The Master Buffeteer on A Buffet Diet

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I have been on my Buffet diet since last April. I have lost close to 60 lbs on a 3000 calorie a day diet, without anymore exercise than lifting a silver spoon to my mouth. How do I do it, simple restrict the Carbs to under a 100 grams a day. I don't restrict calories and eat all the meat, eggs, veggies, cheese, butter, fish that I want. My Cholesteral level was 163 last time checked in September. The animal fats won't kill ya but the carbs will. That really means cut out Bread, Pasta, Rice, Potatoe and Sugar. These foods are your enemy Next time you go into a grocery store check out what they promote on the end of the aisles. Its all sugar and carbs. Read the packages and see what you are truly eating. Americans are in deep dodo with what they eat and the quanities. Major health problems await them at an ever earlier age, because of it.

For the past 6 months I have not really lost much weight until the past coupla weeks or so and now the scale is declining again. The only big change has been the removal of Aspartme as a sweetner in my coffee. I have switched to Splenda...yeah I have always taken big ones, so what else is new.

[JavaBrewer]

2500 calorie boring (very little meat & lotsa greens) diet and my Cholesterol was 290 so blow me Tabs

I'm running alot more and going to the gym. Cut wine to weekends only and I'm nearing 15lbs weight loss, down to 190.

Sweetener in coffee...barf...black is the way to go dude - especially with that fancy Solvang espresso machine.

[Tobra]

Had a friend who lost a bunch of weight and I asked him about it. He says it is this new thing, Atkins Diet.

Me, "What is the story"
He, "You severely restrict your carbs..."
Me, "Not interested"
He, "Why not, I just told you that is how I lost all that weight."

I like pasta, bread, rice, potato and all things carbo loaded. I have been between 175 and 185 for the last 25 years, never had any troubles with cholesterol or BP. I can eat anything I want, but generally don't want to eat crappy for me stuff, so that is lucky. I have a full head of hair, might be one or two gray ones up there, but not many.

I am genetically blessed. Happy your diet is working out for you though.

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It sounds like your buying into the Low Fat lie. Its all the processed Carbs you eat, by excercising more you are just burning them better thats all. Thats what Carbs are good for sustained physical activity..like working on a farm.

A glass of wine a day is good for ya.

Its all the processed Carbs that Americans consume thats the problem. That and the processed trans fats. I use real butter instead of Margrine, almost always have.

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Tobra I have never been a Fast Food Addict, it has usually been the massive quanities.. When I have wanted to lose weight going back 30 years, I have always restricted Carbs to do it. I have also restricted calories before and sooner or later I would slowly gain 5 here and 5 there never giving them back.

I don't give a crap about Atkins or any other Diet plan. Except to know that Carbs are not my friend and thats what I need to limit.

It seems that my genetic makeup has a propensity for Carbs however without the sustained physical activity that is required to burn them, they go to fat.

[cgarr]

When I was at 210 I just quit eating so much and lost 40 lbs, still eat the same things just not so much. Dont take a crap so often either. And read this too: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7233459.stm

[The Gaijin]

Originally Posted by tabs

It sounds like your buying into the Low Fat lie.....

A glass of wine a day is good for ya.

Its all the processed Carbs that Americans consume thats the problem. That and the processed trans fats. I use real butter instead of Margrine, almost always have.

Amen to that! Eat as your grandparents did, or great-grandparents. (Adjusted of course for how much physical labor you do..) The processed carbs and factory food that is the problem.

[Tobra]

I eat bacon and eggs and put real cream and sugar in my coffee. Bad fat, bad carbs, something to that, but it is mostly crap. It is more a matter of not overdoing it, moderation in all things. To me it is a balance thing. If I don't like it, or am not hungry, I will not eat. If everyone did this there would not be too many fatties. About one day a month I will not eat much, if at all, just drink water and juice all day.

Never had much use for margarine, unless I am making those melt in your mouth sugar cookies. I like me some good red wine too. I am not a mass quantities sort of guy, rather have a little real good than a lot of mediocre.

Some people are just screwed on the genetics. Have a friend who ate healthy as can be, but his LDL/HDL ratio and total cholesterol were always jacked, bad genes.

[72doug2,2S]

Get off that couch turn the TV off and have lots more sex.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by cgarr

When I was at 210 I just quit eating so much and lost 40 lbs, still eat the same things just not so much....

Although I've gained some of it back, I did virtually the same thing several years ago (212 > 175) by simply backing away when I was "comfortably full" rather than the "eat all you can" mentality of when I was younger/more active.

[Burnin' oil]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

Get off that couch turn the TV off and have lots more sex.

I would, but I'm too tired.

[Buckterrier]

[QUOTE=tabs;3797821]I have been on my Buffet diet since last April. I have lost close to 60 lbs on a 3000 calorie a day diet, without anymore exercise than lifting a silver spoon to my mouth.
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BULL ******* ****E. That's like saying you put gas in your car, don't drive it, and have to keep putting gas in it.
That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard, actually your funny, nice try

[Tobra]

you make a good point Buck, 3000 Calories is a lot, you should have found 50 lbs, not lost them

Pretty simple way to lose weight. Eat a balanced, reasonable diet and take in less calories than you use.



If rice is all that fattening, why aren't there more fat Asians? For example, the traditional rice and fish Japanese diet will let you live to 100 and not worry much about heart disease. It was when they started eating McD's and pizza, smoking and drinking scotch where they got in trouble there.

[dd74]

And Italians. Pasta and breads are staples. I don't hear of many weight issues among Italians. Is it portion size?

[BRPORSCHE]

I call BS on a few things here. Eating that many calories regardless of how many carbs you eat isn't going to let you lose massive amounts of mass. Eating in moderation will. 6 small meals a day are all you need. Unless you are doing strenous work during the day other then lifting the silver spoon. In my prime I'd say I ate 3,000 calories a day easy. I never gained an ounce. It's once you keep eating like that and stop doing the exersise is when you put it on.

Also, not eating is bad. Eat to a balanced diet in moderation, and you will have nothing to worry about at all.

[Buckterrier]

[QUOTE=Tobra;3798348]

Pretty simple way to lose weight. Eat a balanced, reasonable diet and take in less calories than you use. QUOTE]

Bottom line.
But, maybe he has a tape worm that consumes 2,999 calories

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Shaun, Legion and Randy do I lie? U have seen me eat since I have gone on my Buffet diet?

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by tabs

How do I do it, simple restrict the Carbs to under a 100 grams a day. I don't restrict calories and eat all the meat, eggs, veggies, cheese, butter, fish that I want. My Cholesteral level was 163 last time checked in September. The animal fats won't kill ya but the carbs will. That really means cut out Bread, Pasta, Rice, Potato and Sugar. These foods are your enemy Next time you go into a grocery store check out what they promote on the end of the aisles. Its all sugar and carbs. Read the packages and see what you are truly eating. Americans are in deep dodo with what they eat and the quanities. Major health problems await them at an ever earlier age, because of it.

I agree 100% with the bread, pasta, rice, potato, sugar comment. But you say you are "restricting" yourself to 100 grams? If what you say is true, that you don't exercise that is still too many. I trained for a 1/2 marathon, crossed trained with weight training and lived on 130 grams of carbs, 80 grams protein & 40 grams of fat daily.
Three nutrients... carbs, fat & protein. if you take in more than you need of ANY of them you will store the excess as fat. If you are Arnold you need a ton of protein, that builds muscle. If you're Lance you need a ton of carbs, for all the energy he needs. Also, your brain lives on carbs. And fat well you need that for good skin, etc.
And you are right food is killing America.

[tabs]

Under 100 grams a day...more in the hood of 60 to 80 grams. sometimes less. I will eat a big Rib Eye with a salad drenched in Ranch Dressing. Along with to low carb flour tortillas. That alone is probably close to 2500 calories.

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by tabs

Under 100 grams a day...more in the hood of 60 to 80 grams. sometimes less. I will eat a big Rib Eye with a salad drenched in Ranch Dressing. Along with to low carb flour tortillas. That alone is probably close to 2500 calories.

That's great. But the fat in the rib-eye, (any meat with the word 'rib' is extra fatty), is just building plaque in your arteries. One of the ways you MAY be losing weight is you are losing muscle mass, (it weighs more than fat), and gaining fat. But I still can't buy losing weight at 3,000 calories a day.