who has stayed low carb for more than a year? - Page 2

Beezer Louisiana · 02-09-2013, 06:17 PM

Almost 3 years for me and my 16 yr. old son, also.

No falling off the wagon. No looking back.

We eat very 'clean' LC. I make everything we eat. If I'm going to be out on a job I will bring my own food in a small cooler.

I will NEVER go back to SAD way of eating.

amundson · 02-10-2013, 05:15 AM

This thread is amazing!! Do we have any writers out there who would like to write a book about these people and their (our) results?

mom2zeke · 02-10-2013, 06:00 AM

11+ years for me. It's the only "diet" I've ever tried that worked so well and that I was able to stick with for the long haul.

Lavender · 02-10-2013, 09:57 AM

2 years here and still love it! I kept eating progressively fewer carbs until my blood sugar became well controlled; currently at 35-50 net, 50-70 total. Never cheated nor had the desire to. Expect to eat this way the rest of my life

Sting, I never measure ketones but assume I'm in ketosis most of the time. My weight is always within 1 lb of goal and lately below goal.

ravenrose · 02-10-2013, 10:55 AM

close to four years now

tiva · 02-10-2013, 11:18 AM

Most of the time I eat enough veggies and berries so I assume I'm not in ketosis. If I gain a few lbs and need to lose them, I go back into ketosis. As the other women over 50 mentioned, it's a lot more challenging to lose as we get older, so I've needed to get stricter to maintain.

kitnmom · 02-10-2013, 11:27 AM

first time 3+ years this time i am one month in, but i am taking it slow and keeping it livable for a longer time.

sfmom · 02-10-2013, 12:14 PM

I have been low carb for 13.5 months now - I look at it as a lifestyle not a diet.

TishyLish68 · 02-10-2013, 02:13 PM

Four years this month, it`s the best thing that I ever did for "ME"!!!

~PaperMoon~ · 02-10-2013, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dredaye9

just wondering who here has stayed low carb for more than a year? My first was six months then i fell off. next was about six months then fell off. This time was about a year. now im off. i just wonder if anybody has sucessfully stayed 100% on plan for like years at a time like 5 or 10 or your whole life?

For me it's been 3 yrs.

I never got off plan even though there might have been days while visiting someone or having dinner over someone's house and their favorite dishes all had carbs I would eat some carbs but always got right back on plan with the next meal. One thing I've noticed that I think helps is that I'm a person of habit and once I make a habit of doing something or eating a certain way I like to stay with it just because it's what I'm used to. So I think for me the hardest part was just getting started with this woe, now that I'm used to low carb it's what I prefer.

~PaperMoon~ · 02-10-2013, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salad Spinner

1999 and counting and I never eat off plan. It works for me!

Wow! That's good!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casey

Me, too, Salad Spinner! I tried it in October 1999 and its never felt like a diet - I found that I felt better and that made it easy to make it a lifestyle. As with any way of eating, you have to do whatever works for your body.

Yes I feel much better now than I did 3 yrs ago and the other day I went to pay rent and my landlord was like "you look really nice, you have lost so much weight and your skin looks clearer and brighter." I was like wow that was nice to hear.

So I'm staying with this woe forever.

~PaperMoon~ · 02-10-2013, 03:08 PM

Wow to all of those who have been on this woe for 10yrs or more!

That's amazing!

DiamondDeb · 02-10-2013, 03:10 PM

If it feels like a diet it won't last.

Eating this way is simple for me. Effortless. People often think it takes great willpower and sacrifice but it doesn't.

It is all the other stuff we allow to get in our way that can make it hard to get to this point.

Psmileyf · 02-10-2013, 03:28 PM

I'm 18 months in.
I can see this lasting for me.

junebug · 02-10-2013, 04:13 PM

ME! I have been low carbing for over a year - I cant imagine eating any other way. When I made goal I tried to add some carbs back in but they were not really as good as I remember them being, and I started to gain. For me, I look and feel my best when I stick to less than 20 carbs.

Heidinem · 02-11-2013, 04:11 AM

I cut carbs from about 400g per day to under 100g per day. It took me 4 months to lose 20 lbs & I watched portions carefully. I still eat too much sometimes & gain a few lbs, but seem to be able to lose again if I watch portions. I really have to be wary of that too full feeling after dinner, after a few days it shows up on the scale.

clackley · 02-11-2013, 05:48 AM

Dr. Phinney has been ketogenic since 2004. He thinks it should be called the 'no worries' diet.

Heheher · 02-11-2013, 11:45 AM

I have been low carb since march of 2011. I do have planned "cheat" meals but these are usually 2-3 times year.

svenskamae · 02-12-2013, 07:05 AM

Just over a year for me (13 months). I can't imagine ever abandoning this WOE, since I feel so much better and have resolved several health problems this way.

Bobby_Boomer · 02-12-2013, 07:14 AM

Low carb since 2000 - 50 pounds down - never going back to high carb

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02-09-2013, 06:17 PM	#31
Beezer Louisiana Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,774 Gallery: Beezer Louisiana Stats: 192.2/160/160 (5'6") WOE: Very low carb, no frankenfoods. NK Start Date: June 21, 2010	Almost 3 years for me and my 16 yr. old son, also. No falling off the wagon. No looking back. We eat very 'clean' LC. I make everything we eat. If I'm going to be out on a job I will bring my own food in a small cooler. I will NEVER go back to SAD way of eating.

02-10-2013, 05:15 AM	#32
amundson Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 76 Gallery: amundson Stats: 285/164/155 WOE: Atkins (w/ Protein Power ideas also) Start Date: April 2010	This thread is amazing!! Do we have any writers out there who would like to write a book about these people and their (our) results?

02-10-2013, 06:00 AM	#33
mom2zeke Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,622 Gallery: mom2zeke Stats: 257/144.8/150 WOE: Nutritional Ketosis--Maintenance! Start Date: August 6, 2001	11+ years for me. It's the only "diet" I've ever tried that worked so well and that I was able to stick with for the long haul.

02-10-2013, 09:57 AM	#34
Lavender Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 79 Gallery: Lavender Stats: 155 lbs/125 lbs/125 lbs (5'8") Age: 46 WOE: Low Carb (30-50 net carb grams/day) Start Date: March 2011	2 years here and still love it! I kept eating progressively fewer carbs until my blood sugar became well controlled; currently at 35-50 net, 50-70 total. Never cheated nor had the desire to. Expect to eat this way the rest of my life Sting, I never measure ketones but assume I'm in ketosis most of the time. My weight is always within 1 lb of goal and lately below goal.

02-10-2013, 10:55 AM	#35
ravenrose . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 9,075 Gallery: ravenrose Stats: lost 130 lb so far, and miles to go before I sleep WOE: low carb controlled calorie Start Date: June, 2009	close to four years now

02-10-2013, 11:18 AM	#36
tiva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden for the year Posts: 2,909 Gallery: tiva Stats: 5"6", 157/136/135, 51 yo WOE: LCHF Primal Start Date: 12/02	Most of the time I eat enough veggies and berries so I assume I'm not in ketosis. If I gain a few lbs and need to lose them, I go back into ketosis. As the other women over 50 mentioned, it's a lot more challenging to lose as we get older, so I've needed to get stricter to maintain.

02-10-2013, 11:27 AM	#37
kitnmom Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nashville, TN formerly of Framingham, MA Posts: 1,600 Gallery: kitnmom Stats: 235/198/160ish again WOE: Atkins, Love that man! Start Date: September 15, 2003	first time 3+ years this time i am one month in, but i am taking it slow and keeping it livable for a longer time.

02-10-2013, 12:14 PM	#38
sfmom Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Central, Illinois Posts: 1,045 Gallery: sfmom Stats: 176/122.0/135 5'8" tall WOE: Low carb	I have been low carb for 13.5 months now - I look at it as a lifestyle not a diet.

02-10-2013, 02:13 PM	#39
TishyLish68 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 127 Gallery: TishyLish68 Stats: 234.5/141.2/145 5 ft 5.5" 45YO WOE: LC, no grains & Intermittent fasting Start Date: February 2009	Four years this month, it`s the best thing that I ever did for "ME"!!!

02-10-2013, 03:08 PM	#42
~PaperMoon~ Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,401 Gallery: ~PaperMoon~ Stats: Size 24 to 10 WOE: Low Carb and general low calorie	Wow to all of those who have been on this woe for 10yrs or more! That's amazing!

02-10-2013, 03:10 PM	#43
DiamondDeb Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 69,713 Gallery: DiamondDeb	If it feels like a diet it won't last. Eating this way is simple for me. Effortless. People often think it takes great willpower and sacrifice but it doesn't. It is all the other stuff we allow to get in our way that can make it hard to get to this point.

02-10-2013, 03:28 PM	#44
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,671 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	I'm 18 months in. I can see this lasting for me.

02-10-2013, 04:13 PM	#45
junebug Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 119 Gallery: junebug Stats: HW180 / CW112/ GW110 5'3" WOE: Atkins - VLC everyday! Start Date: June 2011	ME! I have been low carbing for over a year - I cant imagine eating any other way. When I made goal I tried to add some carbs back in but they were not really as good as I remember them being, and I started to gain. For me, I look and feel my best when I stick to less than 20 carbs.

02-11-2013, 04:11 AM	#46
Heidinem Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 572 Gallery: Heidinem Stats: 130/111/105 (5') WOE: mostly pescetarian, moderate carbs Start Date: November 1, 2009	I cut carbs from about 400g per day to under 100g per day. It took me 4 months to lose 20 lbs & I watched portions carefully. I still eat too much sometimes & gain a few lbs, but seem to be able to lose again if I watch portions. I really have to be wary of that too full feeling after dinner, after a few days it shows up on the scale.

02-11-2013, 05:48 AM	#47
clackley Chatty Cathy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,017 Gallery: clackley Stats: 228.5/168/125 WOE: N.K.=vlc/hf/moderate protein & organic/pastured Start Date: Restart Oct 18 2009	Dr. Phinney has been ketogenic since 2004. He thinks it should be called the 'no worries' diet.

02-11-2013, 11:45 AM	#48
Heheher Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 5,266 Gallery: Heheher Stats: HW160/restarted at 142.8/Current 115 5'2" WOE: Atkins Start Date: Re-started 3/18/11	I have been low carb since march of 2011. I do have planned "cheat" meals but these are usually 2-3 times year.

02-12-2013, 07:05 AM	#49
svenskamae Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,927 Gallery: svenskamae Stats: 235/178/135 5'3" WOE: Nutritional Ketosis/Primal/JUDDD Start Date: January 15, 2012	Just over a year for me (13 months). I can't imagine ever abandoning this WOE, since I feel so much better and have resolved several health problems this way.

02-12-2013, 07:14 AM	#50
Bobby_Boomer Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 600 Gallery: Bobby_Boomer	Low carb since 2000 - 50 pounds down - never going back to high carb