Anyone doing Atkins or low Carb?

Started out at 252, now around 209. Low carb is a life style, not just for those with a few pounds. I am not exactly doing Adkins, but low carb. there are lots of us here. Am reading Adkins again just to remember what the doc said. Add me if you like, but you must be eating 1200 calories min. and have an open diary. Good luck to you.

I'm not on a low carb diet, but eat healthy!! Feel free to add me. Open diary here!

I started low carb to help with weight loss but now I see it as a healthy lifestyle choice for me and my very fit family of 6 kids. Healthy proteins , veggies and some good fats are a yummy , nutritious way to stay fit.

I've been able to lose about 110 pounds in 13 months and have 30-40 to go. Feel free to watch my diary and friend me.

I like to stay around these totals :
1200 calories
20-40 good carbs
1000-1500 sodium
12-16 glasses of water
Walk and do weight training alternating days

Just try to take baby steps each week . I've learned more and more each day of my journey.

Blessings, Diana

Hi,
I'm not new to dieting but new to this site. I am not doing Atkins perse, but I am doing low carb. I try to stay around 80 grams a day. I was thin all my life, 125 lbs at 5'7" when I got married in 2001 but when I got pregnant, I had already reached 170 and by the time I had my second child, I had reached my highest weight of 273. That was June of 2011. I joined WW and for a while it worked really well. I lost 30 lbs in just a few months. But I had a tough Winter. Lots of stress. And I gained back 10 lbs and have been between 243 and 252 for a year and a half. So anyways, I joined this site because it has an app for my Kindle and WW doesn't. I haven't quit WW because that is where I weigh in and get support, but I added this to help at home. My first weigh in since joining is tomorrow night. Anyways, that's my story in a nutshell. All that was to say I've had a hard time loosing and I am hoping this low carb eating will help! Fee free to add me as a friend. I have 2 but I know them outside of the site. It would be nice to have more!

Feel free to add me. I have been on the Atkins since Mid-February and have lost about 28 lbs. In the past few weeks, I have began to introduce some low-carb recipes such as low carb-pizza, chilli, etc. back into my diet and with good results still.

Hi All!

I, as well, am doing low carb. I actually did a program through Lindora (a weight loss company) and it teaches low calorie, low carb, high protein with exercise as the method. I am now just incorporating what I learned to continue toward my goal. I have found that as long as I eat enough protein, I am not dreading losing the carbs as much. I still get them in and some days are harder than others but think I learned my body does not need over 100 carbs in a day or else it will hang on to the weight!!!

Feel free to add me!
Lisa

Hi,

I am also doing low carb and have been for over 2 months now (this is my second go around with Low Carb) I feel so much healthier not eating all of those heavy foods that weigh you down and make you feel so sluggish. When you say "Atkins" Many people feel that you are pushing away fruit and vegetables and feasting on pounds of bacon, and therefore tell you it is very unhealthy. This is untrue, I keep my Carb intake at about 20 to 25 grams a day, and I eat healthy For breakfast I have veggie omelets and or frittatas. For lunch I have Grilled Chicken Salads with Walnuts, avocado and Cheese Olive Oil dressing with Balsamic. Dinner I have a plate full of Vegetables (Spinach, Broccoli, Zucchini, String beans etc........) with a piece of protein ( i do try to stick to leaner proteins and fish) and for dessert I have berries, watermelon or cantaloupe (lower carb fruits)

The best thing about low carb diets is I do get those little treats such as real butter (much better then oil that looks like lard and tastes horrible.) Cheese and Whipped cream on my fruit, and yes occasionally Bacon . However, I do not have that full feeling where I feel as if my pants are going to pop off of me because I just ate my body weight in Pasta and bread. At the end of the day anything that turns to sugar in your body and where you can actually feel the weight being added is the less healthier diet. If you are getting negative feed back by saying you are on "Atkins" then my suggestion would be Don't take the advice of people who do not have to live with the outcome. Do what helps you and what you are comfortable with.

I will send a friend request. I just started the Atkins diet and need to lose over 100lbs. The more support the better!

nope x

I don't eat many carbs at all. No bread, no rice, no potatoes and the easy things that I know are carbs. I get my carbs from other foods and keep my level below 80 g/day. It has worked for me. Not sure if this is calorie reduction or just increasing protein keeps me full. I feel great.

i've just recently started really restricting my carbs/wheat and experimenting with ketosis - i am super impressed with the weight loss and the lack of feeling icky and crampy after eating. the protein makes me feel great, no bloating, much less water retention - all in all fantastically positive results!

I'm doing Atkins, I've been doing it for 35 days and I'm down 23 pounds! I'm doing great, feel great, no cravings so far. I'm eating less than 20 carbs per day. Send me a friend request...I'd love to keep in touch with you. I also have 100+ pounds to lose!

Have you found that this is easy to stick to? I'm reading up on it and considering whether or not to give it a go.

Don't really specialise in Atkins diet but as far as low carb...
If you still have a long way to your goal then just focus on your calories in versus calories out - low carb is more suited for those who only have a few pounds to go / those who are extremely sensitive to carb (very unlikely though)

Ummm...no. Low carb/moderate protein/high fat is well- suited to those who have many pounds to lose and those with metabolic disorders. I think metabolic disorders is what you meant by "extremely sensitive to carbs" but you lost me at the parenthetical "very unlikely though" it is, in fact, EXTREMELY likely that someone with a metabolic disorder (which would include insulin resistance, diabetes, PCOS and more) is quite sensitive to carbs and would benefit from changing to a lower carb lifestyle.