Starting Adkins soon
sarahsedaii
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i am starting Adkins. Any pointers? So far nothing else has worked for me, and i am determined!
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Good luck on your new journey. Atkins isn't a temporary fix...it's a lifestyle change. It has worked wonders for me, and I look and feel better than I ever have in the last 20 years.
Do some searches here on MFP...there is a lot of info relating to Atkins. There are also support groups specifically for Atkins.
Some or our fellow MFP members are not too fond of Atkins, so be prepared to be somewhat bombarded by lackluster and unhelpful comments if you post questions. But don't be afraid to ask the questions...you will be answered and supported by the rest of us.
I can't wait to read your success story.
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It's called ATkins. I suggest a healthy, balanced diet. Avoid fads. They are not sustainable in the long-term, and might wreak havoc on your health.i am starting Adkins. Any pointers? So far nothing else has worked for me, and i am determined!0 -
I was on it years ago and while I did drop the weight, I had horrible intestinal problems due to the limited diet. I thought it was gall stones and after ultrasounds we narrowed it down to Atkins. I will just say - be very careful.0
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Oh, and I gained all the weight I lost back.0
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I actually did Atkins several years ago and was successful, however, I gained it all back. I do like my breads and pastas so could not sustain that lifestyle change. There are so many low calorie breads and healthy pasta available today that it makes it easier to eat with portion control. :blushing:0
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I have done the atkins diets twice in the past year. It does work. I just dont recommend staying on it for long periods of time unless you slowly add carbs the longer your on it. I lost my first 40lbs between the Atkins diet and walking 5 miles daily. If you have any questions, I can try to answer them but I would suggest buying an Atkins book that way you can see how many carbs different foods have. I didnt have any problems, but i did it for a week or two and would eat carbs for three days and then start over. I love carbs and its difficult for me to completely eliminate them.0
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And I gained 10lbs back but it also had alot to do with my 3 month cookie binge
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Thanks for all the helpful comments! Day 2...not as bad as I thought. Sorry about the misspelling, typing on an iPad is a lot harder than it seems!0
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I just started Atlkins also. Here are the recipe that save me from breaking induction
Her catchup and pizza crust is my fav
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html
http://blog.yourlighterside.com/p/eats-recipes.html
and I like my pork rinds toooo much!!0 -
Don't worry, I won't get on your case because you simply misspelled the word Atkins, lol.
My advice is...go the low carb route but not as intense as Atkins. I did Atkins before...by the book....and you will lose weight, but it is hard to maintain in our society. It did help me realize that sugar is just in too many things we eat. And I feel better and am more focused when I reduce the amount of sugar in my diet. It helps me to think back in time to the 30s, 40s, and 50s....everyone was skinny. We didn't have all the baked goods, pizza, soda, etc. products that we have now. Stay away from sugar and you will be thin forever. I promise you that. It's easier said than done, I know. But if you keep that in your mind, you'll slowly start to reduce or at least now be aware of the amount of sugar or carbs you eat in a day. Because unless you're an athlete and exercise many hours a day, you don't need all that. Hope this was helpful! 0 -
Buy the book.
Read all of it.
Follow the plan.
If you don't follow the plan and you quit/fail, don't blame "Atkins". The people that bash it don't understand the science behind ketogenic diets.
It's easy to successfully lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle following the Atkins plan. It's not a crash diet just to get you to lose weight. If you end up going back to what you did in the past, you will more than likely gain your weight back.0 -
personally, i think there are many other ways to loose weight than to do the dreaded ATKINS diet. It is not healthy to cut food groups out of our diet as they are in there for a reason to provide you with things that your body to help stay healthy.
also people who i have known personally have suffered from the following from the atkins:
smelly breath
air loss
stress
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It's called ATkins. I suggest a healthy, balanced diet. Avoid fads. They are not sustainable in the long-term, and might wreak havoc on your health.
Fad:
n.
1. A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
2. An intense but short-lived fashion; craze
3. A personal idiosyncrasy or whim
Atkins first came out in 1972. Hardly a "fad". On the plan, you don't gorge on processed meats and cheeses. What's so unhealthy about eating chicken breast with spinach and olive oil dressing? Also, if it's so unhealthy, why do your blood lipid profiles improve while on the plan?
You're clearly uneducated on the subject, and I'd suggest you keep to yourself when you know very little about the topic.0 -
personally, i think there are many other ways to loose weight than to do the dreaded ATKINS diet. It is not healthy to cut food groups out of our diet as they are in there for a reason to provide you with things that your body to help stay healthy.
also people who i have known personally have suffered from the following from the atkins:
smelly breath
air loss
stress
sickness
Fist of all, it's "lose", not "loose". Second, you don't cut out a food group. You still eat fruits and low starch vegetables.
Next you're going to tell me that I should be consuming more sugar because it's not healthy to totally cut it out.
The ignorance on these forums is mind blowing.0 -
This is because you have to accept this as your permanent lifestyle. I learned this the hard way.Oh, and I gained all the weight I lost back.
To the OP...do research. Lots of it. It's a perfectly healthy diet for SOME people. But you have to do your research. You have to invest the time. Figure out if this is right for you. Don't just try it because you think it might be a quick fix.0 -
bacon...LOTS of Bacon!!!!! :devil:0
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Oh, and I gained all the weight I lost back.
As with any dietary change, if you go back to what you were doing before, you'll end up with the same results as before.0 -
The adkins diet works! A lot of people like to add that they gained all the weight back , and that's with any diet if you don't make changes. And it's not about not eating carbs after the diets over, but about burning the energy from the carbs off. If you know you like foods that contain a high volume of carbs than you need to add exercise in as a daily habit. I'm currently on the adkins in which I switched from the HCG diet to this and I'm still losing about a .5 a day.0
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I did two to three weeks of Atkin's to fit into a dress. Good results, though the lack of bread drove me crazy! Good luck on your journey. 0
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I did the 20g Atkins. It works but don't stay on induction long, as soon as you can go to the next stages and introduce more carbs. Don't get caught up in eating as much bacon and fat as you can. There are heaps of low carb vegies that you can eat.
I always lost weight but then always regained. You have to stay on it but it wasn't a way I wanted to live. So now doing lowish to moderate carbs.
Remember that even on Atkins calories matter.0 -
What ever you do don't go on Adkins it screws you over and if you waver from it even once you will put the weight on again and more please take my advise and don't do it I'm sorry to kill your diet plan but ive seen it too many Times
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Low carb is the only thing that really helps to keep my blood pressure under control.0
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Ketogenic diets work. So do all others. Whodathunkit? Calorie deficits can take all forms. Personally I think you're better off balancing the deficit across all three macros rather than tipping the scale one way or the other to the extreme. That's why I like the zone better than Atkins. But hey whatever floats yer boat.0
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Well I'm not sure what you did before but you NEED to log your food. You need to hold yourself accountable by logging. I didn't realize how mAny calories I was consuming until I started here.
Try Atkins. If you can see yourself keeping with it for the rest of your life then stay on it. But be prepared for it not to work. It's not a diet that works long term for most people. Carbs are not the enemy. No micro nutrient is.0 -
Carbs are not the enemy. No micro nutrient is.
Carbs are a macro nutrient.
But yep I get what you meant to say and you're right. No single one of the macros can be blamed or exonerated out of context for weight gain or other health issues.0 -
I did Atkins severals years with my then boyfriend. We both lost a ton of weight. I lost about 55 lb on it....he lost a lot more. We restricted carbs completely for the first two weeks (Phase I) to 20 grams. After that we started reintroducing carbs slowly into our diets, first with fruits (especially fresh pineapple), then with low carb whole grain breads, pastas and tortillas. We quickly realized fruit had little to no effect on weigh loss so we kept at that. We noticed even low carb whole grain bread caused both of us to gain, so ate it in JUDICIOUS moderation.......maybe once a week. We were both able to maintain for 2-3 years.
Fast forward a few years - he broke up (was cheating on me without my knowledge). I walked away (after throwing a cup of coffee in his face at Starbucks where he dropped the bomb on me, and went in search of donuts, my comfort food. I didn't just fall off the wagon, I swan-dove off the thing. Gained it all back and more. He on the other hand married the skank....er....girl and has managed to keep the weight off.
Which is why I'm back here trying to get back on somewhat of a low carb bandwagon. This time, I at least know the things that trigger me......white sugar, white bread, white rice, white potatoes. I can eat bread maybe one slice of whole sprouted grain bread a week. That's about it. More than that causes me to retain water and hold onto weight for dear life. Hey, at least I'm better informed this time around! Pasta is another thing I just can't handle......even the low carb high fiber whole wheat pasta causes me to feel hung over the next morning. Potatoes......I happen to love sweet potatoes, so that's an easy switch. I still eat a lot of fruits and berries. And I eat all kinds of vegetables that contain high amounts of carbs: peas, beans, carrots. Those don't seem to affect me much at all.
Hope that's helpful.
ETA: Pardon me about the skank comment.......this was composed while consuming two glasses of red wine.........I'm really not bitter or anything.
Also, when I told my physician I was going to do Atkins, she said if followed correctly (2 week intro phase and all), it is the most healthy diet out there. She highly recommends it to all her patients.0 -
I think if you can get past the first bit of the Atkins plan it's really great, I couldn't do it, I fainted a couple of times then found out I suffer from non diabetes related low blood sugar. A couple of years later I just cut bread out of my diet, that's it, I lost weight and my stomach was flat all of the time, but I just missed sandwiches sooo much :-) I don't think I've got the willpower to do it again.
Good luck!0 -
yeah dont do it, ive tried that and felt unwell, also tried cabbage soup diet and lost loads but soon as I ate piled weight back on which is why im doing this, the way I think of it is could I live eating this for the rest of my life if the answer is no then just dont do it in the first place, seriously you will lose but will be followed by a big gain0
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I had always heard Dr. Atkin's diet was originally designed to help morbidly obese people lose a considerable amount of weight quickly so they would be more likely to survive a surgical procedure they needed. It is generally intended to be done under the supervision of a doctor and is not supposed to be a long-term lifestyle.
From the article linked below:
"An Atkins spokesperson points out that a number of studies since 2002, including those funded by the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the Philadelphia Veterans Administration, demonstrate some benefits of a low-carbohydrate diet -- especially when weight-loss results achieved with a diet like the Atkins plan are compared to weight-loss results on other diet plans.
But many health experts remain wary. "The Atkins diet is a viable option that requires more testing," Gary D. Foster, PhD, clinical director of the weight and eating disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania, tells WebMD. "The Atkins diet works at producing weight loss. If you are looking for weight loss, yes, it works. If you are looking for improvement in triglycerides and HDL cholesterol, yes, it works."
But Foster, like other experts, remains concerned about the long-term safety of the diet.
Robert H. Eckel, MD, director of the general clinical research center at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, agrees. He tells WebMD, "Our worries over the Atkins diet go way past the question of whether it is effective for losing weight or even for keeping weight off. We worry that the diet promotes heart disease. ... We have concerns over whether this is a healthy diet for preventing heart disease, stroke, and cancer. There is also potential loss of bone, and the potential for people with liver and kidney problems to have trouble with the high amounts of protein in these diets."
Source: WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/diet/atkins-diet-what-it-is?page=30
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