The Atkins diet.

[Dinner]

I just started the Atkins diet today and I thought I'd post a thread to see what people think of the Atkins plan. I've heard lots of good noise about it and one of the fellows at work used it to lose 30 pounds(!!) in the one month he's been on it plus he eats like a horse.

So have any of you carnivores out there tried this diet?

[Space05us]

I tried it once, I felt like absolute **** the first day and said screw that Im still young, Im going to live!

[General Ludd]

Well, being a vegetarian, I don't have much nice to say about it... except that you'd lose alot of weight at a natural and healthy pace if you went vegetarian, and would still be able to eat alot more then just beef and pasta.

[Dinner]

I'd like to lose 20 pounds so I can get back into game form and I love eatting dead animals to much to ever become a vegitarian. Still the idea of being a vegitarian does intrigue me...

[red_jon]

Only eat stinging nettles. You'll lose tons of weight I promise.

[Sheik]

I have an uncle who goes on it every year for a month to shed some pounds. He loses about 10 pounds every year, which is good, because I guess at a certain age weight starts kreeping up on you.

[Provost Harrison]

About 15 in my case.

The concept of the Atkins diet has never rested easy on my mind. You are tricking your body into thinking it is starving by depriving it of carbohydrates and driving it into ketoacidosis...I wouldn't have thought that in the long run this would be very good for your major organs - or your breath And I'm sure the long term effects of eating nothing but those foods can't be good for your digestive tract either...you need a good amount of roughage for clearance which goes hand in hand with the presence of starch...

[Space05us]

A doctor explained how it works to me before. It all sounds good, but I just cant go with out sweets or caffiene. I live off of Mt. Dew and Tea.

[Dinner]

My big hang up is having to give up beer. It's not like I drink all that much but I like sitting down, watching a game on tv, and drinking a beer.

[red_jon]

By the way, my stinging nettles diet, aka The Redfern Diet, is mine mine mine.

[asleepathewheel]

Oerdin, I recently tried it, here's what I found.

during induction, the first two weeks, I lost about 5 pounds. Eating meat was great, a bit boring however. Very difficult not to touch bread or pasta or beer. I also got really tired, to bed around 11 each night-the no caffeine rule played a part in that.

I enjoyed being on it, but it was hard to do at this point in my life-it really takes your partner to want to do it as well, and my wife didn't like it at all. she has to be willingto eat stuff by herself, and, well... So if I were single again, it would be easy, I could eat deli meat and burgers all day.

the bars and shakes help out a lot with the sugar cravings, but they tend to be a lot more expensive than other diet foods, ie. slim fast.

good luck

[Kirnwaffen]

My mom tried it for a while, becam ketotic (sp?), and quit. It really ****s with your liver enzymes. To get the full benefit, you basically have to commit for life. I've seen a number of people who quit and almost immediately gained the weight back.

[Ted Striker]

When it comes to diet I've found that specialized bars don't seem to be very digestible.

The shakes on the other hand are awesome and go right into your system.

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Kirnwaffen
My mom tried it for a while, becam ketotic (sp?), and quit. It really ****s with your liver enzymes. To get the full benefit, you basically have to commit for life. I've seen a number of people who quit and almost immediately gained the weight back.

That is the problem, it is a lifestyle change. You can take in more carbs slowly, but you'll never eat the same again, which is really hard.

eating at restaurants is certainly interesting. no appetizers. basicaly only steaks and chicken. burgers with no buns. maybe a salad. quite different. your appetite will be way down, which is good at least.

[Dis]

I don't recommmend a strict adkins diet. That can be hard on your body as other posters have said. Although one alternative would be to go in stages. It makes the adjustment much easier.

But eating meat is good because it makes you feel more full. I do recommend not eating useless carbs. Cut out as much bread as you can, don't eat white rice. Cut your refined sugar to a minimum. I do recommend eating vegetables, fruites, and dairy products like normal. Just try to cut the carbs.

Here's why it works. I can eat a bowl of ramen noodles and be hungry in two hours. If I ate the same amount in meat (or even dairy) I wouldn't be as hungry in two hours.