Ok, I get it....the POAS obsession

KirstenAlecia

for different reasons.......

So i have been low carb dieting over a week and I have lost 6 pounds.

When low carbing your body can go into something called Ketosis.......a real quick and dirty understanding of that is your body is in "fat burning" mode.  

A low carb diet done correctly will get you into Ketosis in 48-72 hours and lots of people will start to see the scale drop consistently at that point (i am one of those people who sees the scale go down consistently)

Well they have these little test strips. You either hold them in your urine stream or dip them...just like a HPT......and when you are in Ketosis they turn color ranging from light pink to a dark mauve color. 

Yeah Im obsessed with POAS every day.....to make sure Im in Ketosis.......

lol.....sorry ladies.....it makes me laugh.  teehee! 

Go ahead and 

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marijaa333

I think successful dieters are amazing people! Kudos on sticking to it for a week. And, errr, congratulations on your successful POASing...  X_X

Davie813

Oh boy.  I bought those once, years ago.  I never, never, ever turned one positive.  Not surprisingly, I also never, never, ever lost a single pound.  Glad you're doing better!

(And why is it so fun to pee on things?)

marijaa333

@Davie813  Because it's SCIENCE!

Austrogermokee

It's like we're marking our territory - for SCIENCE!

lgsdesigner

Very interesting. So-- since I am an avid weight lifter and burn calories like mad (I burnt 500 last night just doing heavy leg work: squats, deadlifts, etc), if I pee on that post workout, it will see me as "Ketosis"? 

And 6lbs in a week? DAAAAAMN! I'm lucky if I lose .5 pound a week, but I eat more than the average female, and actually "carb-up" to get energy to lift, so that's probably why.

marijaa333

I can't lose weight to save my life. I'm about 5 lbs over what I consider my ideal weight right now and if I even think about dieting my body goes into revenge mode immediately: extreme hunger and weight gain. If I don't stress about it and just eat when hungry and increase physical activity, then I might, if I'm lucky, lose about 0.2 lbs a week.

The only times I've successfully lost weight in my life has been on hiking trips or other vacations that have involved a lot of physical activity.

Austrogermokee

I have a hard time losing weight, even though I'm very active.

However, I've tried measuring my waist, which shows a little more progress than the scale. I'm losing about a half-inch to inch per month.

KirstenAlecia

Oh ladies weight loss is hard for me too.....but i have found my extreme motivation. 

It helps to know what will bring about success too....and since i know....I am DILIGENT about sticking to it. 

So I started at 153 and Im 147 now and as far as measurements.....well i should be taking those too. I will do that today. 

@lgsdesigner I believe Ketosis is a byproduct of a low carb diet. I do not believe that it happens in a say a low calorie way of eating

The idea behind it (again quick and dirty explanation) is without carbs in your system......your body can't retain the fat that goes in......and it ends up using ones own fat stores for fuel. This way of eating usually ends up being high in fat consumption but my calories are surprisingly low. I think its because of the high protien and fat.......automatically becomes easier to eat less and feel full for longer. The thing with me is i have to force myself to eat sometimes. That whole idea of eating several smaller meals a day is also helpful in this way of eating. 

My day literally looks like this:

Breakfast:

a scrambled egg and a cup of coffee with sugar free creamer

(my egg has 2 oz of cream cheese/cinnamon and a pack of sugar substitute  beat into it and technically its microwaved its called a "Mock Danish"

Snack: 2 oz  string cheese

Lunch: BLT Salad. Greens/bacon/tomato and coat it with mayo........not too much mayo just enough. 

its amazing.

Snack: pork rinds the spicy kind

Dinner: A large serving of protien and a low carb veg. Like Tri tip with a dry rub on the BBQ and grilled asparagus. or 

Grilled chicken with broccoli. And I am free to use butter. So i but butter and salt and pepper on my veggies. 

lgsdesigner

@Kirsten - Your diet plan is so much different than mine! Mine is for people that want to build muscle tone:

BREAKFAST CHOICES-

1) Cliff Bar Builder 20g Protein

2) Oikos or Chobani Greek Yogurt (any flavor)

3) 2 regular eggs, 2 egg whites on whole wheat English muffin with sharp cheddar

4) 2 whole wheat pancakes with light syrup and butter, 2 regular eggs and 2 egg whites, fresh fruit

5) Kashi GoLean 13g Protein cereal with 2% milk

 

MORNING SNACK CHOICES-

1) ½ cup of Daisy 2% Cottage Cheese or 1% Cottage Cheese and ¼ cup of almonds on top

2) Green apple or 1 cup of black cherries with string cheese stick

3) 1 cup of Kashi GoLean 13g Protein cereal, no milk

 

LUNCH CHOICES-

1) 8oz chicken breast, 1 medium sweet potato, spinach side salad with light Italian dressing

2) 8oz chicken breast over spinach salad or baby greens salad

3) Oven Roasted Turkey or Oven Roasted Chicken breast deli sliced on 100% Whole Wheat bread and 1 slice of cheddar with mustard only, served with fresh fruit or yogurt

4) Chicken or turkey chili with a slice of whole wheat bread and butter

5) Grilled turkey sausage on whole wheat buns served with a ½ cup of Bush’s Original baked beans and a spinach side salad

 

AFTERNOON SNACK CHOICES-

1) String cheese

2) Protein bar – Nature Valley 10g’s, GNC 20g’s, etc. (high protein, low carb and low fat)

3) Green or red apple with 1 tbsp of JIF Low-Sodium Natural Peanut Butter

 

DINNER CHOICES-

1) 8oz chicken breast, 1 medium sweet potato, 1 cup broccoli

2) Baked or pan-seared tilapia (cooked in olive oil cooking spray and a little Old Bay seasoning) with a sweet potato and large spinach salad

3) Chicken stir-fry over brown rice

4) Shrimp stir-fry over brown rice

5) Tuna melts using cheddar cheese and whole wheat toast served with tomato soup

6) Shredded chicken tacos with a serving of refried beans

7) Grilled fish tacos topped with chopped red cabbage, cilantro-yogurt sauce (make yourself) and minced cilantro with a serving of refried beans

 

AFTER DINNER SNACK-

1)      Oikos Greek Frozen yogurt (1/2 cup)

2)      Garden of Eatin’ Blue Tortilla Chips (16 max) with diced grilled chicken on top and light shredded cheddar cheese (healthy nachos)

3)      Popcorn with no added salt/butter

4)      Fruit salad

5)      Diced low-fat cheese and turkey sausage

6)      100 calorie Nabisco snacks

7)      1 large square of dark chocolate (Godiva)

KirstenAlecia

lgsdesigner said:

@Kirsten - Your diet plan is so much different than mine! Mine is for people that want to build muscle tone:

BREAKFAST CHOICES-

1) Cliff Bar Builder 20g Protein

2) Oikos or Chobani Greek Yogurt (any flavor)

3) 2 regular eggs, 2 egg whites on whole wheat English muffin with sharp cheddar

4) 2 whole wheat pancakes with light syrup and butter, 2 regular eggs and 2 egg whites, fresh fruit

5) Kashi GoLean 13g Protein cereal with 2% milk

 

MORNING SNACK CHOICES-

1) ½ cup of Daisy 2% Cottage Cheese or 1% Cottage Cheese and ¼ cup of almonds on top

2) Green apple or 1 cup of black cherries with string cheese stick

3) 1 cup of Kashi GoLean 13g Protein cereal, no milk

 

LUNCH CHOICES-

1) 8oz chicken breast, 1 medium sweet potato, spinach side salad with light Italian dressing

2) 8oz chicken breast over spinach salad or baby greens salad

3) Oven Roasted Turkey or Oven Roasted Chicken breast deli sliced on 100% Whole Wheat bread and 1 slice of cheddar with mustard only, served with fresh fruit or yogurt

4) Chicken or turkey chili with a slice of whole wheat bread and butter

5) Grilled turkey sausage on whole wheat buns served with a ½ cup of Bush’s Original baked beans and a spinach side salad

 

AFTERNOON SNACK CHOICES-

1) String cheese

2) Protein bar – Nature Valley 10g’s, GNC 20g’s, etc. (high protein, low carb and low fat)

3) Green or red apple with 1 tbsp of JIF Low-Sodium Natural Peanut Butter

 

DINNER CHOICES-

1) 8oz chicken breast, 1 medium sweet potato, 1 cup broccoli

2) Baked or pan-seared tilapia (cooked in olive oil cooking spray and a little Old Bay seasoning) with a sweet potato and large spinach salad

3) Chicken stir-fry over brown rice

4) Shrimp stir-fry over brown rice

5) Tuna melts using cheddar cheese and whole wheat toast served with tomato soup

6) Shredded chicken tacos with a serving of refried beans

7) Grilled fish tacos topped with chopped red cabbage, cilantro-yogurt sauce (make yourself) and minced cilantro with a serving of refried beans

 

AFTER DINNER SNACK-

1)      Oikos Greek Frozen yogurt (1/2 cup)

2)      Garden of Eatin’ Blue Tortilla Chips (16 max) with diced grilled chicken on top and light shredded cheddar cheese (healthy nachos)

3)      Popcorn with no added salt/butter

4)      Fruit salad

5)      Diced low-fat cheese and turkey sausage

6)      100 calorie Nabisco snacks

7)      1 large square of dark chocolate (Godiva)

Oh all that sounds so yummy!!! Im definitely limited. When i lose my weight I can eat more like you if i exercise. I do miss things like yoghurt and sweet potatoes! And I LOVE brown rice. I make "rice" out of cauliflower....lol. Stick it in the blender and chop it till it looks like rice and i make "stir fry" out of it. with Onions, a tiny bit of soy sauce and a pat of butter......not exactly the  same thing but it doenst exactly taste like cauliflower at that point...

I POAS this morning.....a ketosis detection stick that is and I am waaaaaay in the Purple, basically meaning my carbs are crazy low. I MAYBE eat 20 carbs a day. 

Im hitting whats called induction flu.

I basically feel like CRAP. 

My body is rebelling about me taking sugar away and carbs too to an extent. Its more about the sugar for me......I love my sweets. Its sort of a withdrawal phase and let me tell you it SUCKS.

marijaa333

Mmm, I loveeee mashed cauliflower (with butter, of course). Now you have me craving veggies.  Sugar and simple carbs mess with my energy levels so I try to avoid them, but I do *love* fruit and eat a ton of it.

lgsdesigner

@kirsten- You know carbs are not the enemy, right? Without carbs, your body has no fuel. Without fuel, you get ill. I suggest upping your carbs to about 50g's a day. That really isn't much at all, and way below where you should be, but it will make you feel ten times better. Like bread? Buy the 10g's a slice bread. Like sweets? Have a square of dark chocolate. It won't kill you.

MelissaMiso

I spent half the week eating mostly produce and nuts/seeds and my body felt so much better (I had been eating horribly). Yesterday, I ate "normal" and my knees immediately started hurting again. Today I am back to healthy eating. I also started tracking (again) with myfitnesspal. Luckily, I don't have to pee on anything, but then again it may be nice to get a positive for peeing on something. Ha!

URMySunshine77

@lgsdesigner: Kashi's GoLean is my favorite cereal. 

I've been obsessed with turnips and cauliflower recently. Does anyone else get a vegetable box? We're supposed to get dandelion greens this week. I'm kind of weirded out.

hooligans4

@URMySunshine77 if you eat the mixed greens that come in a box you have eaten dandelion greens. There are a ton of things you can do with them. Just google. Usually google isn't our friend but in this case it is.
Enjoy all your local fresh produce. There is nothing better than a fresh vegi.

KirstenAlecia

lgsdesigner said:

@kirsten- You know carbs are not the enemy, right? Without carbs, your body has no fuel. Without fuel, you get ill. I suggest upping your carbs to about 50g's a day. That really isn't much at all, and way below where you should be, but it will make you feel ten times better. Like bread? Buy the 10g's a slice bread. Like sweets? Have a square of dark chocolate. It won't kill you.

They are the enemy when I'm trying to LOSE.......when i up mine to 50 a day i don't lose. I CAN maintain on that, but i wont lose. I can actually maintain on even more....I already feel better. Ive past the place where I'm adjusting and i feel good again. 

I have tried to up them a little more so i can have a little more variety but it ends up stalling me and i need to lose like 40 pounds. 

Today I'm heating hamburger patties and salad. zucchini enchilada boats and lots of water. 

lgsdesigner

@kirsten- Really? Wow...I'm sorry,  
I used to eat 50g's plus, and ate 1400 cals a day and lost 30lbs. I guess everyone's body is different.

KirstenAlecia

lgsdesigner said:

@kirsten- Really? Wow...I'm sorry,  
I used to eat 50g's plus, and ate 1400 cals a day and lost 30lbs. I guess everyone's body is different

STUCK IN THE BOX:

Sadly yes...one size doesn't fit all for weight loss. Booooo!