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"Perdu Conundrum" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Happy New Year, everyone.My first post here, while coincides with the 1st day of 2005, is simply
coincidental.I'm on day 3 of induction. Atkins style.
Weight 285. Height 6'4".
Total cholesterol - 116
Triglycerides - 264
HDL - 24
LDL - 39Got type II Diabetes and High blood pressure, which is now controlled by
medication. But not the blood sugar. This is another good reason to
low-carb. It fits me well. I do not like sweets. I would rather eat ham
and
cheese than bread. Although, I do like bread as well but I can manage
without it.. So it does fit.I had decided to deal with my weight. Again. I had lost weight before on
a loosely based Atkins diet, but more like a combination of Atkins,
Protein
Power and Neanderthin. Worked well, for the most part. That was then, and
this is now. It has been many years. Ponds gradually came back. I was at
240 or so at my lowest.I had lost the memory to many of the questions I have and I'm in the
process of reading up on the subject heavily. But this group is like
instant gratification. People with experienced answers. Points and
counterpoints. So I thought after reading the group for a while that I
plunge in. Most of the questions are documented. But if they were all that
clear, I'd not be posting. So for the questions..1 - I read people say their blood sugar had plunged to normal on
induction. Mine has not. It is up there around 200 and higher. I am taking
Glyburide. 10mg in the morning. It used to work. Not anymore. Been on
Glucophage. It was as useful as [censored] on Ernest Borgnine. So. Why am I not
showing improvement? Is a high spike normal on induction?2 - Should I even care about the Ketone sticks not showing but a MAYBE
trace? Is it too early? Once they do show: does it matter to monitor, or
just enjoy the weight loss.?3 - Zero Carb, or 20 daily? Heard it both ways. Zero is bad. Gotto have
"something" or things won't work. Should I just avoid it altogether, or do
use the 20 allowed for the system to be sound chemically?4 - I don't want to lose muscle. What exercise? Aerobic, like pound your
heart? Or Weight. Yoga? (I HATE exercise. I live in my head. I just visit
the physical world🙂5 - Vitamins? Fish oil? Multi? Fiber? Flax seed? Psyllium? Absinthe? (That
one is a joke.)6 - What behaviors to develop. How to monitor progress. And NOT to over
monitor.7 - I don't have a scale. Does it matter?
Some more are coming. As it is - so far so good.
Many thanks,
Steve