Carb Counters - The Metabolism Miracle

I asked this under general diets, but since it is low carb, I probably should ask it here. I started Day 1 of Step 1 yesterday. I was wondering if anyone else at 3FC is doing it?

This program is so similar to Atkin's and some other lowcarb programs that have or haven't worked for me in the past. I've learned from this book and reading on the Blog on The Metabolism Miracle website and on Facebook why. I've learned why exercise is so important and why you have to give a lowcarb diet especially those with Induction or Phases time to work. The body works so different for lowcarbers than it does for other diets because you are allowing the pancreas and the liver to begin to function properly. If you low carb and do not exercise you burn both fat and muscle, however, as you become more and more active or even exercise on lowcarb you will begin to lose more fat. This is why the measuring tape is the best friend of a lowcarber instead of the scales. This is also why lowcarbers look like they have lost more weight than a person who uses calorie counting etc even the calorie counter will show more weightloss on the scales than the lowcarber. I absolutely love lowcarbing. I have come to realize that if you lowcarb, it doesn't really matter what plan your on as long as it is a plan that works for you. I am convinced that if we stick with the plan that works for us, we will see the results we want. Just my personal thought on the matter.

Kim - You are a real inspiration to me. I love and appreciate being able to read what you share. Thanks

Great points, Trish.

I spent several weeks on a plateau shortly after starting low-carb eating, but my pants and skirts were getting looser. Finally the scale budged, but it took almost 4 weeks to do so. I was really glad I kept with it.

I've not added as much exercise as I'd like to - working on that as the next baby step, since the low carb eating is becoming second nature to me now.

I was checking this out in Amazon and may try it on my kindle reader. It was up there in the top 10 downloads.

I have finally found a plan and way of eating that works for me. I've incorporated Atkins with The Metabolism Miracle Plan and it is the easiest W.O.E. I've ever done in my life. I just finished week 1 of the 8 week Step 1 phase and I've lost 4 lbs. But what is better than that is I feel great. I'm not tired all the time. I wake up ready to get up in the morning. I do not experience any hunger and I exercise 6 days a week and actually look forward to it. I am more active. I basically eat lowcarb with a little bit of limited 5g carb every 5 hours although I don't always use the full 5g carb everytime.

I just had to share this because I've had such a hard time finding what would work for me. It isn't always about willpower, sometimes it is just finding what works for our system. This plan actually reminds me of the old original Overeater's Anonymous plans we had years ago with a few changes. Example many of the things we used as protein back then such as milk nonfat or fat had too many carbs. So it is not allowed. I hope anyone who finds it difficult to get on any kind of a plan will check into this and see if it will work for you. I'm sure glad I did.

Trish how is the plan working for you still? I just bought the book on friday, read the entire thing in the same day and I'm excited! I have tried tons of plans...I tried atkins so many times I can't count and yes I'd get results but the 20 grams of carbs was hard to stick with and I missed so much food. The induction phase didn't allow me to eat low carb breads or pastas or nuts etc so when I read The metabolism miracle it made sooo much sense! I can have nuts and avocadoes (my ultimate favorite food, lol) and as long as I stick with the 5x5 rule I can have low carb bars, breads, snacks, etc that sounds so much easier than any low carb plan I've ever tried. So I read the entire book yesterday and I'm ready to start the plan today. Any tips on what has been working for you so far? Anyone else on the plan?

Spryng,
I am looking forward to hearing tips also. My book should get here by Monday. I have basically been doing my own lowcarb and am feeling better but would like to have a plan. Can't wait to read it. Right now my plan is more like Atkins: Meat, vegetables a little cheese or cream. I do have an occasional diet coke(saved me today from all the desserts that were calling my name) and I like to have my tea but do add some sweet n low. Is this okay? So far I am losing and stay in ketosis.
Tracey

Morning Tracey, then I believe you are gonna Love the metabolism miracle, I'm already in love with it just after 24 hrs, lol... You'll find it's got much more variety than atkins and you won't have to worry about whether you are in ketosis or not, in fact you wont have to do much carb counting at all. The only carbs I have to count are the low carb breads, tortillas, snacks, etc because per her book you can have any of those as long as it's 5 net carbs or less per serving and you can only have one in 5 hour increments, so if I have a low carb slice of bread with my breakfast I have to wait at least 5 hrs before having another 5 g or less item so my insulin levels never spike :) You'll get the full picture once you read the book but basically it's so much easier than atkins and many more things you are allowed to eat without counting like nuts and avocadoes etc, I'm in love, lol.. I weighed in yesterday to get my starting weight but I'm not weighing again for a couple weeks because I know the first week you usually lose quite a bit with water weight etc coming off and week two can be slow so I'm making myself pace myself with the scale. I'm usually so obsessive about it but I don't want to get too excited or discouraged by numbers this time. I just want to lose some weight and feel better about myself already. But I'm sure everyone here is wanting the same thing :)

Hi I am also doing the MM. I did it in the beginning of July and felt great, went on vacation and..... I am also starting today. There is some really good info. on lo-carb friends under other plans. Also the author has a site called the metabolism miracle with a good pod cast. Hope this helps-Kim

thanks kim! Where is the lo carb friends thread? on this site? I'll go look for it, I'm looking for all the tips and info I can on this plan. I can really see me doing this plan long term :)

I can't wait to receive my book. Like you I want to stick with a plan and be able to live with it. Tired of yo yoing. The 5 hour waiting makes sense since I have read Mastering Leptin. He talks alot about insulin and since he includes starchy carbs in every meal he recommends the 5 hour wait period so the body has time to do its job.

Hi Everyone. I am on day 4 of the MM Diet and really am excited. The first three days, as the books says, I felt kinda of crappy, and had dull headache..
But, today, starting to feel good and have a lot of energy. Hope to hear back from you all and how you are doing through the first 8 weeks.

I'm sorry I haven't been on 3fc Low Carb threads in a long time so I didn't see these posts and questions. Last time I had checked no one had responded. I didn't finish MM. I went on another program for a while and it didn't work out for me either. However, I finally settled on Atkins Plan and it is going well for me. The reason being that I actually think it is better for me. I like being more in control of the fats that I eat and don't want to use the margarine low cal types and it turns out that Atkins just seems to flow better for me.

I have read up on the MM thread on another thread and it does seem to be working for them. I hope your journey is going well.

Day 9 here and doing great! I read the book and swear it was written just for me!!! The cravings are gone. My pants are looser and the worry and guilt is out the door. There is a MM chat board at

http://mmfriends.boardhost.com/

There are over 250 people on MM that post and you'll find lots of great info there. There is no www. in front of that link, so don't think it was a typo like I did.

I have just started this program so can't give any results but glad to hear that are others I can talk to about it. Perahps we can all help each other. I have just found this website and it looks very welcoming and informative.

I switched over from Atkins to this several months ago and have been having AMAZING results. It really works.

I love it so far. It is hard for me not eating fruiting but I am only a short 5&1/2 weeks away from eating fruit again. It will be so worth it to finally be free of this flab!

I just finished reading this book, and am very excited about it! The author says that although a person may have been able to lose weight by other methods previously, as metabolic syndrome sets in you won't be able to lose on anything but a lower carb plan - that's me to a T! I lost 20 lbs several years ago eating low fat (and I loved eating that way), but the weight has crept on and I just can't shift it while eating starchy carbs.

Interesting too about the liver releasing glucose every five hours whether you eat or not; I am the queen of meal-skipping. I'm very hopeful that this plan will be the answer for me.

I just purchased this book over the weekend and I started today! I know I might be crazy since Thanksgiving is Thursday! But I figured its better to start now and not make excuses and put it off any longer.

Is there another thread that people have been using to keep track of accountablilty or express their experiences?

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this forum and usually don't post but I needed some support for this diet. I have been on it since november 10 and lost 14 lbs. I have lost some inches as well. It has been a challenge to not focus on weight only and more on fat loss. I am not giving up.

Is this a good weight loss?

Stormgirl

Stormgirl you are doing great!

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know how to put the little scale on the bottom, I can't seem to do that.

I have been on Metabolism Miracle since 11/10 and started at 222.8 and now I am 209.8. I had hoped for more weight loss but I am feeling better and am walking 4-5 days a week for 30-40 minutes. I have been stuck at 209 for a while. Actually, when I got to two months 1/10, I was 206 and when I increased the carbs to 10 I gained a few pounds. The book said this would happen but I am trying to just keep going.

The big changes is being invited out to dinner a few places, not giving in to foods I cannot eat and modifying what I eat. I called a ahead and went on website to restuarant chains to be sure I picked the right choice. This is better.

I hope to get the 100 lbs I am seeking off sometime this year.

One can hope.

Stormgirl

Hi I'm in the UK and jst started the MM diet.
I've done Atkins and it worked for me the first time but not after that. I know I have a problem with carbs so thought something else along those lines might help. I've also thought for some time that I needed a plan that restricted the at and oils too and this one seems to fit that bill.
Anyway I'm ready to give it a try.

Hows every one doing?


Height 5ft1 and 184lbs :wave:

Hi I'm in the UK and jst started the MM diet.
I've done Atkins and it worked for me the first time but not after that. I know I have a problem with carbs so thought something else along those lines might help. I've also thought for some time that I needed a plan that restricted the at and oils too and this one seems to fit that bill.
Anyway I'm ready to give it a try.

Hows every one doing?


Height 5ft1 and 184lbs :wave:

Howdy! I'm kind of combining MM and Atkins. I just could not hack the low fat stuff. I love the unlimited veggies though! Best of luck!

Still doing this?

I can't tell if this is me or not. I don't know if I have Metabolism B. I do have a huge struggle losing.

I have decided to start South Beach, but maybe this would be better.

Not sure.

Dawn

Here are the 3 ways metabolism works for you, so that you understand how the body burns calories.

* Basal metabolism - From 60 to 75 percent of calories you eat daily are spent keeping you alive and providing basic energy for life support. If you were to lie in bed all day, you would still need these calories to support basic body functions.

* Physical activity - From 20 to 25 percent of your calories go to movement and physical activity such as sports, exercise, cleaning, walking, etc...

* Thermal effect of food processing (Thermogenisis) - About 10 percent of calories are spent processing the food you eat. For example, if you eat 2000 calories a day, you should be burning 200 calories a day simply eating and digesting your food.

My gradma just sent me this book. I am doing calorie watching now and have lost 35 lbs. I am thinking I may not need to do this diet since I don't have a problem losing wieght with diet and excercise. I think I have metabolism A. Is there anyone who did calorie counting and it worked for them but then trie mm?

crystal422 My gradma just sent me this book. I am doing calorie watching now and have lost 35 lbs. I am thinking I may not need to do this diet since I don't have a problem losing wieght with diet and excercise. I think I have metabolism A. Is there anyone who did calorie counting and it worked for them but then trie mm?

I had started my weightloss journey (this time around) with calorie counting and did really well. lost about 26 pounds. I had a very physical job at the time plus I exercised about 45 mins. to an hour a day. Lost pretty quickly.

Then I moved to the "mainland". (I was living in Hawaii) I got a desk job and was very inactive for most of the day except for when I excercised. I still had some weight to lose and figured it would keep coming off with the calorie counting. Well.... it didn't. I was so strict and the pounds didn't budge! I found this book right before I had a christmas party and followed it to a tee for about 3 weeks. Worked very well. Smallest I had been in years. Didn't weigh myself but you could really tell.

Well then came the holidays and I fell off the wagon! I've been experimenting a lot lately with other reduced carb diets. Tried Belly fat cure and lost 4 pounds! but had a hard time keeping my carb servings under control. Now I'm just tracking cals, fat, carbs, protein, fiber, and sugar. I try to stay between 20-40 net carbs a day. And keep cals below my BMR.

I have really thought about this hard over the last few days and I'm going to have to go back to MM! It is well structured and I do feel satisfied on it. It's better for me to have something a little more regimented than what I'm doing.

I guess my whole point (sorry for the rant) if calorie counting is working great! But if you come to a point where you stall out you might want to give this a shot! Plus.... there is no counting like a maniac! You just have to keep track of your net carbs to make sure they don't go over 5 with the LC breads and other approved items! Good luck! :)

Hi, I'm starting the MM on Monday now that I have read the book twice and marked pages and doable recipes for a vegetarian. I have a friend in Canada who is on day 9, I believe, and she is doing really well.