How I have lost over 100 pounds and don’t know how
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#3I thought the article was going somewhere different, but it appears the answer is "diet and exercise"...
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#4I don't get the title at all. It seems like a very concerted effort using a bit of trial and error, changing things, seeing what works, what doesn't and having success. Or did I miss the joke?
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#5> Within two weeks I lost ~20 pounds.
More than a pound a day, I can almost not believe this. In pure fat that would be about 5000kcal a day.
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#6I thought the article was going somewhere different, but it appears the answer is "diet and exercise"...
It's tough to for any author to reduce the concepts of weight management beyond 'calories in' and 'calories out.'
I've been on a weight rollercoaster for the past 10 years, varying between 180 and 230 lbs and I've read many of the same books the author names, and while they all may lead to self-discovery on what makes YOUR body tick, none of them contain the mystical ONE THING that will cause you to lose 20 lbs in one week. In this I agree whole-heartedly with the author.
For those that are very overweight, I do highly recommend the advice to change your diet first, without starting an extensive exercise regimen. Many folks' regular diet is so bad that just eating healthy food and drinking water will cause them to lose 5+ lbs in the first week. You need to buy-in early on to the idea that exercise isn't about burning off the food you ate (as that's impossible) but about raising your metabolism and conditioning your body.
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#7That's an awful lot of words for saying that eating right leads to a healthier life.
Way too many people tend to write a poem to express even the simplest idea. Concision is paramount in communicating.
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#8> Within two weeks I lost ~20 pounds. More than a pound a day, I can almost not believe this. In pure fat that would be about 5000kcal a day.
For the very overweight this is very likely; running a substantial daily caloric deficit just by eating healthy and drinking water will cause large early losses. This isn't sustainable, however, and really just kickstarts the process. As someone nears a breakpoint (different for everyone) they'll fall into the one pound per week rule.
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#9> Within two weeks I lost ~20 pounds. More than a pound a day, I can almost not believe this. In pure fat that would be about 5000kcal a day.
When you start a low carb diet, you immediately lose a considerable amount of water weight. It's why people consider Atkins to be a scam (as they would immediately lose 5-10 pounds only to gain it back just as fast when they stopped dieting).
However, I have some personal experience eating low carb, and the rate of weight loss, for me at least, was around 2 lbs/week, as predicted by my food/calorie tracking app (MyFitnessPal).
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#10> Within two weeks I lost ~20 pounds. More than a pound a day, I can almost not believe this. In pure fat that would be about 5000kcal a day.
It's loss of water weight. Low carb dieters shed initial water weight very quickly.
If I understand correctly, it's because some carbs are stored in the liver compounded with water as glycogen. When you start low carbing, the glycogen starts being used and the extra water is released (via your kidneys).
I started carb reduction without reading much about it and experienced the classic effects: quick weight loss, dehydration, muscle cramping, sudden loss of appetite. Maintaining hydration and electrolyte balance is important when adjusting your body towards using less carbs.