Wow you and I are on virtually the same path – I’ve cut out the same things (plus pasta) with practically identical results (sleep, weight result).
I’m being pretty successful at staying in the low 160s and for my height that is well within the ideal weight range so I’m good. I weigh myself daily and adjust my eating the next few days if I feel I’m heading up at all.[/quote]
Cool….
Giving up carbs was not easy on my part. I don’t like rice to begin with(I know, I’m asian, go figure), unless it’s fried rice or mexican rice …But I do like french bread, pasta, chips and salsa, tacos, burritos, pizza, and just about everything that has wrap on it.
I do eat some carbs, just sparingly. If I don’t eat any carbs, I start to get jittery and hungry, so I probably would end up eating more. Also, the problem I experienced with eating just vegetables and fruit with very little of meat or carbs, is that roughly 15 minutes after I eat and go the bathroom with a #2, i feel hungry again. So for me the key is just to keep a balanced meal.
The other thing that I noticed that was bad for me was the way we serve our meals: family style…. This has the unexpected consequences of me in the past of getting too much food, partly because we have a habit of trying not to leave any leftovers on the serving plates, especially when we’re really done eating and just talking. These day, I get everything I need on one plate. When I’m done, I’m done. If there’s leftovers, it goes in the trash or in the fridge. Clearing the leftovers ends up costing me more time/money I need to spend burning off the extra calories, ha ha.
