Anybody on the Atkins Diet?

I was on a slow carb diet, and it's true. I didn't need to count and lost weight. However, not a real healthy diet, and not sustainable. Most on this diet gain it all back shortly after.

If you don't want to count calories - plan your meals for 2 weeks. Stick to it! Measure them all out, and then you'll be able to gauge what your eating - eventually you won't need to count calories b/c you'll just know. For most, they like to keep using it as a crutch. For me, I enjoy tracking my macros and keeping a diary so I know what workouts were better, what days were better, etc. SO I can adjust my diet to ensure perfect meals for certain settings.

Ask yourself - Is this sustainable? Will I be able to keep on this diet for the rest of my life? SHOULD I keep on this diet for the rest of my life? (especially those that suggest tons and tons of meats). I don't think these diets are healthy or sustainable, and those who have (with the odd exception) gone off it gained it all back.

Ask yourself - Is this sustainable? Will I be able to keep on this diet for the rest of my life? SHOULD I keep on this diet for the rest of my life? (especially those that suggest tons and tons of meats). I don't think these diets are healthy or sustainable, and those who have (with the odd exception) gone off it gained it all back.

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I am not so much on Atkins *kitten* low carbing. I have type 2 diabetes, and this keeps my blood sugars under control, and I have been able to stop medication. Strangely enough, my cholesterol is now perfect, were it used to be too high. My blood pressure is good, and I am effectively recovered from diabetes.

Makes you think doesn`t it?

I have been doing low Carb since Sept 2012 and I LOVE it! I just don't do a SEVERE low carb diet. I do not eat ANY bread except once in a blue moon. The same goes for any other high carb food such as rice, pasta, potatoes, etc. I have tried Dreamfields pasta which is low digestible carbs. To me it tastes EXACTLY the same as regular pasta. I do eat fruit and some veggies that are higher in carbs because they are natural carbs. Potatoes are natural too but MUCH higher than most other veggies. I do NOT add ANY sugar to ANYTHING if I can avoid it! I also do not like to use artificial sweeteners just because they have SO many chemicals in them! You have to stick to what works for you. That is the bottom line. I LOVE beef. I literally could eat steak every single night and not get bored. Some people can't. Low carb eating has become a lifestyle for me and it really does work in my favor. I have struggled with my weight my ENTIRE life. I even had the Lapband put in. It worked for a VERY short period. It was a waste of money in my opinion but again, I know there MUST be some out there who the lapband have worked for or else it wouldn't be out there. I truly believe that diet HAS to be a lifestyle and it HAS to be one that works for each individual. One will work for you that won't work for me and vice versa. People can bash Atkins all that they want but look at the research of it's success, it must be successful for a reason. The Atkins books, products, forums and websites must be doing well for a reason. I am just a firm believer that just because it doesn't work for you, doesn't mean it doesn't work for someone else.

I did try Atkins for a while and it did work - my blood sugar went way up and doctor was going to start meds if it didn't come down - Atkins was good, but I did add more carbs that what they suggested - I keep carbs around 180 daily. If it works then go for it - different things work for different people.

eat less + work out = lose weight...

Read "Good Calories Bad Calories". It opened my eyes to a lot of BS I've learned from dieting.

The calories in/calories out argument for weight loss is garbage.

Comments like these start battles. Ill gear up for the show.

Atkins seems too extreme, but go for it if you would like. I am a fan of lower carbs in the diet. It helped me to get to goal weight and has helped me to maintain it for sometime. I try to have 150g a day of net carbs. Don't always accomplish that and sometimes am lower. In the end it's about calories in and out. But, sometimes these diet strategies can help one to adopt change which is generally what is needed .

If you don't want to count calories - plan your meals for 2 weeks. Stick to it! Measure them all out, and then you'll be able to gauge what your eating - eventually you won't need to count calories b/c you'll just know. For most, they like to keep using it as a crutch. For me, I enjoy tracking my macros and keeping a diary so I know what workouts were better, what days were better, etc. SO I can adjust my diet to ensure perfect meals for certain settings.

i'm not really sure how tracking calories to ensure a deficit is a "crutch". It doesn't make it any easier not to stuff my face full of chocolate... I have to actually work for that part.

eat less + work out = lose weight...

Read "Good Calories Bad Calories". It opened my eyes to a lot of BS I've learned from dieting.

The calories in/calories out argument for weight loss is garbage.

so you are saying you can eat in a calorie surplus and lose weight? Please explain this magic to me....

Yes I want to hear this magic too?

I think it's great short term if you need a jump start. Sometimes a little motivation gets the momentum going.

I did Atkins quite a long time ago. Weight poured off, but even though I tried to include lots of veggies (to try to get at least some fiber) I had digestive problems and rather nasty bowel movements far too often to make it worth it.

Dr. Atkins is DEAD. Heart Attack. Hmmm...

Don't believe everything you hear hmm...

Agree with Pu

"On April 8, 2003, at age 72, Dr. Atkins slipped on the ice while walking to work, hitting his head and causing bleeding around his brain. He lost consciousness on the way to the hospital, where he spent two weeks in intensive care. His body deteriorated rapidly and he suffered massive organ failure. During this time, his body apparently retained an enormous amount of fluid, and his weight at death was recorded at 258 pounds (He was admited to hospital at 195lbs). His death certificate states that the cause of death was "blunt impact injury of head with epidural hematoma"."

Atkins is very similar to paleo. People who say atkins is not sustainable do not know more than phase 1. It is actually very sustainable for people who want to eat healthy and make smart food choices. I am following atkins/paleo. I love it. It's the only way Incan lose weight without feeling like I am starving. Me and refined carbs don't mix. Every time I eat any bread or pasta or rice( and I am talking about the healthy whole grain ) I get reactive hypoglycemia, not good at all, so I eat veggies, fruit, protein and fats.