Atkins Support Group

Has anyone bought the new Atkins book and is it worth it? My fiance and I are starting this week... and i would really like to learn as much as I can about Atkins diet... i don't want to half *kitten* it..

You might check your library. Mine had practically every edition of Atkins. I've got a checked out copy of New Diet Revolution on my desk right now. That is a really good book imo.

There's nothing wrong with buying the books but since I was just curious about the diet and not following it I decided to go with the cheapest option.

Reading it will be like deciding to take the red pill (instead of the blue) from Morpheus in The Matrix. You get to stay in Wonderland and get to see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Do you think the MIM could be modified to make a decent bun for a burger? Any other bread-like recipes?

I made a MiM last night. Instead of using a mug, I used a bowl. Then I put it in the convection oven for a few minutes to crisp the sides a little bit.

I was going to slice it in half to make a sandwich for lunch today, but my wife "accidentally" broke a piece off and ate it. We ended up eating the whole thing as a snack before bed.

I'll try to make one tonight and we'll see if it will last any longer. I was also thinking of making a bagel type (onion & garlic) and eating it with some cream cheese.

I've made them before in a large coffee mug/bowl and sliced it in half. (The Atkins site also suggests using a square plastic container.) At that point, I usually butter one side and make a grilled cheese sandwich out of it. For that MIM, I omitted the cinnamon and Splenda and used garlic and onion powder instead.

By the way, I know Atkins is the right diet, when I'm sitting here at noon, not hungry even though I last ate at 8:00 am, and the kids are whining at me to make them lunch. *sigh*. I'll be back....

By the way, I know Atkins is the right diet, when I'm sitting here at noon, not hungry even though I last ate at 8:00 am, and the kids are whining at me to make them lunch. *sigh*. I'll be back....

Even better is that one of the reasons your hunger is less on low carb is that it is helping to keep your blood triglycerides and blood glucose levels in check, which it turn lets the hunger-controlling hormone leptin do its thing more effectively as both of those are thought to inhibit or interfere with leptin. So you get better blood sugar and blood fat levels AND less hunger pangs--a win win!

This is from Linda's low carb website.

It's like a MIM but added some parmesan cheese.
I've made these and they are really good!

FLAX SANDWICH BUNS
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon flax meal
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon granular Splenda
1/2-1 teaspoon caraway seeds, optional (I have never added these)
1 1/2 teaspoons dry minced onion
3 eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons water
1 1/2 tablespoons oil

Put the dry minced onion in a small bowl and add just enough water to moisten; let stand until softened. Mix the dry ingredients; add the onions, eggs, water and oil. Pour the batter into 6 greased muffin top pans. Bake at 325º 15-20 minutes. To serve, split the buns horizontally to make two halves using a long, thin knife.

Makes 6 servings
Can be frozen

Per Serving: 140 Calories; 11g Fat; 8g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 3.5g Dietary Fiber; 1.5g Net Carbs

Hi guys,

I've been really interested in the posts in this thread.

I managed to lose 40kg by Christmas 2010 (took just over 2 years though) on WeightWatchers, but have managed to put 20 of them back on, so last week, I finally got my head into gear and joined MFP and have been successfully logging and tracking. Been down with the flu though, so I haven't exercised like I would have liked.

Anyway, I've always thought about Atkins, but chickened out because I thought I would miss my carbs too much, but this week I've been limiting them to keep my cals low and am now seriously thinking about following Atkins, so I'm trying to get all the info that I need together. The science behind it really makes sense to me.

If you have any tips that have helped you, could you let me know please

Thanks

Rachel x

My tip would be to actually get one of the later Atkins books and actually follow the guidelines in it. Just go to the library and borrow New Diet Revolution if you have to.

Too many people try 'Atkins' without understanding the principles involved or how it is supposed to work. Although calorie counting isn't as important when low carb dieting as hunger pangs tend to be better under control, you still can't eat unlimited calories and expect to lose weight. What is more important than counting calories in my opinion is keeping the proper macro nutrient percentages. I think induction works out to 5% or less calories from carbs, 60% or more from fat, and the rest from protein. After going through the acclimation period you can adjust the carb % upward if you want as long as you do it by eating more of the "good" carbs and continue to avoid refined sugar and starch.

This is all my opinion for what its worth. I follow something pretty close to Atkins but I don't call it Atkins because I do consume alcohol which Atkins recommends abstaining from, so it would be a disservice to say I do Atkins. I have read Atkin's New Diet Revolution and agree with the vast majority of it.