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I am doing the Atkins.
Have been since Jan 1st and have lost nearly two stone so far.
It's not that I actually eat very much, it is that I was eating the wrong stuff, at the wrong time and not doing enough exercise. So after Xmas I was utterly horrified to find myself about a stone and a half heavier than I though I was.
My total goal is to lose about 3-4 stone.
Anyone else done Atkins? So far I feel great on it. Any tips? Any suggestions?
I am doing the Atkins.
Have been since Jan 1st and have lost nearly two stone so far.
It's not that I actually eat very much, it is that I was eating the wrong stuff, at the wrong time and not doing enough exercise. So after Xmas I was utterly horrified to find myself about a stone and a half heavier than I though I was.
My total goal is to lose about 3-4 stone.
Anyone else done Atkins? So far I feel great on it. Any tips? Any suggestions?
Buy the book.
Do it properly. Especially the vinegar/oil/fat balance.
Don't think it's a licence to eat as much red meat and cream as you can.
Still count calories.
Get your cholesterol level checked by your GP.
Good luck, I'm a big fan as my body really doesn't like the traditional slow release carbs reccommended by most diets.
Do it properly. Especially the vinegar/oil/fat balance.
Don't think it's a licence to eat as much red meat and cream as you can.
Still count calories.
Get your cholesterol level checked by your GP.
Good luck, I'm a big fan as my body really doesn't like the traditional slow release carbs reccommended by most diets.
Once every 7-10 days have an Over eating day, eating lots of carbs, aim to double your normal calorie intake. This is important when dieting, because eating so little makes your body think you are starving, so then decreases your metabolic rate, so having an over eating day jsut resets this, so you then burning more calories whilst resting throughout the rest of the week. But when overeating try sticking to Low GI carbs, fruit juices, sweet potatos, carrots, anything whole wheat, avoid potatos, white bread, white pasta etc...
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
CyprusCraig said:
Once every 7-10 days have an Over eating day, eating lots of carbs, aim to double your normal calorie intake. This is important when dieting, because eating so little makes your body think you are starving, so then decreases your metabolic rate, so having an over eating day jsut resets this, so you then burning more calories whilst resting throughout the rest of the week. But when overeating try sticking to Low GI carbs, fruit juices, sweet potatos, carrots, anything whole wheat, avoid potatos, white bread, white pasta etc...
Hope this helps!
I'd strongly disagree with this, whilst doing the Atkins, as Atkins is designed around maintaining your blood sugar level and burning fats for energy not carbs. It keeps you metoblic rate ticking, by using a combination of exercise and not allowing yourself to go 6 waking hours without food.Hope this helps!
Thats good going in 2 months, well done! I did it for a total of 13 weeks in 2 stints around xmas, it worked great for me aswell, I started out at 14st7lb and now im at 12st5lb. I have been off the diet for 4 weeks now and have lost an additional 2lb since. My BMI is now bang on for my height and ive never felt heathier.
The Atkins really helped change my eating habits and im far more conscious about my diet and eat far smaller portions, You have to think about the food you eat all the time on the Atkins so it really helps train you when you come off it again. I dont think ill have any trouble keeping the weight off anyway.
The Atkins really helped change my eating habits and im far more conscious about my diet and eat far smaller portions, You have to think about the food you eat all the time on the Atkins so it really helps train you when you come off it again. I dont think ill have any trouble keeping the weight off anyway.
Edited by paul99 on Wednesday 25th February 14:20
Zen. said:
CyprusCraig said:
Once every 7-10 days have an Over eating day, eating lots of carbs, aim to double your normal calorie intake. This is important when dieting, because eating so little makes your body think you are starving, so then decreases your metabolic rate, so having an over eating day jsut resets this, so you then burning more calories whilst resting throughout the rest of the week. But when overeating try sticking to Low GI carbs, fruit juices, sweet potatos, carrots, anything whole wheat, avoid potatos, white bread, white pasta etc...
Hope this helps!
I'd strongly disagree with this, whilst doing the Atkins, as Atkins is designed around maintaining your blood sugar level and burning fats for energy not carbs. It keeps you metoblic rate ticking, by using a combination of exercise and not allowing yourself to go 6 waking hours without food.Hope this helps!
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Well done to you all
.....10lbs since 2nd week in Jan, but not really trying very hard (bad Penny-lope!!!)
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Well done to you all
.....10lbs since 2nd week in Jan, but not really trying very hard (bad Penny-lope!!!)
Atkins is a long term programme, it gives you a quick result in the begining, but also re focuses how you look at food.
Western diets are very heavily focused on Carbs, Atkins undoes every other diet or eating programme.
I'd listened to alot of people talk about Atkins and thought it was a very unhealthy way to diet, but now I've read the book and understand the whole concept, my view has changed, along with my skin, my hair, my energy levels, I no longer have bouts of indegestion and my stomach never feels or looks bloated any more.
Western diets are very heavily focused on Carbs, Atkins undoes every other diet or eating programme.
I'd listened to alot of people talk about Atkins and thought it was a very unhealthy way to diet, but now I've read the book and understand the whole concept, my view has changed, along with my skin, my hair, my energy levels, I no longer have bouts of indegestion and my stomach never feels or looks bloated any more.
anonymous said:
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you're doing well - don't change it now.....I've done atkins a few times and use it regularly to bring my weight back under control if I let it slip upwards.......if you can migrate onto calorie controlled that would be better in the long run.....but I'd keep at it for now until you hit your target...
.fatboy b said:
Atkins is very very bad for you. Don't do it. The O/H is a Dietitian and recently had a patient in that had been on the Atkins, and given himself brain damage.
I hate this; what was his diet like before Atkins? Did he follow the programme or just choose the bits he liked?fatboy b said:
Atkins is very very bad for you. Don't do it. The O/H is a Dietitian and recently had a patient in that had been on the Atkins, and given himself brain damage.
Brain damage? I've heard of organ failure and heart attacks in very very rare cases? Was the patient head butting the Atkins book repeatedly in frustration? 
Zen. said:
fatboy b said:
Atkins is very very bad for you. Don't do it. The O/H is a Dietitian and recently had a patient in that had been on the Atkins, and given himself brain damage.
I hate this; what was his diet like before Atkins? Did he follow the programme or just choose the bits he liked?If you're going to cut out food group in any diet, then you really need to see a specialist to assess you first to see if in fact your body can cope with it.
Edited by fatboy b on Wednesday 25th February 14:42
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fatboy b said:
You're cutting out a crucial food group by not eating carbs. Your body still needs carbs, and starts to eat itself to get the input you normally get from carbs - hence you loose weight. Take it too far, and you will damage your body - the brain been the worst case scenrio.
If you're going to cut out food group in any diet, then you really need to see a specialist to assess you first to see if in fact your body can cope with it.
Atkins does not cut out all carbs, it reduces them dramatically for an initial induction phase, focusing on those found in leafy green vegetables mainly, then it helps you increase your carb intake to find the level at which your body maintains a weight which is right for you, within 2 or 3lbs either way. The whole programme focuses on finding your own Carbohydrate Equilibrium.If you're going to cut out food group in any diet, then you really need to see a specialist to assess you first to see if in fact your body can cope with it.
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