Starting Atkins. Need Support!
Marlinedorcinvil
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so I am about to start on Atkins this Monday May 2nd. This is all new to me but I would love the help and support from those who have done it, are currently on it, or are thinking about doing it. Just befriend me. I would love your advice.
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I did Atkins for 2 months in college as part of a documentary-style assignment for a writing class. I followed the plan and recorded it every day. It. Was. Hell. You have NO energy, your "systems" are completely blocked up, your hair will start to look like hell. That beings aid, you will lose weight. I lost 23 pounds in two months. However, within 3 weeks of going off it I gained 30.
I'm currently doing a 40/40/20 ratio of protein/carbs/fat and have had great success. I still have enough energy to work out and have been losing steadily. Everything is moving along nicely and my hair and nails aren't looking like crap. Neither is my skin. Just some food for thought.0 -
Look at the South Beach or the 17 Day Diet before you try Atkins. I have done all three but my best results came from SB and 17 Day. I am on 17 Day now. It is still low carb and quick weight loss but not just meat, eggs and cheese. Need more balance than what Atkins has to offer. However you are an adult and allowed to make your own choices. Just speaking from experience.
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I'm doing Atkins, but not 100% cause I'm not doing stages, I'm staying in Induction for weeks until I get closer to my goal and then I'll introduce more vegetables and fruits. I read the 1972 book cover to cover...much better than the "new" version out these days. I recommend it. I have no desire to reintroduce starches anytime soon and definitely not on a routine basis.. I'm currently ending my first month. I guess I'm doing more of a genaralized "keto diet". I'm staying in ketosis by eating close to 20 g carbs per day.
They key with it is, you can't just lose your weight and then go back to eating whatever you want cause you look great and feel great...this has to be a life long change.
Apparently everyone reacts differently because I have SO much more energy, I have much better moods, people have said I have a "glowing" face lol and I'm never hungrycause you eat satisfying foods that keep you full beyond the next meal time.
This change was the best thing I've EVER done...and my sister's doing it too and has reported the same exact effects.
I sent you a friend request.
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Atkins is not the way to go for most people. The way to go is a balanced, healthy eating plan. Your body needs the kind of nutrition you will never get on the Atkins. Do a food diary with the help of Myfitnesspal.com and learn about the calories in the foods your biological body needs to thrive. Try very hard not to rush things but learn things that will keep you on the right track. Have your three meals a day and a snack to. Fruit is great, a medium size orange is 50 calories, an apple is probably a bit more, 1/2 a medium banana is about 60. There is so much you can do if you do some planning for your meals and you will not be eating the way some diet outlines for you. Good luck with your own plan. FG0
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I do not recommend the atkin's diet. I do recommend eating sensibly and having a balanced diet. You can watch your carbs, but your body NEEDS carbs.
And any diet that says I cannot have an apple, but I can have a plate of bacon is just wrong, imo :laugh:
Yes, you will lose a crapload of weight, but...once you start eating normal again, you will gain it back, plus some. I have seen soooo many of my friends do this and they just don't understand why. It's not difficult to figure out.0 -
I've had many mixed reviews about it but I'm committed to staying on the diet. I understand that if you go from no carbs to at the 'normal' amount, you will gain all of the weight back.0
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Instead of Atkins, it'd be healthier to do South Beach Diet. The Atkins diet killed my gallbladder and caused me to produce gallstones. Later my whole gallbladder had to be removed. The MD that performed the surgery said that this is a natual side-effect to the Atkins Diet. I'd really think long and hard before trying it. Although, everyone's body handles foods differently.
If you lose better with higher protein diets than I'd suggest South Beach Diet or ISAgenix. I'm currently on ISAgenix and have lost 10 in the past month and it's really the best I felt while on a "diet". I have tons of energy, I"m sleeping better, and feel more motivated to workout. Let me know, if you'd like some info on it. :flowerforyou:0 -
Another vote for the 40/20/20 ratio. Atkins in particular is not great due to muscle loss.
South Beach isn't nearly as bad. Atkins will give you headaches, make you cranky and make your breath smell.
You brain can only function on carbs. The amount you get on Atkins is barely enough for brain function, let alone any energy for anything else.
If you want to try low-carb, try South Beach. What's your fear of carbs anyway?
I highly recommend the current book I'm reading called the Body Fat Solution by Tom Venuto. He also wrote burn the fat, feed the muscle. He explains how to eat regular food (at higher than 1200 a day calories) and exercise sensibly. It's an excellent resource.
Low/No Carb will lose water weight first, then fat/muscle. Problem is, it doesn't discriminate. When the weight is off, you'll gain it back easily as you will have lost the muscle that burns calories. You can actually decrease your metabolism.0 -
I don't think she needed advice on whether or not to DO atkins...she wanted support from those who are on it. So if you don't do/like atkins...fine.
Your body does not NEED carbs. There are no essential carbohydrates. No body needs to eat bread, rice...etc. Yeah fruits are a great dessert nature has provided, but people treat these as "all you can eat" and that's just not right. Fruit is sugar and your body treats it the same as any other kind.
People do not need grains.... There's a whole heap of info about this that is just wrong information.
Again OP I'm here for support if you have any questions.0 -
I've had many mixed reviews about it but I'm committed to staying on the diet. I understand that if you go from no carbs to at the 'normal' amount, you will gain all of the weight back.
That's why people say Atkins is awful. The diet works....the people fail. You can't go back to eating all those carbohydrates.
Here, do this....skip the label, just keep your carbs down and fat/protein up and drink lots of water and....you'll do fine!0 -
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Another vote for the 40/20/20 ratio. Atkins in particular is not great due to muscle loss.
South Beach isn't nearly as bad. Atkins will give you headaches, make you cranky and make your breath smell.
You brain can only function on carbs. The amount you get on Atkins is barely enough for brain function, let alone any energy for anything else.
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Another person who did Atkins and felt like crap here. I have never ever felt worse on a diet. Carbs=fuel. No carbs=no fuel. Cut out processed unhealthy carbs and replace with healthy carbs (fruit, whole grains). Atkins is simply not a sustainable diet for most people. I would never reccomend it.0
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I do not recommend the atkin's diet. I do recommend eating sensibly and having a balanced diet. You can watch your carbs, but your body NEEDS carbs.
And any diet that says I cannot have an apple, but I can have a plate of bacon is just wrong, imo :laugh:
Yes, you will lose a crapload of weight, but...once you start eating normal again, you will gain it back, plus some. I have seen soooo many of my friends do this and they just don't understand why. It's not difficult to figure out.
Another misconception...you are not supposed to eat a "plate of bacon"...cured meats are to be eating sparingly...and you can have an apple, just not in the induction period.
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I don't think she needed advice on whether or not to DO atkins...she wanted support from those who are on it. So if you don't do/like atkins...fine.
Your body does not NEED carbs. There are no essential carbohydrates. No body needs to eat bread, rice...etc. Yeah fruits are a great dessert nature has provided, but people treat these as "all you can eat" and that's just not right. Fruit is sugar and your body treats it the same as any other kind.
People do not need grains.... There's a whole heap of info about this that is just wrong information.
Again OP I'm here for support if you have any questions.
In my case, I'm only sharing my experience with the diet. I certainly wouldn't want to offend anyone. I wish someone had told me their personal experience with it, before I had to go through surgery. As a Nurse, I have to say that your body does need carbs...healthy ones...such as food high in fiber.
Thanks, Take care!0 -
Please tell me where you get this information, because ever single thing I have read about diet and nutrition states that carbs are essential. No one needs to eat a loaf of bread a day, but healthy carbs are a very important part of a diet.I don't think she needed advice on whether or not to DO atkins...she wanted support from those who are on it. So if you don't do/like atkins...fine.
Your body does not NEED carbs. There are no essential carbohydrates. No body needs to eat bread, rice...etc. Yeah fruits are a great dessert nature has provided, but people treat these as "all you can eat" and that's just not right. Fruit is sugar and your body treats it the same as any other kind.
People do not need grains.... There's a whole heap of info about this that is just wrong information.
Again OP I'm here for support if you have any questions.0 -
I don't think she needed advice on whether or not to DO atkins...she wanted support from those who are on it. So if you don't do/like atkins...fine.
Your body does not NEED carbs. There are no essential carbohydrates. No body needs to eat bread, rice...etc. Yeah fruits are a great dessert nature has provided, but people treat these as "all you can eat" and that's just not right. Fruit is sugar and your body treats it the same as any other kind.
People do not need grains.... There's a whole heap of info about this that is just wrong information.
Again OP I'm here for support if you have any questions.
Seriously. What is with the self-righteousness on here? She asked for support if you're doing it or are thinking about starting it. She didn't ask for advice on whether to do it or not. Which means, what? If you're not an Atkins supporter, don't reply to the thread. Simple.
Geez, some people on here are full of themselves.0 -
I don't think she needed advice on whether or not to DO atkins...she wanted support from those who are on it. So if you don't do/like atkins...fine.
Your body does not NEED carbs. There are no essential carbohydrates. No body needs to eat bread, rice...etc. Yeah fruits are a great dessert nature has provided, but people treat these as "all you can eat" and that's just not right. Fruit is sugar and your body treats it the same as any other kind.
People do not need grains.... There's a whole heap of info about this that is just wrong information.
Again OP I'm here for support if you have any questions.
Seriously. What is with the self-righteousness on here? She asked for support if you're doing it or are thinking about starting it. She didn't ask for advice on whether to do it or not. Which means, what? If you're not an Atkins supporter, don't reply to the thread. Simple.
Geez, some people on here are full of themselves.
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I've done my research and heard both sides. I am making sure to take precaution on it and I'll be the first to grab a slice of bread if I feel like I need it. Thanks for the concern. I do appreciate the help.0
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Um, it has nothing to do with being full of myself, but with sharing experience on the diet. I like to share how crappy I felt so that maybe someone will rethink doing it and save themselves that feeling. She can still do it, and if she does, I wish her nothing but luck and hpe she feels great!
When you post on a message board, especially about a diet that can be controversial, you are going to get a variety of responses. Nothing wrong with that. It is not like we are berating her or something! Geez.0 -
You and everyone else on here who didn't fit the OP's target audience are self-righteous. Period. I'm seeing it more and more on the message boards here and it's quite annoying.
It's not like she wanted support for wanting to eat 500 calories or less a day. Stop overreacting. There are plenty of people who are successful with Atkins, so it has nothing to do with it being controversial or not.0 -
Just throwing out how I felt on it. Truthfully, the issue is sticking with it. For most people, who spent their entire life eating bread pasta and other junkie carbs, just dropping them off is impossible. That's like telling a 500lb man that he can be skinny for life, but all he has to do is run a marathon a day. It's a huge change, that few if any can really sustain.0
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Please tell me where you get this information, because ever single thing I have read about diet and nutrition states that carbs are essential. No one needs to eat a loaf of bread a day, but healthy carbs are a very important part of a diet.I don't think she needed advice on whether or not to DO atkins...she wanted support from those who are on it. So if you don't do/like atkins...fine.
Your body does not NEED carbs. There are no essential carbohydrates. No body needs to eat bread, rice...etc. Yeah fruits are a great dessert nature has provided, but people treat these as "all you can eat" and that's just not right. Fruit is sugar and your body treats it the same as any other kind.
People do not need grains.... There's a whole heap of info about this that is just wrong information.
Again OP I'm here for support if you have any questions.
Don't have a list of links to share (work)...but why does the food guide pyramid states grains are the largest section and of course now people eat far too many! I'm not about to get into the nitty gritty....but it's quite ironic over the past 35 years america is fattening up nicely and everything seems to be surrounded by grains and refined carbohydrates...and the lovely HFCS. That's the biggest issue here (nevermind all the others, but this would get lengthly). too many carbyhydrates make one fat....eating fat does not.
Now no one said never eat fruits, never eat vegetables, never eat ANY grains again, heck they're tasty...but can your body be just fine and even healthy with them sparingly? Yes. Monitoring my carbohydrates is much more important than my calorie intake...and it works SO much better and I've received much better results...and if you change your lifestyle, you wont gain the weight back (just like hmm...any diet!)
Again, it obviously works this way for MANY people....but eating the recommened 250-300g carbs a day (gasp) doesn't work for most people (see america)...0 -
I did Atkins for 2 months in college as part of a documentary-style assignment for a writing class. I followed the plan and recorded it every day. It. Was. Hell. You have NO energy, your "systems" are completely blocked up, your hair will start to look like hell. That beings aid, you will lose weight. I lost 23 pounds in two months. However, within 3 weeks of going off it I gained 30.
I'm currently doing a 40/40/20 ratio of protein/carbs/fat and have had great success. I still have enough energy to work out and have been losing steadily. Everything is moving along nicely and my hair and nails aren't looking like crap. Neither is my skin. Just some food for thought.
that is not how it is for everyone trust me.. when i do atkins, i feel great, have more energy then i ever have when i am eating "normal" , and actually when i started doing it again this time i have noticed (not entirely to my pleasure) that my hair has thickened up again. Its all in figuring out what works best for your body and its chemitry0 -
I've done my research and heard both sides. I am making sure to take precaution on it and I'll be the first to grab a slice of bread if I feel like I need it. Thanks for the concern. I do appreciate the help.
If you do the Atkin's diet....then you'll have to bypass that craving for the bread, at least for the first 2 weeks. Just understand that is the point of it is to eliminate the cravings for starches and sugars. If you want to get into ketosis, you can't give into cravings...But once you get through the first part of it, the cravings are (should be) gone really. Get ketostix if you're serious about that.
Or if you want to not limit yourself to not eat certain foods, then just go "low carb" and that can vary for many people...from 20 cabrs/day or 50 carbs a day or even 100 carbs a day.....then you'll need to set a level of carbs you want to limit each day and work that piece of bread into it. But keep in mind, it adds up really quickly.0 -
I did Atkins about 5 years ago and had some success so I won't completely dismiss it but I would say to be careful...which it sounds like you're doing but I have to give my advice anyway :bigsmile:
Make sure you get the book and read it cover to cover (and keep it handy to reference) to get the whole plan down. There have been copycats floating around that aren't nearly as healthy as Dr. Atkins intended plan.
My only other input is to be prepared for induction! You may get very crabby and have some stomach issues at least in the first few days while your system is getting used to having less carbs/sugars. Oh and if they still sell their breakfast bars, I'd recommend the cinnamon one - YUM!0 -
Another vote for the 40/20/20 ratio. Atkins in particular is not great due to muscle loss.
South Beach isn't nearly as bad. Atkins will give you headaches, make you cranky and make your breath smell.
You brain can only function on carbs. The amount you get on Atkins is barely enough for brain function, let alone any energy for anything else.
If you want to try low-carb, try South Beach. What's your fear of carbs anyway?
I highly recommend the current book I'm reading called the Body Fat Solution by Tom Venuto. He also wrote burn the fat, feed the muscle. He explains how to eat regular food (at higher than 1200 a day calories) and exercise sensibly. It's an excellent resource.
Low/No Carb will lose water weight first, then fat/muscle. Problem is, it doesn't discriminate. When the weight is off, you'll gain it back easily as you will have lost the muscle that burns calories. You can actually decrease your metabolism.
actually the most import nutrion item for the brain is fat.0 -
Um, it has nothing to do with being full of myself, but with sharing experience on the diet. I like to share how crappy I felt so that maybe someone will rethink doing it and save themselves that feeling. She can still do it, and if she does, I wish her nothing but luck and hpe she feels great!
When you post on a message board, especially about a diet that can be controversial, you are going to get a variety of responses. Nothing wrong with that. It is not like we are berating her or something! Geez.
just because you felt crappy on it , does not mean she will. as i said in my first reply i feel my best when i am at low low carb and high protien . and the carbs i do get come from good healthy veggies, specially dark leafy ones yum0 -
oh and one last thing i want to add. Lots of people like to make the coment oh you will lose weight but once you start eating "normal" you will gain it back? Really? what is normal. mcdonald every day, I would not consider that normal, nasty but not normal. Normal is what is best for you, for me normal is low carb. And yes this is something i can do long term. especially if i dont get lazy about bringing lunch to work, which does also save alot of money.
and really as far as the 'food pyrimid' they have been shoving down our throats for years and years, if it is so correct, and if all the low fat, high carb is proper then why is obestity in america skyrocketing? if all that was correct shouldnt it be unheard of by now?????
okay time to put my soap box away and go back to work0 -
oh and one last thing i want to add. Lots of people like to make the coment oh you will lose weight but once you start eating "normal" you will gain it back? Really? what is normal. mcdonald every day, I would not consider that normal, nasty but not normal. Normal is what is best for you, for me normal is low carb. And yes this is something i can do long term. especially if i dont get lazy about bringing lunch to work, which does also save alot of money.
and really as far as the 'food pyrimid' they have been shoving down our throats for years and years, if it is so correct, and if all the low fat, high carb is proper then why is obestity in america skyrocketing? if all that was correct shouldnt it be unheard of by now?????
okay time to put my soap box away and go back to work
If people were eating to the food pyramid they wouldn't be obese. McDonald's isn't to be found on the pyramid.0
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