Posted by Kacy on August 27, 2003, at 18:28:08
In reply to Re: Larry Hoover: re how much non-fish-oil Omega 3 » Kacy, posted by Larry Hoover on August 27, 2003, at 13:41:07
Larry, thanks for your response.
I've never eaten fish regularly enough to know and notice a connection. My skin is clearing now and I will try salmon three times a week. Do you know how much salmon I need to eat? Are the salmon steaks as good as the filets? It is expensive and I'd like to just get what I need. I'll try some sardines, too, and see if I like them. How many sardines do I need to eat?
I tried the Atkins diet. I lost four lbs and spent a lot for it. I don't care to live on it. Others lose 12-16 lbs in that time period. I didn't cheat on the diet. I was able to lose weight (albeit slowly) before I began Effexor. I'm so sorry I had 20 extra lbs on then. Now I can't get them off. Effexor has made a lot of things different.
When I dieted before, though, I just kept the fat grams down to 55-60 grams a day. It wasn't low fat. I don't worry about going over if it is olive oil, nuts, Ben and Jerry's frozen yogurt, avocados, peanut butter on whole wheat (which satisfies me better than any food) and other heathy foods. Even when I eat too many fat grams, if I have not been eating useless calories like fat-filled candy or desserts or fried foods or pizza or ribs or cheese or ice cream (the absolute killer) then I don't gain weight. I use to lose by avoiding bad food, not carbs. White flour is in the bad food category. Sugar was not, as long as it was just sugar candies without fat.
I think some of us are different and Atkins is not for everyone. I think we are obese because of the over-processed food, high calories and cheap fats in both packaged food and fast food. That's what put my weight on. I'm a very slow loser and can't seem to change that. My metabolism runs too low and doesn't change very fast. But, I have been a more successful dieter than anyone I know. When I take it off, I keep it off for years without an effort or any regard for what I eat. However, I've truly changed my tastes by the time I've finished. A piece of cheese tastes like a chunk of butter when my taste for fat is not up. I automatically eat better. Then, before I realize it, usually after a holiday period, I begin eating a lot more fast foods and pizza and ribs without realizing how much I've been eating and I'm stuck with a battle to try to keep more from coming on and to get it all off. Why is it so fast to change in that direction and slow to change in the other?
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