Atkins

mummymorgon
mummymorgon Posts: 22
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi is anyone on the atkins diet?? I am currently on my 11th day and loving it :) 8 pounds weight loss already.
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  • Samonsnb
    Samonsnb Posts: 1
    Im on the 7th day of atkins and tomorrow ill check my weight and finally see the results of the first week... I dont know how many pounds I've lost but I my clothes are a bit loose.. so its working :wink: !!!!
  • allyb1204
    allyb1204 Posts: 2
    Is the Atkins diet a low carb diet?
  • Deb2chef
    Deb2chef Posts: 43 Member
    Sure you will be happy, I have just started this too, add me as a friend if you like:happy:
  • Deb2chef
    Deb2chef Posts: 43 Member
    I am too add me if you like:happy:
  • Deb2chef
    Deb2chef Posts: 43 Member
    Is the Atkins diet a low carb diet?

    Hi Yes it is I have started it and love it, it has worked for my friends and my sister and the science is so clever I love it.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Tried it in '05. It's a non-sustainable diet, in my opinion.
  • Need2bfit918
    Need2bfit918 Posts: 133 Member
    Tried it in '05. It's a non-sustainable diet, in my opinion.
    i think shes trying to find others doing it that she can discuss it with, not people who just want to critisize it. and its every bit as sustainable as a vegetarian diet
  • Need2bfit918
    Need2bfit918 Posts: 133 Member
    i have been eating low carb for a while now and as far as my health i have im down 50 lbs ,my blood pressure is down and my skin has cleared up
  • Deb2chef
    Deb2chef Posts: 43 Member
    i have been eating low carb for a while now and as far as my health i have im down 50 lbs ,my blood pressure is down and my skin has cleared up

    That's great to hear, Medical benefits are also what I am looking for, I hope to see results in my blood pressure and maybe cholesterol and maybe my Dr will reduce my meds
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Tried it in '05. It's a non-sustainable diet, in my opinion.
    i think shes trying to find others doing it that she can discuss it with, not people who just want to critisize it. and its every bit as sustainable as a vegetarian diet
    The OP posted in a PUBLIC forum, and as i have personal experience with this diet, i spoke up, and i make no apologies for that. If you ask a question to a group of strangers, you are going to get answers, and not all of them will be what you want to hear. If the OP wanted to hear fluff, they could have just as easily gone to an atkins website.
  • Need2bfit918
    Need2bfit918 Posts: 133 Member
    Tried it in '05. It's a non-sustainable diet, in my opinion.
    i think shes trying to find others doing it that she can discuss it with, not people who just want to critisize it. and its every bit as sustainable as a vegetarian diet
    The OP posted in a PUBLIC forum, and as i have personal experience with this diet, i spoke up, and i make no apologies for that. If you ask a question to a group of strangers, you are going to get answers, and not all of them will be what you want to hear. If the OP wanted to hear fluff, they could have just as easily gone to an atkins website.
    ill remember that next time i see a thread asking if there are any vegetarians out there. You could at least be honest instead of saying something like its unsustainable. it may have been for you personally but the fact is many people have done quite well on lower carb higher protein diets so for many people it is sustainable i have read a lot of people say they couldnt remain on a vegetarian diet but it would clearly be wrong to call it unsustainable since many people do it for long periods of time.
  • mummymorgon
    mummymorgon Posts: 22
    Hey sorry I haven't replied I'm normally on here using my mobile. Im on my 8th week of atkins now and have lost 24 pounds :) Loving all the good and healthy food it encourages me to eat...

    In response to the remark thats its unsustainable, it's a matter of opinion. I am on a support group on minimins with lots of other atkins supporters who have been on it for years and are losing weight at a delicate pace, and for me it suits both my tastes and my lifestyle.

    The only reason for my weight gain in the first place was the fact I had a child 10 months ago and decided to pile on the weight whilst I was pregnant. Before I was pregnant, I ate very similar foods as I do now, only difference is I now have lots of online support to discuss tasty recipes with.

    However, your comment did not offend me. I know my own mind and my own body.
  • martintanz
    martintanz Posts: 280
    Tried it in '05. It's a non-sustainable diet, in my opinion.
    i think shes trying to find others doing it that she can discuss it with, not people who just want to critisize it. and its every bit as sustainable as a vegetarian diet
    The OP posted in a PUBLIC forum, and as i have personal experience with this diet, i spoke up, and i make no apologies for that. If you ask a question to a group of strangers, you are going to get answers, and not all of them will be what you want to hear. If the OP wanted to hear fluff, they could have just as easily gone to an atkins website.

    Agree. It is your right to state your opinion. FWIW, every person I know who did Atkins lost weight. Some people lost quite a bit. However, every person I know who did Atkins eventually went off it and gained back more weight than they lost.

    Take this FWIW. I am losing weight the normal way for the 5th time in my life, so maybe nothing works in the long term unless you stick with it.
  • Madholm
    Madholm Posts: 167
    I think people refer to it as a fad diet or unsustainable because most people stay on it for short periods of time. I know at least 2 dozen people who have tried it and stopped within 2 months. Some of them had moderate success loosing up to 30 pounds, but it's not a diet that I would personnaly recommend.
  • deevatude
    deevatude Posts: 322 Member
    its just a high protein way of living

    dont see a problem
  • mummymorgon
    mummymorgon Posts: 22
    [/quote]
    Agree. It is your right to state your opinion. FWIW, every person I know who did Atkins lost weight. Some people lost quite a bit. However, every person I know who did Atkins eventually went off it and gained back more weight than they lost.

    Take this FWIW. I am losing weight the normal way for the 5th time in my life, so maybe nothing works in the long term unless you stick with it.
    [/quote]

    So true, losing weight is hard no matter how you do it.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Agree. It is your right to state your opinion. FWIW, every person I know who did Atkins lost weight. Some people lost quite a bit. However, every person I know who did Atkins eventually went off it and gained back more weight than they lost.

    Take this FWIW. I am losing weight the normal way for the 5th time in my life, so maybe nothing works in the long term unless you stick with it.
    [/quote]

    So true, losing weight is hard no matter how you do it.
    [/quote]

    It's only hard if you follow a fad diet. For what it's worth, it's not recommended by government, health service, doctor or any member of the NHS who is struggling with obesity epidemic. It's not sustainable and extremely difficult to follow due to society's lack of support for it. It will make exercise extremely difficult for no good reason.

    Eating a wide variety of foods, following Department of Health/NHS recommendations with a moderate deficit and moderate increase in activity is by far the easiest and most sustainable way to lose weight and increase health.
  • witchy_wife
    witchy_wife Posts: 792 Member
    I don't really follow Atkins but if my weight loss slows down I drop carbs and it always speeds it up. The only time it effects my exercise is first couple of days when I go through carb withdrawals but after that it is fine. I don't eat particularly high protein but I tend to eat very low carb, high fat and moderate protein.

    Once I've been doing it a month or so I tend to start introducing some healthy carbs in terms of higher carb veggies, milk and fruits. And I keep on losing at a slower pace. I've heard so many people say you will pile it all back on once you eat carbs but that isn't the case with me.

    I do know people who eat anywhere between 20-50g of carbs a day and have done for years and they are healthy and don't do it to lose weight. For some people it is sustainable and others not. I enjoy higher carb veggies and fruit too much to do it for the rest of my life but it totally depends on the individual.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    Tried it in '05. It's a non-sustainable diet, in my opinion.
    i think shes trying to find others doing it that she can discuss it with, not people who just want to critisize it. and its every bit as sustainable as a vegetarian diet
    The OP posted in a PUBLIC forum, and as i have personal experience with this diet, i spoke up, and i make no apologies for that. If you ask a question to a group of strangers, you are going to get answers, and not all of them will be what you want to hear. If the OP wanted to hear fluff, they could have just as easily gone to an atkins website.
    ill remember that next time i see a thread asking if there are any vegetarians out there. You could at least be honest instead of saying something like its unsustainable. it may have been for you personally but the fact is many people have done quite well on lower carb higher protein diets so for many people it is sustainable i have read a lot of people say they couldnt remain on a vegetarian diet but it would clearly be wrong to call it unsustainable since many people do it for long periods of time.


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  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member

    It's only hard if you follow a fad diet. For what it's worth, it's not recommended by government, health service, doctor or any member of the NHS who is struggling with obesity epidemic. It's not sustainable and extremely difficult to follow due to society's lack of support for it. It will make exercise extremely difficult for no good reason.

    Eating a wide variety of foods, following Department of Health/NHS recommendations with a moderate deficit and moderate increase in activity is by far the easiest and most sustainable way to lose weight and increase health.

    I'm not sure what health service you are referring to, but would be interested to know. My doctor specifically recommended a low-carb lifestyle to me. I feel better when I eat less carbs, so exercise is easier to accomplish. I don't base my diet on what the government recommends, either. The government has changed their food groups/food pyramid junk so many times recently I can barely keep up. Clearly, this is a science that they haven't perfected, either.

    I can't speak specifically to Atkins since that's not the one I follow. But a low-carb/good carb lifestyle IS sustainable IF it's what you want to follow. Nothing is sustainable if you don't like it or don't want it. But it's definitely not the best recommendation for everyone.
  • gjulie
    gjulie Posts: 391
    I did Atkins years ago lost weight great then got sicker and sicker!realised I was pregnant!lol Its dangerous:laugh:
  • bodyrollin
    bodyrollin Posts: 215 Member
    Atkins does lose weight but it's not a healthy diet to do so...here's how it works...your body is most efficient when it is burning carbohydrates and blood sugars for energy...Atkins takes those out of the equation and forces your body to burn fat as a primary fuel...now this sounds awesome, but there are real problems with it...can your body burn fat? Absolutely, however it usually burns fat as a supplement for expenditures that exceed the level of sugars and carbs in your body. As a primary fuel it is dangerous, your renal system (primarily your kidneys) along with a few other key organs aren't designed to operate off of fat burn only, studies have shown that it can lead to premature kidney failure...and believe me, dialasys is no fun, and short of a kidney transplant it is permanent. Also there's the concern of cholesterol...protein has it, and a diet that is mostly weighted with protein has more of it than you would consume on a normal diet, so it's not great on your heart either. Be realistic, who in their right mind thinks a sound nutritional guideline is one that says "go ahead and eat that package of bacon...hell...wrap it around hot dogs, and eat those...but don't you dare touch that apple, or any whole grains. In summation if it's working for you then that's great, but I'd be looking for a more balanced sound program that makes more sense, and still works for you.
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    Several years ago, I lost 150 pounds on Atkins. It took me two years. As long as I stayed low carb, I was fine. Unfortunately, once I came off the low carb lifestyle and started eating those trigger foods (at least they are triggers for me), I started gaining. When I do bad, I do REALLLL bad. Over time, I gained all that 150 pounds back. :sad: My husband is following Atkins now. It is the only plan that he can stick to. He has lost about 115 pounds and still has more to lose. Any time he comes off of the diet, even for a little while, the pounds pack on sooo fast! So anyway, just a word of warning. Unless you plan to stay low carb FOREVER, it is just a temporary fix. I wish you great success! :flowerforyou:
  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    The problem with Atkins is the same problem that all other diets have.

    Losing weight is and will always be the easy part. Keeping it off is the hard part.

    By the time you reach the results backed groove stage of a diet, when losing is a habit, 3-6 weeks in, your attention should be focused on changing your lifestyle to maintain your loss.

    Unlike all the fad diets out there, there are very few plans out there to help you with this. If losing weight is hard, you have already failed.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    The problem with Atkins is the same problem that all other diets have.

    Losing weight is and will always be the easy part. Keeping it off is the hard part.

    By the time you reach the results backed groove stage of a diet, when losing is a habit, 3-6 weeks in, your attention should be focused on changing your lifestyle to maintain your loss.

    Unlike all the fad diets out there, there are very few plans out there to help you with this. If losing weight is hard, you have already failed.

    I would like to expand on this. Another reason most of these diets are unsustainable is because they are all low calorie diets and do NOT teach a person to eat healthier or make the right choices. And while they are very good at making people lose weight, they also will lose lean body mass which will slow down your metabolism and make it much easier to gain weight back.
  • Cattallie
    Cattallie Posts: 11
    I personally am on a medically supervised low carb diet plan. It does have most characteristics of an Atkins low carb high protien and so on, but more restricted on carbs within fruits, it has been working for me and I am able to use the Atkins bars and shakes to supplement things if I'm in a crunch. 30 days with changing my lifestyle and I have lost 21 lbs, my blood sugar is lower, my blood pressure is lower and my energy is wonderful. I think as with any life change you need to do some research. You are always going to have the people that are positive and negative, but look at the facts first. I researched my heart out for my specific body, insulin resistance and so on, then my doctor agreed. The people here are very helpful and you will have groups supporting every diet known to man, I would just say before you go into something make sure it is right for you. Ask your doctor if you have concerns. Sorry my opinion is so open but to nail it down for you, as with any "diet" or lifestyle change, it takes will power. If you look at people whom have tried things and have gained back its hardly ever the plans fault, in fact Atkins does take you through a maintence phase once you have hit your goal weight.. Emotional and life triggers, will power of the person and so on contribute more than anything. This is your body, what may work for others may not work for you, educate yourself. Some of this has been said but I believe the way it is said matters. Not trying to sugar coat anything but just being less harsh. :)
  • darleyschroeder
    darleyschroeder Posts: 322
    I tried the Atkins diet about a month ago. I lost 5 pounds in 3 days and was very excited. I got to eat lots of fatty food that I normally wouldn't. It was great and all was well. I really thought I had found something I could stick to.

    HOWEVER, that changed on the 4th day. I got what the site and other people know as the "Atkins Flu". I was throwing up, had a terrible headache and felt sooooooo sick. People said it would go away and that it was normal, but you know what....throwing up stomach acid and being bed ridden is not normal or okay for me, detox or not. I got off that diet that day. I ate a large piece of bread and started feeling a whole lot better.
    That is when I decided to go back to what worked for me and never made me ill: calorie counting and exercise.

    I went from 200 pounds to 129 counting calories and working out. It never made me sick once. Did it take longer? YES. Was it worth it? YES

    I don't suggest Atkins to anybody. For those who tried it and didn't get sick, you are very lucky! I wish I was like you.
  • mummymorgon
    mummymorgon Posts: 22
    Everyone is talking like I'm someone who has always struggled with my weight - I am not. I have just had a baby. I don't follow atkins to the extreme, I just eat lots of veg, salad and fish. Unhealthy? I think not.

    As for losing weight only being hard when youre on a fad diet - no it's not. By that statement I meant it's hard to lose weight, as you have to sort out the emotional problems associated with gaining weight, and people often find it hard to get the motiviation and drive to lose weight.

    I started this post as a general chat for people eating similar foods to myself to discuss recipe ideas etc...but thanks to the over opiniated people getting their two pence worth there is little chance of that. So I will start a new thread somewhere else. Thank you all for your opinions, but my eating habbits are my own business and no-one elses
  • mummymorgon
    mummymorgon Posts: 22
    The problem with Atkins is the same problem that all other diets have.

    Losing weight is and will always be the easy part. Keeping it off is the hard part.

    By the time you reach the results backed groove stage of a diet, when losing is a habit, 3-6 weeks in, your attention should be focused on changing your lifestyle to maintain your loss.

    Unlike all the fad diets out there, there are very few plans out there to help you with this. If losing weight is hard, you have already failed.

    Losing weight is not hard for me personally, I've found it really easy as Im eating all the normal foods I did before I was pregnant. However, PEOPLE do find it hard losing weight, otherwise everyone would be skinny. Don't make a judgement on a person and their lifestyle based on one comment which you have interpreted wrong on a forum.
  • Lyra89
    Lyra89 Posts: 674 Member
    8lbs of water weight...

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