ATKINS DIET

aproc

I don't know anybody who's been able to stick to it long term. My mom and a few friends have done it only to gain the weight back after stopping. Doesn't exactly teach much of a a lifestyle change. I don't see how any specific diets are successful in the long run unless your eating a variety of whole foods including carbs. Just my opinion though. I think it's better to have a flexible diet you can stick to and keep up. So if your eating a lot of good foods with your calorie deficeit and lose the weight, I would think that would be easier to maintain because then you could just up your calories a bit while eating the same foods for maintenance. Cutting things out and then bringing them back later after a diet just seems like asking for trouble.

Fausttt

the amount of misinformation on this site has become frightening. "I heard about it somewhere" does NOT constitute a valid source.

Fausttt

Also, ANY diet you lose a considerable amount of weight with, then proceed to return to a "normal" western diet, will result in regaining the weight. This is not an exclusively atkins-related problem.

RonSwanson66

It is not limiting.

Words have meanings. Any diet that strives to eliminate an entire class of foods is, by definition, limiting.

fraser112

This thread is so full of bull it needs a new name like bro science.

But for people saying low carb diets are bad for you when its all pretty much been proven as bull.

Its just like fasting, why dont people do some research Find one study that says fasting is unhealthy for someone with no pre existing medical condition.

Find one study showing any of these warning have any basis in reality.

Fausttt

It is not limiting.

Words have meanings. Any diet that strives to eliminate an entire class of foods is, by definition, limiting.

Expanding on that thought; ANY diet is an attempt to restrict certain aspects of your existing diet, whether it is removing a type of food or restricting the amount of food, and is therefore also, by definition, limiting.

whitehandlady

A large amount of the information that the people above are telling you is incorrect.
Atkins is about eating healthy. You are getting a large amount of your daily carbs in the form of vegetables and salads. You are eating healthy fats from sources such as avocados, olive oil and nuts. Yes, you eat protein, but are not to gorge on it, just eat a normal portion size. You are allowed eggs for breakfast, but you are encouraged to eat veggies, too (think a Denver Omelet). Atkins does cut carbs, though: processed carbs (i.e. junk food, things made in a factory). You cut out starchy carbs like pasta and rice. Potatos, breads, things made from flour.

It is not limiting. Since the diet has been around since the 1970's, there are a ton of food choices and options. Join one of the low-carb groups on this site, and there are delicious and simple recipes and meal plans.

The first phase, Induction, is restrictive. But you are only supposed to stay on it for 2 weeks, and then start slowly adding in carbs (including fruits).

A lot of people blame the diet, saying it failed them. The truth is, they failed the diet. They didn't do it right, didn't stick it through, cheated, couldn't live without their sugar and carbage, and now they can only bad mouth it. I and thousands of others have made low-carb a lifestyle with great results.

If you decide you're interested, please read a book on Atkins or low-carb. Do your own research.

totally this^^^^^^.....my dr put me on it..............i have pcos.....am insulin resistant......and borderline diabetic with mood fluctuations.....it works and is quite healthy unless youn abuse the system

builtforlife

I think it sucks.

Timkoetta

Maybe try the Carbohydrate Addict diet. It is sort of similar. It drops your carb intake to drop your insulin levels in order to have the same effect, but it is easier to live on bc you eat one meal as you normally would. You eat low carb for 2 meal and then you get one meal where you can eat what you want (healthy of course but you can have carbs and desert) but you have to eat it within 60 minutes. My doctor recomended it to me, he said him and his wife lost a lot of weight 10 years ago following it and they are still thin.

Good luck to you.

yarwell

but you have to eat it within 60 minutes

Within 60 minutes of what ? starting to eat it, getting up, going to bed.....

Seems a bit crazy. Like who spends 90 minutes eating a meal.

bellac1981

For the person who stated "How are you going to go the rest of your life without carbs/sugar?"

You eat carbs on atkins, people always assume that atkins is carb free. vegetables have carbs in them, that is where you get your carbs from. And there are many people who do give up sugar. Once you eliminate it from your diet, within a few weeks you don't have cravings for it anymore.

xoxobollywood1991

Ummm..I don't actually use them as meal replacements...but as a snack when i'm on the go. I only use the Atkins Endulge, and Atkins Advantage I eat natural foods at my meals, and try to not eat dessert...if I need to, I will grab an Atkins bar.