Hey Guys,

Day 21. 3 Weeks since starting my Slow Carb Mission. Tomorrow is the third weigh in. I don’t think I have lost heaps this week but think it will show up on my waistline.

I ended up getting in to a good discussion with my dad. He is starting a Blog called The Paleo Man. We were discussing 2 things that really stood out to me that I thought I would comment on.

1. Slow Carb Meals

We are both in the belief that Slow/Low Carb is the way to go. But the question we posed in discussion was at what Regularity should people eat there meals.

It is true there is no real hard evidence that I have seen to say that you should eat Breakfast. Nor is there evidence if 2 or 6 meals a day is better for you.

The General argument is if you eat breakfast you won’t be as hungry later on in the day. Which I agree with. But it does not mean it will lead to more weight loss.

If you were to have the exact same amount and type of food over 2 meals instead of 3 to 4 I don’t think it would make much difference.

In essence if you think about it you insulin would only be spiked twice with 2 meals as opposed to 4 times with 4 meals. Does that mean that 2 meals is better. Im not really sure. But I have developed a few things that seem to work for me so I will stick with them. They are as follows:

  • Eat Breakfast 30 – 60 minutes after waking. This does give me an energy boost and after years of no breakfast I am finally starting to get hungry again when I wake. All I know is from experience if I do not eat in the morning I pig out at lunch/dinner which is not a good thing. So Breakfast is one meal Im sticking to and it should be high protein.
  • Stop eating 4 hours before bed with a big meal. I think that you can eat a big meal at night with no true side effects. Just leave 4 hours for it to fully digest.
  • Drink lots of water through out the day. Although not a meal it helps to keep the hunger at bay.
  • Lastly I mix up the meals I have. As long as I have Breakfast and Dinner I mix up my daily meal intake. Some Days 2 Meals other days 3 and some times 4 meals a day should I feel like it. I let my body decide if I am hungry I eat. If not I don’t. It has been so long since I listened to my body as opposed to emotional or mental eating it is a nice change.

Slow Carb Meal2. When does True Weight Loss Start

The other question that was raised in our debate(best word for it) was when does true weight loss start? In my first week I dropped 5 KG (12 Pounds) In my next week I dropped 3KG (6.6 Pounds). This week I feel I will be in the 1KG range. Although I feel I have lowered my waste and feel better(hard to describe but I know I am changing).

This is because in the first week you lose a lot of Water from your system. With the amount of Glucose and Carbs most people are on your body is so full of over retained water it has to release that. Usually why there is such a first week drop. The second week is similar as your body gets used to the change.

I don’t think it is until the 3rd maybe 4th week you truly start dropping fat. Because bare with me. Think of it as your body testing you. It is saying are you serious. Are you really going to stick with this. Your body has done so much to store the fat for good it needs times to

1 start becoming more sensitive to Insulin (another post I am going to do) and 2 adjust to the change in food intake. Most of us have been doing this to ourselves for years. You body needs time to adjust.

There is a great video on the Tom Naughton Videos I posted the other day. Watch number 5 (may have started in the 4th) it talks about the metabolism and what the metabolism truly is. Once you get a good look at what Insulin does it will all make sense.

So I guess the point of this chat was is don’t get disheartened if you do slow down on the weight loss. It is normal. Also to give your body time to adjust. You have thrown it in to shock with the Slow Carb Meals. Give it time to catch up.

That’s all for today. Hope it gets you thinking.
Stephen.