2 1/2 weeks of Atkins Induction Experiment

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  • mandylong
    mandylong Posts: 1
    Go to settings>goals>advanced nutrition goals. Change carbs to 5%. I put protein at 60%, fat at 35% but am still researching the exact ratio. ,)
  • AliSR9
    AliSR9 Posts: 4 Member
    The problem with people getting kidney stones on the "high protein" Atkins diet is that it is NOT a high protein diet. If you read the diet you are supposed to have 18-20 net carbs with around 12-14 of those coming from foundational vegetables. If you eat as the original poster did you will probably have issues. if you actually follow the diet its unlikely you will.
  • Shropshire1959
    Shropshire1959 Posts: 982 Member
    I have to wonder if cutting out a complete food group is ever a good idea?

    The very fact that weight loss occurs 'could' be entirely down to the fact that (as it turns out) the total calorific intake was down to 1800 anyway....

    So, would the same loss have been achieved on a more 'balanced' (what ever that means) 1800 cal diet anyway... oh and possibly fewer medical issues.......???
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I have to wonder if cutting out a complete food group is ever a good idea?

    The very fact that weight loss occurs 'could' be entirely down to the fact that (as it turns out) the total calorific intake was down to 1800 anyway....

    So, would the same loss have been achieved on a more 'balanced' (what ever that means) 1800 cal diet anyway... oh and possibly fewer medical issues.......???

    It's simply a way that some people have decided to get rid of some calories. Is it needed? Hell no. They could lose the same amount without reducing their carbs to some silly low level (minus medical reasons here people!).

    I once did South Beach. It worked. I lost weight and a decent amount to. However, when I started to eat "normally" again, I put most of it back on. Why? Because I couldn't stick with it. This time I did calorie counting, lost just as well, and am having better luck keeping it off. Why? Because I can still have all my favorite foods and not have to cut out whole food groups when I don't WANT to eat like that the rest of my life.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I have to wonder if cutting out a complete food group is ever a good idea?

    The very fact that weight loss occurs 'could' be entirely down to the fact that (as it turns out) the total calorific intake was down to 1800 anyway....

    So, would the same loss have been achieved on a more 'balanced' (what ever that means) 1800 cal diet anyway... oh and possibly fewer medical issues.......???

    It's simply a way that some people have decided to get rid of some calories. Is it needed? Hell no. They could lose the same amount without reducing their carbs to some silly low level (minus medical reasons here people!).

    I once did South Beach. It worked. I lost weight and a decent amount to. However, when I started to eat "normally" again, I put most of it back on. Why? Because I couldn't stick with it. This time I did calorie counting, lost just as well, and am having better luck keeping it off. Why? Because I can still have all my favorite foods and not have to cut out whole food groups when I don't WANT to eat like that the rest of my life.
    You lost weight because of a calorie deficit, and you GAINED weight because of a calorie surplus.
  • byrdman748
    byrdman748 Posts: 1
    I personally have always been an advocate my whole life of calories in calories out plain and simple. But recently after being on a low fat low calorie 802 1400 per day on which I was doing well one and a half pounds per week los on average 4 the last 3 months lately my weight loss has been slow down greatly on the same calories so I decided to try Atkins induction I have been on induction for the last 7 days and have lost more than 10 pounds eating way more calories per day around 1900 which would have took me probably eight weeks or more to lose on my low calorie diet my water weight was already gone from the beginning of my low calorie diet in which I started at 800 calories a day to jump start it Atkins goes against everything I believe is healthy on a diet it feels crazy the way I've been eating bacon and fried eggs for breakfast nice big steak chicken breast fried in butter it does make me appreciate vegetables more I have been following it pretty much to the T except for I added in nuts which they say you shouldn't addon until phase 2 I guess I felt pretty tired the first few days on induction but now I have good energy. This diet definitely works.I will probably switch to the anabolic diet soon I'm trying to gain as much muscle as possible and eating carbs on the weekend is going to be a lot of fun!
  • theecatt
    theecatt Posts: 31 Member
    I've been struggling with carbs lately, and haven't been losing, even with large amounts of exercise (cardio, intervals, and lifting).

    So I've gone Atkins for now. I'm in day 2, so we'll see if I can get through the low-energy part.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I have to wonder if cutting out a complete food group is ever a good idea?

    The very fact that weight loss occurs 'could' be entirely down to the fact that (as it turns out) the total calorific intake was down to 1800 anyway....

    So, would the same loss have been achieved on a more 'balanced' (what ever that means) 1800 cal diet anyway... oh and possibly fewer medical issues.......???

    It's simply a way that some people have decided to get rid of some calories. Is it needed? Hell no. They could lose the same amount without reducing their carbs to some silly low level (minus medical reasons here people!).

    I once did South Beach. It worked. I lost weight and a decent amount to. However, when I started to eat "normally" again, I put most of it back on. Why? Because I couldn't stick with it. This time I did calorie counting, lost just as well, and am having better luck keeping it off. Why? Because I can still have all my favorite foods and not have to cut out whole food groups when I don't WANT to eat like that the rest of my life.
    You lost weight because of a calorie deficit, and you GAINED weight because of a calorie surplus.

    Ummm, yea. That is what I said. Look at the first sentence.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    I have to wonder if cutting out a complete food group is ever a good idea?

    Seems to be acceptable if you're a vegetarian or vegan, coeliac or whatever.

    Are "carbs" a "food group" anyway ?
  • keidafox
    keidafox Posts: 2 Member
    My husband and I did the Atkins lifestyle for about two months. He lost around 30 pounds and I only lost about 10 but we both felt great!. We used the newest book "The New Atkins Made Easy" and they even give you sample meal plans along with laying everything out for you. We decided to take a break so we could enjoy some non-Atkins food over the massive collection of graduation parties that are about to take place, but just tonight we were both talking about how we miss it, and how we want to cheat on our not-diet by going back to it. When we went back to eating "normally" we immediately felt bloated, and gassy. Eating too many carbs makes us feel miserable. What a lot of people don't realize about Atkins is that meat/protein IS NOT the majority of your diet. Most of the food you consume throughout the diet is vegetables!!!! A typical dinner for us was 4-6 ounces of protein and half of a dinner plate of veggies. Our biggest problem was the skyrocketing grocery bill from those massive amounts of vegetables, lol.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I have to wonder if cutting out a complete food group is ever a good idea?

    The very fact that weight loss occurs 'could' be entirely down to the fact that (as it turns out) the total calorific intake was down to 1800 anyway....

    So, would the same loss have been achieved on a more 'balanced' (what ever that means) 1800 cal diet anyway... oh and possibly fewer medical issues.......???

    It's simply a way that some people have decided to get rid of some calories. Is it needed? Hell no. They could lose the same amount without reducing their carbs to some silly low level (minus medical reasons here people!).

    I once did South Beach. It worked. I lost weight and a decent amount to. However, when I started to eat "normally" again, I put most of it back on. Why? Because I couldn't stick with it. This time I did calorie counting, lost just as well, and am having better luck keeping it off. Why? Because I can still have all my favorite foods and not have to cut out whole food groups when I don't WANT to eat like that the rest of my life.
    You lost weight because of a calorie deficit, and you GAINED weight because of a calorie surplus.

    Ummm, yea. That is what I said. Look at the first sentence.
    you stated that you regained when you "started eating normally". You regained due to a calorie surplus. Unless it's not calories in/calories out.
  • ziria2014
    ziria2014 Posts: 4
    can i set my fitness pal to atkins???
  • theecatt
    theecatt Posts: 31 Member
    can i set my fitness pal to atkins???
    Yes, go to My Home | Goals | Custom, and change your carbs to whatever makes them about 20g. I use 5% on mine, with 1600 net calories.
  • rachel7676
    rachel7676 Posts: 1
    Thank you posting this. Atkins is VERY healthy. Too much protein will get you in trouble.
  • wwmoab
    wwmoab Posts: 48 Member
    I'm on day 5 of induction, and don't want to debate the plan, but find others doing it too. I know I have a sugar/flour addiction, so nine is better than some. I've already lost 8 lbs, though I assume most of that is water weight. I'm not hungry though, and that seems to be the biggest challenge when just counting calories.

    I just read The Diet Fix, which isn't Atkins/based, more about habits that lead to long term weight-loss. I plan to combine these two approaches in hopes of losing 45 lbs by my 45th birthday.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I'm on day 5 of induction, and don't want to debate the plan, but find others doing it too. I know I have a sugar/flour addiction, so nine is better than some. I've already lost 8 lbs, though I assume most of that is water weight. I'm not hungry though, and that seems to be the biggest challenge when just counting calories.

    I just read The Diet Fix, which isn't Atkins/based, more about habits that lead to long term weight-loss. I plan to combine these two approaches in hopes of losing 45 lbs by my 45th birthday.
    If you're looking for others doing it, join this group:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/411-low-carber-daily-forum-the-group-
  • meganthomas1148
    meganthomas1148 Posts: 1
    Could you please email me a two week meal plan for the Atkins diet ? Intro phase
  • rscbauer
    rscbauer Posts: 1
    ...Then came my first (of many) kidney stone attacks. Over the next 10 years I had to have outpatient surgery at least once a year, sometimes twice a year to have my kidney stones broken up so they could pass. Not a fun time...

    Question:
    What were your micro-nutrients at when this happened? I am specifically interested in your consumption of Magnesium, as well as vitamins A and D. Also, were you consuming any citric acid?
  • shannansgroove
    shannansgroove Posts: 2
    Did you figure out how to set it to Atkins? I adjusted the protein, fat and carb intake, but I'm not sure if that's all I'm supposed to do...
  • anodynewv
    anodynewv Posts: 2 Member
    I was wondering how your weight loss progressed where you increased carbs to 90 to 100 a day
  • ILovePink77
    ILovePink77 Posts: 4 Member
    I have been doing Atkins for 10 1/2 years and I have many friends who have been on Atkins long term and I am sorry but you couldn't be more mistaken. There is nothing dangerous about low carbing at all!!!!!!! I am stunned at people's broad sweeping strokes of criticism with no facts. I am healthier today than ever before. I am 55 with no health problems as many in my family have. My family has heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and many other health issues. The low fat dogma is being proven just a marketing ploy with no science behind it. Let me give you an example of a meal I might eat out at Outback Steakhouse. I often order their 6 ounce steak, with steamed vegetables and their house salad with no croutons. I do not eat the bread. I do not eat low fat ever and my weight is within a healthy range for my age and height. I have had blood tests for cholesterol and my numbers are perfect. So eating a low carb diet is NOT unhealthy.
  • hannah_d1989
    hannah_d1989 Posts: 57 Member
    Has anyone lost weight when loosely following atkins? I just wonder if you can follow the same approach of healthy eating, but having more like 80grams of carbs?
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