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ATKINS
MoniMadnezz
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Have any of you ever did the ATKINS meal plan..I have and didn't like it.. Did you guys like it? Tell me your thoughts on it! Did consuming low carbs help you lose weight?? 
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It's an awful, dangerous diet.2
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Unsustainable and unhealthy.0
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I looked at the book since my ILs were following it at one point. No breads of any kind for the first 2 weeks iirc. No thanks.1
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Buddy of mine does it and maintained well as long as he stayed on it. Blood numbers were fantastical as well across the board.2
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CipherZero wrote: »Buddy of mine does it and maintained well as long as he stayed on it. Blood numbers were fantastical as well across the board.
There lies the problem, with diets; they aren't sustainable!
So I always ask anyone, when they begin a diet: What're you going to do, when you regain; the weight? The diet again? You desire to be on a diet, for the duration; of your life? I then explain that being on a diet, is like touching a hot stove. Sure at 1st, you didn't know better; until you got burnt but once you got burnt, you should've learned to avoid the consequences; by not touching it again.
They say: Oh but it wasn't the same diet, that I did previously; it's a different 1.
I say: That's no different, than touching a hot General Electric stove & then a hot Whirlpool stove. They're different stoves but the consequences're still, the same!2 -
Some like it, some don't. Like many other ways of eating it can be done in healthier and less healthy ways. Wouldn't work for me.2
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The meal plan effects people's bodies distance for instance low carbs may work for you, but what affects my body the most is sugar weight wise... And yes I did lose a few pounds from it but it's just not for me... Especially the fake sugar after taste with the products I couldn't deal with it.....1
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I've eaten low carb for quite a while, usually like phase 1 Atkins but with some dairy and without any carb substitute products (just naturally low carb foods). I lost 40 lbs in 5 months, and maintained that for over 6 months. It is very doable and healthy if you like the foods and choose wholesome foods. It is not unhealthy or dangerous, or IMO, awful or unsustainable.7
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It's an awful, dangerous diet.
BS. I did it for 3 months (I've tried lots of different things for 3-6 months, because to me, if you do something for less than 3 months, you haven't even tried it).
It sucks for 3 days and then is easy because you never get hungry. I felt pretty great all the time, energy-wise. My biggest issue was that eating that much meat became expensive. Also, I was going on a week long backpacking trip, and there's no easy way to eat low-carb under those circumstances.
People think it's bad because you're eating nothing but fat and protein (basically meat and butter). Those people are imbeciles. In real life, you're eating tons of green vegetables. From a micronutrient perspective, my diet was probably better on Atkins then at any other time in my life.
Overall, I liked it. My bloodwork was great. But I like alcohol too much to sustain it for very long. Also, I go through periods of bulking, and getting enough calories to gain weight wasn't easy without carbs.7 -
I did it on and off for a few months and lost about 10 pounds but I liked bread, pasta, and rice too much to stick to it long term. I felt ok during the diet itself, besides feeling deprived which was more emotional. Moderation and counting calories makes more sense for me long term and i have lost 50 lbs that way.4
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So many opinions.. I love it lol!1
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Atkins is not dangerous. It's just another way of eating. As far as being sustainable, Atkins is sustainable for people who feel better on a low carb food plan. Low carb plans are especially effective for people with PCOS and DM.3
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What's up with Atkins anyway? If you do it correctly would you go into ketosis?1
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First phase, I believe. The maintenance phase allows for more carbs depending on the person.0
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I don't know. I have no problem with LCHF but I believe you should understand what you're doing in terms of calories and tracking macros by gram. It seems like it'd be way easier to go into maintenance if you understand what that really means, rather than just cutting carbs willy nilly.1
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arditarose wrote: »I don't know. I have no problem with LCHF but I believe you should understand what you're doing in terms of calories and tracking macros by gram. It seems like it'd be way easier to go into maintenance if you understand what that really means, rather than just cutting carbs willy nilly.
Absolutely. I suspect some of the disdain of former low carbers has to do with the fact that they went headlong into low carbing without doing their homework, and, if they lost the weight they wanted, without having a plan for maintenance...Atkins gives one a plan for losing weight and for maintaining weight. I wonder how many folks followed through with the whole plan...2 -
For me personally, not sustainable.
Long term sustainability for me. All foods in moderation. No transitioning to maintenance.
34 months on maintenance @ less than 1/2 of my starting body weight. Works for me so far.0 -
The allowed menu is the exact opposite of what I like, but some people like that kind of food. It doesn't matter, really. In the end it's all about calories and finding ways to manage them.2
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probably one of the worst tools to create a calorie deficit, but if you want to go that route, then knock yourself out. Just don't trick yourself into believing that it is some magical fat burning diet that is superior to normal macros and calorie deficit...1
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I wonder, did you know Dr Atkins was obese when he died? And suffered numerous heart attacks and heart problems? It seems many of these sources are from the UK which may be a factor but;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-192106/Official-Atkins-health-risk.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/21/society.politics
http://www.rd.com/health/diet-weight-loss/why-low-carb-diets-arent-the-answer/
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20359381,00.html
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/the-truth-about-carbs.aspx
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/you-need-to-eat-carbs
http://www.livestrong.com/article/414187-why-do-we-need-carbohydrates-in-our-diet/0 -
I wonder, did you know Dr Atkins was obese when he died? And suffered numerous heart attacks and heart problems? It seems many of these sources are from the UK which may be a factor but;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-192106/Official-Atkins-health-risk.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/21/society.politics
http://www.rd.com/health/diet-weight-loss/why-low-carb-diets-arent-the-answer/
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20359381,00.html
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/the-truth-about-carbs.aspx
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/you-need-to-eat-carbs
http://www.livestrong.com/article/414187-why-do-we-need-carbohydrates-in-our-diet/
Links. Got it.
Shall we post some too?
Perhaps more links to actual science...5 -
I don't believe the diet is unhealthy if followed correctly. I've known several people who have lost weight on it, only one that has kept it off (for about 15 years now).0
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I wonder, did you know Dr Atkins was obese when he died? And suffered numerous heart attacks and heart problems? It seems many of these sources are from the UK which may be a factor but;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-192106/Official-Atkins-health-risk.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/21/society.politics
http://www.rd.com/health/diet-weight-loss/why-low-carb-diets-arent-the-answer/
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20359381,00.html
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/the-truth-about-carbs.aspx
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/you-need-to-eat-carbs
http://www.livestrong.com/article/414187-why-do-we-need-carbohydrates-in-our-diet/
Hmm. You even quoted a Reader's Digest Article.
These articles are based on past food myths, misperceptions, woo, and some information that is just plain wrong.
Here's a summary of few LCHF studies to start with:
https://authoritynutrition.com/23-studies-on-low-carb-and-low-fat-diets/
This was interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eREuZEdMAVo
The New Atkins Diet was written by Westman and Phinney. Both are nutritional scientists. It isn't an extreme diet by any means.
And Atkins may have been slightly overweight when he died from a head injury. It does not appear that he was obese. He was also still working as a doctor a few days per week, travelling, and walking the city often. Not bad for your 70s.
It appears he did have some heart issues but so what? Atkins does not claim to cure all heart disease. Perhaps he would have died decades earlier without eating the way he did. Who knows.
Everybody dies of something. All we can do is hope to find the diet that pushes that eventuality back a few extra years. A decade or so if we get lucky too.7
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