Bob (this one) wrote on 09 Sep 2005 in rec.food.cooking
> > I lost 30 lbs on Atkins. I also now have one eye laced with
> > floaters where before I had only one. My buddy had the same probs
> > and his ophthalmologist said it was due to excessive cholesterol (he
> > no Atkins). What does this mean? That you don't have a clue what
> > you're talking about.
>
> No, it says that you can't extrapolate to the universal from
> particular instances, particularly on lousy information.
> Othalmologists aren't a good source of nutritional information. There
> has been no correlation that I've ever seen that links floaters with
> excess cholesterol.
> <http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/spotsfloats.htm>
> <http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/floaters.htm#possible>
>
> Pastorio
>
I've lost 60 lbs of the 90 I've been told to lose, following a low carb
diet (20 carbs a day max.),from 265 to 205 lbs. It took me a year. But I'm
in good health (my doctor says she is proud of me). My BP is 130/80 quite
normal. My eyes have improved so I don't require my reading glasses as much
now, unless the print is fine (like in a phonebook)...in fact my BG level
is approaching normal (whatever that is) Hb1AC is 5.5 mmol*, BG fasting is
in the 5.7mmol range, 2pp BG is commonly 4.2 mmol, my LDLs are down and my
HDLs are up; lowering my total cholesterol and my risk factor ratio is
below normal but not near 1/2 risk yet. The more weight I lose, the better
my cholestrol and BG levels become. Without any medications of any kind. I
could get them a little better by walking 15 minutes a day. But why start
now? Exercise is what I'll start if I stop losing weight. I feel great and
I'm not hungry all the time to boot. I was at the Doctor's this afternoon.
I too have heard stories about friends of friends getting sick from low
carbing, but that's just scare stories nothing everything is secondhand
evidence, not unlike the aligators in NYC sewers stories.
Now comes the hard part losing 30 lbs more. The next 10 are always the
hardest. If I can lose 60 lbs anybody can...I have little or no will power.
I'm 77% of the man I was...My goal is to be 67%.
*Multiply mmol by 18.06 to get mg.
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The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.
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