Ever tried Atkins Diet?
By Lindery
@Lindery (853)
Latvia
February 19, 2009 8:39am CST
Atkins Diet must be one of the most popular diets. As I am not into diets I wouldn't know but how far I have noticed on the internet or magazines, people offer Atkins Diet the most. I wonder what so special about this particular diet? Anyone has tried this diet? Or maybe knows more about it and can share?
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@SusanLee (1920)
• United States
19 Feb 09
I have never tried the Atkins Diet but I have seen the results from people that have and it works pretty good.
Only problem is it might be tempting to stay on the first phase because you lose so much weight, and all the protein can damage your kidneys. A registered nurse told me that.
The eating plan that really works for me is the South Beach Diet. For the first two weeks you are allowed no sugar or foods that will convert into sugar, you can drop eight to 15 pounds, the first time I tried it I lost eight pounds then a steady pound a week.
Yes, I fell off the wagon but it wasn't because of the program, it was because I had not dedicated myself to eating right. I am a lot older now and I am back on the plan. I have made major changes in my grocery shopping. I have slowly educated myself and realize there is no nutritional value in many of the foods I ate on a regular basis, like white bread, white rice, white pasta and such. Not only is there no real nutritional value in these foods, they caused me to crave more and more carbs that weren't good for me.
This wasn't a problem when I was a kid and young adult. Back then I had a sandwich and went on my way. I don't know what happens to us as we get older. I know our metabolism changes and stuff.
Anyway, with high blood pressure and high cholesterol now, I decided to change my ways. One thing I hate is spending money on medication when I could be taking that money and buying something special for myself.
What my husband and I did was get rid of everything in the kitchen that wasn't on the program and slowly replaced it with what we could have. I was out of a lot of stuff for awhile, we're not exactly rolling in money around here.
We didn't lose much the first two weeks because we ate too much of what we could have, in a way it worked for us because when the new wore, or novelty wore off, it was easier to just back off of the amount we were eating.
On this program you're really not limited on the amount you can have over all, they want you to watch the amount of cheese and stuff you eat, and nuts.
After a month I was ready to settle down and stop grazing during the day and add a little exercise to the plan.
I have started dropping a pound a week.
@SusanLee (1920)
• United States
19 Feb 09
I forgot to add this, my mother-in-law does the Atkins Diet and she is always talking about carbs. She has stalled out at 17 to 20 pounds weight loss. She said she's eating to much of what she can have, I think even their vegetable intake is limited.
When I listen to her, I think they have to be very carb conscience on that program.
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
22 Feb 09
I am so thin now that the thought of dieting never crosses my mind. I think a lot about eating. Cheers!!
