Jennifer,
Yes, I couldn't BELIEVE it!! The article about NOT eating low-carb is in Women's Day. I mean my doctor has been saying that to me for a year. He went to an obesity seminar last year and told me that was the stats then too. That low-carbing will show an initial loss than curve back up. He encouraged me to stick with low fat/calorie.
I have to tell you what Sam is doing. This last week for VERY hard for me. I started the Avandia 2 wks ago, and had my monthly weigh-in with WW this week. I GAINED 4lbs. The worst yet. I sobbed after the weigh-in and Sam just hugged me and tried to console me. I was SO low. I told him "What's the use, it doesn't work anyways".
But again, I'm NOT a quitter, I just can't. I asked him (in the car), why he felt I don't give up. My daughter (10 yo) says "Cause you want to be thin more than anything". Out of the mouths of babes!!
So later that night after his shower, he comes out to me and says "I had this thought and I want you to listen to this whole thing". I want to eat for one month, exactly like you. I want to feel what you do, when it comes to deprivation. I want to help you get over this wall." My doctor had suggested that I go to 1200-1400 calories a day. I have a new program on my Palm and have been tracking my calories and although I'm staying within my pts (mostly), I am eating about 1500-1600 calories a day. So what Sam proposed is that we eat 1200-1400 calories a day with one day a week for 1600 (a week) so he can get his cheeseburger fix in. LOL
He's wanting to quit smoking and knows he'll probably gain about 20lbs, plus he could stand to lose about 20lbs. He says "we'll, keep each other going".
Let me tell you. I felt truely LOVED!! I mean, he TOTALLY doesn't have to do this, but wants to, to help me out. <<SIGH>>
I wanted to share that and will probably cross-post this to another site as an update!!
Thanks for reading and listening.
Yvonne
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