My hubby's on this Atkins diet and lost 8 pounds the first week. He wants me to go on it, too, so I promised to give it a whirl beginning Monday. Need to eat all my "secret good stuff" hidden in the house first. Anyone tried this and had success?
Ketosis is how the diet works. I've seen it work on others. There is debate on whether ketosis is bad for your insides. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet
i'm doing it for a month, so i can quickly lose the weight i gained from one of the medications i was on. i'm on my 12th day and have lost 5 pounds so far. i won't stay on it for longer than a month, though.
Thanks! I'll use it to "kick start" a new round of food consciousness... and then I'll do my own thing, which has worked in the past. I just can't eat chocolate cake and godiva chocolates--which I feel like doing lately.
It will work short-term, because you'll be cutting energy-rich processed carbs, if all you care about is weight. If you care about other things like atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, (all of which Atkins may have had when he died), then you should stay far away from this one. His wife wouldn't allow an autopsy. But we do know he had a heart attack in 2002. Pritikin did have an autopsy. His arteries were clean. Atkins Exposed
There's a repected study recently, along with many other studies in the past that shows Atkins works, actually better than other popular diets.
Keep in mind, the anti-Atkins sites are mostly from PETA supported sites. They went even as far as forming two fake "physican" group and released "findings".
I would also like to see the long term effect of all popular diet schemes, but be aware of the agenda from nut cases group when you read stuff on the net.
a friend of mine tried it. He lasted a couple days before quitting - he said it made him feel sick and tired all the time.
I've had pretty good luck losing and keeping weight off just by watching calories and fat intake and exercising. The science of losing weight is easy - consume fewer calories than you burn. Everything else is just details. The hard part is getting yourself to actually do it, because eating cake is more fun than 90 minutes on the elliptical.
MadAnthony said: a friend of mine tried it. He lasted a couple days before quitting - he said it made him feel sick and tired all the time.
I've had pretty good luck losing and keeping weight off just by watching calories and fat intake and exercising. The science of losing weight is easy - consume fewer calories than you burn. Everything else is just details. The hard part is getting yourself to actually do it, because eating cake is more fun than 90 minutes on the elliptical. And add to that the mental aspect of eating/weight. It's not just about numbers, etc. There are reasons for overeating sometimes like as a way of punishment or from thirst, boredom, etc.
ZenNUTS said: There's a repected study recently, along with many other studies in the past that shows Atkins works, actually better than other popular diets.
Keep in mind, the anti-Atkins sites are mostly from PETA supported sites. They went even as far as forming two fake "physican" group and released "findings".
I would also like to see the long term effect of all popular diet schemes, but be aware of the agenda from nut cases group when you read stuff on the net.
you don't have to eat meat to go on atkins. my son lost about 40 lbs a couple years ago on the atkins diet. he's kept it off pretty well.
mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?
who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.
mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?
C7, to help you with your diet, I'm willing to pay $100 for the $500 worth of Godiva gift cards you bought for $200. I need to put on about 8 lbs. That should do it.
pecanpie said: mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?
who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.
She doesn't have kids, so she doesn't have that excuse. I will sometimes put larger stashes of snacks in the guest room (like when the girl scout cookies come in if I ordered 10 or 15 boxes, which I freeze eventually becauase frozen thin mints are way better than room temperature thin mints), or like the crackers from Amazon or something, just because of not having cabinet space. Otherwise, whatever food is here, I share. BUT, I don't have a son with a hollow leg or a house full of teenagers who think a weeks worth of groceries = a decent late night snack.
pecanpie said: you don't have to eat meat to go on atkins. my son lost about 40 lbs a couple years ago on the atkins diet. he's kept it off pretty well.Of course. Most fad diets works to some degree if you can follow it 100%.
I dont' think any diets that have real strict requirement to follow can work long term.
All studies point to the only thing that matters in a diet is that you cut your calories/food intake. If following a diet helps you do that then you might lose weight on it, but don't think your getting anything special by following that particular diet. People should pick a diet that limits the amount of calories they consume that has you eating food that will allow you to stick to the calorie restriction (perhaps all food you like and you only eat a little of it or perhaps food you dislike so your not tempted to eat more).
Anyways you cut calories your gonna lose weight. Thats all that matters in a diet... the fat etc. has little if any impact.
pecanpie said: mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?
who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.
i put a can of soda in the back of the refrigerator. as long as it's below eye level, my dad won't see it.
LordB said: Anyways you cut calories your gonna lose weight. Thats all that matters in a diet... the fat etc. has little if any impact.
I think watching fat can be useful. Not that fat is magically bad or anything, but a gram of fat has more calories than a gram of carbs or protein, so by cutting back on fat, you are also likely to cut back on calories.
qcumber98 said: pecanpie said: mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?
who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.
i put a can of soda in the back of the refrigerator. as long as it's below eye level, my dad won't see it.
pecanpie said: qcumber98 said: pecanpie said: mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?
who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.
i put a can of soda in the back of the refrigerator. as long as it's below eye level, my dad won't see it.
are you making fun of me?
Don't answer that, she will punch you in the kneecaps!
I used Atkins to jump start my diet. After 10 days I had lost 15 pounds. I then transferred to the weight watchers program, with some exercise, I was able to lose about 35 to 45 pounds.
Now I just eat sensibly.
Xnarg
Senior Member - 5K
posted: May. 8, 2009 @ 3:05p
mewhojen said: .. Have you been evaluated by anyone?That's why we have all the requests for pics, so a proper evaluation can be conducted.
who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.
I have never hidden food from my children, but I was tempted during my son's teenage years - it was difficult to keep the pantry and the fridge stocked during those years. Just when I thought I was done with having to keep up with a ravenous teenager's appetite my dd turned 13 - she is beginning to be "hungry all the time"
c7530303
No mo ho hos
posted: May. 8, 2009 @ 5:35p
mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?
The gift cards are for gifts. Is that so difficult to understand?? Yes, I have a bag of m&m's in my purse! Shoot me.
shopliftinginva said: pecanpie said: mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.She doesn't have kids, so she doesn't have that excuse. I will sometimes put larger stashes of snacks in the guest room (like when the girl scout cookies come in if I ordered 10 or 15 boxes, which I freeze eventually becauase frozen thin mints are way better than room temperature thin mints), or like the crackers from Amazon or something, just because of not having cabinet space. Otherwise, whatever food is here, I share. BUT, I don't have a son with a hollow leg or a house full of teenagers who think a weeks worth of groceries = a decent late night snack.This thread is funny! Here's another golden-oldie thread on a similar topic! I think I'll go read it for the memories!!
momgoingbroke said: shopliftinginva said: pecanpie said: mewhojen said: you post one day about buying $500 worth of chocolate, now you post that you have food hidden around your house? Have you been evaluated by anyone?who else here hides food? i have a small refrigerator in my office so my son won't consume my drinks, and if i buy something for dh's lunch, i sometimes strategically place it so that it can't be seen in the frig/cupboard, but i don't keep food in other rooms of the house or anything.She doesn't have kids, so she doesn't have that excuse. I will sometimes put larger stashes of snacks in the guest room (like when the girl scout cookies come in if I ordered 10 or 15 boxes, which I freeze eventually becauase frozen thin mints are way better than room temperature thin mints), or like the crackers from Amazon or something, just because of not having cabinet space. Otherwise, whatever food is here, I share. BUT, I don't have a son with a hollow leg or a house full of teenagers who think a weeks worth of groceries = a decent late night snack.This thread is funny! Here's another golden-oldie thread on a similar topic! I think I'll go read it for the memories!!
My youngest brother did Atkins a few years ago. He loves it - all meat and no produce, which is his preferred diet. His wife was unhappy over the way it exploded their grocery budget, though. He lost about 25 lb and got to goal, but since then has gained part of it back. As a kid, he was thin always and could eat anything. I have always struggled with weight and my brothers always knew it was a sensitive subject with me and made the best of it. Now they all have weight issues and I was close to goal weight in 2007 but have slipped since then. argh. The neverending quest, I tells ya.
c7, how many pounds are you looking to lose? If it's more than 20lbs, you should go on a diet that doesn't restrict your food type, or I guarantee... every pound will come right back after you stop.
I lost about 25 lbs on atkins. I have basically used a lower carb diet for years because I feel better when I dont eat a bunch of carbs. Lately we have been following a low glycemic diet and have much more variety and find it easier to do. We eat around 200 carbs a day now and lose weight or maintain at that. I went from a size 14 to an 8 now and my husband went from a 40w to a 36w.
MarilynKay said: decrease caloric intake, increase physical activity. ....TA DA! Pretty much will work for everyone who wants to lose weight!Just an extra 200 calories a day -- that's just 30 minutes of moderately vigorous activity or 60 minutes of easy exercise, can cause a loss of a pound every three weeks, with no bad effects.
ZenNUTS said: There's a repected study recently, along with many other studies in the past that shows Atkins works, actually better than other popular diets.
Keep in mind, the anti-Atkins sites are mostly from PETA supported sites. They went even as far as forming two fake "physican" group and released "findings".
I've had a good deal of experience with these different low-carb diets. At the risk of exposing myself as a health geek, here's what I know:
Used to work for one of the major diet companies. Atkins was quite fat and unhealthy when he died, which was a bit of a scandal. And many people have gotten sick from ketosis, resulting from insufficient carbohydrates for nutrition. Losing and gaining weight in a yo-yo style can make it harder to lose weight long term. All that said - Atkins can help you get skinny in the short term,which is good enough for a lot of folks.
I've seen better long term results with the South Beach Diet, the Zone Diet, Sonoma Diet, raw food vegan "Sunfood" diet, and moderate healthy diet plan followed under some professional guidance.
Skipping 69 Messages...
c7530303
No mo ho hos
posted: Jul. 11, 2009 @ 7:35p
I'm actually feeling better. There WAS a period of really low energy as far as muscle function. It was hard to walk up steps, propel myself out of the car and things like that. I'm eating wayyyyy less than I used to. Today I had breakfast, which was about 1/4 of an omelet, 2 bites of a fruit bowl, coffee. No lunch. No dinner (yet). I'll probably have SOMETHING for dinner, it IS my birthday. But, no cake! (And I'm OK with that.)
Disclaimer: By providing links to other sites, FatWallet.com does not guarantee, approve or endorse the information or products available at these sites, nor does a link indicate any association with or endorsement by the linked site to FatWallet.com.
Members of our community may attach files to a post in accordance with the User Agreement. FatWallet is not responsible for the content, accuracy, completeness or validity of any information contained in any attached file. Files have *not* been scanned for viruses. Be especially wary of Excel files which may contain malicious content.
