Anyone doing Low Carb or Atkins?

Im not doing low carb per say but when I can I try and lean towards less carbs ive noticed when I eat more carbs the scale seems to go up anyway Atkins offers a free starter kit in the mail I just got mine it has a carb counter starter book three of their bars and coupons at atkins.com dont know if you got yours but I just thought you might be interested

I love Atkins. I did it about 10 years ago when I was 191 and got down to 147. I maintained that weight for about four years and then started eating more carbs and slowly began gaining it back. I am 168 now and trying to lose again. I am not on a no carb, but I watch them closely since I exercise a lot I need a few carbs. Not to mention I am a LOT older now and the weight just won't come off like it did before.

Doing Atkins and love it. Unfortunately, not losing the pounds but can tell my clothes are getting looser and the belly fat is shrinking. Also, my arthritis is much better so hoping once the snow and ice are gone I can start walking outside. Posted my breakfast this morning and it was overwhelming looking at the amount of fat I consumed even though I know that is the concept of Atkins--lc/hf. It is hard to overcome years on conditioning to eat low cal-low fat.

Would love to see some menus to help me get more variety of food. Guess my food diary can be viewed and it doesn't make a difference if people make rude remarks. Too old to let them bother me. I am raising my grandson and need to get in better shape/health. Please include me in the day to day posts to help me out and hope I can do the same for you.

I've been low carb / keto since Sept 2012.
There are some great low carb and keto support forums here on MFP.

Keto Forum: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1143-keto
Reddit Keto Forum: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1494-reddit-keto
Low Carb / High Fat: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/7705-low-carb-high-fat-lifestyle
Low Carber Daily Forum: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-group

For recipes -
DJ Foodie
I Breathe I'm Hungry
All Day I dream About Food
Caveman Keto

Good luck!

I'm on and off Keto (generally fluctuating between 20g and 50g net carbs per day). I don't subscribe to Atkins because of all the chemicals they use, but it's the same general idea.

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if anyone wants to add me as a friend- I also would love the additional support. I have 60+ lbs to go...

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I have been doing low carbs since Christmas. I don't totally cut them out because I don't think I could. I love pasta and very seldom make it at home anymore because when I do I make way more than I should. I will have it occasionally when I dine out, but I don't overdo and will usually cut the meal in half and bring the rest home. I also get my pasta with the lean frozen meals. That way I am only eating a serving and not more. I make a lot of chicken, and other meats or seafood and have veggies with it, no potato or bread. I love raw shrimp and will eat that with some cocktail sauce. I also have started making a lot of cabbage. I boil it with some ham sometimes and other times I just eat the cabbage. It fills me up and isn't many calories, etc. It is very good for you too. I have also been eating more fruit too. At night I will snack on popcorn. It does have carbs, but it is a good source of fiber. My dietician friend said because of the fiber it is a good snack. I will also have celery with a little peanut butter on it. I try to eat foods with protein and fiber. I received a lot of sugary snacks in my stocking from family, so I eat them sparingly. Whatever the serving size is, I cut it in half or lower. I have lost 25 pounds since Christmas. I don't know where because I don't notice it, but others have.

I wouldn't say I'm on a low-carb diet, mostly because I can't figure out how people take in so few carbs in a day, can't find foods that are that low in carbs that I could eat! But I do try to avoid carbs as much as possible.

One awesome low-carb snack (though very high in sodium) is beef jerkey! Probably the best low-carb alternative to chips or popcorn or any of that kind of junk food :P

Popcorn isn't bad per se - in fact i eat it a few times a week. but i don't drench it in butter or eat huge theater bags of it. I eat 32 gram (1 ounce) bags of low sodium butter flavoured Microwave stuff - 100 calories - a night time treat for sticking to the goals and getting some exercises. I doe the Same with Chocolate, I have Godiva 72% bars in the cupboard and will eat a square to kill a craving or as a treat 60 calories. I kill the hunger with protein and lots of veg, but leave room for a treat. As long as you are eating at a deficit you will lose (low carb diets you may want to avoid this but i packed in Low carb for simple counting it's working better for me)

14 years ago I lost 70 pounds on Atkins. Unforunately, I gained all the weight back and a little more. Carbs are my enemy, for sure. I currently do not follow the Atkins diet, but I do limit my carbs to between 80 and 100 per day.

Hi there! I've been on low carbs for a month an a half. I've lost 17 pounds. Unfortunately, because of critical people on this site, I don't open my diary to people. Many believe that Atkins isn't the way to go and some have been very cruel about it.

I'd love for your friend addition, but because of past issues, I can't open my diary. I do, however, have many recipes and food ideas to share!

You know you can open your diary to just friends right? That is what I have it set on. And I am only friends with people doing basically what I am so I would expect no judgement and not got any.

I have been doing Atkins. Lost 42 pounds in five months and felt great.

Holidays came – admittedly not my best effort. Was sluggish from all the carbs and ‘holiday food’ eaten. It was amazing to me how much I felt the difference.

Now totally back on Atkins and the scale is dropping again! Still in sight of my goal weight. The key is logging everything. I don’t use the food diary on Atkins because it is too time consuming and a pain. MFP is perfect. I track my food throughout the day so I know what amount of carbs I’ve eaten and have left.

Low carb is not for everyone, but I find it works best for me since carbs are a major problem for me and why I gained the weight that I did. I did a lot of research before starting on Atkins. Get the books or the audio books from your local library instead of buying anything.

And Atkins’ free starter kit has valuable info and free breakfast bars. I refer to my carb counter book a lot.

Not doing Atkins but my trainer would like to see me do lower carb. Today is my first day really watching my carb intake. Add me if you'd like.

Been on keto since late July! I reached my lowest weight yesterday, but since I worked out also and had a bit more sodium than normal, the scale is up 3 lbs of water weight, but that's okay! I know it's not real weight! Anywho, I have a public diary so anyone interested can see what I eat. I try to keep net carbs under 30.