. Additionally, on the South Beach Program, you drink huge quantities of water, 8 to 10 full glasses daily, which is much more than a person normally drinks. This keeps your body hydrated as well as helping prevent constipation, which is a problem with high protien diets. Keep up the good work Bill and stick with the program--it works.
Gary
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#161710 - 12/01/04 10:21 AM
Re: My own weight loss story
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Registered: 06/30/00
Posts: 803
Loc: Braganca, Portugal
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Hi Gary. Are you also on this "Sounth Beach Diet"? When I answered Bill's post I didn't even looked at the program's name. I agree with you. The idea is loosing fat, of course, and that's the way it works. But normally, in all diets, the first thing that happens in the first weeks is a reduction in water retention in the body, which produces spectacular results in the short term. After this period, if you are disciplined, you continue to loose weight through a real fat loss, but at a slower pace. Of course, there's no danger of dehydration as long as you keep water flowing in your body. In fact the water plays an important role in the diet besides keeping you well hydrated: it's the water that carries away fat particles and toxins acumulated in it. Now, the real challenge is making permanent the new eating style. I lost about 15/20 pounds during a period of 5/6 months with no special method, but with some knowledge of the function/energetic content of the several nutrients, and with absolutely no starving at all. Good luck for your programs and for the time after them! -- José.
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#161711 - 12/01/04 11:27 AM
Re: My own weight loss story
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15575
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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Jose,
I've been on the program since June and for me it's a lifestyle change. This is the only way you'll maintain the weight loss, and enjoy the added bonus of good health. DNJ went on the same program about 2 months later, he has lost about 45 pounds, and can't believe how many inches he has lost as well. One of the first things you notice on this particular program is your waistline is dramatically reduced. In my case I went from wearing trousers with a size 42 waist that was very tight, to a size 37 which is now loose. For the first time in nearly 20 years, I put on an old pair of size 36 jeans. They're a little snug, but I had no trouble buttoning them.
Cheers,
Gary
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