Blood work on Atkins (December and April)

Well, one reason people think Atkins is so unhealthy is that, when it had that early 2000's boom, a lot of people DID eat very unhealthily. Yeah, everyone enjoyed their bacon and eggs and butter...but then people started missing their ice cream and bread, so viola, "low carb" replacements, loaded with trans fat and artificial nasties.

And I remember in the early 00's, watching the video when my mom went on it (she was an unhealthy Atkinser). I do not think Atkins emphasized vegetables NEARLY enough. Less "woohoo, CHEEEESE!!!" and more "FIBER! BROCCOLI! ASPARAGUS!" But that was a while ago.

LeanLioness, you truly understand the proper low carb lifestyle! I run better on 40-30-30, but it's so silly to think that everyone fits into the same mold. And like you, I get most of my carbs from veggies, fruits, nuts, and beans. I find I feel way better only having a serving or two of grains a day.

I tried to talk to a diabetic about atkins of course they had a misunderstanding of what it was thinking all you eat is bacon. But the person talked to a dietician and the dietician said that you need whole grains and that you can't cut out any food group. I wanted to yell as say you're a diabetic 30lbs overweight considering gastric bypass how could cutting out whole grains be unsafer than let someone slit you open and cut your stomach in half.

No harm meant to those who have gastric bypass:flowerforyou:

I was on Adkins in the early 2000's back when it was eat strickly meat to get into Ketosis. I weighed 275 and got down to 196 in about 6 months. But I got off the diet and ballooned up to 314 pounds. Your body is just not meant to eat only meat, that's why I am glad to see that the revised Adkins is so much healthier.

I just started the Paleo Diet (aka the caveman diet or stone age diet) Have been on it a couple days and have lost about 3 pounds. Basically what the diet calls for is eating anything a caveman could have gotten his hands on. Rational is that that is how are bodies are genetically apt to survive and thrive. You can not eat any processed foods, you have to stick to veggies, fruitss, roots, lean meats, and nuts. So far I have really enjoyed it, and I know I am eating a ton healthier than I was. My concern is that I love the fruits so much I am neglecting the veggies, I still eat some squash, zuccinni, broccli or cauliflower everyday, but I eat more cantaloupe, apples, grapes, pears, and berries. Regardless of whether I eat enough veggies, am i still on the right path by eating so many fruits because it's within the diet? What is the downside of eating too many frutis in relation to veggies? where do I stand to gain by eating more veggies, weight loss wise and health wise?

Thank you very much for any help or insights that you a have.

Jay

I am looking over the primal diet and noticed legumes are not allowed. That would mean giving up the green beans unless and exception is made b/c of their high water content.

Hi Momma2four -

I follow Atkins and eat a ton of veggies and get my fats from ANIMAL fats (chicken skin, fat on my steaks) and mostly from olive oil and coconut oil, I eat a little avocado as I am not the fondest of it either, but it is good for me.. I eat a little butter as I am not the biggest fan of dairy, but I do eat Fage yougrt.

I eat a lot of salads, cucumbers, cauliflower, broccoli (have an intolerance to it and makes me bloat), tomatoes, celery, spinach, stir fry veggies, green beans, brussel sprouts, spaghetti squash, zucchini, acorn squash.

As far as fruits, I eat berries, cherries, melons, plums, nectarines, peaches, apples and occasionally some fresh pineapple and grapefruit.

I eat raw nuts and seeds. Natural nut butters, now trying to stay away from peanut butter, but that is a hard one - cuz I love peanut butter.

Here is the kicker..................eat natural and exercise. Forgo the breads, pastas, rice, cereal, sugar filled, fat-free yogurts. Opt for full fat varieties and have it checked in 6-8 weeks from when you started eating this way and see how it goes..............