Low Carb, High Protein Diet

AngeKelly

I'm starting on this, apparently it'll speed up my metabolism or something. Anyway it's 50% protein 30% carbs and 20% good fats.
I'd just like your opinion on this diet or what the results were like if you've ever tried something similar.
Thanks

kouzzzz

I did the Atkins diet a while back. However, I limited my red meats and ate fish and chicken instead. Just be careful of how much fat you consume. The Atkins diet is a unhealthy way to lose weight. I did lose wait but found a better diet that works for me.

goohan

def. increase protien and decrease carbs but its difficult to have a really little amount of carbs. a tip some people say that has worked for me is don't eat carbs for the afternoon. I eat most of my carbs for breakfast and a little for lunch and mainly protien and fat in the evening but i think the best thing to do is try different ways and find out what works best for you because ever body is different. xxxxxxx

Grokette

I did the Atkins diet a while back. However, I limited my red meats and ate fish and chicken instead. Just be careful of how much fat you consume. The Atkins diet is a unhealthy way to lose weight. I did lose wait but found a better diet that works for me.

I don't believe that Atkins is an unhealthy way to lose weight if you commit to it from start to finish and move up the carb ladder as outlined in the book.

I got off all medications while I was doing Atkins and my blood work was phenomenal. Saturated fats are not unhealthy, there is plenty of research that says they are more healthy than unhealthy.........

The way I look at it, if saturated fats were sooo unhealthy, those of us that were breastfed were doomed from birth as breastmilk is primarily made up of long chain fatty acids (aka saturated fats).

Coconut oil is the healthiest fat on the face of the earth. It is a medium chain fatty acid (aka saturated fat).

There is more proof that Polyunsaturated fats (PUFAS) are more detrimental to our health than saturated fat due to oxidation.

AngeKelly

I did the Atkins diet a while back. However, I limited my red meats and ate fish and chicken instead. Just be careful of how much fat you consume. The Atkins diet is a unhealthy way to lose weight. I did lose wait but found a better diet that works for me.

It's not the Atkins diet per se, it's not as extreme or strict.

Black_Swan

I eat mostly raw food and lots of yogurt and stuff so my protein is usually in the red numbers (over) and sugar is usually low. It works for me. It just came naturally for me. Good luck!