Low Carbers Only

I did Atkins. True Story. About 9 years ago. I had great success with it. Lost around 85 pounds in 5 months. As long as I continued to stay low carb and never intake the foods I loved, it was fine. I joined the gym in hopes that I could maintain.. After a year or two - I slowly started to realize that weight had started to come back on... several years later I realized I I went right back to where I began. So here I am... again. I tried to start the Atkins over again, but it always fails for me this time around. I think it's because I just dont want to live off of eggs, meat, and cheese anymore. I have been here counting calories for 8 days. Yesterday I weighed myself and I have lost 5 pounds. I eat what I want to in smaller portions. Make a lot better choices and try to add fruit and salad into my diet as often as I can. To be honest, I ate more the last week than I have any other week of my life, it was just better choices. I was satisfied, not hungry. I also walked several times last week. I feel good counting calories. I never wanted to do it before because I felt like it was just too complicated to fit into my already busy schedule. MFP makes it so easy. Fun, even. Almost like a game. I couldnt imagine going back to the Atkins way of life. That's just my personal opinion. Had I counted calories years ago, I feel I wouldnt be here, over-weight again.
Yes it works, but it's very hard to maintain that life-style. It was for me atleast.

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No offense to most of you who are against Atkins, but did any of you read the book? It seems that a lot of people think it's a "no carb" diet, when that's not at all what it is. Please read the book and get educated before condemning something you know nothing about.

FYI, if your friend or whoever, just ate meat and cheese while doing Atkins then they were not doing Atkins, they created their own diet. This is why Atkins has a bad rap because people claim they are doing it but are NOT.

Well said.