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).
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].