Atkins and calories

questionablemethods

Eating low carb is horrible!

I can't seem to keep the weight on even though I'm eating until I feel stuffed. Every time I wake up in the morning I feel rested (not normal), and on top of all that, I have too much energy!

It's horrible!

It IS horrible. In addition to your HORRIBLE symptoms, I also have clear skin, normal insulin ranges, and am skinnier than I have ever been in 15 years. It SUCKS!

:happy: OMG! My skin is glowing after having life-long problems with acne and slow-cell turnover.

AlyRoseNYC

I just noticed the other day that my hair and nails are super healthy lately. I don't know if I can attribute that directly to Atkins, but it might have something to do with the Atkins lifestyle causing me to eat a lot more whole foods.

Rosameegee

atkins, along with all of the other "diets" out there are great for quick weight loss. but it's the long run you need to consider. just follow a regular fitness plan, balance your foods, the new food plate system works. We NEED it all, protein, carbs, fats, fiber, fruits and veggies. and you need to take it off slowly. treat your body well if you want to feel great all of your life.
also, exercise! start with walking, work your way up to

AlyRoseNYC

We NEED it all, protein, carbs, fats, fiber, fruits and veggies. and you need to take it off slowly. treat your body well if you want to feel great all of your life.

I don't know if you already know this or not, but you DO get all those nutrients on Atkins. It does not eliminate carbs at all.

lockef

:happy: OMG! My skin is glowing after having life-long problems with acne and slow-cell turnover.

Oh no... better skin?! What are we gonna do?! Next it'll be affecting hair and nails!

I just noticed the other day that my hair and nails are super healthy lately.

OMG!!!!!!!! WHEN WILL IT END!?!?!?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

*running away into the distance*

Grokette

atkins, along with all of the other "diets" out there are great for quick weight loss. but it's the long run you need to consider. just follow a regular fitness plan, balance your foods, the new food plate system works. We NEED it all, protein, carbs, fats, fiber, fruits and veggies. and you need to take it off slowly. treat your body well if you want to feel great all of your life.
also, exercise! start with walking, work your way up to

Well that is where you have it wrong right there in the first sentence. Atkins is NOT a diet. It is a 4 Stage Lifestyle change that carries you from basically eliminating everything except protein, fats and green leafy vegetables to a very balanced approach by the time you climb the carb ladder and end up in Maintenance............

A little research goes a long way.

Grokette

:happy: OMG! My skin is glowing after having life-long problems with acne and slow-cell turnover.

Oh no... better skin?! What are we gonna do?! Next it'll be affecting hair and nails!

I just noticed the other day that my hair and nails are super healthy lately.

OMG!!!!!!!! WHEN WILL IT END!?!?!?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

*running away into the distance*

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LowCarbForLife

:happy: OMG! My skin is glowing after having life-long problems with acne and slow-cell turnover.

Oh no... better skin?! What are we gonna do?! Next it'll be affecting hair and nails!

I just noticed the other day that my hair and nails are super healthy lately.

OMG!!!!!!!! WHEN WILL IT END!?!?!?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

*running away into the distance*

You two should hone that act and take it on the road. You could call it the bacon and eggs tour. Or maybe the 'shuddup already with your ignorant criticisms this is a really healthy lifestyle despite what you think tour'. The first one might go better on t-shirts though.

stefchica

i did atkins a long time ago..i dropped like 50 pounds over 6 months but after about a month, after learning about low carb i modified it. it was a great tool to jumpstart the low carb diet but i remember when i was strictly on it..i just felt gross. BACON? CHEESE? ENCOURAGING ME TO EAT FAT?? GRREEEEAAAATT!! at first...but when you REALLY think about what your eating its pretty gross, and it just CANNOT be healthy for your heart long term.....LOONNGG TEERRRMMMM. you ingest a lot of fatty substances so your body will run off of the fat instead of carbs like it usually does, makes some sense but just gross. NOW if your doing this WHILE not eating **** TONS OF meat and dairy? then why not....but all that cholesterol, animals fed with crap food that they're by nature not supposed to be eating, hormones.......its just disturbing.

If its working for you great, but i wouldnt do it strictly forever, many poeple fall off that diet..i did. i SLOWLY gained most of the weight back over the past 6 years but i just realized i love my carbs too much. SURE it did permanently change some cravings for sugar and carbs that i had then which was the only success i found from that , well, along wtih jump starting my diet but it just doesnt make sense when you REALLY think about it. i would only see that diet working for people WHO NEED IT....MEDICALLY. thats why it was developed in the first place. for medical reasons, not a diet fad.

anyways after i did that for like a month i went to the good ole exercise, moderation, eating healthier and i dropped weight faster than i did when i was doing that diet strictly which is what is making me lose weight again now.

SueInAz

i did atkins a long time ago..i dropped like 50 pounds over 6 months but after about a month, after learning about low carb i modified it. it was a great tool to jumpstart the low carb diet but i remember when i was strictly on it..i just felt gross. BACON? CHEESE? ENCOURAGING ME TO EAT FAT?? GRREEEEAAAATT!! at first...but when you REALLY think about what your eating its pretty gross, and it just CANNOT be healthy for your heart long term.....LOONNGG TEERRRMMMM. you ingest a lot of fatty substances so your body will run off of the fat instead of carbs like it usually does, makes some sense but just gross. NOW if your doing this WHILE not eating **** TONS OF meat and dairy? then why not....but all that cholesterol, animals fed with crap food that they're by nature not supposed to be eating, hormones.......its just disturbing.

If its working for you great, but i wouldnt do it strictly forever, many poeple fall off that diet..i did. i SLOWLY gained most of the weight back over the past 6 years but i just realized i love my carbs too much. SURE it did permanently change some cravings for sugar and carbs that i had then which was the only success i found from that , well, along wtih jump starting my diet but it just doesnt make sense when you REALLY think about it. i would only see that diet working for people WHO NEED IT....MEDICALLY. thats why it was developed in the first place. for medical reasons, not a diet fad.

anyways after i did that for like a month i went to the good ole exercise, moderation, eating healthier and i dropped weight faster than i did when i was doing that diet strictly which is what is making me lose weight again now.

Funny, I eat neither a lot of bacon (I don't like it) nor cheese. My cholesterol intake is right where it should be, most days it's even pretty low. In fact, the last time I had it tested (May) it was in the 160s and my good cholesterol levels were fantastic. I eat a lot of white meat chicken, lean cuts of beef, tuna, Greek yogurt, berries and veggies along with the occasional piece of whole wheat bread, tortilla or wrap. I've even been known to have a beer or two. I'm currently eating between 60 and 90 grams of carbohydrates each day, I'm steadily losing weight and I find this lifestyle sustainable well into my future.

sarahsedaii

Thank you everyone for your helpful - and no so helpful - comments. I am hoping to make this a long term change. I did my research before I started, and I started the lifestyle change because of medical reasons. So far I feel great, I was just worried about not eating enough.

questionablemethods

i did atkins a long time ago..i dropped like 50 pounds over 6 months but after about a month, after learning about low carb i modified it. it was a great tool to jumpstart the low carb diet but i remember when i was strictly on it..i just felt gross. BACON? CHEESE? ENCOURAGING ME TO EAT FAT?? GRREEEEAAAATT!! at first...but when you REALLY think about what your eating its pretty gross, and it just CANNOT be healthy for your heart long term.....LOONNGG TEERRRMMMM. you ingest a lot of fatty substances so your body will run off of the fat instead of carbs like it usually does, makes some sense but just gross. NOW if your doing this WHILE not eating **** TONS OF meat and dairy? then why not....but all that cholesterol, animals fed with crap food that they're by nature not supposed to be eating, hormones.......its just disturbing.

If its working for you great, but i wouldnt do it strictly forever, many poeple fall off that diet..i did. i SLOWLY gained most of the weight back over the past 6 years but i just realized i love my carbs too much. SURE it did permanently change some cravings for sugar and carbs that i had then which was the only success i found from that , well, along wtih jump starting my diet but it just doesnt make sense when you REALLY think about it. i would only see that diet working for people WHO NEED IT....MEDICALLY. thats why it was developed in the first place. for medical reasons, not a diet fad.

anyways after i did that for like a month i went to the good ole exercise, moderation, eating healthier and i dropped weight faster than i did when i was doing that diet strictly which is what is making me lose weight again now.

The body needs fat and runs very well on it.

The body needs cholesterol.

For those of us who are disgusted by factory farming practices (like me!), there are increasingly prevalent and easy-to-access sources of grass-fed and pastured sources of meat, dairy, and eggs.

But as long as we're talking about animals eating what they aren't evolved to eat....

Nah. I'll skip it. :laugh:

LowCarbForLife

i did atkins a long time ago..i dropped like 50 pounds over 6 months but after about a month, after learning about low carb i modified it. it was a great tool to jumpstart the low carb diet but i remember when i was strictly on it..i just felt gross. BACON? CHEESE? ENCOURAGING ME TO EAT FAT?? GRREEEEAAAATT!! at first...but when you REALLY think about what your eating its pretty gross, and it just CANNOT be healthy for your heart long term.....LOONNGG TEERRRMMMM. you ingest a lot of fatty substances so your body will run off of the fat instead of carbs like it usually does, makes some sense but just gross. NOW if your doing this WHILE not eating **** TONS OF meat and dairy? then why not....but all that cholesterol, animals fed with crap food that they're by nature not supposed to be eating, hormones.......its just disturbing.

If its working for you great, but i wouldnt do it strictly forever, many poeple fall off that diet..i did. i SLOWLY gained most of the weight back over the past 6 years but i just realized i love my carbs too much. SURE it did permanently change some cravings for sugar and carbs that i had then which was the only success i found from that , well, along wtih jump starting my diet but it just doesnt make sense when you REALLY think about it. i would only see that diet working for people WHO NEED IT....MEDICALLY. thats why it was developed in the first place. for medical reasons, not a diet fad.

anyways after i did that for like a month i went to the good ole exercise, moderation, eating healthier and i dropped weight faster than i did when i was doing that diet strictly which is what is making me lose weight again now.

LOL

Drunkadelic

i did atkins a long time ago..i dropped like 50 pounds over 6 months but after about a month, after learning about low carb i modified it. it was a great tool to jumpstart the low carb diet but i remember when i was strictly on it..i just felt gross. BACON? CHEESE? ENCOURAGING ME TO EAT FAT?? GRREEEEAAAATT!! at first...but when you REALLY think about what your eating its pretty gross, and it just CANNOT be healthy for your heart long term.....LOONNGG TEERRRMMMM. you ingest a lot of fatty substances so your body will run off of the fat instead of carbs like it usually does, makes some sense but just gross. NOW if your doing this WHILE not eating **** TONS OF meat and dairy? then why not....but all that cholesterol, animals fed with crap food that they're by nature not supposed to be eating, hormones.......its just disturbing.

If its working for you great, but i wouldnt do it strictly forever, many poeple fall off that diet..i did. i SLOWLY gained most of the weight back over the past 6 years but i just realized i love my carbs too much. SURE it did permanently change some cravings for sugar and carbs that i had then which was the only success i found from that , well, along wtih jump starting my diet but it just doesnt make sense when you REALLY think about it. i would only see that diet working for people WHO NEED IT....MEDICALLY. thats why it was developed in the first place. for medical reasons, not a diet fad.

anyways after i did that for like a month i went to the good ole exercise, moderation, eating healthier and i dropped weight faster than i did when i was doing that diet strictly which is what is making me lose weight again now.

LOL

Yea pretty much my reaction as well lol.

Thanks for taking care of this Kaitlin. I just couldn't bring myself to do it today.