Atkins and calories

sarahsedaii
sarahsedaii Posts: 39 Member
edited October 3 in Food and Nutrition
3 days in and 4 pounds lost! The cravings are managable, and i feel like i am eating a lot. The only problem is that i am finding it really hard to get above 1000 calories. Any ideas to help me get to 1500?


Thanks!
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  • kassied09
    kassied09 Posts: 397
    nuts, peanut butter, nutella.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    sure...dont do atkins
  • SunshineKisses_2012
    SunshineKisses_2012 Posts: 471 Member
    sure...dont do atkins

    LOL!!!

    I do have a question since you are doing Adkins. How many carbs are you allowed per day?
  • deathstarclock
    deathstarclock Posts: 512 Member
    Atkins really wrecks your system. Most of the weight lost is only water, and you put it back on almost immediately. I hope you did your research...
  • sarahsedaii
    sarahsedaii Posts: 39 Member
    For the first 2 weeks, I am allowed up to 20, but I have only come close one day.
  • SunshineKisses_2012
    SunshineKisses_2012 Posts: 471 Member
    sure...dont do atkins

    LOL!!!

    I do have a question since you are doing Adkins. How many carbs are you allowed per day?

    NM - Finally found a website that tells me. 20-25 per day. Couldn't do it.
  • TattooedMommy427
    TattooedMommy427 Posts: 283 Member
    I dont do akins, but I am Primal/ partial Paleo, and I dont count calories at all. I stay fuller longer on less food because of what I'm eating. I'm sure the akins is similar. As long as your eating the right foods, none of the processed/packaged overpriced akins brand crap, just focus on your hunger and you carb count. :)
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Yea, losing 4 pounds in 3 days isn't really healthy if it's actual fat lost. It very well could be water weight from bloating. If you aren't getting calories from carbs, you need to make up for it with more lean proteins and healthy fats. Chicken breast and nuts are great sources of these.
  • MissMaryMac33
    MissMaryMac33 Posts: 1,433 Member
    I don't do Atkins, but I do eat lower carb because I have PCOS and am a former type II diabetic. (Not Atkins extreme lower carb -- I have my settings at 45% protein, 25% carb, 30% fat and watch that I get my carbs from good stuff...)

    You could try adding any of the following:
    nuts, avocado, lean meat, protein shakes, greekyogurt (not the crappy stuff that has more sugar than protein)
  • irafe
    irafe Posts: 3
    Not on Atkins but am low carb, may I suggest that some of the people in this thread throwing around unsubstantiated claims actually do some reading.about Ketosis and how it affects the bodies metabolism. It's a perfectly viable and effective way of losing weight, but for some reason it has a bad rap, for reasons unknown.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis

    Good luck to you guys out there. :)
  • Drunkadelic
    Drunkadelic Posts: 948 Member
    Atkins really wrecks your system. Most of the weight lost is only water, and you put it back on almost immediately. I hope you did your research...

    Because you obviously haven't....
  • Drunkadelic
    Drunkadelic Posts: 948 Member
    Not on Atkins but am low carb, may I suggest that some of the people in this thread throwing around unsubstantiated claims actually do some reading.about Ketosis and how it affects the bodies metabolism. It's a perfectly viable and effective way of losing weight, but for some reason it has a bad rap, for reasons unknown.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis

    Good luck to you guys out there. :)

    Exactly. If you are going to tell someone to do their research, make sure you do your own.
  • LowCarbForLife
    LowCarbForLife Posts: 82 Member
    Atkins really wrecks your system. Most of the weight lost is only water, and you put it back on almost immediately. I hope you did your research...
    Why, you obviously didn't do yours yet you have no qualms about posting your ignorant opinions.
  • LowCarbForLife
    LowCarbForLife Posts: 82 Member
    Not on Atkins but am low carb, may I suggest that some of the people in this thread throwing around unsubstantiated claims actually do some reading.about Ketosis and how it affects the bodies metabolism. It's a perfectly viable and effective way of losing weight, but for some reason it has a bad rap, for reasons unknown.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis

    Good luck to you guys out there. :)
    Thanks, but on MFP you are tilting at windmills to suggest people keep their ignorance and misinformation about low carb dieting to themselves.
  • Loves2snack
    Loves2snack Posts: 112 Member
    Atkins really wrecks your system. Most of the weight lost is only water, and you put it back on almost immediately. I hope you did your research...

    Yeah, if you go on it lose weight, and then go on a carb binge.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    3 days in and 4 pounds lost! The cravings are managable, and i feel like i am eating a lot. The only problem is that i am finding it really hard to get above 1000 calories. Any ideas to help me get to 1500?


    Thanks!

    If you are eating plenty of fats, proteins and getting in the 3 cups of vegetables there is NO NEED to count calories.

    You should be worried about making sure your carbs are at the 20 grams per day, calorie counting is NOT necessary.
  • Spongebaberoundpants
    Spongebaberoundpants Posts: 23
    I have no facts about what Adkins does to your body but I do know this. I started it a month ago. First week I lost 10 lbs, next 3 weeks not even 1 lb and I felt hungry and not real healthy. I went to my dr and he said DO NOT DO ATKINS!!! It causes all kinds of bad things to happen, including kidney stones so I just started counting calories and I've lost 3 lbs in 5 days. Hope whatever you do works for you but please be careful.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    sure...dont do atkins

    LOL!!!

    I do have a question since you are doing Adkins. How many carbs are you allowed per day?

    There is no such plan as aDkins.....................It is The ATkins Nutritional Approach.

    You start out in Phase 1 with 20 grams of carbs each day for 2 weeks. After the 2 weeks of Induction, you start adding 5 grams of carbs along with more foods as you climb up the carb ladder. So, week 3 you would be at 25 grams of carbs, week 4 30 grams of carbs........and each week you add 5 gram increments until you find you ACE = Atkins Carb Equilibrium - which basically tells you how many grams of carbs you can eat to lose, gain or maintain your weight.

    So, like my ACE = 80 grams of carbs per day. If I eat 75 grams of carbs I will lose weight and if I eat more than 80, then I will gain. So being able to maintain at 80 grams of carbs per day is MY number. It is individual for each person.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I have no facts about what Adkins does to your body but I do know this. I started it a month ago. First week I lost 10 lbs, next 3 weeks not even 1 lb and I felt hungry and not real healthy. I went to my dr and he said DO NOT DO ADKINS!!! It causes all kinds of bad things to happen, including kidney stones so I just started counting calories and I've lost 3 lbs in 5 days. Hope whatever you do works for you but please be careful.

    Well, there is NO ADKINS and your doctor is sorely misinformed. And, if you were hungry and did not have energy, you were not eating correctly.
  • jmeeej
    jmeeej Posts: 125 Member
    Low carb is the devil!!!!!! 100% carbs!!!!


    ^^^ sarcasm


    I seriously can't believe the amount of negativity and bull**** on on this site. It makes me angry.
  • Spongebaberoundpants
    Spongebaberoundpants Posts: 23
    People need to get over all the negativity and if someone misspelling ATKINS bothers you that dang much, please close your computer and take a walk cause you are too stressed to be of help to ANYONE!!
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    I have no facts about what Adkins does to your body but I do know this. I started it a month ago. First week I lost 10 lbs, next 3 weeks not even 1 lb and I felt hungry and not real healthy. I went to my dr and he said DO NOT DO ADKINS!!! It causes all kinds of bad things to happen, including kidney stones so I just started counting calories and I've lost 3 lbs in 5 days. Hope whatever you do works for you but please be careful.
    I would ask your doctor how many credits of nutrition he took in med school. It most medical programs it is remarkably few. If he is interested in hearing from many doctors who have actually studied low-carbohydrate diets, one place to point him might be Jimmy Moore's podcast (http://www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com/shownotes). He's done over 500 episodes, most featuring interviews with medical doctors and researchers on the benefits of carbohydrate restriction for countering many diseases and controlling weight.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    nuts, peanut butter, nutella.

    Original Poster: You are in Phase 1 and these foods are NOT allowed on Induction. The nuts will have to wait until Phase 2 when you get to that part of the Carb Ladder.

    Please make sure that your fat intake is at least 60% and protein is at least 25-30% and the rest carbs.

    The fat will not only help to keep you full and satisfied, it will also boost your caloric intake and give you that energy boost.

    If you are having issues with getting your fat intake up, please feel free to contact me and I will be more than happy to assist you.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    People need to get over all the negativity and if someone misspelling ATKINS bothers you that dang much, please close your computer and take a walk cause you are too stressed to be of help to ANYONE!!

    I am not stressed in the least. Do not smear someone else's name. And the negativity wasn't lies and misinformation in which people need to do some research and reading BEFORE posting on a public bulletin board.
  • jmeeej
    jmeeej Posts: 125 Member
    People need to get over all the negativity and if someone misspelling ATKINS bothers you that dang much, please close your computer and take a walk cause you are too stressed to be of help to ANYONE!!

    I meant all of the negativity towards low-carb/atkins/primal lifestyles rather than the "traditional" diet.

    Your lack of attention to spelling and grammar is minor......so I think I'll keep my computer opened :)
  • terrellc1
    terrellc1 Posts: 231 Member
    Pour a little olive oil onto your salad. Add mayo to your tuna. Put a pat of butter on top of your fish. I don't find it hard to add calories. :)
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    Have a spoonful or two of extra virgin coconut oil. YUM!
  • lockef
    lockef Posts: 466
    Eating low carb is horrible!

    I can't seem to keep the weight on even though I'm eating until I feel stuffed. Every time I wake up in the morning I feel rested (not normal), and on top of all that, I have too much energy!

    It's horrible!
  • terrellc1
    terrellc1 Posts: 231 Member
    Eating low carb is horrible!

    I can't seem to keep the weight on even though I'm eating until I feel stuffed. Every time I wake up in the morning I feel rested (not normal), and on top of all that, I have too much energy!

    It's horrible!

    It IS horrible. In addition to your HORRIBLE symptoms, I also have clear skin, normal insulin ranges, and am skinnier than I have ever been in 15 years. It SUCKS!
  • AlyRoseNYC
    AlyRoseNYC Posts: 1,075 Member
    I have no facts about what Adkins does to your body but I do know this. I started it a month ago. First week I lost 10 lbs, next 3 weeks not even 1 lb and I felt hungry and not real healthy. I went to my dr and he said DO NOT DO ATKINS!!! It causes all kinds of bad things to happen, including kidney stones so I just started counting calories and I've lost 3 lbs in 5 days. Hope whatever you do works for you but please be careful.

    I think that before you start any new life change, you should learn what it does to your body. Judging by your first sentence, it sounds like you went into it now knowing what exactly it was and why it works. Maybe that wasn't the case at all, it just comes off that way.

    Your experience with what you thought was the Atkins approach sounds much like my experience with low fat diets and WW. The programs work, of course. But, you have to be happy with it, or you'll just end up failing and being miserable all the time.
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