Comments on: Prepare for Weight Loss

By: Steve Parker, M.D.

Steve Parker, M.D. — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:48:22 +0000

I always take a blessing, shea! Best wishes.

By: Steve Parker, M.D.

Steve Parker, M.D. — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:44:51 +0000

“Fishy” fish can be a problem. I’ll confess my wife prefers I eat my canned sardines outdoors! She tolerates the smell of tuna better. Fresher fish should help. I swear sometimes I walk by the fish counter of my local supermarket and the smell is so off-putting, I can’t imaging buying their fish. Our fresh fish markets in Pensacola, Florida, never smelled that bad.

I hope to post some recipes/eating plans within the next month.

-Steve

By: shea

shea — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:14:25 +0000

wonderful! thank you for responding so quickly. i went ahead and purchased the kindle version of your book. so i’ll be reading it this week, but i’ve begun my journey today. i will plan to do the low carb phase for 2 weeks. i will assess if i can go on with it an additional week or not. if not, i’ll move on to phase two. i’ve always been a higher protein person to function affectively so i know this will work for me. thanks again and blessings!

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:27:04 +0000

Any suggestions for less “fishy” fish? I am not a seafood lover, although I have begun to eat more fish. I enjoy tuna, salmon and shrimp, but I only eat them about 1 time a week right now. I have had Panko breaded Tilapia, but I’m sure the breading will be a problem. Do you have a good website with recipes that would follow your plan? I need something quick to prepare or I won’t follow the plan. This is something that many would appreciate assistance with on this plan. Tell us what to eat while we are learning the plan. Meal plans would be great! I appreciate your help! Thanks!

By: Steve Parker, M.D.

Steve Parker, M.D. — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:56:59 +0000

Hello and welcome, susan. What an inspirational story!

[For those unfamiliar, woe = way of eating.]

By: Steve Parker, M.D.

Steve Parker, M.D. — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:32:20 +0000

Hi, shea. Thanks for the compliments. I'm convinced that pregnancy causes long-term metabolic changes that make weight management more difficult. Lucky for men, they don't have to deal with it. But it's not insurmountable. One of the great things about very-low-carb diets is that you don't usually have to worry about portion control too much. I usually advise eating from the approved foods list until you're full, not stuffed. As one finally approaches her weight loss goal, sometimes portion control and active calorie counting is necessary. My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet is an example of a very-low-carb diet. To see it, click here or on the appropriate page under the banner at the top of the blog. Or see this three-page PDF for most of the details and portion sizes. As for nuts and seeds on the Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet, I recommend 1 ounce (28 g) daily. This is the "dose" linked to improved cardiac and metabolic health.

By: Steve Parker, M.D.

Steve Parker, M.D. — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:19:50 +0000

Hello and welcome, shea. You are well on your way to progress! “Well begun is half done.”

By: shea

shea — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:24:17 +0000

i wanted to say one other thing. i’m very blessed up to this point because besides a sore back and joints, i’m very healthy. i don’t want to loose that. i have children and a life inviting me to come and join in. being overweight just doesn’t allow for that freedom so it’s time to change.

By: shea

shea — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:19:37 +0000

i’m excited to find this website. i am about 50lbs over weight. i’m only 5’0 so it’s definately time. i’ve been at this weight for just a few months. i was fluctuating w/in 15-20 lbs at different times, but the last 6 months i’ve put on an additional 10 lbs from where i’d been maintaing. i put the majority of my weight on during pregnancy. nursing didn’t help, my age doesn’t help, hormonal changes, and a reduction in activity…. i really believe that i have an addiction to food. especially sugar. i know i need to do something extreme, but honestly, i’m fearful that i won’t see it through. i’m the queen of yo-yo diets. the most unfortunate part is i did hcg injections/diet about 2 years ago. i lost about 30 lbs, and then have since put back on the 30 plus17 additional. i really believe that diet screwed up my metabolism, but i’m determined to loose it because i’m disgusted with myself. many things you’ve said throught out this site have spoke volumes to me. some of the most practical wisdom too. thankyou so much.
i only have one question. how do i know how much portion wise i’m to eat of the 1st phase low-carb plan? how many nuts? how many servings of veges/protein, etc….
thank you for your investment in so many of us.

By: susan

susan — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:23:52 +0000

Chelsea
Are you nuts? 10 lbs a week is a dream. I lost 30 over 3 months in 2004, and it’s 2012 and I am within 2 lbs of my original weight loss. It’s about changing habits, exercise daily, giving up diet soda, and watching those bad carbs. You have to think raw or steamed veggies, egg white (add dry onion flakes, black pepper and garlic powder for flavor), and eating nuts (Dollar Tree- affordable) instead of a candy bar. I am 5′ and weight 94 lbs. I need to drop 2 lbs for the summer. No sweat.

Either you’re not following a good woe, or you need to find out if you have a problem. You can do it, Chelsea. I’m in my 50′s and look good in a bikini
Drink LOTS of water. It fills you up, and your skin will love it.

Weight Loss Cyber Hug to you.