Atkins

donna_karen1 · April 2018

Hi

Today I have started the Atkins diet. I know you can’t have more than 20g of carbs. Has anyone tried it and do you know how many fats and proteins your meant to have. I want to set my goals on this app but not sure how much I can put for the fat and proteins

kommodevaran · April 2018

You can eat however you like and lose weight, as long as you have a calorie deficit. You might not end up eating "Atkins" style. But you might end up losing weight.

Kst76 · April 2018

Isnt Atkins kind of like Keto?

Caralarma · April 2018

Not trying to be rude but why do people on Atkins/keto use myfitnesspal? Doesn't it go against the basic focus of this app which is to count calories? I'm genuinely interested so no offence

cmriverside · April 2018

Caralarma wrote: »

Not trying to be rude but why do people on Atkins/keto use myfitnesspal? Doesn't it go against the basic focus of this app which is to count calories? I'm genuinely interested so no offence

The induction phase of Atkins is pretty tightly defined.

MFP is still the best tool. Even with Atkins you can eat too many calories. I think keto and Atkins followers still need to learn how much is enough. Atkins has been around for many decades. . .since before internet food tracking. It has always featured a big loss in the beginning which is meant to be motivation while they learn new ways to avoid the carby goodness.

Still about calories. I could eaily eat 3000 calories of cream, cheese, and bacon and still be gaining weight.

spiriteagle99 · April 2018

On Atkins you only count carbs. You don't need to worry about how much protein or fat you are eating, just the carb content. I have done Atkins a few times in the past, very successfully. I avoided the packaged pseudo low carb foods and focused on real food - meat, cheese, eggs, vegetables, and a few fruits. The initial weight loss is mostly water weight, but it is very encouraging. After that there will be stalls and whooshes, mostly water related, but the stalls can be frustrating. Ultimately, Atkins works because you are not eating a lot of the fattening foods that make up most of our normal diets. For me, that made it unsustainable in the long term, because once I lost the weight I went back to my old way of eating and gained most of it back. If you really like a high protein low carb diet, it may be sustainable for you. For me it was too hard. I missed fruit, grains and sweets too much to give them up permanently.

atmasters · April 2018

MFP is very helpful for anyone on KETO or Low carb, Like explained above cal need to be tracked and you can track your macros very easy with MFP as well as exercise. the app is not just for calorie tracking alone. I started low carb on an Atkins way of life, I find Keto pretty much the same but you are following Macros more than carbs the basic for Keto or Atkins is 75% fat, 20% protein,5% carbs It always usually works out to be around 20 to 25 grams of carbs per day. I like Keto because I focus more on my health fats and its proven very very beneficial

nvmomketo · April 2018

You can use a macro calculator to figure out the rest of your macros:
https://www.ruled.me/keto-calculator/
https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

20 g of carbs is about 80 kcal. That's probably no more than 5% of your total calories. Protein should be moderate, probably between 20-30% of your total calories. Fat is the rest.

Kst76 wrote: »

Isnt Atkins kind of like Keto?

Phase 1/induction of Atkins is ketogenic.

tammyfranks2 · April 2018

i do a low carb diet , but i also keep my calories under 2200 i love tracking my food on MVP , this site is awesome , and you can set it to carb first then fiber , because if you say login a salad it's maybe 8 carbs but 4 fiber , so that is only 4 net carbs . I have set my carbs to 30 but i never eat more then 20 , i set my fiber and sugar low , and fats higher , because good fats like real butter or coconut oil or avocado have a lot of fat but low carbs .

MY sister lost 175 pounds on Atkins 18 years ago , she keeps it maintained and has not put back on the weight !!!!
and she has told me for years to do it , and i wouldn't because I wanted sweets or bread ..... I am doing it now !! no sweets no bread , no rice , no potatoes !!

you can do it!!! Good Luck

ladyhusker39 · April 2018

spiriteagle99 wrote: »

On Atkins you only count carbs. You don't need to worry about how much protein or fat you are eating, just the carb content. I have done Atkins a few times in the past, very successfully. I avoided the packaged pseudo low carb foods and focused on real food - meat, cheese, eggs, vegetables, and a few fruits. The initial weight loss is mostly water weight, but it is very encouraging. After that there will be stalls and whooshes, mostly water related, but the stalls can be frustrating. Ultimately, Atkins works because you are not eating a lot of the fattening foods that make up most of our normal diets. For me, that made it unsustainable in the long term, because once I lost the weight I went back to my old way of eating and gained most of it back. If you really like a high protein low carb diet, it may be sustainable for you. For me it was too hard. I missed fruit, grains and sweets too much to give them up permanently.

So you say you've done Atkins successfully then say you gained the weight back.

It sounds like your definition of success is losing weight for a while. Mine is keeping it off permanently.

Just saying

Running_and_Coffee · April 2018

Can’t imagine doing keto without MFP. How on earth would I be able to track macros? If not MFP, I’d use a different calorie counter app.

grinning_chick · April 2018

It is like few learn there is ever more to Atkins than just the Induction phase of 20 grams/day carbohydrates for the first two weeks.

If MFP had been around when I did Atkins, perhaps I would have never yo-yo'd, as I could have learned how to manage caloric intake way back when. I am living anecdotal proof you can eat less than 50 grams of carb/day and still maintain or even gain weight; it's called eating thousands and thousands of calories of, albeit it low carb, foods over your daily needs.

Calories absolutely count, even on Atkins, once you get past the psychological shock and adjustment of the diet. Even the Good Doctor said so himself.

concordancia · April 2018

atmasters wrote: »

MFP is very helpful for anyone on KETO or Low carb, Like explained above cal need to be tracked and you can track your macros very easy with MFP as well as exercise. the app is not just for calorie tracking alone. I started low carb on an Atkins way of life, I find Keto pretty much the same but you are following Macros more than carbs the basic for Keto or Atkins is 75% fat, 20% protein,5% carbs It always usually works out to be around 20 to 25 grams of carbs per day. I like Keto because I focus more on my health fats and its proven very very beneficial

Only if you suffer from certain neurological conditions.

kpk54 · April 2018

donna_karen1 wrote: »

Hi

Today I have started the Atkins diet. I know you can’t have more than 20g of carbs. Has anyone tried it and do you know how many fats and proteins your meant to have. I want to set my goals on this app but not sure how much I can put for the fat and proteins

If I were doing the Atkins program, I might be inclined to use atkins.com which has a pretty decent food diary and set up. All carbs show in net carbs. Proteins and fats are a range to stay within on their program and tracker. It gives you the range.

There are also a couple of options other than 20 net carbs though that is the "induction" phase. You could start at 40 for example. Use of the Atkins calorie counter is free. Check it out.

jennyvalentine4 · April 2018

I’m doing Atkins. My percentage goals are 70% fat, 20% protein, and 10% carbs. I keep my net carbs at 18-22. I try to keep my protein right around 60g. You don’t want to eat high protein or your body will use the protein instead of the fat for energy. I’m 5’5” and 190 lbs. I’ve lost almost 30lbs.

DEBOO7 · April 2018

Four years ago... started out with Atkins and keto is my lifestyle. New habits take time to build, it doesn't happen overnight.. and diets don't work primarily as folks go back to their prior way of eating. I weighed 217lbs when I started and that may not have been my heaviest! Now I'm 115lb and holding at that since mid last year. I eat single source foods as much as possible - meat, veg, nuts, seeds, fish, berries, cheese (limited). Bottomline is that any way of eating that has you at a calorie deficit will affect weight-loss, the bigger question is 'is that way of eating sustainable for a lifetime?'

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