First Impressions
Table of contents for slow-carb challenge
- Slow-Carb Challenge
- First Impressions
- Driving in the Slow-Carb Lane
I’ve been on this “Slow-Carb” diet now for about two and a half weeks, and I just wanted to give a brief report on my first impressions. First of all, I could tell from the beginning that the slight change in diet was making me less hungry - this is because foods like beans, veggies, chicken, and eggs are so filling, and they take longer to digest than foods higher on the [somewhat mystical?] Glycemic Index (foods like bread, sugar, cereal, and the like, which I am avoiding on this diet).
By the way, I am edging my way to make this my permanent diet - just want to get the hang of it first. The best part about it is that once a week (usually Sunday or Saturday for me) is a “free day” where anything goes (or as I like to think of it, Snickers-bar day! - Snickers bars, ironically, are fairly low on the Glycemic Index; it’s just that they are high in fat).
Anyway, I am still tracking my calories and my weight. I haven’t been aiming for any particular calorie limit per day or anything - just tracking it - and my preliminary assessment is that it’s working. I am seeing a gradual decrease in the amount of calories per day that I am consuming (easier to see with a moving average on the old spreadsheet) and [again, gradually] have seen a decrease in my weight (a little over a pound - not yet conclusive but, seeing as I haven’t been “making” myself eat less, it is a great start). More later (hope this is interesting to anyone but myself).
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Sometimes the doldrums come skulking around, like some old bone-tired hungry hound dog begging for handouts but too pitiful even to look you in the eye. Hardly looking at anything, really. All squinting and skulkified and pitiful. Thinking, “I’m just gonna creep up beside you and wait a spell. Don’t make any sudden movements, now. I ain’t gonna bite you - sure enough - ain’t gonna look at you, much less bite you. If’n you wanna toss me a scrap - that’d be fine. Just fine. If’n not, well. Reckon I’m just gonna hang around a while to make sure you ain’t gonna change your mind anytime soon. No sir, ain’t gonna look at you, much less bite you.”
and this aptly named slow-carb diet is that low-carb diets aim to avoid carbohydrates altogether, while slow-carb diets are just picky about what kinds of carbohydrates to eat [hint: slow-burning carbs].
That’s right, we agreed to do something but did not agree on what that something was. [Insert comment here about hindsight being revelatory and all that.] And finally, there was never any mention of reward for achievement or punishment for utter failure (although, again, since there was no stated deadline . . .). Follow along at your own pace [if you dare] - updates of our own progress will be added to the blog.