David Jacobs» Low-carbohydrate diet

Falling Off The Wagon

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:45:57 +0000

As some of you may remember, I went on the Lindora low carb weight loss program some months ago. I did, in fact, loose 18lbs. I was doing great; than the program ended. I never really completed the program properly as I missed my last two weeks of “metabolic adjustment”. It’s all my fault, really, I was not committed enough to follow through with the long term maintenance routine. It’s not that I didn’t know what to do, I just didn’t do it. It’s been a hectic time, of course, with all the house drama; a convenient excuse.

So I’ve completely and totally fallen off the wagon. I’ve gained back probably five pounds and noticeable inches to my waist. This has really got to stop. It’s a matter of balancing wants and desires. I desire to keep my weight down, but I often want to eat a hamburger. Somewhere there is the right balance. Starting to exercise regularly like I used to, oh, that would help greatly as well.

I write this to update you on where I am and to let you know the struggle doesn’t end. Hopefully soon, we will get through the move to Portland transition and things can get back to normal, which will make it so much easier to get on track. That and I plan on getting a really good bike in Portland (it’s bike city after all). So many things are bike-able, I may get it a good deal more exercise getting around town. Portland does have all those great food carts though…..oh, boy.

Lindora – Day 1

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:11 +0000

And so it begins. As you should know by now, I am starting the Lindora diet program today. For the first three days of this program, it’s a heavy protein based diet. At 7am I got to start with a chocolate shake which was quite nice actually. After I finish this blog post at 9am I will get some bbq nuts for a snack . So far, I feel fine and not hungry. But we’re only beginning, so by tomorrow I may be on the floor whining. No, I’ll be fine.

This diet is protein based in general. Very low carb and low fat. The doctor in charge thinks I should be off my insulin by the end of the first week and probably off one of my other diabetes meds a week later. That would be very cool and I’m looking forward to that. Overall, it’s expected I will loose around 20-25lbs in this 10 week program. That would put me comfortably under 200lbs which has always been my goal. So, here we go. It’s time for my snack.

Update: 9:00pm: Made it to the end of the day and it was quite an afternoon. I started to get a headache around noon and it increased rapidly. By 2 I needed some Advil and realized I had had enough water. I had my appointment at Lindora and they confirmed the drastic drop in carbs contributed to the headaches. They modified the menu for be, boosting the carbs to help out until I fully adjust. The good news is that I didn’t feel hungry so outside of the headache it was a decent day.

Lindora Weight Loss

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:32:40 +0000

I will be starting the Lindora weight loss program starting tomorrow. It’s something Lisa talked me into and she is doing with me. We have a friend who has been on the program and has done fantastically well with it. Weight loss is the biggest factor holding me back with my diabetes, so it’s no trivial thing. If I can drop around 20lbs and keep it off; and isn’t that the truly tricky part, keeping it off, I will not only be off insulin but several other prescription meds as well. We’ve analyzed several programs and this one looks like the one for us. It is medically based and teaches you to eat real food as apposed to being dependent on pre packaged food.

So, I’ll be keeping you up to date with how I’m feeling and my progress. This is a low fat, low carb diet and I’m one who loves to eat, so this will be a challenge for me. But I’m so looking forward to dropping weight, looking better and I know I will feel better. I still remember what it was like to be sub 200 lbs and it felt much better.