Atkins induction?

Ill be honest I had a doc ms-diagnose me and had me on the first wave of Atkins for 6 months and didn't want me to go off it... unlimited meats/eggs/cheese and 20 carbs a day from veggies ONLY



I'm sorry to say, but this would NOT be Atkins....Atkins is not unlimited meats, eggs and cheese and it is not 20 carbs from veggies a day. Please do your homework and refer to the Atkins main site before stating information not to be true. Atkins is not a high protein diet, it a a diet of higher healthy fats. In other words, you should be getting 60-65% of healthy fats in from coconut oil, olive oils, etc....fats in butter, meats etc also are allowed. Fat satiates hunger on ones body and therefore curtails the need to eat. Carbs should come from total carbs subtracting the fiber and sugars therefore giving you the Net Carbs for that food item. You should be eating at least 15 Net Carbs a day and NOT just carbs which would give you LESS of that food item.

Atkins recomends women eat 1500-1800 calories a day and more if working out...men should eat over 2000 calories a day. So broken down, your nutrients would look like this: Fats-60-65 a day, Protein 30-35% a day and carbs approximately 10% a day. You should also get in your needed amount of water intake and take vitamins such as Omega 3's, Fish Oils, etc.

please research where more and more studies are showing that low carb diets are helping both children and adults with seizure issues (epilepsy) due to the fact they eliminate sugar, gluten, and yes even wheat from the diets of these people. Please read the book "Wheat Belly" and how dangerous it is for our bodies....it affects arthritis and other ailments within out bodies.

If you were geared for a heart attack, there must have been another issues involved besides Atkins, which you were not doing correctly...so please do not blame the diet if you don't have the facts on the eating plan. I am in the health field, more and more Cardiologist are now beginning to suggest people follow a low carb diet as well as DR. who have many diabetic patients which Dr. Atkins tried to help many years ago.

I don't pot much here but I do read and I just wish people would state the facts or not do so at all without truly having info to back up their statements. Going to the Atkins main page, you can find/read all the factual documentation needed to work this plan. it's healthy and it does work...as far as gaining weight back...YOU gain weight back on any plan, including WW if you go off it and back to old habits. Please review the Lessons review section at the Atkins site to understand the plan. I have LCarbed for 10 yrs and I feel great and my numbers are good....I am not a candidate for a heart attack and I eat tons of bacon everyday!

someone up above also asked about not eating meat....yes, Atkins has a vegetarian plan that is LC. Please visit their site or buy the book from Walmart, under$10 and read for more info.

The main thing is you are eating healthy and found a plan that works for you...we all acclimate to different types of plans.. Many are happy with WW and many with SB and others Paleo/Primal. Also hope your health issues have resolved and you overall feel better with your lifestyle That's all of our main goal...Happy New Year!

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/main_dish_recipes.html

Alot if yummy looking recipes on here also has quite a few induction recipes tooo..

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/pizza_chicken.html


Yummmy Trying this tomorrow, thinkin my teenage boys will love it!

Can you go into katosis/ stay in katosis if you go slightly over your carb count during induction? Say like less than 25 carbs but more than 20 carbs?

HI rsouthland,

You are doing great! The exercise will be an added plus.

Take care

Bump

I did the induction phase. I dropped 7 lbs (all water), but I also had headaches, chest pains, and fatigue.

I, since, went back to all the lovely carbs (simple and complex) my body loved and promised it never to put her through such trauma again.

I am on day three of Atkins Induction...seem to be doing pretty well. First time for Atkins..I did South beach a few years ago but mainly to maintain. I kind do low carb anyway. I have put on extra pounds becasue of the holidays, not watching what I was eating and not exercsing due ot chronic fatigue. I am slowly doing better, but need to get back to it. Hopeing this will jump start me. I have a problem with sugars anyway. I do so much better and always have when I reduce my sugar intake. So hopefully this will work!!

Have a happy healthy day!!!

Try low carb snacks such as breyers low carb ice-cream, sugar free candy when you have these cravings.

Nooooooooooooooooo, the idea is to purge your body of the cravings..............not keep feeding them.

The only way to get rid of those cravings is to stay away from the things you crave.

The cravings go. If the cravings are that bad, get some L-Glutamine - it will help to stop the cravings.

Remember that a good portion of the weight is water and glycogen loss at first. Do not mix it up with fat

Try low carb snacks such as breyers low carb ice-cream, sugar free candy when you have these cravings.

Nooooooooooooooooo, the idea is to purge your body of the cravings..............not keep feeding them.

The only way to get rid of those cravings is to stay away from the things you crave.

The cravings go. If the cravings are that bad, get some L-Glutamine - it will help to stop the cravings.

Completely agree with that. Have to rid yourself off the cravings, not satisfy them temporarily with chemicals that cause diarrhea and bloating if consumed too much xD

Ill be honest I had a doc ms-diagnose me and had me on the first wave of Atkins for 6 months and didn't want me to go off it... unlimited meats/eggs/cheese and 20 carbs a day from veggies ONLY

in those 6 months my cholesterol, fat, sugars etc levels went out of control when I finally went to another doctor I was weeks away from having a heart attack

What I learned its not the best cause you start putting grains and stuff back into your body the weight can come back FASTER and HEAVIER then before

From experience I learned this

females no less than 1200 cals a day
males no less than 1800 cals a day

why?

if you eat less your body goes into starvation mode which causes it to store which causes weight gain

3500 burned cals = loss on 1lb of fat
3500 cals = 1lb of fat put on

low carb is key my dietitian says 150 or less per day is a pretty good amount

Don't call it a diet just be wise on what you put into your body and treat yourself when you meet your goals

lean meats, red meat and taters 3-4 times in a 2 week period, whole grains keep you fuller longer, heavier meals in the morning, sodium no more than 2400mg a day, fresh fruit and veggies, don't drink you calories, 8+ glasses of water a day, stay away from junk food/fast food/processed food, treat it when you meet your goals, don't eat the samethings daily or do the same workouts or your body will plateau

but i learned all this when I gained 195lbs from quitting smoking, got on track with healthy eating and workouts and lost 156lbs in 19 months (put some back on with stress of buying/selling houses) but back on track now

you can do it! promise!

I don't know what the Dr had you on, but it was NOT Atkins.

im ending week one and im loving it im never hungry and following it exactly as in the book! eating all the veggies i can and getting in my water intake the choco shakes and peanut butter cups (got them at wal mart) ARE AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS!!!! iv been low carb-ing IT KIND OF for over a year and lost 40lbs last year but stepped off for about 7 months i did gain 12 pounds back but im back on track and really feel this is the life for me it gets easier and if u cook ur food and really learn how to create foods its not hard at all if ur starving then u need to really see what ur eating and wasting carbs on.... GOOD LUCK