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Atkins = ? (should i start this again?)
sorry if this seems silly to ask Trent but why are you on the lowcarb board
if you don't like Atkins? and I don't mean that in a mean spirit, just wondering. You have to remember, what didn't work for you can work wonders for somebody else. I agree, your body *does* need carbs; every food has a carb content. But it depends on where you get your carbs from that is key. And believe it or not, there is a such thing as carb addiction; to be addicted to high-sugar, high-fat, gluten laded, simple *or* complex carbs. That is why it is so hard to cut things out and why after you do, you feel so much better. Steve, I am sure that is why you are having a hard time. because you are addicted to certain carbs that makes your system go nuts when you eat them. For me, it is pasta, rice and sweets. Everytime I eat rice or pasta, it is like I can't stop at one serving. And after ward, my feet and ankles swell up something horrible. You know, once I started doing Atkins and stopped eating them, I haven't had swollen feet or ankles or a pasta craving since the beginning of Nov. That for me, is a victory. Yes, it was hard and it was not easy but I am learning that I have to be strong and not give in no matter what. And I agree, the Atkins plan is *not* for everybody. Just like WW, Jenny Craig, and other plans don't work for some, neither does Atkins. Every diet or plan has a success and failure rate. Atkins has a higher success rate than any plan out there for losing and keeping it off, if you stick to the plan. For us it is not a diet, it is a way of eating that is forever. And I think if you would have stuck it out, you still would have gotten your six-pack and 30" waist, if you were patient and did the plan. I am sorry that doing Atkins has made you bitter about it but you should not totally discourage some one who could probably help him discover why he has been having problems and help him solve them. I mean, I don't go around saying, "Don't do low fat!! It is not normal!! It can harm you," or anything like that. There is nothing wrong with doing Atkins or the plan; the only thing wrong is that people are so narrow minded that they would rather stay the status -quo--of America being 65% fat--than accept that maybe drs. etc. made mistakes and the data has been wrong all these years or that it has evolved as we have evolved. lowcarb_newbie "Trent Duke" wrote in message ... I WOULD NOT do the Atkins diet again. There is no reason to but your body through a state of ketosis which is ABNORMAL. There is no reason to reduce your intake of complex carbs either...only the simple ones. If you are exercising, you NEED carbs. I run a weight loss support group you might wanna visit. Click on the "Links" section to read important articles to losing weight. Trent From: "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)" Newsgroups: alt.support.diet,alt.support.diet.low-calorie,alt.support.diet.low-carb,alt. su pport.diet.low-fat,calgary.general Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 01:59:18 GMT Subject: Atkins = ? (should i start this again?) Oh man... here I am again considering trying the Atkins diet. Lol, years ago I got the newest version of the book, and I tried to do it. I guess I did not have the willpower to get past that first real carb craving week that the book said I would experience, and I crashed, ended up eating pancakes on a Sunday morning, and said "Atkins sucks". The second time I tried the diet, I was dumb and did it with too much high carb/sugar foods in the house. I crashed, and blamed the Atkins diet. In retrospect, it may have been the fact that at the time I was working a strenuous job and not getting enough sleep, and generally not taking care of myself. It was also in the middle of a hard time for me when I was experiencing some self loathing and depression (more than is usual for a negative type guy like me). |
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