Comments on: How to Lose Weight and Keep it off Permanently http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/ Life-Changing Personal Development - A Blog Dedicated to your Growth! Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:16:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Margie http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-21272 Margie Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:35:38 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-21272 Hi. This sounds great. its the first time ive seen ur articles - im interested as what you say makes sense. i totally agree about the hunters/gatherers. they are a wonderful people and its obvious that the simpler the food the better for you it is. what id really love is maybe a simple list of what to avoid eating. carbs is like bread, potato ect isnt it?. what do i need to have a balanced diet without them? i nearly always feel like Sh*t - to put it bluntly.. i want to change that. also my skin is pretty bad, dont know if this would help but a healthy diet couldnt hurt. and yes - id like to lose a bit of weight - tone up :-) haha, who doesnt. look forward to hearing comments.. cheerio Hi. This sounds great. its the first time ive seen ur articles - im interested as what you say makes sense. i totally agree about the hunters/gatherers. they are a wonderful people and its obvious that the simpler the food the better for you it is. what id really love is maybe a simple list of what to avoid eating. carbs is like bread, potato ect isnt it?. what do i need to have a balanced diet without them? i nearly always feel like Sh*t - to put it bluntly.. i want to change that. also my skin is pretty bad, dont know if this would help but a healthy diet couldnt hurt. and yes - id like to lose a bit of weight - tone up :-) haha, who doesnt. look forward to hearing comments.. cheerio

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-5651 Mark McManus Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:19:07 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-5651 Hi Tony, I couldn't possibly answer your question in this single comment but please stay tuned as I am currently planning a site just for fitness and muscle. Also, I'll be releasing a book in the coming months that will guide you through the process from scratch! Hi Tony, I couldn’t possibly answer your question in this single comment but please stay tuned as I am currently planning a site just for fitness and muscle. Also, I’ll be releasing a book in the coming months that will guide you through the process from scratch!

]]> By: tony http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-5458 tony Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:07:45 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-5458 I want to increase my body muscle and i want to have great abs too.So,I d like you to tell me a way of achieving that please!!!!Thank you. I want to increase my body muscle and i want to have great abs too.So,I d like you to tell me a way of achieving that please!!!!Thank you.

]]> By: Gyanish Gungaram http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-4449 Gyanish Gungaram Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:13:55 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-4449 Another bookmarked article! You have a great site Mark loaded with lots of information. Thnx for the kind comment. Btw I've been reading your blog extensively. Would you mind doing an interview with me one of these days on how you train and how you maintain your weight? Just email me if you are interested. Thnx... Another bookmarked article! You have a great site Mark loaded with lots of information.

Thnx for the kind comment. Btw I’ve been reading your blog extensively. Would you mind doing an interview with me one of these days on how you train and how you maintain your weight? Just email me if you are interested. Thnx…

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-4055 Mark McManus Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:34:58 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-4055 Zoe I'm planning on having an ebook released soon, stay tuned. Zoe I’m planning on having an ebook released soon, stay tuned.

]]> By: Zoe http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-4037 Zoe Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:24:26 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-4037 <strong>Zoe...</strong> The question then becomes where do I go from here?... Zoe…

The question then becomes where do I go from here?…

]]> By: Cindy http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-3137 Cindy Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:57:58 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-3137 I don't know all the plans, and no they are not all the same, although there are certainly similarities. Atkins and Protein power both say to not worry about fat, except "industrial" fats (soy, corn, canola). They have different percentages as recomended fat and protein intake, but almost the same for carbs. Atkins I think starts at 20g, Protein Power at 30g. Increasing carbs as weight loss progresses is pretty much the same. All I know about paleo is what a friend told me...you only eat what was readily available to our ancestors. Meat definitly, but not sure on the veggie intake. South Beach, Kimkins and others are low fat as well as low carb....and then plans like Sugar Busters are much more generous with carbs. Active low carbers forum and About both do a pretty good job at explaining the different plans. There are people that cannot tolerate low carb, or at least the very low levels that you start with. Personally, I feel sluggish when I have too many carbs....and get horrendous cravings. Maybe just going with higher carb intake would help, bump it up to 70-100g/day and see how that works. Also for me, personally, the higher I go in carb intake, the lower I have to keep my calories. Right now I'm trying to stay under 30g (total, not "net") and am loosing on 1700-1800 calories a day. If I bump my carbs up to even 50-60g I have to drop my calories or I'll stall or even gain. We're all different, and we should listen to our bodies. Keeping things as natural as possible is the most important thing to me. Cindy I don’t know all the plans, and no they are not all the same, although there are certainly similarities. Atkins and Protein power both say to not worry about fat, except “industrial” fats (soy, corn, canola). They have different percentages as recomended fat and protein intake, but almost the same for carbs. Atkins I think starts at 20g, Protein Power at 30g. Increasing carbs as weight loss progresses is pretty much the same.

All I know about paleo is what a friend told me…you only eat what was readily available to our ancestors. Meat definitly, but not sure on the veggie intake.

South Beach, Kimkins and others are low fat as well as low carb….and then plans like Sugar Busters are much more generous with carbs. Active low carbers forum and About both do a pretty good job at explaining the different plans.

There are people that cannot tolerate low carb, or at least the very low levels that you start with. Personally, I feel sluggish when I have too many carbs….and get horrendous cravings. Maybe just going with higher carb intake would help, bump it up to 70-100g/day and see how that works.

Also for me, personally, the higher I go in carb intake, the lower I have to keep my calories. Right now I’m trying to stay under 30g (total, not “net”) and am loosing on 1700-1800 calories a day. If I bump my carbs up to even 50-60g I have to drop my calories or I’ll stall or even gain.

We’re all different, and we should listen to our bodies. Keeping things as natural as possible is the most important thing to me.

Cindy

]]> By: Andrew http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-2795 Andrew Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:45:16 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-2795 I've done Atkins before, probably 10 years ago, when it was new. All it did was make me feel really tired. Supposedly, this is 'normal' for the first couple weeks, but I tried it for at least 6. I lost maybe 5 lbs total, as I recall. Perhaps I was doing something wrong? Is the 'paleo' diet different? Or are all these carb-controlled diets pretty much the same? I’ve done Atkins before, probably 10 years ago, when it was new. All it did was make me feel really tired. Supposedly, this is ‘normal’ for the first couple weeks, but I tried it for at least 6. I lost maybe 5 lbs total, as I recall. Perhaps I was doing something wrong? Is the ‘paleo’ diet different? Or are all these carb-controlled diets pretty much the same?

]]> By: Ann http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-2502 Ann Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:26:26 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-2502 I agree with this completely, thanks for the post. I agree with this completely, thanks for the post.

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]]> By: Build Your Life To Order ™ | The Eurodiet! - Low-Carb Back in the UK? http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1328 Build Your Life To Order ™ | The Eurodiet! - Low-Carb Back in the UK? Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:43:18 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1328 [...] lose weight & keep it off! [...] [...] lose weight & keep it off! [...]

]]> By: Cindy moore http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1101 Cindy moore Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:08:30 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1101 "This is not a bacon and eggs diet. It is time to put that dead horse in the grave and quit beating it." Oh I love it!!! one of my favorite expressions!!! I don't think "they" will ever truely accept the low carb way of life. There's too much too loose!!! Can you imagine them coming out and saying, "oh, we were wrong, low fat doesn't prevent heart disease (or diabetes), it causes it. So, yea, give low carb a try" Can you say lawsuits?!? Not to mention all those drugs that are now useless!!! “This is not a bacon and eggs diet. It is time to put that dead horse in the grave and quit beating it.”

Oh I love it!!! one of my favorite expressions!!!

I don’t think “they” will ever truely accept the low carb way of life. There’s too much too loose!!!

Can you imagine them coming out and saying, “oh, we were wrong, low fat doesn’t prevent heart disease (or diabetes), it causes it. So, yea, give low carb a try” Can you say lawsuits?!? Not to mention all those drugs that are now useless!!!

]]> By: Victoria http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1087 Victoria Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:41:28 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1087 Right on. Low-carb is great! :) Right on. Low-carb is great! :)

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1072 Mark McManus Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:48 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1072 I received this email just yesterday from Mary Titus. I think you wanted to post this in the comments Mary so here it is. I also wanted to share it with other readers here. Hopefully this will be forwarded to the right place. But I have been on a low carb lifestyle for 4 1/2 years so let me tell you what it is in a nutshell. This diet ( if you want to refer it as such ) teaches the body that it does not need to rely on bread, cookies, doughnuts, rice, potatoes to live healthily. So by removing them you learn to rely on low carb fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, poultry, cream, butter, cheese etcetera. By removing the dirt, you will reduce things caused by dirt such as diabetes, heart disease and several forms of cancer. Also by removing the dirt you will kick up your metabolism which just might result in weightloss. This is not a bacon and eggs diet. It is time to put that dead horse in the grave and quit beating it. Sure, you can have bacon and eggs. Eggs are among the most healthiest and complete foods in the super market and they are very reasonably priced. When I began Atkins, I did scramble a mixture of eggs, asparagus and cheese for breakfast. This makes a very good and filling meal. It was nice to be able to go for a few hours without becoming suddenly hungry. However I had turkey and a salad of romaine lettuce ( iceberg lettuce has very little nutrition so avoid it when you can ) fresh cucumbers, cherry tomatoes with full fat bleu cheese dressing. For dinner I would have a steak and collard greens. Just my opinion but the sample of food I listed here so far is simply delicious. You can eat any low carb food on this diet as long as it low in carbohydrates. Most vegetables on this wonderful planet falls into the low carb category. The idea is to keep your carb count below 20 grams. Now as you noticed, I ate 3 square meals a day. I didn't count calories or fat. All I counted was carbohydrates which resulted in a steady loss of 1/2 lbs a day. I did not eat seconds or thirds. I just had on helping of this good healthy food at each meal. Yet, it was very difficult to even get to 20 carbs a day. Four and a half years later, I lost 20 lbs. I have yet to reach my goal weight but that is not why I am a low carber. Diabetes has been the fate of everyone in my family except for myself and my youngest sister. If she continues to fear the low carb lifestyle, she will be the next to become diabetic. I get regular blood tests done to convince people on the outside, like you, that eating foods high in fats and cholesterol will not kill you. This diet is just what the doctor ordered if the doctor is awake to low carb facts. This link will lead you to a website that discusses some of the most extreme low carb cultures ( hunter-gatherer ). This in particular will discuss the lives of Native Americans.http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/native_americans.html I hope this encourages you to research this before drawing incorrect conclusions. Cheers, MT I received this email just yesterday from Mary Titus. I think you wanted to post this in the comments Mary so here it is. I also wanted to share it with other readers here.

Hopefully this will be forwarded to the right place. But I have been on a low carb lifestyle for 4 1/2 years so let me tell you what it is in a nutshell. This diet ( if you want to refer it as such ) teaches the body that it does not need to rely on bread, cookies, doughnuts, rice, potatoes to live healthily. So by removing them you learn to rely on low carb fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, poultry, cream, butter, cheese etcetera. By removing the dirt, you will reduce things caused by dirt such as diabetes, heart disease and several forms of cancer. Also by removing the dirt you will kick up your metabolism which just might result in weightloss.

This is not a bacon and eggs diet. It is time to put that dead horse in the grave and quit beating it. Sure, you can have bacon and eggs. Eggs are among the most healthiest and complete foods in the super market and they are very reasonably priced. When I began Atkins, I did scramble a mixture of eggs, asparagus and cheese for breakfast. This makes a very good and filling meal. It was nice to be able to go for a few hours without becoming suddenly hungry. However I had turkey and a salad of romaine lettuce ( iceberg lettuce has very little nutrition so avoid it when you can ) fresh cucumbers, cherry tomatoes with full fat bleu cheese dressing. For dinner I would have a steak and collard greens. Just my opinion but the sample of food I listed here so far is simply delicious. You can eat any low carb food on this diet as long as it low in carbohydrates. Most vegetables on this wonderful planet falls into the low carb category. The idea is to keep your carb count below 20 grams. Now as you noticed, I ate 3 square meals a day. I didn’t count calories or fat. All I counted was carbohydrates which resulted in a steady loss of 1/2 lbs a day. I did not eat seconds or thirds. I just had on helping of this good healthy food at each meal. Yet, it was very difficult to even get to 20 carbs a day.

Four and a half years later, I lost 20 lbs. I have yet to reach my goal weight but that is not why I am a low carber. Diabetes has been the fate of everyone in my family except for myself and my youngest sister. If she continues to fear the low carb lifestyle, she will be the next to become diabetic. I get regular blood tests done to convince people on the outside, like you, that eating foods high in fats and cholesterol will not kill you. This diet is just what the doctor ordered if the doctor is awake to low carb facts. This link will lead you to a website that discusses some of the most extreme low carb cultures ( hunter-gatherer ). This in particular will discuss the lives of Native Americans.http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/native_americans.html
I hope this encourages you to research this before drawing incorrect conclusions.

Cheers,
MT

]]> By: Kate Welch http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1047 Kate Welch Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:55:24 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1047 Awesome article, Mark, and thanks for the mention! Loving the reverse food pyramid too. It'll be hard to get the message through to people who have had "fat is bad" drilled into their heads for decades now, but I think you explained things clearly in this intro to low carb. I'd sit down to a fresh bacon omelette with cheese any day before I consumed processed, low-fat garbage packed with sugar to give it some flavor. Try convincing me a list of ingredients with chemical names as long as my arm is part of a healthy diet! Awesome article, Mark, and thanks for the mention! Loving the reverse food pyramid too. It’ll be hard to get the message through to people who have had “fat is bad” drilled into their heads for decades now, but I think you explained things clearly in this intro to low carb. I’d sit down to a fresh bacon omelette with cheese any day before I consumed processed, low-fat garbage packed with sugar to give it some flavor. Try convincing me a list of ingredients with chemical names as long as my arm is part of a healthy diet!

]]> By: Personal Development Radar - 07/04/2007 - Personal Development Ideas Blog http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1038 Personal Development Radar - 07/04/2007 - Personal Development Ideas Blog Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:39:52 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1038 [...] How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off Permanently by Mark McManus - a great artcle summarizing the effects of low carb diet. I’m currently trying a similar approach myself, and results are great so far! [...] [...] How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off Permanently by Mark McManus - a great artcle summarizing the effects of low carb diet. I’m currently trying a similar approach myself, and results are great so far! [...]

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1024 Mark McManus Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:33:02 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1024 Thank you Kevin. It sure is a mystery but one that maybe boils down to money. So many big companies would be gone if people stopped eating the refined carb foods. Kevin check my archives for exercise articles and, of course, there is more to come ;). Thanks for your encouragement. Thank you Kevin. It sure is a mystery but one that maybe boils down to money. So many big companies would be gone if people stopped eating the refined carb foods. Kevin check my archives for exercise articles and, of course, there is more to come ;). Thanks for your encouragement.

]]> By: Kevin M. http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1021 Kevin M. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:44:20 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1021 Excellent post, Mark, and great to see another successful person has discovered the truth about diet. Welcome to the low-carb world, and hope to hear more from you in the future. Intelligent and expressive minds on our side are desperately needed, especially ones that the medical establishment might actually listen to. But if they don't, then we simply have to convince one mind at a time. I eat low-carb, but don't exercise yet. I believe that muscle work is the next most healthy thing to carb reduction, as well as a huge boost to low-carb's effectiveness. Info about how to build muscle and how to tone it would be great to share, as we all need to re-learn how to eat and develop healthy bodies from the highly effective perspective of low-carb. Why did it take us 70 years to figure this out? And why is mainstream medicine so resistant to accepting the one thing that can resolve our worst health problems? That is the great mystery. Excellent post, Mark, and great to see another successful person has discovered the truth about diet. Welcome to the low-carb world, and hope to hear more from you in the future. Intelligent and expressive minds on our side are desperately needed, especially ones that the medical establishment might actually listen to. But if they don’t, then we simply have to convince one mind at a time. I eat low-carb, but don’t exercise yet. I believe that muscle work is the next most healthy thing to carb reduction, as well as a huge boost to low-carb’s effectiveness. Info about how to build muscle and how to tone it would be great to share, as we all need to re-learn how to eat and develop healthy bodies from the highly effective perspective of low-carb. Why did it take us 70 years to figure this out? And why is mainstream medicine so resistant to accepting the one thing that can resolve our worst health problems? That is the great mystery.

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1019 Mark McManus Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:39:15 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1019 What an intelligent comment Mary! Your canary analogy is brilliant. I totally agree with that. I'm glad you found the safe way to diet. What an intelligent comment Mary!

Your canary analogy is brilliant. I totally agree with that. I’m glad you found the safe way to diet.

]]> By: Mary Titus http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1018 Mary Titus Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:10:37 +0000 http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-permanently/#comment-1018 Excellent article. It is so rare to find truthful and positive information on the dietary lifestyle that has benefitted hoards of people and cultures. I am very happy to see that you used hunter-gatherers in your as examples. I feel that these people are our dietary canaries. What I mean is, in a coal mine, miners used a canarie to detect deadly carbon-monoxide. If the canarie died this was used as a warning to excape the mine before others experienced the same end. We should acknowledge how these people were able to survive in a state of strength and good health from a diet that remains controversial to this day. I am also glad to see that you used the Atkins food pyramid. Thank-You, Mary Excellent article. It is so rare to find truthful and positive information on the dietary lifestyle that has benefitted hoards of people and cultures. I am very happy to see that you used hunter-gatherers in your as examples. I feel that these people are our dietary canaries. What I mean is, in a coal mine, miners used a canarie to detect deadly carbon-monoxide. If the canarie died this was used as a warning to excape the mine before others experienced the same end. We should acknowledge how these people were able to survive in a state of strength and good health from a diet that remains controversial to this day.

I am also glad to see that you used the Atkins food pyramid.

Thank-You,
Mary

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