Comments on: Before, During, and After Photos http://migraineur.wordpress.com Thoughts about life with migraines Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:30:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: psipsina http://migraineur.wordpress.com/before-during-and-after-photos/#comment-2564 psipsina Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:26:35 +0000 http://migraineur.wordpress.com/#comment-2564 Hi, Vesna - thanks for stopping by. I do measure occasionally, but I don't actually write them down, so I can't give exact numbers or an exact time frame. I do know that my waist was over 30" and my hips were over 42" before I rediscovered low-carb. Now my waist is getting really close to 29" (about 29 1/4") and my hips are about 40 1/2". Hi, Vesna – thanks for stopping by. I do measure occasionally, but I don’t actually write them down, so I can’t give exact numbers or an exact time frame. I do know that my waist was over 30″ and my hips were over 42″ before I rediscovered low-carb. Now my waist is getting really close to 29″ (about 29 1/4″) and my hips are about 40 1/2″.

]]> By: Vesna http://migraineur.wordpress.com/before-during-and-after-photos/#comment-2556 Vesna Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:23:47 +0000 http://migraineur.wordpress.com/#comment-2556 You're looking great! What a difference from October to December. Sure looks like more than 3 pounds difference. Must be your body recomposing itself. Do you do measurements? What do the inches say? Thanks for posting the series. Keep up the good work! You’re looking great! What a difference from October to December. Sure looks like more than 3 pounds difference. Must be your body recomposing itself. Do you do measurements? What do the inches say?

Thanks for posting the series. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Bryan-oz4caster http://migraineur.wordpress.com/before-during-and-after-photos/#comment-2347 Bryan-oz4caster Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:16:20 +0000 http://migraineur.wordpress.com/#comment-2347 Hey, I know the feeling :) I'm 6'1" and weighed about 175 lb in college and reached about 195 lb by age 40. Then at age 42 I got married and my wife suggested I get a physical each year. The doc said my cholesterol was too high at about 210 and that I should go on a low fat diet and take a statin to lower that nasty cholesterol. Well, you know, stuff happens :) I gained about 50 lb trying to do low fat. Just what the drug-pushing big Pharma wants. My blood pressure was rising, my blood sugar was rising, I was lethargic - signs of metabolic syndrome creeping in. But with Lipitor my cholesterol was 130, so I thought I must be well - a little extra weight could't hurt, right? I went to a new doctor three years ago who suggested I needed to get back down to 200 lb and she said I should exercise every day. So I started walking 2+ miles every day and switched to a fairly low carb diet, complete with aspartame and splenda. Except I was still addicted to sugar and cheated on weekends. I only managed to lose about 10 lb that year. Then about 2 years ago I found the WAPF and Dr Mercola web pages, dropped the Lipitor, and resolved to break my sugar addiction. I quickly lost 15 lb in three months and then another 5 lb over the next 6 months. I made it down to 213 lb, but I've been on a very slow re-bound over the last year and now I'm back up to 223 lb, but I'm sure more of it is muscle now ;) Oh, well ... time to cut back a little more on carbs! Good luck on your continuing weight loss. Watch out for the rebound :) Hey, I know the feeling :)

I’m 6′1″ and weighed about 175 lb in college and reached about 195 lb by age 40. Then at age 42 I got married and my wife suggested I get a physical each year. The doc said my cholesterol was too high at about 210 and that I should go on a low fat diet and take a statin to lower that nasty cholesterol.

Well, you know, stuff happens :) I gained about 50 lb trying to do low fat. Just what the drug-pushing big Pharma wants. My blood pressure was rising, my blood sugar was rising, I was lethargic – signs of metabolic syndrome creeping in. But with Lipitor my cholesterol was 130, so I thought I must be well – a little extra weight could’t hurt, right?

I went to a new doctor three years ago who suggested I needed to get back down to 200 lb and she said I should exercise every day. So I started walking 2+ miles every day and switched to a fairly low carb diet, complete with aspartame and splenda. Except I was still addicted to sugar and cheated on weekends. I only managed to lose about 10 lb that year. Then about 2 years ago I found the WAPF and Dr Mercola web pages, dropped the Lipitor, and resolved to break my sugar addiction. I quickly lost 15 lb in three months and then another 5 lb over the next 6 months. I made it down to 213 lb, but I’ve been on a very slow re-bound over the last year and now I’m back up to 223 lb, but I’m sure more of it is muscle now ;)

Oh, well … time to cut back a little more on carbs! Good luck on your continuing weight loss. Watch out for the rebound :)

]]> By: deborah http://migraineur.wordpress.com/before-during-and-after-photos/#comment-2344 deborah Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:41:24 +0000 http://migraineur.wordpress.com/#comment-2344 love the pics, and the barby prep. I'm still holding out for the little egg pic, though. love the pics, and the barby prep. I’m still holding out for the little egg pic, though.

]]> By: psipsina http://migraineur.wordpress.com/before-during-and-after-photos/#comment-2338 psipsina Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:16:14 +0000 http://migraineur.wordpress.com/#comment-2338 The Santa hat is a tradition in my husband's family, with whom we generally celebrate Christmas. It used to go to the youngest person - my husband for many years, then my sister-in-law. Then finally his mom decided that the hats should get passed around. The Santa hat is a tradition in my husband’s family, with whom we generally celebrate Christmas. It used to go to the youngest person – my husband for many years, then my sister-in-law. Then finally his mom decided that the hats should get passed around.

]]> By: Anna http://migraineur.wordpress.com/before-during-and-after-photos/#comment-2337 Anna Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:59:51 +0000 http://migraineur.wordpress.com/#comment-2337 Great photo timeline. Thanks for sharing. I guess you still like to wear Santa hats? :-) I have a small head and really straight hair that doesn't "poof" much, so they are always too big for me. Great photo timeline. Thanks for sharing. I guess you still like to wear Santa hats? :-) I have a small head and really straight hair that doesn’t “poof” much, so they are always too big for me.

]]> By: Pictures! « The Migraineur http://migraineur.wordpress.com/before-during-and-after-photos/#comment-2336 Pictures! « The Migraineur Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:32:53 +0000 http://migraineur.wordpress.com/#comment-2336 [...] low carb, weight loss — by psipsina @ 2:32 pm I added a new page, which you can access here or from the upper right area of my blog, showing the usual before and after pictures.  (Well, OK, [...] [...] low carb, weight loss — by psipsina @ 2:32 pm I added a new page, which you can access here or from the upper right area of my blog, showing the usual before and after pictures.  (Well, OK, [...]

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